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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-05
SOME LATE NEW THIISGS.

Gloves for use in husking corn are
made with steel point inside the palm
To project out beyond the forcfinger
and RIP the huslis open.
\ window shade which is ndiustablc
at the top as well as Mt the bottom is
hung on two cords which wind UP on
spring drums at the ends Of the roller,
the shade being raised and lowered as
usual.
y ncwly-patcntcd fishpolc has n re-
vcrsiblc butt with both ends followed
ont to receive the first joint of the rod,
50 ii can bc turned TO bring the reel
above or below the grip for tho hand.
The combination OF II Gustpan and
mousc-trap, recently invented. has n
hinged top projecting over the pan
which can be set by spring catch and
released ly means of lever on which
bait ia fixed.
In recent patented roller bearing for
vehicles the rollers are set at IN angle
in the cups and the cones can he drawn
together 10y wrench, thus making
them capable of adjustment like ball
bearings.
y new Grc escape for use in hotels and
'''S' 'HiiNiipS Is lOrInCu OF n large
cushioned chair with II box in the scat
under the cushion containing n rope
ladder To bc attached TO the char and
hung out of the window.
To cool beer and other liquids the
barrel or reservoir from which they
are to be drawn is connected with n
coil of pipe running into chamber and
around cake OF ice, with the faucet nj
the other end Of the pipe.
TO prevent the thread OF spool from
unwinding faster than il is needed,
circle OF spring wire is slipped over the
spool TO hold ii tightly. with an cyclct
on one side through which the thread
passes MS il unwinds.
An improved puncturcIcss artnor for
pneumatic tires hns nrc.shapcd scales
attached to the trend of the tire Just in
side the outer fabric. with flangcs on
one edge of the scales TO overlap the
straight edge OF tho next SCALE Chi
cago News.
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VOLUME NXXI.
The Canadian TarIn.

Tie Denver Republican Inns rG-
ce, e,ved "A letter from Il well known
mining engineer who is now Ell route
TO the KlOn lyke z Ill iielIs. \ nOng
other things this gentleman says:
~ Caradian Gu tom house officer
Inns pushed past us. taking with him
fnnr deputies. lie is to he nssistc !
by - mountod police in collcct,m
dues. averaging so from all mincrs
outfits. II seems hard rs many will
be force To return. This has been
done to force the men who plan com
ing to buy their ouili,s in Victoria
instead Of Seatt =, Portland or San
Francisco"
This engineer apparently thinks
TINT he has male Il great discovery
when he declares that the Object of
the Canadian tariff il tn force men
who propose to 30 to Canada to cn
gage in mining or other business to
purchase their oullits in Canada in
stcad Of the United States. or course
that is its object just as 1t ia the oh-
jcct OF American tariff lIws To COM
pei Americans and all who come to
this countryto purchase their out
fits uf all kinds in the Unitcl States.
1t is called encouraging the -in-
iant iLdstrins," preserving the
home market" and the like.
In this country those who favor such
policy claims that II makes things
cheaper than they would be under n
policy OF tniilr for revenue only.
though Americans III Cannd' find
that it does not work that way ther, t.
That it does not may he accounted
for 10y the difference of climate CON
ditions TINT exist i'll our Lady uf
Shows.
Why should this mining engineer
express any snrpriSe that the tar IT
works rs it does III Can da? Surely
he must have sadly neglected to st "dy
the political ISSUE that has Iccn force
most in hIs own country to he SD ig-
norant as to tho effect II tariffs and
their OBJECT.
II is not Improbable the experience
Of American tariff in Cinada will
cause them TO fully rcaliz' the btlr-
full effects Of our own pro Gbitivc tar
iii policy. II it does thus then the
thousands Of Americans who are
ilnckng to the KIondykc gold fields
will come back as propagnnd,sts of
f'ccr md more liberal tariff policy III
the United Staics.--Salt Lake Her.
aid.
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THE STAGE,

