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IMPORTANT COMMITTEES.
List of some of the Appointments of
Speaker Henderson.


Washington December 19.--The more
important committees OF the house are a.
follows:
Ways and Means Payne IN. ", pal-
zell Pa), Hopkins llnl, Grosvenor
lohio). Russell Comm, Dolliyer Uowa9,
Steele Gnd) 1awney atMinn.D. MoGad
tMass.), Long (Ksn.), Richardson lTsnn.),
Samuel M. Robertson (isa.l, swanson
(Va). McClelland IN. W, Newlands
(Nev) Cooper (Texas0
Appropriations. Cannon GID, Bingham
(Pa), Grout tVt), Hemenway (Ind), Bar"
ney tWls.), Moody CMass)- Pugh diy)
Van Voorhis tohio). McCleary (MinnD, Lit
tauer IN W, Livingston (Ga), McRae
(ArkD, Allen (Miss.). Bell tColo), Pierce
(renn.l, Benton (Mol. Taylor tAla)
lnsular Anairs. Cooper tWisJ. Can
non (uL), Hit dll). Payne On. W,
(Minnl. Babcock (Ws) Moody (Mass),
Crumpacker und.), Jones tNn), Maddox
(Ga). Williams QlL), Henry CroSasH
Carmack (TennD. Clayton (Ala), sibley
tPa.1.
I.evees and improvements OF the Mis-
sissipp River Bartholdt tMoJ, Morris
CMinnJ Joy (Mo), Prince tIlIl Jenkins
| (Wis) Hawley CTeXa&, Hedge uowhh
| Rodenburg 0li) Allen (Miss), Brous-
sard LA. Hoard (Ga). CASTOR tPa.l
Foreign Ahairs,-liItt ana, Adams, Jr,
| Pa), Cousins Iowa. w. a. Smith (Mlch.G
Heatwolo .(Minn.) Gillett tMass,), Fow-
Ter IN. j., Lands Qnd.). Clarke IN. HI,
Brown (Ohio), Dinsmore tArk). Clark
(Mont) Williams CMiss), Berry tKy),
Howard (Ga.). Burieson, tTexas). Scudder
| IN "
The ways and means committee as an
nounced includes blank, left for the
name of General Wheeler tAla) AS nc
has not been sworn in Mr.. Bailey CTexasl
informed the speaker that objection would
be raised II the name was included. Mt
Bailey retires from the committee at his
own request to give place 10 his Texas
colleague. Mr. Cooper. The committee
will meet tomorrow to consider its plans
for the session.
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their own use apd a surplus for export
.such crops as rice, tobacco ana sugar,
thus competing You Will observe, with
three important items OF Texas agricui-
ture.
.'But what interested me most was what
he said about the possibilities OF produc-
ton in the Philippines. He Gays that
even now some cotton is produced ana
made into cloth In the Islands. He also
says that years ago great deal OF cotton
was produced In Luzon, but that the ex-
actions OF the tobacco monopoly were
such that the Spanish government forced
the people to abandon the production of
cotton and grow tobacco instead. with
this control removed as soon as peace and
order again obtain II Is thought that the
people viii. once more engage In the oul-
tivatlon OF cotton.
ION how many Islands does Mr., Wor-
cester think cotton can be grown"
II asked him that direct question:" said
Mr.. Slaydcn. land he said that so far as
he knew the climate and soil on all OF
| them were highly suitable for the growth
of cotton. suggested that with the
cheap labor OF those islands, where wages
vary from 5 to Is cents day, as the
workman is more or less skilled. It might
be possible to grow cotton nj great
profit. He said he thought II very likely.
| Now, there is a problem for the people OF
| Texas--ndecd for the people OF the whole
Sonth--to consider, The rapid increase
of cotton spindles In China and Japan in
| dictate what our manufacturers may ex-
| pect in the way of competition from the
Far East Chinese mill hands earn less
than 20 cents day. even for the skilled
sort. The Philippine islanders will work
for the same rate of wages. Can Amerl-
can manufacturers compete?
Prof Worcester says that the Philip
nine islands are nearly all suited Tor tbs
growth of cotton and that in the mar
they are not liable to have killing fro &
at any time. Farm labor there can ans
does live on r. handful of rice day
Can Texas farmers compete successful
lv against any such conditions and arr
they willing 10 put n cudge into the hand
of few trusts and speculative syndicate
TO beat out their own brains? This Phn
,ppine problem Is business as well as
political question.
There can be no doubt about 1t, tn
J islands OF Hawaii. Porto Rico and Cuba.
should the government abandon the pau
of honor and fail TO keep Its pledge 10
free Cuha--will soon drive Louisiana an
} Texas rice and sugar growers out OF bust
2 ness II is also becoming evident that
9 competing cotton growing region may b
4 developed in the Philippines"
All this is exactly In line with wha
Z has been said before in correspondence I
z The Post Our flyer into world polite
2 and our dabbling into Chinese matter
9 and conquest in the Philippines simp
= means the ultimate DEGRADATION of IN
z American farmer and day laborer. 5
z much for o-ealled expansion.
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have started for Deaar. This seems to
indicate that tho Fifth division will be
sent TO reinforce Lord Methuen, decision
which will meet with general approval as
the opinion Is almost everywhere held that
Il would be useless TO waste any more
time by frittering away men between the
various columns.
The Morning Post In a rather alarmist
article remarks upon the difficulty Of de-
Gliding such crucial matter and says;
Besides three generals In the field, all
OF whom need to be reinforced, there ID
the rebellion In Cape Colony TO be con
sidered. This makes four pressing calls
on the Fifth division. The trouble
is, who is to decide and on what princi-
ple?"
The Morning Post. reviewing the va
rious positions of the beleaguered conf
mands and garrisons, asserts that the re-
lief of Ladysmith Is the most Important
emergency and that victory IN natal
would change the whole face OF anairs, ~
also points out the urgent need OF having
the navy in readiness to move at any mo-
meut to protect the line Of communica-
lions from South Africa. suggesting that
"a quarrel with some foreign power might
come any day without any British inten-
ton to have one.
The Daily News, commenting on the
spontaneous response to the govern,
mentS appeal Tor volunteers from d'i
parts Of the empire. says the most re-
markable scene OF all recorded from the
United States was the demonstration oil
the British in the Church OF the Messiah
| in New York City. during the discourse
of Rev. DIR. Minot ]. Savage Sunday.
| The inquiries among the Liverpool sh'n
owners show that the transportation Tor
| 80 900 men horses and equipment can De
ready before the men are prepared 10
start The government has chartered 'he
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviea hoh
| company's steamer Assaye aud the Ghor-
ka of the Union line.
J. b. Robinson the Solth African M
lionaire, writes to the Daily Ch:ontcle re,
asserting that the Beers haSe unlimited
supplies OF ammunition and ample stores
of food and declaring that all the state
ments to the contrary should oe ignored
No further news has been received iron
Capetown, but the Cape Argus has dis
patch from a correspondent describing ms
battle at Tugela river. who says: Gen
eral Barton carried the village of Colenst
at the point of the bayonet and under
raking fire.
The few accounts of the Sattie t'at ar
yet to hand fail to give an accurat, 1890
but the statement that General Clcry com
manded destroys the current iiea that b
was engaged In some turning ro'e.reI.
and that the Tugea river battle was OF i,
part of a larger scheme Of operation.
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WILL INCREASE FUNDS.

