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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24

Howard Lowe. Hcrsean, @ sl,,s a.
,tllieIy william :, Addy y. Elsh,s,s,s
ihihhtFl. In nc ion near Iiarrio ,reas'
bang' llth, Thomas T.. garin,r
seventeenth infantry -
wounded; Charles L. uapn., ,.,h
tifht thlrh. n oiefltc. i0th' I'm r.
miller I'm. riifht chest ard ahlsm,s
,,etefc. % action At Mlniuflae Pans1
James N. casey ., Elghiesaih lnfas.
w lett thigh, slight. in aftian resr
!Iafg. Iahay. Richard cofhtit. {, rw,n.
y.slN'h infantry neck. severe. Ism
yAhles T. hoegy A, head. iesar.
~ action ~ l.anaho. Lufln. Paul
ll.henucr, y. Eleventh eaysiy. M
,hlgh' moderate, Edward johnson.
hpad, moderate. William ~. .IIlnman.
corporal rlEhi leg, mod.n,e
\ later dispatch fru'A General Ola
slNss me reaultn q the hghting at Iloiio
"ilughes. Hobo. repr,s enemy driven
hack into mountains insurssnt cap.
llil o. 'obatuan captured. only sefl.
total casualties i've Killed W since deli
~ wounds. twcnty.sryen Wounded. cs,.
turcd ten prisoner. eighteen cannon.
six rifles. quantities of amfnunltloa
Lnemy'H c1Hlaltitu not stated"
Manila. Nov. a. $50 D. m..-tiauu/
president 4 the Filipino congress. 4
scnicd himself 10 Grn. MacAfihuJ
DAY and formally fen, unccd all fui(
connection with the lh,ur,ctlon.
was one n the influential fillpl(
who he-iiated at the beginning d
war 49, Ia which side 10 cast bis ~.
lie was offered judrshlp Of the au-
pfcme court. but dscllnsd. he nov an.
nounccs that he dcairrs 70 accept tie
position. and rayH The Flllpl1o congress
and cabinet are ucatttfil. t,rvfr 10 re-
assemble. Some Of the members. 10
adds. have returned 70 thelf homss.
while Others nrv lying for safety.
Many % the corgnssmer have ~
signed. aud he believes the Flliuno
sOidiers viii lay down their arms eyvry-
whore as soon a. they learn The truth
THE CHARLESTON LOST.
Washington. Nov. :t-The navy Dc.
partment has received the following
cablegram from Captain .eutxe. CON-
mnndlng tho naval station At cavi'e.
dated Manila today.
"Culgua reports Charleston disap-
pearcd"
The CulFoa was the relief ship sent
out from iiongkong. Il i believed AZ
the navy department that the Charles
ton has Slipped DOWN iniu deep water
from the steep bank On which she vas
resting at the how. This report has dis
slpatcd the last hope Of saving the snip
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24

Oct Two aud a Iiaif Years for Conspiracy
aud ur'bsrr.

Philadelphia. Nov. 2i.-Elcry T.. Ing
ham, cv.united States district nttor.
ncy, and his law partner and former
assistant, Harvey X. hewitt wcrc to-
lay sentenced by Judge Mcpherson to
imprisonment for two years and six
months. and 20 pay a nne of 81. and the
costs " their trial.
ingham and hewitt were convicted
~ conspiracy and brihlnR a secret SER
vice operator IN connection with the
bogus revenue stamp countCrfcitiug,
of which William jacobs ana william
l., kcndig, Lancaster cigar dealers,
were the leaders.
In sentencing the prisoners Judge Nc.
phefsou Hnld'
II "a my duty 10 mark this offonsc
with such punishment as will fairly In
dicatc the proper rcprobatlOn which
ought 10 follow an onenHc u this char
artcr."
The maximum pcualty under the IN
dlctmcnt Is ave years.
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rNrrnrA,s,So Tnr RAISER.
German Emp-ror aud Empress Photo
gr,phsd Welcomed Everywhere.

