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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-30
NO. 81.
BIG LOTTERY IN SPAIN.
The Government Will Try To Raiae
$1OO,OOO,o00 for Pressing Needs
by the Scheme

Under the auspices of the Spanish
government a great lottery scheme
has been launched in Madrid. the re-
ceipts of which. minus tic prizes. will
be turned over 10 the government for
its mCst pressing needs. 1t is ;hLu2Lt,
says the new YClk Times. that Ly Sep
temOer the SaIaries of civil and mill
tary servants recently suspended can
then be made good. Circulars are be-
ing sent out all over EurCTe. and it is
expected that 5CU,OCO,OGU peseIas. or
about SlLO.COO,LLO. will be netted by
tie government. There are five cali
tai prizes OF 5CG.CCU pesetas each. The
lottery is not new to Spain, hUt
Spanish lottery has never been =. -
lsr in other parts Of Europe. investors
preferring to lake their chances with
the Dutch or Prussian lotteries. The
Spanish lottery in 1897 brought the
treasury 3.LLO.LoU Eesetas. In the same
year. the Portuguese lottery gained
l.75o,0oo. milrels (nearly $2.COO.CGO).
The lottery is authorized in other
countries Of Europe. In Italy last year
the government gained G2.OOU.LGU lire
($12.4C0.0oO). showing that the poor
lazzarone was not without his savings.
III Holland the official lotteries gained
$30o,000; in Denmark the winnings
amounted TO about $500, 900 more. But
the Prussian lottery. which is annually
operated under the direct authority
of the state, is the most 10 ular.
There are number Of prizes III 5OO,-
eco marks every year. and in 1897 the
receipts of the treasurer amounted to
over 100.G0Q,LOO marks. .o.. ...
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sW'lALLU j A FIRE.
FinneRan Want lis Internal Con-
qaGration P-s out as Quickly
T.. q. as Possible.

~ One Of the first men to reach San
Francisco with hoard of. Kundike
gold was an Irish'nnn named Finnegan.
who had Lrcn We. poor before he
;I:uck ii Irh. and who. consequently.
W. unfamiliar with many ordinary
I: '"es-CHa life of luxury. says Harper's
NJ 'iHne.. $780,. .is..--, T., . -
''oi say. yez kin bring me- two dozen
eyesters." he said. airily. rs he took
sra' in one Of the finest restaurants in
Frisco.
The oysters were soCn set before
l. ". and Finnegan. looking about him
'Sr SONG. fling to put OF iErm. and
hardly .lrowiEg what that something
should be. spied bottle of Tobnsco
and pro""r|rI 10 ,"ason the bivalves
net w;sC too we'll.
lnnn... an oyster upon his fork. he
thrust il ia!o Ei< mouth. then leaned
10 his feet with Il terrific roar Of rain
and began dancing about and yelling
III" Il mailman.
''!'"r hcre!" cried the proprietor,
rSLiLg In Ike table. "Keep still, or
: rut you OUT" .....
"i-p-put me out. is it? OF wish veg
would put me QUIT" yelled Finncpnn.
M" irsides is bazin' loike a match
factory!" .H
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Cnn AGord to unvc a Cow.

just after President McKinIcy's in
auGnration he had his relatives who
were in the city II Il family dinner at
the white house, says the Ladies' Home
Journal in an Illustrated anecdotaI
biography Of the president. 1t was
large company, aud n very good din.
neI. Dear old Mother Mckinley was
there. but she was not very talkativc.
She was too happy for words. But she
kept II sharp eye on the dinner, and no
detail OF II escapcc! her. She was i'm
pressed by the quantity OF cream
served with the fruit and coffee. for
she looked up at her son in her sweet
way ard said: civilian. you r!mst
keep II COW now" Some Of 'hr %nunP.
or members Of the family .ar:y found
II difficult TO SUPPRESS Il s;ni!.'. bot ~"
president. with his usual t""t and
graciousncss, replied: ayes. mother.
we can afford to have cow now. and
have all the cream we can possibly
use"
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lDernocratih : = a.: @,.>
.... State Platform.

