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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-08-12

Peking is advancing. So Mt least one
gathers from the Picking and Ticntsin
Times, which that n couple
OF gas lamps and three petroleum lamps
low illuminate the capital OF the cclcs.
tinl kingdom. This unwonted dcpar.
turc, however, is not due TO native en-.
terprlse. The gas lights arc set up IN
tront OF the Russian embassy. while
the three lesser luminarics shine for the
benefit OF the customers of the Russo
Chinese bank. Throughout the rest OF
the city wayfarers still have to follow
their noses as soon as darkness sets in,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-08-12
llnll's Family Pills arc the best.

Tho Porto Rice girls arc comcly md
want husbands and II they do no,
steal them from Miles army the Salt
Lnkc Tribune avers there il nothing
i'll the fortunes Of war. All that ia
needed Tor housekeeping Ia n ham.
mock and nature supplies tho fruits.
flowers, and according TO Humboldt,
there ia moro nutrimont in n half
acre Of bananas than in three acres
devoted 10 nny other cultivation.
Tho land nnd scnoritns can bc had for
the asking and the bananas grow o,
their own yOlitiOn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-08-12

~What is honor? What il houor?-
shouted a preacher recently. rs II
OF the sisters Of the congregation was
leaving the church. Il don't know
that II is any OF your business, you
brute, but il you want to know come
down and see and don't stand up
there bawling like a CALI cried the
eNasperatcd woman.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-08-12

~ dinner nt BnlluIl tho masters
que 10 were discussing The careers Of
two BHlloil men. Que oi whom had
jrm been made n judge nnd tho otlIor
Il h lhop. oh said Henry Smith.
81 INK the bishop IL the greater
mai. 4 judge. nj moai, can cay,
'iW' 10 hanged but a bishop can
gay, Won bc DID,"
"'cs." enthusiastically twittcd the
mn' or. shut II the judge says You
hc hnugch,' you nrc hanged
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tFROM
SALDiAGUNDl.

Mr. anu Mis-. George CloussOn left
Tor Lendvillc. Colorado. last night.
Clay and Tom Irland are down from
Columbia. They report every thing
quiet III their section.
The |, o. .. +. flag is at half mast
today MS Il token OF respect to the
memory OF the late John Hibbets.
Frank Ish writes from Mountain
City that the mines are looking we'll
and that II big shipment OF paying
ore will he made in the near future.
The old town woke up Saturday
night and there wns Il lively SCRAP.
Another broke out Yesterday. The
warm weather seems to have a bad
effect on some Of our people.
The l~ievoilIe says that at the cleo
ton OF 1876 there were 1871 votes
IN tho registration list for Austin
precinct. IL is doubtful il the num-
Der of voters for Austin will reach
800 for the election this fall.
There will be n meeting Of the Odd
Fellows at the Hall at s o'clock this
evening for the purpose Of making
arrangements for the funeral Of The
late John llibbcts. Every Odd FEEL
low in town is requested to be pres.
cnt.
James &. Doughty las been elected
principal OF the Tuscarora school.
HE trustees are to be congratulated
on securing Mr.. Doughty us principal
Of their school. He Is an excellent
teacher and attends strictly to his
duties.
The soldiers Of Camp Sadler ara
being registered in Ormsby county.
Under u recent enactment OF Con-
gross euldicrs IN tho service Of the
government are permitted to vote for
Cong BOSNIAN wherever they are To-
cat"h. But they cannot vote for any
other candidates.
Tho tlawaiInn Commission passed
through Saturday night. The train
was an hour late and no attempt WIS
Nude to geI Senator Morgan ont, AS
he was aslecp. Mr.. Bnwles went to
Wells To meet the commission and
had a chat with his Old friend, Sena.
tor Morgan.
John ilibbcts was n business mnu
in Eiko for many years and had the
confidence aud respect 81 the entire
community. The INDEPENDENT
woulI. therefore. respectfully suggest
that the business houses close tomor-
row afternoon during the funeral ser
vices ns il token ~ respect to his
memory.
As ia" number OF stars on the ia.
tional iIrg seems likely to ho cunsid.
crably Increased, the best merhod OF
~disposing ~ them upon th" field OF
blu" IS Ginning intention. SCme
srcm Ia think IT will he we'll for the
HnEs 10 bear only the original thir-
teen.
y story is tod OF IA trial inr assault
~ the s,nic 81 Arkansas in the OourRo
Of which club. n rail. an az handle,
Il 'inife aud n shotgun were exhibited
ne the intrumcniR with which the
deed WIS done. But il was shown
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Ono OF EIko's patriotic little boyp.
in saying his prayers The other night.
Rcnt mp ihc following petition:
snow lay me down to sleep.
| pray tho Lord my son" TO keep:
IL Unclc Sammy don't lick Spain,
III never aay my prayers again
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rFRoM SATURDAYS DATLY.l
C

iIr. md Mrs. Mnsscy md Niles
Dcra Sheciian are visiting ~ Winnie.
mrcca,
i. H.. DonEhcrty WAS up fnm Car
liz this forenoon. He reports every
tn. NJ lovely in that stirring little
town.
There is nothing new regarding
pc ice negotiations. Spans answer
to McKinlcy's demands has not been
received at Washington.
John Hibbets is very low this after
no ~ and his death seems To be but
II ~ hours or. Tho old veteran is
fighting his last battle gamcly and
III Omplainingly.
u Texas woman says: ~ thin mGn
makes the best husband because it is
en- Ter to sell his old clo,hc.- We are
af!lid this is n commercial age
he members Of the Hawaiian Com
mi sion will pass through Elko To.
nii hit OH No. .. Mr.. f.. -. Bowlcs.
vi } has known Senator Morgan for a
nu nber Of years, will go to Wells t..
mis- ut to meet him. The people Of
Ell o should make Senator Morgan
ap, ear on the platform tonight.
General SLATER has received orders
to rove his entire nrmy north ut once.
There was great rejoicing in the
car pa when the order was mnde
XII" wn. All the men. who are sui
erI 4 frem yellow fever or infections
dis ascd, will be kept Mt Santiago,
Ew ry prccaution will he taken to pro.
sid for the safe and healthy arrival Of
the men at their destination.
l!E. Owen lcciurcd to an apprcci.
at e audience at Harris Hall last
mig IT. Tonight there will bc "a lee.
tur , and concert mt the Hall. The
sui icct Of the lecture. "LOvc. Court
shin aud Marriage,- should draw all
the young men and their best girls To
the hall tonight. There are n mum.
Der Of yOuug folks i'll town IN the last
sta cs 81 the disease, il one il able tn
JuC 20 from appearances. aud they
fhC iii attend the lecture 10y all
me. lie.
{ hcrlcs NJ. Pepper. one Of the
mo / conservative and vcracious Of
the correspondents. rises tn EXPLAIN
tina the Cubans who are making
trot bic for IA in the island are not
TN" soldiers, hut men who fed la the
Tn ed States and returned 10 Cuba
ms + ION ns the battle was won. No.
hocg has been disposed to dispute
thu the Cuhuns have their full shnrc
OF ;lat annoying quality commonly
dec ribcd rs human nature
j /" new bankruptcy law went into
eiic I last Monday. 1t il intended To
ira 'sfcr all bankruptcy proceedings
from the State cOuris 10 the Federal
is and have n uniform binkrupt
In" throughout the United States.
An ing Ill" provisions 81 the New
Act is n that no iTsOlvnnt debtor
can procure II release from His nhlfrr.
tIor until he has settled with lis
ere itors Tor at least 33iI cents on
tho lollnr.
n u. Booth. q member ~ Co. VI ~
Tor 'cy's regiment returned Yesterday
uttc non. He WAS h%onorahly die.
chm gcd from the service at Fort
Run 'cll on tn" 9th az last month for
disi bility. Mr.. Booth - very much
wor scd up ovcr his discharge mud
WI try la be rciust1tuI in the ser.
vice lie told the i~HDrrESDEvr tirnt
Lie tcnrnts Henderson aud Gracy
wcr very popular with the men. He
also spoke in the highest terms Of
sew raj nf tho Elko boys among whom
wei , George Russell. Joe Harris and
rli Triplctt. He will remain II day
ortIiu town nnd then 4" {" Tuca.
rori.
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\ REIisiJ.

CLoUsSoN-llosKiHs-ln Elko. Ne
vada, August I. 1893. by Rev. NJ. S.
Riddle. Mr.. George ClouS7on OF
Mountain City to Miss Minnie
Ilosltins Of Virginia City Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-08-12

According TO computations the black
race embraces about onc.tenth OF Tho
living members Of the human species,
or $50, 600. 600 individuals,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-08-12

HOOPS PILLS cure nausea, sick
headache, billionsncss and all liver
lille. Price % cents.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-08-12

Tho lHpErr~prHT building will
prescn, II neat appearance when COM.
ulctCd. Tho adobe wall will he taken
ont and the wood front brought down
to the ground. An attractive glass
front will he put IN and The stairs
lending up To- tho printing office will
be on the inside Of the building.
This will add materially 10 the ap.
pcarancc Of the building and be u
much needed improvement.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
WRECK OF THE MOHEGAN.
Cyer Hundred Lives Were Lost-Ma-
chinery of Vessel Defective.

FALMOUTH, ENG-It is certain that
over 100 lives were lost by the wreck
ing Of the British steamer Mohegan in
the vicinity of the Lizard. Rumors
received here showed that forty-fve
survivors out Of 200 persons on the
Mobegan were landed at Port Hous-
tock, Cornwall, where the bodies of
five dead persons have also been re-
ceived. Then came the announce
ment that fourteen of the crew of the
wrecked steamer had been found alive
Oh the rocks near the scene of the dis
hsier.
One of the passengers rescued by the
Port Houstock lie boat says that all
the passengers were dining when the
catastrophe occurred, though some OF
the children and those who were sea-
sick were in the hunks. Suddenly
the Mohegan struck with a grating
noise. At first the engineers thought
this was caused by coal falling down
in The bunkers, but second shock
followed, the vessel began to set
tie.
The OF, lvors without exception
speak in the highest terms &C the devo-
ion and GOODNESS displayed by the
,flicers and crew of the Inflated
steamer, and declare that all were in
,tantly at their posts when it was
known that she had struck.
The perilous position of the ship
was noticed op shore and warning
:ocket was sent up, but it was too late
:hen to avoid the catastrophe, which
occurred SO suddenly that there was
cot sufficient time to get all the life
saving apparatus out of the ship. The
terror of the scene was indescribable-
men jumped overheard in an agony OF
despair, and the women passengers
huddled together and refused to leave
The deck.
The officers remained on the bridge
70 the last, and many instances of
,acritice are recorded.
Steamer Was Defective.
The Mohegan, it is now said, has
been an ill-fated vessel from the start.
1t is added that she was only bought
by the transport company when its
boats had been sold to the United
States government during the war.
She was formerly the Cleopatra, of the
Wilson & FurnessLeyland line, and
was bought direct from the Hull ship.
yard. She never ran for the Furness
line and only made one voyage out
and home.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
DEATH IN THE DEEP SEA
One Hundred and Sixty-Five Persons
Drowned.
STEAMER STRANDED ON ENGLISH COAST
The Ship Was Blown on the Rocks md
Scores Were Drowned Like Rats
Thirty-One Out of Two
Hundred Saved.

LONDON. The Atlantic Transport
companys steamer, Moh Eagan, for
merly the Cleopatra, of the Wilson
and Furness-Leyland line, which left
London for New York Friday, with so
passengers and crew OF $50, ran
ashore off the Lizard, between the
Manacles and the lowlands. 1t is ru-
mored that there has been great loss
of life.
1t appears that when tie Mob Eagan
struck gale was blowing and the sea
was running high. Lifeboats put off
from the Lizard and from Falmouth,
one returning filed with passengers.
Several were drowned, however, it is re-
ported, on the passage of the lifeboat
to the shore. The coast at that point
is extremely dangerous, and has been
the scene of numerous wrecks.
A dispatch from Falmouth says that
the Mob Eagan foundered and was
probably blown ashore by the heavy
sea and wind after her machinery was
disabled.
Later. According to dispatch just
received from Falmouth, out of 200
persons constituting the passengers
and crew of the Mob Eagan, only 81
have been saved.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
WAR WITH ENGLAND
Would Result From Military
Revolution.

Would Result From Military
Revolution.
LONDON. situation in Paris
is regarded in well-informeo quarters
here as being more serious than at
any time since the commune.
The st. James Gazette says: "a
military revolution, however peaceful,
which replaces the Brisson cabine.
with the nominees of the generals.
would imperil the relations between
England and France almost to the
breaking point The semi-official and
party-inspired Paris papers are still
pretendeng that negotiations are pro-
ceeding between the two governments,
and France believes it, although every
body in England knows that the state
ment is ridiculous. Even supposin8
Major Marchand is unconditionally
Withdrawn from Fashoda, the Difficult
ties with France will in no way end.
Behind it lies the whole question OF
the Behr ell Ghazal, the richest prize
in the Soudan.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
CONSPIRACY DISCOVERED
Plotters Were Arranging to Overturn
French Affairs.

PARIs.-Tt is announced that a mill.
tary plot against the government has
been discovered. The plot was dis
covered by a general holding an i'm
portant position. The plotters were
to have taken action on Saturday dur
ing the absence of the minister of war,
General Chanoine.
1t further appears that when the
government was warned of the plot,
the ministers were not surprised, hav-
ing already obtained information re-
garding the conspiracy.
The Matin says the plot was not in
favor of one of the pretenders to the
throne of France, who has been talked
about for some time, but was only for
the purpose of changing certain Off
cials of the government, without touch
ing the president.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
GOMEZ WILL BE MADE PRESIDENT
Cuban Assembly VIII Meet at Santa
Cruz Oct. 90.

Cuban Assembly VIII Meet at Santa
Cruz Oct. 20.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.-The meeting of
the Cuban assembly at Santa Cruz is
liked for October 20, but owing to the
lack of transportation facilities the
members of the assembly will be una
able to arrive at Santa Cruz on time.
and the end of the month will probably
have come before the election of a
president and cabinet takes place.
FL Cubano, daily paper of San
tiago, predicts the election of the fol-
lowing ticket:
President, Gen. Maxine Gomez:
vice-president, Senior Bartholome Ma
SO; secretary of foreign affairs, DR..
Domingo Mendez Capote; home sec
rotary, Senior Benjamin Guerra; secre-
tary of justice, Senor Jose A. Lanuza: !:
secretary of war, Gen Calixto Garcia;
secretary of public instruction, Senior
Enrique Varona.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
M'KINLEY HONORED.

University of Chicago Confers Degree OF
Doctor of Laws Upon the President.
The University of Chicago Monday
conferred upon President Mckinley
the degree of doctor of laws. Hun
dreds of people applauded to the echo
as the president of the college placed
around the shoulders of the nations
executive hood of purple, to indicate,
as DIR. Harper said in Latin, that the
receiver of the degree had Surpassed
other men in native genius and devo-
ton to it," The exercises at the uni
versty, while hampered very much by
wet weather, were still impressive in
an extraordinary degree.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
MUST BE RESTORED.

''ana Demands That Chinese En-
peror be Returned His Throne.
Z : dispatch to London news agency
'@ 'm shanghai says:
asports from Japanese sources are
, ,'rcalation here to the effect that
y. .'aade y de Mcdonald, British minis
!. Afekln, had informed the Chi
! soVernment that sovereignty ap-
! s@tas solely to the emperor, who
!. 1een forcibly abducted and de-
~ ana that he must be restored to
!. pvssl'lon, ~ while Kank Yu Wei and
,;s Susf reformers must be pardoned.
,..s us compliance, Great Britain will
'''ce these demands"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
STEEL MILL PURCHASED.
Plant at Fort Payne Bought by E. N.
Collum for $4,000.

Plant at Fort Payne Bought by E. N.
Collum for $4,000.
The Alabama Steel Mills at Fort
Payne were purchased Saturday by
E. N. Cullom, president of the Ala
bama Trust & Savings Company Of
Birmingham. The plant WIS sold un.
der an order Of the chancery court,
the purchase price being $50, 900, paid
in cash and bonds of the company.
The original cost of the plant is esti'
mated at more than a quarter OF {
million. The machinery is of the
most modern pattern, and is practi
cally duplicate on smaller scale OF
a plant recently put in by Andrew
Carnegie at Homestead, Pa. 1t If
thought the plant will be put in oper
alton soon.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
LOCKED UP IN ST. LOUIS.

'na Sesroe. From virden, ILL.,,
N Are in Jail.
\ v. n,'y'seven Alabama negroes
koasle sis sent to st. Louis from
Ej,aas' SLs'a' ILL.,, after the union miners
III a'a mad refused to allow them to
IA N n, mat city, are in Jail in st.
Eus iney spent Sunday in re-
service, and are anxious to get
l i "a, alabama. Mayor Zeigen-
|aan,a.y.' ay'ng to devise a way to get
r;sss r;s negroes back without le-
'roacies. To send them to Alaba-
Ion;. nu' within the province of the
E.;a. s authorities, who had no
'0a With the trouble in virdsn,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
WARLlKE PREPARATIONS.


IN Being Made by France-Getting
Cruisers Ready.
PAss.-Inquiries made Monday at
pc offices Of the French minister of
parne confirm the report published
y The Soliel in a dispatch from Tou-
p that Vice-Admiral Fournier, who
now at Tunis with the minister OF
fiilne, NJ. Rockroy, will return i'm
Psdately to Toulon, where orders
I'VE been received to speedily prepare
Y afmored cruisers Admiral Ire
eeaart, Bouvines, Jemmapez and
|,uiny Tor active service, and that, in
Paton, orders have been issued to
aa the largest possible number of
pAners to Brest without delay to man
iorts and batteries there. The
aes mentioned are to be promptly
eea on war footing and sent to
A Rumors connect the French
'pafatlons with the Fashoda dispute.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
CRISIS IN PROCEEDINGS
s,,,bsd by the Peace Commissioners
at Paris.
|r[l|CL WILL NOT assume CUBAN DEBT
n, Philippines VIII Be Demanded-Day
Informs Spanish Commissioners
That Further Delay VIII
Not Be Tolerated.
| dispatch to a London news agency

4 dispatch to a London news agency
rom Paris says:
.Today Monday the conference
,,,ebed a crisis for the first time.
Indss Day presented the demands OF
A. American commission in threaten
No words. He said that delay was the
mIv possible object attainable by the
snisent efforts of the Spanish COM
r;wiouers to saddle the United States
rtb the Cuban debt and would be
berated no longer, as the United
Mates would neither assume nor guar
utss any part of the debt.
'The Spaniards replied that this
daced Spain in a position of repu-
dating or of reducing the face value
h the Cuban bonds from 80 to 60 per
ant, paying only half the stipulated
Interest on the reduced value. Before
|6g would adopt either alternative,
|hsy would surrender to the United
htes the entire Philippines.
Judge Day responded that the
Philippines would probably be de-
landed, irrespective of the Cuban or
ny other debt.
'This, to the Spaniards, the first
thmations of the intentions
\ the United States as to
philippines, resulted in whispered
ansultation on the part of the Spanish
nnmissioners, after which they asked
b time to communicate with Madrid.
1ldge Day said that President Nc
knley had instructed him to demand
ssntire surrender of Porto Rico to-
borrow Tuesday, and the delivery of
rsy town to the United States officers
xhre midnight, together with the
acuation of Havana ON or before
Fovsnber /, when the United States
Folld be at the gates ready to take
psssion.
There was no alternative offered in
be case Of either of these demands,
na the session consequently was very
rie The American commissioners
Ns received dispatches from Wash
pgon Ddcating that the administra-
Jon ! Inflated and indignant over
% delay Of the Spanish commits
iopm'
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
ATE SPIDERS AND DIED.
Novel Means of Suicide of an Iowa MUIR
deress.

Novel Means of Suicide of an Iowa MUIR
deress.
Stranger than the death OF Cleopa'
ira from the sting of an asp was the
death of Cora Smith, self-confessed
murderess of her father, at the Ana
mosa. Ia., state prison. The court OF
the prison, where the female prisoners
are allowed to take their exercise, is
surrounded by high stone walls. Here
the spiders come out from the crew
ices in the rocks to bask IN the sun
shine. Cora captured them, one at
time, placed them in her handkerchief
and hid them in paper bag in her
cell. When she had accumulated
enough, she began to eat them; A
post. .mortem examination revealed the
cause of death.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
OPERATORS DETERMINED.
VIII Bring the Negroes to Virden and
Put them to Work.


ST. LoU1s.-The fiity-seven negro
men with their fifteen women and
children, who were brought to ST..
Louis after being driven out Of Virden,
are being cared for by the city tempo
rarily. The negroes desire to be taken
back to Alabama, but they have no
transportation.
Mr.. Mills received telegram from
the Chicago Virden Coal company al
Virden, ILL.,, telling him to keep the
fifty-seven negro miners here, the Goa
company to pay their expenses. The
telegram said that the negroes would
be kept in st. Louis until protection
for them at Virden could be had ant
then they would be taken there ant
put to work in the mines at that place
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
Blanco VIII Remain.

MApRID.-Senor Sagasta denies
somewhat hotly that there were any
difficulties with General Blanco on &C
count of the latter's demands fo'
money. He denied the truth of the
report that General Blanco would be
recalled, and said that on the contrary
he would remain until the last.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
Will Give Impetus to American shipping

The war regulations relating to
Porto Rico have been modified by
Secretary Alger so that hereafter YES
sells trading between the United States
and Porto Rico and vessels in the
coasting trade of the island are ex
empted from tonnage taxes. The
effect of the order should be to in.
crease over three-fold the employment
of American tonnage in the Porte
Rican trade.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
Fell Under the Wheels.

Charley Bridwell, brakeman on
the Alabama Great Southern railroad,
was run over in the freight yards Of
that road at Birmingham and was very
seriously injured. He was coupling
cars in the yard, and was just stepping
from the engine to the caboose wher
he slipped and feel under the train.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-10-20
British Ship BIensfelI Burned.

The British ship Blengfell, Captain
Johnson. from New York, September
1s for London, was destroyed by
sudden fire off Margaet, England,
eariv Monday morning. Nine OF the
crew, including the captain and a
pilot, perished.
Later it developed that the captains $
wife and children, the first and second
mates, were also lost.