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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-08-19


The Den 0crui Comfy COHmi.tcc
Inct at the lSpErEHpESr ulli.r. Fri.
Hay evening pursuant iu the call ~
the Chairman and H~djUururi Ia the
Pioneer spluon where tie Gu'luwimg
business WIS transacted b:
Chairman TriplcIi called the meet.
ing Ia order md on the call ~ the
roll the following answered present:
7. ". NiIkcrson. Dan Cpll. I'd
Todd, chca. Woodward. \. ". Hes.
sol pr"y!: Charles LAmpmuu. Roht.
Hartley. W. $. Clayton. ". ".
Hc"h"r proxy; J Davenport, Sam
Buchmau. John Rnuri;. j. T. Triulrtt
proxy; ~ Eca.on. 6. T.. MAYER
proxy; Dan Hi. J ". ru'lt proxy:
j. +. Tuplc;t, 'irorlc Russell proxy;
j. l. Kcyscr. S. NJ. Henley. W.
W. Bo"hcr, /. y. Sherwood proxy.
On motion the committee proceed
"a to appoint nineteen delegates to
the Democratic S'Gtc convention
which mccts in Reno on September
It'll.
TIC following were unanimously
appointed: George Russell. |. ~.
Sherwood, J. f.. Triplrit. y. W. Hes
! son. Dam Coil. y. w. Wilkcrs N. J. f..
Parsoh'. f. N.P. johnson. +. NJ. Ish.
Allen Finhcr, \. II WEcman, |. j..
Woolvcrton. NJ. Hail W. $. Clayton.
Henry Voight. ". r. Crane. j. ".
ructt, J. f. Kcy'cr. Il Farrell.
On motion Il Couhiy Convention
was called Ia meet at IIlko on Fri.
dry. September IL, 1893. ut 10 \ NJ.
for the purpose ~ nominating n Dcm.
ccrntic County ticket aud irnnSactiug
! oihrr business.
On motion the primaries Tor the
/ election Of delegates in the county
convention wnH set Tor Saturday. Sep.
icmhcr 81. hctwcCn the hours Of =
aud Gr
On motion the following test waR
"''I''''' nv N'N '''l''''t' "'''
will you support tho nominees Of the
Democratic state mud County Com
ycntions:-
Aflcr considerable discussion Uc
Committee rcccrmCnda that nn tel o.
gate Ia the County Convention hc
permitted Ia holl aud vote moro thar
iour proSi"s IN suid Convention.
On motion The call for The County
Convention wna ordered published in
tho IvuErESDiHT. tIhc call Ei!l mp
pear Monday. En-
There being uo t1rthcr busiucs.
the Committee adjourned 60 meet al
ihc cnll ~ Tho Chairman.
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THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE.

Married in haste we repent at leisure.
-~Congrcvc.
Humble wCdloCli is far better than
proud NirGinity.-AugustiRe.
y husband is n plaster that cures all
the ills OF girlhood.-Moliere.
Men marry TO make an end. women IN
make II bcginning.-A. Dupuy.
\ man finds himself seven wears Older
the day after his marriagc.-Bacon.
No man can either live piousIy.1or die
rigttcnuslH without n wife.-RichtCr.
Take not too short n time 10 make n
Wor,d wide bargain in.-Shal;espcarc.
Never marry but for love, hut sec
that thou lowest what is lovely.-Pcnn.
For any man to match above his rank
"a hut to sell his libcrty.-Mnssinger.
y persons character is but half
formed till after wcdlock.-C. Simmons.
Wcdlocl's like wine, not. propcrIv
judged Of till the second glass.-.Ier-
rold.
II is in vain that n man is born fortu-
nate II he be unfortunate in his mar.
Tiagc.-Dacicr. "a" ~.
Men should keep their eyes wide open
Leforc marriage and half shut after
wa'd.-Mmc Scuderi.
Fathers their children and them.
selves abuse. that wealth n husband for
their daughters choosc.-ShirIcy.
Marriage with n good woman is n har,
Ior in The tempest Of life; with n bad
woman it Is n tempest IN a harbor.-J.
i. Semi.
As the husband is The wife Is: IL mated
with a clown, the g~rossrcss Of his ma.
:urc will rr:r weight to drag thee
down.-Tc".. ssn.
The iiindcst and happicst rair will
iild occasion TO forhcar. mud something
every day they've 20 pity ana perhaps
'nr"ivc.-Cowpcr.
In the Caroline archipelago the depth
OF the ocean has been found to be 4,47s
fathoms.
The wider parts OF the Atlantic have
depth of from 1000 to 3.CUO fathoms, or
from two 10 three and n half miles.
The deepest sounding vet obtalned in
any part of the globe was taken imIne.
diately to the east Of japan, 4,6ss
fathoms.
The Pacific ocean. like the Atlantic.
mas an average depth Of between 5000
and 3,OC0 fathoms, but sinks here and
,hcrc into r'"c'' Deeper basins.
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ON THE STAGE.

Eleanora Duse will give a series ~
performances at Monte Carlo dutino
the winter.
The Cat and the Cherub" will soa-.
he presented in Paris.
Joseph Jefferson sent n fiae dog OF
immaculate pedigree to his fr;cSd, Nat
Goodwin. 1t is n dog that Mr.. Goodwin
had been cnveting for weeks.
Herbert Kelley has PURCHASED n new
play by Clyde Fitch upon the lines OF
Jim the Pcnmar." 1t viii be produced
this season.
lvette Gui.bert has been offered 1905
francs ($s0O) n week TO appear in Ger
many, and has accepted. She hes re
fused before for fear of press criticism.
tTi! since Ieinnc has broken the Zee he
d~iticu.iy is removed.
Tie latest crusade, Stree big hat.
have been successfully fought il.
the thcatcrs Of this country. IS qgain-s
iate-comers. Minnie Maddcrn, Fiske
las sounded the war alarm aud has in-
Ftructcd the ushcrs when she p,aAG 70
permit no = to come dow. the ais.o
after The curtain has risen till the &c
Of the act.
ans IS beginning to grow Cred q.
80 lie Mcrode, whose failure In New
AeEk is still being commented nj. sHa
Aas been cNp:oi;cd so highly al don"
, very li;t:c TINT her rnme-is alrcad;.
i'GiE'ing 10 wear out. TIE reviews u!
re concert halls nrc beginning 10 bu..
sGue l. young lady, aud Will prcb-
by end the whole affair.
Nine. Ecrnhardt is about to Try q Esw
Experiment.. y new social piece entitled
Les Mauvais l;ergers," by ". Octave
"it:heam. has been read TO her and nc.
crgicd, in which the dircctress of the
Renaissance will not appear until the
;hiTd act. The actress IL n~nxlous, |, is
said, to disprovc the oft-rercattd
charge that she dwarfs her cast, a: q a,sc
the Illusion that a long role is rcadfu:
Tor success.
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HUR DAILi.
SalISiAGUSDI.

Rev. Richard Mercer is in town.
j. b. Doughcrty. George Mcintosh
md MIR. Todd were up from Carln
this mOrGing.
The war wiih Spain aud the annex
alton %; Hawaii have Increased the
population OF the United States nbont
ten million.
Carson's assessors list shows ninety
wilows on the roll of that city. Out
OF this number - own mo:c than
$1,000 worth Of property.
The Democratic State Convention
In session at Sacramento sent "a tele-
gram to President Mckinley ycstcr-
day congraiulatmg him on tie ucc
fnl conclusion OF the war. The Cali.
iornia democrats Il all right.
Tic brecCh mechanism OF the five
inch guns Of the Erouklyn is so per.
feet that If ono of these suns were
tired at the maximum speed Of re-
loading, live shells could be kept in
the air all the time, or. 10 put it
more clearly. before the first shell
would hay" struck the target four
others wonld have left the guns.
W. q. CatTrey. The Reno inventor
has bonded his trolley wagon PAT
IL To Il Belgium syndicate for the
European continent. Tins il the
wagon that WIS to do such great
things between EllIo and Gold
Creek.
Arrangements are being perfected
10y the War Department for the estab.
iishincnt OF II new military depart
menl on the Island OF Porto Rico.
Tho ncw department Will he known
ms the department of Porto Rico"
and will be commandeh by Major.
General John K. Brooks.
The times says the water in the
river ut DAYTON ia not tit to drink,
especially after it gets below the
Eureka cymidc plant. At this point
the wafer becomes imprrgnated 70
such an extent the fish ia the river
are killed. y physician has stated
that persons take their lives in their
hands when they now drink Carson
river water without first boiling it.
III" war with Spain has cost Ulclc
Sam dr sum OF 5i"O.0J0.CC0 in gnl |
CON and Il number OF valuable lives.
For this expenditure of blood aud
money Spanish iule is terminated on
che Western continent and the star
and stripes wave owe the fur.off is
lands of the Eastern sen. Cuba -
free md Porto Rico aud tho other
West Indies. cursed by Spanish mis-
rule, become It part at Uncle Sans
'lon.afn. II was Il lively scrap for the
Dons while it lasted and well worth
the blood and treasure 1t cost the
American people.
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Folloxiug ia a aimplc and correct
rule for N, ntming hny in II couical
stack To arrive nj the tonnage II con-
intuR. Throw n tape line over the
stack from tho eide; Measure from
the ground ucruRg the stack Ia the
ground on the ether sid". rhis will
give tic overcast. llInu me sutc the
width. Deduct the width from tho
overcast and divide tho remainder by
two; this will give the rquarc of the
stnct. Multiply the width 10y the
square q! The stack: this will give tho
number Of cutie feet in each foot in
length ". thr RinCk. For example;
Stack 30 feet long: overcast 30 fr1i;
width 10 feet; 80 minua JG cqunla IL:
II divided by . cqunls ! feet; 10 mul.
tiplicd by I equals III feet; ~ mul.
tirlioi 10y 20 equals $500 cubic feet.
This stack would contnin 1850
cubic feet. There are all the way from
$40 Ia 5l2 cubic foot IN n town Of hay.
THIS varies Oh account ri tho %iinoncs,.
pgc and eolidity OF The hay FIX.
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ROE w|MnNnspAfs nAlLl
s.uiIAuuNpI

