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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-01
STATE
CON V.EN,TION.

STATE CONVENTION
Democratic 2'arfu
| TO BE HELD At
RENO. NEVADA,
On Wednesday, September
7, 1898, at lO'c1Ock p. m.
| For the purpose Of nominating a
State Ticket to be voted for mt the
next general election TO be held on
Tuesday, November s, 1898, con-
| sisting OF
Member of Congress
Governor
Lieutenant-G Governor.
Justice of the Supreme
Court
Secretary of State
State Treasurer
State Controller
AttOrney-General
SurveyOr-Gener a.
Superintendent of Public
Instruction
State Printer
Two Members of the Board
of Regents of the State
University.
rive DlStrlct Judges;
Also the appointment of a
State Central Committee,
and the transaction of such
other business as may prop
erly come before the Con-
vention.
The basis for representation Of the
respective counties to said Conven-
yer ehall be one delegate for each so
votes cast for the Bryan and Sewall
Electors at the last election, and one
delegate Tor each fraction over 25
votes. aggregatinR 1856 delegates, and
apportioned as follows:
4 Churchill .................... 3
Douglas. ............ ............
Eemeralda. ......... ................. D
Eureka. .......... ...LI
nb0ldt.... .............l Ia
| Lander ............ .........'''..1
Lincoln ........... go. ....'...'l0
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-01

d. NJ. Ryan OF Virginia City IL ont
for the Silver party nomination for
State Treasurer.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
AN Ell cANEY HERO.
A Huge Negro who sinsle-Handed
nouted a squad of
spnninrds.

Wandering about the post In a suit
Of pink pajamas is a Titanic negro, six
feet tall and Of like proportions. His
name is Americas johnson, and he IS
Il private In the Tenth regular cavalry.
1hIs buffalo as the colored soldiers
of the army arc Familiarity called,
sought tho bubble reputation - the
lannon's mouth" at III Caney, aud sin
gle-handed succeeded in overcoming
SOUND Of the enemy and capturing
a six-pound rapid-fre gun, shot three
spaniards, knocked four senselcss
with the butt of his carbine and the
rest ran away in terror. Johnson was
twice wounded. one ball passing
through his left shoulder and another
through his left leg, but neither re-
manned in his body, and no bones were
broken. He speaks of his wounds con-
temptuously as ''pinholcs." They are
healing rapidly, and he will soon be
able to return TO his home In Texas
and receive the honors due the brave.
lie has already received a great deal,
and ! gricve 10 relate that glory and
admiration are confusing Johnson's
memory. lie Is becoming somewhat
inaccurate and inconsistent in his
statements. He sits all day long under
the shade Of tree clad IN his pink
raiamas, like the sultan OF senegam-
bin, and relates the story Of his
achievements over and over again 10
throngs OF colored people and strug-
Cling whites,who stand with both their
ears and mouths wide open, paralyzed
with awe. Like the editors Of the yell
low journals. Mr.. johnson has discov-
cred that the public taste demands
something hot aud bloody, and he does
bis best to crafty that craving. by
the time he gets TO Texas Johnson will
have captured an entire battery; per-
laps captured MORO itself.-William
J.. Curtis, in Chicago Record.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
How DEVIL ANsE WAS FOOLED
TWO Detectives who knew How 10
Win old Man Hataeld's
hospitality.

"When I went with a surveying party
INTO the Tug river country, in West Nir-
ginia, several years ago, there were
doubts as to whether the natives
woul1 let us stay" said +. c. Albright
L civil engineer I'm general 1t was
taken for granted by the mountains
GERS that any stranger who crossed
The dead line, where the mountain
district begins. was an enemy, rev
enue officer or sheriff, whom IL was
their duty TO pot for the public safety.
But shortly before our coming the
United States marshals had made some
impression on the district. and in
spired respect for government. The
mountaineers regarded our surveys
and railroad building as part OF the
government. and accordingly did not
modest us.
"All are hospitable, and, like the
Arab. the mountaineer regards the
stranger who has eaten his salt as be
ing under his protection. This brings
me to a story Of Devil Anse Hatfield
and two of our railroad detectives.
Devil Anse, as you probably have
heard, is the patriarch and leader OF
the Hatfield elan He lives in his for
titled house on Island creek, with six
or seven armed men always there as a
guard Somehow the two detectives
had got the al will Of the Hatilelds,
and an ambush was laid for them. The
detectives got wind OF II. They knew
the country and the people, and de-
cided on the only thing they could do.
Leaving the road they made detour
behind the men In ambush, and rode
straight TO the house of Devil Anse
Hatfield. AS luck would have Il the
old man was away, perhaps superin-
tending the ambush, and they got 10
the house and within the door without
being fired at. They set their rifles in
corner, hung their belts and pistols
against the wall, sat down. and asked
for something TO eat. When Devil Anse
came back the women had fed the de-
tectives, and as they had eaten bread
beneath his roof there was nothing fol
the old man to do but play host witt
the best grace he could show. III
made the best of the matter, gave thu
men the best supper and breakfast
that the house afforded, and fed thel
horses. The next morning he sen
them with n guide by an out-of-the
way path out of the country.
"'He'll see you safe said Devil Ans
at parting. II you took the main trail
you'd likely meet some OF my folks
and reckon they'd turn their gun
loose without stopping to ask wher
you've been "-Chicngo Inter Ocear
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
MAKING PEACE,
This BOY Wisely Removed the Cause
of Contention between Two
COmbatnnts.

One of my friends has theories on
the subject Of bringing up boys She
las also boy To put the theories into
practice on, and she thinks she suc-
ceeds. just tho other day she was
sewing In her sitting-room. The boy
was looking out the window. Present.
ly be said. reports the Washington
Post:
Mother, there are two kids fighting
cut in the street, little fellow and a
big fellow"
swell, my son." said the mother,
you know what / have always told you
It is your duty 10 do when you see the
strong expressing the weak"
The boy did know and he dashed into
the street TO put his knowledge into
practice He returned half an hour or
so later.
what was the trouble?" asked the
mother.
They were fighting about aaspple,"
answered the boy.
sand what did you do, my SOM
asked the proud mother.
60" said the boy. Il just took It and
eat IT,"
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


The parchment Of the best banjos
made Of wofslSin.
One hundred new words are annual
y added to the English language.
There are 10 mountains In Colorado
whose peaks are over $4,000 feet above
he ocean level.
The basin OF the ST. Lawrence river
covers $4,000 square miles, OF which
100000 are in Canada.
The average weight of brain is
greater in China than in any European
country excepting Scotland.
Corks for bottles were first manu-
fnctured in Spain and Italy. aome time
during the fourteenth century. Cork
screws were contemporaneous with
corks.
The southern boundary of Canada
stretches over fully 1000 miles, along
which southern Ontario has the lati-
tude of central Italy, Manitoba and
Vancouver that of Germany.
The London Of the future will, IL
Frederick IIarrison's vision is realized,
have no coal, no steam engines, no
Horses, aud all heavy traffic will be
sent along deep underground electric
railways.
During the most peaceful years
there are In the world 100000 men
who are Withdrawn from productive
occupations TO act as soldiers. The
pay, equipments, food. and clothing OF
these men cost the worlds taxpayers
sum amounting TO nearly Ss,0O0,o00
day.
Among n mass of odds and ends In
the shop of an Essex furniture dealer
the first work ever exhibited by Turner
has been discovered. II Is drawing
O the arehbishop's palace atLambeth,
executed when the artist was about 10
or II years old, and exhibited at the
Royal Academy exhibition of 1890. It's
pedigree Is said to be indisputable.
There are II metals more valuable
titan gold. viz; Iridium, valued at 500
per pound troyi gallium, e75; rhod-
ium, c So; osmium. e120; ruthenium,
200; palladium. about e216; barium,
s. $50; didymium, $500; cerium, 525;
yttium, e630; strontium. cO70; cal
oium, GOO; glucinium, c $40; lithlum
a 1850; chromium. e1,115i rubidium
4 400; vanadium. 1,T25.
A compiler OF statistics is authority
for the statement that less than 0Ot
persons out Of every 100000 die from
old age. Out of that number 5000 ar,
victims of scarlet fever, 10000 of ~
phoid and kindred feyers. $4,000 o.
whooping cough, $4,000 OF measles
1880 OF consumption, 1000 OF rheunrn
: tism and the same number Of erysipe
, las, while 2,7o0 are carried of by apo
pleNy and 1900 are victims of govt.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
a FALSE AIlAlRM.

About 1890 O'clock Tuesday night
a crowd of boys noticed a lighted torch
burning in The second story Of Lang's
cracker baker, at the corner of Fifth
and French streets. las the building was
uncccupied at the time the youngsters
imagined there was a fire, 9nd ono of
them ran to the "Waslhy" Fire Com
pany and, pounding on the door, an
nounced that Lang's bakery was
burning down, while another hurried
to the Delaware house with the same
story. The entire apparatus OF both
companies responded, and the Delaware
raised " ladder and one of the firemen
removed the burning torch.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
FLED WITH "cAUTIoNs-eELD. "
The Trying Experience OF an Ameri-
con Girl, the Fianccc of "a Ger
man Army Ohicial.

Various stories of the marriages of
German officers and American girls
that. reach this country have placed
such unions ia an unfortunate light,
but the recent experiences of q New
York girl have caused her friends here
to congratulate her on an escape
which, embarrassing as II was at
first, has doubtless proved the most
fortunate event Of the situation. She
was living in a German city that con-
tains the largest American colony in
Germany. and she became engaged to
lieutenant in one Of the Prussian
regiments stationed there.
lie was of an old German family and
the prospect of his marriage TO the
girl was regarded with great favor by
his family as well as her own. The en-
gagement was announced after n long
courtship. and no similar alliance ever
promised to result more satisfactorily.
Every preliminary to the marriage,
which was to take place in Europe,
had been arranged. All thatremained
was the payment to the administra-
ton of the army of "cautions-geld,"
the sum demanded by the army in or
der that the officers family may not
become charge upon the government.
When German officers marry Amerl-
cans this sum is peid by the brides
family. and the present case formed no
exception to that well-cstabllshed
rule. The check for the sum, which
had been deposited in n Berlin bank,
was handed to the expectant bride
groom few weeks before the date
fixed for the marriage. His mother-in-
law elect gave Il 20 him. A few hours
later he left his betrothed, and from
that time neither she nor any of her
family has ever laid eyes on him. In
vestigation showed that he had got the
money before he wentout Of Germany,
leaving his family. his regiment, and
everything but the money, which in
this case amounted TO $4,000. Moth
Ing was ever heard from him, and the
friends Of the young woman continued
their congratulations TO her, although
not just in the same spirit they were
begun.
The young woman in the case
promptly put an end 10 all efforts to
find the lieutenant. She was quite ms
charming and attractive as the ma
iority of girls who marry German Of
iicers. but the man was an exception
to the rule even OF those officers who
talk OF the possibility OF a "reiche
Amerikaenerin" as n wife In way
that makes it difficult for the averag'
American to control himself.-N. Y
Sun.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
General wheeler Mt West Point.

WEST POINT. N. Y. Sept 29.-Major
General Joseph Wheeler arrived at West
Point at l o'clock yesterday afternoon.
A detachment Of cavalry under COM
mand of Lieutenant Anderson met him
at the ferry and escorted him TO the
quarters Of superintendent Mills. The
general was accompanied by his aids
Lieutenant Betson and Lieutenant
Wheeler, Jr. Major Webb and Major
Beach. A major generals salute was
fred, and at $3.50 p. m. the corps Of ca
diets was ordered out for grand review
in full marching order. During the aft
ernoon the general received many call
ers, including a large number of ladies
and at o'clock left for New York.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
EIGHT-DAY PERSONALLY = CON
QUOTED TOUR VIA PENNSfb
WANNA RAILROAD.


The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arranged for a special eight-day
personally-conducted tour to the Trans
Mississippi and International EXPOSE
ton at Omaha on October 1, allowing
four full days at the Exposition.
Round-trip tickets, including transpor-
tation and Pullman berth in each d.
rection, meals in dining car going and
returning, hotel accommodations and
meals at Omaha, admissions to the
Fair and carriage drive and hotel ae-
commodations at Chicago, will be sold
at rate OF 800 from New York; $50
from Philadelphia; S95 from Washing
ton and Baltimore; s91 from Williams
port and Harrisburg; $50 from Pitts
burg; and pGoportionate rates from
other points.
The party will he accompanied by
Tourist Agent and Chaperon, ana
will travel in special Pullman sleeping
cars.
For the benefit Of those who may de-
sire to remain longer in Omaha tickets
will be made good to return on regular
trains until November IS, inclusive.
Such tickets include only railway
transportation returning. with reduc-
ton of $15 from above rates from all
points.
For further information apply to tic
ket agents, Tourist Agent. 1876 Broad
way New York. or Geo. w. Boyd, AS.
sistant General Passenger Agent, Phila
| delphia.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
BIG PRAIRIE FIRE.
Great Damage TO Property ana Pos
sibIe Loss OF Life.

sible Loss of Life.
DENVER, Sept. pa prairie fire,
probably started by a spark from To-
connective, has burned over thousands OF
acres of grazing lands between Kiowa
and Bijou creeks in Morgan county and
destroyed thousands of tons OF hay.
Ranchman II. W. Miller and his wife
and child had a narrow escape from be-
ing burned to DEATH
In Eagle county, where the flames
seem to be spreading more rapidly than
in other sections Of the state, ranch
property has been burned, and the
farmers with their stock, have been
trying to get out of the path OF the fires
for a week past. One large bunch of
about 5000 head Of cattle is now entirely
surrounded by fire, and there is no
chance for them to escape. The report
came from Deputy Game Warden
Slaughter, who directed his letter two
days ago. 1t is probable that the cat
tie have been destroyed by this time.
At Red Cliff the fires are within ten
miles of the town, and citizens are or
ganizing to fight their advance. A dis
patch states that It is feared that the
little mining settlement at Holy Cross
near Red Cliff. has been destroyed
Communication is cut off. the mail car
rier being unable to get through.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
Crackers Estate Distributed.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 2s.-The es-
tate Of the late Charles f. Croker, the
railroad magnate, has been finally dis
trlbuted. BY q decree signed by Pro-
bate Judge Coffey the vast estate of
nearly 600 in value passes out Of
the jurisdiction Of the courts and into
the hands Of the children, each of whom
will enjoy his or her share on coming
of age The commissions of the execu-
tors amounted to SIS, 900, and $50, 900 was
paid out in attorneys fees.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
BASEBALL SCORES.
ResnIts of YesterdRy's Games In the
National Lengue.

At New York n. u. f.
philadelphia. 3 o OO1 / rs - 6
Tatteries--Gettig and Warner; Piatt
and mcfarland.
AT Boston II. H. p.
Roston..... OO1O OOO1 % S !
Brooklyn.. 1 o 900 o o. 8 Il ]
Batteries-Nichols. willis and Bergen;
Dunn. Miller and Ryan.
AT Louisville r. H. E.
I,ouisviile. o 100 500 0 &c 10
Chicago 49,. 0 0 o o o.
batteries and Kittredge;
Griffith and DOnahue
At Cincinnati II. II. t.
Cincinnati. 0 O1OO 0 O-1
Cleveland. o 0 0 90 0 0 "A
batteries and Wood; Pow
ell and Criger.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
America at the Paris Fair.

PARIS, Sept. 29.-Mr. Peck yesterday
had an interview with NJ Brisson. the
premier. in the course OF which NJ. Brls-
son promised to do all he possibly could
in regard to securing extra space at
the exposition for American exhibits.
but said 1t was not likely that any
greater space than had been allotted
could be obtained. Mr.. Peck started
for Switzerland last night for a week s
holiday
Evening journal., 1898-09-29

When Bismarck was Prussian am
bassador at Frankfort an interesting
incident occurred to him. At that mo-
ment he lodged in the house OF mer-
chant who detested the Prussians.
Bismarck asked the landlord TO put
bell in his room. The latter replied
that il was not in the lease, and that
If Bismarck wanted one he would have
to put it up himself. A few days after
the whole house was suddenly aroused
by pistol shot fired in the room. The
landlord rushed TO the apartment out
of breath and found the ambassador
quietly smoking large pipe seated in
front of pile Of documents. On the
table was the pistol which he had just
fred. an the name of goodness"
cried the landlord, what has hap
pened?" "Oh. nothing" replied Bis
marck; "don't be alarmed. I have
simply called my servant TO come and
speak to me. 1t is quite an inoifensiye
signal, to which you would do well TO
get accustomed, for shall no doubt
make use Of it more than once" The
landlord took the hint. and Bismarck
rot his bell.-Londcn Globe.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
snIomon ON The Bench.

A man in Tannelytown, N. Y, had
his wife arrested for throwing a shoe
and showed ostensibly The marks on
his face where the heel struck. The
Judge promptly discharged the woman,
saying: "The fact that she hit you in
throwing at you proves that it was
entirely unairned and unattended"
Evening journal., 1898-09-29

Take your trade to the sto-ekeeper
who sells what you want to buy, and
does not wear out your patience trying
to make you accept something you do
not want
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
rRY GaAIN-OI TRY GRAIN o

Ask your Grocer to-day 70 show you a
Drink That takes the place of coffee. Tho
children may drink 4 without injury as
well as the adult; All who Try Z, like u;
Mocha or Java, but II Il made from pure
grains. and the most delicate stomach
receives II without distress y the price
of coffee ikc. and 25cts. per package.
SOLD By all grocsrn.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
Anclents Allowed 10 vi.It Quchec.

BOSTON. Sept. Ex-Governor Wolcott
his received the following dispatch from
ottawa: THE Canadian government
grants permission 10 the Ancient and
Honorable artillery company to visit
Quebec armed, uniformed and equipped
IN Oct g."
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
HAVE CALLED A RECTOR.

Christ Episcopal Church, at Delaware
City. has called 2ev. Arthur f. Lewis,
lately of Montana. to become rector.
The church has been without a rector
since Rev. George S. Gasner resigned
some months ago.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
TENNESSEE LEFT TO-DAY.

The Old Bay Line steamer Tennessee
left the yard Of the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Company to-day She
wae in charge of Captain S. 7. Chase,
formerly Of the yacht josephine, who
will take her direct to Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
F,na submnrine volcanoes.

Submarine volcanoes are constant
~ being discovered, and are at times.
owing to their sudden appearance, a
great danger TO navigation.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29

The first two weeks that man is idle
ne can fool his friends by saying that
he is taking a needed rest, but at the
end Of that time they begin to suspect
that he has lost his job.--Atehison
Globe.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
Table of Percentages.
weather Probabilities.
d, Fair; light southerly winds.

Cuba cannot blame this government,
after the difficulty to which it has
been put for desiring to make sure that
a splendid piece OF work will not be
spoiled at the last mountaineering
ton Star.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29

Before the war Cuba contributed
about one-twelfth Of ali the tobacco
used in the world.
Evening journal., 1898-09-29

The poor wounded in Cuba have had
hard time. Apparently the powers
thought that there was not going to
be any wounded; and, without doubt,
few on Cuban soil dreamed there would
be so many. Nowhere were hospital
preparations complete enough, in
tents, medicine, nurses, or surgeons,
on the field, or in the rear. At Siboney.
according to John Fox, Jr., in his let
ter to Harper's Weekly, the surgeons
had not time enough to get the names,
or even to count the number brought
in. The men not seriously wounded
lay for hours awaiting their turn after
the men who were seriously injured,
and yet few complained, and they were
usually the men slightly hurt. lie tells
of three men brought in from San
Juan. The surgeon took the one who
was grooming He had mere scratch
on his leg. Another was dressed as
the third sat silently on n chair; still
another was attended, and another
before the surgeon turned TO the man
who was so patiently awaiting his
turn.
where are you hurt?"
The man pointed TO his left side.
Through"
"Yes. SIR"
Evening journal., 1898-09-29
EXCURSIONS.

Leave Fourth street wharf daily (sun-
4i5 y. m.
Leave Philadelphia from Pier 3 North
above Arch street. at 100. i0,i5 a. M, l.3o
400 y. M
Faro to Philadelphia Is cents; eKour-
sion, 40 cents
Freight received al day az Philadel.
phia and Wilmington. ana carried at tho
lowest rates
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-04-16
Black Hills Exhibit.

The question Of a Black Hills mineral
exhibit at the Trans Mississippi Expo
sition In Omaha, which for SO long has
been shrouded with doubt, has now
assumed a much more hopeful aspect,
recent developments giving ample as
surance of its certain realization. The
committee having charge Of the exhibit
have succeeded in directing the atten-
ton of the mine owners and business
men Of the various coul.ties of the Hills
to the importance of the enterprise,
and already a very respectable sum has
been subscribed to defrav the expense
that must necessarily be incurred in the
collection, installing and supervising
the exhibits. They have engaged the
services Of j. + Pitcher. of this city,
than whom no more competent or bet
ter qualified man could have been
chosen, to collect and install the exhibit,
who will have full charge Of the same
during the tendency of the exposition.
A proper display Of our mineral re.
sources at this exposition, which prom
Uses to be only second in point of magni-
tude to the Werld's Fair in Chicago,
cannot be otherwise than Of material
benefit to the Black Hills at large, and
the enterprise should meet with the
fullest and most liberal support of
every community in TIE region. Re
ceipts are being given to contributors
for the amount of their subscriptions,
which will serve as vouchers in the
event Of the next state legislature
making an appropriation, which is con-
fidently expected, to cover the full
amount Of the money subscribed. The
time for the collection Of the exhibit
being limited to the 10th Of May, it will
be necessary for those desiring to have
exhibits placed, TO deliver the same,
with the necessary descriptive data, to
Mr.. Pitcher, without delay.