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SOME MORE OF EvANs's STATISTICS.

Whenever Mr.. Evans attempts to make a
statement of fact, he vibrates from the ridicu-
lous and preposterous TO the absolutely untrue.
Witness his most recent statement to the press:
There are over 10000 pension attorneys
in this country, and each one of these have
innumerabie agents who are hunting busi-
ness at any cost. Last year little over
ST50, 900 was paid outright to pension
allowed to collect up 10 so cents in stamps
for correspondence from the claimant
have yet TO learn of the pension attorney
who does not make this collection. When
you remember that there are over 100000
claimants still without pensions you can
see what this business amounts to.
1t is this sort Of stuff that has made Evans
laughing stock among the newspaper men
in Washington. They may use the matter
he is continually pressing upon them when
it suits their purposes, but its absurd inac-
curacy is the subject of sneering comment
For example, if there are 60, 900 pension attor-
neys in active practice, and they were paid
last year S75O,000. then they got an average
of s1250 piece. That is just one dollar,
four cents, one mill and two thirds of a mill
apiece per month";
Think of how pension attorneys must roll
in wealth on this income OF little over 81 a
month. Think of the rewards they must have
for "the innumerable agents who are hunting
up business for them"
He says that there are 100000 claimants
still without pensions" In his report last
year he estimated that there were Il, 900 still
without pensions. But then a little discrep-
ancy of $4,000 in possible 100000 is rather
TO expected in Mr.. Evans's figures.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

THE PRESIDENT has aroused himself to the
full need Of sufficient force in the Philippines
and will raise the army to the full strength
authorized by Congress $1,000 Regulars
economical in the end.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

GEN. WooD has declined the offer of the
Washington railroad companies. The salts
faction Of doing a good work for humanity and
the United States is worth more to him than a
big salary.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

THE sad result Of giving men who have but
pint Of brains quart Of education is shown
by an aggregation calling itself the National
Social and Political Conference, which has
been holding its session in Buffalo. Every
man is tireleSs talker, with 40-inch sluicc
Of big words. They had to adopt the five
minute rule to get any chance for all those who
wanted to talk, and one man who was cut of
just as he was getting i'll his introduction said
that he could talk right along for two years on
his pet vagary. The Chairman refused to
entertain point Of order on the excellent
ground that every gentleman has right TO
be as foolish as he pleases," and this seemed to
set the key of the proceedings. John G.
Woolley, after disappearing Christ made the
extraordinary statement that mo honest man
can hold United States Office They were
overwhelmingly in favor OF abandoning the
Philippines, and refused TO cheer the mention
Of Dewey.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

THE japanese have devised the trick Of
grating on second TAIL to make double
tailed fish. What the fishermen OF this coun-
try desire is device by which large string of
reasonably fresh fish can be grated on to a
day mainly spent in playing nickel ante
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

THERE is demand in many papers for the
removal OF Gen. Otis. Better give him all the
men he needs, and let him finish up the job.
He has done very well SO far, with the means
at his command.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

THE veterans are sadly realizing
They will soon be on that farther shore
Where Henry Clays cease from Evansizing
And "med-examinations" are no more.
Idaho Speaks.
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LET us do Henry Clay Evans Justice. He
has made one change from Vim. Lochren's S
rulings. Lochren decided that under the act
Of June 27, man must be rs years old, to give
him the benefit OF t,s law for old age. Evans
allows him to receive the pension at 65, if he
can show one additional disability, but he
must prove atncither his old age nor his dis
ability is due to vicious habits.
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THE news from tie Philippines is that the
Ains have brought active operations 10 an end,
and our men are wholly occupied in keeping
themselves above water and getting rations.
But as Lincoln once reminded Mcclellan, the
Scriptural rule is that the rain falls on the Just
and the unjust and ii is even worse on the
rebels than our own men, for we have de-
stroyed their magazines Of supplies, and they
must disband or starve. Aguinaldo must now
have a much greater strain On him than ever
before, and the reports OF the disintegration ol
his bands, with the members seeking food and
shelter in our lines, seem altogether reasonable
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

WHEN we can sell abroad s6,0OO,000 worth
of field batteries in one order it is hardly to be
supposed that we are going to be very rampant
on the disarmament question.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

BRIGANDAGE fourished in Cuba for 400
years, but became an extinct industry with re
markable suddenness as soon as we came into
possession OF the island.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13
ShOrys Heart Turns Toward Maria, and He Finally Get:
Letter From Her.

After the flush of excitement OF returning
to his old regiment and meeting his com
rades-after the process of readjusting
himself to the changed relations made by
death, wounds, discharges, designations
and promotions after the days had
brought a settling back into the old routine
of camp-life, there developed in Shorty s
heart growing homesickness as to Maria
klegg.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

THE absence Of a yellow fever scare has
saved the country many million dollars this
year. This ought to be offset against the war
expenditures.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

SIR MORTON FREWEN points out dis
tinct weakness of Germany: She can not
keep up an immense army and a strong navy
at the same time. The double burden would
crush any country.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13
Emeralts vs.. Shamrocks.
Chicago Ne,rs.

CNtCuyO NeUS.
How many runs did your club make,
Larry?"
"Thrae, sor"
Three runs, eh?"
"Yis, sor. A run for the umpire, run
for tn doctor an run to tn police sta
tion."
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SYNOPSIS.

81 and Shorty return TO their regime ut
which they find encamped on the side ;oi
Mission Ridge, near Chattanooga. They
were ordered 10 bring with them batch OF
boyish recruits, whom they succeed in
divided up among the companies-Co. G
receiving seven.
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The Why.
Hvsk Dr.

Curate-I never saw such set Of idiots
as had to preach to this morning.
Mabel Zone of the congregational sup
pose that is why you kept on calling them
Dearly beloved brethren"
The National tribune., 1899-07-13
Foolish Man.
CHICAGO Post.

Chicago Post.
Il told him he didn't dare kiss me-" she
said. Then she added regretfully:
Il sized him up just right"
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

AMERICAN diplomacy seems to have scored
a very decided victory at The Hague
The National tribune., 1899-07-13

DIR. LIE Bon, Frenchman, thinks that
wireless telegraphy has put him on to sys-
tenn of warfare that will be very pleasant for
one side, and highly unpleasant for the other.
He will sit very quietly in his laboratory
several miles away and generate a current
that will stir up the wires on ship or in a
fortress SO that they will give off shower of
sparks which will explode the magazines,
torpedoes, etc, and send everything kiting.
But before he has got that far he will find that
some other scientist will have devised an ap
paratus that will burn up Dr. lie Bon and all
the adjacent country.
The National tribune., 1899-07-13
IDAHO SPEAKS.

The Annual Encampment of the Depart
ment of Idaho, G. A. r., unanimously adopted
the following resolutions:
That we adopt and approve the resolu-
tons Of the National Encampment, held al
Cincinnati in 1898, in words following:
'Lte&oLUed, That it is the judgment Of this
Encampment that in the administration
of the pension laws a generous and pa
triotic construction should govern, and the
laws be administered in the spirit vi Justice
and fairness in which they were enacted
that an effort to prevent an honest applicant
for pension from succeeding by any sub
tcrfuge, rule or forced construction of the
laws, which will work injustice to the appii.
cant, Is TO be condemned by all honorable
men.
That 1t is the judgment OF the Encamp,
ment of Idaho that the administration OF
the Pension Bureau by II. Clay Evans is not
in accord with the principles laid down in
the above declaration of the National En-
campment, and that said Evans ought to
be removed. We believe that his ruling is
oppressive, unjust and arbitrary; and that
as the disabilities Of age increase his incum-
bency becomes more dangerous and in
tolerable to those whose burdens are already
more than they ought to bear
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It1EEIp A ao.1oEfeE aa sae0n0cLAsg
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-21
FOR SALE BY ELKO DRUG co.

DR.. Sidney L. Theard, sanitary officer
OF the New Orleans board of health,
has made study Of Charlton, the dis
nasc which has killed so many mules,
horses and cattle in Louisiana and
southern Mississippi during the spring
Just past, and which still prevails there
TO an alarming extent. lie has reached
the conclusion that incubation with
the serum of an immuniZcd animal is
an absolute safeguard against the dis
Ease. lie also states that all parts OF
the bodies Of animals that have died of
clarion are actually poisonous, and
says cremation of the bodies is impera-
i've.
Great care must be exercised in hand
ling animals suffering from the disease,
rs there are a number of instances of
human beings contracting it in that
way. Only few days ago man died
of the poison in the charity hospital at
New Orleans, and several others sim
ilariy afflicted have been successfully
treated there this season.
Nor is the disease confined to the
south. 1t has made its appearance near
Chicago within q short time, and re-
port says it is prevalent among the
cattle in parts of Iowa and Wisconsin,
and in central Illinois.
Charlton has been known under VA
rious names from the earliest ages, and
one authority declares that it was the
sixth plague sent upon Egypt as pun
ishment for the obstinacy of Pharaoh
in holding the children of Israel in
bondage, after he had been commanded
by God to let them go. 1t is described
by Homer in the first book of the
iliad, and Ovid gives q minute descrip-
tion'Of it in the ninth book of the Meta
moTphoses.
In the majority of cases Charlton is
OF miasmatic origin; that is, the
spores Of charbon exist in the soil. The
transmission from soil to animal may
occur by cutaneous incubation, and in
few hours the germs have riu;tiplied
30 rapidly as to throw the afflicted ami
Inal into violent fever. Itbeg;ns as a
small, dark-red spot, on which soon APP
pears possible or vesicle. 1t sloughs
and spreads rapidly, causing violent
fever and speedy death.
The ravages of the disease in Louisi-
ana especially have. been very disas-
trous.''' Large plantations have been
stripped of every horse and mule with
in day or two, and the profits of years
swept away, while small farmers have
been ruined.-Memphis Scimeter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-21

THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FOURTH judicial District of the State of
Nevada, In and for the County OF Elko.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE AND
GUARDIANSHIP OF PAULINE NEVADA
BERTSH AND SAMUEL s. BERTSCH MIN
oRs.-CITATION.
The State of Nevada to Sarah r. Bertseb
and other next of kin to the said minors, il
any In said County Of Elko, and all other
persons interested in the estate of said
minors who may be in said County; Greet
ing: whereas Sarah r. Bertsch, guardian
OF the persons and estates Of said minors,
mas this 10th day OF October, 1899, filed her
petition In this Court praying for an order
OF sale OF the real estate Of snid minors.
BY order OF this Court you are hereby
cited and required to appear before the
Judge Of this Cont in the County of Elko
state OF Nevada, at the Courtroom thereof,
at the Courthouse in the town OF Elko
County Of Elko, on Monday, the 3Oth day OF
october, 1889, at ten O'Clock A. M. of that
day, then and there to show cause. IL sny
you have, why an order for the sale of said
real estate should not be granted according
70 the said petition on file. @ - .....I =
WITNESS, the Hon. @. F. TALBOT, Judge
OF the Fourth Judicial District Court
OF the State of Nevada, County of
Elko, with the Seal Of said Court
af11xed, this 10th day of October AID
SEAL. A. G. DAwLEY,
S@C2 Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-21

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
= Fourth judicial District OF the State Of
Nevada, in and for the County OF Elko.
In the matter Of the Estate OF Fred
Bertsch, deceased.-Notice Of hearing
OF Petition for Distribution.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the Pc.
tttton Of Sarah r. Bertsch, the admins
ceased, for final distribution of said estate.
has been filed, and that Tuesday, the oath
day OF October, A. D. 1899, at two O'Clock p.
H., at the Court Room Of said Court, has
been duly appointed by said Court for hear
Ing said Petition, at which time any, person
interested In said estate may appear and
hle his exceptions, in writing, to said petit
ZION and contest the same or show why
said petition should not be granted.
Dated, October 2, 1899.
TC@1 A. G. DAWLEY,
SEAL. Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-21
STATE OF NEVADA, !
COUNTY OF ELKo. 3D.
AUDITORS OFFICE.

ELKo, July 3, 1899.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Elko county, New. :;
GENTLEMEN:-We herewith submit
our Qarterly Report Of the Finances
OF the county for the quarter ending
Sept. 80, 1899.
Respectfully submitted,
&. A. WATKINS. Auditor.
A. G. DAwLEY, Treasurer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-21

The above balance stands to the
credit of the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
Oct. l, 1899:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-21

TREAsURER's BALANCE SHEET.
Cash in treasury to the credit of the
various funds, Oct. l, 1899:
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RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES,
Balance in Treasury June
~, 1879. Recommendation 81
General licenses. .. 1,194 rs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-02
OEWEY-HOWlAND,
Vermont's Secretary of State United in
Wedlock with n Montpelier Lady.

Montpelier. Feb 1.-The wedding Of Fred
a. Rowland, secretary of state, and Miss
Margaret Louise Dewey, was held at 4:SO
this afternoon In Christ church. The SER
vice was very simple, the plain Episcopal
service being used. The seating capacity
of the church which was deco -ated with
cedar in plain but tasteful manner, was
taxed to its utmost by the elit3 of the
city. The bride was gowned in white sa-
tin with a white veil but carried no flow
ers. There was no best man nor brides
maid and Edward Dewey. father Of the
bride, gave her away at the altar, where
Rev. A. y. Lewis, rector of the church,
performed the ceremony. Tho regular
wedding march was rendered by Organist
Hutchinson.
The ushers were r. B. 3. Denny j. G.
Brown, c. c. Bancroft, j. P. Adams, X.
L. Farwell
Those present from out of town were
United States District Attorney j. L. Mar
tin and family of Bratteboro Mrs. C. c.
More and A. c. Wells of Lisbon, n H.,
an aunt and uncle Of the groom. Mrs. S
A. Howland of the same town, mother
of the groom, and ]. F. Shipman, wife
and daughter of Waterbury.
The bridal party left on the s O'clock
train and after a wedding tour Of few
weeks they will reside in this city at the
home Of Edward Dewey.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-02
Three Acres OF Manufactur.
ing Buildings in Brattle-
boro Burned Up.
A LOSS OF OYER $S0,000.
8. A. Smith Co.'s Big Dabv earrings
and Toy Factory Destroyed-O Overico
Men 1hr' wn Out of Employ mont
and Have Lost Their Tools
Other State Evonts.

Brattleboro. Feb 1.-Three acres of
smouderng ruins mark tonight the site
of 5. A. Smith &c CO.'S big baby Carriage
factory and toy factory which mas been a
hNo OF indstry throughout the past II
years. Tho fire broke out al 1925 today
while most Of the employees were at din
ncr and in lcs5 than threc-ollarters of an
hour the main factory Of five stores had
fallen in. A heavy northwest wind was
blowing and the flames spread with great
rapldlty and soon enVeloped another fac
tory building four stories high, two small
er factory buildings, a saw mill, barn.
lumber sheds and outbuildings
The entire manufacturing buildings on
Frost and Elm streets seemed doomed at
one time but tho fircmen saved the car
rage factory Of Joseph Hiderth md the
sunset paper mill and the wood worliin:,
establishment Of Holden e Martin Tho
LiS fve-story building occupied by Hook
or, Corsey & Mitchell overall manufac-
turcrs and G. II. Eddy e. Co., bottIers was
on fire at one time and could not have been
saved but for the automatic sprinklers
= A. Smith & Co.'S loss is estimated NJ
S'"oV but tho total amount Is probably
larger when tho loss OF special machinery
and patterns and delay in business Is con-
sidcred. The firm had large number Of
orders for the spring trade and was run
ming full time with over one hundred
hands. Many OF the men employed in the
FACTORY lose tools and personal effects
Hooker Corsey & Mitchell sustain loss
OF SS''o to $500, two thousand to three
thousand dozens of finished overalls and
Jackets being soaked with water
The Sunset Paper mill and Other, build
ings We're on fire at different times but
were saved with slight damage,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-02
WEYBRIDGE.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
BENNINGTON.

Samuel Keyes. the oldest male resident
of tho town observed his S7th birthday in
a quiet manner at his homo on Main
street Saturday.
buck deer that would weigh fully 900
pounds came down on to Benton's pond
Friday near to whero people were OF work
cutting ice, 1t did not appear TO be very
much alarmed and after looking the
ground over trotted off in the direction of
Bald Mountain east of the village.
What has for years been known as the
Homo company IN Woodford was sold
Tuesday morning by G. II. Mason, one
of the trustees appointed by The special
mNster in chancery for that purpose. The
property has been In litigation for q num-
Der OF years. The entire property con-
tanned about one thousand acres and over
seventy thousand dollars have been eX-
pended upon 1t for improvements The
property WAS gold In three parcels. The
first was that psIt known as Camp Com
fort. On it is n good hotel, II cottages,
trout ponds, barrs and club house. There
are about 60 acres connected with It. most
ly forests of spruce. This part was sold
to Aldrich ., Smith OF New York for
Sl100. The second parcel was what is called
big pond. Tho pond is Il great place for
FISH ing, 1t is over two thousand feet
above the level Of tho sen. About iivo
hundred acres OF forest land was includ-
ed with 1t ana the price was S3l0. The
third parcel waS what Is known as Little
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-02
DEATH OF REV. c. S. ROBINSON.
Famons New York Divine and q Son
of Vermont.

New York. Feb 1.-pr. Charles Seymour
Robinson, former pastor of the New York
Presbyterian church, Manhattan, died at
his home here this morning. He had been
i'll with pneumonia for several weeks. but
heart disease was the eventual cause OF
death.
DR.. Robinson was born in Bennington,
VI, March 49, 1899. He was direct lin
cal descendent of John Robinson, pastor
Of the Pilgrims, and was ninth in the
line. on his mothers side also he came
Of Puritan stock.
After graduating from Williams college
he entered the Union Theological Semi
nary. His flrst pastorste was the Park
Presbyterian church in Troy. in 1850. Next
he had charge of the First Presbyterian
church in Brooklyn. He then went to
Paris In 1868, where for two years he had
charge of the American chapel. After
leaving Paris DR.. Robinson accepted a call
from the congregation of the Eleventh
Presbyterian church. now the Madison
Avenue Presbyterian church
About FIVE y ars ago he took charge of
the New York Presbyterian church. There
was some difficulty about his salary. His
friends assert that for years he refused to
draw his salary because he knew the IL
naces of the church wero in bad condi-
tion. During last year the Rev. John r.
Paxton was asked by some of the mem
bers of the congregation TO MI the pulpit,
and he did so. Inc lncldent was the cause
of much bitterness and led to the with
drawal of Dr. hobinson and the assump-
tion OF the duties OF pastor by pr Pax
ton. The affair is said to have seriously
affected DIR. Robinsons health.
DIR. Robinson. aoh!eTed especial distlnc-
tion as a hymnOl Sist. Among his publ
cations are Songs of the Church" issued
in 1862 and Songs OF the Sanctuary"
published three years later. When taken
III DR.. Robinson was completing work
on Egypt, on which he had been engaged.
1t Is estimated that Dr. Robinson during
his life gave over 100000 to churches,
which he earned a lecturer and in lit
eraturc, His lectures on Egypt have been
published.
DR. Robinsons funeral will bo held Fri
day in the First Congregational church.
Bennington, Vt, and the intecmcat Will
follow in the old family lot adjoining tha
church.