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WHAT SHALL WE Do WITH IT?

III possession Of the Philippines Is
no longer ii question, but the govern.
ment nnd the disposition OF them are
To be determined. We have no pre-
ccdents i'll history to guide us,
ana there has as yet been no reieren-
duIn which determines tue exact uol-
icy that the people OF the United
States desire to follow We are Mt
this moment engaged in IL very seri-
II discussion as To what il IL orr
duty to do. That the Senate will
ratity the treaty appears now to 10
The general ronvic ior, but such rnti
hcarion is hardly determIDatiye OF II
policy. We may undertake Il colo
nial administration Of affairs; we NAV
allow the islands to set up u govern.
men of their own; we may exercise a
mild kind OF protertorate; we NAV
oven establish a supervision under n
Joint guarantee OF tho great scr
We are simply trying to make up our
mind rs To what is the best thrnp To
do with the islands now that we have
hem. 1t is we'll to get Ia clear view
III the two sides OF this question MS
the, are at present coming into view
through tho American newspapers.
Many OF the people ot our country
look upon the expansion OF our mower
IN the Tar Fast rs the expression OF
what we used to call manifest dcs.
Tiny they honestly regard the ex.
tension al the power and intelligence
!. OF the United States IA the natural
spread OF freedom and enlightmcnt
n believe that We have a worldwide
duty to bring our own civilization
and form Of government to all peo.
Pies Another portion, and cihapS
quite as large q portion, OF our peoulc
look upon the accession OF tIurso
Islands M a perilous departure from
the conservative principles and ira.
ditiUns winch have been held by ON
government since it's foundation
They believe That We are entering up.
on n career ~ aggrand lzoment tint
will ent7Dgle us with the Europcar
nations and radically destroy the
democratic saiegu rds OF the nation
Perhaps tho securc truth and Tie ult,.
mate outcome lilo somewhere bet wecr
these viewe, in which caso the practi
col good sense Of the American poo
plo will o or later mike itsel
telt and resolve the problem Of ID,
Philippines to the benefit Of all con
corucd. For thnt contamination nj
COOL Americans on both sides OF t,,
gu cation will dcvoutly pray.
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RATHER, RAW WORK.

The Reno journal seems to think
that Mr.. Newlund' deserves 4 good
deal ~ credit for dndsmg Il v.rte TN
the Dmgley bill. II he was opposed
to that measure becoming IL law, he
sllouli have registered his vote again It
It. BY failing Ia vote on the b u he
placed him self in a position to Say to
Republicans: Il diln't votc against
it and would have voted for il had
my vote been necessary TO PISS il.
inu ser am all right on tho tariff
ques mD.' And to Democrats he
could say: II didL.'t like the Dinglc,
bill and l didn't vote for it, lie
would forget though to say to the
Democrat: Il am Il high protection
ist. but did not vote for the Diuyley
bill berause | had my eye on the Me-
vada SenatnrshIp and wanted your
support" This is about The true in
warhness Of tile business. The IHpE-
PENDENT does not believe there is
II ullitreDce between Stewart and
Newlnnds on the tariff question.
Both are high protecrionists. hut
Stewart has The courage Of his con
Tic'ioDs while Newllnds lodges the
issue md attic npts to carry ate on
both shoulders No Democrat should
be deceived by such raw work. IL
the neIt United States Senator from
Nevada must he an avowcd protcc.
zionist. We prefer the one who stands
10y his principles instead nf the one
who plays protection" to Republican
audiences aud IL -tIrrtT for
only to Democrats The one is
honest with his constituents and the
isn't.
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There arc. within tho range Of every.
ones lie. ~pruC"'l.s Of life which must
DC solitary; Faa.aE"a ~ duty which
threw on" "H."lutyly urou hi. iudi.
'id1al Glrrai fprcca md nIrli; Of no
ala what,'"r from another. .Nlonc
vc must sinmd fDmaiimcs: and II our
better nature +, not 10 shrink into
weakness wc NEST take with us tho
thought which was the strength OF
Chriat: Yet | nm not alone, because
the Father Is with me-" The sense of
right cnn more readily cndurntc tho
tender thnn melt the rocky soul. and
u n Is the most finished character
which begins in beauty and ends in
power: that lcnns on the love of kin.
area while II may. and when Il may
not can stand erect in the love of Rood;
INA shelters itself amid the dnincg.
t%trttirs of life while duty wills. and
"hcn II forbids can go forth under the
cSranse OF immortality, and face tho
torn that lies beneath the
Detroit Frcc Press.
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MEASURE FOR MEASURE.

The editor OF the Reno Journal
ion't seem to like our reply to it.
inluf and nntrGtbful ibsinuatiou,
ind accuse us of going outside Of lie
ultimate journalism and good breed,
'nR in replying to them. The repl,
vas cut ont OF precisely the same ma
.erinl as his chuSes were. IL the,
wore CONSISTENT with the high ideal he
would set up for US, the reply meas.
ires up to the same ct Indard. Tile
Tact Is the editor OF the journal Ina,
'ither been impos ed upon or else he
8 so badly disgruniled TINT he cannor
10 justice to those who diff .r will
Liin.
The INDEPENDENT item that has
called ont this tilt with the Journal
was an honest error and was cheer.
.ully corrected as soon as our atten.
ion Was called to it. There WA
nothing secret or hidden either in the
error or Correction. Both were MS
honestly written rs the Journals
oomments. To make the matter psr.
tectly plain o the Journal we will
state that when the county conven-
Sas held the editor Of the INDE.
Pendent was in the State of New
York and did not see the published
proceedings. s me time after the
election We stated that Mr.. Grdnoy
vas nominated by the convention md
could not, therefore, vote for Senator
stewart, or iomething to that effect.
his statement was challenged 10y IL
citizen OF Elko who stated that the
INDEPENDENT was wrong rerar ling
Mr. Gedney i nomination by the con-
vertion and that he was pla ed ON he
ticket by the executive committee
This We c~ontradicted at the time, but
81 positive WA our Informant that wa
promised to Look the matter up and
make the correction if We had made n
'nls'tatement. This we did some time
after, but in doing so omitted TO read
lie last days pro iced ngI IF the con-
vention. We consulted the record q.
lie county committee and failed to
mud therein any mention Of Mr.. Gcd.
ney's nomination. 1t never occurred
Z" US to consult Mr.. TrIpIett or any
u else who was at the cunyentiop,
surprising. Of course, that the record
correct.
II the Journal editor, after reading
this explanation. persists in insisting
that the mistake was wilfully and IN.
'entioually made III order to throw
discredit upon Mr.. Gtdrey or pla 70
him in 4 false position. he Is welcome !
to his opinion. II he does moi, he
d make the proper amends to
MIR. Gedney and the INDEPENDENT.
IL he will lay aside all prejudice and
allow his sense Of ju stice to III sort it.
sell for brief period, we feel sure
he will be manly enough to
acknowledge his error. IL he does
not, he should not complain il he ge,s
lie same treatment he measures ont
others.
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The subj 'ci f"r mex Sabbath at II
A. NJ. will be ~ Question ;nr IL, New
Year"
III" rite 81 baptism md admission
to the church will be observed. Will
sll mcubers cndeavor to he present
Ia extend to those received the RICH,
and "f fellowship?
Christinn Enhsuvor al G u. 81, led
toy Miss Ethel Grover. Viii those
lately elected to membership im
present to be receive; in dur form!
At the 7 o'clock SO vice tire uas,ur
will give ,hc history OF one nf iirr pre-
Terrell hymns from the follow uur
churches: Catholic. Episcopal. Meth.
"dist. Baptist, Congregational. Luth
eran, Unitari III. Prcsh! terium md on.
FROM u converted intidel. All are in.
vited.
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Hon. j. NJ. DDrmer. former cnirienr
Secretary at State 81 Nevada, 10 keep
ing Il toll gate a Dyra. Alaska.
A Free Childrcn'S Dance.