u :, vu..
~ M
~
Mr.. and MH. Merkcley came in
yesterday and left for home thus
gosn'nG.
General Merritt has been imstrmc-
'ei L" hold Manila with The United
''!ntes forces. A~guinallo Is given
lie Elondikc hand.
El;,ors Kelly and nro,, ,,, h.v-
inc. EyoIv az, :, ,l,.ir ,,nou un
goes much farther there is likely to
he pistols and coffee Tor two.
II 10 ca,inotel f,,n On. n-.sor,
rate NJ re,cir,s lin, ,hn ,aw. Sen,
taxes viii rroluc. - p nj at,
Uu0.OgO a wear.
muns,on IN V,,y,ri, CAV. which o,-
rginnIly cost SouOCu wus r~ccsr,Iv
sold for siCO.
a., 'e" '"'s a'0rn'"R Iro'h
" 'tc 'e'"ut ff'sS
"'"''S ,'''' HtNe'"' ihe"h
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tFRDM DAILYJ
SAL!lAGCSDl.

Chris G~ulda@ger, the IADErEHD ut
type, is IN the sick list this after
noon.
Miss Rose Gardner rcturnci today
from Pleasant valley where she has
been visiting Mrs. IIenucn.
Ex-senator Mcconnell Of Idaho.
U. 5. Indian Inspector. returned
from the Duck Valley alton
last evening and went East this uorn-
ing.
Tho INDEPENDENT is issued from
its new Office today. Everything ~
t"psy turvy yet, but in Il lew days the
Kinks Will be Strengthened ont and
everything will ran smoothly.
The call for the Democratic Conn
" Convention appears elsewhere. IL
th" people Mt the primaries elect the
right kind Of delegates. q ticket can
be nominated that will viz in No.
vcmbcr.
Jnmcs l!raim ami family, james
Denver and family and .I,hn u.E,r
land and family re,urncI s,,urJav
evening from ,h.,r Sur,r,,r nn,im',
ON North l1urr rho, 49,
country ycr, dry =, ,L,i sa..;,n
ArFnFIlnr a. fla. t.I,I. h.,,.,..,
..,.1. ''''' D'"''''"'
s"','" '"' heA'
"''" s"' ch'nEe' heF
W.; "''e7 ~ 'h' 'h'h Ten
ono 'AP"clS I" completely
~ Wv "'''' an" N'rP the rem
''''' III peasant Acti-
w."
\ Ro'l cstrr, New YorE. man is
proud over The rusgc :s,nu nf = f,pr.
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Tho late decision 81 the CALIFORNIA
Supreme Crfri declaring ,uc.hnpt
marriages Illegal has created con-.
gtcrraiieu among u lot of California
couples who have jumped irc broom
rtick during the past Iwci"c of fifteen
months. Onc Of these couples hur.
ricd over hero Saturday on III" caai
bound morning iruiu, md had thr
fnOt tied IN time 90 catch the wcal.
hOund on their return home. Tho
GiTl in the case tod Clerk Porter, TINT
she didn't propose tn have any fpul,
iahurW about lhia mnfriaty husiucas
and that Il wHa too late nov fur my
legal dorhi 10 urier and II necessary
she soul have Tie ceremony in every
stale in the Union, nHi IN AlnskI,
Cubn. rofl" iUcO, and the Iinwuiluu.
Lgdrouu aui Philippine IaInudj but
wla; ehc wonld have IL lcgdl-Ilcnu
journal
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Finnncicrs want to know why
iirssia 10 accommodating such M i'm.
toomsc store Of god, and cctmiuIy
the question Ia no; vi ;hnut Interest
the politici ~. y. huge gold reserve
implies that II great war will
not lack the necessary simcws. Why
'houli Russia. who nlrcaHy possesses
a larger stock u! gold than any other
Gnvcr mcni. kc'p on al ling to her
store Of the precious coin? II Il
two years since she began her
Accommodations. and apparently she
las 40 intention nt stopping them.
FOR ;hc --latest Arrival II sp.I fro ~
the Cape has bcCu wholly purchased
Tor Russih's account. Vet with u stock
ON hani already r,ciuurd at L 100.
0nn, Goo, the need r"r thus purch Er
is not very apparent. \ ri miRrun'
feature ~ the case ia that whenever
notice il called ia these l:uasian gul.l
purchases they cease fur - public
attention ia TUNED an,!hcr WAY.
Not inghum Gunrdiun.
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by local applications as they ranmot
reach The diseased portion II the ear.
There is only ono way to cure deaf.
Dcsg, and TINT ia 10y cOnstit utioual
remedies. Deafness is caused 10y mn
inllumcd condition uf the mucnna lin.
ing ~ the E]usiachnn IuLu. When
this tube gets milImCd you have .
rumbiug sound or imperfect herring
and whom il Is rn,ircly closed deaf.
nCeE is the result, and unlcas the in.
ILLUMINATION can he takun Oul and thia
tube restored Ia iis normal condition
hearing will bC destroyed forever.
min" CascR out ~ ten are cauard hv
cGiarrh, winch ig nothing but nm in.
Nnnch condition ~ The mucous EUR.
iacrr.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
tUr any caso " Deafness Caused hy
CarHrrhl iint carnnt hc cured by
lIGIie CatnrIh Cur. Send Tor cir.
oulure. free.
f.. J. CHENEY 60, Pfops,
Toledo. Ohio
lIulrs Family Pills arc tic best.
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GFRoM SATURDAYS DAlLY.l
SSiNtGUNDI.

Senator E,nst OF Nyo county AZ.
rived lasi night.
General liaGermnn left for ,l,e
West on No. . ln0t night.
The harmonious meeting Of the
Democrat: County Committee last
night augnrs we'll FOR the party in The
fail campaign.
\ subscription was taken up today
to get nCw hnlyards for the nug.polo
so that Odd Glory" could wave in
honor OF the declaration Of peace.
j.. W. Puctt Of Cnrlin attended the
meeting of the Democratic County
Committee last night. lie il a true
blue Democrat 81 the old school.
Lots Of people arc SD everlasting
particular about what they want that
they never have anything.
\ protocol is II preliminary sketch
or draft Of treaty, dispatch. or other
official document. 1t emboiics the
results of Il negotiation and Is less
solemn III formal than II treaty.
1t is stated on German authority
that the astounding numJer Of 2,OUU.-
40 glass eyes are made every year in
Germany and Swi'zcrl mi, while II
French house manufactures 3OO.C
OF them Hnnu lily.
John Hen I'rson las received a fine
picture OF Licutcnan. Henderson
seated on his charger ut Camp Cuba
Libe. His horse is a beautiful
chestnut snrrcl and he and his rider
make IL very pretty picture.
Tho Genoa Courier has the follow.
ing with which everybody i'll this will
agree; What this region wants il "A
good rain; not u little stay ut home
rom prayer meeting rain; but Il good,
rousing old stay at home from a show
ram.
The INDEPENDENT il ont early to-.
day OH nc '"unt ~ moving the plant
to II new Office. Everything will
he IN Shape by Mon lay and WORK will
go along rs usual People having
bn mess at iii" Office after today will
please plss through the prrscnt Of.
lice and reach the snnctum 10y the
back stairs. rLS front entrance will
he ready us soon IA the carpenters
can do the necessary work.
Now ;hat the cruel wnr is over II
boys may suOn come marching home. |
While none Of them have smcllrd
the cnemy's powder. they deserve
we'll Of tho people. They offered
themselves ms sacrifice. on their conn-
try's alter and the fact that the sac
rilicc WAS not demanded should not
dc;rnct ouc iotu from the honor they
should receive. They are patr.ors
AMI deserve a patriots welcome la
their homes.
y man has discovered the reason
that m engine is called she, and hi,
argument ia that they wear II jtckci.
an apron, have shoes. hose and drn.:
II train behind them; they have laJs,
need guiics, ride wheels. will not
turn ont f"r pedestrians. sometimes
foam and refuse Ia work; they attract
men, are very contrary, and II always
takes "a mar Ia nag them.
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water Nutirr.

The water in the river having stor.
ped running the Water Go. asks the
indulgence Of the people in the use
"f water Tor irriga;ipg and Shrink.
ling except during the tine bctwcon
q aud I$3D J.. 81. each day,
ELKo WATER Co.
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HOODS PILLS cure all liver ills.
Mailed for - cents 10y 4. |. Hood &
Co, Lowell. Mass.
Senator Stewart has received a
Telegram from Secretary Of War
Algcr that the Nevada battalion
wonld not he mustered ont or attach.
cd to any other regiment but would
serve rs il il now. u distinct orgaui.
zhtion. They will probably b, ecnt 10
Arizona or soFmehcrc else to do gar.
rison duty. The battalion cxpects TO
he paid oil OF the first Of September.
They will get two months ruy.
Mike Hartman pulled ont Of Tus.
carora i few days aro with three
hors' e, IA wagon and Larness belong.
ing 70 other people. lie struck ont
across the country aud "Wednesday
morning he wns arrested IN Secret
VALLEY b. Sheriff Ma,Ccr and brouph,
to Eiko. Yesterday after noon Justice
Morgan held the preliminary rxumi.
nation and Ennnd him nvcr TO ,ppcar
before the grand jury on the charge.
OF grand larceny. Mike couldn't pui
up Il 500 bond for his ]nppcatnrrc
md tho hnrl hearted Justice gent
him 10 jail.
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FOR SALE.

Two second hnnd Miller's Little
Ginnt Hay Presses witt wagons. in
good condition. Car size bales. Al.
dress Tho II. c. Shaw Co, Stockton
California.
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ReM-FRIDAfsyDAITX
shI.srA0uNpl.

Prof. Nay returned from ogden
last evening.
New haiynrds we're put on the nav.
pole This forenoon and the new aaz
raised 20 the nn '.hend.
Dave Gpsper Las Just received a
new lot Of samples Of Spring and
Summer Clothing viii IL viii he made
:" 'rtier from $3.50 no.
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell will he in La
mobile next Sabbath Aug. 2.st, and
will return TO preach in Elko Aug
2su, at Il A.M.
The De Lamtr Lode has chnngeI
hands. Charles j. Pcttec Is now the
proprietor. Tho ISDEpExDEyr ex-
tends the glLd hand to Mr.. Pettce
and hopes the Lode viii make Inn a
millionaire.
The INDEPENDENT has been rushed
with job work this month and mn ey-
ira printer hns been necessary. We
are still ON deck and viii In t mt least
a month longer. Come and see us in
our new Office md bring along your
job work and advertising aud get Your
moneys worth.
Judge Massey was running around
town early this morning with a load
OF fish poles ON his back. Every
thing indicated u slaughter of tho
tinny trike when he got his tackle in
ac!i"n. Look out for fish stories on
his return.
While moving the INDEPENDENT
safe up stairs this forenoon, the gin
pole broke when the safe was about
hall NAY up aud it came down with n
rash. Luckily no one was behind il
and 10 injury OF consequence was
one to the safe.
ies,cr lay afternoon while Sing.
MIR. RccShart's chinaman. was split-
ting wood, lie struck an iron weure
with the axe aud a piece Of steel
broke oil and struck hin IN one OF
his eyes. DR.. Hood extracted the
piece Of s;crl, but the sight of The eve
is dcs;ro!c l and Sing will eventually
have to part with that eye.
An OS!ahoma MINISTER married
twelve couple IN sixty minutes the
o,her day. Twelve knots IN hour muy
not be abe to holl II tallow dip to
occm greyhound epced, but it il
pretty gpnd time on the troubled
matrimonial sea.
Tho Democrats OF White Pine
county have selected the following
delegates To the State Convention to
be held in Reno, September I, 1898:
Il. y. Ricpc. John Weber, II. +.
ONcil, &. $. Dayie, p. II. Cannon
and p. c. Weber.
lfyou want TO buy a buggy or
carnage cheaper than you can get it
anywhere else in town. call Mt the
lNl'tfGND NJ once.
Whnc!oa urctOpNng for n change
II ;hc weather. examine the latest
]i"tt"rns in wal! paper ut the Postof-
ice. All goods first claRs and Mt the
""ast living prices. Gail in and OK.
iminc my stock. NJ .rouble to show
Goods. !. y. .SntYwn0d.
When yDu ask an editor to SUPPRESS
AN item ~ news bccau3e it does not
snlt y"n then 20 and ask your grocer
To exclude pickles from his store be-
cause you can't eat them. yonr
butcher to quit keeping bologna be.
cause 1t goes against your stomach.
There is just ~ mu Ia fairness in n
MS ~ the other. News is the editors
stock III trade. says an exchange.
So are pickles to II grocer and DO.
loGna To a but her.
FX"cricncc T'aclrs the value Of
iio"d's Sarsnplrilli. IT is constantly
accomplishing wonderful cures and
people in all sections take it. knowing
it will do them good.
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IIti ~.

MHS AT Elin, Nevada. August
H. isp8. Mrs. MiEn, Il native Of hi.
uois, aged % ycare.
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horn.

NICHOLAS: In CHrliu, Nevada. Aug.
u"t ~, 1893, Ia tho wife Of /. Mich.
Olas, Il daughter.
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Ellss wi11 Re Protected.

Harrisburg. May 5.-Meade d. Det-
wiler, grand exalted ruler of the Ben
evo1ent Protective Order of Elks. is
sued an official order to subordinate
lodges with reference to the stand to
be taken by members of the order dur
ing the present war with Spain. The
resolution and suggestions of the grand
exalted ruler are: THAT all members
of subordinate lodges who, at their
country's call, have enlisted in the Ser
vices of the United States government,
at the sacrifice of their business and
private interests, shall be protected
during the term of the service.
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TROOPS m READINESS
To March at Any Time to ouen q Mob
at MaarId.

To March At Any Time to ouen Mob
at MaarId.
Madrid, May 5.-The troops are held
In the barracks ready TO march at any
instance against the mob or the reyolu-
tionists.
The cavalry or infantry patrol the
streets from nightfall to sunrise.
All the public buildings are crowded
inside with foot and mounted police.
In the rest OF the kingdom the pre-
cautions, though less visible, are equal
ly strict. because the court and the
government apprehend graver move
ments still, If fresh reverse occurs
in Cuba or to the feet.
High handed measures are consid-
cred necessary to keep the adversarfes
OF the monarchy and the masses down
until the moment comes when the
rulers of Spain can declare that honor
is satisfied, and that the time has come
to appeal to European governments to
step in and secure terms of peace hon
orabIe to SPAN.
The last "a hours have been anxious
ones for the ministers and the author
tiles at Madrid.
Premier Sagasta went twice to see
the queen and omered to resign II Sne
believed conservative or military cab
met could better defend the dynasty
and the monarchy than the govern
ment, whose members stick to their
posts now only from sense of loyalty
to the crown and self-respect, as they
do not wish to be accused of abandon
ing the reins of state in the midst of
war.
The chief fear is of popular revolu-
ton, which everybody can see is brew
ing.
The civil authorities in Madrid got
so alarmed at the attitude of the re-
publicans and Carlists that they frank
ly told Senior Sagasta they could not
answer for order much longer. The
Barcelona authorities report very
serious condition of affairs there. the
Republicans working upon the masses,
who are discounted because in the rise
in the prices of all provisions and the
close of many factories in consequence
of the loss of the Cuban and Philip
pine markets.
The queen asked Senior Sagasta to re-
main in Office. He consented to do so
on the condition that she would give
permission to proclaim q state of seige
in Madrid
Now martial law rules. Now one cir
culating news about the war can be
sent to a military prison.