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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-04
Troubles Of II Prophet.

allow hit happened Brudder John
sing dat yo' dun quit preaohin down
in Alabamy a'leddy?"
"W'y my ch'eh quit payip' ten.
shun to ernything l SAY, an dun shet
off my salary"
TDey mus be mighty bad lot o.
brotherin' an sisterin; down dar."
%Fo dey haiDt so powful bad, but
aster went to profsyin' l lost all
manner Nv control w de entire
gang"
@Dat SOY"
"Yas, you SOC 1 dun bin profsyin'
bout whut comm to pass an whut
gwine to happen to all dem mean n,g-
gers whut wudden pay de preacher
an kollections wuz jest comm in fine
tweI ono day de sistern' ak me whut
Kind o weather we gwine to hab fur
de 'possum festiful, an l tell 'um hit
sho will be de fines sort, fer bekase
l wuz mighty hongry and wanted de
supper to sho come off. But, sub, it
ralned an sleeted an cum two or
three skykoons, an den 1 seed my
huence wld way'ard brudderln' wuz
sholy busted. De salary kollections
tuck de drags an 10 matter how I
exhausted my flock ner how 1 prof.
sled dey .wuz sho fer de blazin' lake
dey jest cot dar an LATED at me, an
wudden pay me hurry red cent mel
gin me de turkey dinner, ner nuthin
Atlanta Journal
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-04
VIII Test the Law.

Mr.. S. p. Davis, editor of the APP
peal will test the poll tax law, passed
by the last legislature, 0ne OF, the
printers working in the Appeal office
attempted to register last Friday and
was refused because he could not
produce his poll tax receipts for 1897
and 1898. Notice was at once given
to the registry agent that test case
would be made. Hon. William
WOODBURY. has been retained by Mr..
Davis to test the law in the courts.
BY getting the law in the courts
now a decision will be rendered be-
fore the fall election and no citizen
need be deprived OF the right to vote.
1t the courts sustain the law, those
who have not paid the necessary poll
tax can hustle around and raise the
necessary funds to get their certii-
Gates of citizenship from the assessors.
II declared unconstitutional. every
citizen will have the right to vote,
without being taxed to exercise that
right. There ought to be some other
way Of raising revenue than by taxing
the elective franchise.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-04

Vice President Maxson has secured
specimens Of building stone and
some marble for the Nevada exhibit
at Omaha, and yesterday received a
letter from G. s. Nixon of Winnie
mucca that he had ordered a liberal
amount OF the natural sulphur found
in Humboldt county to be brought
to the railroad and added to the Ne.
vnda display at the Exposition. Let
ters received from miners III the Cot
touwood Mountains in Hum boldt and
Churchill counties protfer aid in con-
tributions OF gypsum, iron, cobalt and
nickel from that district.-Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-04
REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR

Most girls are hero worshipers till
they meet one.
Probably the most unhappy girl in
the world is the one whose teeth ache
every time she eats candy.
A girl always comes away from q
house party with either a terrible quar-
rel or an idea for new waist.
Any man will admit that he can't
make bread, but no woman will admit
7 that she can't understand politics.
A mother would sometimes do better
il she spent less time teaching her
daughter when she ought to be a lady
and more time teaching her when she
ought to be woman.
When man secs his wife really
angry he, says it is foolish to lose her
temper like that; when he gets the
same way himself he'says there IL q
point where patience cesses'to DO 6
virtue.---N. Y. Press,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-04
Omcer Charley Leeper.

My horse WIlfred L. cut and bruis.
ed his quarter very badly in a race.
l used Trib, pouring it in and rub
bling it around the wound three times
day, three days. 1t was cured.
feel safe in recommending Trib
whore the skin is broken, as well as in
mere brulses.-R. G. Leeper, Dep.
Sheriff, Washoe Co. New.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-04

While you are LOOKING for change
IL the weather. examine the latest
patterns in wall paper at the Postot-
ice. All goods hrst class and at the
owest living prices. CnlI in and ex.
imine my stock. NJ trouble to show
goods. |. ". SHERwood.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-04

