davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-17
THE ENGLISH LIBRARIES

In Canada the public libraries con-
tain over 100000 volumes.
There are 1,75o,O00 volumes in the
library of the British museum and
more than 80 miles Of shelving.
In 1896 the United States, according
to government statistics, possessed
4,026 public and school libraries, con-
tanning 33,O51,s72 volumes.
There are s44 public libraries in Aus
tralia, with 100000 volumes; 2oS, with
100000 volumes, in New Zealand; 100,
with o 10000 volumes, in South Africa.
There are now about $50 public Ii
braries in Great Britain, says Science.
These libraries contain over 5000, 900
volumes and issue about $4,000, 900
books each year. The annual attend
ance of readers is about 60, 100000.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-17

A great commotion seems to have
taken place among railway circles
owing to the contemplated through
car service between the Pacific Coast
and Chicago which is operating n
day each week. This is not a Q de.
parture by any means, as the Denver
Il Rio Grande Railroad Company and
its connections have been operating q
through car service between the Pa
cifc and Atlantic coast via. Salt Lake
Pueblo, Denver, Kansas City and
Chicago for years, and three days
each, week, viz. every Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are of
the latest Pullman design, and are
supplied with clean linen and bedding
throughout. A Pullman porter is as
signed to each car. These cars are
also under the personal supervision
OF a Special Excursion agent,
whose duty it is to sec that passen-
gers are given every comfort and at.
tentiop. For further information, ap-
ply to any agent, or B. L. Nevins,
General Agent, or to e.. Nj. Gushing
Travelling Passenger Agent, d. & r.
G.. Il. r., 90 West Bird South st. Sal
Lake City, Utah.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-17

Walt Mason, the humorous editor
or the Up-To.Date Farmer presents
this wall: | save and slave and slave
and save to pile up paltry dimes; all
day l sit hero grinding prose, all
night I'm grinding rhymes; I dig and
delve and feed the hogs and milk 400
COWS, and wrestle in the wintry wind
with idiotic sows; 1 gather eggs and
sell old junk and sweat from spring
till fall, and when I have some dimes
saved up, the coal man gets them all.
| YEA old clothes and last years
hats, and eat skinned milk and pone;
six days q week l dine on soup, made
from the eame old bone; I'm smoking
mullen weed cigars; my soul is filed
with gall; for when 1 have come
dimes saved up the coal man gets
them all.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-17
THE LAW.
All Subscribers Should Read tho
Following Law and Avoid Trouble.

l. All subscribers who do not
give express notice to the contrary
are considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discon-
tinuance Of their periodical the pub
Usher may continue to send it until
all ARE arages are paid.
3 II subscribers refuse or neglect
to take their periodicals. from the
office to which they are directed, they
are responsible until they have set
tied their bills and ordered them dis.
continued.
4. Subscribers moving to othe
places without informing the pub
Usher, and the papers are sent to the
former address, they are held re-
.sponsihle.
B. The courts have decided that
refusing to take periodicals from the
office or removing and leaving them
uncalled for. is prin1a fdcie evidence
Of intended fraud.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-17
How All Chartz Sc es 1t.

ALT Chartz, the defeated Populist
candidate for Attorney-G General, gives
the following reasons in the Genoa
Courier for refusing to file q state
ment Of his election expenses. There
is considerable meat in them:
Our State officers elect and nearly
all Of our county and township Of
teers-elect, we all know, as 3 matter
Of fact and from actual observation.
spent a great deal OF money "treat-
ing"--that is to say. paying for
liquors, wines and cigars in saloons,
for strangers and friends to indulge
in. This particular offense was also
committed by nearly all OF those who
-also ram" 1t ID positively, directly
and unequivocally made a part of
campaign expenses by the Purity Of
Elections law. None but a hardened
conscience which perceives every.
thing fair 70 get IN Office, can permit
the taking of an olth to a statement
OF campaign expenses which leaves
these items out. l know personally
that did not go to Paradise, Tusca-
rora and other outlying camps for the
sole purpose Of indulging in my own
pa-Jions for drink. | went that far
out OF my way for the purpose of get.
ting acquainted with people, and to
treat them, and thereby induce them
to vote for me. That was my object.
and I had no other. I do not care
how others may excuse their own
acts, l do not believe them. I re-
fused to swear to a statement Of my
expenses and to file the same upon
the ground that l did not want 10
commit perjury. and upon the fur
ther ground that under the Constitu-
tion ] cannot be forced to appear as a
witness against myself. take it to
be an absolute truth, known and
recognized by every one that noarly
every candidate for important posi-.
tons on the State and county tickets
has not returned q truthful state
ment OF his expresses, which is q great
deal worse crime tn N not to return
any statement mt all, because there is
no perjury committed in failure to
make a statement, and perjury was
involved i'll the making of nearly
every starement made. The object
Of the Purity Of Elections law, it will
be conceded, was to make sure that
no man bought his way into office.
1t will be further conceded that it
makes no practical difference how
much n defeated e lndidate may have
spent, because he failed to buy his
way in. take it that it will be fur
the granted that il there is any
phase OF the law that should be en-
forced, it is that phase hat applies to
successful candidates, and not to de-
feated candidates, il the object Of the
law is to insure the administration OF
office by honest men, and truthful
men, who will not commit perjury,
for the sole and single purpose OF get
ting an Office. How is it then, and I
ask this question Of every D;strict
Attorney in the State, that no at
tempt has been made to enforce the
law where it would do any good, and
every attempt has been made to en-
force it where it could possibly do no
good?
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-17
I.hllHIlfn
Route


