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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-29
IRON FRIDAYS pA1LY,l,
sALMAouNDI.

Our wal reporter says var news /.
very scarce.
Eider-down dressing jackets a.
Alexander's.
Judge Talbot has returned FROM
Virginia City.
Come and sec the fine ties just re
ceived at Alexander's. =
Senator Skaggs was mustered into
Co. E today and volunteered to GO to
the front IN the cavalry.
Rev. Arnoldus Miller will arrive to.
morrow to take charge of the Episoo.
pal Church.
A tull line ot ladiea' sil;.. waists OF
the latest styles and patterns at Alex
ander's. =
Dave Casper has Just received a
lew lot Of samples OF Spring and
Summer Clothing viii IL will be made
% order from 1880 10. =
Constable Triplett went down to
Winnemucca rs a witness in .he case
Of the U. S. vs. James l..
smith, charged with selling whisky
to" Indians.
Before purchasing carpets come
and get my reduced prices.
G. ALEXANDER.
"hiie You arc LOOKING for a change
u the weather. examine the latest
.ltterns in wall paper ut the Postot-
re. All goods hrst rlaas and at the
west living prices. Cali in and OF.
mine my stock. NJ trouble to show
'"ds. |. y. SHEawood.
Deputy U. S. Marshall Ferguson
came up last evening after James l..
Smith. charged with selling whisky
to lndians. He was taken to Winne-
mucca today where Le will be exam.
iued before til. u. s. Commissioner.
Rev. w. II. Stewart will leave for
Glover Valley to morrow where he
will hold services Sunday. and will
then 20 to lit Lake. Rev. Stewart
n made many friends i'll Elko dur
ing his short stay and takes with him
to his future fell OF work the best
wishes Of IA host Of friends.
IT ls reporte | that the damage and
loss of life resulting from the BON.
bnrdment OF Matanzas was enormous.
1t is believed that uver y hundred
Spanish soldiers were killed. Ii was
/ reported at Madrid that after an
hours fighting the Americans were
Obliged to retreat.
Mark Twain having noticed in an
American newspaper statistics OF the
increase Of crime I II Connecticut dur
ing the past seven years is sorrow
fully constrained to admit that aThat
is just the time that I have been abb
sent from the State"
Judge Bigelow came in from the
East Inst night and remained in town
today shaking hands with his old
friends. The Judge thinks the war
with Spain is a very serious matter
md that it will last Mt least a year.
lie will leave for San Francisco to-
night.
The Evidence in the case prove
liood's Snrsaparilla cures rheuma-
tism. dyspepsia, catarrb, that tired
feeling. scrofnla. salt rheum, boils
hdmors and all blood diseases.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-29

WASHINGTON. D. c.. April %,
Governor R"iuhOld Sadlcr. Carson
city, Nevada. Secretary Of War
bids me ray quota Tor your state has
been fixed aud cannot he changed.
\ G. tonmN,
Ndjuinnt .t;"ucrnl u. ). A..
The above was ~nt in response to
n Telegram qcui u few hnyI ago 10y
The Governor la the Secretary 81 War
toudcring hin. II battalion of 800 troops
from Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-29

HOODS PILLS are prompt e(ic-
lent always reliable, easy to take,
easy to operate, 25c.
The tbree-act drama "Rio Grande"
will DO presented to the people Of
Elko mt Harris Hall on Friday even
ing, May 9Th. This play ia replete
with thrilling interest in every ACT
and il sure to please the public.
The play is given under the auspices
OF the Ladies' Guild and the proceeds
will go toward the erection Of n rer-
tory. The plny aud the object for
which it ia given should draw a full
house. Reserved seats will be on
sale Mt the drug store tomorrow
afternoon.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-29

Governor SnLlcr has received the
following letter from the Secretary Of
War:
WAsWNGTo", ID. Z, Arrii -.
Tho Governor of Nevada: The
number Of troops from your STATE.
under the call Of the President, dated
April -. 1893, will Ice ono troop Of
caval y, special mounted service. 1t
is the wish Of the President that the
regiment NJ the Nutioral Guard or
State militia shall he u.ad us far IA
the number will permit for the reason
that they are armed, cquippcl and
drilled. Pleas" wire early ns possible
villa, equipment. ammunition. arms.
h%lankcts, tents. etc. you have aud
wlint addition you will require.
Please also state when troops viii 10
ready for muster il TO United States
service. Detail Ia follow b. mil.
K. \. ALGER.
Secretary Of War.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-29
SpnIn's NnyHi strength.