A chilhrrn's masquerade ball will
he given 10y Frank and will Womnc<
Mt Harris Hall on Monday night.
January J, 1899. for all chi Irrn un Ter
the L Of lG years. No charge will
he made Tor the cLiIdrrI who attend
the dance. The dance viii ucsn ut
8 "'r.ucli sharp aud ,hc ma ,Ners will
hold the i!"or until J1'rlJcK. FRO a.
then till il u'c.urk the floor will bc
fee To all chill Iren. After II u'c.ucH
II the ul Ter people wish to dmc,
they can do ID 10y paying 30 ccrrs II
couple la pay Tor the music tnh hall.
NJ charge will he made for spectators
during tine time The cL!l!rcn hold the
i"or. IL they remain III the hail
after IL "'cIuck, they will LA !e to put
up To pay the ii Iilcr.
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IN GOOD

The election OF a United States
Senator to succeed Senator Stewart
Ia attracting the attention OF epre-
sentative Democrats FROM the South.
In view OF the charge that in beng
made that no Democrat can con-
s~cientiously support Stewart. the tul-
lowing letters from Congress ran Nc.
Millin Of Tennessee ind ex-senator
10 Blackburn Of Kentucky are OF in.
terest to the Democracy OF Nevada
and for that reason they are given to
the public:
COMMITTEES on WAYS AND MEASs.l
HOUSE OF REPRE- SESrATIvEs.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec, 81, 1898.
HoS. W. W. BooHER,
Elko, Nevada.
My DEAR SIK:-I realize how SLOW
any one living out Of a state should be-
to express an opinion concerning cleo
tons there, but you have a very i'm
portant contest coming on. You
have a man involved, whom the coun-
try owes high obligations. 1t is not
my purpose TO say anything against
any opponent that Senator Stewart
may have, bat at my instance, l being
urged by a very large proportion Of
the South and West to TINT action. he
threw himself in the breach; de-
stroyed the Force bill; and. thereby,
saved our institutions.
OF course, i do not mean 10 init
mate that he changed his views on
sccount OF any urgency or action Of
mine, because he is a man Of convic-
ton and has opinions OF his own. But.
on behalf Of the people OF the South
and West, / was the first to urge
him to throw himself against Harri-
sons Administration aud prevent the
turning over Of elections OF the peo.
pie to the Federal courts. He did 1t.
He beat hat infamous measure.
Without his work it would certainly
have passed. l regard thn as one Of
the most important events in our his
tory-one OF the most crucial times
and feel, therefore, that l attn justified
IN expressing the hope that one who
has done 30 much for ms State and
country will not be forgotten by his
people.
Only a sense OF the importance OF
this contest could have impelled me
to write this letter. l remain,
Yours very truly,
BENTON McMII.LIS,
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TIE NEWSPAPER LAW.
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an! Tor fraud Who take a ,anc,
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". u. tnssin, agent II the Tndir ~
Department. is IN Carson to distribute
100 deeds Ia land to the Indians in
this vicinity. Eich nor.rcacrvut1op
Indian gets lGn Gre Of ! md, which,
~ ~ years. they ncqu % title IT,. Tho
l1nd IL mostly graz ny laud, ~ hicL the
Indians II lease, IL they 80 deere,
but caunot sell until tho % years *.
pirc. Most Of the land 10 IN Douglas
county.
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What tile Buffalo Express considers
a truly romantic affair has occurred
in the county jail at Miinn, Mo. A 10.
yoar.old boy. who ia there Tor burgla.
~, has married a17.yenr.old girl. who
wns recently divorced from Ins 30.
yeHr."ld father. who is III the peni.
Tertiary Tor horse stealing. IL was a
case OF "liko father, like ,on,- with n
Vengeance.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

AS New Year greetings will he in
order before another issue OF the
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT, we wish all
OF its readers n happy and prosperous
New Year.
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y great conimO:!Un seems to have
AIKEN place anon! railway circles
owing to tile contemplated through
car service between the Pacific CousI
aud Chicago which is operating one
day each week. This is not Il new de.
rariurc b! any means. as the Denver
Il Riu Grnudc Il ilroll Conpm Any and
it, conncc q II have been operating u
through q service between the Pa
cItic and Atlantic coast viL. Salt luf,e
Pueblo, Denver, Kansas City un,I
Chicago for years, ard three day
eacn. week. viz. every Wcdncs iay g,
Thursday ind Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are oI
the iHiest Il llman .Icsign. anil are
Supplied with clean linen and bedding
Throughout. \ Pullman porter IL as
siGnci la each car. These cars are
also under the prrs nal supcTv lion
nf SrrciiI Exrnr-ion age..i,
wi"se duly il il to SEQ mat pas scn.
gem are gwen every comfort aud at.
tcntiJh. For further information. APP
ply t" any agent. "r Il. T.. Nrvln-.
General Agent. ar to ~ NJ. Cushing
Travelling Passenger Nrcni, ID. Il Il.
q. u H.. - West 3rd SUUtiI st. Sni
Lake Git, Utah.
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M.tHHlE.D.

MARTIN -ANDERSoS:-At the Presby
terrain church. l. 80. Nevada. De
cember 2G. 1898. 10y Rev J. Anth.
ony Mitchell. Mr.. Hugh 4. Martin,
al Gold i'r"rk. 80 Mics Gruce
Auders#H. c! E!ko.
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Made Well
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THEY SLEPT sOUNDLY
A Minnesota Nan and an English
Woman Who Made Records.
The Man Has slept AImost Constant
Iy Since 1875 other RE-
mnrsn6le Instances OF
the Kind


Probably the most remarkable
sleeper OF Modern times is Herman
Harms, 4 citizen q: ST. Charles Mimi
lie has slept almost continuously for
23 years, ard is still! III the land OF the
living. He fell asleep in 1875. when he
was IS years OF age. and was ut tlai
time Iicci!y sound in mind ana body
weighing - stCnc. ThoTgh he has been
fed automatically rs we'll rs circum
stances Will a'rw durirg the whole o!
his Ten" sleep. he has been reduced -
less shan hall his fCrmcr weight, Ecinc
o2!.F SIX stone. Harms Is Il" "E""'!
once 4 "'E' cut scm'',..'s zoe, NV ~,
ih":" day "i'He"t ""... l. -! M. zoo"
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Tho lntrst niylcs Of Writing cards
can be had of The ISUErGSpgSr Of.
lice.
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RuhheI footwear, frIt boots and
slIocs, German socks and macintosh.
~ just received at A~lcxunder's.
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Very Sincerely,
10. G. s.. BI.rvp,,p,

SSNS NJ
For its support Of Senator Stewart,
the INDEPENDENT has been charged
with improper motives md lacking 10
it's Democracy. Tho most rabbi
Newland's Democrat in the State. il
there be such nm one in Nevada, must
admit TINT there ia no discount ON the
Democracy Of 10 Blackburn and Ben
ton McMillin. They have been az.
ISOLATED with Senator Stewart in
Washington for many years and know
his worth to tic country. iIis cor.
vices in the doiest Of the Force bill
should win him more favor from the
Nevads Democracy than the lodging
OF q vote on tho Dingley bill should
Congressman Ncwlundp, his opponent.
Stewart threw himself into the breach
whom the lilo Of tho Democratic part,
hung in tho balance and turned bact
the waves OF bigotry md hate that
threatened TO destroy Il. Newlands
lodged a vote on a tariff bill wi
which no wns In sympathy. Tlis 10
his only claim for Democratic sup.
port.
The company OF such Democrats as
Benton mcMillin and 10 Blackburn
10 good enough for the INDEPENDENT
and IL prefers TO stay with them
rather than with tbose Democratic
who placed themselves uudor The
Nowland's banner.
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HOTEL WELLINGTON.

WAsHIHGToS, D. c., Dec. 81, 1898.
Hon. ". w. BOOMER,
Elko, Nevada,
My DEAR SIR:-NothinR but a
* use Of duty that l owe to the coun
try would induce me TO trespass upoL.
you and your time, but such ia my ap.
probation OF Senator Stewards ser.
vices and value to his country that 7
feel warranted in asking Jour aid to
return him to the Senate. have had
every chance to know and measure
this man, and the result ia that, in N,
judgment, il would be a national Gu.
lsmity to drop him out us a factor in
American politics.
1t may be hat l have no right TO
appeal TO you in a contest like this.
II it should so seer to you I beg
that you will permit my appreciation
OF his great service and my personal
attachment to him to answer and
mako my excu for intrudine this
letter. o..
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1898-12-22

Toilet Gases.
Work Boxes.
Manicure Sets.
No end of Novelties.
Bpst on Pedestal.
Parker Fountain Pen, $3.50.
Foil line of Games. Ten games on one
board for $3.50.
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Lavish Nick and Frugal Billy.

