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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13
CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA.
Important Work of the Missionary In the
Bloody Path of the Soldier.
Atlanta Journal.

Bloody Path Of the Soldier.
Atlanta Journal.
While Christianity has made very
slow progress in China, Japan and some
other countries where missionary en-.
terprises have been established, and
missionary zeal exerted, the advance
of Christianity and the influence oi
Christian precepts and examples upon
the vast population of India during
the present century has been marvel
Gus.
The Philadelphia Record publishes
long and interesting letter from a cor.
respondent in India who is himself not
a missionary, but one who has had
exceptional opportunities to observe
the effect of missionary work in that
country for many years past.
Very few persons are aware how
vast is the moral difference between
the India of 100 years ago and the
India of today; how great has been
the elevation of the people aud how
completely the vicious and cruel prac'
tices which were almost universal in
India at the beginning of the present
century have been stamped out. Such
revolution in the habits and conduct
of vast nation has seldom been &C.
complished in 80 short time.
Commenting upon the facts set forth
by its Indian correspondent, the Phila-
delphia Record says:
Less than 100 years ago the fires OF
Suffice were publicly blazing in the
presidency cities of Calcutta, Bombay
and Madras-those fires of Suttee, in
which the screaming and struggling
widow, in many cases herself mere
child, was bound TO the body of her
dead husband, and with it burned to
ashes. Less than 100 years ago infants
were publicly thrown into the Ganges
as sacrifices to the goddess of the river,
only to be devoured by horrid croco-
diles. Young men and women, decked
with flowers, were slain in Hindoo
temples before the hideous idol of the
goddess Kali, or hacked into pieces in
the Meras in order that their CULVER
ing flesh might be given to propitiate
the god of the soil. The cars of Jugger-
naut were then rolling over the land,
crushing hundreds of human victims
beneath their wheels. Lepers, too,
were buried alive; fanatical devotees
starved themselves to death in public
places, and children brought their dy-
ing parents to the banks of the Ganges
and FASTENED their end by filling their
mouths with sand and water of that
sacred river. There was no industry,
no commerce of any consequence; but
today the scenes which disgraced In
dia may he sought in vain. Civiliza.
tion has largely supplanted heathen
barbarity, and industry has created
out of savage India one of the richest
and most profitable of the British pos
sessions.
Lord Give used to cay that be would
rather see a band of devils enter India
than a band of Christian missionaries.
Yet it Is these latter who have played
a very prominent part in the regener.
alton of the land. 1t is American as
we'll as English missionaries who have
done this work. Of course, the influ.
ence of the civil authorities has been
great but the missionaries have made
lit greater. Gives extraordinary in.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13

my sweetheart'-she uushed as sne
uttered the Worthwhile you're here,
but you're free and I'm free as soon
as you reach the bottom Of the hill"
And with these words. with pretty
glow in her proud face, she left him
abruptly, going out through the wash
house before he could stop her.
Then he was free! And she was free!
He stretched his arms and prepared to
60 out to his work, when he was star
tied by a slight noise In the clubhouse,
which betrayed that there had been a
listener to their conversation.
He was on the alert in moment, for
he knew that there was q new danger
to himself in the possibility Of their
compact becoming known.
Who was the eavesdropper?
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13
GOVERNOR JONES AN EXPANSIONIST.
He Announces His Position and Gives Some
Strong Reasons For 1t.

NO Announces DIS fOBiLlOn ana Give8 some
Strong Reasons For 1t.
A surprise was sprung on the Demo-
Gratis of Arkansas last Wednesday, when
Governor Jones declared himself an
expansionist. Heretofore he had been
classed among the anti-expansionists.
In an authorized statement the govern
or said:
II have been investigating the ques-
ton for my own satisfaction and have
formed very decided views aud propose
to stand by them. l consider the ac-
QUESTION of the PHILIPPINE Islands to be
most fortunate for the reason that it
furnishes US permanent foothold near
the Asiatic coast, which will protect
our commerce with Asia. / believe
that the only salvation for the South
ern States of this Union is in the ex-
pausion of our commerce by the OPEN
ing of new markets in Asia for our pro.
ducts, and in order to maintain and
protect such commerce we must have
the Philippine Islands for reasons per-
fectly obvious.
"With the immense increase in our
commerce, corresponding increase of
expansion of the currency is absolutely
necessary. In such event silver must
be restored to the currency of the coun-
try upon equal terms with gold, un-
less some better system of finance be
adopted. do not believe in imperial
ism nor colonial policy, nor do I see
any necessary connection between
them and the expansion which advo.
cate. The Philippines can be govern
ed as territories, just as Alaska is, and
as to the question of consent of the
governed being necessary to our exer-
else of dominion over the Philippines,
Porto Rico or Hawaii, they have been
as much consulted as were the people
in the Louisiana purchase, Florida or
the Western States which were incor-
porated into the Union by democratic
administrations without asking any Of
the people then composing them.
"These, briefly, are my views upon
this question. At the proper time I
shall discuss them more at length
before the people in the advocacy of
my candidacy for the United States
senate"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13

OLD JOE Won't SHELvE.-If the
powers that be had only pulled Joe
Wheeler's bride off at the beginning
of this Philippine business and let him
into the fighting pastures he craved so
earnestly, the islands now would be
ready for civil government. Until
his plan of campaign was adopted, our
arms. made absolutely no progress.
You can shelve some heroes but "Old
Fighting Joe" respectfully declines the
shelving process.-Anderson 1ntelli-
gencer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13
The DEADLIEST WEAPON.
England's New Twelye-Inch Gun Will Shoot
Across the Channel,

Englands New Twelye-Inch Gun Will Shoot
Across the Channel.
In accorance with the recommenda-
tion of parliament, writes Wool
wich correspondent, the British navy is
being strengthened by the addition of
new gun which will insure the su-
premacy of Great Britain over the
seas for many years to come. 1t is
known as the 12-inch steel and wire
gun, and is not only the best weapon
which the royal navy has ever had,
but it is far superior to any gun pos
sessed by any foreign navy.
1t weighs fifty tons, is torty-one feet
long, has a muzzle velocity of 2,307
feet per second. The projectile weighs
$50 pounds, the bursting charge being
sS pounds, and firing chrrge 1871
pounds of cordite.
The admiralty has ordered $50 of
these guns at a cost of 100000 pounds
each. Of these $50 have been COM
pleted, and 800 are still in the hands
of the contractors.
Each man of war will carry four
of these formidable weapons, and
when the navy is supplied they will
he issued TO forts on the sea front.
The new gun will be the heaviest in
the service and will take the place of
the ITO ton 100ton and S0-ton guns,
of which no more are to be made.
The best Krupp gun can fire shot
twelve and a half miles, and the
United States governments construct
ing, at its arsenal at Watervliet,
monster gun which, it is said, will
carry a heavy shot twenty-one miles.
The new British naval gun, though
less than half the weight of the Amer
ican weapon, mounted on the heights
of Dover, can, however, drop shell
on the shores of France. No accuracy
of aim could, of course, be obtained
or maintained at this long distance,
the effective range being 10000 yards,
or between nine and ten miles.-Lon-
don Leader.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13
CHAPTER XIX.
GwYN TREGARoN's STRANGE LOVER.

GwYN TREGARoN's STRANGE LOVER.
"Devil|
Mason stammered out the word, re-
peating it from Coch Tails speech. as
the huge mountaineer stepped back
and glared at him with glowing eyes.
Aroused thus suddenly. Mason. who
had fallen into sound and dreamless
sleep almost thought for the moment
that it was some emiSSary from the
sulphurous regions Of evil who thun-
dered these threatening words In his
ear. The next moment. coming to him.
self. and remembering the facts Of his
position. he stretched his limbs. almost
with unconcern. under the very nose of
his antagonist.
Look here" said he at last, in q
voice which was still sleepy. still
weary. looking rs he spoke straight In
to the angry eyes Of the other man,
I'm dead beat. I'm absolutely without
means Of defense If you choose to at
tack me. And I've had such pretty
time Of it since I've been In this hole
Of a place that upon my word. | don't
much care whether you knock out my
brains or notr'
And with these words he sat down
on a wooden packing case which serv-
ed both as a seat and table and drop
ped his head listlessly into his hands.
He heard Coch Tails labored breath
ing, heard him throw down the ax
with force which made the flooring
rattle, heard him pace up and down
the bare floor with slow and heavy
steps. And he heard also the SnortinS
of the cattle in the shed below. and
the stamping OF the hoofs Of one rest
less beast. startled by the noise above.
"Sir," said Coch Tai In a deep. W.
brating voice as he stopped short n
front of the doctor and put one hand
upon him with q strong grip. your
brains are safe enough. I'd have liked
to fight you fair and square, man to
man. I'd have liked it dearly" and
as he spoke his eyes blaZed again and
he clinched his teeth as wave of ha.
tired seemed to pass over him. He sud
denly released Masson'S shoulder and
stepped back, as if afraid that his self
control would give way. But If you
take it like that and If you don't care
what becomes Of you, why. can't do
nothing"
And in his turn he sat down. choos.
ing the end of his bedStcad for seat
and nursing his crossed leg gloomily.
Mason looked at him attentively.
"Why should you want to fight me-?
asked he. Come. tell me the truth
I'm at your mercy up here, you know
Tell me the truth and have done with
1t and then throw HE over into ono OF
the rayines or crevasses you have W
here, which you find so convenient FOL
the accidental disappearance OF rash
travellers who for some reason or other
are better out of the way.
Mason knew these words were al
insult of the grossest kind. but he dlC
not care The dangers which sur
rounded him on every side made hin
reckless. If they chose to serve hin
as they had undoubtedly served his
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13

n restleSSneSS, q nervousness In the
girls manner. shy. timid look in her
eyes when they met his. which made
It impossible to doubt that there was
more than mere friendliness toward
him In her heart.
He came upon her suddenly. and she
started and blushed.
You mustn't work too hard just at
first" said he kindly. Remember,
you have not got your strength back
yet, and you don't want to be Ill
again"
mo" said she. II don't want to
be Ill again"
She looked as If she wanted to say
something more, but finally she turned
away In silence. He followed her
across the room.
"Gwyn." said he very gently, will
you be sorry when your doctor goes?
VIII you miss your sweetheart"
II he had been in any doubt Of the
state of her feelings toward him, he
was ut once put In possession Of the
whole truth This question. put to her
suddenly, brought up to the surface
out of the depths of her heart the hid
den reserves of passionate affection
which she had believed safe In their
hiding place. She flashed upon him
one look Of startled emotion and then.
turning abruptly away. hung her head
without reply.
"Gwyn." said he. will you be my
wife?"
The girl looked up at once. trembling
from head to foot.
what she whispered breathlessly.
And there shone for moment In her
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13

SUSPENSION OF JUsTICE-"How do
you stand on the liquor question,
Wheeler?" between whiskey and
water, I hardly know which to decide
for. l punctured my tire once over
broken beer bottle, and one of the
worst headers I ever took was from
slipping on watered street."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13

a@ In a sortie from Ladysmith few
DAYS ago, the British captured two
guns from the Beers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-13
Alistellaneous Rsading.
FIGHTING WHISKY FIENDS.
TO BE CONTINUED.

Constable Cornwell Sacrifices His Life to
Their Treachery.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-24

Ii costs thu peopl. of the United
STATES Sll4.SC5 % year for a Chief FIX.
ccutiv". lis srary is s5n.OO0 md
"fonnd." as our Western nerghbnrs
say. The Presidents finding is
rather comprehensive, covering nbout
every possible requirement Of
family. His private Secretary, the
clerks. d""r kerpcrs, mess angers and
ste" ard, mud three other servunis.
cost us S33.s65 year. Then there is
"A contingent fund Of $4,000 IL year
which the President may use accord
ing 'o his di crction.
In furniture and repairs to th,
White House tho sum ~ slG.OlO
more. to he used By the direction OF
the President. is provided by the
nnticn. nnd is ALWAYS expen led. For
fucl alone $50 is allowed, and for
esccssnry repairs TO the greenhouse
there is $1,000.
Altogether The Presidential atind
inc u,lIy amounts To the snug
sum of sGiSG5, nearly $4,000 year
more tlnn his salary. The two aggre.
gate Slli 500. This is M imposing
aggregate. but it is small compared
with other Presidents. Tho Presi.
dent "f the French Republic re ,cives
ms sGlnry sl2O.GC0 ycnr. g.. .iS) for
contingent purposes, and hand.
some house rent free so we get our
President rather chcaply after alT.
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y Card from tho University.