In order that timid souls may not
be undurly pcriurbch 10y the stories
that are printed III the daily rnpcrs
concerning the very powerful ships Of
the Spanish navy. il is we'll, perhaps
Ia Ray TINT the Spanish navy IL not
more than unc-third ms powerful as
Our own. and IL probably not more
than onr-tcuth AS effective. The
power " uwvics cnnuut he judged uc-
curatcly 10y comparing lists az ships
md armnmcuis. Tho condition 81
the ships and guns must hc rcrkonrd
wi'l, and, while the American ships
are always in first class order. SpHu-
ish ships rarely are. There ~ the Al.
fonso XII, for instance. council
among the Spanish fleet Of effective
vessels. As a matter ~ fact her
boilers are in such condition that she
cannot move The relative feet
ivcmrsa " nnyics depends upon Of.
I iicCrs and crcws-upCn the human
, oqu itiuu-nnd in that respect the
! American nnvy IN ns good us my in
the world. and tho Spanish navy is
ono Of The wrakcsi.-llurpcr's Week.
ly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-29
Ranch for Sale.

l hereby offer my ranch, consisting
of ESQ acres ri hay and grain land
situated IN the Upper North Fora Of
humboldt river for sale. There is nm
abundance 81 never failing winter 80.
cured by first right; also all neces.
sary ranch buildings. machinery and
household furniture. Over forty
head Of good cattle and from ten 20
fifteen hcnd ~ good horses will be
sold separately or with the ranch |
desired.
Terms Dirt Cheap.
For further Information apply to
A. N. MoArEE,
North Fork Elko o., Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-29

Governor Sndlcr has received the
following letter FROM the Secretary Of
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-03-12

of st. Martinville, and for its at.
vantage and benefit, borrow money
for said purposes; and in order to
provide for and secure the pay.
ments and extinguishment of any
Indebtedness thus created, they
may issue interest bearing bonds
of the Town and increase the rates
of taxation within the limits and
in the manner provided for by Ar
ticle 200 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana; provided, that
no money shall be borrowed, bond
issued, or the rate of taxation in.
creased, unless the purpose or pur-
poses for which the issuance of
said bonds aud the amount there
of shall have been submitted to a
vote of the property tax payers,
and a majority of the property tax
payers voting at such election
shall have voted therefor. When
ever bonds are issued as herein
provided for, such bonds shall be
made payable in not less than five
nor more than twenty years from
date of their issue, with interest
coupons attached, at a rate not ex-
ceeding six per cent, per annum,
payable annually or semi-annual-
ly; provided further, that the ag-
gregate amount of out standing
bonds issued and existing under
this titles shall never exceed ten
percentum of the assessed value
of the real and personal property
of the town. The special tax as
sessed for the payment of such
bonds shall be devoted and api
piled exclusively to their payment
but whenever there shall be sur
plus of the general fund at the ex-
piration of any fiscal year. such
surplus may at the discretion
of the Council be applied in pay.
ment of interest and principal OF
these bonds. -
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-03-12
TOWN COUNCIL.
Special Meeting of the Town Council held THE
First day OF March 1899.