Cora trquhart Potter is in Australia.
and will remain there for Il long time
She has gold mine there. and thinks il
better than touring four continents.
Ncsta Victoria, who created Daddy
wouldn't Tuy Me Rowwow," is now
touring the English provinces with
such success that II is not probable she
will be sccu In America for some time.
IL is said that Richard Harding Da-
Wis hns become n very persistent attend.
ant at stage doors since he went to
London, and II il suspected he is gather.
ing material for q new story. or per-
haps play.
Stage folk in London arc all talking
about the fact that at the last drawing.
room Miss ErinElcy Sheridan, n dc
sccndant of the great drnmatist, bat
nevertheless nobody but hard.work.
Ing actress, was presented 10 the queen.
Ella Reed is said to be one Of the prct-
ticst OF American actresses. She nj.
ways dresses In the most costly fash
io". nnd In the different parts she plays
with the company 10 which she bclonpa
she w"nrs mo lcBs than 81 different
gowns. Baggage men weep when she
travels their wny.
Sat Goodwin has gone to Boston to
see Ills mother. whom he haq not visited
Tor many months. lie is rtUu;cr than Of
y"rC. aud suya his superb health Is due
10 the bicycle. Next season Mr.. Good
win will rrc'cni Madeline Luccttc
RylCy's comedy, "An American Citi-
zen" which wna well received in San
Francisco.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-05

The Gazette says that Reno was
startled Friday morning by the sud-
den death Of w. f.. Wicker the con.
tracting freight agent 'Or the Mil
waukcc & St. Paul road with head.
quarters in San Francisco. Wicker.
with Il party Of friends, sat in the
railrond telegraph Office Thurs Ia,
night getting the news from the
Green. .Wnllcott fight unit it WAS over.
Mr. Wicker seemed to feel very badly
over Green's defeat and, II il sail h,
lost SOM money on The tight. lie re-
tired about ll:30 O'CLOCK. apparently
rs well as ever. Al ten minutes Of
twelve DIR. Fee heard II knor'k on the
'loor leading from his apartments Ia
Flannis1n's and responded to the call.
tie went To Wic'i"r's room and found
him crouchcd down by the door 10
which he hnd managed to crawl, and
was greeted with the words: Hello,
doctor. I'm dying
d.. Fec fuund Wicker with grcRt
beads Of pcrspiratlon landing on his
body and face, caused from his III.
tense pain. lie assisted hirn back to
bed, gave him "a hypodcrmi,. injcc:Inn
~ morphine. and called Dr. Wardlnw.
whose Office is i'll the same building
Wicker SCENE / tn gc' casicr and nSi.
cd DIR. Fec to scnl for W. ID. Phillip1.
Shortly after Phillips arrived. DR. Fee
suggested that ID. Thoma Dc sent for
and when he arrived they treated him
for heart trouble, and he SCENE To
Improve, in fict. got well cn msh to
get up and walk around the room. lie
WIS III good piritl. laughing and
jotmg. and expressed dcsir, for IL
drink Of miner water. This was
gwen him l.. ". ID Phillips. and.
after taking rulplc 4 svall W.. sit.
ny up in De /. his head droppc on
his breast, and he splrk of life went
out like the suuiT of lndlc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-05
a Hug Ia tho TnrIn Ell.

The conference COMMITTEES nn the
tariff bill wrhng IN little jrker i'm
posing IA ten per cent cX rH duty on
nl' foreign products coming through
Canada into the United States. This
provision of tho hIll is now worr ing
New England md Its Senators and
Representatives are being called
upon Tor nm explanations. Senator
Chuniler ~ New Hampshire in "a
letter publishel in the BOSTON Her
ii holds that tho Legislation wns
passed 10y writing it ns how matter
INFO conference report. where il
was ndnpici 10y bhh houses Of Con.
grcsa without beng notice by more
than thu1 pcrH,ns engage ! in the
scheme. Thi' points Gu; that the
conference committee went lie, ,ond
their pow ora when they inserted this
important amendment into a clause
Of the Ia Y, ubout only tive words ~
which tho Senate and House had dis
agreed.
Tho wording RO much nTCcts Now
Engl md trade. Senator Chandler
says. that zach one Of the Senators
and Repro 9ontntivcs may bc fairly
called upon Ia stntu whai.if anything.
Ito know about IL, aud why no did
not expose and try to- defeat It.
COntinu ug. Senator Chandler
aays: "lHor myself, | regret to euy
that I did not notice whnt the con-
fcrccs hal done. Senator Cameron.
in open Senate. asked whether they
intended to do nnything but scttlc tho
differences between tho two housos;
whether they intended 10 put any
now matter INTO the hill. and Senator
Allison replied rmrnatically thRt of
course they did not. Having had
experienced with conference rcpntia,
which should hnvo wurneh mo 10
road every word oi this report. |
have no excuse to offer for not doing
no. liupo To be forgiven by my con.
stitucnta. but | plnll never forgive
give myself"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-05
Landslide Exposes Coins.

4 large find ~ old coins. winch
have lain hidden underground for
over l51O ycarI-sincc tho time II the
Thren X mgdOms was accidentally
brought to light last May III the
ChuIlIan district. in nOrihwest lIu.
peh. during Il heavy dnwnp nr Of
rain. saAs u Shanghai newspaper.
On the ith "f ilay Il cons 10 -ab!e
tract ~ land washcd of from hill,
and the londslip expose tho hidden
treasure. The villagers III the neigh.
bnrho0d ilOckCd To the spot tu hcIp
themselves t0 il. and the news uf the
strango Ills Uvcry wns at once tclc-
graphcd his ExccIlcucy. D.aug Chin
tuns. who ordered tho local ollie ais
To gather the CONS with NIL displt III.
Ii is said that the qu nifty gather.
cd represents as many ia 7.0OO.0O0
strIngs, aud the coins arc unusually
large. resembling in sizo those Ot the
llRicnfung reign (about for,y-iivc
years agoJ Of the present dynasty.
Tho Viccroy IL scndng 300 strings TO
PcItln un lcr charge of II Toa,ai for
tho pcruaaI ~ the Emperor. Tho
coins bear ou one eilc the characters
Of the reign " tho Monarch and on
the other tSzc 'hucn) tho scat OF the
scat Of the Government. that issued
them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-05
Hebrew Agricultural Society.

Governor Sudlcr has received a
letter from Ephralm B"inard, Sccrc-
tary of the "cbrev Agricultural So
ciciy, inquirInG abOut lands Tor col
0niZaiiOn in Douglas county and
other parts nf Nevada. Mr.. Drinard
says there are three or mr. hun ircd
families, all good farmers. who want
homes. lIe has been informed that
there ARE good lInus fur which wafer
can he procured for irri :ntion IN Ne
vada. and ns li- people are thrifty
nnd Industrious and make gond.
peaccnhlc. law abiding citizens, they
should he quite an acquisition Ia the
State.
Those having ,nds suitable for Il
colony 0f iiity or one hundred or
more families are requested To corro-
spond with Ephraim Dcmarl. Ii
Juniper St, San Francisco. Cali(1r
nia.-Jmrnal.
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y. T.. Rodgcr having purchased the
interest of llarvo M:Ndums in the
Palace Saloon. the business will he
hereafter conducted 10y the firm of
Schirlcy & Rogcrs who will c, Meet NJ
bill- due the 81 Iirn md pay al oul
standing indebtedness.
SCIrELEY & RonGEEs.
Eko. Nevada, Aug. 70. 1901.
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STATE E AIR.
Reno, Nevada,
ooh to 25th inclusive.
Directors State Board of Agriculture.

Splendid Running TrOtting and Pacing Races.
Magnificent Electric Lighting on Truekce River
Review of State Militia by Governor Sadler and Staff
Professional bicycling and Trick Riding and Grand
Parade at Night Time
Half Rates the S. p and Low Rates local Railroads
of Australian Starring Gate for Running Races
Indian Brass Band of 22 Pieces.
MONDAf-VERDl DAY. TIURSDAY-CARSON DAY.
TUESDAY--wA DSwORTII DAY. FRlDAY-RENO DAY.
DAY SATURDAY-NEyADA DAY
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Z ANClI,
G. \TrI f. AND
HORSES FOR SALE.

\ frat clas, opportunity for
anyone Wishing 10 engage In tho
cattle business. Everything
needed for conducting n COW
ranch will b, found on the
premises.
For further Information write tn
Carat & Co., White Rock, Eiko Co,
Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-05

HAT New Jersey preacher who
pn!s there hrc no female angels liaa
evidently never met any OF tlIr Elko
girls.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-09-05

WiHT STATEMENT
NJ AUDITOR AND TISEASUItEIs
OF ELKO COUNTY.


OF ELKO COUNTY.
az iac Quarter Ending june
30, 1907.
81 ,TE or NEVADA, l,.
Comfy Of Eiko. f''
AUDITORS osPILE
Z" the Honorable Board OF County ComniIr
sioncrs OF EIlo County, Nevada-
GEsTLEHES: ". herewith submit our Omar
teIly Report OF the Finances cf the connu
for tn" quarter ending June 81 1897.
respectfully submitted;
CA. WATKINS
Auditor.
J. A. MCBRIDE.
TrysHurer.
The news & observer., 1897-03-09
o2y4I5 / kEEsEEssdil auh'Ff lIsGf.
CAUSED A FURTHER ADVANCE
/ eli ogsGO saOENJS: Is VIZ
nEUUN
CLOSfNG II 70 I4 POINTS UP
"a ~ ~ q 2 = F4ts--a-7.o yxT 9 VI
Private Cables 1aves BeenlNs sui&e EnA
.-, sqp
,couragings and cAdvices. From Fan =
80 River and Southern Spot Mar b
k.ets Were favorable. 4. !.


New York March S.-The general. acsl
|.tiofi Of the cotton fffarket to-day was d. d.
eidedly more ehcouraging. A feature Of
fne fnr fpaains seaS p "
advance Of 5dfi points. the maxketofurtho
er advanced 6eiS points sent covering :ljg'
Eshorts, was FOR u time Quite actiY4sesa Conjl
mission houses hape1 been industrious
Itbuyers. Thee afif4haess' originated "ih fhs
theory that oon9{fsiQA5; IN igl(YRRnsa igl(YRRas,are aSssT
vate cables haye been quite as eneopyag
ing as The public aceoqnts. aScfQ the topt7
look qfpr the. constitution aefn Anerican
cotton by European spinners. Trading
lis stu largely lodaE 40 chflaEt3t bbs az
broadening speculation is noticed. I'm
couraging advices have been received
from Fall Rirer5 ands Southemxspot mar.
ket accounts' have also been on the side
of better prices. fter the market had
scored an advance of 1904 points,
there was a opartiaf reaction Under 1liqnf-
dation. bpt, the market again advanced
ana elesea Steady at a net advance of II
ola points. :, st51 n,s.r,t,t f,fn h .5sss,.
e. BpCUnIdBI0Rdh 81 GO IS LETTER!
New York, March S.-(Special)-C
ton advanced =Ia eH IL points =s444g
closed steady, with the final prices about
ths best pfsths days Thsvdmppyement
was dhe fentirely to. the more peaceful
aspect gf the European political siyilatioff.
gI'hes market hads aeclinen onesthe war
scare, ard it was only natural that it
should recover when this scare subsided.
The Liverpool cables to-day were much
better than had ben expected, spot cot
ton there ruling steady at Saturdays
prices, with sales of 10000 bales, and
futures closing steady at 2-64 Ret aSss
Esanfes. Eape ei!agscgeinent inSasfs Riksls
ma M pgSS rag ;Gasa, as indiSs4nk aAaa
better feeling which prevailed abroad.
Liverpool and Southern houses, as well
rs local shorts, all turned up good buyers,
and prices steadily advanced. All the
news from the South was of a bearish ma
ture, indicating slow spot markets and
sugrsiaurl' hesrni1 unaIfsf e1Gisl IN Gfs
tGassaa, 4 aee Il sltissss ssssss sis hRas Rss
$4,000 last week and 10000 last yeaS.
Wheat was adversely inhae Aedh f6sssfstsy
by the subsistence of the war Scare, and
Foreigners liquidating their purchases
OF the last se eyersf days Statistically the
news was lMltish, the visible supply show
ing a decrease St 1,029,000 bushels Of
wheat, 81 900 bushels of corn and 174,-
900 bushels of oats, while the English Wis
able decreased 773,000 bushels, and the
The news & observer., 1897-03-09
FREE CURE FOR MEN.
A Michigan Man Cfters~to Send His
Discovery Free. Saa
Claims to be a Benefactor to w eak
ened Mankind.