Windsor Eng. Nov. 2t,-Empcror
william went ont riding this morning
ami was afterwards photographed with
the empress. Their majcstien attended
the memorial service In honor of tina
late princess ~ lelulugcn In the private
chapel 10 Windsor Castle, at which
queen Victoria was also present.
The emperor. the prince 81 wales and
tho duke 81 Counaught started Tor
Blenheim at noon in order 20 visit the
duke aul duchess u Marlborough.
The empress ~ Germany dld not go
10 Nonhelm owing TO the death of the
pnncoes uf t.rlnitEnn.
Tho uewa nf don. Mcthucns victory
was enthusiastically received by the
rfeundler guards stationed at Windsor.
Tho commanding officer addressed the
mon on parade aud round after round
VI cheers was given.
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TERRIBLE SWEDE is OUT.
Broke His Collar Bone, and Had 10 Qu, the
Rice.
Rod. for seven Hours Nu.r Receive
Ing I'll. IuIury The
Seor. To-day.

Kansas city. Mo, Nov. s.-John
Lawson has been compelled To drop
out Of the glx-dny bicycle race at Con-
vcntlon hall, because Of a broken col
lar bone. and when the start was made
today but seven men toed the mark.
Miller stlll led at $3.50 .. IN. today when
the score stood;
Miller, sii.5
Reuinc 1il,5. .aI.
Julius, 9il.5, t.
Gust Lawson, sii.s.
Waller aii.2. ft.lt
Lingenfclder, aio.3.
Ncidcrhofer, 2sj.2.
II developed to-day that John Law
son had yesterday ridden for seven
hours with broken collar bone. IIc
fen after the frat hour, but would not
retire. and whom the regular race was
finished, rode an additional half hour
on "a motorcycles. making one mile In
l:A. His condition was not laaynsl
until late at night.
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Washington, Nov, 2i.-The war de-
partmeut has been advised that the
transport MCPHERSON sailed today from
Santiago with Gen. Leonard Wood on
board. Tho officials VI the war Do
partment, from the secretary down. re-
fuse to make any abatement aa TO the
visit OF Con. Wood to Washington at
this time, II is beyond question. how
ever. the purpose OF the President 60
advise with the general upon Cuban ar
fairs In order 10 strengthen his hand
In dealing with that subject In his
message 10 Congress. IL IL also not To-
hc doubted that the name OF the gem
trLl has been under consideration In
connection with the clyil anulrH OF the
Whulr or part NJ Cuba, when the
chang, Ia made from military to II
clyil form VI government. Tho names
NJ Con. Ludlow and OF Gen, Wilson
have also boon considered Gen Lud-
low preccdrs Con, Wood to Washing
ton, and now II appears likely that Gen.
Wilson VIII also be invited 20 come to
tho capital So that the President viii
be- personally acquainted with the
qualifications Of the three officers who
have been looked upon "a making up
the limit OF choice In tho oiyil gov
ernorahips.
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STUDYING MORMON CHURCH.


Hon. William Rockwell clongh,
friend Of Prcsiicnt Mckinley ana
chairman Of the national affairs COM
mlttee of the House Of Representa-.
lives. Of New Ilampshife. was guest
Of the Brown hotel. WEDNESDAY. 'a'
the psav,r News, The senuein.Aina
stoppoi IN Denver for a DAY % W.
and lsft last night for SAT- Ian, Lks
Htudy tho Mormon question Mhte "
Ralt Lake he VIII look into me hos wv,
question and on his return 70 ~, ss
Mn report On the slbjeet. New hA,nR Z,
shl-r po8pic are greatly interested ~
nrflvl1g at the exact uuih NhsVs''
KsbaFts Lfs violated the law % n w..
m Eohcrts took 100 new Nlis, &c
the law asalnst p0lygainy was pa 1910.
s1iI he distlhgulshed rypre,.s n', ~,
"althou.h he may be eaiinE 70, ,,sisg
ar fllr oll wives. have num-
SralnI him. It i natural ,ha, W
should look after the con,Ioi. =. ~ n,
IA wly,a. draw a line. hoN ~, IN
irfraetl1n oi plainly written ~" M
n Roberts has Wlltully broAsh INV ''-'
ute ana against him
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In proper atylc will receive attention
n also desire 10 say that nothing that
has happened To us throughout our lives
has been such "a source " HfiCf 40 TINS
public Juror Mrs. Dewey has always
been the fnvofitc In our family, and
has boon almost idullzcd. We feel her
grief very kecnly, aud proplEc to de-
fcnd her. AZ present she ~ In no con.
dillon 20 sav anything Tor publication.
This irOuhle has also fcflpualy ancct.
cd our aged mother. who looked for
ward 10 the coming II Admiral Dewey
with such pleasure and admiration, ana
who was so happy In her daughters
marriage We certainly never antiCi-
patcd the outhufHt aud acted In alb
a0lutc Euud faith, as We supposed. with
everybody"
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|U[L REPORT OF
BRITISH VICTORY.
,Ne Was Fierce, and British Courage
and Skill Achieved COM
plete Triumph.

Dsrust Of the British pubIic-Boer Force at Belmont
Od,eu Back Five Mes-The Heavy British Loss
poers Retreat in Good 0rdcrCasuaes Probably Light
poers Repulscd at Tugea Heavy Firing North OF Moo
Vyer-Eseape OF a British -Maicking in a Bad
pdght-Garrison Has to Stay Underground Beers Release
pouers-pretoria Preparing for Defense Reported Boer
osses-Transvaa and 0rage Free State Expect to Possess
South Africa.
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san Francisco. Nov. 2i-It h evil
dent that prrs, Dole has not been In
formed OF President McKinley's refusal
10 accept the resignation ~ Mr Damon
which was made owing 20 sir, Damon'a
connection with certain companies en-
gagged In the importation of laborerH
from European companies. Mr.. Da-
mon has since withdrawn from hts COM
nectlunH with these companies. and IL
free 90 continue In the office 81 minis
ter % finance FOR the Hawaiian lalnnla
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Wllksbarrr. Pa. Nov. 2i.-Thc riot
ing Of the wives and other feminine
relatives Of the striking miners at
Santlcoke was resumed there today,
hundreds marching the streets,
one ~ them was arrested Tor throw
Ing pepper Into the eyes Of a deputy,
\ number Of miners working about the
culllcrles We're captured by them and
the deputies were forced to charge tho
line ~ women In order To- rccapturc
the mon. The women rave battle to
the deputies, and number OF hard
blows were exchanged.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24

Honolulu. II. l.. Nov. i3-vin San
Francisco. Nov. at. +, lansing. OF
the firm OF Gear, Lansing n Co. has
been appointed minister Of finance 10
succeed :. 81. Damon. whose rcsigna-
tlon was sent from Rome, Italy
The appointment was made by Pfesi-
dcrrt Dole. MIR. Lansing has been IN
the same position before and has also
been q member Of the board of health
lie was prominent as member Of
the annexation party. before the Is
lands wore made part OF the United
States.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24
REBEL GOVERNMENT
NO LONGER EXISTS
Filipino lnsurgent Troops and Officials
Scattered, and Aguinaldo
in Hiding.

reasure secretary OF Interior and President Of Cou, i
American iands-den 0tis's Report-Agun,ldo IA, NJ,
ESCAPED = Is Somewhere Within American linz. IT..
grapn' and Railway Communication Unsatisfactory
Fighting near ooInsurgents Capital Taken BY American.
Santa Barbara Capured-List Of Casualties Baut;,,
surrenders and Wants an 0icc-Says Congress win Nat
Reassen'OIe andRebes Will Lay Down Ams-Charls,,oo
Sinks.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24

Auburn. Cal, Nov 2i.-Extra freight
train No. zoos. going east jumped the
track today this side Of clipper Gap.
Nearly two miles Of track was torn up
and sixteen cars were thrown on.
Conductor Harry Steele had his head
cut and back injured.
overland train No. goin,t east and
overland No, ,, coming vest VIII
probably be delayed half u day.
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Frankfort. Ky. Nov. 2i-Goehcrs at
t1rnuys arrived here togny with IN APP
peal from the decision Of Judge Jones'.
IN which he held that iie5 votes In Nel-
son county enormously certified for w.
y, Taylor should be- counted for W. y,
Taylor. The case was argued before
the whole court this afternoon. 10th
sides were represented by eminent
counsel Gen. Taylor returned 90 the
State capital and had Ions confer
cnce with GOV. bradley. Sam u. Rob
crts and other Republican readers are
also here.
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CAUGHT IN A CLOuDBURST.
Part Of The Tom Of co,ulla, Tesas, Sweep,
Away.
Four Inch.. OF uain In Thirty Min
ute--Two Persons Drowned
Heavy Property Loss.