The Dennocrafa of ;NevadAaS i,on.
/ ven1ni6 EHssemIbf.8 td4ctaS,.x ssE fni.
Iows.
Z. I've endorsa every line word md
svll.hIe of tL,. nIatSorm adonted hv
tI.. Dem, cratic National ,(yo3Ga{,t;oEn
at '(,hica m i'm 1Sq6 wItJ' naEficnTar :
emnhasis unon the resolution advn.
eating the free and unIimite ed aYSi,i., %
of roth GOLD and silver and withnnt
the aid or consent or any ration on
the fa,.. of kbe.parth...,,, -, :.
We glory i'm the achievements os
the Army and N.vS in the LATE war
with Snain nhd We con,mend the
Democratic Copgressm4n in their
course uton the 4Drosecutinug OF. the
war. AS patrii8ie. stsiiekinauiika and
cnm,nat w ahia IN, tI1ets boni,r7 mr. aaI dc!
nitv M onr, ,nat;on- I, 80 7 s EI p
". aST q SSyffth Senstorl raIIeMr., an
ardent Pt,feet,l,,ie eat El,at tllh.. .BmaIy
Law waa fos,nt, and ,Iot
al nrotettio,, ,,f a roeTican IapoF. nor nor
for tbe pnrnoSe n TTrayenns gior Gle
cover nmetiig s iSTTt exf. .nsiyely in tiie IN
terest Of the isn5onOp1lies and trusts.
which Turpished Tie corruptiop D,oney
to carry nn the mckinley campaiun.
We furthermore declare wisbDnt
fpar of successful contradiction, that
any or all OF the. provisions of the in
lannon's law do NOT. directly or midi
recily benefit. Il, the anonnt Of q far
thing one hun lred actual residents
| OF Nevada while the entire people of
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-30

cole contributions tO the penrle nf
the Stat" are limited to the money
corruptly used to secnre their own
elections. ...
We recognize the. Democratic as
the only Silver party III the Nation,
and upon whose success in 1907 de-
pends the reestabi- hmen, uf silver
to its former place in the monetary
system of the Republic. W.. regard
all local political organizations, pro.
Tossing "a favor himetalll. III. us aut
only useless, but absolutely obstruct-
i've to The cause they pretend to fu~-
ter. The SO called Silver party rf
Nevada is especially detrimental to
the silver interest. Its State dunn
ls'rati"n III the last few years has
been replete with candals which are
disgrace to the, Commonwealth,
Its continued existence is an insult
to the great Silver party Of the Ma
tlon which i'll 1896 pulled nearly six
millions Of votes for the hi-metailic
couse, and it's death would be- mourn
ed only by few office seekers who
have maintained 1t ~ the hope OF be-
ing elected to positions which they
could not obtain from any other
party in the State.
Ae favor the election Of. United
States Senator by the people in
stead Of Legislatures. We b,ieve
that. Nevada has suffered more from
the present system Li,In any other
State in the Union and we most earn.
estly demand such change rs will, to
partial extent at least. prevent the
gross frauds and corruption as has
and which is now prevailing in our
SeDat orial elections.
The democratic party of Nevada is
in, favor OF utilizing and developing
the natural resources OF the State;
We, therefore advocate a policy of
internal improvements :by which tile
surplus water Of our rivers may he
impOnnded III reservoirs and used in
reclaimng and irrigating the unoc.
cupied AGRICULTURAL lands of the State
o., opening the Same to settlement
and cultivation. thereby, inducing
Immigration for tue development of
the agricultural Prpducts o. the 81 tate
and increase. Of one, population, and
we favcr. liberal legislation and tile
appropriation OF State funds for such
DIlrpoSea?s. " .s. "''E'.'! ~. ! ....I'f
2 We demand that our National Gov
erpment bold possession of tie Phil
ippine' Islands. so that the. products
and trade Of these islands may be
brought to OR shores, as such pol
icy would result IN great ,pretit and
commercial advantages to- the ,Paci-
We most earnestly advise the Dem
ocrats ID every cGhbty in the State to
organize and! Ctmtity Central
Committees and to nominate full leg
islative tickets tinpisd &sd. upon Afr
matter of This. Senator ind to adopt
all means Of strengthening the Del.I-
;ooratic party which will in 1900 rep
resent the honest. and sincere silver
element in the state. y - =. -.
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FOR SALE.

