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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28
Phil rrIpie,,.. Splendid Record.


Phil Tnplett writes his father un,
der date OF the 18th that all l. hustle
and activity in the camp OF Torrey's
regiment at Jacksonville. As clerk
OF Troop NJ he was very busy with
the books and muster-out roll. lie
says Troop NJ stool a good chance to
be the first troop mustered out. lie
did not accept I'm immediate dis.
charge when offered him last week
because he was thoroughly familiar
with the work and Captain Cox
needed his assistance. That Phil ID
making an enyiable record Us clerk
OF his troop will be seen from the
following. In his letter he says:
The Lieutenant.C Colonel OF the
First Texas Infantry, who Is an old
army officer. inspects all the books
rolls and papers II their progress
He was around to Troop NJ this after
noon for that purpose. Captain Cox
happened to be in when the Colonel
called. First he called for the Let.
tiers Sent book. aud then for the
Letters Received then he inspected
the Orders Council anu 'Descrip.
tive Books After inspecting the
books. the Col. said: those will
stand o. KID and without IL sinGl,
correction Then he said: Now
let's see Your m]uster-ont rolls and
discharge and final statement blanks.
They were shown him and he said
Captain. who has had charge Of this
work. The Captain pointed to nc
and said: There Is the min Then
the Colonel turned to me and said.
Young man. allow me to congratu
late You on the thoroughness and
correctness OF this work. ! have not
a single correction to make nor a
suggestion TO offer. Finish them rs
yOu have begun, and when the rolls
are sent to Washington, | shall en-.
dorse them with the statement that
they were prepared by 4 young man
who never had any previous rxper-
fence. giving your name. II vii!
greatly help You should YOU ever ap.
ply for a government position With
that he WIS up and gone
This is Il splendid compliment to
Phil and no wonder that Ii greatly
pleased him und that he felt repaid
for all the labor and study he had
put upon his work. Pills many
friends here will be pleased to hear
Of his splendid record.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28

Through the kindness Of Mr.. Trip.
lett the INDEPENDENT is permitted to
publish the following clipping from
the Jacksonville Times-Union. It
will be OF interest to our readers:
In the camp OF the Second United
States Volunteer cavalry regiment. at
Panama, all Is hustle aud activity ut
present, and each member is buying
souvenirs and packing his clothes
preparatory To returning Ia their
homes in tine Far West. This rcgi.
ment will be mustered out Of the SER
vice Of the United States on Monday,
the 9th, and the members will leave
for their homes shortly afterward
The mastering ont process is beng
conducted by Major Chamberlain. as.
sisted by Lieutenant Colonel Dryer
Of the First Texas regiment and
Major Blow Of The Fourth Virginia
regiment. At present they are busy
examining the muster rOlls OF the
regiment. This work will take scv.
eral days.
The commanders OF the different
companies were busy yesterday writ
ing to members OF their troop who
were home on furloughs. The letters
to them stated that they must be here
before the 9th, or not come ut all us
their regiment will not bc here after
that date.
The horses will be turned over Ia
the corps quGTtcrmaster on Tuesday
Ii ~ not known what will be done
with the animals, but il il thought
that they will be SEM To Huntsville
Ala, TO be used ny the cavalry regi,
ments there. On the other hand, they
may be cold at auction here and thus
disposed Uf.
Those that are away on furlougbs
and do not report here before the reg.
imcnt is mustered ont OF the service
will have their money sent to them
from Washington, ms soon ns their
commanders shall send in thor final
statements. About three hundred
men are away from the command at
present. This leaves about ccvcn
hundred in camp and ut the hospitals
Tins regiment has made a name Tor
itself since coming here. and many OF
the men are lUathe tO leave, but the
majority have homes and familics in
the Far Northwest, and can max,
three aud fonr times as much IA the
army pays them. T1,uy enlisted tr
fight, and this has been denied them
Consequently they want to return &c
their homes. Tho majority OF the
men reside in Wyoming. but a nun,
Der are also from Montana. Idaho
Colorado, Nevada and O:her States
They are hardy men, and have mndC
very few "kicksT since coming here.
Colonel Torrey is ut present in
Washington, ID. G.. and IL il not
known when he will return. III
went there on business connected
with the regiment.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28
LEAVE THE SINKING SHIP.

Letters received from the Western
part OF the State say there is a land.
slide from the Silver party in Storey,
Lyon, Ormsby and washoe counties.
The voters are drifting toward the
Democratic State ticket aud the indi-
cations point to a glorious victory on
the sth OF next month. The Democ-
racy OF Eastern Nevada, especially Of
Elko county, should second the ef
forts OF their brethren in the West.
ern part OF the State and share in the
glories 81 the victory. Those Demo
Gratis and Silver Republicans who
have followed the fortunes OF the
Silver party since its organization
should cut loose from it and aid in
building up a National party that will
uphold the hands OF Bryan and the
free silver forces In the great contest
Of 1900. Now Is the time to sever
your connections with a local organi-
cation that can do nothing for the
w NLiSh hC ~NdAlSIdI
Democratic party stands pledged. II
the great battle for the remonetiza.
ton Of silver is ever won, it will be
through the efforts Of the National
Democratic party. No local organi-
cation car accomplish it. All such
efforts will be as idle the wind COM
pared to the great force that Will
sweep over the country in 1900 under
the guidance of the National Democ-
racy. The independent voters Of
Western Nevada have revolted against
the party whose control OF the State
for the last six years has been full OF
scandal and misuanagemept. The
voters OF Eastern Nevada should Join
III the revolt and hasten the DOWNFALL
Of the party that has done uo;hing
for the upbuilding OF our State.
Leave the sinking ship now and cast
your vote for the Democratic ticket.
By so doing you will strengthen Tue
party whose National organization Is
fighting our battles.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28
,SormEr rnEcEpESr.nusrED.

The Supreme Judges will lay aside
their dignity, impartiality, ermme
and tie rest OF it and take the stump
TO bolster " the fallen fortunes OF
their party. Most people thought
that judges were not partisans, but,
like other rules, this has its rxcep
ton ana fails to work among the Sill
verites.-ltspo Gazette.
The Gazette is liable To mislead the
people OF tie Stale by the above item.
1t should have said the majority o:
the Supreme Court instead OF the
Supreme Court" There is ono
Judge on that bench who has u proper
appreciation OF the dignity 81 his po-
sition and Is no: included with the
two politicians who are scheduled to
blow the Silver party horn through
ont the State. We refer to Judge
Belknap. who Is Il candidate for re-.
election. Ii Judges Massey and Bon.
nitield were candidates for reelection
there would be some excuse for their
partisan condIct. But Us they are
moi, the only excuse the! can have
for dragging the dignity OF the Su-
preme Court into the political mire is
tue desperate condition OF the party
that placed the IL. on the bench. This
excuse will avail them but little when
they again come before the people
Of the State asking for their suit.
RACES.
or course, Judges Massey and
BUnulticld are American citizens and
have ,hc right 10 participate in u po.
litical campaign and lower their dig
nifty II they choose to do so. They
also have the right OF other A.meri.
caG citizens to dcmcGn themselves in
many ways that would call down
upon them the unstinted condemnn.
ton of the people. Their rights rs
citizens no one wishes Ia abridre.
Bat they are more than citizens.
They are the arbitcrs Of justice be.
tween litiSants and stould hold them.
selves aloof from every acti III that
tends to prejudice them before the
people or weaken the peoples respect
tor them rs members Of the highest
tribunal in the State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28
Hoods Pills ss IS ypt to take: &c easy
TWO PARTISAN JUDGES.

Judges Massey and Bonnifeld, the
majority members OF the Supreme
Court, have taken the stump for the
Silver party. The Reno Journal give
the following places where they will
blow the partisan judicial horn for
the cenett Of the fas: decaying Silver
party that already unpleasanily
scents the political atmosphere Of
Nevada:
-Love!ock, Wednesday evening.
Nov. >; Winnenucca, Thursday even.
ing, Nov. 3; Elko, Friday evening
Nov. 4; and Tuscaro-a. Saturday
evening, Nov. >.
The Reno Gazette. in commenting
on this step OF orr Supreme Judges.
says:
justices Bonni:ie!d and Massey. Of
the State Supreme Court have taken
to the stump IN behalf Of the Silver
party and its candidates. The Silver
party must be in desperate straits.
This Is III ~unheard-of proceeding.
But perhaps the Justices think that
in 4 State where the Chief Executive
violates about all precedenis. rs well
as the rules OF common decency. that
the Chief Judiciary may 10 as it
pleases.7
The INDEPENDENT, in order to get
the sentiment OF the people Of EIko
on this partisan act OF the majority OF
our Supreme Courr. interviewed a
number Of leading citizens OF all po-
litlcal shades Of opinion and found
none who did not u~nrcseryedIy con-
denim it. All were OF the option
that when the members of that high
Judicial body forget their duties to
the whole people and drag the crminc
OF the bench in the filthy pool Of po-
htical strife they lower the dignity
OF the Supreme Court in the eyes Of
the thinking people Of the State. The
members OF that Court should he
clean men, nee uuiniluenceI 10y par
htShh SiHh'ci' = HiA'#' fHtly utA
should be above reproach.
For judges BOnnltieIl and Massey
as o partisan judges the iYpEpEy-
DENT has the highest respect. But
I1r these gentlemen as th" blatant
mouthpieces Of the Silver party in
the heat Of a bitter political cam
paign its respect vanishcs like the
dew before tine Summers sun and it
sees in them nothing Int men who
are willing to drag the crmine in the
filth to bolster up the fortunes Of d
decaying party.
The people should resent this ac-
ton Of the majority OF their Supreme
Court by buryIug the party deep be.
meath their ballots on the Sth Of No.
vember. No party that prostitutes
the highest Court Of Stat to serve
partisan ends should ever govern the
people OF Nevada. Resent this in
suit Mt the polls and bury the Silver
party OF Nevada beyond the hope Of
resurrection.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28
\ FALSE CRY.

Our Silver party friends never tirC
in asserting that tney are the only
genuine silver men II tie State and
that everybody else are plated gold
bugs. What nonsense, The Demo.
Gratis aud Populists OF Nevada are
just Is true 10 the silver cause as the
loud mounted apostles who are on.
tirually bloSIng their silver horn in
the highest pitch. They are only do
ing II TO deceive the people and catch
the votes OF the unwary. The truth
Is that a vote for George Russell or
J.B. Mccullough is just rs much in
the Interest of silver as a vote for
Reinhold Sadler uonld he. Russell
and Mccullough are genuine silver
men, running on platforms that are
as strongly for silver as that on which
Mr.. Sadler stands. There is no dif-
ference between these three parties
on this issue, and every assertion to
the contrary is an insult to the intel.
ligence OF the voters OF the State.
No II should be deceived by this
false cry. 1t is only the wai!iugs Of a
decaying party to turn the tide OF the
peoples disfavor that now threatens
to sweep the Silver party into an
overwhelming defeat. Only an at
tempt to distract the attention OF the
voters from the other questions Mt
issue IN this campaign. No voter OF
Democratic proclivities should be in.
iiueDced by this false cry. He should
forever his connections with the
party that resorts to such mean to
influence his vote and align himself
with the great National organization
through which the remonetizatiop OF
silver eau only be brought about.
There Is M other way under heaven
by which orr political salvation can
be secured. The Silver party OF Ne.
vada cannot accomplish it and a
further continuance OF its existence
only weakens the great force through
which our deliyerance from the evils
or trusts m~onopolies and syr dicatcs.
1ostered by the single standard, must
come.
Democrats, you who are still fol.
lowing the fortunes OF this will. O
wlsp OF politics, get out OF its fold n.
once and strengthen the hands OF the
party that placed the ~matchlcss Bryap
before the people in 1896. Get in
line for the great conflict OF 1900 and
rally to the side Of yonr great leader,
Don't fritter away your strength in
trying to bolster up a party that il
only waiting for the last act O, tl,o
undertaken. The great cause Of sill.
yer and Democracy needs your eur.
port nov. Prove true to the teach
ings OF Jefferson and Jackson and
cnst your ballots for TINT party whose
principles are the very foundation
stones OF the Republic. Come out of
the political darkness in which you
are nov cropping into the great light
OF democracy and march under its
glorious banner. Come now and
have a share in the glorious victory
that awaits us on the 9Th OF Noyem
Der.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28
A VICTORY

A Marvellous Story CT Blood Poison
and Its Results knru:ation OF
Arm Avoided by Parents Action.
"After being vaccinated, my son
Joseph had a very sore arm. II was so
bad at one time we were afraid it would
have TO be taken OF. At length It
seemed to get well, but two months
after, he complained OF soreness in the
vsccinsted arm. He had occasionally
shown some signs OF scEotula. His arm
grew worse and became swollen and
covered with sores, which spread all
over him. He became e mass OF cor
rup;ion pitiabIe to behold. We finally
gave him Hoods SarsaraTilIa. When
he was on the second bottle we saw
some Improvement. We kept on and
Hoods Sarsaparilla woa a complete
victory. He is row a strong and
healthy boy. His food, which for-
merly seemed to do him no good, nos
properly nourishes and sustains him
SO that he has grown fat and strong"
JAMES HARPER, heater in John =.
Roebling & Sons Rolling Mil; resi-
denee, 80 Adeline ST.. Trenton, y. J.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28
Caus. OF sbosho,, InJ,.. p,

W llulun TfnllI1R-
Tho threatened Indian outbreak Mt
MIDAS, Nyc county, was the result OF
the breaking OF a bottle OF whiskoy
which a S%hoshone Indian had in his
possession while riding with one
Mcleod, a teamstcr. Tho Shoslione
brave charged Mcleod with break.
ing the bottle and assaulted Mcleod
with u knife, gashcd him in the face,
and threatened TO kill several white
men. Mcleod gave tho Indian n
severe beating. On reaching Midas
tho Indian was arrested aud the 70.
QUESTION for rites was made to pro.
tect Mcleod from being killed by the
Shosbones.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28

" .O--- 81
Had the hill become a law the re.
corder wouid have retained each
month for his own use and benefit all
the fees collected over md above 300.
FOR the eighteen months above given
this would have Melted him the snug
little sum Of sli22,23, which added to
his salary as stated III the bill would
have given him the sum Of sil2225
as against 5000 the salary fixed by
law when he was elected. In order
I" make the matter perfectly plain to
the taxpayers We will state the propo-
sitiou in Il different way, MS follows:
Fees collected from April !.
1897 TO October /, 1893. as
shown by the Recorders
official reports. ....... 3,222 p
Amount to be paid into the
county treasury for this
time under the terms OF
the bill l,sOO 90
Excess to be retained by the
recorder ............ 1922 %
Add TO tins exces the salary allow
Cd hy law for this time. s270J, and
under the terms OF that bill the tax
payers would have paid Recorder.
Watkins s4l22,25 instead OF s27OO as
fixed by law when he was elected.
Another thing for the taxpayers to
consider is that il that bill had be.
come ii law the incoming Recorder
would be entitled to all its benefits
end the drain on their pockets would
continue for two years.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28

Tho Alexander business House nj
hiko IL now prepared TO servo tho
public IN general with the most dcpir
h"l" goods suitable Tor Fall aud Win
ter. All kinds Of Goods have been
selected IN castcrn and western mar.
kois. In style quality and price OF
%rntchaao our Motto ia mover TO be
undcrsOld.
Remember the Alexnndo,'s. EIko
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28
SILVER PARTY
State Ticket.

Fol United States Senator
WILLIAM NJ STEWART
or Ormsby
For Congress
FRANCIS G NEWLtNDS
or WashOc
For Governor
REINHOLD SADLER
or Eureka
For Lieutenant Governor
JAMES r JUDGE
or Ormsby
For Associate Justice Supreme Court
CHARLES II BELKNAP
or Ormsby
For Secretary OF State
EUGENE HOWELL
or White Pine
For State Treasurer
DAVE RYAN
or Storey
For State Controller
SAM z DAVIS
or Ormsby
For Attorney General
WILLIAM ID JONES
or Lander
For State Printer
ANDREW MAUTE
OF Nye
For SurveyOr-General
EDWARD ID KELLEY
or Washoe
For Superintendent Public Ins'tion
HENRY c CUTTING
or f:smeralda
For Regent State University
LONG Term
WEE DEAL
OF Storey
For Regent State University
iSLort Tcrm)
HENRY s STARRETT
OF Lander
For District Judges
First District
CHARLES f. MACK
or Storey
Second District
F CURLER
OF Washoe
Third District
\ l. FITZGERALD
or Eureka
Fourth District
FTALBOT
or ElkU
Fifth District
SAMUEL BONNIFIELD
OF Humboldt.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28

Meetings..

General Robert VI. Clarke
of Carson, will address the
citizens Of Nevada on the is.
sues Of the day at the follow
ing places:
THsc2rora, Monday evening.
OCTOBER 3ist.
Elko, Tuesday evening
NOVEMBER let.
Golconda, Wednesday cycn'g
NOVEMBER 2pd.
Paradise, Thursday evening.
NOVEMBER 81.
Lovclock, Friday evening,
NOVEMBER An.
Reno, Saturday evening,
NOVEMBER 9th.
Hon. George Russell, Dem
ocratic candidate for Cover.
nor, and other candidates on
the Democratic State tichet
Will accompany General
Clarke and address the pco-
pie.
Turn out and hear the is
sues discussed from the Dem.
ocratic standpoint.
BY order Of the State Cen.
tral Committee,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28
Lreutcnnn, Henderson,. Condition.


The following Telegram was re-.
cciyed from John Henderson today:
"JACRsoSvILLE, Oct. %, 1893.
Charlie in much better. Temper.
allure normal today for the fret time.
Send his heavy 0ycrcoat by cypreGs
of once
This is tho frat really good news
received from Lieutenant Henderson
since he wm first taken sick. II
shows thu, he Is on tho up grade now
and will soon be well unless some un.
forcsocn complications nrisc. va
hope to welcome Charley home in
less than a month.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28

During the most peaceful years
there are in the world 100000 men
who arc Withdrawn from productive
occupations TO act as soldiers. Tho
pay. equipments, food and clothing
Of these men cost the worlds tnxpay
er5 u sum amounting to nearly $1,000
600 a day.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28

Election is but a short ways off
now aud the voters have doubtless
made up their minds how they will
vote on county matters. There are
so many good men in the race for
nearly every office that it is not diff
cult to pick II ont for each Office
iIat will serve the people faithfully.
Among those running for county
Offices. |. y. Sherwood. \. G.. Dawley,
{. ". Grover, &. II. Hale. \. W. Hes
son and /. +. Wuolverton are all old
residents OF the county aud fully
qualified to ill the offices for which
they are before tho people. No ms.
take will he made IN casting your
ballots for them. Mr.. Cooke il not
20 well known as his associates on
the ticket. but those who know him
Say that lie ~ fully qualified to ill
the Office OF district attorney.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-28

Torrcy's regiment Inns been mus.
tered out and the boys will soon DO
home.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-10-01

A Michigan boy, the son of a Baptist clergyman, has inherited all the traditional baptism-by-iln- mersion principles and by the close attention given to the ceremony as performed by his found parent, is able to repeat it word for word A few days ago he filled tub with water in the back kitchen and catching the family cat and her two kittens proceeded to teach them one of the essential rites of ths Baptist church. The kittens under went the ordeal without protest, but the cat showed her displeasure by scratching the boys face. Throw ing the offending animal down, he said in disgust: "Damn it, ihenI be Methodist If you want to!'
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-10-01

weak are their efforts, and few
 things are more disooura ging than
 to pound on a drill in hard rock.
 la the same line something that would better solve the water pro- blem would be boon to the work ing miner, tlIis in particular as allied to deep mining. This i. meant to be merely indicative of the Tastness of the subject and the manifest impossibility of an answer that could more than touch the smallest segment of so mighty a 4, s. Press.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-10-01
NIss SALLY PopvsY. 2 25- fsar-oId

Mss SALLY PopNsY, a 25-year-old
 woman of Spring Yaller. C.. weighs only 26 pounds. Her night is 34 inches. She is fairly we'll educated; having attended the district schools until she was past the school age: She has always rejected any pro- position to appear before the public for gain. although she could have realized fortune by so doing. P. I. Barnun, the snowman, at one time offered her a large stun t0 travel with his show.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-10-01
-. -,

A FEW weeks ago the big Ferns wheel at Earl's Court, London, got out of order and refused to work for twenty-four hours, keeping the passengers in the cars suspended in mid-air for that time. The management made present to each 0 the victims of twenty dollars as balm for their enforced in prison ment. Ever since this fact became known the wheel has been doing a land office business, every passenger hoping that the machinery will again refuse to work.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-10-01
For Over Fifty EeaI

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
 been used for over fifty years b mji-
 lions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It sooths the childi softens the gums. aliays all pain, cures wind coll and Is the best remedy for Diarrha ll will relieve the poor little suf1e raE iu5- nicdiately. Sold by Druggists la every part of the World. Twenty-tir cents d bottle. Be sure and ask foI Ars. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" ard take no other kind.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-10-01
Y3 BE E[HEB ElF.
Geronimo, fFe t~f-cne Spacbe Chief,
 at Omab8.

lef Geronimo ana fifty Of hii braves, with thtir families, will be given a vacation from Fort Sill, where they have been ostensibly held as prisoners of war for more than ten years, 10 take part iH the Indian Congress at Omaha. In talk ing with assistant Indian Commits sioner Towner, who appears very much interested in tie Indian con- gress, it transpires that Geronimo and his Apaches are still under the immediate control of the war office. -Ee.
 As hair litter, Geronimo was a success, and many citizens lost their lives and property by reason of his raids. The fact of his being ex- hibited as an attaction to the Omaha Exposition is in poor teste, and will not be kindly endorsed by residents of the south west.-Prospector.