Tom Julian, City Attorney for
Reno, has enjoined the payment Of
$500 to the law firm Of Torreyson g.
Symmetrical, for services in the
water bond suit; the complaint fur.
Their alleges that it is his belief that
the item Of $3.50 charged by attorney
Summerfeld YVES che fee Of the attor.
ney OF A. G. Nletcher, who brought
suit against the City Council to test
the constitutionality, of the incorpor-
alton act, and that other items in
Summerheld's bills were for expenses
which were never incurred. The
court has granted an injunction.
f.'ft.t on u
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-04

The servant girls have organized an
association for the purpose Of Solving
the social problem" The real ru ers
of the average American home have
at last come together, says the Phila.
delphia Press.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-04

Dancing pumps and light weight
boots and shoes at Alexander's. y
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-04

This Is the trademark
which Is on the wrapper sal
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-24
RUNS BLOCKADE AGAIN.
Spaniards Go Wild with Joy When
the Montserrat Reaches
Corunna.
GETS OUT OF ClENFuEGoS ALL RIGHT.
Long BE Deferred-Cervern May
Have Made Fatal Mistake-Dis-
patch from Havana States Amer
lean Warships Had Arrived.

Corunna, Spain, May 81. = The Span.
ish auxiliary cruiser Montserrat ar
rived here unexpectedly Friday even
ing, from Cienfuegos, having escaped
the American blockading ships. Large
throngs of people thronged the quays
and the members of the crew received
an ovation when they went ashore. The
people embraced the captain and Of
fcers of the steamer. Popular demon
strations followed throughout the city.
The commander of the Montserrat de-
clared that he was not charged with
any mission and said he was not carry
ing dispatches, but the Spaniards claim
that he is patriotically concealing the
facts in the case.
The Montserrat is to be sent to Ferrol
or Cadiz in order to have her guns
mounted.
A big fete is being organized here in
honor of the officers and crew of the
Montserrat.
Claim Blockade IL Intellectual.
Madrid, May 21.-The newspapers
here are using the assertion that the
Spanish auxiliary Montserrat thrice
ran the blockade of the Cuban coast"
as the text for articles claiming to
point out that the blockade is ineffec-
tive.
1t is asserted here that the Montser-
rat landed 15,000,000 pesetas, 1000 SOL
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-24

unteers at the vessel and its departure
will be devoted to the arrangement of
quarters and the loading of ammuni.
ton. 1t is intended that the steamer
shall move out into the stream Sunday
night, there existing regulations
against the transfer of ammunition to
q vessel at wharf.
The officers of the Fourteenth in
'fantry and the Fourth cavalry, of the
regular service, have received orders to
have their commands in readiness to
leave the Preside on short notice. This
Is considered to indicate that the or
carnations, or portion of them, will
accompany the First regiment of vol
unteers to Manila.
In accordance with instructions re-
ceived Saturday from Washington, ar
rangements are being made to man
the fleet OF tugs chartered at this port
by the government with members of
the naval reserve. They will act as
scouting boats and render whatever
service may be demanded by the score
tary OF the navy.
Gen. Merriam has been advised that
the extensive barracks at Benicia,
which can comfortably shelter 1000
men, are now vacant and can be used
II desired. Gen. Merriam believes, how
ever, that the incoming troops should
be encamped in San Francisco, where
the supply department. and subsistence
stores are established.
Assistant Quartermaster Long has
Cancelled contract for the supply Of
clothing to the troops because the work
was being done by Chinese.
The Red Cross society is actively en-
gagged in distributing delicacies to tho
soldiers at the Preside.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-24
F1REMEN HURT.
Two Serious Connagrations mt Brook
lyn-Narrow Escape of People
in Tenement.

New York, May 2l.-There were two
serious confiagrations in brooklyn
early In the day, and at each of them
one fireman sustained injuries that are
likely to prove fatal, and several others
were badly hurt. One of the fires was
In big frame tenement row in Culver
street, which threatened the lives of
many people asleep. In the work of
rescue ladder upon which three fire
men were at work broke and Henry
Nichenberg, who fell three stories,
was probably fatally hurt. Henry Gel
lison was internally injured and Will
liam Thomas suffered fracture of a
leg. The monetary loss at this fire is
estimated at 100000. In fire which
broke out little later in concert
hall and saloon in Green Point avenue
John Carter, fireman, came In
contact with live wire, which shocked
him SO badly that the surgeons say he
can scarcely recover. Fireman Peter
Hunts rubber boots were melted where
he stood in them, and one of his legs
was badly injured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-24
THE ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS
Over a Hundred Thousand Men
Have Now Been Mustered In
by tho Government.
RECRUITING OF REGULAR ARMY RUSHED
The Immune Regiments-Troops to
Go on Board the Picking on sum
day in Preparation for the De-
parture of the Ship for the Philip
pines ON Tuesday.

Washington, May 21.-One hundred
and three thousand volunteers have
been mustered into the service OF the
United States, according to the reports
which have reached Adjt. Gen. Corbin,
and by the end of next week the off,
Gals hope every man of the $4,000
called for will have taken the oath
and sworn allegiance to protect the
United States government in its war
with Spain.
The mastering in of the regular army
branch, with u view to increasing it to
10000 men, the war strength author
lied by law, continues satisfactorily in
all directions, though reports of the
officers engaged in the work are not yet
at hand to indicate the precise number
of recruits which have been secured.
Arrangements are making for the
recruiting of the immune" regiments
in the gulf states. A circular prescrib-
ing the mode of recruiting and the
qualifications requisite for enlistment
will be prepared and circulated freely
in the south. Owing to the great rush
of business the probability is that a
week will elapse before anything final
can be done in this direction. Six
colonies for these volunteer immune
regiments were nominated by the presi-
dent Friday, and it would not be sur
prising if some of the remaining
colonelcies were given to colored men
who have been pressed for appoint
ment. Two of the appointees to
colonelcies are now detailed for duty
in the adjutant generals Office of the
war Observation-Disclosures. Sergeant and
Petit,
Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, who is to
command the expedition to Manila, was
at the war department again Saturday
completing arrangements and receiv-
ing final instructions prior to departure
for San Francisco. The general said
that he expected to leave for the coast
as soon as he finished the business
which called him here.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-24
JOINED. IN wEDLocK.
An Advertisement In a Matrimonial
Publication Brings About p
Wedding in Sioux City.

Miss Kate Daugherty, the daughter
of grocer of Columbus, o., and Anton
Marousek, a Sioux City tailor, have been
married in Sioux City, the result of an
advertisement in Chicago matrimo-
NAL publication. 1t is the old story Of
an affair starting out as joke and
ending up in earnest. Marousek read
the advertisement in the paper and
answered it. Soon letters began to
pass between them, and finally photo
graphs were exchanged. Marousek
proposed marriage, and the girl decided
to come to Sioux City to size up the
situation. She paid her own fare, and
was met at the depot by the tailor. He
took her to the home of his sister,
where she remained for several weeks.
Love soon ripened between the young
man and the girl. He made second
proposal of marriage, and this time was
accepted. The wedding was celebrated
at st. Paul's Episcopal church, and
afterwards an elaborate spread was
given at the home of the groom.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-24
every means the cortes will place at
its disposal, confident of the support Of

every means the cortes will place al
its disposal, confident of the support Of
the crown and country.
The ministry undertakes at the same
time to crush the rebellions in Cuba
and the Philippine islands, with the ut
most severity, reserving for the day OF
pacitication the accomplishment OF
the promised reforms"
AS for the finances, the cabinet ex-
poets to raise money through the as
sistance of the bankers of France and
of Barcelona and through railway con.
cessions.
Fortifying Spanish Town.
New York, May 21.-A dispatch to the
World from Gibraltar, Spain, says: The
Spanish towns nearest to this British
possession are being strongly reen-
forced.
One thousand troops arrived Friday
night at San Rogue, town of 5000 in
habitants, largely smugglers, seven
miles northwest of here, on the edge
of the neutral territory between the
kingdom of Spain and this British pos
session.
More troops have gone also to AL
gecires, the dilapidated old town six
miles west, straight across the bay
from Gibraltar, and to Tariffa, the
southwest point of Spain, Is miles
southwest from here.
Ready to Sail.
Madrid, May 21.-Admiral Camara
after having had several conferences
with the minister of marine, Capt
Aunon, has returned to Cadiz. The
fleet commanded by the admiral will, it
is said, sail under sealed orders.
VIII Fight to the Last.
London, May 21. = The Madrid cor
respondent of the Mail telegraphs:
"Gov. Gen. August has reaffirmed that
he will distribute every rifle and cart
ridge he possesses and defend Manila
to the last"
Ordered to Return.
Alden, May 81. The Spanish steamer
/. DE Satrustagui, which arrived here on
May 4, bound from Barcelona for Ma.
Mia, has been ordered to return to Suez
Perfect Tranquility Reported.
Madrid, May 81. 1t is announced
here that perfect tranquility prevails
throughout Spain, in spite of the war,
and the fact that famine is imminent
and that Spanish trade is ruined.
An official dispatch from Havana says
several American warships have arrived
in front of the bay. 1t is added that the
vessels remain distant from the port.
Another dispatch from Havana says
two American ships shelled Guantana-
mo without doing any damage.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-24
CAUGHT IN THE RUINS.
Burning Building CoIlapses at To-
ledo, o., and Three Firemen Are
Imprisoned-OneR Rescued.

Toledo, o., May 81. - Three fremen
were caught by collapsing floor at the
Dow-Snell fire at one o'clock in the
morning. Herman Bishop was rescued
at $3.50 badly bruised, but will recover.
Kaiser Tripinski and o. S. Will are still
in the ruins, but one is alive, as his calls
for help could be heard.
The loss on stock and buildings will
aggregate 100000, fully insured. The
Blade newspaper office had a drenching,
but will be able to resume issue from
its own Office Monday. Saturdays paper
was gotten out from the Commercial
office.
AT two o'clock the firemen reached
the two men. x. Tripinski was alive,
but very seriously injured. Wills was
killed when the floor fell, as his body is
crushed
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-24
COLLEGE SPORTS.
Worlds Records Are Broken on
Franklin Field at Philadelphia
Cornell VS.. Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, May 21.-In the dual
games between Pennsylvania and Cor
nell Saturday j. c. McCracken, of the
University Of Pennsylvania, broke the
intercollegiate hammer throwing rec
ord of 1856 feet 3h inches by throw of
147 feet 10h inches.
A. C. Kraenzlein, University of Penn
sylvania, broke the intercollegiate rec
ord of 24A seconds for the ego yards
hurdle, running the distance in "a rs
seconds.
w. P. Remington, of Pennsylvania,
tried for the worlds broad jump record
of 90 feet ~ inches and equaled the
American record of 30 feet 6h inches.
In the dual games between Pennsyl-
-vania and Cornell, the red and blue won
by the score of 1914 points to 1884,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-24

Cannot Long BE Deferred,
London, May 81. = The London COR
respondent of the Chronicle telegraphs;
ut is believed here that a conflict be-
tween the American warships and Admiral
Cervera's feet cannot be deferred long.
THE new Spanish cabinet desires to force
the war to an issue. 1t Is said. with view
to evoking Intervention by the European
powers as quickly as possible.
THE internal economic situation of Spain
is known to be desperate,
1.-The British foreign Office has received
a report of the shooting of British SOL
daer by Spanish sentry at Gibraltar. The
the wrong in attempting to land on forbid
den ground. He was only slightly
wounded"
A Fatal Mistake.
London, May RI. = According to the
best expert opinion in London if Adj
miral Cervera has gone to Santiago de
Cuba, he has made fatal mistake. Vice
Admiral Philip Howard Columb, re-
tired, the author of number of naval
works, including "The Naval War
Came" writes that he is convinced the
Spanish admiral is now unlikely to
strike at all. He adds that if he enters
a south Cuban port it will scarcely af-
feet the United States blockade, for
Rear Admiral Sampson will only have
to detach somewhat superior force of
his heaviest ships to cover Cervera' s fleet,
while group Of the lightest and swift
est vessels would be watching to see
that he did not move without being re-
ported, and all the rest of Rear Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet could devote themselves
to the blockade of other Cuban ports.
Negotiating with Insurgents.
London, May 21.-A dispatch from
Madrid to the Evening News says that
the Spanish ministers declare nothing
Is officially known Of the result of the
negotiations which have been going on
with the Cuban insurgents in order to
induce them to make common cause
with the Spaniards against the Amer
leans, though some of the ministers
claim to believe the negotiations will
succeed.
Continuing, the dispatch from Mad
rid says it is limited that the negotia-
lions of Senior Leou y Castillo, the
Spanish ambassador at Paris, to which
much Importance is attached, are with
the Cuban representative at the French
capital. 1t is maintained that the sub
mission of the insurgents to Capt Gen.
Blanco would remove all prrtext for
American Intervention.
The general belief that there is some
ground for the hopefulness existing has
led to recovery of prices on the Span
ish bourse. All securities have risen.
Gold is now at IS.
An Alliance or Intervention.
New York, May 21.-A dispatch to the
World from Madrid says: A continental
alliance for Spain or intervention to
stop the war is now the joint aim of
Premier Sagasta, of Ambassador Leon
Castillo at Paris and Of the court at
Madrid
Events will soon demonstrate this.
The new cabinet is regarded as a
makeshift and only temporary. Only
an alliance or intervention could firm
ly establish it.
The ministry announced in the cortes,
through Premier Sagasta as spokes.
man, that it is fully resolved to carry
on the war and employ for that purpose
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-24
OBITUARY..
MRS. j. NJ. WALKER.

Abbie @. Young was born in Frank
lin county, New York, May 4, 1912,
and departed this life Saturday, May
81, 1898, aged Sc years and II days.
In 1856, with her parents, she
moved to Clayton county, Iowa,
where, in 1868, she was united in
marriage to Orlando Woodwork, and
to them two children were born, one
dying in infancy; the other son, Adel-
bert Woodwork, now residing at
North McGregor, Iowa. During this
marriage, she resided some time at
Ossian and Castalia, in Winneshiek
county. On the goth day of April,
1854, her husband died and on July
81, 1866 she was united in marriage to
James M. Walker, in Clayton county.
In 1870 they moved to Cresco, re.
naming five years, and then remov-
Ing to a farm near Lourdes, this
county, remaining there till 1880,
when they returned to Clayton coun-
ty and in 1898, returned to Cresco,
where they have since resided. Seven
children were the fruits of this union,
five of them still living, Mrs. G. I.
Hastings, of Milwaukee, Wis, Mrs.
w. E. Lord, of North Prairie, Wis,
Mrs. A. j. Jennings, of Lime Springs,
Mrs. Arthur Patterson, of Cresco,
and young son, Lee. These with
the aged husband and father, are
left to mourn the death of loving
and faithful wife and mother.
In early life before coming to Iowa,
she united with the Methodist church,
though in later years showed a
preference for the Baptist faith, and
at all times through life by her acts.
deeds and words showed herself truly
possessed of all the attributes and
qualities that mark the abiding
place Of christian spirit and charac-
ter.
She has been in failing health for
several years, and about one week
before her death she was taken Sc
Verely i'll, passing away surrounded
by all her immediate family with the
exception of two brothers, A. s.
Young, of Milbank, s. D., and w. s.
Young, Of Havana, N. D., who both
arrived in time to attend the funeral
as did all the sons-in-law. A nephew
and two nieces, Herbert, Edna and
Lille Raymond, the two latter Of
Mason City, also were present at the
death and funeral.
The funeral occurred Monday after
noon from the residence, the Rev.
w. K. Lane officiating. The remains
were taken on the afternoon train to
Monona, Iowa, where she will be
inferred by the side OF her mother in
Pleasant Ridge cemetery.
A faithful wife, loving and careful
mother, and true friend has passed
from the sorrows and troubles of this
lite to the joys OF the Paradise
beyond
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-05-24
TWENTY WERE KILLED.
Fatalities Resulting from the Bonn.
bardment of the Fortifcations
of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

New York, May 21.-Capt. Lloyd, OF
the steamer Arkadia, that has just ar.
rived here from San Juan, Puerto Rico
says that he and the ships steward
were the only ones who went ashore
during the steamers three-hours' stay
at the bombarded port. "From what
learned, 20 men were killed by Amer.
lean guns" said Capt. Lloyd. "Of these
six were moved down at the guns, and
the others were laid out by bursting
shells in the defenses. No one was hurt
in the town. About 60 were injured,
all in the forts"