Two second hand Mtller's Little
Giant Hay Presses with wagons, i'll
good condition, Gar size bales. Ad.
dress The H. q. Shaw CO., Stockton
Calitornia. 3D. ... ...
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0MjcaI hnnauncene1ts,

ANNOUNCEMENTS under this head will b,
published up to tue q neral Election for
$40. payable ilvariabIy ia advance. +"
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18
THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Marquis of Salisbury, the British
premier is suffering from Brights
disease.
Senior Luis Polo de Bernabe, the new
Spanish minister, has arrived at Wash
ington and been formally presented to-
President Mckinley.
The steam Yacht Anita. which ear
ried party of senator's and congress
men TO Havana was fined $500 because
her papers were out of order
Chief Signal Officer A. W. Greeley is
urging upon congress the great neces-
Sity of constructing cables TO connect
by telegraph the various forts and for
tihcations about such great cities as
New York. Boston. Philadelphia and
San Francisco.
Mrs. Sybil Caroline Alger Plat. sis
ter of Gen. Russell A. Alger, secretary
of war. died at New London, Conn,
where she had resided for year past.
She was buried at Detroit, but Gen.
Ayers duties prevented him leaving
Washington to attend the funeral.
w. f. Spencer, journal clerk of the
Senate. died ut Washington. Mr.
Spencer was bachelor and was alone
when he expired. He was one of the
oldest employees of the Senate, having
first entered the service in 1862. He
was regarded as one of the ablest par
liamentarians in the United States
The state board of auditors has or
dered some twelve dozen waste baskets.
erasers. inllstands and other supplies
for the members. and these will all dis
appear at the close of the session. i'm
accordance with the time-honored Gus
tom. The members will thus get a
double rake-otf during their terms of
Office. and some of them will be equip
ped with stationery enough to last Il
life time
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18
MINSTRELS' HUMOR.

witty Answer of an IrIshman Who
Never Argued with Lady"
The Ministries of Ireland are not ali
gone from the highways and byways
OF Erin, says an exchange. The mourn
full harp and plaintive pipe may have
given way TO the breezy banjo and
grooming violin, but the songs which
these accompany are the songs of Ire
land still. Down by the rotten Clad
dagh wharves of old Galway town
came upon a rapt audience. says
well-known traveller, enthralled BY the
dulcet notes of Tim Brennan, the wan
dering minstrel of Tipperary"-one OF
the sweetest singers ! ever heard and
one who would have been great Wen
II not for his love of "the cinder la
it," as they aptly term the west OF
Ireland mountain dew. l had seen Tim
many times before in Ireland. Our
trampings had brought us into thu
same relations of artist and responsive
auditor so many times that rs he tip
ped me comforting wink of recogni-
tion | noticed that his violin had been
replaced by the temporary, though
ample musical makeshift of a banjo
wrought from the head of an ancien,
Irish churn. In the pause following
his ballad l felt emboldened to toss
him back his wink, with the query:
And, Tim, why didn't you bring the
churn with it's head?" Faith yer hon
winsome smile, holding the churn-
head banjo aloft so all could see, faith
/ never argue wild lady-an', yer
honor, a bould Irish woman stud at
the other ind"
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18
DECAY OF sUNDAY-sCHooL.
The Average Sunday-School of To-Day
Is II Rebuke to Intelligence.

The Average sunday-School of To-Day
Is n Rebuke to Intelligence.
In the Ladies' Home Journal Ed
ward Box writes on THE Decay of the
Sunday-School," and points out the
reason therefor. Il have in mind" he
says, mot less than twelve different
men who are acting as superintendents
of our Sunday-schools. Not one OF
these men has even a suggestion Of
force; not spark Of personal magnet
ism, not a personal possession which
goes to draw children to him or to the
school over which he presides. In
five of these cases the men have been
failures in business; by men in the
outer world they are passed over, and
yet the church places them In positions
which call pre-eminently for every ele-
ment which they so distinctly lack. To
be a successful head OF Sunday-school
calls for q man with the instincts of
leadership; a man who will infuse life
into the school; hope and courage into
his teachers; who is fertile of mind
and infinite In capacity; who can draw
children to him and retain their in
terest. Not only must he elevate his
children in a spirit;sal sense, but les
sons of the highest morality must be
taught; an influence refining to mind
and nature must be exhaled, and all
the time the interest of the children
must be arrested and held. Infinite
variety of method must be sought The
young quickly tire of anything which
long remains the SAME, and that is
why they are firing of the Sunday
school. II has too long remained the
same. II has fallen into a rut, and the
fault lies between the presiding spirits
OF the school who have no ability for
their positions. and the churches who
have placed them there or allowed
them to remain" Mr.. Box concludes
his discussion with the assertion that
the average Sunday-school of today is
a rebuke to intelligence and a discredlt
to the church"
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18
Heats Awful Work in Australia.

