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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-18
A GREAT


The Carson Appeal thinks the Sill
yer party won a great victory in the
recent election. With four tickets il
the field ana with silver to couture
with. it spceeeded in polling a small
fraction over one-third Of the vote OF
the State, Every vote cast for the
other three tickets was Il protest
against the further Continuance Of
the Silver party as 4 political orGani-
1ali,so iii ,ns Stale. a sGCSSedsi IN
eiecting the most OF its ticket be-
cause tie opposition vas divided.
Had it been united there wouldn't be
u grease spUt LEI; Of the Silver party
today. If the Appeal Ear boast over
the fact tliat the SiITer party pollei
z little ure. one-iiiri OF tile vote 81
the State, il Toull have the heart 10
dance on its part!'s grave. Yes, II
Ess a great - victory. but another
ike it and there will b. no Silver
party leftto MAKE another fight. II
Is pretty dead nos and the incoming
legislature, If II Il ike its predeces-
sOrs, viii CHOKE the remaining life
ont Of it.
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sULTZER's PLUCK Won.

Mr.. Suffers election in the Elev-
entb by a majority OF more than 5000
gives gratifying assurance that cour-
age and plain speaking are still valu.
able qualities in New York politics.
Nominated by a convention which
frankly reafirmed the Chicago plat.
form. Mr.. Sulzer made his canvass on
national issues. Not for a moment
did be evade any political question
which sprung from the declaration OF
principles OF 1886. lie will go to a
house OF representatives in which the
majority will be men who stand as
he stands, for a fixed code OF princi-
pies, and who have courageousIy de.
Tended them on tie stump. More.
over. he will go to Washington with
the prestige OF having been given a
bigger majority by New York City
voters than was any man who thought
it good politics. TO dodge every issue
upon which n Representative in Con-
gress is likely to have to vote.
That is worth taking risks for. II
would La re been worth the risk even
had The prize not been won. ior a
good fight. well fought, is honor it
self.-New York Journal.
Here in Colorado there was nc
Sinking the silver question. 1t was
pushed to the front by the friends Of
silver and kept there. The result il
a State ticket elected by twice the
majority ever before given to a Stat,
ticket. Tho moral ia plain. Silver
must be made tho great issue OF 1900
Bryan must DO nominated by a risiu,
vote. With bimetallism on tho fas
carried by u patriot leader, ellve
will as surely win rs the battle OF 100
will be scIght.-Denver News.
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TranscnniInrntnI TrnII.

According to common acceptnncr.
Colonel Iohn G. Fremont was the
first white man To cross the continent,
to San Francisco. Tho statement has
been mcde 40 often that it has passed
into history, but like many other
statements not subjected Ia critical
investigation, il has been proven 10
DO untrue.
Nearly u quarter OF a century be.
foro Fremont entered upon his al.
v%enturous trip to the Pacific Coast. -
little band Of hardy mcn travoreed
the southern route, in the midet OF
bardships which would have deferred
even Frcmont's spirit, and reached
the Coast Of California.
The leader OF tho little band wns
Sylvester Pattic. Tho story il told
in n musty document which ia the
property OF W. n. Bycrs OF Denver.
II is u story which, will bear rcpcti.
ton. II scts forth III plain language
tho hnrdships Of the cnrly ~trnvelcrs
who attempted TO solve tbs mysteries
OF the West.- Denver Ncws.
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Thanksgiving Proclamation.

In conformity with a time hororcd
custom, and in acknowledgement Of
the manifold blessings vouchsafed the
people OF this Commonwealth. l.,
RciDhold Sadler, Lieutenant and Act
ing Governor Of the State Of Nevada.
do hereby designate and proclaim.
Thursday. November 81, \. -. 1893.
a day Of Thanksgiving, and recon.
mend that the people refrain from
their usual ]ayocatious and assemble
in their respective places of Worship
and give thanks TO Almighty God for
the many fayOrs bestowed upon Us.
Let us not III this year OF bon..iful
larvests forget the needy aud dis
tressed, that all may join in the Gen.
eral Thanksgiving 10 the Great Giiver
above.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal u the State Of Nevada. at
the Capitol, in Carson City, the fifth
day of November. III the year Of our
Lord II thousand, eight hundred.
ninety-eight and Of the independence
Of the United States the one hundred
twcnty.ihird,
RElNllOLD SADLER.
Lieutenant and Acting Governor.
EUGENE HOWELL.
Secretary OF State.
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EASTwhED THROUGH
THE

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IT ailords Of the Temple City. the
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Salt Lake aud Utah Valley, II affords
The choice Of three distinct rou,cs
through tho mountains aud the mos,
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On all classes OF tickets stopoyors
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Colorado Springs, Denver md other
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md Tourist sleeping cars between
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cars through 10 Omaha. Chicago md
/ Boston.
For illustrated pamphlets dcRcri,.
two Of the Great Salt Lake Rouin,.
writo 10 +. A. WADLEiGm. General
Passenger Agent. Salt Lake CITY.
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Senator German had something 10
say about the annexation OF the Phil
ipines in Il speech which he delivered
at Denton, Maryland, recently. He
Is not in favor OF it. Regarding the
Philippines" he asked. -how many
people in this country ever thought
OF them until Dewey was heard from!
The islands are filled with small
dsrkies, and God alone can take care
OF them, America ought not to do go.
Until the past ten days nobody
dreamed that the administration ever
thought Of changing our policy and
taking ali Of the islands. There are
100000 natives so small in stature
that they w0uld slip between onr legs
as we went to the polling booths.
I'VE passed a bill just before the
Presidential election Of % excluding
from this country the Chinese be.
cause they were d~isagreeable labor.
erp, and we're working and turning
out u people in all the industries
Socially, they are pests, and we could
not tolerate any more OF them. Both
parties in Congress violated a treaty
with the Chinese, something the
United States had never done before
And now at the close Of the nine.
teenth century, he exclaimed, with
no reason Tor taking the islands ex.
cept to provide a harbor and secure {
conling station, tic Republican part,
wishes to inject into this body polite
OF the United States. 100000 Hot
tentots aud everything else
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District Court.

Tho i. ,istrict Court was in session
this morning and transacted tho fUl.
lowing business:
In the case OF the State vs. Arthur
Kinney, indicted for marking and
brand ing a horse belonging to John
Vowel, the defendant was atraigned
and plead guilty. The Corr, set
Tuesday at 10 o'clock as the time for
passing sentence.
In the case OF the State VS.. Sam
Jones, indicted for assault with in.
tent to kill, the defendant was ar.
raigned and given till 3 o'clock this
afternoon to plcad 70 .lis. Indictment.
At3 o'clock the defendent pleaded
not guilty and WA admitted TO bail,
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Volunteers Getting Tired.

Great pressure is being brought on
the war department TO have volunteer
troops now in the PHILIPPINES return
to this country. Nearly every state
that has troops stationed at Manila
has asked through its Governor or
representative in Congress that they
be sent home.
II in said ut the war department
that there is no way OF relieving thesc
troops from duty at the present time.
Tho uncertain conditions that exist
in the Island OF Luzon make il utter,
ly impossible to get along with Q
smaller number thnn are stationed
there at present.
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Washington, Nov. 16-Reports Of
a somewhat iisqUisiing nature have
bten received from General Otis, In
command At Manila He a Y that
the province OF Ioi!o. IN the Island OF
PEDs:, which Is technically occupied
By the Spzriards, Was surrounded by
the insurgents and that fears are en-
te:tained that the Spanish popula-
ton and garrison viii be uaasacred.
The capital of :he province Is $50
miles from Manila, but this and the
other islands. with the exception Of
Manila and its adjacent country, Is
not under the control OF the Ameri-
cans. Heretofore the United States
officers have tried to prevent disturb
aDees between the insurgents and
Spaniards through good Offices and
counsel. The indications are. how.
ever, that the present situation in
Iloilo cannot be controlled oy the
United States army at Manila or the
insurgent leaders there. and il seri-
u consequences are arerted some
other method viii have to be adopted.
The troops under General Otis are
not available for any such duty, and
under the ter ms Of the protocol, pend
ing peace negotiations, it is not de-
sirabie to send'a force from the army
to the Island Of Psnay. There is no
intention at present OF sending addi-
toDal trOoPs to General Otis, but the
situation Is such as TO strengthen the
determination OF the administration
not TO reduce The available force I'M
der his command.
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rHE PRICE SPAIN aEr OK THE
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