A@M comfortable travelling is
,ifyou have never travelled via
the Burlington.
0RgH9 a avid wider +S choice e Of
o. other line, to and from Chicago
st. LOUIS, Omaha, Kansas City
and all eastern points. Two
trains through each way daily.
Vestibuled buffet smoking Ii.
brary cars. Pullman sleeping
cars. Reclining chair cars
(seats free) coaches. Finest
Dining a service in the world.
Dining care operated on the
Cafe plan, that is, you pay only
for what you order.
A MAP OF.THE UNITED STATES
three feet wide by four feet long;
printed in six c~olors; mounted on
rollers; shows every State, coun-
ty, important city and railroad in
the Union. A very desirable and
useful adjunct to any household
or business establishment. Sent
to any address ON receipt Of tit.
teen cents in stamps--less than
cost.
r. +. Ncslen, II. L. Little,
Travelling Pass. and Freight Agents.
w. F. MCMILLAN, Gen1 Agt.,
1 8. w. Temple ST., Salt Lake city.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-17

Klondike makinaw Winter suits
and Il magnificent line Of underwear,
etc at Alexander's. 4
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-17

Bring your Job Work to the INDIE.
PENDENT office. Low prices.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28

BIDS OPENED FOR
HAULING REINDEER
CANADIAN rrClrlc LOWEST OUT or
TWENTY-FIVE ROADS.
Reindeer for klOndite to be Transported
New lorL 10 raeiiie Coast
LspisadsrS here.

New York. Jan. gi.-Bids for the trans
portation OF 800 reindee and their at
tendants from New York to Portland or
Seattle have been opened in the office OF
the quartwmaster-general. About p
railroads were represented at the bidding.
the lowest bid being that OF the Cana
dian Pacific, who offer TO transport tho
reindeer and attendants with forage ana
food supplies for the party at the rate
Of Si16O per car. Other bids ranged 80
high as 500 per car. The reindeer will
be used In the government relief exrsdi-
tlon to the Klondke for which SsOO,90O has
been appropriated by congress.
The expedition Will leave for the Pa
cific coast about the middle OF February
In charge OF Brigadier- General Merriam
U. $. A. Supplies which the government
is sending through for the miners In the
Klondike consists chiefly OF bacon. bread
and coffee. Lieutenant ID. d. Devore and
Rev. Dr, sheldon jackson went 10 Nor
way some time ago to buy reindeer to be
used In the expedition and succeeded In
buying 800 at from $40 to $l5 head, They
also hired 10 Laplanders. who with their
families and household effects, will be
part OF the relief expedition, The Allan
line steamer Manitoba has been chartered
for the trip and is now on the way from
Alten. Norlay, with the reindeer. Lap
landers and sufficient supplies until they
reach the Pacific coast.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28
LATEST ADVICES
FROM CUBA.
Rebels Still Holding Their 0wn
Against the SpanisrdS.
MORE CAEIPIELDs BURNED
HSIissS attack % the lssurashts Amsustsl
to ksthisI-Spsis Will Str.ssttss
Asr Navy.

Nsg York. Jan "a dispatch 20 ths
Herald from Havana says:
The Spanish account Of me victory Of
General Castellanos and he capture Of
the headquarters Of the rebel government
In tho town OF E,Yeranzi Is now proved
10 b. a fabrication. There b no sucA town
~ Esperanza near Cubltaz. tie name Of
me town founded and occupied a. the
capital by the rebel government. Is Az
ramonte. Spanish troops lre unable 70
get near this place. being repulsed in the
mountains and forced to retire with a
heavy loss.
Latest adylces from the orient state
that the rebels are stll Des!eging Hol-
guln and that ne garrison cannot pos
s!bly hold out withOut supplies and re-
Inducements
General Pando finds 1t impossible 10
send them through. though he is making
desperate efforts to do so General Pan
dos army y SIN along the abnks u ne
Cauto river and inirenchej but Il unable
TO assume the aggressive
General Gomez shows 10 signs Of taxi
ing the field and conducting an active
campaign. He states as his reason thar
he is seiort Of cavalry and cannot oper-
ate successfully against the spamards.
who have plenty OF horses. At this rate
the war In the east can last for years.
In the western provinces. however. the
troops keep pretty well on the move but
neither side has achieved decisive re-
cults. General Molina had what is called
here an important battle with the rebel
General Be,ancourt az Camarl,o. Ma
tanzas province. January 2. General
Molina had 1900 Infantry and 40 cavalry.
He attacked the rebel camp and there
was dghung for fve hours. but finally
he was obliged to retire withous success
The loss on both sides was Insignificant.
The rebels are siil devoting their etten-
ton TO preparing for the coming wet sea-
son. Every day large quantities Of sup
plies OF all sorts are sent TO them. Rad
icas here say General Blanco Is playing
his last card In his present visit 10 the
eastern provinces. for the purpose. I, Is
said. OF attempting to induce General
Rabi and Salvador Reyes to lay down
their arms. Both these men refused TO
surrender at the close OF the last war and
the Cubans believe them lncouuptible.
Before leaving Havana on Monday. Gen
tral Blanco. IL r. known. drew from the
treasury $500. General Blanco received
news that an American warship would
De ordered to Havana while at Batabano.
but did not delay sailing for the east.
Yesterday he was in Jucaro inspecting
the trocha and today he went on TO Man
zanillo. He is expected TO return at the
end OF the week.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28
INSURGENTS ATTACKED,

Havana. via Key West, Fla. Jan. n
General Molina on the morning OF the
9th OF January began a second attack
upon the insurgents position between
Boca Camarico and Punta Maya. The
insurgents were under leader Tabarts
and they stood continuous volleys until
the Spanish. about IL o'clock, began an
artillery fire The insurgents being with
out cannon burned their camp and made
a flank movement toward the coast and
the Spanish rear. obliging General Mo-
lima 70 abandon his position in order to
avoid rear attack and compelling MIN
TO retreat toward the coast
The Insurgents Immediately divided
their forces and invaded The rich zone
OF sugar cane, burning immense cane
fields with incalculable loss. The Spanish
had II killed. including captain. They
buried their dead and then retired. They
had 9S wounded.
The insurgents have burned the greater
of the cane-helds on the plantation Union
near San Luis. although the plantation
is protected by forts and detachments,
The military authorities here criticize
General Molina for attacking the nsurg-
ents' camp at Camarico as 'hey consided
1t unimportant and the sacrifice too Sc
rious for experiment.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28