New Depository Banks VIII he DeS-
ignntcd.
Washington. December iS--The secretary
of the treasury announced at the close oil
business today that he would Increase the
funds in depository banks now exis,ins'
and would designate new depository banks.
which may apply and qualify themselves
by deposit Of United States bonds as lne
,aw requires. To such banks the incom-
ING receipts from internal revenue, esti-
mated at about 81 100000 per day. VIII
he distributed. The large balance In the
treasury will enable the government. 70
deposit 10 total of sSo,000o0o or 100000
900. should so much be applied for.
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-. !, ~ FORCED 10 Retire.

London. December ia dispatch 10
the Daily Mail from Naauwpoort, Cape
Colony, dated December is, says the
Beers brought big gun to bear on the
British near vsarkop, The British pieces
were too small to reach the enemy. and
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THANKS TO scHLEy.

senator Pettigrew Introduce" s"c"
a Resolution.
Washington. December Ex-senator Pet
tigrew Is. d. today introduced JONI
resolution rendering to Rear Adm'rai
Winfield Scott schley and the officers ana
men under his command the thanks OF
congress for distinguished conduct IN
conflict with the enemy. as displayed oy
him in the destruction OF the Spanish
feet of the harbor Of Santiago. July o
1909
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nn1ler Cro.sed thc TugcIn.

London, December l9.--The Daily Mali
hears from hitherto reliable correspond
ent that General Butler. after sim
fight. crossed the Tugela river. The cor
respondent also states that General Meth
uen's communications are cut.
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nEMocRAT ELECTED.
y.ue w. Gayle TO succeed the Late
10. II. settle.

E. II. settle.
Frankfort. KY. December ls.-A tne
snecial election in this (seventh) congress
sional district today TO elect successor
TO the late Congressman Evan NJ Set''e'
June w. Gayle tDcm.) Of Owen county
was elected over x-congressman Mav,
=, inc anti-Goebel democrats and repuo-
lIcans, About two-thirds OF the vote waa
BOILED. Al Gayles headquarters DIS ma
iority in the district IL placed at aooo.
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NEW CHIEF COMMANDER.
The start for the War VIII BE Mh"e
SATURDAY.

London. December 1s--General Lora
Roberts and his staff will sail for sou'h
Africa ON the Dunottar Castle SATURDAY.
Cairo. December ls-- General Lora
Kitchener. who has been appointed cniel
of the staff OF General Lord Roberts OF
Kandahar. the new commander In cn'ei
OF the British forces in South Africa
leaves Omdurman Tuesday ana wiz ar
rive here Friday. He will start Tor cape
town as soon as possible.
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Guides Were Shot.

London, December ia dis
patch to the Daily Mail from Freere
Camp says that the bodies of two
of the guides who misled General
Gatacre at stormberg We're found
on the battlefield. The men had
been shot.
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WISH TO RETIRE.
American ana British Ministers Fina
The Hague UnpIensnM.

London. December 1.-THE Daily MIL
publishes the following dispalcn h'n'
Antwerp: The British aud American ME-
listers at The Hague have asked permits,
sion to retire 10 Antwerp with view "
avoiding personal unpleasantness uuiihs
the anti English attitude OF tho Dutch
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WEATHER. APPROXIMATIONS

washington, December 1s-East Iexas--
Fair Tuesday; colder in eastern and southern
portions: "Wednesday fair; winds becom'ns
fresh to brisk northerly., ,,,h
West Texas-Fair Tuesday; colder IN so snin
ern and western portions; wednesday lar ;
northerly winds.
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London. December lS.-Rear Admiral
Lord Charles Beresford is quoted In an in
terview today as saying The issue oil 'ne
war will depend more upon artillery than
anything else, and especially at the siege
of Pretoria and other places where the
biggest battles are expected. Therefore
urge that all the naval guns which can
he shared from the reserves and other
ships be mounted on artillery trains ana
timbers for field service Immediately. Ihis
move is necessary, as there are no quick
firing twelve Founders OF 1900 weight IN
the army The government should imme-
diately commission every ship in the "A
division of the navy, as needful precau-
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London. December 10, 4:9o a. m.-ihe
war Office has been in communication with
General Sir William Lockhart, command
pr in chief in India. with view OF ascer-
tanning what troops can be spared from
his forces. and 1t is said that as a result
of these inquiries a force will almost I'M
mediately leave Bombay for Durham, IN
Guiding four regiments of seasoned troops
with an ammunition column and brigade
of artillery, including horse and held DAT
teries. 1t Is hoped that this force VIII
reinforce General Butler within month
The Duke of Connaught visited the war
office yesterday. Since the appointment
of Lord Roberts as commander IN chiei
in South Africa the question of rank no
longer bars the duke from going to the
front and. as he has strong desire 10
go II is believed that only the queens
reluctance stands in the way. 1t Is NOT
| unlikely this will be overcome.
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Do You Know

That YOU can have Telephone In
!:
~ your home or place Of business at
<Na9kA cost that seems almost insignificant,
= Snilss when you consider the convenience
from business and domestic point
f@S1&NSA of view
6SY57GNA Southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone Company
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WANT MORE GUNS.
Admiral Beresford Says They Will Be
Needed
AT THE SIEGE OF PRETORIA.
Advises ~, D. W seainSt Other
NatISa'sS \ ST..
BY GETTING OUT EVEN. g /.
Friendly Nations Would Have No Reason to
Object 10 This.
| TROOPS ARE TO Be DRAWN FROM INDIA
Canada Acccptcd--Thc Duke of Con
| nnuaht Mny Go to the Front-Dead
| Found ut Magersfontein.
ROOPs ARE 10 Be DRAWN FROM INDIA
Gambia Acccptcd-Thc Duke of Con-
nnught May Go to the Froht-ue""
Found ut Magcrsfontein.

London. December 1s.-The war office
this evening posted revised list of the
casualties in the battle of Magersfontein
giving fifty-one additional killed.
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General observations.

Observations taken by the United states
weather bureau at all stations, AT p M
10Th meridian time. yesterday: Mt,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ton against any nation seeking TO LANE
advantage of Great Britsin's condltion. no
friendly nation could object 1t wouSa
only be running water through hose pipes
so as to prepare for fire.
1 am greatly pleased to see Generals
Roberts and Kitchener go to the aid oil
General Butler.
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after an intermittent artillery duel Gem
eral French withdrew under shell fire. but
without losses, to Arundel.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-15
HOW TO TRAvBL.
Informatio, to the Public,

In selecting your route to the east
you connot afford to overlook the adj
vantages and comforts offered by the
Rio Grande & Western Railway in
connection with the Denver g. Rio
Grande and Colorado Midland Rail-
roads. 1t is the only transcontinent-
al line passing directly through Salt
Lake City and in addition to the
glimpse it affords of the Temple City
the Great Salt Lake, the Salt Palace,
and the picturesque Utah valley, it
offers choice OF six distinct routes
to the cast and the most magnificent
scenery i'll the world. A double
daily train service and through
Pullman Palace and ordinary Sleep
ing cars, free reclining chairs and a
perfect dining car service arc now in
operation on these lines.
For pamphlets, descriptive of the
~Great Salt Lake route" apply to w.
H, Snedaker, General Agent,l4 Mont
gomery, San Francisco; to j D. Mans
field, General Agent 53 Washington,
Portland; to w. G. Mcbride, General
Agent, AZ Broadway, Butte; or to
Geo. w. Heintz, General Passenger
Agent, Salt Lake City.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-15
A KEYLESS LOCK.
The Latest md Most Acceptable In
novntiOn Proposed for Post
Office Boxes.

There is more than $4CG,O00 of the
peoples money locked up in post Of
fee keys, each and every hcy-holder be-
ing required to. Put ~ with TIE post
master Il deposit for his Iit%. Ike amount
deposited being returned when the box
is given up and rent paid. says the
Washington Times. Post masters are
required to keep a strict account of the
keydeposit fund, while the pest office
department here has a ragu.Gtr division
set apart for keeping this account. AS
postal official puts it. there is great
deal of trouble and no money in the
transactions. and the Il hal outcome Of
the trial Of the keyless locks which are
to be tried i'll the principal Offices of the
country is eagerly looked for. The de-
Partment has long wanted keyless
lock, but none of the lock inventions
until the present was regarded as in any
way calculated to prove acceptable.
Contracts have been made for supply
of the new locks, which will first be
tried in New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia, Chicago and ST. Louis, as the
largest and most important offices, and
then in st. Paul, Mimi; Cleveland, O.;
Hartford, Conn.,; Madison, Wis, and
Rockford, III. These offices will be fit
ted out as soon as the factory can COM
plete the making of the boxes. If they
prove in every way satisfactory to the
department and to the patrons they
will be placed in the offices throughout
the country, but not to the entire ex-
clusion of the lock-boxes. 1t is the be-
lief of the post Office department lock
experts that the keyless box will prove
blessing.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-15
ABBoTSBURY SwANNERY.
One OF the Most Ancient Game Pre-
serves In England and It's
Regulations.

Lord Ilchester's swannery at Alb
botsbury is one of the most ancient
game preserves of England. It has eX-
listed for sen years, the swans being
the property Of the abbots, from which
the place takes its name, and they were
entitled to legal protection. Henry II.
enacted penalties for destroying them.
anyone who stole swans eggs from
the nest was liable to be imprisoned
for year and day in addition to pay
ing a large fine. Henry VIII. granted
the lands of this monastery to Giles
Strangways, the ancestor of the pres
ent Lord Leicester, and raised the num-
Der of swans from 500 to !, 500 birds.
The home of the swans to-day is as
nearly wild as possible, and is a fine
combination of sea and land. the beau
ties of which are unrivaled. Bamboos,
pampas grass, fuchsias and exotic
shrubs flourish. When not engaged
with the swans the men on the estate
go mackerel fishing. Early in April
the swans gather like so many giant
albatrosses and compete for nesting
ground, a very ancient habit peculiar
to the Abbotsbury birds. Each pair
crouches down on it's choice of land,
and as there are perhaps 200 nests over
two acres the swans cover the fields
like n flock of snowy sheep. The old
birds grab the best places, and were
it not fer the swanherd the newcom-
ers would fare badly.
The swans method of building is
different-from that of other birds. The
swan sits on the ground and gathers
every morsel of portable stuff she can
reach, .piling it up around her. The
male bird drags reeds from the water
edge and places them within her reach.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-15
Meeting Declared or.