Disaster and desolation beyond de
scription have overtal<en two colonies Of
Australia from the intense heat of their
midsummer sun. Water in the wells
sunk into the parched earth, streams
dried up, and rivers visibly sank as in
a falling tide. Forests were destroyed
by fire and the smoke shut out the
scorching sun. Miles of farms are
burned. and in New Zealand, as we'll as
Victoria. bush fires have blotted out
whole townships. Settlers flock to the
towns in hundreds and thousands, half
naked. terribly blistered and terror
stricken. Hundreds raced many miles
to escape the flames of burning forests
and fields. and thousands of people were
rescued in burning buildings by band
of 800 heroes who organized and went
out with horses to save lives.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18
REVIEW OF TRADE.

Continued activity In nearly all lines of
distributive trade, but more particularly at
the larger cities of the west, south and the
far northwest. continues to be the most IA
vorable feature coming under notice other
favorable features include the heavier for
eign demand for wheat and flour, as indi-
Gated by increased exports over last week
and last year, and bank clearings heavily
exceeding corresponding periods of previous
years. though smaller than in recent
weeks. Less favorable features are few
numbering chiefly weaker tone in prices
OF few staples hitherto marked by ex-
quotations for some makes of coarse cotton
goods. print cloths. raw wool. the demand
for which Is reported slower than any Drevi-
Gus time this year. wheat, coffee and sugar
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18
\. w. Aver & Son.

N. w. Aver & Son, the successful
newspaper and magazine advertising
agency of Philadelphia, have issued an
announcement stating that Albert G..
Bradford and Jarvis A. Wood were ad-
mitted to partnership in the firm jan
uary 1. The new members are not be-
ginners in the advertising business.
They have been connected with N. W.
Aver G. Son for years and have worked
their way to the top by careful atten-
ton to business and painstaking work
for the firm and its patrons. In con-
nection with the new partnership an
nouncement, N w. Aver & Son review
the history of the firm. From an hum
BILE beginning in 1868. when the bust
ness of the first year amounted to but
$4,000, the concern has jumped slowly
but safely until its annual business
amounts to over 1900, 00O-a sum that
represents a daily payment to newspa-
pers and magazine publishers of $4,000
Chicago Times Herald.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

The attention which the athletic
committee of Harvard's board of over
seers is now paying to the matter OF
reforming college athletes so as to
bring them back to simpler and less
Objectionable form should result in cor
recung some of these abuses. College
sports have their legitimate value and
it should be the aim of the college au-
thorities to re. C lie them If possible
from the plane Of the professional ath-
letic exhibition, where quibbling and
money-making are the most prominent
features, and place them where they
will serve a useful purpose in the all
around development of college young
men and women.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

Pupils are conducted through many
"ologies" and introduced to many
'isms," but they are not well grounded
in the three or four primary matters
of an English education. A boy or
and spell, with a knowledge of arith-
metic and geography, is better pre-
pared for a university education than
a boy or girl who has been dragged
through an endless array of the So
called higher studies in the common
schools.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18
PLAGUE RIOTS.
British Health Omcers Killed by MODS
OF IIindoos In Bombay.

of IIindoos In Bombay.
Dispatches from Bombay say that a
riot has broken out among the low
caste Hindoos and Mohammedans
against the Europeans. 1t had its ORR
gin i'm an attack upon plague search
party. Two soldiers had already been
killed, and the police had fired on the
mob, killing six persons and wounding
many others. Other dispatches say
that plague inspector and three men
in the Shropshire regiment were stoned
TO death.
A later dispatch from Bombay says
the mob attacked the hospital, burned
the offices and stores. and savagely as
saulted the doctors, killing one of them.
The riot is described as causing IL
tremendous sensation. All the avail
able troops and artillery have been
called out and business is suspended.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18
FROM EVERYWHERE.

Beauty may be only skin deep, but
the plump girl gets the most tandem
rides.
The pawnbroker who takes the most
interest in his business has the least
principle.
Out OF sight is never out OF mind
with true lovers, who turn the gas
very low.
London has 100000 houses Paris
has 10000 houses. New York has 49,
900 houses.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18
A WORD OF ADVICE.
To Those Coming to Alaska or the
Klondike Gold Fields.


One thing should be impressed upon
every miner, prospector or trader COM
ing TO Alaska, to the Klondike, or the
Yukon country, and that is the neces-
ity for providing an adequate ana
proper food supply. Whether procured
in the States, in the Dominion, or at
the supply stores here or further on,
this must be his primary concern. Up
on the manner in which the miner has
observed or neglected this precaution
more than upon any other one thing
will his success or failure depend.
These supplies must be healthful and
should be concentrated. but the most
careful attention in the selection OF
foods that will keep unimpaired indeh-
nitely under all the condition which
they will have to encounter is i'm
perative. For instance, as bread raised
with baking powder must be relied up
on for the chief part of every meal,
imagine the helplessness Of miner
with a can of spoiled baking powder.
Buy only the very best -four it is the
cheapest in the end. Experience has
shown the Royal Baking Powder 70
be the most reliable and the trading
companies now uniformly supply this
brand, as others will not keep in this
climate. BE sure that the bacon is
sweet, sound and thoroughly cured.
These are the absolute necessities upon
which all must place a chief reliance,
and can under no circumstances be
neglected. They may, of course, be
supplemented by as many comforts or
delicacies as the prospector may be
able to pack or desire to pay for
From the Alaska Mining Journal.
A book OF receipts for all kinds OF
cookery, which is specially valuable for
use upon the trail or in the camp Is
published by the Royal Baking Pow
der company, of New York. The re-
ceipts are thoroughly practical, and the
methods are carefully explained. SO
that the inexperienced may, with its
aid, readily prepare everything requi-
site for a good, wholesome meal, or
even dainties If he has the necessary
materials. The matter is in compact
though durable form, the whole book
weighing but two ounces. Under a
special arrangement, this book will be
sent free TO miners or others who may
desire It, We would recommend that
every one going to the Klondike pro-
cure a copy. Address the Royal Bak-
ing Powder Co., New York.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

No material American interests are
threatened by the dismemberment OF
that empire. 1t is question of terri
torial extension vitality concerning the
land-grabbing European powers, but
not directly affecting the welfare of this
continent and far from calling fo- re-
straining action on the part OF Urcle
Sam. When this government shall
have taken steps to effectually guard
American interests already established
in Cuba, matter OF minor Importance
as affecting the larger phase of the sit
uation. II will have done all that is
necessary in the premises.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

The announcement of the visible
supply OF wheat at the end of February
almost created a panic on the Chicago
board Of trade. Experts had predict
ed an increase. The former week
showed the surprising decrease of /,
345,000 bushels, with an increase of
$4,000 bushels on ocean passage. May
wheat jumped from SLOPPY to $1.O51a
and July from SSAc to 9O2sc. The
opinion is growing that there is an
understanding between Letter and AR
mour. and that while the latter pre-
tends to be a bear" he is really bull,
and is buying wheat in anticipation of
a selling price of not less than $3.50.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

Students of the wheat market are in
fiuenced by some rather startling sta
tistics from the northwestern grain
markets. Two years ago that district
had on hand 100000 of contract
wheat. A year ago there was 13,OOO,-
900. Today there is less than 5000, 900,
of which but 100000 is contract
wheat. 1t is stated that there Is not
enough wheat in sight to supply the
mills and meet the demand for seed.
The situation Is further complicated
by the fact that the most of this wheat
Is owned by Letter with Armour bid
ding for what little comes into the
market. The prospects are for fancy
prices before the new crop is har-
vested.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

The people of Philadelphia may be
excused if they drink a little beer.
Rev. E. A. Rawden states openly that
the city water is positively unfit to
drink, or even battle in. He lays it all
to the professional politicians, and
beseeches the people to rise up and
smite them. There are those who
cannot drink beer and nobody wants
TO battle in il.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

The Spanish consul at Key West is
rather an honest fellow. He did not
half-mast the Spanish flag, because he
knew that he was not grieving, and he
could not be certain that other Span
iards were mourning.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

A Roumanian manufacturer has con-
structed a piano that can be heard six
miles. There are pianos in nearly
every apartment house in Chicago that
can be heard seventy-two miles and
they are used or ly by beginners.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

Secretary Ayers reply to Secretary
Longs announcement that SPANS ere
sponsibility in the Maine disaster had
been eliminated" was an example of
cutting q long story short.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

Lets pen up the jaclasses awhile
in the back lot" remarked the Rev.
Sam Jones, as he gracefully retired
from the race for governor of Georgia.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

1t is alleged that the new leader of
the Marine Band is as great a con-
ductor as Sousa. That's good story
for the marines.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

A Chicago paper says there is need
of reform in the marriage laws. 1t
judiciously refrains from saying any
thing about the divorce laws.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

What we need now is a war baron.
eter. The stock ticker is no good.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

In this great and glorious land OF the
free you always have to pay for the
drinks in order to get whack at the
free lunch.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18

With S50,000,000 within reach Presi-
dent Mckinley will no doubt be able
TO keep the Spanish wolf from his door.
The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18
AstOnIshlng.

Mother-And what do you think OF
my daughters French, Count?
Count-Eet ees re most astonishing
French / hat evaire heard.-Tit-Bits.