II would be- most extraordinary cOn-
atructJn Of the law rnat all these OIL
oes we're 10 be- hed during NE, wnicn
must Inevitably follow. unlere the In
cumbent iBAs removable at the discretion
Of tho department.
"iGo power 20 appoint mas been limited
rs tho cgil service laws. the ppScf -
remove, however. remains unlmpaircd 20
The executive except Tor this, That (Dsher
aunss being eiuaD tue removing power
must retain uno man WAC Vas served dur
ing tho war Aa a solder. 10 again Nc
reach lhc point OF pns case emch tai-
though much elise mas been SAID simply
ls-,ShD 10 ~ decidcg
~ the court can examine those queH-
lions. n eHery discharged clerk can BY an
appeal 10 une tu1icfnry pOssfOly oyerrde
his chief and be reinstated Ia an Ofiice
for whlch has chief deems him incompe-
tent the discipline VI the departments
II seriously impaired Ia Chtn0m's cass
Va &. e., y. 80 this court held upon ouch
questions aH uiese tne executive officers
can alone decide. they are qusuonB Of
discretion which 10 their nature belong
70 those having ne responsibility. The
officers Of the government are carefully
selected. the heads OF the principal exccu-
i've departments and Of ule Important
bureaus ARE trained men 81 broad expert
enco aad national reputation. 10 spare
rhcm certain pressure ana responsibility
and In an effort TO improve the subordl-
nate civil service ne statutes nos under
confederation Wt'rc PASSED. but uneSa
statutes relate only 20 selection for ap-
pOintment. and DO not touch upon the
pdNar Of remtal except that tother
things being eqUaD ,he soldier shall be re-
talned.
The superior executive officer decides
a. TO the removal The law controlling
him is the unwritten law Of fairness. just
ice. kindness and honesty, and also the
written law that (other Unngs cling equaD
the soldier shall BE- preferred. The super
vision Of this purely executive power is
not entrusted TO the judicial branca Of the
government of the United states. Peii-
ilon dismissed"
The attorneys for Alr. Kam today said
that an appeal would DC taken 10 the
eaIprcme court
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28
THE MAINE In
HAVANA HARB0R
LAST KIrrlr or EXCITEMENT OVER
ARRIVAL MAS rlsSED AWAY.
undereurrsst Of Feslias 10 niyssa-Beliei
Curreat That the csuse Of Spsia
Has Bees Betrayed.

New York. Jan. E.-The last ripple OF
visible excitement in the arrival OF the
Maine has died away. says the Heralds
Havana correspondent and the snip as
she lies at anchor attracts no more at
tentIon than any other vessel in the mar
bor. The papers made the hrietsst pos
slhle alhRsion TO her arrival and La un-
ion Constitutional. conservative organ
prints a Washington dispatch 10 the ef-
feet that the visit OF the Maine to Ha-
vana Is merely an act OF courtesy snow
ing the friendly feeling to Spain. and to
counteract the anti-Spanlsh uttevances OF
congress.
La Union adds that the visit will be
returned by Spanish ships In American
ports In spite OF this, .here rs a strong
undercurrent OF feeling in Havana as
evinced by the excited talking of angry
groups assembled in the cafes. The gem
eral impression among radicals is that
the cause OF Spain has been betrayed oy
the Blanco government and the nation
humilated by what they regard as the
first step in the direction Of American
intervention. This has intensified the
hatred held for General Blanco ard his
associates and for the cause Of autonomy
and this hatred may at my moment hnd
vent In an outbreak of fury in which
case members Of the government may
be forced TO depend for their personal
safety on the Maine, for while the peril
is obvious. the troops concentrated cur
ing the riots have been dispersed and no
new precautions have been take'i.
The arrival of the Maine created en-
thusiasm among the Americans. who
realize that the long period OF suspense
has passed and that their safety Is alb
solutely assured. Up to the present time
no one knows what precipitated the sud
den dispatch OF sailing orders to the
Maine at Dry Tortugas on Mon1ay. Cap
tain Sigsbee assured me that he had
not the remotest idea why he was sent,
but that he was not much surprised
when the Dupont arrived from Key West
with orders to start without a moments
delay. Being in total ignorance Cf the
situation. he had no conception as TO
what sort of reception to expect He
approached the harbor from the west
ward, partly for the purpose of inspect
ing the Spanish batteries and watching
for any hostile demonstration, and partly
for the purpose of displaying the flag
7 and character of the Maine so as 20 give
the authorities ashore an opportunity tc
make preparations to avoid panic which
might have been precipitated by the
Names sudden entrance Ihe battle
ship was prepared for any emergency
After picking up pilot the Maine wen
rapidly up the harbor to a BERTH near th'
Spanish flagship.
1t will be impossible 10 give the crew
their liberty while In Havana, and as
yet no shore leaves have been given tt
officers the captain being the only mar
who has gone ashore. For this reason
1t Is believed that the navy department
will not keep the Maine here long, bu
will replace her by another vessel OF th'
squadron the moment the nealth OF th'
crew becomes impaired.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28
KLoNpIKn DOGS.