Kansas city. Mo-. Nov ?i-A star
special from san Antonio. Texas. says
a portion Of the town OF cotulla. sixty
miles west. was washed away BY a
cloudburat early this morning. Four
inches Of rain fell In thirty minutes.
a merchant named Walker and his
wife were drowned. Many buildings
were wrecked and great damage to
live stock and ranch property In tho
vicinity resulted.
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NEWSPAPER orricr DESTROYED.
state organ Of the Liberty rsrty In Ne
brasks Smashed.

omaha Mob. Nov. 2i.-unknown
parties entered the office OF the Monroe
Mirror during the night destroyed the
presses and dumped the type and other
material into creek. The act In sup
posed TO he the outErowth Of bitter
town fRht. The paper Is the State or
san Of the Liberty PARTY.
reward has been offered for the ar
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-24

Woo1stock. Nov, ga Emperor VIII
liam arrived hero no is.li y. M. accnm-
panied 10y tho prince uf Wales ana the
duke nf connaught ilN mnjcaty was
Enthusiastically welcomed. The streets
were decorated with the cgrmnn,
British and American rolora.
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.,,- Nov si.-The pathetic scenes
I, m,rgei the days following the
100, bstwecn the British and
!, Glencoe and Nicholsen's Mex
a th,r counterpart at the war
ssrc today. Long before the
a the war office opeeed. the
1 ~ ana anxious women and men
| h r,tlon, In life were assembled
"A vhen the inquircrs were ANAL
( ,inn,sl their anxious questions
~ hsy feared that yesterday
80. o,lelai bulletin. though black
=. hsd no, recorded the full story
4. Pil,l,h lorsos at Belmont
Il u noon the government officials
! y4sd no further dispatches, and
4 a, nsrvous diitrust Of the public
n,h, gnalleyla,ed.
|o,sral Me,hutns message leaves a
=, isal to be- explained. According
Al PREVIOUS facts obialnabic aa to
rht,e strength Of the forces the
m nus, have been In a decided mt
tY yet the total British loss go
!, wounded and missing. proves
Effectiveness VI their resistance ana
~ jssuhes Gen. Mcthucn's tribute
! \, courage and skill with which the
isAtr fought
H., tact that no guns and only forty
ua,r we're captured by the victors
! hat the Bogfs carried on their
| a an4 wounded shows they retired
a. alsfly manner. without preeipl-
Sau " confusion. and that probably
y ul,f ealualtles were not numerous.
.sf 10 the strength OF their position.
h distraction " the Bocr ammuni-
d sp,aed Il taken as an indication
D. Ca Me,huen occupied the cap
~ position al Belmont aud de-
)i,ytl he Boer supplies In order not
hHpsr ihs Immediate advance OF his
)Jts column. which is marching In the
)lAia, order,
NJ road Il now presumably open TO
, n5sF position on the Modder river.
HArr The guatts who apparently bore
! tfant u Yesterdays ngh,lng. VIII
al Probability have another chance
\ 81 at close quarters with the bayo-
D.
1sst nluudcll Of the grenadicr
tsifif who vas dangerously wounded
. he battle u Belmont yesterday. has
st,s Died Of his wounds.
Ne governor " Natal has forwarded
+ is.loVing Dispatch to the colonial
80
It'A Dim was attacked during
h mofnIns % Thursday. November
~ BY 80 to $40 Bocrs. who are be-
'u'd to have advanced from Help
f4kaar and umvoti. The mounted
10 under Mai. Leuehars and u small
'oiy q Natal police. totalllng 40 mon.
loH'd south " the river bank. forced
h. Boets 10 retlre af,er Two hour.
'sillhg. our losa was u sergeant
H4l'i wounded.
he rugcla rose DURING the day
l.. 4 bsv t.,.,,,,, ,,nn,s.ahi. oxcon,
y soa,s"
special dl,n,tch received nor. from
hnont saw ~, ,t.,hu,rt. forcf
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NOVEMBER 81 Y.

convenience " the family. at Cedar
Lawn cemetery. Paterson.
The public schools In the city closed
this afternoon to permit the children
TO Wow the remains ~ the Vice 'real-
dent. Nearly all the mills and face
tories IN Paterson shut down to ar
ford thcif employee q similar oppor-
UNITY.
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here that IL VIII never b. bfough, to =
vote IN the House.
Mr. Roberts u At the Metropolitan
and viii be Joined By his daughter To-
morrow.
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h'rra from hdNahoihg' me bocrH hteu
cannon ana the hrush "ruhcry ar
tl'eu on 'hc scene uni Hucnced 'hc
BOOTS hre' ~ o'clock IN tue morning
'he guafus brigade moved sieahily Tor
"aru 10 NH Few miles east OF I'i-
mont station Inc scots ana srehnulefa
advanced TO wi'hln ht'y ynrda OF mo
p'sr' Wh9h the hoeia poured W
scanning hte' h'hsEefihs IN" guhtus
n"mcn'arily' But quickly recovering
uh'y returned the deadly hhh to the
Doors The duel was continued Tor hah
an hour
Nheh the artillery commenced the
Beers evacuated their front position
ana the seots guards rushed the hill
with the bayonet amid lusty cheers
Thc ninth brigade then novel Tor
ward In eS'enaed order ana the bocra
started terrible crons-hrc from the
surrounding mis- The coldstrcafns.
supported by the Scots srcnadicrs'
Northumbeflnnds ana Norlhamp,ona'
Hlormci the second position In the face
OF constant and elective bocr IRE.
The ninth brigade then advanced. the
artillery In the meantime maintaining
excellent practice, The British In
iAhiry never waNercd. and when re-
mendouH cheer notified them of the
eharsc the Beers lied and succeeded Ia
s",''"' ,u"se u mus ~ 'ne ''Ar' :"
Hp''e OF the '"heotA hHhhihs move
mont. The Infantry again calamity
faced the IRE, and the naval brigade
,,r,o INTO a,,,o,, 10. a.. a., 49,, a, -,
,"0 '".' "e''o" ~ '"' m.'' ','"p q" "
'u"es W ieVV yarus' ihe hhiuh'y
was well supported BY the artillory.and
tho Bocr. unable to withstand the
u'e'h uoai'hs NoieSH' retf'd ana were
again forced TO abandon some minor
positions. The British cavalry charged
,hc po.ry ,nd ,u,su.d ,h.n, ,,, oy,
W "'N ''0"' ~ NV
miles
Possession was taken " the Doer
lager and the Door atorcs were do
,..,.,
"' "'''' ""''''H M"'' hus "Ne'
their second position, whcrcupon Lieut.
wllioughby Of the Coldstream guards
stood nm and ,,n. iprp.iint,tv sb,t
49,,
u"Nu'
The Beers twice repeated the same
tactics"
M. ,,,.,,,, ,,,, ..,,, 60, ,,.,,,,., 49,
'"' f','h mas s'"l ''"' "''""'n "''
congratulations on the brilliant hc-
ton Of my guards, the naval brigade
and the other brave soidicra"
Mol p,,.or N,,,I ~, o, The
un',s no., n,iv 80, az l,,,i
shcli int he It,t,isb c,,nn sinrs ,bis
,norninv nm range ~ mo u,itish
,",ns a. no, ,,,,c,sn, ,,r non a. IT, ~
fectly"' "V' ''''' '"' SO '"'"' ~ w
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INDIANS ARE QUIET
Agent Myton So Notifies The oo'e'"'
ment at Washington

wo.blnrton. Nov. st-lndlan com
missioner Jones received TO-DAY ,y ,,,,
Fam from Myton. agsnii a. at If, wow now
i.1cEs. saylng that the INDIANS A'' ~"
uultt
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san Francisco, Nov. I'm
see volunteers who were q
of service on Wednesday 4
their home In dotachmenv
number started last night ~
MIL probably yet away within
day or two. The soldiers are
ing az individuals, no organizes
tempt being made 10 keep thein-]
gethor, though most Of them VIII
through In large detachments on SD
ian trains,
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celvc the promptest attention. All that
IL necessary for these people 60 do Is to
forward their requests TO the admiral
himself. and not to rush TO tho news
paper ofilces with thom. All that come
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CAN HAVE MONEY BACK.


New York, Nov. ga special 20 ,ha
World from Washington says:
Any subscriber 20 the Dewey home
fund who wishes 20 may have his or
her money back.
= John u. Mclean, speaking for hla
\icr, Mrs. Dewey, said; "MiTa. Dewey
Aihc admiral have been overwhelmed
mot hundrcda but thousands OF
MS OF sympathy for the nfllctlon
- bcfallen them In this furious
Maltese attack made upon tholr
NJ Admiral Dewcy's state
Ercat effect TO accomplish
sentiment.
egrams received was
Mcmillan. Of New
bat II any pep,ons
Rcir subscriptions
admiral would
4 butors TO him.
tod or diapa tohos
reqtiO the money, he,
Mr. n Immediatoiy rc-
lnburse q IN full.
~ am eutlNsWn TO say most post
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-09-20
TRICK OF STREET ARABS.
They Initiate the Fighters OF the.
Stage tO Fool the Passing
Sports,

On n recent Saturday afternoon when
Ntate street was crowded with prom
,hiders two gamins reaped a silver har-
'tSt from the cheap sports," as they
termed the victims of their ruse, saws
the Chicago Tribune.
IRON tie low comedians at the vau-
dc.ii.; show they had learned the knack
of striking and receiving the stage
blow. AS the initiated are aware, the
report is produced by clapping the
= hands, ond the hand of the victim has
tiiy applied to the eye gives the appear
ance of the black eye" thrust. ~
AS soon as the boys spicd some we'll
dressed and 'pompous Saturday after
nocn sports" approaching they fell to
and bclabored each other in the genu-
inc vaudeville stage manner. Blow after
blow resounded, and each in turn
WINGED with simulated pain. The men
rushed up and separated the young
sters, who burst into laughter and ex-
posed their trick. Then they demanded
contribution from the sold" and
generally they received it. When the
victims had passed on and peace reiened
again the urchins laid in wait for anoth-
cr soft mark" and repeated the per
formance.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-09-20
For Sale==MCAfee'S.

JACKS STATION, July q, 1899.
Special bargain. 1t will pay you to
see it; 400 acres of State land, 100
under fence; house of six rooms, on
ground floor, with upstairs. 1Sx3O,
and a good cellar; lumber house
and at7.-e room for 26 horses. There
is good we'll of water at the back
door. One can always make few
dollars for meals and hay pasturage
for horses. A fine range and plenty
of good land can be bought if wanted
and there Is an abundance of water.
Located nine miles above Mrs. John
sons, on the Mountain Citv
road. The house is pretty we'll
furnished. Will be cold ior eight
hundred dollars (S8OO). which is s4OO
less than cost. will be at the sta.
tion for month.
MRS. A. M. MoAFEE.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-09-20
No. 22O.
ELIZABETH THOMPSON.
Passing of the Only Woman Ever
Granted Freedom of Floor
in Congress-.

Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, whose
death at Littleton, n. H., was an
nounced recently, was born in Vermont
in 1921, being the daughter of a poor
farmer. She began life as a maid of
all work, but in 1913 she attracted the
attentiolNof Thomas Thompson, Bos-
ton millionaire, 10 whom she was mar
ried in 18Th. lie was u mln of markedly
p!ilantlIropic Character, and when his
estate came into her hands at his death
i'll lsC9 she followed his example in
contributing freely to all worthy chari-
ties, says the Boston Transcript.
She spent large sums in the cause of
temperance and expended fortune in
helping heads of families who had met
with misfortune. She devoted $4,000
to the investigation of yellow fever.
She spent nearly 100000 in providing
openings in business for men with fam
lies. She founded the town of Long
Mont, at the foot of the Rocky noun
talns, giving Gas acres of land and $500
to each colonist in Saline county, Kan,
and contributed largely to the purchase
OF the Nassar college telescope.
Later she presented Francis B. Car
Penter's painting of the signing of the
Emancipation Proclamation by Lin
coin" to congress, for which she was
granted the freedom of the floor,
right which no other woman possessed.
She contributed large sums to the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science and was made its first
patron. She was strong advocate of
tn" idea of an international republic.
She was attacked by a stroke of paraly-
sis several years ago and had been in
delicate health since that time.