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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14
WORSE THAN WAR.

Spanish bullets and shells are re-
sponeonsible for the death OF but 3i5
American soldiers from May LIST to
Sept. Both, while including the same
pe1od disease and perhaps neglect
nnd Incompetence, laid low 2265 brave
boys in blue.
Those figures are official. They
were given out by Adjutant General
, Corbin III the form OF u bulletin.
which WIS posted on the War De.
partment board at the door of his
Office.
An officer who stood II front OF the
board aud read the figures, said:
This should be an object lesson for
the investigating commission to study
deeply. 1t will at least form valu-
able text coming out officially as it
does at this time
The official bulletin reads as fol.
lows:
Deaths from oil causes between
May l and September 30. 1893, in
elusive, rs reported to the adjutaut
general October 81. 1898: Killed in
action, % officers and 257 enlisted
men; died from wounds officers and
6l enlisted men; died Of disease, 20
officers and 1876 enlisted men. Be.
ing an aggregate OF 2,9l0 deaths ont Of
total force OF 274,7l7. officers and
men,
The death aggregate thus shows
percentage OF l,U59. There was no
supplemental statement issued show
ing the thousands OF men now i'll hos.
pitfalls or con yalencent from the effects
OF diseass, exposure and lack Of
proper food and protection. Those
figures, added to the deaths, would
make u startling aggregate and bal
ance heavily against the Algerian
methods employed during the war
with Spain.
Those figures send thrill OF hoI.
ror through the hearts Of those whose
loved ones donned the blue to uphold
their county's honor III the war with
Spain.and bring the blush of shame
to the cheek OF every true American.
They tell tale OF misery and suffer-
ing hat no explanations can wipe ont
Nothing but the condign punishment
OF those responsible for this condition
OF affairs in the army will satisfy the
American people.
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Bullets Fired nt tho Sixth

@Have you any idea OF the hailst orm
Of bullets we won't through on San
Juan hill?" said one OF the officers OF
the Sixth the other evening while mt
supper with several of his fellow -offi.
GERS who had been in the battle
This started the discussion, and Cap
tain Kenonn figured out approxi-
matly how many bullets were fired
at the Sixth on that eventfuI day.
Gathered upon the top of the hill
were 1900 Spaniards, and with their
Mausers they could fire 10 shots a
minute with the greatesa casc, and
this makes $4,000 bullets which wore
rained down on the sixth every min
ute. The battle lasted for an hour
and half which is 90 minutes, and
there were 80 times 5000 bullets
fired, for the firing was steady and did
not slack up at any time. Thus
makes l,35o,OO0 bullets winch were
fired at the Sixth during the engage.
ment, md with these figures before
one it is casy to understand why only
some 80 OF the brave boys who
marched out Of the city last April
returned.
Tho estimate Of the number OF bul.
luts tired given 10 conservative. as tho
Mausers can easily fire 20 shotB pei
minute and 1t 10 probable that nearly
100000 bullets were in the storm OF
lead ahioh tho Sixth weathered.- -
Cincinnati Enquirer. .
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14

\ portly gentleman sat on the porch
ana smiled. while Il small boy, also
smiling. painted the front fence.
Look at that boy" the portIy man
remarked 10 visitor; "hc thinks he Is
haNlEg good time. y small boy is
surely the drollcst creature Oh earth.
When l was Il youngstcr | remember
that there were certain kinds of work
1 considered play, and one of them was
painting. was always crazy to paint.
Many times | have taken n bucket of
muddy water and an old paint brush,
and have spent n whole half day put
ting thick coat on the side of INV IA
theirs barn.
so with my boy, Dick. the little chap
painting the fence; he has always been
crazy TO paint. lie is enjoying Himself
now-you can sec he is; and ne will
paint that whole fence, too, lust ms
well as he knows how. Idon't care if
is a ttiilc smrarod: he's getting ioy.
solid joy, thicker than the paint on
his hands and clothes.
"Ihcrc'S mean side to IL. too; he
wanted to paint the fence and wanted
the weeds pulled out of the yard. So.
like an und, ,rhandnd rascal. | bar-
gained with him; told him that if he
would pull all the weeds out would
let him paint the fence. lie went
through the other job like soldier
he hates to pull wccds-all boys do
and uow he thinks ht is getting his re.
ward. u Is 4 downright shame to fool
him that waN--dou't you think SOP"
The rortly gentleman cEuckled
again. and the small boy, wild with
JOY, went on p|astCring paint on the
cnC".--Drtroi, Free Press.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14

"fcu young Irlu asks a father for his
GHr-E'gT's hand in marriage. If the father
y Wise one he thinks Of one thing ruual
~ ne Important as the young mans morals
social and business standing and iutciE
Ecucc. \ young inau WHO suffers from I'M.
health has no right 10 marry until his health
- restored. To do so i TO commit n crime
against the human race While all diseases
may not be directly inherited the constitu
n"nl tendency to acquire them is inner
lied. II man Is corsumpt;ve, the
Chances arc .hlt his children will have
weak, undc:siacd lungs, and prcdisposi-
ton to acquire TIE same disease.
!hc young man who suffers from bron.
Cn'dS, weak lungs, splitting OF blood or any
aie'ase OF the rpassagvs which, If neg
lcCicG leads up to consumption NAV take
l(r. Pi"rcc's Golden Medical Discovery with
almost absolute assurance OF recovery II
cures o per cent of all cases when taken
III time. II soO;lIcs and heals the delicate
and sensitive tissues of the air-passages and
lungs checks III" cough. facilitates EXPECT
Grafton, drives OFT all impurities and dis
case germs from the tainted blood and
builds new and healthy tissues.
Mi John g. Rom. OF .oto Liberty Ave Pitts
burEh. Pa, writes Some thirty months nVo
said To my wife, don't want TO keen anythln1
ii";n yuh. must tell you am in the last stage
OF iSpnNHiup'ipu.' Ia December $50 coIumcncrd
taxing h;- FcTccs Golden Medical Discovery
! could thea only peak in whispers ! have
When Thirteen bottles, and Caa say with Truth
nm greatly benefited. People are surprised 10
hear nc speak ] can haliOo and my voice has
not been n good iU eight years NV stomach
was never III better condition. Formerly could
ngt cay without suffering very much imm edatcIy
atsf' O"' now can cat anything"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14
ELKo, NEVADA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER ID, 1898.
Mean. Much to Ca,,l, Mon.

The revival of business III Cuba
and Porto Rico means much to cattle
men within reach OF the Gulf Of Mex
leo ports. Tho Dnever News says d.
c. Prior Of Fort Worth who has just
returned from Il trip To Havana,
thinks Cuba alone will take 1,000,OOO
head Of cattle next year. He com.
plains bitterly OF the tariff cxactiol 8
i'll Havana, the Spanish code being
yet IN force, In addition to the reg
ular tariffs the Spnniards have long
list OF extras, which seem to be al .
usted ON basis of what II man will
stand. The tariff on cattle is Sc for
steers, sc for calves, $40 for oxen and
IS for beeyes, and on top OF that is an
ed ralorem duty and weight charge,
to say nothing OF official fees and
special items to- numerous To mention.
Tho American Commission us soon
rs it takes charge of the island. will
do away with this system, and will
probably abolish the tariff on cattle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14
VOLUME NXXII.



J"cky, who used ,o be morc sailor
than gunner, Is now moro gunner
thnn sailor. just in proportion as lie
has ceased 10 be part Of the great
engine on Which he lives. 81 Ire has
come more nud .mur" into control Of
n, mad N7 the cnr,liGal purpose OF Il
Worship l. to lit things with her pro-
J cliic' J"cEy has become Il specialist
IN getting that work ont of her. lie
toes It in iw1 p!au.s-at the guns
ant at 'hc engines. Correctly point
81 guns are "'.uo u. unllss the plat
i"rm ON winch they rest is put in
proper relation 'u IL. thing 90 no Int
and Kept there. EgUlI!y il is useless
{" yet the ship iIl,o proper place un-
les t"c e'!ms aFn corr, ely pointed.
Men who can do either %! these things
must have natural capacities and he
rusccptib!r To- education. and only
men Of tlIs sort are eligible for our
navy.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14

Th07r WHO lew months ago were
shouting prosperity on the strength
"f "loI'nr wheat" inr the farmer, ARE
still insisting that prosperity abounhs
ullIough their luur ~ Il triilp more
suhducd. and ".iullar wheat" docs
not appear N the retain. But then
We must not hC captions over little
thmGe, 50 tong rs We have pros
pcrity. what difference doca il mako
whnalhcr We hnvo "dolInr wheat or
"hfty. cent wheat
At the prrsrnt time wheat is worth
from - To- - cents "n the Western
farm according 10 location.
Cotton hng mnhc II uow low wafer
record. selling ia Now York down Ia
The mCrCgt fraction above liyc ccnts,
with wool corn aud Uats alno cdging
iOwnrd the low record mnrlS, the agri.
Culiurista vino institute nearly half
of our industrial population may we'll
inquire nq tO thC real nniurr Of the
prosperity which nbyuniF, and who
has It. Tho fgcl ~ that while there
haa been rather more burinCss activity
lately than during the depression OF
1S9I.j.G.I, there has been no material
advance in rriccp, c2 scpt where
fuminr conditions OF other countries
Coppicd with speculation, tcmpornril!
raised tho prices OF brcadsiulIs, nu,
combines have kept up the prices o
Gomc other things. But such IN
iuencce always have serious offsets
and wc have hnd no rcnl prosperity
National lIimcialliai.
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Cattle For Sale.

| have for sale at my ranch, known
as the Warm Springs ranch, in New.
ark Valley, White Pine county, sixt,
miles south Of Elko, 600 head oi
etcers, one. two and three years old
fat and ready for market; also 7Ot
head OF stock cattlc, mostly cows nnt
calves. All in good coalition. viii
cell in bunchcs or oil in one lot. Par
ties looking for feeders and shipper,
will find bargains in this lot. Goot
trail to railroad. . ...
W. a. MooRE.
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Don't.

Don't imagine doctor believes
life isn't worth living.
Don't patroniza fro aalc il you
wan, la purchase fuel.
Don't take yonr watch 10 a ply
sicin because IL is run down.
Dom, try 10 pull Yourself out oI
trouble with Il corEeCrGw.
Don't stpnd H. front of bars toe
much or you may get behind them.
Don't bet on what you feel in your
bones unless itT rheumatism.
Don't judge poet 10y his dress;
llnc feathers don't make fine birds.
Don't neglect to talk ecnRibly n
times; il may he difficult. but III
necessary.
Don't stay away from church Oi
account Of your ClOthes. Tho Lore
il too huey IT, notice tho hnmdiwnrli o
tailpra aud drcssmakCrs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14

The iii, ision Of mineral rceourcce
Of the United States geological sur.
vcy has issued chart showing the
mineral products II the United States
from 1883 to 1897. There are fifty
eight products economically utilized
III this country nf which twelve are
metallic and forty six non metallic.
The value nt these i'll 1897 wHs: Non
metallic, 500, llG,Sl5; metallic. S3U2 :
l9S.5p2; uDspeciticd, $!,G0U,0.0. totHI
s632,3l2,3i7. This does not come up
Ia tue. record OF 1898, which WIS SGiS.
GIj.OSl, but in the highest since that
time. Tho greatest value. is on cOnl,
II being worth SlDS,GG9,lTS. md iron
comes second at so, ,l22,2ag. The
goli was worth S57.3G3.OO0 and cop.
per comes very close. Its valuc being
SjI.0SO.iS0. Petroleum comes ne xt
in order with sio,929.5ll, followed IN
order with building stones, :36 O7O.-
Gjl; silver, S32,3lG,000; lead, all $50.
72s; natural gns, Sl3.s2G.i22; .rlays
s9uuO.UOn. aud. cement, aS,l5S,aS',
Nll lrthcr substances show u less nn-
nmll value than eight millions
Aiu minum hus gone up from $tiD.Ola
in 1883 Ia Si.000,gOo in 1897. ..
1T is not probable tiht The figures
for 1893 will equal those quoted for
last year. Tho war has had its effect
on mining ia Oh other industries.
Thousands engaged in various
branches Of this industry went of to
war, or left for tho Klondikc. SO uhnt
there were fewer producers this. ycaT
than in 1897
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Prepared Prepared!

The Alexander Business House at
Elko Is now prepared to serve the
public in general with the most desir
able goods suitable FOR Fall and Win
ter. All kinds Of Goods have been
selected in eastern and western maj
kets. In style quality and price oI
purchase our Motto is never to he
undersold.
Remember the AleIander's, Elko
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14

y great COmmutin seems to have
iakCn place aluong railway circles
owing to tic contemplated through
ear Eervicc between the Pacific Const
and Chicago which is operating ono
day each week. This is not new de-
pariurc by any mcams,. ns the Denver
& Rio Graudc Railroad Company and
it's connections have been operating a
through ear scrvicc between the Pa.
citic md Atlantic Coast ia. Salt Lake
Pueblo, Denver. E.r.w City and
CmCarn for yc"r, nuh three da =
each week, viz y,cgy Wcduc,duy.
Thursday and Finds ,,rumg. Tho
cars Tor this through tcTvIro are IT
;hc latest Pullman design. and are
supplied with clean linen AMI bedding
throughout. y Pullmau porter is as.
signc,l tn each car. These cars are
also hnlcr the personal supervision
nf Il Special Excpr-iun agent,
whose du'y it =: - SEQ that rnGscn.
gers nrr given every comfort nnd at.
tcutipu For further Information. np.
ply to any agcnl.ur Il f.. Ncvins.
General hr1i. ur iu II NJ. Cu'hing
Travelling passenger Nr"ni. u. X Il.
@. Il H., 80 West "rI South ST. Salt
Ial,o city, Clah.
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RoBERT +. Moons AND
MATTE a. MOORE,

PLAINTIFF,
RoBERT +. Moons AND
MATTE a. MOORE,
DEFENDANTS.
Under and by virtue OF an order Of sale
md II decree OF foreclosure issued out OF the
District Court OF the Fourth Judicial Dis.
trict OF the State OF Nevada I'm und for the
County OF Elko. on the 9th day Of August,
is9S, In the above entitled action wherein
the Bank of Tolo, u CORPORATION the above
named Plaintiff obtained u Judgment ard
decree OF foreclosure against tho above
named Defendants and 60 uch OF them on the
end day OF August. 1893. am commanded
10 sell all those certain tracts OF land situ.
ate, lying and boibg In said County Of Elkn
anu State OF Ncynda particularly described
as follows, TO wilt: or Section 2. the North.
Northeast quarter; OF section I, tho East
half OF the Northwest quarter ana the
northeast quarter; OF section q. the West
half OF tho Southeast quarter: OF section III.
the West half OF the Northeast quarter and
thcSouthcaSt quarter :of section ~ the South.
west quarter OF the Northeast quarter: Of
section -, tho North half OF the SouihCGst 5
quarter, and tho South half OF the NorihCas,
quarter and tho Southeast quarter OF tho
Northwest quarter; OF Section -. the West
half OF tho Northwest Quarter; OF Section
81, the Northwest quarter of tho North
west quarter. all IN Township q North nf
Range 81 East, Mt. Dlablo base and Mcrld.
Ian
Also OF Section 90, tho North half Of the
Northwest quarter and tho North east
quarter OF tho Southwest quarter: of SEQ.
tlon "a, tho Southwest quarter OF the North.
west quarter oDd the South cast quarter Of
northeast quarter and tho West inlf Of tho
southeast quarter and the southwest quar-.
ter; OF Section %. tho Southeast quarter Of
tho Northeast quarter and the Southeast 4
quarter and tho East half OF the Southwest
quarter; Of Section 81. tho Northeast quar-.
ter OF the Northeast quarter and the East
half OF the Northwest quarter and the East
half OF tho Southwest quarter: OF Section ~.
tbo Northwest quarter OF tho Northwest
quarter. tho East half OF tho Northwest
quarter and the Northeast quarter and tho
Northeast quarter Of the Southeast quarter:
Of Section A.: the Northwest quarter Of tho
Northwest quarter nnd tho Souih half oi
tho Northwest quarter, tho Southwest quar-.
tor and tho Boutnwcat quarter OF the s0uih.
east qunrtcf, all In Township ~, North OF
Range 81 East, Mt. Diablo base and Mcrid.
Ian.
Together with oil and singular tNo tono.
mcnis, hercdtiaments' md appurtonnnces
thereto belonging, or IN any wlso appcr
tanning.
Public notice IL hereby given that on Sat
/ urday, the 18th day oi October, 1893, a,
| ton O'clock 4. ~. OF said day at the Couri
House door In tho town OF Riko, County o
| Elko and state OF Nevada. will in o6cd
lCncB TO said order ni sale and docrco o
| foreclosure sell tho above uosoribcd prop
| erty or so much thcTeof M may DO necca
eary TO sntisfy plaintiTs Judgment with
| interest and costs, nj public auction 10 The
| highest and bcst bidder or bidders for casl
lawful money OF tho United Stntcs.
J. NJ. NATTER,
Shorin OF Elko County. Nevada
] Dated September nth. 1923.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14

a terrible battle took place nt Vir-
den, ILL.,, yesterday between tho strik.
ing coal miners and the officers who
were guarding tho negroes imported
10 take tho places OF tho strikers
Over 100 men ARE reported killed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14

An Eastern exchange hns found
out that political speeches are no
longer potential, and now Hs rule
are seldom read by the mngacs. 4
recent canvas Of newspaper sub.
cribcrs developed tho fact that only
one man IN hundred reads political
speeches. and ho rcHds only II lcw
linCR,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14
Charley Ienderson's Condition.

The latest regarding the conditirn
OF Lieutenant Henderson is fourd in
the dispatches published below:
-JACKsoNvILLE, FLORIDA, Oct. Sth,
1893. Mrs. S. W. Henderson On, Elko
Nevada. Charles temperature
tiuctuates between l02 and 1O4. Fe-
yer will probably run two weeks. lie
is holding his own.
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"A. q. GUNNER.

JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA, Oct. 9th
1888. Mrs. S. w. Henderson, EIko,
Nevada. Condition unchanged.
Everything is being done for him Of
course. Can not tell when change
will come.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14
GA,G. GUNNER

Yesterdays dispatch was sent in
response to one from the family ask
ing IL some OF them should come
down. 1t is n consolation to his peo.
pie to know that Charley Is having
the best OF care.
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Cigars and Tobacco

Don't forget to register 10 you
want to exercise the highest privil.
ego OF an American citizen on tho
9Th oi November,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-14
NOTICE OF SALE.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
l Fourth Judicial District OF the Stale of
Nevada, In and for tho County OF Elko.
TnE BAsK OF YoLo "a coEPouArIoS)
PLAINTIFF,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-24
STANDARD OF EXCEL ENC 81.
.ountaineer Who Highly Apl
=. 80 -, -. 3 III u, Z y - z -.

"a Mountaineer Who Highly Appreciates
Really Good Cooking.
Asa rule the mountaineer of Ken
lucky is not a gastr onomic connoisseur,
and the visitor at his table is quite as
likely to hear dried apples referred to-
as !. fruit as he is to find any other
kind Of fruit on the table. Occasionally,
however, one Of them is fficiently for
tunate to get away from his Businesses,
and living temporarily down in the
blue grass has an opportunity toacquire
1t was such a one ]. caught up with one
morning in June along the ridge Of the
Cumberlands. 5s.5
m looking for q place, said
after a few preliminaries, where can
stop for week or so while look up
some timber I have in this neighbor-
hood. Do you know Of any?''
Ground here, . he replied, "exceptin
you go to Mount Pleasant, an I reckon
that's too fer, But hoI on" he broke
In with a sudden thought, ''thar's the
Wilder Tackett. She axed me yistidy
to see some Nv you folks at the mill and
tell 'em she had place to sleep and eat
two er three men eff they wuzn't too
pertickler. !"
SIS it pretty good placer I in
quired thoughtlessly. 28 &.
The young man g face flushed.
'.Well, Ireckon,' he said with some
emphasis. "She's goin to be my moth
er-in-law come next September. =
sob, beg your pardon, /" fastened
to explain. 81 only asked to know if
she had good eating. Some. Of that we
get in private houses even in the cities,
| you know, is not the best in the world. =
"Cities be derned," he said with a
| fine feeling. eyer amt never tried the
| Widder Tackett's pie yet, mister, an
yer want to keep still till yer do.
Amt nothin like it nowhere, no matter
| what kind nv a pie she sets afore yer.
It's all ne plusibus unum, an no mis-
take. Why, I'm tellin you that I sot
down to one Nv her pies last week, dern
eff recomember what kind it wuz, ei
I ever knowed, an wuz eatin right
into it like hot shovel goin into q
snow pile, an Bill Rogers acrost the
table frum me called me liar, an
1 never said dern word to him tell
had plum ct my pie and got my teeth
picked. Dern my buttons eff did, colo
nell .-. 49, =. H.
| did not like to inquire further into
the mystery Of what happened to Mr.
Rogers after the last taste of the pit
was safely housed by my informant, bu
I made fair guess and went on to SCI
the Widow Tackett concerning boart
and lodging for one man for one week
Washington Star. 81. 49,
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The First Teacups.

Even after tea was introduced into
Europe and had come into general use
teacups were scarce At the same time
coffee was introduced; but, apart from
Constantinople, the first coffee cups in
Europe date back only as far as 1915 in
Venice, 1869 in Paris, 1862 in London
and 1884 in Leipsic. From the first,
however, the conventional oriental cof-
fee cup without stem or handle, was
little used and in Germany not at all.
The Chinese teacup was used for tea,
coffee and chocolate as we'll. Specimens
Of porcelain were undoubtedly intro
duoed into Europe in the middle ages,
yet not till the sixteenth century were
cups imported from China in any great
quantities, and even then it was as arti-
oless Of vertu. Most Of those found their
way back into China again, as collect
ing porcelain lisa lasting fad there, and
high prices are paid for good specimens
The collection Of Chinese porcelain, il
only the genuine specimens are desired
requires immense study and knowledge,
as the Chinese are skillful imitators
and put numerous falsifcations on the
market. 81. 5H.S rs