Chicago, Jan, si,-Iames II, 1ngraham,
OF New York. and Thomas Wilson, OF
London, are on their way to the Klon-
dixie gold helds for the purpose of deal
ing in dogs, They will buy and sell dogs
and also do a dog livery business They
expect to take in large quantity Of sup
plies with the 800 dogs which they al
ready have had shipped to Skagway.
They viii arrive In Dawson about April L.
Not only for the purpose Of doing q
frelghting business will the dogs be used.
but they will also be rented for pleasure
sleighing, Business can only be done in
the winter time. but the experlmenten
hope to be able to get such as to enable
them to take a vacation in the summer.
AS the use OF dogs Is practically the only
means Of frelghting in the country they
feel confident that their stock will be
kept busy.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28

The workman often eats his lunch on
the same bench where he does his work
The ofice nan turns his desk into ain
ing table. Neither gets the out Of doors
exercise ne needs. neither takes the proper
time for eating. II IA small wonder that
one digestion Of both gets out OF order
In such cases Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets come to their assistance by aiding na-
ture in taking care Of the food
The cause OF nine-tenths Of the sick
ness OF the word n constipation. From
this one cause come indigestion; disord-
ers Of the stomach. liver and kidneys; bill
Iousness. headaches. fatuisDce heartburn.
impurity OF the blood and the serious
complications that follow. To begin
with. constipation rs little thing, and
little thing will cure II. The Pleasant
Pellets" are tiny. sugar-cOated granues
They viii perfectly cure the worst case
Of constipation and indigestion. II the
druggist tries to sell you some other pin
that pays him greater profit. just think
Of what will best pay you.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28
A. o. U. w, NorcE,

On the evening OF Feb. /. at 7:SO, Past
Supreme Master Workman J. q. Tate
viii deliver an address at Fishers opera
house on the mission and purposes OF ths
Ancient Order of United Workmen. The
public are cordially invited to attend
After the speaking lunch will be spread
in the lodge room for the membens of the
order in good standing and their wives
and members of the Degree of Honor
All the brethren are requested to meet a
the hall of Seaside lodge. Tuesday after
noon at o'clock, and march to the boa
in body to welcome Brother Tate.
BY order of Joint Committee.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28
cAnponNrA WHEAT.

San Francisco. Jan. N.-rhe light rain.
fall this winter Is causing wheat growers
10 anticipate high prices for their pro-
duct. Speaking Of me outlook. william
Berg, well known local grain operator
for years, A. the representative Of con.
tinental dealers. particularly European.
said:
DRY weather 80 far has done no dam
age IN this state except In the minds Of
the spectators who always anticipate the
worst and ars now crying. a dry season.
That there viii BE- good price FOR wheat
this year. I think there s no doubt.
Everything gives promise OF It, whether
We have a big crop here or not"
orber prominent dealers have expressed
themselves 70 the same effect
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28
IN oLDEN TIMES.

People overlooked the Importance OF per-
manently beneficial effects and were sat
isfed with transient action, but now Il
is generally known that Syrup of Figs will
permanently overcome habitual constipa-
ton, well-informed people will not buy
other laxatives, which act for time, but
finally inujure the system Buy the genu-
inc, made BY the California Fig Syrup
Company.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28
FOX ELECTED.
That Gentleman WIN Pose as the Great
Sultan.

And so the will of the people is that
that gentleman shall wear the royal robes
tonight and tomorrow night at the pro
duction Of "An oriental Fete" for the
benefit Of the Public Library. one thing
ia sure, his Highness will be greeted
with fattering audiences, as Is evidenced
by the advance seat sale.
The seventy participants each declares
the performance win be extremely inter-
estlng. Palace scenery, oriental costumes.
calcium llght effects. etc, are separate
and sufficient guarantees to purchasers
OF tickets.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28
TO STRENGTHEN HER NAVY.

London, Jan. sJ,-The Madrid CORES
pondent of the Daily Mail says the gov
ernment will ask the next cortes TO vote
S,VO.OOO pounds for strengthening the
navy,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28
Ho! FOR KLoNDIKEl
4 Short and Cheap Route Discovered by
the ". {. T. U.

Come 10 Fishers hall, Monday evening.
Jaiuary 81. and take a trip 10 Dawson
city whorc clam chowder and Yukon
Strawberries will be served during the
evening. commencing pat o'clock. for
q cents, Guides may be secured at Dyea
or skagway. who viii conduct you over
tho passes into the gold ields. where you
can stake your claims
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28

The woman of decided style must make
her maid an infinite amount of trouble.
Judging by the way my lady's skirts drag
along the dirty streets.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-28

The insurgeut general Arangueren, and his
men, were surprised yesterday in Havana pro.
vince. Arangueren and four priyates were
killed, five captured and others wounded.