.In considering the money value OF
the PHILIPPINE Islands it Is interesting
TO know that Spain herself, not 80
many years ago, Axed the price and
put them into the market. Tho stu
alton xrs not unlike the present. ex-
cept that the negotiations were pure
ly commercial and free from the CON-
plica6oDs OF u foreign war. There
was a young heir TO the throne, a
queen regent. an unpopular ministry;
clamorous poverty and an immediate
danger ut a Carlist irsurrection. Cn-
der these circumstances the need Of
money wa pressing, and the queen
resolved TO sell Cuba, Porto Rico,
and the Philippine Islands to France,
and selected Senior Campazano to ne
gotiate the sale.
The First interview, at which Tai
leyrand, the banker. and his secretary.
met Senior Campazano. seems to have
gone so smoothely that the king came
to the second interview well inclined
to accept SPANS offer.
Here we have tie picture given by
the secretary. They met in q small
private room around a table. Louis
Philippe Was ON one side. Talley-
rand and the Spanish envoy on the
other. whi!e he tznEG- aid his Secre.
tary stood In uaiting. On the table
lay the contract. and these we're the
terms: For Cuba France was to pay
sl-5ooo,ooo. for Porto Rico and the
PHILIPPINES together $4,000 more.
In all 100000.
Louis Philippe considered. He
was a frugal. prudent prince, AMI had
learned that 90 matter what econo.
mist say the re are situations when the
value OF d thing Is its price, and this
might be made a dear bargain when
the news reached EcgIapd. No.
said he, the pice Is too high. You
forget Palners;oD. sko may so to war
and put Us 70 great expense. III
give S350,0oO for the whole and no
more That Is my price; take If, or
burn the contract With that he
pushed the paper away, and assumed
the obstinate hook his oounselors
knew too well. Talleyrand VIA IS
founded. To him the bargain seemed
very fair. and he had thought the
king had agreed to il. But Campo.
IAN was Infuriated. To sell Was a
mortal wound to his pride, but to
have his offer despisad was Intolera-
BILE and he sprang to his feet. upset.
ting his chair. You are right he
cried. The price is too dear He
crushed the contract in his hands,
flung it in the fire, and held it down
until il vas burned 10 a cinder.
To-day we are discussing $4,000
600 for the PHILIPPINES alone, as a
basis for negotiation. while Spain, it
is said, will stand out for s1OO, 000. 900. |
IL either OF these sums should be
agreed upon it would be well to use
TO buy Spain itself, and resettle the
country with Moors, Americans, OF
Rough Riders. The PHILIPPINE
Islands might then come in as Chris
tina meant they should-as make
to uoerce a bargain.--Tbe
Ledger, Philadelphia.
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Notice,

a general invitation is hereby OK
tended to oil friends and acquaintan.
ces OF MIR. John -. Scott and Miss
Lizzie Walther, to attend their mar.
rage and reception at /. q. @. r..
Hell, Mound Valley, Elko Co. No.
vada. on Thursday. November q
1893, ut six o'clock T.. 81.
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The following dispatch
was received from the Reno
Gazette at 4:o5 this after
noon:
Mcmillan mas 3555; Sad
Ter. 5,543, Russell 2oI6;
Mccullough, So2.
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We carried the county by 232 over
Deal our highest opponent for long
term Regent Of tho University. Tho
people OF the county have hearty
thanks for thoir generous support.
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Gold and silver orc worth nbant
100000 has hccn found in "a cave
near Lcadyillc, Colo, where il WIG
secrctod by thieves, who purloipcd IL,
ahttle at II timo from mines in tho
vicinity.
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Elegant white dress shirts aud neck
wear, tho best in the country at
AlcIander's. .
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There have been o227
votes heard from. They
are divided as follows: Sad
Ter, $40; Mcmillan, 34o5;
McCullough, iii; Russell,
1905.
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On Limbs and Body
boy Suffers Terribly With Scroll
uia Sores-Biood Would Run on
His LLmhs-Rox Perfectly We'll.

His LImhs-RoW Perfectly Well.
"when my boy was three months
old he began to be troubled With
scrofulA- He tried many different
medicines recommended, but did not
and q are There were sore places
d his limbs and body as large as 8
mans hand, and sometimes when he
took on his stockings they would stick
to bis akin where the blood had rcn
down his legs Some one told Us &c
give him Hoods SarsSparillA, and vi
got a bottle and began giving 1t to
him ve-y soon we saw il Was taking
eject and We kept on until he had
takenthree bottles, when he was cured.
BIS akin Is clear and perfectly free from
scrotulA." W. II. GARNER, West
Earl, Pennsylvania-
Hoods s srii1s
Is the best-ia tact the oae True Blood PUr-
Fer. Be sure TO sc; Hoes and only Hood'S.
Hoods Pills s s. sk 1--we: : Il ss;t sa'y
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Latest from the State.


Out of o4oo votes heard
from, Mcmillan is I52
ahead. No change i'll Leg
islature except Williams,
Rep, of Churchill has been
elected over Caldwell, Dem.
The fight for Controller is
now between Davis and Tur-
rittin; chances slightly fav-
oring Davis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
GLAD SHE DIDN'T YELL.
When She Found Out That Her Indus
triOus NeighbOr Was Not Com
hitting Suicide.

A certain East end man delights in doing
odd, jobs about his home. He cuts his grass
and trims the walks, and handles a paint
brush like an old master. Carpenter tools
come handy to him, too, and the sound of his
merry saw makes pleasant music for the
neighbors, who have no objection to being
awakened early. In short, he is clever all
round workman, and decidedly handy to
have about the house.
One day not long ago the woman of the
house next door happened to come out on her
back porch. There she casually looked over
the low fence into the handy mans yard.
What she saw scared her so that she couldn t
move hand or foot. The handy man was ~
ing prone on his back, his body concealed
beneath his porch, but with his face in strong
relief. He was very pale, his hair was dis
ordered, and his eyes were rolled up and
fixed IN ghastly intentness. Against his
breast he seemed to be pressing some deadly
weapon that glistened as ray Of light
touched it.
The woman on the porch tried to scream,
and couldn't. She knew the handy man was
committing suicide
He painted, his face grew red, and his form
The woman ON the porch caught her agon-
lied breath and was about to let out a 40
horse power yell when she heard the sup
posed suicide anxiously ask:
isn't it through yet?"
"Yes," said a voice from above, 'sit been
yoost through"
About this time the woman on the porch
an auger hole through the floor of his porch
that the deadly weapon was an auger, and
that the hired girl was on hand to watch
the operation.
Then the woman on the porch was glad she
! didn't yell.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
DOWN ON THE FADS.
Mr.. Stately Believed in Bringing
Young People Down to .
Business Basis.

Mrs. Stately" began her husband, the
other evening, you re good deal of what
they term a faddist. 1t has been my rule
to hufnor all your eccentricities, but from
this time on, unless find good and suffi-
Gent reason to change my mind, the educa-
ton of our children is to be of the most prac-
teal nature possible.
Just as you say
81 understand that Loretta studied bot
any for three years, yet last season she
went out to gather some greens and
brought in the worst collection of weeds l
ever saw outside of bankrupt farm They
would have poisoned mule. Yesterday
this botanist sat in the parlor, bolstered
with cushions, reading trash three inches
thick and In fine print at that, while you
were in the back yard setting out sweet
peas Isabel went through the cooking de-
| partment from potato caring to fine pas
tries, and yet you can't keep her in the
kitchen long enough to prepare soft
| boiled egg. Tom went in for higher mathe-
mates, and yet he can't figure the simple
interest on a promissory note for more or
| less than single year. He can blow
around about the consultations and about
i the direct communication with Mars, but
| I'll bet a farm he couldn't keep his own
| personal accounts on single entry system.
| He's never going to locate in Mars, and
| there's not a dollar in the consultations
for him. Well just bring these young peo-
| pie down to a business basis, and when they
know enough to help themselves, as they'll
| have to when you and / wear out, they
can do their fad chasing. And that's the
word with the bark on, mother."-Detroit
| Free Press.
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COULD SCARCELY RAISE HIS HAND.
Yet took care of seventy head of stock.
The farmer who found a friend.

cured of my complaint, so that was able
to take care of seventy head of stock all
through the winter, which shows that the
cure was not temporary but permanent"
n. B. W. BENTLEY, Towner, N. d.
The action of DR.. Ayers Pills on the
liver makes them invaluable for those
living in ma1aria1 climates c. r. Aston,
Quitrnan, Texas. writes:
CT have found In DR.. J. c Ayers Pills an
invaluable remedy for constipation. bill
iousness, and kindred disorders, peculiar
to miasmatic localities Taken in small
and frequent doses, these pills act well on
the liver, aiding 1t in throwing of rralarial
poisons, and restoring its natural powers.
could not dispense with the use of DR..
Ayers Pills. r. ASTON. Quitznsn, Tex.
Dr-Ayerss Pills are specific for all dis
eases of the liver, stomach, and bowels,
they promote digestion, cure coustipa-
ton and its consequences. and promote
the general health of the entire system
They should always be used with Dr. J. G
Ayers Sarsaparsf1a when csthartie Is
required More about the pills in DE-.
Ayers CurEbock. Sent free Address the
J. G. Aver Co. Lowe11s 8ess.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
PLUGGING THE PIANO.
Mr.. GOzzIehy Finds Temporary Relief
from the Heavy Pedal by
Simple Means.

"It is familiar fact" said Mr.. Gozzleby,
sor it is fact at least familiar to all fond
parents, that children, without exception,
like to play the piano with the hard pedal
on all the time. All children like to make all
the noise they can, in playing the piano as in
everything else. Playing upon the piano
without the heavy pedal does not disturb me
at ALL but the minute the heavy pedal is put
on 1 am greatly disturbed, and the continued
resounding of the notes fairly racks me.
"Of course, l can't be forever saying don't,
and it's ungracious to say it al all, / suppose,
or why shouldn't the children have their
Jun? And so | hit upon the desperate ex-
pedient of blocking the heavy pedal. l have
Whitfield out nice little piece of soft white
Dine into a plug that just fits into the space
under the pedal in the opening in which it
works.. SO that the pedal cannot be de-
pressed.
cit has only been there two days now, but
it has been two days of blessed relief. 1t
can't last much longer, because the children
are liable to ask me any minute what's the
matterI wonder they haven't asked me
long ago-and of course I'll have to tell 'em.
but am grateful for the rest I have had, and
the respite has given me strength the better
10 withstand, for time at least, the uproar
that will surely come when the children dis
cover the plug."2N. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

Serious results often follow a strain,
few people are SO iiabfe to Stan as those s
who are lifting heavy loads of various
kinds, from day to day. The teamster
rarely ever overtaxes his strength Fa-
Iniliarity with the class of wares he
handles, enables him to entirely gage the
load he lifts SO as not to put an excessive
burden on himself But with the farmer
it is different He is lifting loads of such
varying weights and under such varying
conditions that he is very liable to lift a
little too much some day, with injurious
results Many serious affections of the
strain It was SO in the case of H. r. W.
Bentley, of Towner, North Dakota, A
strain resulted In serious trouble with the
liver. How he recovered and was enabled
to feed seventy head of stock during the
winter. let him tell himself.
About q year ago, sustained an injury
In my back and shoulders by lifting q
heavy weight After time. liver trouble
came on which weakened me that I
could scarcely lift my hand to my head.
While in this condition, began the use Of
Dr. J. c Ayers Pills, and fading almost
tuzediaf< ben<dt eo1ti1zed Until 4 vas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

tice, is a member of Hatch Post, G. A R.,
and lives at 1895 Ashland Ave
Several years ago DR.. Clark's old wounds
began to trouble him. He grew weak and
emaciated, and his friends despaired of his
life. He finally recovered sufficiently to be
out, but was mere shadow, weighing only
failed to restore his lost strength and vigor
"a friend gave me box of DR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People" said DR. Clark,
'and they helped me much that bought
half dozen boxes and took them. 1 soon
regained my strength, now weigh 100 pounds
and, except for injuries that can never be
remedied, am as we'll as ever.
Il consider DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People the best remedy to build up a
run down system, and heartily recommend
them to everyone in need of such add
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
cuBANs VICTORIOUS.
The Spaniards Defeated at Guasima by
Gen. CastiIio-Food Supplies and
Coal Captured.

PLAYA DEL ESTE. June 26.-Gen. Cas-
tillo, with 1900 Cubans, reports hav-
ing defeated the Spaniards at Guasina
with heavy loss. The Cuban losses
were less than 80. The insurgents
captured two railroad trains laden
with food supplies and 100 tons of coal.
Further reinforcements of Cubans are
expected shortly. Transports are now
en- route to Cerra to get Gen. Garcia
and his forces, who will be brought
here as quickly as possible. Large
quantities of supplies and number of
horses were landed at Siboney yester-
day morning. The landing was COW
cred by the Montgomery, Suwanee.
Scorpion and Wampatuck. which
shelled the woods holly, driving out
the enemy