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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22

Two brothers hal inherited "a large
farm, which they were anxious To di-
vide, says the Cape Times. But
the che did not trust the 9th. and
H. the epG they went to Pretoria To
ask the President for his advice.
which was that the elder should make
the division and lie younger should
hav" IT," ri-,.: II selection. Their
fellow bnrshcrs rgmers"l Thor" Is
no question Of il. the old Presidents
equal Is dead
Half d dozen back country Beers
had come 20 Pretoria 10 see the won
dcEs Of the capital. With character
istic familiarity they paid the PrcSi.
dent "A visit at the early coiTce.driuk-
ing hour, and later ON during the day
lie showed them over the Govern.
mcnt buildings. In one of the
room an electric lamp WAS burn
Iue, and as they ere passing out
the President, with his hand ON the
switch or button, asked them to- blow
ont h light from whore they stood.
Then one after another drew Il deep
breath. blew ont his cheeks and sent
forth u tremendous pull, but all iii
vain, the light burning steadily as he.
lore. Then the President made them
look, and, blowing out his chccks,s sly
~ Turned the the swithch, blew and
out went the light. Tho Beers were
amazed. and as they left the building
onc 81 tiIcm Who had been moro ub.
servant than the others. remarked
-The President must have a wonder.
fully strong breath, Ton did you notice
the light wHB entirely enclosed III
glass;
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22

Miss Annie l.. GINNING, Tyre. Mich -,
says. Il suffered u long time from
dyspepsia: lost Il tch aud became very
weak. kVrlOI Dyspepsia Cure com.
plcteIy cured me II digests what
you eat aud cures all forms ot stotn.
ach trouble. Never fails to give immo.
diatc relief in the worst cases. Elko
Drug Co
While driving cattle across the Bru.
ncau river a Tow days ago Newt Ma.
hans horse fcll on the ice breaking
Mahan's leg III two places between
the knee and ankle lie WA brought
to town yesterday and taken 10 the
hospital, whore he is doing ne well IA
can to expected.
Stockmcn may file on lGO.acre
tracts ~ land Tor reservoir si,ca. Tho
lee Is 81 Tor each filing, One mny
hold land iCt two years. at the end OF
which time n reservoir mus, be con.
structcd on each lC0 acres. n the
reservoirs arc built and contain water
then the holder Of tho land. withou,
further fees, files an affidavit each
year aud thereby holds the land
Tx.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22

Judge Eiounifcli came up from
Wiuucmuccn Thursday night 10 hear
the application Of J.. ". Puctt for a
writ Of habens corpus III the cuse OF
the State -. Mrs. J. ". Puett and
j. W. Purtt. Tn" application was
heard this morning III Judge TalbOt's
chambers. Brown & i]icndcrsou up.
pcarcd for Puctt and the district at
i"rucy represented the State. Mr..
Brown read the evidence taken at the
preliminary examination and ask cd
the court To- discharge the petitioner.
rs there "a 10 evidence connecting
him with the Oifrnsc. The district
attorney replied and urged that Puctt
he held. as PiCanso would testify that
Puctt fired the shot that nearly
snuifed ont his existence. lie also
urged that PuCti's mind WAS the con
trolling mind and that II he dill no,
fire the shot he was in IL measure re-
sronsihIc for it. After a brief reply
~ WI i'a'" w. bhN-t bNlll4lltfll Ititl
that he could not 60 outside OF the
record ana that the evidence taken
at the preliminary examination con.
tanned nothing upon which to hold
Mr.. Puctt to appear Before the grand
jury. lie. therefore. ordered that he
be released from the custody Of the
sheriff.
Since Mr.. and Mrs. puc,t were
brought from Cariin. they have 70.
NAMED IL town ia custody Of the
sheriff. Mrs. Pue;i's condition is
such flat Sheriff Campbell did no;
think Il prudent 10 put her aud Mr..
Puett in Jail. Since Monday they
have remained III custody ~ The
sheriff at the home Of Mrs. Puc,t's
parents. She gave bonds this after
noon and was discharged from cu-.
tOdy.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22
The Safest Part Of Train.

\ party Of travellers i'll a train were
talking over their travelling cIper-
fence aud the danger OF accidents.
and finally the question arose lis to
the safest part Of the train. Failing
to settle the question among them
selves. they called on the guard. and
one Of them said to him:
Guard, we have been discussing
tie matte: Of the safest part OF the
tram I'D want to know your opin-
ion
want to know the safest part, eh?-
replied the guard.
Yes. that's it
-Wcll,- continued tie guard, .I've
been IN the line Tor fifteen years and
have been turned over eur ankments.
busted up III tunnels, dumped off OF
bridges, telescOpcd i'll collisions.
blown oil the line by cyclones, run
into open switches and had other
pleasant incidental iyertisements OF
a kindred nature, aud | should say
gentlemen, that the safest part OF the
tram Was that part which happened
to be i'll the works for repairs at tho
time OF the decentralization Tele.
| graph.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22
Annual Assessmeut work.

The time for completing assess.
ment work on unpatented mining
Claims for the year 1879 i nearly at
an end, and it Is an appropriate time
to call attention 10 come facts in the
matter, says the Mining and Scieu
hic Press. After discovery the To-
Gator is allowed certain periods TO
perfect his location. and the period
OF n year from the first day OF Jan.
nary mex! succeeding the date Of TO-.
cation in which TO perform his slOO
worth OF assessment work. Failure
TO perform the assessment work does
not OF itself in%yalidate the location.
for it remains intact until relocation
Is made by another party, when the
nights OF the prior locator cease i'm.
mediately. The only way in which
an original locator may envc Il claim
upon which he has failed 10 perform
tho required annual labor is 10y re.
Stunning work before any other per-
son Claims the ground by virtue Of re
iocasicn--and the assessment work
50 commenced must bc completed.
tho claim holder using reasonable
diligence in its performance.
a locator who has allowed his
Claim TO become subject to relocation
by reason OF failure to perform the
assessment work cannot save il by
relocation, as this would permit, him
TO hold his claim the same as though
1t wore the original location and by
repetition he might thus hold the
claim indefinitely, and as the law
does not limit the number Of loca.
tons n person may take, a single in.
dividual might locate and control n
large number Of claims in "A single
district and hold them 10 the cyclu.
sion Of oil others without performing
any work, and this ia contrary 10 The
propose and intent Of the law. IA
an original locator cannot treat his
own failure 70 perform or resume
work as the basis Of a new md valid
relocation, IL necessarily follows tia,
one Of several locatofs seeking TO oh.
tain the entire title by reason o, the
failure OF any Of them to fulHll the
requirements Of the law. is likewise
prohibited from making such ioca.
ton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22
M'Klss.sr AND MS PARTY.
Corrupt Republican Bose. vii
stand by Their Patrons Only
So long ms IL rays.

The curre:t talk Of an early Re-
publican c~onveu.ion IN Ohio mex.
year, in order 10 set the pace and
guard against ANY opposition to the
denomination of the President which
may crop out is full Of interest and
significance. Why should anything
OF the sort be necessary? The field
may be surveyed in every direction
without disclosing an ayowsd candi.
date against Mr.. Mckinley. To all
appearances, the next Republican
convention will be nothing more than
a ratification meeting to put through
without opposition or protest, the Sec
ond term plans of Mckinley and Mr..
Hanna.
That doubts and approximations
should be entertained in Ohio is most
singular. Ohio has just recorded, SO
the Republican mathe maticigns tell
us, a verdict OF sweeping approval
and Endorsement OF the Mckinley ad.
minstration. Every vote cast for
Nash was, Of course, a vote for the
second term;every vote cast for Jones
was, according 10 the official admins.
tratiop explanation. cast under the
impression that Jones was a tritie bet
ter Mckinley man than Nash-hLd il
the truth were known, probably the
Mclean vote was an Endorsement
and approval OF the Mckinney admin
istration in disguise. Why, under
such conditions, should the pace be
set! Who could secretly couspire
against a President so signRlly and
simultaneously Endorsed?
a guilty conscience needs no ac-
cuser. An administration conscious
OF its " utter weakness and unfit
ness conrot shake of a fear that even
yet. opposition from somesource may
compel the nomination Of a stronger
raan. The corrupt, but omDipotent,
Republican bosses, who have been
fed with the richest OF patronage at
Mr.. McKinley's disposal, Will stand
by him only as long as il pays them
to do so-and well the administration
knows it. So fully do politicians and
ofhceholders comprising the Repuhli-
s;aa ,aner circle realize the weakness.
the vAciihsd0G,.hI v~~'.crabilIty OF The
Mckinley administration that they
cannot believe it possible that the
rank and file will acquiesce in the
second term project. The Presidents
Ohio friends are preparing to fight an
opposition, which thsy cannot see,
but which, in the very nature Of
things, they feel must e1ist-they de-
-duce II from their inner Consciousness
from the past history OF the country
and party, from the logic and propri.
ties OF the situation, as ali astronomer
deduces a new planet, o: the chemist
the existence OF previously unknown
element.
The pretended confidence OF Me-
hiniey's supporters is nothing but
preseDse. They know how weak an6
Vulnerable he Will be; and their only
hope, IN case OF his denomination IS
that the Democratic leaders will over
look the weak spots, 70 strike at those
where Mckinieyism cannot at present
be successfully atisckei-Albany
Argus.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22

Tie case Of hls. T., prcriui against
tho knights "i l'ythius was argued IN
the district court today. Suit WAC
brought to recover $1,000. The amount,
OF Il life policy held 10y the late Eu.
gene Picrini in the cniDHmcut rank.
IL OF 4. There is clHuFc IN such
policics siipulatng that the holder
iorfeits all rights by suicide, but the
counsel for the plaintiff contends that
Piefini WA mentally unbalanced at
the time 10 killed himself and there.
fore not responsible for the deed.
Tho attorney Tor the plaintiff IL Geo.
\. Noel; Tor the Knights ot PyIhiaa
Thomas Wren Of Reno Virginia Re.
port.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22

Son ! hope, governor. that when !
nttain y"ur years III know more than
You do.
tather-lN 20 you II better, my
dear boy. and hope that when you
reach my "gc You'll know ms much az
you think you know now.-Bostou
Courier.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22
Paraguay's parti uiAr Pleas.

Perhaps the plague in Paraguay u
merely an attack Of pigue, or sand
flea. This insect is called nigua in
the native tongue. In 1870 it killed a
whole colony OF English. consisting
Of 2DOo families. turniul: the colony
INTO 4 cemetery. a German colony
at Acegua was driven ont. Tho piguo
causes uboes and attacks the warm.
est parts Of the body-'he cavities,
the groin and the arm I.t-just the
same spots Us the easter plague. It
attacks Englishmen ard Germans
pr%efcrehtially and avui,s those who
use but little soap. Soaps clean the
body and the piguc likes clean per.
SOM "a eat. II also NV ids persona
who cat or lcss poisonous food
y man saturated with al 'ohols, Boca
gin. nicotine and Pp:ro de Julio
cookery is safe from the sand hea.-
iiuenos Ayrcs Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22
Only a Few DAYS.

D0a't wait too long to select a
nice suitable present for for father.
mother, sister. brother. sweetheart. or
dear friends. Our beautiful stock ia
~repicnishcd every day with new nj.
fractions ut EsGLEH's.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22

Never put Off until tomorrow what
You can TO today.
Never trouble Others for what you
can do yourself.
Never buy what you 10 not want
because il is cheap.
Never spend your money before yon
have il.
Pride costs us morc than hunger,
thirst and cold.
We never repent OF eating too lit.
tie.
Nothing is troublesome that We do
willingly.
How much pain have those evils
cost us that never happened.
Take thingsHlways by their smooth
est handle.
When Angry, count ten before you
speak, IL very angry. one hundred.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22
SICK HEADACHES.

Tho cure of 0ycrworkrd woman
kind. are quickly and surely cured by
karis cluTcr Root Tea, the great
blood purifier and tissu" builder.
Money reiUnicd II not satisfactory.
Price - cts aud ~ cts. For sale by
Elku Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22

years by the accumulation OF gold IN
Russia and Arstria. al accumulation
not yet completed.
India is about to hoard gold for the
purpose OF establishing the gold
standard aud IL the movement is fol-
loweIby China and all the South
American states. the new demand fo-
gold will be very much greater than
the current supply. 1t would he
reasonable for other nations to follow
the example set 10y the United States
and the action Of the United States Is
likely to participate a scramble for
gold such Is took place when Ger
many took steps toward the adoption
OF the gold standard in 1878.
Nearly half Of the metallic money
Of the world today IS silver. How far
can even the present production of
gold. absorbed as 1t is III the nou.
monetary uses, such as the industrial
arts and dentistry, avail to take the
place Of nearly four billions Of silver
dollars which arS in the process Of
elimination from the worlds currency
under the initiative of the United
States.
INTERNATIONAL BIMETALLISM.
Mr.. Newlands then took up the
question of International Bimetal.
lism, and claimed that whilst the Re.
publican party had committed itself
TO an earnest effort for International
Bimetallism, il had withdrawn it's
lie claimed that France was friendly
and that the British Ministry WIS
friendly. and that the India Govern
ment, to whom the British Ministry
referred the matter. presented rs
their principal objection the ratio dc.
manded by the proposals: viz. 1915 to
l; that the India Government WAS in
favor OF the ratio Of - to ], 10 which
is finances were then adjusted By
the arbitrary fixing Of the value Of
the India rupee at lGI in English
gold. lie showed that the Mnrouis
of Salisbury. in his letter declining
the proposals OF IL euvovs. invited
further proposals rs to the ratio aud
expressed the hope that sine. the
proposals were first uut forward
France and the United States might
be able to torm a more accurate ,jti.
mate Of the amount Of assistance
which they might EXPECT, from the
other puwers. and that he WAS desir.
"us 20 ascertain whether they desired
20 proceed further with the uc,oti,.
ton.
Nothing could haye been mora
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22

Subject Tor December Oath Mt II
n. m, "We Are Witnesses Tbomo
Tor 7 p. m, "1ho Star of Bethlehem
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22

Ranch for sale. Address
Samuel McMullcn, Dceth,
Nevada, or the Independent
Office.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22
SHORT errors II o

1T WIS not until after Congress nd.
jourued that the change took place.
The cause OF it wGs Tho great demand
for our agricultural proiucts. caused
by trade elsewhere, the result being
II favorable balance. which brought
within n few months many million
dollars Of gold To Us. THIS was tol.
lowed hy largo exports Of manufac.
turci goods. matDly produced by the
very trusts uow complained 81. and
which constitute so serious q menace
to individual enterprise rs we'll as to
the compensation Of labor. Tho gold
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-22
TEUsTIvo TO CHSxCE.

What folly i; vas then. when more
basic money was teiuR constantly re-.
CURED. to BsuzuEa's a systrm which
would graiusily retire six millions Of
silver dollars noT 4 part Of the money
1t che cDIntry. The answer wa made
iha, the increased production OF gold
womb rapidly furnish the money
necessary 30 take the place Of The Sill.
yer eliminated.
Thus chance was substituted Tor
certainty. What certainty was there
that the world would produce three
hundred million dollars worth Of
gold annually? What certainly wns
there that this country could sccuro
any large portion OF that produc;g
Tho vat in the Transvaal might at
any time cut of q third 81 tina, pro.
duction. Tho gocat squirt in the pro.
duction Of gold nigh he followed M
heretofore, 10y a decline. In addition
to this the movement OF the countries
Of the world toward the gold standard
was not hall completed, and yet this
country has suffered for the pnst six
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20
Senator HOar's Views.

Senator George L. Hoar of Massachu-
sets, who has just returned from England,
said
"The English think we are making big
fools of ourselves, but are anxious that
we shall do 1t. 1t is very easy for a man
travelling abroad to get into plane of
sentiment that agrees with his. have
never heard an Englishman speak in pri-
vate with ANYTHING but amusement at
our attitude. They think it to their ad-
vantage, however, to have us in the East,
making a league of other nations against
them impossible.
II believe the feeling of regret in Amer
lea IS strengthening that we did not make
the treaty provisions relating to the Phil.
ippines like those which relate to Cuba
1t seemed to me at the time, and all nv
reflection since has confirmed me in this
opinion. that if we had precisely the
same provisions In the treaty regarding
the Philippines as we have as regards
Cuba. we should have had no war. In
stead of lasting enimltv we should have
the undyIng gratitude of that people.
We should have had everything we could
ask or wish in the way of trade advan-
tage there. They would have taken our
advice IN the framing of their institu
tons. We should have sent our scholars
and teachers to instruct them in good
government and the ways of civilization,
as we did TO Japan. We should have
kept other nations from interfering with
them. should have aided them In keeping
order and there would have been a nation
in the East differing from Japan in the
fact that ii would have been a republic
and we should have had the glory fore yer
of having been their liberatOrs and bene-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1899.
THE PHILIPPINE WAR.