Governor Wells was greatly disap-
pointed yesterday by the receipt of
telegram from Governor Richards of
Wyoming to the effect that the con.
ference of the Governors of the arid
States, which was to have been held
at the Knutsford hote! in this city on
Thursday, had been declared off, be-
cause Of the fact that it had been
discovered several Governors inter-
ested would be unable to be present.
Cons iderable interest has been at.
tached to the meeting, because it had
been supposed that the Governors of
California, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho,
Oregon, Washington, Arizona, New
Mexico and other States besides
Utah would be present, fortified with
statistics and general information,
such rs could have been placed be-
fore Congress as the basis for such
laws as would be beneficial to the
arid section Salt Lake Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-15
AUTHORIZATIONS LINEUP.

In preliminary discussion OF the
policy to be followed by the Demo.
Gratis, Popuists and Silver Republic
cans in the Hou SO Of Represen tatlves
Francis &. Newland5 Of Nevada is re-
ported to have taken ground as fol-
lows:
@Newlands assumed that the next
Democratic platform would declare
for free and unlimited coinage. but
the ratio was matter on which the
differences Of opinion justly prevail.
State legislation, he held, was made
quate to deal with trusts. The rem
edy must be federal. Commercial
expansion, Mr.. Newlands said, he fav-
Ored, but not territorial. 1t was our
duty to restore order and set up a
government in the Philippines, but
to give the islands immediate assur-
ance Of ultimate independence. We
must be the judges of the period of
their tutelage. During that time he
would establish commercial relations
and the currents of trade once es-
tablished could not be detected"
Mr.. Newlands' views are timely and
pertinent. Their force lies in the fact
that while they are shared by all the
members Of the allied parties above
named. they are also held in part by
some members of the Republican
party. 1t is known that the policy of
expansion Is not held by all Republi.
can members Of the House and some
OF them will not vote to retain the
Philippines. AS the Republican ma
jority over the Democrats. Populists
and Silver men is not large there Is
a strong possibility shat the hold-fast
policy of the Administration may lack
the necessary support. It is sure to
meet with bitter opposition both in
the House and Senate.-Sacramen
Bee.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-15
One Decision not Reversed.

In the good old days, when Judge
Gashn sat on the bench in a district
that comprised the western half of
Nebraska, the rustler, the horse thief
and the killer abounded. Judge
Gashn was aware that there was but
one way to rid the country OF. these
pests and that that way was to mako
1T too hot for them. Accordingly
Judge Gaslin, when one of them was
on trial, admitted evidence that was
sometimes incompetent, irrevelent
and immaterial," but as it was gener.
ally true that the prisoner was not
guilty rs chasged in the indictment
he was guilty Of something equally as
bad, Judge Gaslin let it go at that
and cinched the prisoner OH general
principles. The result was that the
Supreme court reversed good many
OF his decisions.
During these perilous times nm
atrocious murder was committed in
Adams county and ths perpetrators
we're soon captured. The evidence of
the guilt was plain and the two pris-
oners were soon pronounced guilty
and sentenced to be hanged. But as
several notorious characters had re.
Gently been allowed to escaped by
the Supreme court, the people of Adj
ans county determined to forestall
anything of that kind by quietly
lynching the prisoners.
Tho two men were taken from the
Jail and hanged to railroad bridge
east of town.
The bodies were left hanging to the
bridge aud the next morning the
Judge sauntored out that way to take
loos.
Ho gazed on the swaying bodies for
y minute without saying q word.
Then he turned to friend and re-
markell
81 sentenced those two follows 70
be hanged. That's ono decision that
ID Supreme court won't re-
verse. World. Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-15

Miss Annie e. Cunning, Tyre, Mick -,
says, IL suffered long time from
dyspepsia: lost flseh and became very
weak. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure com
pletely cured me-" It digests what
you eat and cures all forms of stom-
ach trouble. Never fails to give imme-
diate relief in the worst cases. Elko
Drug Go.