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GOSSIP OF CYCLEOOM.

a soft tire Is almost as treacherous as
quicksand. It goes back on one when
everything seems all right. Coasting n
rough hill, turning sharply a corner
or out OF q car track will wrench II oil
frequently and sometimes punctures 1t.
County road commissioners in Penn
sylvania are allowed to devote one
tenth Of the road taxes for the construe
ton Of paths for the exclusive use OF
wheelmen. They are not compelled by
the law to make these paths, but the
wheelmen see TO that.
In London, when n scorcher is arrest
ed, II he is riding n very h~igh-geared
machine. that counts as evidence against
him. The authorities over there are
wise enough to know that no rider cares
for an so or 80 gear, unless he wants to
scorch.
Arthur Zimmerman, who was cham
pion for 1892, 1893 and 1894, will rcen,cr
the lists next year. lie has signed Il
contract with the management of the
Princess Park track in Paris to ride in
competition races and record trials from
March l to September 30, 1898.
The bicycle lift" is the latest imag-
mary disease attributed to cycling. 1t
is alleged to be due to involuntary con-
traction Of the leg muscles, resembling
the equine string halt" No doctor
ever reported n case OF the kind, but the
story goes we'll with the yarns about
the bicycle face, eye, hand, foot and
back.
1t is the general opinion that city au-
thorities will soon enforce the use of
brakes on all wheels. and therefore in
ventors are at work again. AT least
three varieties OF brakes have been put
out which operate by n lever roller COM
ing in contact with the chain when the
rider back pedals, the lever driving a
spoon against the tire. Another style
operates by pressing n button OH the
grip, thus raising n lever attached TO
a friction band on the crank axle.
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judo. Mack. Charge.

Following is Judge Muck's charge
to the Douglas county grand jury on
the lynching Of Adam Uber:
aOn the 9Th Of Dec, 1 received a
letter from the Hon. f. c. Nagle, Dis
trict Attorney Of Douglas county.
notifying me that on the morning Of
Dec. 7, u number OF men, in violation
OF the law had forcibly broken into
the Jail Of this county aud taken one
Adam Uber, n prisoner confined
therein. Pnd hanged him by the neck
until he WAS dead.
1.-The circumstances attending this
homicide us published in the news
papers. indicate that Il great degree
OF brutality characterized the acts OF
those who hanged Uber. Not con-
tert with taking the life Of Uber they
inflicted wounds upon him until
death ended his sutferings.
"The Indignation and resentment
naturally aroused against those who
deliberately aid fei0niUu5iy so0s !hs
life OF Adam Uber, should not gov
ern us in onr Investigation OF their
crime. We ought rather to be govern
I'd by n 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-
United.
"rhe social standing or financial
worth Of those who perpetrated this
crime should tot deter you i'll the
least, hut lii the discharge OF your
duties rs Grand Jurors, you should
be animated by Il 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 mean known to the law to find
out the names of those who hanged
Adam Uber and return a true bill to
this Court charging them with the
crime of murder.
"rhe District Attorne, tells me rs
near rs he can learn the Sheriff Of this
county made no effort to save the life
of Adam Ubcr, and after his prisoner
had been hanged the Sheriff went to
ID without giving any alarm or max
ing the 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 Il 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-
~, i'll failing to offer IA suitable re-
ward for the apprehension and con-
of those who perpetrated this
crime, and report to this Court the
of your deliberations"
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f.. II. BILKEY.
JAS. +. HOLLAND.
a. j.. COTAST.


The French Minister OF Foreign
Affairs. it 10 said, asked the King of
Siam why he did not leave hia Tor.
oign minister at home to takc charge
OF things. "Dccause he IL my
brother" returned Chulnlopgkorn.
with Il grim smile; 81 should probably
have found him on III: throne when
I got back to Siam "rut you have
your other brother with YOU" ayes.
but his nature is even less benovo.
lent. lie would not only have seized
my throne, but cut or my head M
quickly rs I returned "Yuu all
seem on excellent terms together"
exclaimed the us,onishcd Frenchman
Exactly said the King. "and, as /
like to DO on good terms with them, 1
always tako them alopg.'
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OYSTERS WITH TEETH.
Wonderful stories That Come froI
the Ilanpnhnnnock.

Wonderful Stories That Come from
the Itappnhnnnock.
Mr.. ID. NJ. Nelson, agent of the Wcem,
Steamboat company, nj Urbana, on the
Iinppnhnnnock river, Virginia. brought
up to Baltimore Il curiosity discovered
by him which has created considerable
interest among steamboat people about
Light street wharf, says the baltimore
American. II is n live oyster Of lnrgc
size, growing out OF the mouth III mn
yeast powder bottle, which was found
onthc shore Of the linppnhnnnock river,
The oyster is considerably larger than
the bottle, and only n very small o
ton is inside. Upon the sides of tho
bottle arc several small oysters OF tiny
size. firmly fastened there.
Mr.. Nelson has brought IN n storv
more wonderful than lris oystcrs. and
for which there has ms yet been no
evidence produced. II In OF nh old gen.
t'cinan who lives near Urbaun, and who,
so the story goes, while bathing during
TIC summer. lost n set Of false teeth.
"hlch Heated away or went 10 the bot.
TOM. Last week. while dredging, nm
oysicrmnn brought up 10 the surface n
pair OF false teeth, around which n
number OF oysters were clinginp, some
"i which were OF good size, and fnstcncd
on hrinly, The old gentleman pro,npt.
" identified his teeth, and kccpg them
No n curiosity.
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rupL1o SCHOOL Moneys.

The first seuii-annuh apportion-
ment Of school moneys for the year
1893 has been male by :he State
superintendent Of Public obstruction.
The amount apportioned was s6s.5i6.
There are according to the last school
census 900 children between six and
eighteen years OF age in the State.
This gives to each child for educa-
tiopal purposes a fraction over 81 So
for the first six months OF 1893 III
addition to the amount derived from
the local school tax in each OF the
several counties.
The State school money is derived
from the interest on payments on
State lands. or this money $4,000
Is invested in bonds Of the United
States, which not the State in inter-
est something less than 3 per cent per
annum. About s292.O0O moro OF the
school fund is invested in State
So:as bearing interest ca PC: cem!
per annum Besides these bonds
there Ii an i~rredeenlable State bond
for 1880 1000, which bears interest at
8 per cent per annum, in tie school
fund. This bond was sold to the
school fund for cash some years ago
to cancel the Territorial debt assum-
ed by the State when it was was nd.
mitted into the Union. a State
Treasurer stole $4,000 during his
term Of Office md, it IL alleged, lost
the money gambling IN stocks. Some
OF the stock manipulators were on
the Treasurer's bonds and were mil
lionaIres when the ~defalcation wa
discovered. An obliging Lcgisla-
ture relieved them from all RESPONSE
biity in the matter by passing an act
To release them. and tho school fund
lost 100000, which was pledged for
educational purposes.
At he present time the greater
part OF the evenue Of the genera.
school fund ID derived from direct
taxation Of the property OF the peo-
pie. Though nominally the G 5000
Just apportioned for school purposes
is derived from the interest on school
moneys. in reality u large part OF it
Is derived from the taxes just paid
into the State Treasury by the sever
al counties. For instance, the inter
est on the s3sO,OO0 irredecmable
bond amounts to $4,000 u year, and
the interest OF 4 per cent State
bonds in the school fund amounts to
Sl1. 600 more and both these amounts
are paid from the revenue derived
from State taxes. This, with the .
per cent State tax for school pur.
poses, the interest on the United
States bonds and interest derived
from balances due on State lands,
which last year amounted to S6i,-
22s 80, make up tho general school
fund. which is apportioncd semi-ap-
nually among the several counties in
proportion to the number OF school
children in each county.-Reno
Journal.
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Tho Schools or EIko County.

W. AshNo NoNilNy
@All Of the Elko young people who
took the examination for teachers
certificates last week failed in tho
examination. This doesn't speak
well for tho schools Of Elko, or else
shows the applicants to DO extraordi.
narily dull. Failures OF this kind do
not take place III lIumboldt."-Silycr
State.
Tho Silver States criticism so far
as it applies to the schools or EIko
hardly does them justice. So far as
wo know only three Of the applicants
over attended the high school. The
other three have attended school in
Starr Valley whore they have lived
all their lives. Tho applicants all
failed in arithemctic, II grammar
grade study. They were not dull and
tho true cause Of their failure IL
probably duo to excitement and d
lack OF that thorough training they
hould have received in the funda.
mental branches. Only ono OF the
applicants is n graduate Of tho county
high school and she did well in the
high school branches.
The INDEPENDENT hopes that tho
teachers Of the county will be more
thorough in teaching arithemetic aud
the primary branches so TINT the
wholesale failure Of applicants will
not occur again. 1t certainly will
not speak in thunder tones for th,
thoroughness and efficiency OF tho
schools OF the county IL all the appli.
cants for teachers certificates fail in
future examinations.
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To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LAND OFFICE.
CARSON CITY. New, Dec. ~, 1897.

q LAM ~ W.
CARSON CITY. New, Dec. -, 1897.
Notice Is hereby given tina the State Of
Nevada. under the Act OF Congress approx.
cd june III. IssD (2l Stats. 2S7I, has filed In
the United States land Office at Carson
City, Nevada, List No. Igi OF lands selected
under said Act, and has applied FOR . pat
cnt foe said lands; that a part OF said list
Is open TO the public for inspection, and 4
copy thereof. by descriptive Subdivisions.
SAID United States Land ONCE for the In
spcctton OF all persons interested and the
public generally.
Within the next sixty days following the
date of this notice protests or contests
against the claim OF said state OF Nevada
Ia any tract or subdivision described ia
the list, on the ground that the same Is
more valuable for mineral than agricultural
purposes. will he received aud noted bv the
Register and Receiver Of the United States
Land Onicc NJ Carson CITY. Nevada for re-.
port To the General Land Onicc 1T Wash.
ingtOn, ID. c..
Tn following are the subdivisions de
scribcd, to wit: y. ". Il OF \. W. a and n. q.
a OF \. ". a, sec. 81. n. u. a OF u. q. a. n. a..
q OF n. ". = aud n. ". "a OF s. ". a, and n.
w.. a n. 9. a see. n. and n. ". :. Of =. q. 4,
sec. 81, L. 10 y. r.. 81 Z. VI. II. Is. & M.-as0
acres
A. c. PRATT,
State Land Register OF the State
OF Nevada
Date Of first Insertion. Friday, Dec. 81, 1877.
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Father said the little boy look
ing up from lIis picture book "it |
hsk you a question, will you answer
III"
certainly VIVA the aTable reply
"And not got angry"
"Of course not"
Nor cay it's time I was in bcdY-
y won't do any u those things"
"Wcll, what / want to kuow 10
where docs II snake begin when il
wags it's tall
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limited STATES LAND OFFICE. CAN.

limited STATES LAND OFFICE. CAN.
y son CITY, Nevada. November ~. 1901.
Notice Is hereby given pursuant TO In.
StruCtiOns. aud In accordance with tho di.
roctions OF tho Secretary Of the Interior.
July .. iSsi GA stat iHD, that two snlriI.
Visions Of land on tho Fort lialloCk uband.
onol military reservation, Ncsndn. moro
particularly dcacrlbcd ns tho SwL SwI,
soc, -, Ond tho MEX Me-. Sec. -. r. ~ n
II. 10 IL, together with tho buildings there
on, will DO offered at public auction, on ,hc
reservation, on thc second day OF Fcbru.
nty' lElN, at 10 4. ", 10 tho highest bidder
~, tho purChaso money g. DO paid AT tho
limo OF tho salc. OLIVER H. GALIJIp.
Register. DAVID II HALL. Rccciyor'
rotary. n2i
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To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LAND OFFICE,
CAnSnN EITN NM Ne ~ ian

fltE,
CARSON CITY, New, Dec. ~, 1907.
Notice Is hereby given that the State OF
Nevada, under the Act OF congress approved
Juno IL, 1881, t2l stats. 1917, has nIcd in tho
United states Land Onlcc at Carson Civ
Nevada, List No. 3Il OF lands selected Nm
der said Act, and has applied for a nate MT
Tor sAid lands; mat a part Of said list is
open TO the public for inspection, and a
copy, thereof, by descriptive subdivisions
mas been posted In a convenient place in
said United States Land ONCE for tho in.
spcctlon OF all persons Interested and the
public generally.
Within the next sixty days following tho
datc OF this notice protests or contests
against the claim OF said State OF Nevada
TO any tract or subdivision described In tho
list, On the ground that the same is more
yhluablc for mineral than agricultural pur
poses, VIII be received and noted by the
register and Receiver OF the United States
Land ONCE NJ Carson City, Nevada, for re-
port to the General Lane Once ut Wash.
ington. ID. g..
Tho following are the sub divisions dc.
ScriDcd, TO wit: = Of n . a and Lots /.
3& . sec =, n 4 OF y " a and n J., of 9 a. !,
SEQ Z, and u o i OF n u !. sec ~. 4 n r IA ~:
and n " = OF n " =, y = OF $ Q i and y x
OF n W 4 sec ~. and q a ofn " !, and u -
q OF $ c = sec 2O. and t. 4 Of " 4 sec n
anu $ c = Of $ q a sec IL, T " SO 81 -
~ M-1GID acres.
a.. c. PRATT,
State Land Register OF tho
state OF Nevada.
Date OF first insertion. Friday, Dec. -. 1897
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To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LASD OFFICE. !
CAlSON, CITY. Spv My al tgl- I

LASD OFFICE,
CARSON, CITY. New, Nov. ~, 1897.
Notice Is hereby given that tho State Of
Nevada, under the Act OF Congress- nDproy.
ch June ID, inH t2i Stats. 957I. has ulc1 I'm
the United States Land Dmcc al Carson
CITY, Nevada, Lis: No. so Of lands selected
under said Act, and has applied for n mai.
cht Tor said lands; that n part OF said list
IN open To the public for inspection, and u
sOpy. thereof. by descriptive subdivisions
mas bccn posted In a convenient place In
snid United states Land once for tho IN
spectioh OF all persons interested and the
public generally.
Within tho next sixty days following tho
uatc OF This notice protests or contests
against the claim 81 said state Of Nevada
20 anv tract or sub division described In
INC list, on tho ground that the Same IL
more valuable for mineral than AGRICULTURAL
purposes. will be received and noted by tho
Register and Receiver OF tho United states
Land once NJ Carson City. Nevada, for re-.
port 20 the General Land ONCE at wash.
ington, ID. e.
The following are the u .divIsions do.
scrlbcd, TO Wit: =. ". 4 Of s.. W. q Sec.
70, J. ~ N H. IS T.. NJ. u. ~ Mo ncrus.
4. g. PRATT,
State Land Rcgistor OF the State
OF Nevada.
Date OF FIRST insertion, Friday, Dec. 2. 1897.
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"SUBMARINE EXPLORER" OF 1890
Combination Diving dell and Suit
MnLc by nnrnntnbIc Men.

Combination Diving dell and Suit
Made by BnrnHtnblc Men.
a patent was granted February ls,
1880, for n diving apparatus called the
submarine explorer, 10 Scwall Short
and Noah Bradford, OF Barnstablc. The
description Of the invention wa as fol-
lows:
This diving apparatus consists of a
hollow buoy which floats In the water,
and is in form like nm inverted bell.
Both cndS Of this buoy, or bell, are open.
II must be made OF light materials and
covered with leather or other sub
stance, so MS to render it impcrvious TO
water. There Is n platform, or seat,
around ii on the inside, to accommodate
the assistants. 70 the lower end Of the
buoy Is attached n flexible watcr-tight
tube, which may be two feet in Diane
ter, and must extend nearly to the bot
tom of the water.
The lube is distcnded by strong iron
rings and sunk by means Of weights;
its owe part terminates in n water
tight dress, fitting the legs and arms,
and kept distendcd like the main tube,
by suitable rings; light is admitted
through openings occupied by strong
pancs Of glass. The whole apparatus
thus forms Il bag open at top, but
closed below. 1t is to be moored In n
secure way, and to be Of sufficient
length to allow II to rise and fall with
the motion Of the water, without dis.
turbing the operator.
a windlass is provided. which crosse,
the floating buoy, and Ia necessary 10
draw the diver up when necessary; nm
air tube to force mir down and n nv.
draulic tube to pump any water I'm
which mny accidentally enter, are also
appended.
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COUNTY OFFICERS.

The Committee on the books and
accounts OF the District Attorney,
Clerk and Treasurer, County Re.
corder and Assessor reported as fol-
lows:
To the Foreman and members OF
the Elko county GRIND Jury; Gen.
tlemen: Your committee appointed
for the above bcs leave TO report rs
follows:
We have attended to the duties as
signed us rs far rs in our power with
the limited time given to attend to
the same and can only report that we
have found the accounts and records
kept In a neat and orderly manner
We also note n vast difference i'll the
appearance OF the recorders and as
SCISSORS Offices from hat OF the others
and earnestly suggest to the board Of
county commissioners that they have
tho walls and ceilings papercd and
cause linoleum to 10 put on the
floors OF both the recorders and as.
SCISSORS offices.
+. Il. BILKEY.
JAS. +. l~loLLAND,
a. IT, CoTANT.
Our thanks are hereby rendered TO
His Honor Judge Geo. l.. Talbot and
our District Attorney. Webster Pat
~tcrson, for their courtcRics and assist
ouce during our lnbors as grand jur
ors. Respectfully submitted,
j. II. BRADLEY,
II. T.. BrLREY, Foreman.
Clerk.
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Respectfully
NJ. CHASER
j. EnGLER
JOHN CRoSsoS
COUNTY JAIL.

ELKO, Jan. 10, 1898.
To the Foreman Of the Grand Jury:
We your committee appointed to
examine the affairs pertaining to the
coiInty Jail beg leave to report that
We have performed said duty to the
best OF ability considering the
limited time we had. We
tind that the accounts and records Of
same are kept in Il neat and orderly
manner and so far as we ascertain are
correct. We recommend that the
county commissioners rs soon as pos
sible would cause the ceiling OF the
office and Jail to he repaired.
Respectfully submitted,
r.. FARRELL,
j. W. THOMPSON,
NJ. f.. SToTTLER.
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y great commotion seems to have
taken place among railway circles
owing to the contemplated through
a service between the Pacific Coast
and Chicago which is operating IL
day each week. This is not a new de-
pariure by any means, as the Denver
Il Rio Grande Railroad Company and
its connections have been operating Il
through car service between the Pa.
ciiic and Atlantic Coast via. Salt Lake
Pueblo. Denver, Kansas City and
ChIca 70 for years, and three da, =
each week, viz. every Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are of
the latest Pullman design, and are
supplied with clean linen and bedding
throughout. 4 Pullman porter is as
signed to each car. These cars are
also under the personal supervision
OF Special Excursion Agent,
whose duty it is to SEQ That passen.
gers are given every comfort and at
tention. For further information, an.
ply to any agent, or to Il. T.. Ncyins,
General Agent, or to II. NJ. Gushing,
Travelling Passenger Agent. d. & X
CIR r., 53 West 3rd South St. Salt
Lake City, Utah.
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HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
ELKO. Nevada, Jan. ID, Il

ELKO, Nevada, Jan. ID, 1898.
TO the Foreman Of the Grand Jury:
We your committee appointed to visit
and examine the county high school
wish to report that we have discharg-
ed our dnty and find the building i'll
excellent condition and the school
doing good work. We find the enroll!
ment Of pupils Ia be II and the Prin-
cipal reports that they are making
progress.
The chemical Laboratory for cx-
perimental work Of pupils is very
fine and adds greatly to the useful
ness Of the institution.
We have no recommendations to
make.
NJ. S. RIDDLE
W. +. LISEBARGER
4. NJ. GRlswoLp
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HOSPITAL CoMMIDTEE.
NJ. S. RIDDLE
W. +. LISEBARGER
4. NJ. GRlswoLp

ELKo, Nevada, Jan. ID, 1898.
To the Foreman Of the Grand Jury:
We, your committee appointed on the
county hospital beg to report us fol-
lows: We have visited the same aud
upon investigation find the patients
we'll satisfied with the treatment re-
ceived. We find some needed repairs
should be done, but would not advise
the same to be done at this season OF
the year.
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STREET COMMITTEE.

To the Foreman OF the Grand Jury:
We, the committee on streets and
highways find one place that would
be Il nuisance, the place is a pigpen
in lower Chinatown. Otherwise we
find nothing to complain Of.
ID. RoBERIs
FRASK FERSaLD
FRED PILLSEE
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The grand jury completed it's work
Saturday afternoon and submitted
the following report to the court:
STATE OF NEVADA, 80
County Of Elko.
To the Hon. Geo. F. Talbot, DIS
trict Judge OF the Fourth Judicial
District Of the State Of Nevada in
and for the county Of Elko.
We, your grand jury impanneled on
the nth day OF January y. d. 1898,
report rs follows:
There have been presented for our
consideration two case for grand lar
ceny, one case for robbery, two cases
for burglary and one case for mis-
branding.
We have ignored one cas- for grand
larceny and for each OF the other
cases we find n true bill.
The committees beg leave to report
as follows:
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4, Z. M
State Land Register OF the State
OF Nevada
Date Of first Insertion. Friday. Dec. ~, 1897.