Claims to be a Benefactor to w eak
ened Mankind.
There is always more or less, suspieion
attached to fnet4f1a th8t1g Offered frke
but somtignes 3 man so overtiows with
generosity that he cannot rest until his
discovery is kpsNn tosthe world, i2aQyfeT
that his fellow tnen may profit by what
ae has discovered. 1t is upon this prin-
sfpsl that a. resident aof 5Kslaniazoe,
Aich.. desires to send free to- MANKIND a
srescription which will cure them Of any
sorm of aerrous debility, relieves them
az all the doubt and uncertainty which
zach raen are, peculiarly liable to and
cestores the, orgauss to natural size and
y,sor. As ii casts nothiag to try the
experiment. hywoald. seem that any man,
sutfereng WITH the merry Qus. troubles that
.sually attack laaas who never stopped to
ssulize what might be the final result,
sught to be deeply intf9fasted stssts semelfs
which will restere them to health,
strength an&cvigory without (which they
continue to live and existence of untold
Sisery. As the remedy ti4 question; vas
the result Of many years researchSasf TO
shat combination would be, peculiarly
Elective in restoring to men the Strength
saey need, it would seem that al men
suffering with any form OF nervous weak
sess ought m.Yritsl tor- sgqsOss rergsly
At once. A request to Fl. q. 0lds, Box
1922, Kalamazoo, ,Mich., statingfhatgou
are not sending for the prescription ou5
~ idle curiosity, but that you Wish To
saake use Of. the medicine, by giving it
trial, will he answered promptly and
without evidence as to where infornas
zion came from. ~
The prescription. is sent free and al,
though some may wonder how Mr.. Olds
ssn afford to give away his discovery,
there Is no doubt about the offer being
genuine. Cut this out and send to Mr..
Olds so that he may knew how you came
20 uvyifo hsx.is 4 4 4n e ss atAtFt
The news & observer., 1897-03-09

31.iS.Atlanta Special Pullman Veatabuls
foR;i Henhefsop. Weldon Petersburg.
Richmond, Washington, ,Baltfmora
.Philadelphia,.' New York, and all pointa
aqTth. Buffet drawing room sleopara
and Pullman coaches Atlanta to wash.
ington, paFior cars washington to New
York, Pullman sleeping ear, Chester, s. q,
Portsmouth. ArrIvear ryt,r Washington
l0:45 a. m, Baltimore IL noon, Phfla.
delphia $3.50 p. M, New York 4:ks A.
m. Also for Portsmouth, Norfolk, Ofa
Point and local stati6ns Seaboard ana
,BQspoke railFoadi 1iii. q 9'' ~ @'1a@, I q.
The news & observer., 1897-03-09
ugrtiaurl' atsrnl1 unaffsi e1gqslH an
assao1saa, hsoa, 2He,lt ,tlasss sss,f ag fsl 9s H
yas yas.s I5Sossss A:t {. SiHsf Tssf