Tho Independent Association will
IL Tie the list University OF Novada
Annual about March i5yh to he cali.
cd tho Arttmisiu. the hntapical name
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]OGO'cUpy edition. aud will contain
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!" sides nIl tie so"ittios and orgunza
tions. including lir military and nih.
lctic team of the Uniycfsity. making
III ali over 40 pages Of half tones and
10 pages Of rcndnp matter. The
workmanship and material viii bc
The best to he hal On the coast. 1t
will make Il superb souvenir, ap we'll
ms an excellent advertising medium.
Subscriptions solicited. Apply to
Thomas j. Lawrence. business man .
aRer. Reno. Nevada, for tcrms of ad.
vcrtisinv.
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Tho killing Of George Avery 10y II.
T.. Rcd at Din CHOU o la t Sat urday
morning is snmcthug nf mystery.
Coroner Peers. who took the body uf
Avery to Ren =, toll the Gazrtte that
SD fir ;ls had been developed by Il
preliminary examination OF the
scene there hal been no witnesses to
the shooting. People situated about
twenty yards distant first heard the
shot and on rushing to the cabin,
where Reed nnh Avery had heen tnlk
'"p. they found Avery dead, with a
bullet hole through his body. Reed
told them that he had shot Avery,
hut That it had been accidental.
Further than this the coroner has not
asccr'aiDed. The Inquest will prob.
ably be held Wednesday.
Tho Gazette further says that Reed
WIS brought TO the county Jail Sunday
morning and that he maintains n
stolid rcticence ever since the shoot
ing. He is quite sick and is under
orders from his attorney not to talk.
but his statement of how the shoot.
ing occurred, ms L.ade to others WINS
substantially to the effect TINT he had
contracted the measles during thu.
week, UI sides had been suffering with
the grip. lie had been in bed Friday
and Saturday morning, when he siurt-
ed to get up. he found his rife in his
way. lie usually kept the gun about
the bed, and ordinarily had thirteen
cnrirdgcs i'll tine magazjne and none
III the barrel. Not dreaming there
was cartridge in .hr barrel or that
the gun was cCckcd he push he'd il out
Of the way. II went off and i'm
mediatply Avery cried, "Oh, my Gud,
Am shot' Avery then walked ont
OF th" cabin Reed then dressed
hnstily Hnd summoned the nearest
miners md i"ld them what had &c
cured. Red clnins that he has had
no trouble with avery.
Information from the scene ~ the
shooting. through the GaZaitc's
spectral representative. leaves little il
any don0t, rs tn the Intentionally of
tie shooting. bnt grave suspicinns are
enter iuincd us to Reeds sanity.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-24
RECEIPTS FLoM ALL SOURCES.

RECEIPTS FLoM ALL SOURCES.
Bn'ance in Treasury Sept.
30. 1898. sl54oO 70
General licenses. =. l,G22 -
Per Prop tag 1885,. I,O6lOI
Fees cul'tcd 10y Co
officers ......... oil 40
Gaining licenses. 300 20
Irregular sources. lOl 90
Foil tan, 1898 l,T3T Gn
EiFO special choul
funu ......... I01 26
Property lax. 1898, 5S,027 Ol
STATE tch"ol APP
roiti0pmcnt :. ......
Total .... S64.GjO s3
Total Rcceipis. S79,Sil 80
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-24

TroIir. cara ma 10 in Pittsburgh,
Pa. ara 10 invade The lnud uf the
Pharnohs. negotiations having been
clio Icl by the Westinghouse Electric
and manufacturing Company for the
equipment Of fourteen cara ~ the or.
binary trolley typo for uso in the cit,
al Cairo. This line will he the fist
in the country. but il is propoecd tn
build another line to the pyramids. ns
eOon ~ Tho natives become accu4.
toned to the operation of the cars. and
later 10 connect Alcxnndria and Cairo
by trolley.
General Miles was before the court
OF inquiry yesterday. In the course
Of hie testimony hc said his usc NJ the
phrasc "pro'cnsc Of experiment." be-
forc tho invest cutting commission. IN
speaking ~ army beef was nm
fOrinn lic. lie disclnimcd intending
any Inference Of fraud and said hc
ehouli have said the refrigerated
beef issnO was 'un tho tho 'ry OF IN
experiment und II very costly ono
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-24
VOLUME XXXIII.
I"ir"H,iR's Sa==:.=. s--a%-.
Fridays Silver State says:


