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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-09-29
JOINT STATEN NT
OF THE
Auditor and Treasurer of
ElkO County
For Quarter Ending june so. 1871

STATE OF NEVADA,
County OF ELHo.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
ELKo, July 3, 1899.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners Of Elko county, New;
GESTLEMES:-We herewith submit
our Qarterly Report Of the Finances
Of the county for the quarter ending
jane 20, 1899.
Respectfully submitted.
G. 4. WATKINS. Auditor.
4. G. DAwLEY, Treasurer.
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Balance in treasury. .s2O.U2l I2

Tho above balance stands to the
credit OF the various funds IA per
Irensnrer's Balance Sheet, da,cd
july I. 1899:
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Ihero arc lsi patients in tho nsy.
Jun ut Reno. Many OF thom arc do.
Gle and bnt slightly deraneod.
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RECEIPTS PROM ALL SOURCES.

RECEIPTS FROM Ill SOURCES.
Balance in Treasury March
ol. 81
General licenses. 2,043 so
Per Prop tax 1899. CIT 76
Fees col'ted by Co
officers ......... l,l6l GO
Gaming licences. 800 90
Irregular sources. IS 90
Poll tax, 1850. $50 90
Elko special school lI2 ~
Property tax, 1895. .9,239 IS
Delinquent prop.
tax, 1887 ...... 20I 10
Ten per cent de-
linquent tax 81. 20 Il
Advertising delin-
Qucnt tax 1897. 100
State school ap-
portionment -. ......
Interest delinq't, 81 Is ~
Total. ...... s3i,59l IL
Total Receipts. .s49,254 %
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El.sEnl-aEnEEn
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KENTUCKY FEUDS.
Grimns and Philpots Armed for Rat
tle-Two fractional Murders.

LONDON, KY, Sept. s.-Seven of the
Griffin faction passed through here armed
to join camp of their fellows at Pittsburg.
Three hours later twenty-nine armed Phil
pots arrived and delivered to Sheriff Nc
Hargue warrants for the arrest of James
and Thomas Griffin on the charge of muir
dering Deputy Sheriff G. w. Thacker. The
sheriff managed to decoy James Griffin from
his companions and TO arrest him and put
him in jail. The twenty-nine Philpots, who
are in hotel here. want to take James
Griffin to Manchester for trial. County
Judge Stansbury has advised the sheriff to
hold James Griffin here The principal APP
prehension here is that the Griffin faction
Will attempt to rescue James Griffin to-
night, which would precipitate a bloody
fight with the Philpots.
News from Clay county. near the line of
Leslie county, says that Henry Marcum
was ambushed and murdered yesterday and
James Roberts suffered the. same fate to-
day. The Marcum and Roberts families &C
cuSe each other of these two murders.
Trouble in the Eversole-French feud in
Perry county has broken out again. Phil
Comb has been killed by the French faction.
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g the decade, as follows:
Total

In 1890 there was a decided surplus, but
the Republican Congress which met in De-
cember 1882 modified the tariff by putting
raw sugars on the free list and added to the
expenditures by enacting the pension act of
June q. 1890. which Immediately required
s6oOOO,OOO The Republicans were beaten in
1892, and, both branches being Democratic,
the German tariff law was enacted, under
which the revenues fell or so much that
from that time on the expenditures ex-
ceeded the receipts. There is every reason
to believe that IL there had been no war
the Dingley law would have afforded suffi-
cient revenue to meet the demands upon
the treasury. The large deficits in 1894, 1895
and 1896, more than any other cause. COM
PEELED the sale of bonds to maintain the
treasury reserve, but the chief cause of the
deficit was the increasing of the pension list
$3.50 600 a year in the aggregate during the
years named, and. in 1897. and even in 1898,
requiring two-fifths of the receipts of the
treasury TO pay them
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WHOM DOES LENTz REPREsENTs

New York papers express surprise because
a Democratic crowd in Cooper Union in that
city howled with fierce delight when Repre-
sentative Lentz, OF Ohio. declared that
Aguinaldo lis one OF the heroes OF the
world" which was followed by the asser-
ton that the stars and stripes. being now
the flag OF an army suppressing liberty
seeking people. another should be substi-
tuted. As an audience ii was not very en-
thusiastic over the advocacy of 16 to l. but
when a speaker assailed the sovereignty
Of the United States. lauded Aguinaldo and
compared him with Washington. that Demo-
cratic audience expressed it's approval in
rounds Of applause and fierce cries of de-
light The New York Times is somewhat
impressed at this expression OF treason, but
1t should not be. 1t is not a new thing in
New York. Any time after the first months
OF the war for the Union similar crowd
calling themselves Democrats howled In the
same spirit of delight when treason was
advocated. The crowds In New York Kissed
the mention of the name Of lincoln as did
that which applauded Lentz. the vallandig-
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ham of his time. The Times .orgets the
draft outbreak Of 1853. and that 1t held that
city in terror three days. If 1t could have
streets of New York those July days Of 1863
and that cheering the speech of Lentz-it
would have seen father and son. They are
men whose Democracy makes them hostile
TO their government In order to be opposed
to those who administer 1t.
In 1868 and 1854 when vallandigham and
his kindred spirits were aSailing the Lin
coin administration and the Union cause.
the party leaders for the most part ac-
quiesced- Thousands on thousands of Dem
ocrats in the North were loyal, and. because
they were loyal. the Union was saved. but
those who were party leaders and those who
made the party speeches and platforms fell
into line with the valla ndighams. Will the
Bryan leaders and the Democratic news
papers accept the declarations of Lentz and
Altgeld? But two or three Democratic
newspapers have denounced Lentz-the Bos-
ton Globe and the Memphis Appeal. Is the
silence Of the others approval? Lentz is a
DohhoCidiic meHlper Oh the mouse, sup
porter of Mclean in Ohio before he was
nominated, and recognized as a prominent
man in the Bryan party-did he speak the
views Of the leaders in Rhode Island and in
New York when he glorified Aguinaldo and
his cause and assailed the government and
the flag? If he did not, why do not these
papers cry out against him? AS 1t Is their
silence is approval.
Is it possible that the Democratic leaders
of the North are about to repeat their
blunder of 1863 and 1864? Have they for
gotten it, 50 that again they will be the vic
Tins Of the delusion that the American peo-
pie will be pleased to see the American flag
furled in the Philippines and its armies
driven out of the islands in disgrace?
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THE BANKERS AND THE MONEY
QUESTION.

The American Bankers Association, at Its
recent session. adopted the following:
The bankers of the United States most
earnestly recommend that the Congress OF
the United States at its next session enact
establish the gold standard in this country
by providing that the gold dollar, whicn,
under existing law. is the. unit of value;
values in the United States; that all the OBJ
legations of the government and all paper
oney including the circui sd no1es go ID
coin. and that the legal tender notes OF the
United States when paid into the treasury
Of an equivalent amount of gold coin.
This is the first time the association has
adopted resolution Of this kind. In pre-
vious conventions every attempt to put the
association on record officially in favor of
the gold standard has been defeated. This
time it was adopted by standing vote, all
but a few of the members rising In the
affirmative and none in the negative. The
declaration Is in good form. has an unmis-
taxable ring, and might serve as model
for sound money political conventions. Its
adoption now, when previous conventions
have fought shy of such a declaration,
shows that sound money ideas are taking
stronger and stronger root among the peo-
pie. No doubt a majority Of bankers have
held these views from the beginning, but did
not care to antagoniZe those who thought
differently. Their expression now is timely.
Under the gold standard the country Is en-
joying an era of universal prosperity never
equaled before. There is more money in cir
culation than ever before. and more gold.
The yellow coin is becoming familiarized to
the people and they find the acquaintance
very pleasant. The gold standard bogie no
longer has any terrors for any person capa-
BILE of forming an intelligent opinion on any
subject.
No doubt the Bryanites. taking their cue
from Mr.. Bryan himself. will try to make
capital out of the fact that this declaration
in favor of the gold standard comes from
an association of bankers. 1t is always in
order for demagogues to try to excite pref
udice against bankers, though as a class
there is none more necessary in the organi-
zation of society or more patriotic. But
people should remember that bankers are
essentially business men, and that, taking
the country over, they are pretty nearly
equally divided in politics The real question
is not who promulgates the views, but are
they sound? A convention of bankers whose
vocation requires them to study business
conditions and the business interests and
needs OF the country is apt to under
stand the money question as a convention
of Populists Bryanites. The bankers de-
serve the thanks of the public for making
so strong a declaration on subject in
which they have no other interest except to
be right and to help set the country right.
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INCREASE OF CITY EXPENSES.

The current expenses of the city of In
dianapolis during the year 1895 amounted to
s74S, 1885, This was the last two-thirds of
Mayor Denny's second year. The appro-
priations were made by Republican Coun-
Gil and expended under the direction of
Republican mayor. The current expenses
for the year 1898 were 1914. 1856 This was
for the third year of Mayor Taggart.
The current expenditures during 1898 were
the year 1885, which is more than 26.5 per
cent. The taxable property of the city in
1895 was $685. 67 $50; in 1898 it was s119 $50,
the increase being s14,21 $50. or less than
1876 per cent. That is, while the taxable
property of the city was increased 13 per
cent. the actual current expenditures in
creased 265 per cent. The files of the
Democratic organ while the canvass of
1895 was on will show many black figures
exposing the extravaganza of the Denny
administration, accompanied by promises of
a decided change in the direction of econ
omy If Mr.. Taggart should be elected.
Mayor Denny's first year came in with the
1894. which made it necessary to expend a
large sum to employ men whose services
were not needed in order that they might
not become a direct public charge, yet with
all that extra expenditure the Taggart ex-
penditure exceeded that Of 1894 in every de-
partment, and has continued to increase
with the years. 1t was doubtless necessary
to increase the police and fire forces to
some extent, but it was not necessary to
take $4,000 from the treasury as an cleo
ton fund pure and simple for the alleged
Improvement on Pogues run or to increase
the gangs employed on the streets just be-
fore election. In 1895 the current expendi-
lures of the Board of Public Works were
s312, 4O3 75, but in 1898 the expenditures had
risen to $419, 464.7i These are the current ex-
penditures, which have nothing TO do with
new parks or increase of fire and police
force, and yet in four years they were in
creased 33.5 per cent. In 1895 the current
expenditures of the Board of Health were
sSs, $50 10: in 1898 they were $50. 465 foam in
crease Of over 40 per cent.
There is no indication that this growth
has been checked. The appropriations asked
for next year are larger than any previous
year and far in excess Of the increase OF
taxable property or of population.
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Washington dispatches indicate that the
~ agreed upon a basis of modus vivendi
which will settle the main points of differ
ence in the Alaskan boundary question and
pave the way to a permanent adjustment.
1t is said the United States makes some
unimportant concessions, but Canada does
not get port on tidewater. 1t is probable
there will be no meeting of the joint high
commission until there is a certainty that a
treaty for complete adjustment of all ex-
listing differences can be agreed upon. 1t
would be waste of time to have the COM
mission come together again without such
assurance
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east side Of the Capitol. where the Presi-
dents deliver their inaugural addresses. and
on this occasion President Mckinley and
his Cabinet will be present. The street pro-
cession will be marshaled by Gen. Nelson
A. Miles. the first time in the history of
the country that the commander of the
army has performed such duty. The re-
ceptien at Washington will not be as at
tractive in its popular features as the one
at New York. but it will be more impressive
by reason Of its official character and ex-
pressing the gratitude of the Nation at its
capital and through its chosen representa-
tivaa
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"a friend Of General Henderson" who
offers "a word to the next speaker through
the medium of the Forum. concludes his re-
marks with bit of advice which is none the
less to the point from the fact that General
Henderson does not need it. He says:
Do not antagonize the administration. You
know that the pathway of national politics
is strewn with the corpses of men who have
attempted the fatal task of opposing a
President of the United States. ! would not,
however, appeal to you from this low point
OF view. On the contrary, the President has
the right to ask and to expect, at this juno
ture, the support of all party leaders. ES-
pecially should the next speaker of the
House be in cordial sympathy with him +;
for the fortunes of the next national cam
paign will rest almost entirely upon the
President and the speaker. Knowing you
as do L need not elaborate upon this point.
President Mckinley will not have in the
next Congress a more loyal, earnest and
sincere supporter than David B. Henderson,
of Iowa.
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reasury to pay them.

1t is strange that such men as ex-Gov-
ernor Altgeld never appear at Grand Army
meetings. He was in the Union army for
time-why does he take no part in such
meetings? 1t may be said that it is due to
the fact that most of the members of the
Grand Army are Republicans. This may be
the case, but the fact never appears in any
meeting. The National Encampment. this
week, gave an Indiana Democrat the Sec
ond place in command by acclamation.
Probably not one in twenty of those vot-
ing knew that General Robbins is a Demo-
crat, and it is very certain that not one in
a hundred of the members of the Grand
Army cared. The fact is that men
of the Altgeld stamp are not in touch with
the lofty spirit of patriotism which per-
vades the representative bodies of the
Grand Army. 1t stands for the country and
it's flag, no matter whom the people have
selected to carry it.
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The official reiteration. evidently author
feed by Emperor William, that the German
government never had any dealings with
Dreyfus, direct or indirect, should turn the
scale in his favor. This declaration is really
higher evidence than the testimony of Col.
Schwartzkoppen would have been, and 1t
comes at time when 1t should have weight
with the court-martial II 1t wishes to do
justice. This statement should be construed
in connection with one made few days
ago by NJ Paleologue. Of the French For
eign Office. who testified that there existed
at the Foreign Office statement made by
Count Munster. the German ambassador
on behalf of his government to NJ. Delcasse.
minister OF foreign affairs, that the en-
bassy had had constant dealings with
Esterhazy of the nature charged against
Dreyfus.
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A traitor forfeits all claim to liberation
from his countrymen. There is nothing
more odious than treason. The man who
beyond the pale. An American in a foreign
land would make only one reply to a man
who dared to insult the United States flag.
He would knock the man down. BY the
same token, when any American citizen
says that he hopes the United States army
in the Philippines will be driven into the
sea and the national arms Inundated, that
person is traitor and deserves the execra-
ton of all loyal Americans.
The Kansas City Star, independent, not
only expressed its own sentiments in the
foregoing paragraph, but those of the great
body of the American people. Country and
flag never meant so much to the American
people as during the past few years-a fact
which few demagogues are sure to learn
when II shall be too late.
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BRADSTREET'S REVIEW.
Fall Demand Is Active and Prices
Continue Strong

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: Strength of staple prices.
activity in fall demand, large railroad earn
lngs, reports of heavy lake traffic and of
activity in leading industries are the fea-
lures, none of them necessary now. but
still presenting themselves in the trade Sit
uation this week. Expansion in fall demand
Is perhaps most notable at the leading
western and Northwestern markets, but
advices from Eastern markets furnish evil
oence that active interest Is manifested at
these centers. The price situation is one
OF notable strength, the events of the week.
In fact, having been to accentuate in MANY
cases the advances shown during August.
Cereals are generally higher, and trading
mas been within rather narrow limits, the
advance In wheat having been mainly due
10 snort covering, induced by more bullisn
foreign cables and increased export de-
mand. The hot weather in the West is
responsible for a further shading in ex-
uberant estimates Of the corn crop and for
me slight strengthening in prices shown
u,. The only changes in the iron and steel
prices. Complaints of behinGhand supplies
ana scarcity of material are still made.
s M6rk mas In many instances, notably in
lieveries Of steel. Some Improvement i'm the
position of anthracite coal is reported and
prices obtained at the East are claimed
10 De nearer the scale, while recent adj
production for August was fully IL per
cent larger than in the same month a
year ago. GOOD demand has evidently had
the effect of strengthening raw wool prices.
when are frm. as a whole. and slightly
hlgher Tor the finer grades. Crop damage
reports nave been again the important fea
ture in cotton this week. and prices are
hlgher as result, in face of very heavy
!eceipts at most Southern points, claimed
10 De due, however. to premature ripening
In some cases. Further strength is to be
noted in dairy products this week Early
dry weather conditions still affect butter
prices WINE good foreign and home de-
mand has strengthened quotations of
cheese.
A conspicuous exception to the strength
displayed by most staples, however is found
In conee, which this week reached the low
enormous stocks of Brazilian grades and a
possible heavy crop the current season.
Wheat shipments including -four for the
week aggregated Ass. aO6 bushels, against
corresponding week of 1898. 5,461, 500 in 1897.
la In 1886 and 1,S10O39 in 1885, Since
July i. this season, the exports of
wheat aggregate 37.476.246 bushels, against
81, 1913 500 bushels last year and 1892, 752 in
1S97-9S
Z Corn exports for the week aggregate
4,lS6,Sl3 bushels, against 4,167, s6S last week,
3.S6S,S69 in this week a year ago. 4943 348 in
1897, 2656, AS in 1896 and S49 500 in 1896 Since
July I. this season, corn exports aggregate
46,O771 9 bushels, against Is. 407 SCI during the
same period a year ago and 3O.476.107 in
Business failures for the week number
only 123 against 131 last week, 142 in this
week wear ago. LIB in 1897, 3OS in 1896 and
23 in 1895.
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Filipino Death Traps.