Z,OZD.UUU DUSnelS last week ana O,OII ,UUU
bnabsis last year. The P9port- nfshess
WAS % gh5 ASNsysr gRa tes ss sesA .a & aepa9a = l
report, feri:Mnrh ,estimateasfh faGnI
reserves Of wheat at 142,0Q0, ,0QQ. bushels,
against 157,000.000 last. Year, alffd. 165, :
10000 e in Use. lsas. ~ gaa EsgaTasa as aear
aaeEnea na isleFp is tSa M faif ifs $5t 1sns sSss
off ~ cents from Saturdays close to TAX
for May in Chicago. 1AtdgT q, f5E synlsE
y G8Ess4E IS SHORTS 33usesf = 5a.llH afl III
.xo9rCt / sTQCKSa@t
+. ssEhe stock market developed a better
uhdsrfone to-day under the influence OF
the more peaceful European outlook
The reply of the King of Ggeeeet to- rtiaa
Identical notes of the powers which
demanded the withdrawal 80 dis. troops
and naEal forces "frosa e @5yeteS was regard
ed as Or Il most favQfatbfe nature He
HAS ahpwn3erenE 9nifax and won a most
signal victory against the powers" and
1T lis believed that the further delay will
give ample time for the powers to fur
daish a, sbasssJ & aponI Which a~confpf pfbnrfse
ssatisfaetfEg 40 adj can beyspeodiigt fea ehed
! and titus end the Cretan trouble. This
was the4piaW thaA-an Che coA tfaental nfafl
kets, as well as London, took of the stu
alton. and it was only natural, under the
circumstances, that this view should also
he reflected here. .Hotlses with London
Connections turned Up as good buyers
and the public cables which reported CON
sofs. at london firm and nearly d point
higherzsap9 oursastpcks there stanUgng
and u to q above Saturdays closing
prices. encouraged manYrso outsiders 10
come into. the market and adyaaaiag
tendency from the Start in the whole list,
with the excapESs bf Jersey sdhfFR Afnd
Manhattan,s ~tvARfFa tlevel6pea feHewed
Weakness under the hammer OF the bears
.ahdz continued liquidations.by spall -iloids :
ers. Tomorrow is Che date SET for deeds
allag the dividend on Manhattan. s1Ahe oom-
pany has not earned its present dividend
during the last year, and the question is,
y, under tue present cond tlans. The -diEec~-
tors have suffi cfpnt confidence fn the fI-
ture offSe road and yt4lf4k isae expedi ont
to rpainARfD the present di9idAsd. rate aud,
The news & observer., 1897-03-09
NEW YORK, STOCK, ,aIARKHflee

b. ~ = p UAe A 4
NEW YORK STOCKs,M ,MARK-Hr,
! New York, March S.--The most notable
= feature of to-day s 3maTketr was, the sud-
: den activity in the shares in tobacco ;capiz,
,.ta in the last, hour Of tgagngc sTRe, stock
had been inuenced by depression existing
lin pthari shares, after, the opening, and
had fallen a point. But about delivery
'hour, a heavy buying movement develop
ed foC, the stock and it quickly regained
the toss and Hnors. Eshg 27s points to
775s, hsfhe fractiop ,g{rs lost in area adAnA
leaving the netS ssSfh ON the dagSof 2fa4:s
The buying seemedto be forjnside interS
ests, and was attributed to various
causes. There was a report that the
New Jersey suit TO annul thei charter
of the company had been decided in the
companyiS favor. A runner Origina ting
: in Albany, was also in circulation that
the forthcoming report of the legislative
trust Investigating committee would not
con hlA hnything that would threaten
hae ehAitbl the company. 1t was believed
by some also, that inside interests We're
giving the shorts a. sqleeze in retafa for
Some successful efforts recently to depre-
ciate the value of the stock There were
some $4,000, shares dealt in which sAEa =
almost twice the number Of any other
one stock. fsaisttg
y The general conditions all seemed IA
wvorable for buoyant market tlffodgloht.
1.-The tone impaired to the opening by the
London market was distinctly faToTable,