The shooting affair Mt & lconda
Wednesday caused considerable com.
ment here yesterday. The names of
the principals connected witt, the af-
fair were not known until No. 4 came
in from the cils,. On it was a deputy
constable with prisoner named W.
T.. Young.
Ills story nf the affair is that himself
md several others, all mil men on
the night shift. with tl'r exception OF
one, Dave Nixon, were drinking.
They had been paid the night before
and had plenty Of money. The SUBJ
ject OF shooting at 4 sign IN the bar.
room in which they were WIS brought
up. After some talk Young drew his
revolver to take n shot mt it, As he
aimed "a man named Norman McRac
grabbed the pun. the revolver gGrur
oil and the bullet entering the ceiling.
McRhc then knocked Ynnng down
md threw the gun onto Nixon SAVING
that IL he moved he tMcRurl woull
put hole through him. With a
quick movement Of his left arm Nixon
hit McRac so that the revolver fell
from hi- hand. At the same time
Nixon drew his 1wn rcvo yer aud
HimnI at McRhc. Billy Thomas, who
was standing near, caught hold of
Nixon's pistol aud pulled it do"n. br,
it exploded II cartridge AMI shot "a
man named Smith in the right leg
just above the knee and ranged down
ward.
Sniih is the night foreman in the
mill. Nixon and Young were arrest.
ed, the latter was sentenced To 80
days in the cnuniy Ill and tine ~
$3.50 NiSon's iria! was stponrd
until today. The doctors had not
found the bullet, according to late re-.
ports,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-24

Some men aro horn lucky, but they
never know it unril la.e III lie.
Roger q. Wills. who will retro from
tho United Stat q SnnItc in Marsh :.
has been in politics fer many years
md has been rs poor as the provcrb
inl church mou 20 or the country
cditor-alwoys living up To the full
extent of his salary. But few
months ago, while drilling II VOL on
some farm Ind uwne III T.'x,s. in
hiI surpri 30 oil wa" discovered. TDis
oil is Ro ahun lnnt that other wells
have been sunk nnd his i0como from
them ia already several hundred
dollars dny.
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NurtGngr EorrcIo-uTrs,

II liz Il sd sight To VI ne 'he fore.
closure 81 II mortgage. Whe her on
home Or ON business property, II
represents me wipimg ont of the say
ings Of II lifetime. IN 1896 there wcro
many who believed that 'hc monetary
unit had risen to its nghcst value II
had then advanced uhout lrO per cent
in twenty y'nr", nnd consequently all
mortgages given for more than 80 per
cent of the value Of the property had
been rorcrlrscU or were in process Of
force osurc. We were doomed to dis
appointment, however, for the year
1897 disclosed the largest number Oi
foreclosures ever Witnessed in the
United States in n single year. TO.
day. in spite Of bnuntiful harvcsts,
enormous exports und famine in Tor
eign lands, wo are unable to sntisiy
the demands NJ our creditors. Bills
OF foreclosure continue to be filed
in our courts. Property mortgage
for ~ per cent 0f it, value ia 10 ca ne
next. Who gets the uther GO per cent
paid from tho savings of tho original
ownerY
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-24


women arc compelled by circumstnncrs
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-24

In Spaio Hebrews are not permit.
ted to- erect ana maintain liouscs OF
wOrslrp. They hnvc no ci, il rights,
and exist III the Kingdom only as
LlIcua.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-24
JOINT STATEMENT
OF THE
Auditor and Treasurer of
ElkO County
For the Quarter EndImE Dec. 81, 1893
STATE OF NEVADA,
COUNTY .F ELKo. ss'
AUDITORS OFFICE

ELRo. Dec. 81, 1898.
To The Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners of EikO county, Ncv. !:
GENTLEMES:-We m rewith submit
onr QaIterly Report OF the Finances
"f the county for the quarter ending
Dec. 81, 1893.
Respectfully submitted,
&. 4. WATKINS, Auditor.
j. \. MCBRIDE. Treasurer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-02-24

The above balance stands to the
credit Of the vnrious funds rs per
Trens surer's Balance Sheet, dated
Dec. 81. 1898: