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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-09-22

Balance IN treasury .S2O,O2l u
The above balance stands to the
credit OF the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
July l., 1899:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-09-22

TREAsURER's BALANCE SHEET.
Cash in treasury to tae credit of the
various funds, July l, 1899:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-28
SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS
Use Pe-ru-na for Coughs and Colds

By no means the least service the
sisters of charity render helpless hui
mainly is their dispensation of medi-
cine. Their experience among the
sick, and their anxiety to be of as
sistance to them, soon lead them to
know the most efficient and safe rem
edies. 1t would be impossible that so
popular and valuable remedy as Pc
ru.na would escape their attention.
Following is a letter received re-
Gently by DR.. Hartman from st. Vim.
cents Orphan Asylum, Columbus,
Ohio: "We first used Pe-ru-na some
years ago for influenza, and expert
enced such wonderful results that
since then Pe-ru-na has become our ia
vorite medicine for influenza. ca
tarrb, coughs, colds and bronchitis"
Coughs and colds disappear under
the use of Pe-ru-na as if by magic.
Every household should be supplied
with bottle of it during the winter
months Pc. ru.ua cures recent cases
of catarrh very quickly. A copy of
DR.. Hartman's latest book on chronic
catarrh will be sent free by address,
ing The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacture
ing Company, Columbus, Ohio.
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ed that Garcia's Cubans were of no
value, suggesting to his chief that the
invading army should be doubled in
numbers to insure success. Meanwhile
tue troops continued to build defenses
and cover, working day and night
through sun and rain. On the 18th Law
ton got his division in place on the Eel
Caney road heights, where it had been
ordered to go on the list, and Hawkins
brigade, from San Juan hill, joined it.
The machine guns and field batteries
were put in the front line
All communication had with Toral
ended with reiteration on the part of
Shafter of the demand for surrender
Every night 4pGlow's brigade, holding
the advance, pulled out Of It's trenches
and moved to the right to intrench a
new position. IN this way the American
line crept day by day farther around the
northern and western sides of the city
until on the 18th Ludlow closed the
gap on the west, and with the help Of q
few Cubans EXTENDED the line to the
MARGIN of the bay Then Santiago was
surrounded.
On the 18th also Miles reached the
field, retaining of course the chieftain.
ship of the United States forces and leav
ing ohafter, as before, in command OF
the troops at Santiago. All talk TO the
contrary is idle, as the records show
That day, too, the last shot was fired
marking the end Of the bombardmept
begun on the 10th. No serious damage
was done by the commandment. a heavy
mist hung over the valley, and the
smoke Of the American guns made q
veil so thick that the artillerists could
net see their targets clearly. They fired
when possible at the Spanish trenches
and batteries. The Spanish answered
and dropped some shots in the Ameri-
can lines. During this affair the oppos-
ing batteries were about 1900 yards
apart and the Spanish infantry 800
yards from the Spanish guns Shafter
was in the trenches of the Sixteenth in
fantry, locating with his own eyes the
targets for Captain Capron' pieces. His
leg was swollen double its normal size,
and he leaned for support on the shout
ders OF Captain Crowell in order to get
a view over the parapet.
OF course the Spaniards had utilized
the truce to strengthen their position.
All their works north and northwest OF
the town were built between the Sd and
18th. Shafter says that he was con
WINGED from the start that Toral would
surrender
When Miles arrived, Shafter announced
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90 Toral tins presence Of "tha command
or of the United States army, " asking
him to meet him. Toral consented, aid
negotiations were then commenced
which ended in the surrender Of Santa
20, together with large military dis
trict outside shafter's Difference to
Miles needed no special emphasis. He
had already declared in dispatch Of
the 9Th that he was pleased over the
proposed visit Of Miles and the opportu
nifty il would afford the general in chief
to see for himself the difficulties en-
countered IN approaching Santiago.
Toral's offer to surrender his ontire
corps, including outlying troops, as
founded General Shafter He was only
aiming at Santiago, and that alone fill
ed his mind. The subject Of general
surrender once preached, however, he
chung TO it, demanding all or none and
getting all. Yet it is not fact that the
Americans held the game entirely in
their own hands, had the enemy shown
an atom Of aggressiveness. The sol
diers were under terrible strain. The
least increase of tension would break
them down, for they did collapse the
instant the strain was taken off by To
RAILS surrender. Skaters position on
the heights was most critical one.
just back of his lines were deep river
beds, which, when fed by the copious
rains, would produce floods that barred
the roads TO wagon transportation. The
soldiers never had full rations, the ref
ugees Jared still worse, and the horses
Of the outfit wholesome died--on one
third to one-half rations of oats, with
no hay. In all there were 45, 900 human
mouths TO feed besides 2, 900 animals.
After two weeks Of deliberation and
parley Toral surrendered, and ON July
II the starry banner was hoisted over
the governors palace with ceremonies
worthy AN occasion SO solemn and por-
tentous. Participants accustomed to pr
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-28
A Forerunner of the Most
Fatal Disease.

Though it's offensive features
are sometimes almost unbearable,
few people are aware of the danger
of which Catarrh is the forerun-
ner. Catarrh invariably leads to
Consumption. Growing worse and
worse each winter, those who rely
upon the usual treatment of
sprays, washes and inhaling mix
lures find that it is impossible to
check the disease with these local
applications which only reach the
surface. The offensive discharge
increases all the while, causing a
feeling of personal deflement, and
gets deeper and deeper until it is
only a question of short time
until the lungs are affected.
The Importance of the proper
treatment can therefore be readily
appreciated. But no good what
ever can be expected from local
applications, as such treatment
never did cure Catarrh, and never
will.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-28

meet and proper that the leader of the
Republican party IN this country
should be the leader of the idea of
protecting those graves; and / en-
dorse eve word he says"
Senator Hawley has forwarded to
the town clerk of Hartford, Conn, in
accordance with law, sworn state
,neut as to the cost to him of his re-
election to the Senate, which is as
creditable to him as it is to the Con-
necticut Legislature. 1t shows that
Mr.. Hawley spent no money, except
for postage, and that less than three
dollars was spent for that
Senator Nelson, of Mimi, made an
able speech against the Vest anti-ex-
pansion resolution, in which addition
al proof of our right constitutionally
to govern the Philippines as colonies,
was produced, and besides, he truth
fully said: "Our country is to breathe
into the people of those islands the
life and spirit which will enable them
to enjoy and appreciate the govern
ment and privileges that are to be
given them" Mr.. Nelson gave SEN
ator Tillman, of S. c., who tried to
put in his pitchfork, by intimating
that Senator Nelson was better posted
about Norway, where lie was born,
and Sweden, than about the United
States. knockout blow by referring
him to numerous histories from which
all the facts about the people of Nor
way and Sweden could be obtained,
aud adding: "But, ! think the Sena-
tor will find that the Norwegians
have greater rights and liberties than
the people of South Carolina
The court martial ordered to try
Gen. Eagan for his insulting language
towards Gen. Miles, will assemble in
Washington this week, and proceed
at once to business, unless Gen.
Eagan requests delay for the pur-
pose of preparing his defense. Such a
request would be granted, if made;
in fact, it is considered right of all
officers called before court martial.
1t is not expected that the trial will be
long, after it gets started, nor is there
much doubt of the verdict, although
there is much doubt as to the punish.
ment that General Eagan will finally
get. The army regulations prescribe
dismissal from the army when found
guilty of the charges upon which
Eagan will be. tried, but there are few
who believe that the President will
allow so extreme penalty to be i'm
posed.
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lief and found only disappoint-
ment in local treatment will find
it wise to waste no further time
on sprays, washes, inhaling mix
lures, ETC., which are only tempo
rary and can not save them from
Consumption. Catarrh is a deep
seated blood disease. S. S. S. is
the only remedy which can reach
the very bottom of the disease
and cure it permanently.
Books sent free by the Swift
Specific Company, Atlanta, GA.
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geantries declared that the event and
It's setting were the most impressive in
their recollection, the time honored flag,
which brought this new world into be-
ing, giving way to that OF the youngest
member of the family of nations. There
was but single disoordant note, and
that one so typical of all the discord
bruiting in the wake of America s
grand uprising that may be pardoned
FOR introducing the true story near the
close of this narrative.
The official programme was that on
the first stroke of the cathedral bell, at
noon, the Spanish flag floating over the
governors palace should fall and Lieu
tenant Miley, one of Skaters bravest
and most serviceable aids, who had
faced Mausers a hundred times during
the struggle, should run up the stars
and stripes. A moment or two be-
fore - loud words were heard on the
roof Of the palace, where Miley and his
assistants were stationed, and man in
shirt sleeves, afterward found to be a
jealous newspaper correspondent was
seen by those within range Smuggling tc
reach the halyards and rob Miley of his
part in the historic proceedings. A
voice, said by some TO have been Shat
ter's, called out from the plaza, where
the American and Spanish dignitaries
were assembled, "Throw him from the
roof. " After a brief commotion the first
bell stroke of the hour brought solemn
silence over the scene, the Spanish flag
was lowered, and the United States en-
blem arose to the top of the staff.
The flag ceremony closed, all eyes
turned to Shafter, the central figure Of
the group on the plaza. One witness
told me that the first glance showed
him the commander of the victorious
army exchanging fist blows with the
coatless correspondent, terribly hu
initiating spectacle after what had just
taken place. Still another said that
Shafter simply waved the insolent fell
low, who was venting in abusive Ian
guage, his drunken frenzy, to one side,
. Brutuslike gesture, as much as to
say, Away slight mani" the real
effect being that of lion brushing off
. gnat. The correspondent struck back
and was promptly hustled from the spot.
This last is the unprompsed version Of
General Ludlow, who, like every one
If the hundred and fifty odd regular
officers whom | talked with at Camp
Wikoff, appreciates his commander, yet
does not pose as his apologist nor as a
! thick and thin admirer Of his methods.
GEORGE l.. KLMER
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STARS OF GLORY THERE.
With the Flag Of Alva and Of
Weyler Trailing In tEc Dust.
GRAND FINALE OF THE WAR
shafter heightened Ills Grip and Sur
rounded Santiago - Heroic EDdur-
short Rations-yictory mt Last.
Copyright 1905 by the Authorl

XIV.
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18th a truce on,
the s b 0 otin &
stopped and Ger
vera s flee t, the
great objective of
the campaign, de
stroyed, Shafter
ldidn { halt in his
preparations to
smash things in
case the Span :
iards failed to
| give in. 1t is true
that on July A,
latter the CutJans
Ihad let Pando
lmaroh his troops
into Santiago, the
Ibattle losses had
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-01-28
THE TREATY or PEACE.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill Grosyenor
Scores Bailey General Eag-
ans Court-rlar,iaI.
fFrom ou9 Regtlar Co respondent

(From oug Regular Co respondenf)
WASHINGTON Jan Is President
| Mckinley may be, in common With
many other patriotic citizens thor
oughly disguised with the game q
small politics the Democratic Seua
tors, with five or six exceptions, are
irving to play Tor the control OF the
Democratic party, with the treaty Of
peace; but he knows thar they cannot
iniure him or the Republican party or
the country, and that, although they
can delay the ratification of the treaty.
they cannot prevent it. The most
that the obstructionists can do will be
to prevent the treaty being voted up
on at this session Of Cong ress In that
case, an extra session will be called to
ratify the treaty Neither President
Mckinley nor the Republican leaders
OF the Senate, will consent to the com
promise offered by the obstructIonists
to am end the treaty by binding this
government to particular policy to-
wards the Philippines.
"The right man in the right place
is the gen raj comment upon Speaker
Reeds selection of Representative
Payne, of New York, to succeed the
late Representative Dipgley as Chair
IN an of the House Committee on Ways
and Means and Republican leader.
Mr.. Payne has been in the House
fourteen years and has long ranked as
leading member of that body.
The vote on the Nicaragua Canal
bill was delayed until Saturday after
noon, mostly by obstructive tactics,
when it was passed, after having been
amended, by vote of 48 to 6. If the
House Commerce Committee would
report this bill as it is, it could be
passed, but it is feared that it will not
If it dosen't, the cnance for getting
the bill through at this session is slim
The River ard Harbor bill has been
reported to the House. 1t carries APP
preparations for more than SI2, ooo,-
900, divided among thirty odd states,
and is certain to become law.
The attitude OF the two political
parties toward the Philippines was
graphically shown by the following
from spirited dialogue between Gen
eral Grosvener, of Ohio, and Repre-
sentative Carmack, of Tenn: General
Grosvenor-"W What would the distin
guished gentleman from Tennessee dc
with the Philippines Mr. Car
mack-"I would turn my back or
them and sail away and never lool
back. General Grosvenor-"A nc
all the world would brand your bacl
with the word coward"
Representative Bailey, of Texas
during the running discussion in
which much was said about the slav
cry of the Filipinos, sought to discon'
cert General Grosvenor by saying:
AZ would like to ask the gentleman il
this new crusade upon the old slavery
question is to fly in the face of the
Presidents generous offer to take care
of the Confederate graves?" But he
looked thoroughly ashamed of himself
when General Grosvenor brought down
the House by quietly replying: "In
the graves of the noble men who
fought for a mistaken cause was
buried the opposition to the great
principles of the Republican party in
the controversy for liberty and justice
TO all mankind; and therefore, it is
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been summed up as over ! 800 and yell
low fever was raging at Siboney, while
90, 600 refugees were within the army
lines, reduced to squalor and pleading
FOR food, the general sent dispatch to
Washington, setting forth the true con.
dition Of the army and asking for re-en
forcements.
That very day the navy had declined
to enter the harhor, and Lawton report-
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Catarrh Leads
to Consumption.

II had such a severe case Of Catarrh
that ! lost my hearing in one ear, and
part Of the bone in my nose sloughed
off. | was constantly treated with
sprays and washes, but each winter
the disease seemed to have firmer
hold on me. / had finally been de-
clared iucurable when | decided to
try s. S. S. 1t seemed to get right at
the seat Of the disease, and cured me
permanently, for ! have had no touch
of Catarrh for seven years.
"MRs. JOSEPHINE PoLHILL,
"Due West, s. c."
Those mba bara bad fba fret
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Those who have had the first

touch Of Catarrh
will save endless
suffering by TAX
ing the right
remedy at the
outset. Others
! who have for
years sought re-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-24
PREDICTS TRANoyAA,. SUCCESS

1 President Kruger's Represe n tative at
! Commercial Congress Is Optimistic.li
Philadelphia, Oct. A.-Edwin Van
Ousen Paul, who Is delegated to repre-
sent President Kruger at the interna-
| tional commercial congress, will not
; take further part in the proceedings.
fle left yesterday for Chicago, whence
| he goes to transact ether business for
| the TransvGal government. Mr.. Paul
| Intended to have read paper before
the congress-, but the state Of affairs
in South Africa called him to other
duties. Before leaving for the west he
said. speaking Of the war. the news
thus far received from South Africa
would rather favor the British side
of the conflict, but 1t would be we'll
for Americans to remember that nine
out OF ten dispatches received from the
seat OF the war comes from British
sources. He said:
IL do not believe that the boys have
been rspulsed as badly as the press
dispatches have stated l realize as
well as any one that Great Britain
has tremendous power, and had she
TO deal with small nation like the
Transvaal located within reach of the
guns of her ships there would be a
speedy ending of the war, but the
1ransvaal is gigantic fortress. in it.
self The Beers are determined to
maintain their independence, they are
willing to sacrifice all. and the fight
will DO bloody one from the very
start. England has much more diff
lcult task than her war party is aware
of, and the truthfulness of this state
ment will be borne out by early events.
expect to see most of the fighting
done in British territory and l expect
further that the Independence, COM
plete and everlasting, of the South
African republic will be acknowledged
by all nations of the earth"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-24
WHERE HE GOT n


eEAol0 SoebthO0AM8s
On one election day. great many years
ago, certain town In q state In which
the local option law was operative voted
against granting licenses to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors. In the year that followed
the authorities were indefatigable In their
efforts to detect and put stop to illegal
traffic, and one Of their methods was to
question those who were before the court
for drunkenness as to where they had
obtained the necessary material. 1t be-
came the custom to ask the man on trial,
"Where did you get your liquor?" He
was generally given to understand, par
ticulary IL his case had mitigating cir
cumstances, that frank answer would
gain him clemency. Sometimes, IL there
was no previous conviction against him,
1t earned him his discharge.
One morning there appeared before the
magistrate two coal men, who wore the
blackened garments in which they had
been working all the day before and to
all appearances had been taken from
their team by officers who apprehended
them. Neither had record, and, Of
course, their clothes in themselves were
evidence that they had steady employ
nent and under ordinary conditions were
hard working citizens. The judge init
mated that il they would tell where they
had obtained the beverages that had
brought them into trouble he would let
them CO. They were not familiar with
police court methods, and the meaning
of the judges words dawned on them
slowly, but simultaneously. They looked
ut each other quickly, and each gave a
little snicker which he Immediately
hushed up in n shamefaced way. Then
they scratched their heads and looked at
each other again. and each put his hand
before his face to hide smile.
Come" said the judge; where did
you get your hquor?
One of the prisoners nudged the other,
and the other nudged back.
go on; tell him." whispered cne.
"No, you," said the other.
"Why, We see, y'r honor" said one Of
them, 'it was this way: Mike and me
whit out yesterday with load O. coal,
and 10 and behold you, it CHANGED that
We had to take it tO-ye see, we was on
the load O. coal, and when we arrived at
the house where it was goin, why, thin
We Here he stopped.
"Oh, come" said the judge, speak
up. You other one, see IL you cant tell
about it."
"Wcll, y'r honor" said the other one,
ut was just as Pat was sayin. We wint
out with the load O coal, and whin we
got there, why-y'r honor said, didn't We,
that we'd be discharged II we told where
we got itF
II did say So" said the judge, "but
you must tell it pretty quick if you want
to get off. can't spend all the morning
over you. Leave out the coal; that has
nothing to do with it."
"Besgin yr honor's pardon, it has
that" said Mike. gathering courage with
rush. "Ye see, it was this way: We
had to carry the coal to y'r honor's eel
lar and while there we was kind o lookin
round nnocentiike, and it SO happened
that we-er-as l was sayin before, we
was in y'r honor's cellar, and
"That will do" said the judge quickly.
"You are discharged"
They went on their way rejoicins.-
Worcester Gazette.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-24
Robbed Of II Fortune In Jewels

London, Oct. 24.-Last evening it
was announced that sensational
burglary had taken place on Sunday at
the Savoy hotel, London, where the
room of Mrs. Stockwell, of New York,
widow Of a New York jeweler, was en-
tered and robbed, it is understood, of
jewelry valued at $4,000 and bank
notes and other negotiable currency to
the amount of $4,000. The apartment
was entered while Mrs. Stockwell was
at dinner. On returning to the room
Mrs. Stockwell found the door locked
on the inside An alarm was raised
and the door forced. The room was
found empty, but 1t had been thorough
ly ransacked. The burglars had es.
capped in the thick fog.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-24
NUGGETS OF NEWS

Three people were killed during anti
Semitic riots in Halleschau, Moravia.
The Alaskan territorial convention
will not favor territorial form of gov
eminent
In a quarrel at Albion, Ills, Mrs. A.
McLane Drained her neighbor. Mrs.
Michael Aukenbrand, with a Ratchet.
Separate financial bills will prob
ably be drawn by the senate and house
committees having the matter In
charge.
A boiler explosion. In lumber mill
at Orange, Tex, killed Lawrence
Duehler and Louis Kicks and injured
seven others.
Little suffering is anticipated at Cape
Nome, Alaska, the coming winter, ac-
cording to Lieutenant Jarvis report to
the revenue cutter bureau.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-24
Has Eight wives Too Many

Chicago, Oct. 24-W. L. Farms
worth, who. it is alleged. has been
married at least nine times under
various names. was arrested here yes
terday on a warrant sworn out by
Mrs. Callie p. Bradshaw. one of his
wives. She and Mrs. Sarah M.
Farnsworth, both Of this city, identi-
fed the prisoner as the man who had
wooed them to obtain few hundred
dollars, and after marriage had de-
serted them. Other alleged victims
are Mrs. Louisa Bradshaw, of Peoria.
Ills, and Mrs. Bradford, of Little
Rock, Ark. At two other weddings,
1t is alleged, Farnsworth assumed the
names Of Sterling and Thomas.