Special Meeting of the Town Council held THE
First day Of March 1899.
The Council met this day in Special Session
his Honor T. T. Liable Mayor presiding and the
following named Members presence Albert
Bienvenu and Geo. 8. Eastin.
The Mayor stated that the object Of the meet
ing was to take in consideration matters per-
tanning to the New Charter of the Town OF St
Martinville lately drafted for the government OF
said Corporation.
The said Charter was then read and approved.
Thereupon on motion of Albert Bienvenu du-
ly seconded II is ordered that said Charter be
published during the time required by law and
then be placed before the qualified electors of
said Corporation at the next election to be held
ON the Ith day Of April next 1898 for or against
it's adoption.
There being no other business before the
Council the meeting was adjourned.
IT,. Liable, A.v FLEMING.
Mayor. Secretary.
A true copy attest.
A. FLEMING, Secretary:
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sed. the condition of the Treasury,
together with such information as
may be necessary, and full state
ment Of the financial condition OF
the town.
No ordinance levying a tax,
making an appropriation over Five
Hundred Dollars. or providing for
the purchase or sale of real estate,
shall be passed except by a majo-
rity of the entire Council, nor
shall a final vote of same be taken
except at a regular meeting, SUBJ
sequent to previous regular. meet
ing at which the same shall have
been introduced and passed to its
second reading and the said ordi-
nance together with the vote on
the same, and the names OF the
members voting yes or nay, shall
be recorded and published in a
newspaper of the town, except In
case of invasion, insurrection,
pestilence or innundation. (
z All contracts for public works OF
materials, or supplies ordered by
the Town Council, when the same
exceed One Hundred Dollars, shall
be offered at public auction and
given to the lowest bidder who car
furnish security satisfactory to the
Council, or the same shall be ad'
vertised for sealed proposals ii
writing, to be opened by the Ma
yor in the presence of the Council
and the contract shall be given tt
the person making lowest propose
therefor, provided that shoult
there be only one bid, the SANE
may be accepted by the Coun
Gil, as reasonable and fair TO
the work advertised{ provided fur
Their, that the Town Council shal
have the rights to refuse, rejec
and qualify any and all bids o
proposals.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND WORK
For the purpose of enabling tn
town to purchase, contract and pa
for any improvement of a genera
nature not herein provided fol
and for the purpose of erectin
and constructing public building
bridges, canseways, drainage CT
nails, wharves, quays, dykes, watel
works, electric-lights, power an
plants, and for the purpose
opening, building, making, impr'
wing, grading and repairing pr
bic roads, making and rapairin
of bridges within and without tt
? corporate limits of the town of S
, Martinville, when conducive
> the best interest and welfare
! the town, and in general any VOL
s of public utility, the Town Coul
Q | ell. may in the name of the Tow
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-03-12

and condemnation OF any DulldlnS
Or buildings which may be dangert
Gus to life and property. Il
To regulate the police of theaA
tres, public balls, taverns, places
for shows and exhibitions, houses
Of public entertainment, shops for
retailing liquors, houses of ill
fame, and to order the same to be
closed whenever the public safety
and tranquility shall require it.
and impose such regulations and
duties upon persons keeping such
places as they deem proper and
necessary, and to punish all va
grants.
To regulate the proper govern
ment of carts, drays, wagons and
other vehicles of every descriptions
freight trains and passenger trains
which run in the limit of the town.
To every year levy an equal tax
upon all real and personal proper
ty in said town, not to exceed for
one year ten mills of the asses
sed value thereof, which said
tax shall be due and payable, col
lected and enforced in the same
manner and at the same time as
state taxes; and on the same day
annually thereafter, impose an
annual tax on trades, professions,
business and callings, said licenses
to expire on the 3lst day Of De-
cember in the year in which it was
obtained, and which license tax
shall be due and payable from the
first day of January. inclusive;
provided, that all persons engaged
in business after the first day OF
July shall pay for the current year
only one-half of said licence which
license tax, in no instance, exceed
the license imposed by the State
for the same time.
The Town Council shall once In
every twelve months, before fixing
and deciding upon the amount OF
taxes and licenses to be assessed
and imposed for the year, cause tt
be made out detail estimate ex
hibiting the various items OF liza
bilities and expenditures including
the probable amount of contingen
expenses during said, year, ant
shall cause the same to be publish
ed at least thirty days in a news
paper published in the town an
such rate of taxation not exceeding
one dollar on every hundred Q
valuation shall at least thirty day
after the first publication thereo
be fixed and assessed, SO as wit
other revenues Of the town, ma
be necessary to meet said estimt
ted liabilities and expenditures.
The adoption of said detaile
estimate shall be considered as til
, appropriation therein stated, an
no money shall be drawn from til
, Treasury except in pursuance {
/, such appropriations.
!. All taxes and licenses impose
3 by the Town of ST. Martinsviii
La, shall he due and exigible
Y the same time as the State tax
l and all the articles and provision
: of the State constitution and Il
laws of the General Assemb
f passed hereunder regulating al
e relating to the collection of Sta
r taxes and tax sales shall also a
Il ply to and regulate the collects
v of town taxes.
,: That the Police Jury OF the 1
J. ish of st. Martin shall not have
3, exercise any jurisdiction with
J. the limits of said town, exceptit
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-03-12
Continued from Supplement.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Inc OOuncll may OTudln anu I'LL |
pose such fines for the breach of
the bylaws, rules and ordinances
of the town as they shall think
proper not exceeding fifty dollars
fine and not exceeding thirty days
Imprisonment, or both, for each
offense, at the discretions of the
Mayor. Said fine to be recovera-
BILE before the Mayor or any court
of competent jurisdiction, in the
name and for the usv of said town,
and in default of the payment of
any fine imposed, the person in
default may be ordered to work
out the same on the streets and al
leys, of the town or other public
works, at the rate of one dollar for
each day of labor performed.
The Town Council shall, on or
before the first day of May, fix the
salary and fees of the Mayor and
other elective officers, and shall at
the same time, establish the COM
pensation or salary to be paid to
the officers appointed by the Town
Council; the compensation or sala-
nv SO established shall not bechan-
ged during the term for which said
officers shall be appointed or elec-
ted.
The Town Council shall have
full power and authority to make
and pass such bylaws and 'ordi-
nances as are necessary and pro-
per for the government of the
tewn.
To regulate and make improve
ment to the streets, alleys, squares,
wharves, sidewalks and other pu-
bile property, and to provide for
TIC lighting and watering OF the
same. and to order and direct the
-ditcling, filling, opening, WIDEN
ing, ard continuing of any streets
and alleys; and if for such purpose
the land of any person, or body
corporate is necessary to he had
the said Town Council shall have
the right to purchase the same al
reasonable prices, OF cause the
same to be appropriated according
to the manner and formalities pre-
scribed by existing laws on the
subject; to regulate the proportion
of and to make and repair all com
mon sewers, drains. canals, public
roads, levees, dykes, causeways am
bridges, Notwithstanding any su
perintendence which might be Sc
up by any corporation or individu
al over such works. To determin
the completion and dimentions G
the pavements of streets, sidewalk
and alleys, to fix the squaring an
to prevent any encroachment upo
or stopping or obstructing TIA
streets, alleys, public squares, le
wees, public roads, wharves or an
part of the landing of the port c
st. Martinville, and to order an
object, whatever may be its valu'
which may cucumber said place
or prevent and embarass the fire
use of same, to be torn down an
removed or sold for whom it ma
concern, in the same manner an
after such notices as shall be r.
quired by such regulations.
To provide for the cleaning
the banks of the bayou, within IL
corporate limits of the town; f
the reopening of such natur
drains as has been obstructed
the owners of adjacent propert
or opening or filling up of any W
ter course which is not navigabl
for the purpose of carrying the p
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-03-12

for, regulate and require the
building and repairing of all side
walks, banquettes or curbing upon
the streets within the corporate
limits as may be hereafter provi-
ded by ordinances.
\ Whenever the owner of proper
ty in front of which a sidewalk,
banquette or other walks, shall
have been ordered to be made,
filled up, graded or repaired, shall
fail to do SO within the time re-
quired by the ordinance or resoiu-
ton of the Town Council, the
Town Council shall order the same
to be done at the expense OF the
owner OF owners of said property,
and the town shall have a special
lien and privilege on said proper
ty to secure the payment so due,
which shall entitle the corporation
to be paid in preference over any
other claim, mortgage or encam-
ORANGES upon said property, reco-
verable before any court of COM
petent jurisdiction. That all
streets, except such parts as may
be required to be kept up by gran
tiers or franchise, shall be kept In
repair by the town, and all side
walks or banquettes shall be kept
by the owners of the real property
thereon.
The Town Council shall have
the power and authority to grant
franchises over all streets of said
town for the purpose of operating
railway or street car lines, whe-
Their by steam, electricity or other
power; to operate telegraph, tele-
phone or electric light systems; to
establish and maintain public
markets, aud to provide for and
establish and maintain water
works and electric lights, or to
establish and maintain any of the
same on their account; but any OF
the aforesaid franchises granted
: to persons or corporations shall
! be subject to such proper restric
l lions and regulations then ant
D thereafter to be made as shall b.
: preservative of public and private
: rights; and said franchise shall
3 not be granted except for publl'
t benefit and upon due compensa
/ ton made to the town by tn
: granter or grantees nor for a long
= or period than twenty-five years.
d The enumeration of the forego
g ing powers shall not be under
f stood to exclude or restrict an
s other power, general or speech
# belonging to municipal corpora
b tons as such or which are necess
y airy to the proper exercise OF ii
y corporate functions nor thos
powers which are necessary an
ID essential to the objects and pu
lie poses of this corporation, all {
ID which are hereby specially rese
lie we'd.
d MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION.
NJ The Town Council may susper
o or remove by vote of the major
Of ity of the members, say appointe
es officer for incompstency, negie
MS of duty, malefeasance in office,
he when the service of such oftic
lv are no longer required or necess
nd nv to the public interest. II
to Town Council shall have power
~ organic, appoint, uniform and col
On mission a police force. and to a
point as may officers as may
"a necessary, to fix the salaries al
co,,nensation of all officers a
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-06-21

Perhaps some day the proprlety will be
seen of no longer calling the Emperor OF
Russia the Scar" II Is a title bat little used
In Russia The Emperor styles himself sim.
perator." His subjects among the educated
classes call him Emperor" and among
the peasantry "Gossoudar," or Lord w
might at least write the name as it is pro
nounced, and spell 1t not in Polish or Hun
garian fashion, but as the simplest transit.
GRAFTON from Russian into English demands
The word is pronounced 'Tsar," and the
first letter of the word in Russian CORE
spends precisely to our ts."
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-06-21

the 18th day of March, 1898, so many
shares OF each parcel of sucb stock as
may be necessary will be sold at the
office Of said company, Peoples Coop
Inst, on the LIST day OF July, 1898, at the
hour OF GA. M, to pay delinquent
assessments thereon, together with the
costs of advertising and expenses OF the
sale. 81. GOODWIN, Sec'ty
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-06-21

"When Twas in India" said the man
who had Travelled. "the nntive thieves
stole the sheets from under me while
slept and never knew it."
Eyes, and when / was in the north.
west during the BOOM said the man
who will never admit that America
can be outdone, II had to sleep in q
room where there were four real estate
agents, and one of them stole o porous
plaster from my back without awaken
ing me."-Indianapolis journal.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-06-21

was reading an advert, ement
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Dia-
rhoea Remedy in the Worcestey Enter
prise recently, which leads me to write
THIS | can truthfully say never used
any remedy equal to it for collie and dla.
rhoea. have never had to use more
than two or three doses to Gure the
worst case with myself or children w
A. Stroud Popomoke City Md. For sale
IL b. Merrihew, d ru agist.
Try schillng's Best tea and baking powder.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-06-21
Delinquent Notice.

Big Four Consolidated Mining and
Milling Co., Office Peoples Coop Inst,
Lehi, Utah
Notice. There are delinquent on the
following described stock, on account OF
assessment LEVIED on the 18th dav !,
March 1898, the several amounts "
o posite the names of the resna set
shareholders as follows p'c'ive