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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-10-15
Feu Into rhreshIns Machine.

Fell Into g Threshins Machine.
Word reached this city last even
ing OF fnghtful accident which &C.
Cured at the Ophir ranch, about one
mile from Daytol, in which William
Smith sustained terrible injuries,
which are very likely to prove fatal.
Yesterday afternoon Smith, in com.
pany with Ernest. Coranado; was en-
gagged IN feeding tlirsshtng ma
chime Sd1ifh on one side and Coron-
edo on the other. The STAKES Of the
derrick had been Ioosensd 81 the re-
csnttains and dn5I OF 'thsm came ont,
allowing The derrick to give al luroh.
This lhrch threw Smith itfWard into
the feeder. |: Coronado grabbed the
uhtdttdiiStg niaal hyt Ris siphp leg and
k6ceeSd led In pulling ;6im from his
tsrsiBle position, cbnb Hot,beiSre his
left afm md 1eg,,wsrs torn tor into
sbtsds. Had II not Is \ % the
tipasly sssistiaiac eiteh 80 sEanado
NsiaHH RoHttf HAYS Beeffs RESt.hd into
mince meat before the machine could
have been stopped. Carson News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-10-15
THE U. P. STEAL.

The Springfield Republican calls
attention to the silence OF the Anderi.
] can press on the subject ;ot the fore
.closare Of the Union Pacific bonds,
and COIN nsnts, with proper severity
on this failure to speak ont. u Only a
short time ago the preasa was prac-
tically unanimous in favor of the
fol ecloeure. The government had
been swindled long enough, far too
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-10-15
SALMAGlINnI
Ten above zero this morning.

Ten above zero this morning.
Professor Kaye has taken posses.
sion of the Waller house.
Mr.. Morrow and the Sheehan sis
ters have moved into their new res
idence.
A sober, industrious cook of sew
eral years. experience desires a SIT
uation. Inquire at the INDEPENDENT
Office.
Grover and Wines are now prepair-
ed to do all laundry work in first
class stple. Laundry back OF W. u
: Telegraph Office. E.a -.l--<
s The big storm wound up with a
pretty solid freeze last night. Ice
formed all over town and hydrants
were frozen up.
Dave Casper has Just received a
new lot OF samples of Fall and
Winter Clothing which will be made
to order from 1880 IN.
The person who borrowed Mr..
Anderson's hand shears will please
return the same immediately and no
questions will be asked.
An old man namad Hull, who was
crippled and deaf, was run over by a
train in the Battle Mountain yard
Wednesday morning and cut to
pieces. He had lived at Battle
= Mountain several years., being en-
ployed at the Morgan hotel. ,-rr
While You are LOOKING for change
in the weather. examine; the latest
patterns in wall paper at the Postof-
dce. All goods first class and at the
lowest living prices. Gall in and ex.
anime my stock. No trouble to show
goods. /. ". SHERwood.
Senator Stewart took the stage for
Tuscarora this morning. He will ad.
dress the people Of that thriving town
tonight. He viii return Saturday
and remain in Elko over Sunday. On
Monday night he will address the
people of Carin after which, he will
leave for Palisade and go to Eureka
Tuesday.
Scr0fula Is the advertisement of
foul blood. 1t may be entirely driv.
en- from the system by the faithful
use Of Hoods Sarsapariua, which
thoroughly parifes the blood.
HOODS PILLS are easy to take
easy to operate. Cure indigestion,
billiousness. 25c.
A Reno sport named Garpow was
released from the Carson penitentiary
Tuesday. 9'hat evening he got into
quarrel over billiard game and
hit his opponent over the head with
q billiard cue. He was arrested on a
charge Of assault with a deadly
weapon. Garpow has been bound
over to await the action Of the grand
jury.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-10-15
Rumors Of prospective weddings
are flying thick and fast.

are flying chick and fast.
In the cemetery at Springfield, HI,
is u costly and unique monument
erected to the memory Of brewer
formerly residing in the city. Onsha
face Of the monument is the pictuee
Of the deceased, and beneath IL 4
bronze tablet, two by three feet, Fsp.
resenting the entrance to a beer gar
den. To say the least it was de.
cided novelty in monumental archi-
lecture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

frame consisted of tin, and was about as
large IN circumference as the new silver
collar; but about four times as thick. These
torpedoes showed defects under certain cir
cumstances, such as heavy rains, the caps
refusing to work.
The torpedo now in use depends upon con-
cussion for its explosion, and instead of the
caps and powder. dynamite is used. To the
base of the torpedo a long strip of stinsned
strongly tied 10 the rails, and cannot be
Jared OFF by the action of the oncomng
train. When the new dynamite torpedo
came into use it proved to be a serious in
novation to the sons of ralroaders living
along the line. The old torpedCes furnished
ammunition for many hunting trip, and
when this source of supply was sought to
be continued. dire results followed. Many
readers of the daily press will recall the nu-
nerOus items that appeared some years
back. telling how several boys had been
wounded in opening railroad torpedoes;
they know better now and use breech-ioad-
ers.
eclipse the dynamite torpedo in effective
ness is the automatic torpedo lately intro
duced by the New York Central and Penn,
sylvania roads. 1t has been so successful
in its operation that 1t has attracted wide
spread attention. Several railroad ofhcials
of undoubted ability have pronounced II the
SureSt automatic danger signal known
This torpedo is attached to a SemapnOFe,
and is designed to give audible warning py
the explosion of a torpedo whenever a tram
passes the signal while set at danger. SeN-
eral accidents have occurred in the past
few years through negligent engineers sleep
ing at their posts, and, as result, running
by the silent semaphore When the slSnai
is set at danger. it automatically places a
torpedo under q hammer. which is set close
to the rail. where a passing wheel Is sure
to strike it, When the signal ~ turned 70
safety the torpedo is automatically with
drawn. After torpedo has been exploded
by a passing train. another torpedo auto
matically takes its place.
OF course, there is no guard against ma
licious tampering with the apparatus, but
even if there were, it only reduces the per
cenfage of safety. as the original sema-
phore is still on guard A machine like this,
which is certain TO call an engineers at
tention to danger signal every time, is
looking for for the past decade. The rail-
read commissioners in several Western and
Eastern States have Endorsed the torpedo,
and that it will soon be in general use is
undoubted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
YALE DEBATERS WON.
They COntended that Hawaii should
Not he Annexed.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 3.-Yale ora
tory carried an intercollegiate audience by
storm here this evening, the home debaters
winning in their tenth meeting with Harry
ard in close and spirited forensic contest
on the question: Resolved. That the
United States should annex the Hawaiian
islands" Yale defended the negative side.
which won the battle. This is Yales third
victory over Harvard during the ten years.
The debate was held in College-street Hall,
which was filled with a representative au-
dience. Many of the distinguished alumni
of both universities were in attendance,
while many statesmen of even national
reputation were interested listeners.
The speakers representing Yale were: II.
A Jump SO; j. K. Clark, '99, and II. w.
Fisher, '9S. HarVards representatives We're:
w Morse 1900; J. A. Keith, S. p, and S.
erik, '9S.
Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, Yale IS, pre-
sided. Each DICTATOR took twelve minutes
in opening and five minutes in a rebuttal.
Yale's strong attack on Harvard's argument
was her denial that the possession of the
Hawaiian islands would strengthen this
country from strategic point, bu that the
possession of the islands would weaken her
and cause her vast item of expense In
defending them. After the debate the
and Hon. j. j. McCook. fof New York city,
and Prof w. B. Murray, of Columbia Uni
versity were in session but fifteen minutes
when they rendered their decision and the
announcement was greeted with the
heartiest applause. 1t was unanimous. Mr..
Depew made a witty ADDRESS WINE the
Judges were celebrating. At the conclusion
Of the contest the Yale Union rendered the
Harvard debaters and visitors banquet IN
the New Haven House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
CITY NEWS NOTES.

There will be a market at the College,
avenue Baptist Church this morning from
8 till y O'Clock.
The managers of the Girls Industrial
School will meet Monday afternoon at $40
North Meridian street.
The Indianapolis Minister'S Association
will meet in the st. PauPs parish house on
Monday morning. Rev. j.. T. e. Lathrop
will read a paper on The Conception of
Reality"
John Caven who, it was understood. was
i'll some time ago is enjoying good health.
DIR. McShane, one of his close friends, says
Mr.. Caven is in better condition now than
he has been for a year.
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Bone and son Fred,
of 1926 North Illinois street, will leave to-
day for the City of Mexico for permanent
residence Mr.. and Mrs Bone have a son
Floyd, who is at present a resident of the
City of Mexico and who has been living
for the last six years in either New or Old
Mexico. 1t is the present intention of Mr..
Bone, in connection with his son Floyd, to
go into the manufacture of ink and other
Chemicals. The family leave q large num-
Der of friends here and in adjoining coun-
ties
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

May Twins latest song is called "An Aw-
full Wicked Niger"
Vesta Tilley has closed her music hall en-
gagement at Weber 4 Fields's, in New
York, and will accompany Weber & Fields S
outfit on the road.
Reports indicate that a daintier little
sketch is seldom seen than that presented
by Patrice in "A New Years Dream" in
connection with THE Cat and the Cherub.''
Beatrice Moreland, formerly leading wom-
an with Sol Smith Russell, is now appear
ing in a sketch, THE Wedding Anniver-
sary" with Charles Seay, at Tony Pastors,
in New York.
"A Ward of France" that follows Julia
Arthur's "a Lady of Quality" at Wal
lick's, has a cast including Maurice Barry
more, Elita Proctor Otis, Maud Granger.
Charles Kent, Stephen Grattan and Il dozen
others.
Affie Warner, of Down in Dixie" COM
pany, has been stricken in San Francisco
with acute tuberculosis and is not expected
to recover Lulu Tabor, who formerly
played the role, has gone to resume the
part.
Gabrielle d'Annunzios new play, 1.-THE
Dead City, is the piece to shortly be pro-
duced by Sarah Bernhard at her Renais-
sance Theater The play has Schliemann,
the famous archaeologic explorer. for it's
hero, and by the title. The Dead City
the ancient city of Mykenae is meant, the
scene being laid in the villa of the explorer,
built by him on this classic ground.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

The Commercial Travellers Association
will hold its twenty-third annual reception
and ball on Dec. II at the Propyaeum. On
the following day the association will meet
at the Board of Trade Hall. The committee
on arrangements includes: James r. Ross.
chairman. c. p. Aten, c. H. Augstein.
George w. Barth, jefferson Caylor. Robert
G.. Dearmin. Samuel A. Fisher William w
Fisher. Frank e. Floyd Edwin A. Finnev
liam f. Henly. Horace e. Hadley, Jack ].
Human, George Hochstetter. w. b. Judah.
Joseph +. Jewar, T. j. Leehey, NJ p Lynch
r. H. Mcclellan, Carey Mcpherson, c. b.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
ADJUSTMENTS.

"rhe Man from Mexico, i'm which Willie
Collier is under contract to provoke 100
laughs during each performance, that be-
ing the number of minutes actually con-
sumed in the presentation of the play. ex-
Guiding waits between acts. is furnished
with the best piece of stage scenery for
the second act of any production that has
visited Indianapolis since Fanny Daven-
ports "Gismonda." The scene is laid in
the warden's office OF the New York city
prison and the barred windows and doors
leading to the cell corridors are realistic
enough to give any ex-prisoner the shiv-
ers. The effect is obtained by the substan-
tial nature of the scenery. The doors and
windows are set In solid frames and the
walls of the room are as firm as if built
of masonry. The doors are provided with
spring locks and when shut with n slam
the whole house does not shake as in ordf-
nary stage settings. The great humorous
feature Of the act lies in the fact that the
surroundings appear really as substantial
as prison interior. When the plot to es-
cape is concocted there is nothing to mar
the impression that the prisoners will meet
with considerable difficulty in getting ont
Collier is one of the few comedians visit
ing this city TO sustain his old-tfme popu-
Iarity. There will be talk of mis- new play
closes with two performances to-day.
Thomas Hardy, author of Tess of the
D'Urbervilles, expressed great pleasure in
letters to Mrs. Fiske last season over her
success in the play made from his novel,
and showed a natural curiosity to see all
the criticisms and illustrations relating to
the production that appeared in American
newspapers and magazines. Much matter
relating to the play was also published in
English papers, and the London Sketch, an
illustrated weekly. devoted several pages
to an article on Mrs. Fiske's Tess" and
pictures of the play from photographs made
especially for Ii. In fact so great was the
interest felt in London in Mrs Fiskes work
that before the run of Tess in New York
last season had closed several oVertures had
been made 10 her for an appearance in the
english metropolis. 1t is certainly very
gratifying TO know that to an American
actress belongs the honor of first producing
ana making success of international note
IN a play made from Hardys powerful
story
The long line of ticket purchasers at the
Pembroke yesterday morning when the adj
vance sale opened indicates the strong in
terest in Mrs. Fiske's engagement AT the
Grand next week.
''McNulty's Visit" will be given for the
last times this afternoon and evening at
the Park. Isham's Octoroons. with such
well-known people as Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Mcintosh, Madah Hyer. the Mallorys Nine
Flower and Fred Piper will begin a three
days engagement Monday afternoon.
Scribner's Columbian Burlesquers will
close at the Empire tonight. Next week
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
A NIGHT FOR FAVORITES
THREE EXCITING GAMES IN THE
BOWLING TOURNAMENTS.
Champions Complete Their First Sc
ries without a Defeat-CapitaI
Citys Still Tail-Enders.

There We're three exciting games in the bowling
tournament last night all the alleys being occu-
pied. The indianapolis Bowling Club. the cham
pons of last season, completed the first series
without defeat, winning from the Lyra Casinos
on the Independent Turner alleys The game at
tracted a large number of spectators. 1t al
most impossible for the bowers to find room to
play the game, great the JAM All the
space along the sides of the alleys was taken by
ladies and their escorts and it was necessary to
allow others to crowd in back of the players The
disadvantage worked evenly against both sides.
however, and may have kept the score down.
The score was as follows
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when the Bicycle BELL Rings.
New York Trihnne

Despite the almost universal use of the BIZ
cycle, there are intelligent people who will
have vague notions as TO the proper func-
ton of the bicycle bell. This is doubtless
due largely to the wrong and needless use
the Juvenile class. indulge in. Pedestrians
are too apt TO think, when they hear a
bell, that Ii is their duty either 10 halt
or hasten their footsteps I'm order to get out
of the way. The intelligent cyclst means
neither the one thing nor the other when
he presses his bell: he simply wishes TO
announce his proximity. so that he will not
cause alarm If he passes close to the person
on foot. He prefers that the pedestrian
should keep on his way. since the moment
he saw him the wheelman made his plan for
passing, which will be disarranged If the
pedestrian steps. AS rule, the bell is to
be regarded less a warning than as a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
To Refornl PRIMARY EIections.

NEW YORK Dec. "A conference OF
citizens from various parts of the United
States is to be held in this city next week
or the week after in the interest of uniform
primary-election legislation. The confer
ence is to advocate the enactment Of laws
bringing primaries under state supervision.
The movement was inaugurated by the
Civic Federation OF Chicago. Ralph M.
Easley, secretary of the federation. is i'm
the city making the arrangements for the
meeting He says that twenty or more
States are to be represented. He will issue
q CALL in which the time and place for hold
ing the conference and the objects thereof
are O be stated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
Obituary.

SEATTLE, WASH, Dec S.--News was re-
ceived here to-day that Louis Kossuth
Church, of Dakota, died at Juneau, Alaska,
Nov 20, of pneumonia. Mr.. Church waS a
native of Brooklyn. N. Y, and served a
long term in the State Legislature. In 1895
he was appointed associate justice of the
Supreme Court of Dakota by President
Cleveland who afterwards appointed him
Governor of the Territory
WORCESTER, Mass. Dec. 3.-Alonzo s.
Kimball, professor of physics at the
Worcester Polytechnic Institution since
1872 is dead at the age of fifty-five years
GALENA, ILL.,, Dec. 3.-Wiliam Desmond,
a veteran Mississippi river steamboat cap-
tain, died suddenly to-day of apoplexy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

Sarah L. Harlan. wife of Attorney L. P.
Harlan. died at 5:45 o'clock yesterday even
ing at her home on the National road five
miles east of the city. Mrs Harlan was
forty years of age. She was taken i'll with
pneumonia last Sunday. Mrs. Harlan was
the daughter of John F. McVey, who was
old and prominent citizen of the county.
The daughter was married to Mr.. Harlan
i'm 1877. For several years the family has
occupied the McVey homestead They
formerly lived in the city She was a mem
Der of the Methodist Church. A husband
and five children survive her The funeral
will take place Sunday from the family
home
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Total

An exceedingly close game that at the Ger
man House between the Old Guards and the Cap
ital Citys. 1t was anybodys game until the last
frame and it looked as if the Capital Citys would
win. They were twelve points in the lead and
seemed to be playing with utmost confidence. In
fact they had kept little in the lead almost
from the start and had the old fellows somewhat
cowed. But when the last frame began, and Julius
I2enLar VIII 10 rbiia tba Con3+oi T;fv DiayvaTs
scored only and s, respectively, there was
turn in the tide. The Old Guards were only one
point behind and then came August Kuhn, who
made two clean strikes in succession and followed
with six pins making total of "a points. This
sent Old Guard colors away up and with them
went the spirits of the players and the game was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

Receiver Blair, of the defunct Order of
Equity thinks it will be almost year be-
fore the trust can be wound up. The heav-
lest assets owned by the order were tied up
in the property recently sold to the Marion
Club on North Meridian street The pur-
chase price was $4,000. but there was
mortgage on the property which the club
assumed A note was given for the re-
mainder. which amounted to about ST. 800
This note is 10 run a year Altogether the
receiver thinks he will have about 50 coo Of
assets to divide after an allowance has been
made to the receiver and his attorneys. The
receiver says two hundred members of the
order have neglected to file their claims
The books contain the names of 1900 MEM
beers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

StdAt4Js d4cO ACdUdCllC, anu "
was SO dizzy. ] had heart trouble, it
seemed as though my heart was in my
throat at times choking me. / could
not walk around and l could not lie
down, for then my heart would beat SO
fast would feel as though l was
smothering. I had to sit up in bed
nights IN order to breathe / was SO
weak | could not do anything.
l have now taken several bottles Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound, and used three packages of
Sanative Wash, and can say l am
perfectly cured. / do not think I
could have lived long if Mrs. Pink
hams medicine had not helped me-
Mrs. JOSEPH PETERSON, 5I3 East ST.
Warren, Pa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
Making Epigrams.

Chicago Post
Il see that practically all the latest nov
els are loaded down with epigrams," said
the observing man.
"They are" admitted the critic.
Il observe Also" continued the Observ-
ing man, that a fellow can say almost any
old thing about woman, label 1t an epigram
and it will pass for great TRUTH"
Again you are right" returned the
critic, land l don't mind saying that you
have hit upon one of the great secrets Of
modern literary effort"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

Meharry, William n. Morris, w. H. Wright.
James H. Newman. James G. Norris, wal
ter H. Nichols. w. n. Rhodehamel, Charles
A. Ross. Thomas F. Swain. Charles w SUI
man. Fred Schowe, Joseph II. Stubbs. Wes-
ley Stalcup, j. A. Syfers. John Van Zant
w. II. Yingling, Carey Mcpherson, secre-
tary and treasurer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

Chicago Pos

CHlCbSO rust.
And will he never be allowed ont of
here?" asked the visitor.
Never" replied Satan. His crime was
one of the objectionable ones
what was it?''
He refused to get new coal hole cover
when the one in his walk became as smooth
and slippery as glare ice"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, Dec. 3.-Omar G.. Muir
ray and Ira Swisher, well known young
men, have leased the Bradley Opera House
and assumed control to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

NEW YORK. Dec "a matinee held at
the Knickerbocker Theater here to-day. un-
der the direction of Daniel Frohman, for
the actors fund benefit netted $1,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
RrndIex Onern Hnnse Lensed.

at the Empire Cyrenes yaudevilles and
Sherman and Morrisey's Comedy Company
combined will be the offering.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
independent Turner's.

1t was inadvertently stated in the Journal yes
terday that the All-AmeTcan bowling team won
from the German "A Americans. This was a mis-
take, the German American team won the
game. The individual were correct, but
there was a mistake in the heading.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

The famous University
of Michigan football team
trains on Postum Food Cof-
fee. Their trainer says that
he is compelled to take COM
mon coffee away from all
athletes under his charge,
because of its effect on the
heart.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

The Independent Turner's defeated the Social
Turner'S on the Iyra alleys, making it a complete
victory for favorites. Neither side had a 'cinch"
here until toward the close OF the game, when the
Independents began making gains which could not
be overcome and won the game by margin of "a
points. The score follows: