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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-24
A RED MANS DRINK.
Red Ink Is q FaVOrIte Beverage
Among the Indians OF In
dian Territory

Vigilant as the deputy marshals are
in Indian territory. and drastic as the
application of the prohibition law by
the courts may be. several kinds of in
toXication safely defy all statutory pro-
Visions Amazing quantities OF jamaica
ginger are consumed in the territory.
The stores handle ginger as a Iegiti-
mate drug. A teaspoonful will cause
choking and coughing for several mn-
utes i'll throat unaccusi omrd to swul-
lowing the powerful stuff. But there
are men in the territory who drink Two
or three bottles a day with apparent
satisfaction to their educated S1onachs.
More Jamaica ginger is sold in the In.
dian territory than in half dozen
states where whisky selling is licensed
Red ink is another favorite tprrilor,
tIpple. This is not a nickname foi
something else. The ordinary red ink
which the bookstores of the states sell
for writing purposes is beverage in
parts OF this country. The ink drinkrr
of cultivated tastes will buy bottles l.,
the half dozen at time and swallow
the contents with relish. Essence.
which sell elsewhere for flavoring pur.
poses are drinks under this civilization.
Anything which has basis OF aIcohcl
Is In demand. Intoxication Is cruvrd
and the stomach Of the Indian terri.
tory drinker does not quarrel with ,hr
form In which II comes. Wood alcohol.
accounted poison in most parts Of The
country. is I" nsumed in considerable.
quantities. The peddIers buy II in OKLA.
homa. dilute II with water. and sell it by
the pint on this side of the line.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-24
England Crazy Over Crooue,

Croquct. the revival Of which In Eng.
Lard was announced not long ago. !.
said to be making alarming strides. and
In places to threaten the sovereignty OF
golf. They have made new game Of il
three times as difficult and scientific
as the old---and the craze Ia ON.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-24
An industrious Volcano.

The most active volcano in the world
Is Mount Sangay, 17,1oO feet high, stu
ated on the eastern chain of the Andes.
South America thas been in constant
eruption since 1928.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-24
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
AN EVENING PAPER.
Issued Every Day, Sundays Excepted.
". W. BOOHER. Etiitur and Pro-
prietOr.

One Copy, one year. e8 10
oae Copy. six months ................. 500
Fof any period under six months, one dollar
oer month. Payable IN advance.
Delivered by carrier In Elko At twenty-dSo
ssnts perweek
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
lublished every Friday and sent to any ao-
dress, postage patd). at the following rates,
payable in advance.
SUBsOIsIPTIoN RATES.
One yesr --.'.'.. III 10
ex montnb ............... ......................2 50
For any period under six months, fifty cents
per month. ..... -.-.-.....
Entered At Elko, Nevada, Postonice for
transmission through the malls as second
class mai matter.
ADVERTISING RATES.
viii be made as low as is consistent with
solli business princIples.; Apply at the OF
ase fer terms r..-.. 3"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
All Around the State.
SENT TO THE PEN.
Gang Rounded Up and Sent
to the Penitentiary.

Two Of the most notorious characters
in that section of the state were taken
to the Anamosa penitentiary from Web.
ster City. They were the end of the ia.
nous Rainsburger gang of Hardin
county in the southeast portion and
Hamilton county in the west, where
they had terrorized the people just as
the Rainsburger gang did during their
career. The men taken to the peniten.
tiary are accused of having been mem.
bers of this famous gang for several
years before its downfall. They are
Charles Anderson and Z. II. Reynolds.
1t was only an accident that they Were
discovered while footing harness store
at Ellsworth. although everyone has
held the suspicion that they were fore.
most in many burglaries that have been
common in that section for years. Their
arrest was made at Jewell. The verdict
of guilty was rendered after the jury
had been out only ten minutes and
Judge Weaver promptly sentenced
them to 2ih years each in the peniten.
tiary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
Anew Plain Truths.

If the government is good for a
bond that it issues why is it not
equally good for a treasury note or a
greenback that it issues? The bond
draws interest and the people must
be taxed to pay this interest. Cannot
an individual or a nation easier pay
a debt that does not draw interest
than it can debt that does draw
interest?
If a man Can borrow all of the
money he wants without interest,
would he not be consummate fool
to refuse to take such money, but on
the other hand would borrow money
and pay high INTEREST,"
To-day the government must raise
money to carry on the war. Every
soldier and sailor who is Offering his
life as sacrifice to his country, Is
willing to take his pay in greenbacks
that draw no interest; that is, the
people loan the government their
services and charge no interest.
1t is only the thieves and specu-
lators and stockholders who will not
fight for their country who want to
charge the government interest and
mortgage unborn generations.
Will the influence of this greedy
and treacherous gang control
congress? We will see.
While battling for the cause of
humanity, will we allow our own
children to be mortgaged and en-.
shaved? Why do we not take Cubai
1t could have been done month ago.
SIMPSONS fleet could have captured
Havana before Dewey took Manila.
Does the Spanish bondholders stand
in the way?-The Caucasian.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
MAY BE NEEDED.
Squadron, Accepts OFFER of Con-
vent at Key West for Hospital.

The mother superior of the Con-
vent OF Mary Immaculate called on
Commander Forsyth. few days ago,
and offered to place the convent and
two school buildings at the disposal Of
the United States, to be used as hos
pital in case of war with Spain, and Of
fering the services of the sisters as
nurses. Commander Forsyth laid the
letter before Commander in Chief Samp-
son, who wrote the following letter Of
acceptance:
United States Flag Ship New York, of
Key West. Fla, April 10. 189s-Commander
]. NJ. Forsyth, U. 8. N, Commandant, Key
West.-Sir: I acknowledge your letter stat
Ing that the Lady Superior, in charge Of
the schools of the Sisters of the Holy Name
convent Of Mary Immaculate. at Key West
has called on you and offered, in case Of
war, to place the convent and the school
buildings at the disposal of the federal au-
thorities for hospital service and that the
sisters tender their personal services as
nurses. I cordially agree with your opin-
Ion expressed that this is most generous
and patriotic tender. and beg that you will
make known to the lady superior and its
sisters my appreciation of their offer and
accept, In case 1t becomes necessary. Very
respectfully,
''w. H. SAMPSON,
Commander in Chief U. s. Naval Forces,
North Atlantic Souadron
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
DOCTORS ELECT OFFICERS.
Forty-Eishth Annual Convention in
Des MOines of the Stnte
Medical Society.

The State Medical society in session
in Des Moines elected H. B. Young, of
Burlington, president and adopted a
resolution providing that the forty
eighth annual convention be held in
1899 at Cedar Rapids. The officers
elected were: President, II. B. Young,
Burlington; vice presidents, ]. T. Priest
ly, Des Moines, D. G. Brockman, Ottum-
wa; treasurer, G. r. Skinner, Cedar
Rapids; secretary, j. w. Cokenower,
DesMoines; new trustees, Calvin Shook.
Fairfield, w. D. Middleton, Davenport.
Harley G. Ristin, Fort Dodge, James
c. Robertson, Council Bluffs, Stephen
E. Robinson. West Union, and Daniel
w. Grouse, Waterloo, are the other
members of the board of trustees.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
Maj.-Gen. Miles Makes a stateme..
Regarding the Raising of Troops
I'm Event of War.

Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, command
ing the army, said the other day
that considerable Misrepresentation
exists in regard to the raising of troops
in the event of war. He thought the
people should understand the situation
more thoroughly than appears to be the
case atpresent. SIN the event of the pas
sage Of the resolution reported by tho
senate foreign relations committee"
said Gen. Miles, "the president would
have authority to call into the service
of the government militia to the num-
Der of about 12,Ooo,ooo. The third Sec
ton of the resolution directs and EN-.
powers the president to use the entire
land and naval forces of the United
States and to call into the actual service
of the United States the militia of the
several states, to such an extent as may
be necessary to carry these resolutions
into agaa4l,"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03

The bankers of New York in the
darkest days of the rebellion crippled
the greenbacks by requiring custom
dues and interest on bonds to be paid
in coin; then in the name of patriot
ism organized gold board to furnish
coin to the government to pay inter
est on the bonds they held. They
sent gold to a premium of more than
$50 per cent and made the war cost
thousands of millions nore than it
would have cost if brave old Thad-
deus Stevens could have had his way.
The brazen gold press are now claim
ing that it was the patriotism of the
gold gamblers of Wall street that
saved the Union and not the blood
and sacri fee of the American people.
These patriots" have come again.
They always come with the same
regularity as vultures gather around
the dead on battlefield whenever
the country is in distress or supposed
to be in distress. There is no fear of
war with Spain. Our resources are
ample and at the command of the
government. The danger is from
Wall or Lombard streets, which or.
ganized the gold board and made wal
on the republic in the rear, while the
brave boys were sacrificing their lives
on the field of battle. The American
people hope they see liberty for Cuba
and honor for the United States,
while the vultures of Wall and LON
bard streets see nothing but bonds to
swell their Golfers, to be paid in dear
er money. Thus they seek to forge
the patriotism of the American peo-
pie into chains to bind the limbs of
their posterity.- Silver Knight.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
WOMEN ADMITTED.
They May Now Become Members OF
the Lodge of Workmen-OMcers
of the Order Chosen.

After four days session in Waterloo
the grand lodge of Iowa Workmen adj
journed. Among the important legisla.
ton was the admission of women to
membership in the order. A sidesaddle
was put on the goat, as it were, the
doors thrown open, and an invitation
extended to them to participate in all
the mysteries, deliberations and bene.
fits. Members suspended for non-pay.
ment of dues must now be reinstated
within 60 days, instead of four nths,
as formerly. The salary Of the grand
master was increased to $1,000 year,
and one dollar additional for each new
member received during his term OF
office, with the added requirement that
his entire time be devoted to the work OF
the order. Waterloo was chosen for the
place of the next convention, to be held
in 1900. Officers chosen for the next
two years are: Grand master, E. Duke
Navan, La Porte; grand recorder, P. B.
White, Waterloo, and grand medical ex-
aminer, S. G. Blythe, Dubuque.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03

1t is proposed to make capital pay
a small per cent of its share of the war
debt. The new revenue law proposes
tax of one quarter of per cent on
all bank deposits to be paid by the
bank; tax of 2 cents on all bank
checks and drafts up to 800, and 2
cents additional for each 800; q spe-
cific license tax of 800 on all banks
up to $4,000 of capital stock and 80
on each additional $1,000 of capital.
Thus the proposed license will be
5000 per annum on the $500, 900 banks,
5000 on the 100000 banks and 800
on the $4,000 banks.-Denison Bull
leten.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
A War Atlas

with sixteen pages of colored maps in
one book, containing new and correct
maps of Cuba, the Philippine Islands,
the West Indies, North America,
Europe, ETC., each map 2lx14 inches,
has just been issued and can be
obtained from the agent of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway at
the depot for 25c each. These maps
are published by Rand, McNally &
Co., one of the most reliable map pub
fishing houses in this country and can
be relied upon. An atlas such as this
is indispensable If one desires to keep
track of current events. 1918.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
Excursions for Homeseekers

by the Chicago Great Western Rail
way maple Leaf Route) on Tuesdays,
May Bird and 18th and June 18th and
21st, at the low rate of one fare plus
$500 for the round trip. This is the
proper season of the year to investi-
gate the advantages offered by new
locations. These Homeseeker's tickets
are good fifteen days for the going
trip and liberal stop over privileges
are granted. The final return limit is
twenty-one days from date of sale.
The territory /, which tickets will be
sold embraces eearly all parts of the
country Offering inducements to new
settlers, Including the South Atlantic
States, the Gulf States, the Mississippi
Valley, the Southwest, Colorado, the
Great Northwest, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Northern Michigan and last but
not least 1.-The garden spot of
Observation-Disclosures Iowa, Southern
Minnesota, Southwest Iowa, and
Northwest Missouri-alopg the lines
of the Chicago Great Western Rail
way. Rates and detailed information
will be cheerfully furnished by E.
Galehonse, agent of the Chicago
Great Western Railway, at Elma.
Don't be afraid to ask him questions.
Have You Friends
or relatives you would like to induce
to come and locate in this vicinity?
Now is the time. Write them of the
Homeseeker's Excursions at about
half-rates on the first and third Tues
days in May and June. Tell them to
come on the Chicago Great Western
Railway. Get copies of the Great
Western publications "Maple Leaf
letsn and "Homeseekers Map" des-
cribing this country, 1.-The garden
spot of America" and send to them
or you can write to any Agent of the
Great Western and he will mail the
books for you free. E. Galehouse
Agent at Elma will be glad to give
you full information about rates and
tickets and will arrange for the de-
livery of prepaid tickets or you can
write to F. H. Lord, General Passen-
ger and Ticket Agent, Chicago. Ask
Agents about freight rates for settlers
or letter of inquiry may be addressed
to P. @. Stohr, General Freight
Agent, st. Paul, Mimi.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03

beats the Centennial Exposition
which occurred in Philadelphia in 1876
away out of sight and is next to the
Worlds Fair at Chicago in impor,
lance to the whole country. All OF
states in the Trans Mississippi region
are interested, and visit to Omaha
during the continuance of the Exposi-
ton, from June to October, inclusive,
is recommended to all.
Buy your excursion tickets over
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Ry.. An illustrated folder descriptive
of the Exposition will be sent you on
receipt %grpss OF &c seens stamp tor postage;
Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
OUR CANDIDATE IN 1900
The Battle Between the Bond
Sharks and the People.

The war revenue bill is still beng
considered in the Senate, and it will
be sometime yet before vote is reach
ed. The battle is being waged over
the efforts of the bond sharks to mort
gage future generations. 1t is pro-
posed to issue five hundred million
dollars of bonds to carry on this war
against Spain, fourth-rate power,
which could have been defeated.and
ended before now if Captain Samp-
sons fleet had been allowed to strike
decisive blow at Havana, as Dewey
did at Manila.
The men who are trying to embar-
rass our government, exhaust its re-
sources, and put upon the necks of
the people yoke of mortgage indebt-
edness are not only greedy and heart
less shylocks trying to suck the life
blood of the nation in an hour of
need, but they are indeed the allies of
Spain. In fact, they are more dan
gerous to our government and people
than all the Spanish army and navy
combined.
1t was this same gang of thieves
and greedy vultures that attempted
to mortgage the nation during the
late civil war. 1t was Abraham Lin
coin who defed them and called up
on congress to exercise its sovereign
power and issue greenbacks. In re-
spouse to Lincoln's call, congress is
sued four hundred and fifty millions
of greenbacks, and with these the
war was fought and won; and at the
close of the war our people prospered
as they never prospered before, for
instead of mortgage debt each year
to draw the life blood of the people in
the shape of interest they had the
greenbacks as money, which gave
life, impetus, and inspiration to every
business in the nation. 1t was not
until the gold ring succeeded in cap
turing congress five yeors after the
close of the War that they began to
burn these greenbacks, deprive the
people of their money, and in the
place of the greenbacks saddle upon
the nation bonded debt. Then, and
not until then, began the period of
hard times.
Within few days congress must
decide whether it will issue bonds
and mortgage future generations or
whether it will follow Loncoln's wise
and patriotic example of issuing
greenbacks to carry on the war. Ev-
cry traitor to the people and every
friend of Spain will vote for bonds
The Caucasian.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
TWO CELEBRATIONS.
The Trans-Mississippi Expedition
Commission ArranEes for This
Number In Omaha.

The Iowa Trans Mississippi EXPOSE
ton commission expects to arrange for
two different celebrations for Iowa peo-
pie at Omaha. The first will be upon
the occasion of the formal dedication of
the Iowa building. This will occur some
time in June and will be the occasion of
a programme of music and speechmak-
ing. The big Iowa celebration. how
ever, will occur on Iowa day. The date
for this has not been definitely decided
upon yet, but will likely be chosen in
September. Two days will be set apart
for this OCCASION. and the exercises will
include parades, music, fireworks and
speeches
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03

The omnipotent trust which has
purchased the paper mills of the Unit
ed States and controls the output of
print paper and its price, is making
itself felt in the print shops of Ameri-
ca. One year ago the price of print
paper was one dollar and seventy
cents hundred pounds and per
cent off for cash. The last ton pur-
chased for our use cost us SO. 45 a hun
dred with per cent off for cash, and
now the same house quotes US So 65
per hundred and no discount given.
These prices are not the result of a
scarcity of paper, or that paper mills
were not making and declaring profit.
able dividends at former prices, but
simply combination in the form of
a trust to exact and extort an unreas-
enable profit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
A GOOD WAR VESSEL.
New Cruiser New Orleans Will Give
Good Account of Herself.
Built for Brazil and for Use I'm .
Warm Climate She Was Not
Fitted Up with Heating
Apparatus.

The New Orleans, formerly the Bra
lillian cruiser Amazonas, which has ar
rived at New York in company with the
San Francisco, will undoubtedly be
very great help to the American navy
in case war should be declared. The
vessel, which was recently purchased
from the Brazilian government, was
built by Armstrong g. Co., of Newcastle
on-Tyne, England, and representative
of that firm, George Robson, came over
on the vessel and superintendent the
working of the machinery during the
entire passage. Mr.. Robson, who is
skilled engineer, told q representative
of the Press that he was perfectly sat
is1led with the manner in which the
New Orleans acquitted herself on her
initial trip across the Atlantic, and said
that his most sanguine anticipations of
her capabilities were more than real
lied. In this Mr.. Robson was backed
up by all the officers on board, who were
loud in their praises of the qualities Of
the new warship.
The New Orleans free board is only
about half as high as that Of the San
Francisco, and she ships a lot of water;
III fact, she is what naval experts would
call "wet ship" Having been built
for use in tropical climate, the New
Orleans has no heating apparatus, and
this is one of the defects which the
American officers discovered before
they were many hours on board.
The New Orleans can attain n speed
of 22X knots an hour under forced
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
BANK BUSINESS.
Auditor Makes Repor, ON the Last
Call, Showing an Incrca.e in
Deposits of $i2,OOO,OOO.

The report of Auditor of State McCar-
thy on the condition of the COG state and
III savings banks in Iowa at the close
OF business on Apriio, which was issued
on Friday, shows that since June 80,
1897, there has been an increase of S12,-
o26,201.3s in deposits of the two classes
of banks. The deposits since the last
call, made January 6, 1898, show net
increase of $5,34o,764.49. For the nine
monts they show an increase of $12 1885,
201.3S. The total assets of the two
classes of banks on April Q was as fol-
lows: Savings, $i4,276, 461.s2; state,
$33,537,27s.59. Tie deposits in both
classes of banks amount to over $751;
100000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
A Dictionary Matter.
He rushed up the steps.

He rushed up the steps.
Thew were the steps of the national
treasury.
81 want to give my all to my coun-
tryH' he cried.
He waved valise.
The valise contained wads of cash
He had heard there would be war
War is like street car travel.
1t eats up a lot of money.
''Cubam he cried.
The secretary of the treasury came
in.
rs the government in need of mon
ey, Mr.. Secretary?"
sit isl
Glow much!"
Lots. We may be up to our eyes
in war very soon"
Here is valise full"
"Thank you. Here is government
bond"
els it gold boud?"
No"
cit is coin bond"
II can't give you my money, Mr..
Secretary, until get a gold bond"
The law doesn't allow gold bonds
to be issued"
'tThen the law must be changed,
Mr.. Secretary, or l won't lend my
money"
But I thought you loved your
country and wanted to lend your
money for that reason"
"Just so. love my country too
much to let it dishonor itself by issu
ing coin bond. Gold bond or no1h-
ing"
"My dear sir. you are quite right,
but let he call your attention to one
particular"
What is that?"
1.-The meaning of the word COIN"
What does it mean?"
Gold"
''Are you sure2"
Certain"
"Well, now, Mr.. Secretary, what
dictionary does the government use?"
IAN English dictionary, of course. I"
Exactly. But how can I know
that when my money is repaid, that
the government won't be using an
American dictionaryT'--Twentieth
Century.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-06-03
draught.

The Bimetallist for May contains
twenty different articles, most of
which will live in history. The lead
ing article in reply to Governor
Shaw's address before the Indianap-
oils monetary convention, January
25, 1898, is one of the ablest and hap
piest of its distinguished editor, ex-
Congressman, II. F. Bartine. In the
near future the PLAIN DEALER will
give the article entire or liberal ex-
tracts therefrom.