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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25
The Battle Of Manila.

There are some interesting figures
as to the amount Of firing done by
our shios during the battle between
the United States and Spanish fleets
during the battle in the harbor of
Manila. j. S. Stickney, the CORE
spondent Of the New York Herald
who was on the flagship Olympia
during the battle, makes the follow
ing statement.
The Olympia fired 17G4 shells, ag-
gregatng twenty-five tons in weight
The Baltimore did even heavier fir.
ing, being called upon to reduce the
forts after the first engagement, and
sent no less than thirty-fve tons of
metal into the Spanish ships and land
batteries. The remainder Of the fleet
shot total Of eighty tons Of metal,
making a grand total of one hun
dred and forty tons.
Mr.. Stickney says the eight men
who were hurt by the explosion on
the Baltimore continued to fight I'M
til the end OF the battle. The Bos.
ton was struck once and the officers
quarters set on fire. For some reas-
! on the Spanish gunners seemed to
think that the Baltimore was espec-
tally dangerous, having the general
build of battle ship, and, next to
the flag ship, had TO stand the greatest
amount Of firing, and was struck sew
eral times, with no great damage.
The Concord and Petrol we're not hit
at all, although the latter went deep
er into the enemy's position than any
other vessel in our feet. The Olym-
pia made glorious record. She was
struck thirteen times, counting the
! shells which tore through her rig
giug. but she came out as good as she
went in. The Baltimore was hit
more fairly than any other of the
ships. Two shells pierced her b uIl,
but the commander estimates that the
total damage is not more than $1,000.
Mr.. Stickney says the money loss
to the Spaniards by reason of the
battle Is placed at $5,OOO,OOO. to say
nothing Of the probable loss of che
city Of Manila and the whole group
Of PHILIPPINE Islands.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25
EASTWARD THROUGH
THE ROCKIES GHNNwS

The traveller, tourist .or business
man is wise when he selects the Rio
Grande Western Railway "Great Salt
Lake Route" for his route to the East.
1t Is the only transcontlnental line
passing directly through Salt Lake
City, and in addition to the gliln pse
it affords Of the Temple City. the
Great Salt Lake and picturesque
Salt Luke and Utah Valley, it.affords
the choice of three distinct routes
through the mountains and the most
magnificent scenery in the world.
On all classes Of tickets stopoyers
are granted ut Ogden, Salt Lake
City, Glenwood Springs, Leadville,
Colorado Springs, Denver and other
points of interest. Double daily
train service and through Pullman
and Tourist sleeping cars between
San Francisco, and Denver. Tourist
cars through to Omaha, Chicago and
Boston. 'ts =, anus it' '.,
For illustrated pamphlets descrip.
tive Of the Great Salt Lake Route"
write TO- f. A. WADLErGH, General
Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25
Marriageble Age.

In Germany the man must be at
least Is years Of age.
In Portugal boy of il is consider
ed manageable, and woman of y.
In France the man must be 10 and
the woman 16. In Belgium the same.
In Greece the man must have seen
Mt least II summers and the woman
~.
In Switzerland the men from the
age of II and the women from the age
OF II arc allowed to marry.
In Spain the intended husband
must have passed his 18th year and
tho woman her 18th.
In Austria a man and woman are
supposed to be capable of conducting
home Of their own from the age Of
IA.
ln Turkey any youth and maiden
who can walk properly and can I'M
derstand the necessary religious ser.
vices are allowed to be united for
life.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25
Cuba During the Rainy Season.

Gen. George w. Wingate, an officer
OF the army, who has large inter este
in Cuba and has spent many years OF
his life there. has this to say OF the
climate OF Cuba at this time of the
year. .- '.-- -.-.
@Durlng the rainy season it rains
at least once, and often three or four
times day. The ram comes without
any warning in buckets full. Be-
tween rains the sun shines out about
100 degrees Fahr. in the sun and SO
to 100 degrees in the shade. The eff
feet OF the heavy rains, alternated
with great heat, is to give the upac-
cimated man chill. In the cane
fields shelters are erected to which
the negroes run when the sudden
rain comes down.
%Yellow fever would not do us SO
much harm. 1t belongs in the cities,
and we could probably beat it by
cleaning up, same as Ben Butler did
at New Orleans. But yellow jack Is
only one Of the Cuban fevers. Rain
and heat create decomposition and
miasma. The soil of Cuba is a rich
black loan. produced by the decay Of
vegetable matter. No one can sleep
on it In safety. Spaniards and Gu
bans in their campaigning carry ham,
mocks. No unacclimated troops
could possibly campaign in Cuba
during the rainy season without suf-
fering enormous losses through dysen.
terry. country fever. broken bone fever,
and the other forms of malaria. They
have had some cases of beri-beri Qike
elephantiasis) III Cuban cities lately,
but | don't know that they would cut
any figure"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25
Notice to Creditors.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT or 4
j Fourth Judicial District Of the s"1
Nevada. In and for the County Of lR9,
In the matter OF the estate oil lug
Parks, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that David Gl
was duly appointed administrators
estate of Eugene Parks, deceased, On
9Th. DAY OF April, A. ID. 1893. The cree
and all persons having claims agalnS,,,
deceased, are hereby notified to ne y
with the necessary vouchers, wlh
Clerk of said curt within forty days Il
the flrst publication Of this notice,
DAVID CASPBs
Administrator Of the Estate OF b9l
Parks, deceased.
Dated at Elko, April H.. 1898.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25

There is more Catarrh in this sec.
ton of the country than all other dis.
cas- IS put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur.
able. For great man. years doc
tors pronounced it local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable
Science has proven catarrh to he &
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by T.. j. Cheney e. Co, Toledo, Ohio
is che ONLY constitutional euro on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops TO a teaspoonful
1t acts directly on the blood and mu.
cous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address:
Il. j. CHENEY g. CO., Props.,
" Toledo, Ohio
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25
THE DANGER IN EUROPE.

"Late advices that the so called
bread riots in Italy are really the
premature manifestations of a plan.
ned revolutionary uprising indicate
that the European opposition to an
American.Spanish war was not uD-
reasonable. The italian Government
is i'll no worse repute with its people
than the Government of Austria
Hungary. or even those OF Germany
and France. All Of them have been
trembling for years through the fear
that Il spark might fire the magazines
and cause revolutionary explosion
throughout continental Europe.
alt was the assumption that the
American war with Spain, III the
cause Of human liberty, might, prove
to be the fatal spark that set those
governments so anxiously against any
hostilities, and it is the same dread
that prevents them from any attempt
at Intervention, as much as the atti-
tude of Great Britain. The ruling
classes we'll know how social domoc-
racy, republicanism, and anarchy have
been growing under the influence Of
military despotism; they understand
that war, which would engage their
armies with foreign foe, wonld he
the opportunity for the disalfectcd
clements to strike just as they are
striking, and have been expected 20
strike, in Spain. And so, while they
were anxious enough TO prevent war
for liberty that would attract uni
verSal attention, they have not been
willing to involve their armies in the
outside operations lest they may be
needed to suppress Instructions at
home.
at is this same consideration that
has inspired the German press In It's
unanimous abuse of the United
States-an abuse that is intended to
smother any sentiment of admiration
for this country or its institutions
that might be aroused by irciden Is
Of the war-and which,. at tie same
time, moves the German Emperor to
expressions of friendship, for the con-
sumption of loyal Garmau-speaklpg
citizens of America. How we'll
founded these apprehensions have
been may be seen in the results from
war in SPAN and from sympathic
excitement in Italy.
"Whether the disturbance will ex-
tend beyond the borders of those
hysterical l.atan countries can not be
predicted. it is enough for y meri-
cans to know that the danger of it's
spread will be sufficient to prevent
the European imperialists making
any serious ettempt to interfere IN
our affairs. Great Britain is Amer.
cas- friend in this juncture, and there
is no. another power ID Europe that
could undertake war with an other
iirst-cla9e power without taking the
risk Of rebellion at home, such as is
racklng Spain."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25
Crescent Juvenile wheels sell for

Crescent juvenile wheels sell for
$40. II
--latest designs IN wall paper and
border and ceiling to match just re-
ceived at AleXander's. x
If you want the news while it is
news, subscribe for the daily INDE-
PENDENT.
While You are looHIng for change
in the weather. examine the latest
patterns in wall paper ut the Postof-
fee. All goods first class and at the
lowest living prices. Cali in and ex-
anime my stock. No trouble to show
goods. |. N. Sherwood.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25
ICEl ICE! ICE!

We are prepared to furnish ice to
business houses and families in guam
titles to suit and deliver regularly at
reasonable rates and no excessive
charges. Leave orders at the Office.
DEPOT HOTEL Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25
For Sale.

/ offer for sale tile stock and fix
lures of the Silver Brick Saloon in
Hi Logs new brick building. The
whole outtir will be sold at bargain
for cash. Inquire on the premises of
&. Nanini, the proprietor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25
"a Grippe

La Grippe 4
If you have had the
Grippe, you know its aches
and pains, the fever, the
chil1s, the cough, the de-
preston. The Grippe ex-
hausts the nervous system
aui:kly, lowers the vitality.
Two things shou1j Be done
at once:-the body most be
strengthened, and forcemust
be given to the nervous sys-
ten. Cod-1iver oil will do
the first; Hypophosphites
the second. These are per-
manent1y combined in
Sectts Emulsion.
Butyou can put your sys-
tenn IN a condition unfavor-
able to it. You can have
rich blood, and rssistive
strength. SCOTS Emulsion
prevents. as we'll as cures.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-05-25

Ifyouare thinking Of getting BIZ.
cycle send TO O.. Alexander, Elko
Nevada, for Crescent catalogue and
prices. . 4
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-23

would think of as companion and nurse
to the sIoathsome leper" of Molokai.
Yet Brother-or, to give him his real
!. title, Deacon Victor-without self-con-
seriousness or self-pity, without pang
of regret for the glad world he leaves
behind him, is taking his joyous inno-
cence to the Isle of Sorrow, content if
: he can bear the sunshine of human
!, sympathy to those who sit in the
. shadow of death. Verify, as you look
upon him you realize the power of a
religion which secures such cheerful,
unhesitating elf-sacrifice.
You cannot do more than look, unless
; you be an apt German scholar, for this
; young Victor, of Alsatian birth, speaks
. neither French nor English; but his
boyish face talks clearly enough as he
hints to the father provincial that there
are excellent gastrononlic reasons why
an interview should not be unduly pro-
: longed.
See what it is to be young" says the
; good Father Matthias, shaking his
head. These young folks of mine are
everlastingly hungry. To be sure they
have had a rough time of it lately We
came through America without sleeping
cars. Why not? They are all strong
healthy lads, and I thought a little
hardship would not harm them" The
: father quietly ignores his own maturer
: years and somewhat worn physique
But it was not luxurious Journey"
he continues. I'VE picked up what food
came in our way, living principally on
; biscuits and fruit, so now that we have
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soon noised the matter well abroad in
the town of Winchester and the country
around. The better minded people Of
the community were shocked and con-
demned the act itself, the instincts
which prompted it and the spirit in
which it was done. Many a young man
attending the college afterward found
the doors of hospitable houses closed in
his face.
In March, 1862, stonewall Jackson
fell back UP the valley from Winches-
ter and the first Union troops, under
General Banks, entered the town. They
came direct from Harper's Ferry, the
scene of John Browns raid, and
Charlestown, where he had been i'm
prisoned, tried and hanged. They had
been over the whole ground, where the
memory of every incident was fresh
ened, every sympathy was quiekened,
and the opportunity for vengeance was
before them. Yet they left the family
of Captain Avis, Browns jailer, undis-
turbed. The courthouse in which his
trial was held and his death sentence
pronounced and the jail from which he
was taken to the scaffold were left I'M
touched. They passed the, houses Of
the jurymen about Charlestown who
convicted him and the house of Judge
Parker, who sentenced him. None CT
them called for retribution in the minds
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of the Northern soldiers, violent aboll-
tionists though many of them were.
The medical college stood within the
corporate limits of Winchester. On the
hills along the road on which it stood
the major part of Banks army was en-
camped-men from Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan. The road be-
tween the camps and the town was
thronged with them all day, pass
ing and repassing the college.
One morning about a week after their
arrival a large crowd was seen to
gather in the street and about the col
lege grounds. The story of the fndigni-
ties that had been heaped upon the
body Of Watson Brown had been
learned by some of the soldiers from a
negro in the neighborhood. The sol
diers stopped before the college and
gazed at it. Others came and the tale
was repeated again and again. Soon
the crowd had swelled to hundreds. A
rush was made and down went the
fence. The doors were battered open
and in moment the torch was laid in
twenty places-and the college building
and furniture paid for the outrage upon
the body of young Watson Brown.
Judge Parker's residence stood but
a few hundred feet away, yet was not
harmed. He had acted under the law
and had not outraged decency and
humanity. BY AN EYEWITNESS.
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In the absence of any claimants they
were turned over as the bodies of fell
ons to the representatives of the medi-
cal college located at the town of Win
chester, thirty miles distant. All the
bodies were subsequently devoted to
purposes of dissection, except that Of
Watson Brown; his body, being a good
specimen of physical development, was
reserved and prepared for permanent
use in the demonstration of anatomy.
Had the medical men stopped at what
was only necessary to effect this object
the whole matter might never have be-
come known beyond the walls Of the
college.
Watson Browns body was f1ayed and
the skin cut in pieces and distributed
to a number of the students as souve-
Mrs of the most exciting and memoir
able incident Of the time. Some hat
their pieces tanned and made into
purses, belts, suspenders, shoestrings
and other things; one had hunting
belt made from the skin off the back,
another a riding whip from the untan-
ned skin of the right leg, and yet an
other was said to have had a pair or
bedroom slippers made from the skin
of the feet.
The more or less open exhibition of
these things by the students OF course
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Porto Rico Women
Make Beautiful Pictures

arched instep which made the foot all
the more charming by its setting
The time to see the women at their
best is on Sunday morning, when they
ride from their homes TO mass in the
nearest church or cathedral On one
Sunday morning, while riding leisurely
into a small village on my way to this
town, I met a crowd of worshipers on
their way to mass. Nearly all the
women were on muleback and sat or
lolled as if they were in an easy chair
in their own homes. A few, probably
Weather than the others, or else deli
cate in health, were accompanied by
little darby boys. who held over them
a. parasol or an umbrella.
On Sunday each woman wears a huge
rosary, sometimes SO large as to be un-
comfortable. I saw several that were
so unwieldy that they went over the
shoulders and formed huge line.
larger indeed than a string of sleigh
bells. These are ornamental rosaries
and are not used for prayer The pray
ing rosary is as small and dainty as
those used by fashionable women In our
own Roman Catholic churches.
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COLOR. PHOTOGRAPHS
NHDE BY Z SIN FRANCISCAN
madefo exhib 1onu tap oryd ote

hills green and the valleys red, with
elevations and depressions displaying
the color of the strata exposed.
The light affects this stratif1ed gelatin
exactly as in the carbon process, and
the soluble portions are similarly
washed away. The high lights eat to
the lowest stratum and when the light
is faint the top stratum remains. IRONS
top to bottom the stratified film is al
fected exactly in proportion to the IN.
tensity of the light.
All this implies great delicacy OF skill
somewhere and that is what Mr.
Gitchell attained after four or five years.
of devoted labor. He found way as
Edison found a way to make the pnono-'
graph delicate enough. A similar laea+
has been tried before, but in a diHeIent-
and in an unsuccessful way. One tesl-
tu,e which Gitchell has originated IS a
way to get the pigments distributed IN
regular strata through homogeneous
mass of gelatin without putting down
one layer over another and havlng
sharp line of division between lneHl,
and so giving a sharp TRANSITION from rom
one color to another. with mohuhlenlo1s
patience he has worked out way OF
So selecting and grinding the pigments
that each will settle in its own stratum
and vet blend with the next one, as 90
the coIors of the spectrum 1t is 10 tnis
arrangement of the coloring matters
that his success IN oDtalnlHS eiheo eSiiN
shades is due.
nv thus inventing a paper which de-
yelops various colors under an ordinary
negative Mr.. Gitchell gets true color
effects without accomplishing true color
photography. The colors produced are
limited to the colors in the MIN. ne
homes to be able to use five or six in
stead of three. He has never expert
mented with portrait work. but Judging
from his other work his paper ought to
show the red roses and green birds on
my ladys hat, the hue OF the topper 3
nose and the blue eyes of the blushing
maiden.
But this is only a step toward the
goal of Gitchell's ambition. He is
wrestling with the real secrets of color
photography and he displays the in
ventor's sublime devotion to a purpose.
He has been writer for Photographic
magazines and has been wrapped up In
photography for years.
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sary to understand this process to COM
prehend Mr.. Gitchells invention. In
the more usual processes of these days
sensitized paper is used and the pic
ture Is the result Of the light affecting
the color of this paper as it passes
through the negative.
In the carbon process the paper is not
Sens1tized and merely serves as a back
ground and as a backing for the pic
ture, as canvas serves painting. In
the carbon process what is sensitive to
light and what serves to make the pic
ture is a thin layer of soluble gelatin
resting on the paper and adhering to it,
This layer of gelatin is translucent and
senSttized. 1t is not transparent When
the negative is laid over it the light
passes through into the gelatin in vary
Ing degrees of Intensity and so gradu-
ally affects it in varying degrees. The
effects of the light may be said to eat
their way down through it. The light
turns the gelatin dark. but 1t also
makes insoluble the parts 1T has af-
fected. The portions underneath not
yet changed by the light are soluble in
warm water. When sufficiently ex-
posed the paper with its gelatin film is
placed in warm water, when two results
follCw-the film floats away from the
paper and the lines, flakes and patches
of 1T not made insoluble by the light are
quickly dissolved. The film is f1oated
OFSA diotHSl pdpST3s TO WHICH II dQ-
heres when dry, bottom side up. AL
though the eye cannot detect it the
surface of the film is mass of peaks,
slopes and valleys, with here ano there
holes through which the paper shows
white. The, darkened film shows lines
and tones, which depend on its thick
ness, as the tone of a wash drawing
depends on the amount of Ink laid on.
Now what Mr.. GitcheI does is to Ore
ate a gelatin film just like this, except
that instead Of one homogeneous stra-
containing colors in strata For In
stance, ON top is a layer of blue pig
ment, then one of green and then one
of, perhaps, brown. The three together
are not thicker than very thin card
board. To quickly comprehend 1t one
should imagine a rough country built
up of three main strata of rocks of as
many colors. Then the mountains and
table lands might appear blue. the foot
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advent Of the first Federal troops into
that historical town.
Watson Brown, some 20 years of age,
and his younger brother, Oliver, were
members of the party which their
father led to Harper's Ferry at the
time of his famous raid on the night of
October 16, 1859. In the fighting which
ensued between the citizens and the
raiders Watson Brown was mortally
wounded and his brother killed instant
~ Both were carried into the engine
house, where their father and the main
body Of the party had taken refuge
Watson expired a few hours later The
two bodies, with others of the party
who were killed in the building, were
round when the place was carried by
assault by the United States marines