We call attention to the eloquent and
able speech of Carl Schurz recently in
Chicago, that appears elsewhere in this
paper. The positions that he takes upon
the present Philippine policy of the adj
ministration. certainly If looked at from
an American standpoint, are unsnswer-
able. And, indeed, they are equal
ly so, looked at from any moral
standpoint. The policy pursued is
wholly and entirely wrong. 1t is, too,
so far as yet continued, wholly and only
the policy of Mr.. Mckinley, unsustalned
by any direct action of Congress, which
alone under the constitution has iurisdic.
ton in the matter. That congress did not
act when in session undoubtedly reflects
upon its competency, but does not shift
the responsibility. Failing to act be-
fore &C iournment, it should at once have
been called together by the President for
this express purpose, when of course it
would have been Obliged to announce a
policy. Any other line of action than
this on the part Of President Mckinley
is of course gross usurpation of
power, and one that cannot be excused,
and will not be excused, by the Amer
lean people.
That Mr.. McKinley's course in all this
matter has been a usurpatlon of pow
er, as we have occasion to know, is
the opinion of many eminent Vermont
ers, including such names as Elk Governor
Stewart, Senator Proctor, Ex-senator Ed
munds, Hon. E. J. Phelps and hosts of
others, II not all of our representative
men.
And this is the feeling of seven tenths,
if not nine tenths, of Americans every
where. If, when congress'meets in De.
cember, 1t recognizes this fact and for
mulates a'policy conformable to Ameri-
can principles. and thus ends the troubles
in the Philippines. this question will cease
to be "A disturbing one, and the great par
ties will continue to divide on other is
sues. But if congress does not do this, that
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20
he peOple of all PARTIES will take the mat

the people of all parties will take the mat
ter in hand, overwhelming politically all
those who have led the government into
such straits, and rectifying, as far as pos
sibe, the wrongs done, we believe is as
certain as the rising and setting of the
sun. Or, in other words, If the present
congress in its approaching session does
not deal satisfactorily with this ques-
ton on American lines and in accord
ance with American principles, the
American people will see-and none
more certainly than Vermonters-thata
congress is chosen next time which Will
do so.
In such case Vermont will not return
to congress, or send to congress. wheth.
er as representative or senator, any man
who is not opposed to the present policy
of the administration, and in favor OF
maintaining at all haz lrds, and at all
times, in their full integrity, the fun
damental American principles of Liberty,
Equality and Justice.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-10-20
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.



Tn, re has been quiet tone III the butter
market foi several days past, ana while tn e
general range of prices j. unchanged ii is not
easy to get the extreme rates that ruled "A
week ago. This may be owing to the mild
weather ana the excitement attending the
Dewey celebration, along with the liberal re.
ccipts of fresh from Western and Northern
sources, but dealers think it is owing mainly
to The large use of 'Orage goods ana the fact
that buyers bought quite freely two weeks
ago, when the tendency of prices was up.
wa Dis.
The general reponse TO our inquiries yester.
day WAS that trade was light and fresh re.
ceipts were not c'eaning up "a fast rs re-
ceiNers would like, and that the extreme
prices asked IA week or two ago were out of
the question. For line fresh New Hampshir
and Vermont creamery in assorted size tubs
q cents was n top selling price, and lots In
large tubs were hard to move at over % =
cents, if at that rate. Creamery in boxes was
not cleaning up well nj % certs, and bids of
2i1s cen were accepted rather than let buy
ers go away. fresh dairy lots sold fairly NJ
20 10 p cents, with some fancy selections at
% cents.
The cheese market maintains firm tone,
and trade is fair considering the high prices.
Sales of choice late made twins have been at
l2Is To Is cents, and, although II is not easy to
get more than IL. cents for large lots, it
would be hard to buy finest septembers un
der IL cents At II cost of IL to l2i4 cents In
the country they should be worth ID cents
here, and unless there is great change in the
situation this price or more will be the ruling
rate before long. Stocks are small at al
points
The egg market is a shade easier this week
and the hest Western yesterday were not sell
ing at over 81 cents, with most of the offerings
slow nj 10 to 20 cents Eastern fresh sold al
- to % cents, and fancy new laid at % cents
storage was quiet at 10 to II cents.
The bean market maintains a strong and
buOyant tone, with sales of choice marrow
pea and mediums at Sl.S0 to Sl.s5. Yellow
eyes are up to 81 and red kidneys are quoted
at 40 to $3.50 per bushel. These prices show
an advance of 80 to 80 cents per bushel IN two
or three weeks. A small crop ana good con
sumptive demand are the causes of the rise
which 1t Is believed will be maintained.
Hay is firm for choice at 1880 a II sc
per ton. Medium grades quoted at SIS a II
and low grade at sl2 a IA per ton. Rye straw
at $3.50 II per ton. Dat straw quiet at So sc
per ton.