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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15
My.terIously Disappeared.

Joe Bowers, who has been herdinR
sheep for the Wheeler boys, was
taken sick about ten days ago and
came to town for medical treatment.
He placed himself under the care of
DIR. Hood who informed his patient
Thursday that he did not think he
could live long. He was sufferlng
from stomach trouble and Thursday
night was taken with a severe at
tack OF vomiting. Friday morning
it was discovered that ha had not
slept i'll his bed at the Depot Hotel
and his friends began searching for
him. He was seen about 3 o'clock
Friday MOI ming sitting in the hotel,
but since then no trace Of him has
been found and it is feared that he
has either committed suicide or
wandered off and persisted in the
cold. Constable Tnplett searched
the barns and other outbuildings in
town and the country west and south
OF the road last night and today, but
found no trace of him. The country
north of town is being searched by
the Indians.
Joe Bowers is one OF these happy
go.lucky fellows whose appetite for
drink control them and make them
their worst enemies. Notw1thstand-
ing this fault he has host of friends
who sincerely hope that he may yet
turn up all right and spend many
more years with US.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15
a Promised Sensation.

The Grand Jury is making prog
ress and it is not probable that a
single man who assisted ill the lynch
ing of Uber will escape Yesterday
a rule was made making it specially
binding on witnesses and jurymen to
give no information as to the testi.
mony.
Henry johnson was the first WIT
ness called and told OF overhearing a
man volunteering to lead mob to
lynch Uber. Alex Miller testified
that he was approached by two men
who asked him to JON the crowd to
lynch Uber, who berate1 him for not
consenting. Mr.. Blackwell, ranch
foreman. testified to being approach
ed by the same men. L. P. Swartz
identified scarf picked up at the
scene of the lynchinR the next morn
ing. He also found a nickle cuff but
ton. Mrs. Pete Anderson, sister-in-
law Of the man killed by Uber, was
subpoenaed yesterday. She will be
asked il she made the masks worn by
the lynchers. Will Murphy was also
asked to join the lynchers. There
are rumors that there will be sem
sation by one of the crowd turning
States evidence and the impression is
gaining ground that the jury will
bring in number of indictments
Carson News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15
IN THE aARs OF A NUN.

How an Armenian Girl Succeeded in
Escaping from Turkey.
Warned by the terrible fat which
befell her beautiful young sister, Rosa
Alongha, a young Armenian girl some
months ago determined to escape from
Turkey or die. Her sister, says for
eign exchange, had been forced to enter
the harem of a Turkish official of high
rank, this being the elimination of
much persecution. Then it was that
Rosa determined on flight. Well know
ing that once in the United States she
would be safe from all danger, she en-
deavored to secure q passport to this
country. In this she was unsuccessful,
whereupon she took refuge with the
wife of the British ambassador at Con-
stantinople. The American consul
then also interested himself in the case
and rendered material assistance to
the girl in her efforts to get away.
Disguise was, of course, necessary, and
Miss Alongha adopted the costume of
a nun, in which she was smuggled on
board vessel bound for this country,
where she arrived safely. She lost no
time in getting to Berkeley, Cal, where
her mothers brother resides. Miss
Alongha comes of rich and aristocrat-
ic family. She is highly educated,
speaking fluently Armenian, Greek,
Turkish, French and other languages.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15
Notice to Lem Holders.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
the Fourth Judicial District of
the State Of Nevada, in and for Elko
County.
A. Robinson, Plaintiff, vs.. w. B.
Duvall, r. r. Bowles and Charles w.
Waldron Co-partners doing business
under the firm name and style of the
Elko Gold Creek Lumber Co npany
and M. j. Curtis defendants.
To WHOM IT MAY CoNcERN:-No-
tice is hereby given that ON Deem
Der %, 1897, the above named plain
tiff filed in the above entitled Court
his complaint against the above
named defendant praying for the
foreclosure Of two certain Mechanics
liens and for other and general relief.
Said liens being recorded in the office
OF the County Recorder of Elko
County State of Nevada in book 2 of
liens pages 1856 to 1873 inclusive. And
all persons are hereby notified to ap-
pear in the above entitled Court on
the 25th day Of January, 1893, said
day being during the regular term Of
said Court and then and there ex-
hibit the proofs of their said liens, if
any they may have. The property
affected by plaintiffs suit and on
which the plaintiff seeks to foreclose
and sell is generally described as fol-
lows:-thnt certain building situated
on Lots No. 10, 20, q and % in
Block No. IL, in tho town of Gold
Creek, County of Elko. State of Ne
vada, and known as and called the
Waldron Block.
WREN & WHEELER,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
1929 ....
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15

SCISSORS and Corseta an Escutcheon,
One day in 1880 a beautiful carriage
appeared on the boulevards of Paris
with an escutcheon in the shape OF a
pair OF corsets and an open pair of
scissors painted on the panel of each
door. This was the coat of arms of
Rhombcrg, the first man who made
name as a woman's dresmaker. Rhom-
berg, who was the son Of Bavarian
peasant from the neighborhood of
Munich, owed his rapid success to his
genius for concealing and remedying
defects Of figure. He left an annual in
come Of $4,000 francs to his heirs.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15
A KINGS GIFT.
wedding Present OF George III. in a
BOaton Museum.


BOaton Museum.
Studded with hundreds of diamonds.
great and small, Lies in glass case in
the Boston Museum of Fine Arts the
wedding gift of George III. of England
to his bride, Queen Charlotte, says the
Globe. Very recently this superb ad-
dition to the treasures of the museum
has been procured through the death of
the Lady in whose life possession it
was invested.
This magnificent and historically in
teresting relic is a chatelaine watch,
with belt Clasp, band and pendants, all
OF the finest gold and thickly iacrusted
with jewels. 1t was presented - King
George to his queen at their MAJ! "a &c in
1861, and by her was worn, no G3uh!, at
many gay and social function o. st
ceremonial.
The ornamentation of the watch and
its attachments are in the highest de-
gree elaborate. The clasp, which is
generous in size, bears in it's center,
within an oval of lapis lazuli, the queen
consort's crown, resting upon : cushion,
the whole wrought in diamonds. On
the band below the clasp, on a similar
background, are daintily cnwrought,
also in diamonds, the royal scepter, sur
mounted by its cross, and the rod of
equity, tipped with the dove. The two
rods are crossed and are united at the
point of juncture by delicate ribbon
of diamonds. Upon the watch itself,
again, appears upon background of
blue the monogram &C. r." surmount-
ed by crown, also wrought in pre-
cious stones.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15
BokN..
MoCpY:-In Elko, Nevada, January
IA, 1893, to the wife Of T. N. Mccoy,
a son.

The apple crop Of 1896 ON this con-
hnent, the New York Sun Gays, was
by, far the greatest ever known. It
Is now estimated TO have amounted
to 10000, 600 barrels. The apple crop
OF the present year viii be, it is said,
eboal 0its4thitd as large as that of
Last SeaSf 81 is now estimated at co..
100000 bArrels. This, however, ie
more than an average crop.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15


Following is Judge Msck's charge
70 the Douglas county grand jury on
the lynching of Adam Uber:
sOn the 9th Of Dec, received a
letter from the Hon. e. G. Nagle, Dis
trict Attorney OF Douglas county.
notifying me that on the morning of
Dec. 2, a number Of men, in violation
OF the law had forcibly broken into
the jail of this county and taken one
Adam Uber, a prisoner confined
therein, eud hanged him by the neck
until he was dead.
aThe circumstances attending this
homicide as published In the news
papers. indicate that great degree
OF brutality characterized the acts of
those who hanged Uber. Not con-
tent with taking the life of Uber they
inflicted wounds upon him until
death ended his sufferings.
aThe indignation and resentment
naturally aroused against those who
deliberately and teloniuusly took the
life OF Adam Uber, should not gov
ern US in onr investigation of their
crime. We ought rather to be govern
ed by'a feeling of keen regret that it
becomes our duty, through their law
less acts, to show them that the law in
this State is not only strong enough
to have punished Adam Uber for the
crime he committed, but also to pun
ish them for the crime they have COM
mitted.
aThe social standing or financial
worth OF those who perpetrated this
crime should Lot deter you in the
least, but lii the discharge OF your
duties as Grand Jurors, you should
be animated by fearless determine
ton that those who voluntarily
placed the brand OF Cain upon them
selves shall atone to the offended
law.
at is your solemn duty to use
every means known to the law to find
ont the names Of those who hanged
Adam Uber and return true bill to
this Court charging them with the
crime Of murder.
4The District Attorney tells me as
near as he can learn the Sheriff of this
county made no effort to save the life
of Adam Uber, and after his prisoher
had been hanged the Sheriff went h
Bad without giving any alarm or max.
ing che least effort to arrest any of
those who had committed the crime.
@You may examine into his con-
duct In this matter in order to deter
mine whether he is fit and proper
person hereafter to be the guardian
OF the peace of this county. You
may also investigate the conduct of
those who compose the Board Of
County Commissioners OF this coun-
ty, in failing to offer suitable re-.
ward for the apprehension and con-
Viction OF those who perpetrated this
crime, and report to this Court the
result OF your elaboration
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15

The losses by fire in this country
in 1897 aggregated sl1O,OO0,OOO, s5,.
100000 less than in 1895 and S19, OO0,-
600 less than in 1895. The insurance
companies complain that the heavy
losses come in the cities and intimate
that they do not oil como from spon-
taneous combustion.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15
sALMAGllNnl

Full line Of rubber gods at Alex
snder's. x. y
JEFF Bradley arrived from Califor-
ma this morning.
Dancing pumps and light weight
boots and shoea at Alexander's. =
The grand jury is stin IN session as
we go to press. The business win
probably'be concluded this evening.
Jacobs, the tailor, cleans and re-
pairs ladies' dresses, cloake, etc. at
reasonable prices. Satisfaction guar
anteed or no charge. =
Miss M. Cumn,ins' Dress making
parlors at Mrs. Keith's. Will also
sew by the day in private families
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Dave Casper has Just received a
new lot OF samples of Fall and
Winter Clothing which will be made
to order from $3.50 up.
The party who exchanged har-
ness at Dorsey's livery stable will
please return the sasme and get his.
The harness taken is branded Cd"
and aB" on every strap.
The installation of the officers of
Elko Lodge No. 18 I. o. o. F. will
take place at the Hall this evening.
Every Odd Fellow in town should be
on hand.
Lodgings can be had at the Silver
Brick Lodging house, kept by Mrs.
II. MeAdams, for so cents night
The rooms are finely FURNISHED and
in new brick building in the rear Of
Alexander's store.
Slime Merkely and Joe Sangufnet
came in from Mound Valley yester-
day afternoon. They report every.
body out that way well and happy
and on their good behavior.
While You are LOOKING for change
IN the weather. examine the latest
patterns in vail paper at the Postof-
dce.' All goods first class and at the
lowest living prices. Call in and ex.
anime my stock. No trouble to show
goods. |. N. SHERwood.
Nick Mccoy rushed into the INDIE.
PENDENT Office this morning and yell
ed out at the top of his voice sim the
happiest man in town." Asked as to
the cause OF his unusual excitement
he replied that 12.pound son arriv-
ed at his house last evening.
1t Is Better to take Hoods Sara.
parilla than to experiment with un.
known and untried preparations. We
know Hoods Sarsaparilla actually
and permanently cures.
HOODS PILLS act easily and
promptly on the liver and bowels
Cure sick headache.
Secretary Gage says that good
times are actually here and the
United States has become the credi-
tor ration OF the world. With such
wheels in his head we would most
earnestly advise the Secretary of the
Treasury not to come to Nevada for
there would be danger that his
brains would serve to fatten the
trout and catfish Of tie Truckee
river,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15
How's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case OF Caiarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & GO,
Toledo, Ohio,
We, the undersigned, have known F..
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions, and finan-
clallv able to carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST . TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
WALDINa, KINNAN . MARVIN, Whole.
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Price 100. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls family Pills are the best.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15

Additional fancy goods including
an elegant variety Of gents and
ladies' neckwear just received at
Alexander's. g.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-01-15

Full Inc Of rubber gods at Alex
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-27

which very nearly proved fatal to any
action at all. The adoption of the con-
ference report brought to Il close one of
the most interesting and tumultuous ses-
sions of the Senate held III years. Such
scenes of confusion and excitement have
rarely been witnessed in the ordinarily
staid and dignifed body as characterized
its proceedings from noon Monday until
nearly 2 o'clock the following morning.
A feeling of bitterness grew up between
the Senate and the House during the late
afternoon and evening that at one time
seemed likely TO delay action. Cooler
counsels prevailed, however, and de-
termination of the momentous question
was finally reached.
Those who were fighting for recognition
of the island republic early decided that
the Senate should not take the initiative
in requesting a conference between the
two houses. They further resolved that
when the Senate conferees were finally
appointed at least two of them should
represent the majority sentiment of the
body. The radical advocates of inde-
pendence slowly but none the less surely
lost ground, however, being swept back
by the powerful and compact minority OPP
posed to them. They yielded only after
one of the btterest contests in the history
of the Senate.
| 1t was 115 Tuesday morning when the
conference reported to the Senate that an
agreement had been reached, and within
| fifteen minutes thereafter without word
of debate the Senate agreed TO the COM
promise by vote of AZ TO 50. 1t was
/ nearly o'clock before the House had ar
| opportunity to vote on the question, and
| in the lower house of Congress there was
practical unanimity. The vote was 80
/ to 6, and amid wild applause the first
great step in the liberation of Cuba was
| ACCOMPLISHED.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-27

ing until nearly o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, with both houses in almost cOntinu-
Gus session, ended with mutual conces-
sions. The House started out to insist
that neither the people nor the republic
Of Cuba should be recognized. The Sen
ate insisted that the resolutions finally
adopted should contain a recognition of
both. The Senate yielded after stub
born fight on the recognition of the re-
public, and the House yielded sufficiently
to declare that the people of Cuba 'are
and of right ought to be free and indie
pendent" This result, uniting Congress
with the President, was reached only
after a series of consultations running
along during the afternoon and the better
part of the night.
The parliamentary struggle was so in
tense that most of the people at the cap
itol seemed to forget that they were de-
Gliding upon the momentous question in
volving the crash of shot, the loss of life,
and the birth of new nation. Passion
and prejudice ran high but to the credit
of the American people it must be said
that in spite of the apparent levity of the
occasion there was not single disgrace
full scene nor an angry word to go into the
nations history.
When the House met at noon it was
after taking recess Of two hours, neces-
STATED by II technicality, for, as the SEN
ate was not in session, the House could
not receive its resolution. As soon as the
noon hour arrived, however, there was
immediate action. Men of all shades of
opinion realized it was the time for ac-
ton and not words, and, accordingly, bent
b. &c ind
that the pressure from their own side of
the house in favor of the resolution was
too strong to be overcome, the Repubi-
can leaders agreed to accept all of the
Senate resolutions except those portions
recognizing independence in any way.
This was adopted hy a vote of 179 to a
vote of 156, and from that time on the
sole struggle was over the question of
independence. The firm stand taken by
the House made it evident to the Senate
that independence of the republic could
not be possibly recognized, and if that had
been the only thing at stake the Senate
would have yielded early in the evening.
The House had gone farther, however,
to prevent any declaration of indepen-
dence, even for the republic of Cuba, and
had taken the words "are and out of
the first resolution of the Senate which
declared that the people of the Island
of Cuba are and of right ought to be free
and independent" making it read that
the people of the Island of Cuba of right
ought TO be free and independent"
On those two little words of three let
ters each the two great representative
bodies Of the American people locked
horns for many weary hours. The words,
small though they were, it is apparent,
were vitally important. for when left ont
the resolution simply expressed vague
hope that the people of Cuba ought to be
independent, while left in they formed a
declaration in the very words of the cele-
brated document of 1776 that the people
of Cuba actually "are'' free to-day. In
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-27
INSISTS 1T WAS AN ACCIDENT.
Spanish Court of Inquiry Denies The
ory of Exterior Explosion

oAJ VI GAteTlOT EN plOSIOHs
The report of the Spanish commission
of inquiry into the Maine calamity has
been made public. 1t is strongly drawn
up to show that the explosion could not
have been caused by torpedo or by a
mine of any kind, as none of the phenom-
ena usually produced by such means was
noticed in the port of Havana at the time
of the disaster and no trace of anything
was found that could justify the story of
an outside explosion.
The report gives the testimony of the
Spanish officer, Julio Perez, and of the
senior pilot, Francisco Aldao, both eye
witnesses of the catastrophe. They swore
they noticed that the only explosions were
in the interior of the Maine when she was
on fire, and that there was absolutely no
disturbance on the surface of the water
in the harbor, or around the Maine, that
could have been caused by an exterior
explosion.
Much stress is laid in the published ex-
tracts from the report upon the alleged
fact that after the catastrophe no dead
fish were found floating in the harbor,
whereas whenever wrecks have been re-
moved with the help of explosives every
body has noted the destruction of fish.
which are abundant in the port of Ha-
yana.
Much stress is also laid upon the fact
that the catastrophe did no damage to
the quays, and none to the vessels moored
close to the Maine, whose officers and
crow noticed nothing that could lead
them to suppose that the disaster was
caused otherwise than by an accident in
side the American vessel
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-27

quest for his passports, which were fur
United States minister at Madrid was at
the same time instructed TO make a like
communication to the Government Of
Spain.
Thursday morning the department re-
ceived from Gen. Woodford telegram,
showing that the Spanish Government
had broken off diplomatic relations with
this Government. The Spanish Govern
ment having the text of the ultimatum
of the United States from its own sources,
did not wait for the United States minis
ter TO present the ultimatum, but sent him
his passports. This course rendered un-
necessary any further diplomatic action
on the rart of the United States, as
Spain's action was considered a virtual
declaration of war.
A semi-oflicial note issued from Madrid
Thursday afternoon says:
''-rhe Spanish Government, having re-
ceivc1 the ultimatum Of the President Of
the United States, considers that the doc
ument constitutes a declaration of war
against Spain and that the proper form
to be adopted is not TO make any further
reply, but to await the expiration Of the
time mentioned in the ultimatum before
opening hostilties. In the meantime the
Spanish authorities have placed their pos
sessions in a state of defense and their
feet is already on its way to meet that of
the United States"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-27

Captain Sampson, in command of the
squadron at Key West, was ordered to
Havana Thursday, and the big war yes
sells sailed for the Cuban capital at 2:40
o'clock in the afternoon. This action was
taken Immediately by the war department
when it was announced that the Spanish
squadron sailed from the Cape Verde ISL
ands and was fast approaching American
shores.
On Wednesday, April 20, 1898, about
II o'clock a. m, the Department of State
served notice of the purposes of this Gov
ernment by delivering to Minister Polo a
copy of instructions to Minister Wood
ford, and also copy of the resolutions
passed by the Congress of the United
States on the 10Th inst. After the receipt
of this notice the Spanish minister for
warded to the State Department re-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-27
TeIegraphic Brevj:ses.

Mrs. Rebecca Van Xandt, JOG years old,
died recently at her home at Seneca Falls,
y. \.
In Cuba fighting goes on every day just
as If no armistice had been proclaimed.
No real insurgent force has made any
demonstration of willingness to accept an
armistice.
The Fort Scott, Kan, water plant has
beeL4 having a vicissitudinous time Of it
lately. 1t was recently seized by the
town authorities for failure TO comply
with its franchise, and later taken by the
State for refusal to pay its personal prop
erty tax of S4 go. More recently it was
taken from the sheriff by the United
States authorities, aud is now being op-
Grated by the Federal Government on a
replevin order issued at the instigation of
the company.
Crow Dog, the famous old chief Of the
Sioux Indians, at the Rosebud agency,
$. D., has offered to raise a regiment of
young Sioux warriors for service against
Spain.
The number of lives lost in the snow
slide at Chilkoot Pass, Klondike, viii
reach 100. Sixty-nine bodies have been
found.
The monthly production of gold coin at
the United States mints is to be doubled.
Coinage has been going on for some time
at San Francisco, to the amount of about
s.. .OOO. 900 per mouth. An equal amount
is TO be coined at the Philadelphia mint
hereafter. Nearly the entire coinage win
be IN double eagles,