The Gar Nicholas II has the reputa-
tion of being the most liberal of SOW
ereigns, particularly in regard to tips,
and it is stated that when on visit his
smallest "pourboire" to the domestics
is never less than 20 francs, even to
servants who have but rendered him the
slightest of services, while to the coach
men and servants in attendance upon
his royal person the tip often exceeds
200 francs. The German kaiser is just
the opposite to this, and although he
travels perhaps more than any other
sovereign he is very careful with his
gratuities, which seldom exceed Q or 8
marks. Brussels Petit Bleu.
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JT.KACKLEY&CO., EVANSVILLE, KY.

so deeply during 5000 years Of human
history and where the Son Of God him
self deigned to tread, the grand oere
monial seemed tame and puerile.
There is no denying the fact that Je'
rusalem is a poor city. 1t has no manu-
features or other sources of prosperity
and it has no longer any families of
wealth. Both government and the peo-
pie are poor, and it is noticeable that a
great majority of its inhabitants are
poorly dressed, while large numbers are
clothed in rags Indeed it appeared to
me as if the principal if not the sole
source of income of the city was deriv-
ed from travellers and the various reli-
gious institutions supported by foreign
governments and churches.
The religious industry, If l may be
permitted to use the term, is apparent
ly the only one which flourishes in Je-
rusalem. If poor in everything else, it
is inoomparably rich in religious asso-
Citations and religious festivals Chris
tians and Mohammedans vie with each
other in making their numerous festi-
walls specially impressive, and though
no two oreeds are less in harmony thou
sands of the former view with pleasure
the Mohammedan festival of Neba Mou-
sa, while the gala scenes of Christmas,
Easter and the Greek feast of the AS
sumption attract interested thousands
Of the followers of the prophet.
One Of the saddest sights of Jerusa-
lem is the wailing place, where every
Friday the Jews meet on the outside Of
the walls of the mosque of Omar, which
occupies the site of Solomon's temple,
and with their heads bent against the
stones bewail the loss of the Holy City
and pray God to restore the land to his
chosen people. DAVID MARSH.
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leaving home she stood before delivery
window in the New York postoflice. The
top of her golden head just reached the
window ledge The clerk looked down
into pair of wistful blue eyes.
PLEASE, SIR" said Mabel, II want to
send Christmas present to my papa"
Where is your papa, you little cherubP"
said the clerk.
''In heaven" replied Mabel simply.
sin heavenr' echoed the clerk aghast.
Eyes, and mamma says Santa Claus
never goes there so / want to send him
present all by myself. Mamma don't
know anything about it, and nobody don't
know but me. want to send it all my
self" And she laid upon the window
ledge little roll of brown paper The
clerk opened 1t and displayed a most dis
reputable cigar. He bit mis- lip. He had
little daughter of his own at home
Seeing his hesitation, the tears filed Ma
bells eyes as she exclaimed:
''Oh, sir, please do send it Don't the
cars run todayf My papa can't get no
cigars in heaven, cause mamma says they
don't sell 'em. Do, please, sir, send it
It's mine. 1 bought it for papa before he
went to war; What time does the car go?
I'm afraid my present will be too late'
BY this time the clerk had recovered his
self possession. He picked up a time table
of the Hudson River railroad and appar-
emily read from it:
First mail train leaves for Paradise
today at 1880 o'clock. Little girl, your
papa will get your present before supper
tonight"
"Oh, I'm so gladl" exclaimed Mabel,
her face irradiated with smiles as apple
blossoms light up an orchard.
When the policeman turned over Mabel
to her mother an hour later, he had brief
talk with Mrs. Rafferty, in the hall and
gave her the cigar, which had been given
to him by the postal clerk. But Mabel
still thinks that the cigar has long since
been burned to ashes in the kingdom of
the blessed