William Bengough. in Golfers Weekly
Our troops in the Philippines have en-
countered some curious examples OF Fill
pino methods Of waging war. In the adj
vance on Santa Thomas the enemy was
sighted along the road. There had been a
heavy rain and the fiat land on either side
of the raised road was boggy and wet. IL
was clear that something unusual was go
ing on ahead, for there were Insurgents N
the road at work, while the frightened ma
tives were scurTying with their bundles and
loaded bullock carts across into the woods.
Utah gun was brought 10 bear upon The
crowd in the road, a Calling was ranged 10
the right across country, and. while Skin
mishers were swung out into the bog 10 the
left. the guns opened up and soon had the
way clear.
The wonderful pitfalls proved 70 be the
work of the insurgents so rudely interrupt
ed: they were found in all stages OF prog
ress: holes formed like an inverted cone.
with sharpened bamboo spikes pointing up
ward light covering OF bamboo strips.
then a layer OF leaves, and over all the
earth nicely leveled. device which raised
a laugh where IL had been expected 10 en-
trap an army.
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Enemies OF Their Country.
v4rl

There Is nothing ridiculous about the
Democratic party when Ii deliberately takes
the EXTREMIST positions of the league, sue
ceeds. In fact, to that concern, and sets
up Aguinaldo as its hero. When the Demo-
cratic party, forgetting its little experience
OF 1854 opposes an American war, praises
shooting American soldiers, and proposes to
give up American territory for which Amer
leans are now fighting and for which some
have died. that party impeaches the nation
al patriotism. wounds the national honor,
and II will be punished as II deserves. The
vicious folly OF the Chicago platform was
enough and more than enough to beat the
Democrats. They want more and more.
They need dishonorable defeat. So they
cleave to the enemies OF their country. Civ
Aguinaldo and the Tagals- The Republica ns
and patriotic men OF all parties are for Nc
Xiuloy and tho Americans.
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anniversary OF the commemoration OF the
battle during what is known here as the war
Of the North American invasion A great
pavilion Was erected, where President Diaz
and Cabinet and distinguished people were
seated. The exercises consisted of speeches,
poems and appropriate music and the moDu-
ment TO the memory OF the heroic young
cadets who fell during the storming Of the
castle by the American troops was hand
somely decorated. President Diaz. I'm the
full uniform of a general of division. laid a
magnificent wreath of flowers at the base
OF the monument. The occasion was pa
triotic manifestation and was conducted
with the utmost decorum.
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Some Of the statistics which appear in a
Washington telegram have been given be-
fore and commented on, particularly those
showing the great growth of our export of
the products of our factories. 1t is so won
derful growth that if 1t were found in any
other country it would be called marvellous.
The chief point of interest in the other sta
tistics is found by comparing the receipts
with the expenditures of the government
during the decade. as follows: