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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-01-10
SALMAGUNDl.

Bring your Job Work to the INDE.
|ENDENr office. Low prices.
W. T. Smith is expected to arrive
rom the East on the 18th of this
Month.
The latest styles of visiting carda
an be had at the INDEPENDENT of.
ce.
Assemblymen Coryell and Gedney
anne down on No. 4 today on their
ray to Carson.
Dave CASPER ha Just received y
ew lot Of samp es Of Fall and
Winter Clothing which will he made
o order from 1880 up. =
Tom Lawrence, one 0f Elko coun.
Us bright students at the University,
in town today. He will spend a
CIV days here and then return to
Reno.
All those having bills against the
INDEPENDENT are requested to- pre-
ert them at once as We wish to settle
bp to the first of the year. -.
The Elko County Cattle Associa.
bon will hold a meeting at 2 o'clock
,. m. Thursday for the transaction OF
Important business. A full attend.
nce is requested.
Ii many more Of the Silver party
Papers flop on the Senatorial fight.
he party will be left without an Or
Ean in the State. The Ar ,ouaut de.
ferted Senator Stewart yesterday and
fame ont for Newlands, thereby plac-
ing itself outside OF the Silver party
fold.
Superintendent Wilson smoked his
fpPllrante for certificates today and
hen froze them. The trouble was
caused by the furnace smoking badly
Ind refusing to stop. 1t was no
FarIt OF the board or OF the appli.
cants, but merely freak Of the fur.
pace caused by the wind.
Frank j. Gilligan who was arrested
In San Francisco the other day for
attempting to swindIe miners has
pot been a resident Of Elko for MANY
years. His father lived here MANY
years ago and run a shoe shop. Frank
pas not been here since the family
bowed away and is remenI bered only
Is II hoy by the old timers. He learn
ID his tricks after leaving here.
Virginia Chronicle: - The entire
hpment OF three carloads of pressure
pipe from the American Tubing Com.
Pany at Middleton. Pa, has been de.
fvered at the .. & Q. shaft and its
|ustallment will soon begin. The
|estinR Of the machinery for the n.y.
rauGc pump plant is now in progress
p the Risdon works in San Francisco
(nd it is expected the it will be Ship
ped here this week.
There are quite mum Der of aspir.
(Dts for legislative positions from
Glko county this year. The IspEPEN-
PEST has heard Of the following: Miss
Edith Taylor, Miss Bacon, Ben Craig.
Pead, Howard Riddle, T. N. Stone
md Harry Mayer. There may be
Ithera. bnt we have not heard Of
hem. There is good timber IN the
orve list and the INDEPENDENT
fopes all Of them may secure posi-.
icus.
Officer Brule Of Carson tried to ar
est Meta Bobo and Pete Duncan,
hdia1s, Sunday night, wien they
nmped him and got him down.
''ule finally got the best of them,
ut was compelled to shoot Bobo as
made rush for him. Bobo made
us escape after beng shot and other
ndians say he was hit in the abdo-
men The News says Bobo has
Killed about half dozen Indians
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
WHERE Is MR.. RICH.
Health officials Attempting TO Locate
u Nan Exposed to Smallpox.

The local health officers have been
busy today In trying to locate one Dave
Rich who It is said In n dispatch to
Dr. Beatty icft Plute some days ago,
riding IN a ear TO Rlchhed, which was
occupied by woman who was known
tu have had smallpox. The Pluto uiil-
Ger iu 20 letter To Dr. Beatty said that
Rich should be- placed under uuarran-
tine, and that he resided ON South
West Ttmple street. In this city. 4
dul.cut search has been Instituted,
ANA that section OF the city has been
secured but the whereabouts OF Rich
have not yet been obtained, II had been
thought that he might be n student VI
either the rnvcrsity High School OF
I.ltter-duy saints college, but an cN-
animation Of the records OF those in-
Hututlons revealed the fact that he was
Identified with neither OF them. Wheth-
or be viii be found during the evening
a. not known. but IL IL quite probable
that the police win be called ON IL
assist In finding him.
Persons who may know OF Mr.. Rich
are kindly requested by tho health Of
fccra. Go communicate with them, IN
order that hr may be found, and the
community ridden ~ a menace.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
OLD BEAR RIVER CANAL.
Scheme on Eco, in Boselder County TO &c
I, Complete.
County Attorney Jones believes the
ITan wiii succeed - Case OF
Young Abc Majors.

Prosecuting Attorncy II, II. Jones Of
Brigham city. Boxelder county, was In
Salt Lake today on business connects
cd with the State Supreme court.
Referring to Boxelder county matters
Mr.. Jones said there was a scheme on
foot In the eastern part OF tho county
10 have the Bear river canal completed
The plan proposed IL to get the farmers
Of the county To agree TO subscribe for
water. as soon US the canal IL COM
plctcd. Mr.. Jones says there are about
5000 acres subscribed FOR already, and
people are IN hopes that the old Bear
River Canal company will be Induced
soon to complete the canal.
Attorney Jones will leave for WASH
ington next Friday. While there he
VIII appear before the United states
Supreme court for the defendant In the
ease OF ID. T.. Tarpey W. Andrew Mad
sen. involving the title to Central Pa
ellie railroad lands which were settled
upon before the goth OF october. 1865.
speaking OF Abe Majors. who II now
under sentence OF death. Mr.. Jones'
said the transcript on appeal was filed
october I. 1899. and hearing VIII be
had at the February term OF court.
The supreme court records In the case
show that no abstract has been filed aa
yet, and were the attorneys for the
State deElroua OF presenting n motion
sor a dismissal. on the ground that one
OF the rules OF the Supreme court had
been violated. the chances are Majors
sentence would be affirmed The reason
motion for n dismissal u the appeal
has not been presented Ia doubtless be-
cause the life OF u human being IL In
Nnlxtsl
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29

Bol.e City /. After That Railroad aud
WIN Get u.

Boise has rolled up her sleeves IN car
nest TO get that through line Accord
ing 10 the statement tho railroad COM
mittee yesterday moved It's hcndquar-
ters 20 the city hall and the work of
completing the fund was commenced
with a vim. Special committees of yui-
unteers. including many business men
who have left their business especially
FOR that purpose, went out after the de-
linqucnts and u number were induced
10 sign up yesterday. There was u
great deal " preliminary Worl; to he
done, 30 the real result Of the first days
labora were not In evidence ON thut day.
a large sign has been placed ncr.Sl
the entrance OF the city hall No one
can miss seeing IT, Tho sidewalks Rul
fences have been covered with dodgers
barring the single word "Rnlrnah'
The members Of the special committees
wear In their buttouhoie, white tib-
bon badge bearing the wor if. - have.
have NcuF' Every subscrlhrr ls en-
titled 10 one Of these.
The committee viii be lble 10 COM
nlcte the FUND by the hrst Ut tho ycrr
~ every property owner win step un
nnd dn his ar her duty Tie.H lI about
$500 NJ the $4,000 TO h, raised yet,
The scorer q Ii done the sooner the
main lluc VIII be brought 10 Ilolse
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
Two Men Rob the Pleasant Valley
Coal Compauy's Office.
THE WORK OF RUFFIANS.
Sardmastcr Cranda,i sPorced 60 lie
Down, when ae hid so the Rob
bcrs Itansackcd the Place.

There was buzz Of excitement about
police headquarters last evening. arising
from the fact that most daring rob-
before O'clock
The branch Office OF the Pleasant
Valley Coal company. which is situated
at the corner OF Eighth South and State
streets was the scene OF the robbery.
At the time stated. Yardmnstcr c. $.
Crandall was at the telephone engaged
In conversation with some one when his
attention was called by the hurried en-
trance ~ two men. and the grun COM
mand: throw up your hands" Turn
Ing around Mr.. Crandall found himself
looking down the muzzles OF two ugly
royolvcfs In the hands OF masked men.
The vardmaatcr'a hands went skyward
and while one OF the desperadocs COW
cred him with his "pcrsuadcr." The
other ranHackcd the place. Had they
been n little earlier they would have
been better paid for the bold deed, for
over $3.50. the receipts OF the day. had
but q short time previous been taken
10 an Office up town. As II wns, the fell
lows secured the yurdmaatcr's gold
watch and chain and between sit and
$50 In cash. In their eager search for
plumber they overlooked "a 81 gold piece
which rcposed In the TIL.
The mon were very cool and dcliber-
ate IN their actions and the manner In
which ihey covered up their retreat
argues that they are not exactly
spring chickens" at the business.
~ the point OF n gun Mr. Crandall
was told 90 lie down on the moor. The
lNsaR n lar
with quilts and Informed him that they
would plug" him few times II he
dared TO move or sound an alarm.
Not satisfied with the booty rocuted,
the mon told Crandall they would XIII
him II he did not dlvulge the place
whore the rest Of the cash was hidden.
Crandall assured them that they mud
secured everything
once more they told him to keep still,
and ran out
Crandall was badly scared. As soon rs
he dared TO move he jumped up and
gave the alarm. Men who were work.
ing In the yard rushed up ana down
the streets looking FOR the hold-ups.
but they had vanished as completely rs
though they had dissolved Into the
gathering gloom.
Police headquarters was Informed by
telephone Of the robbery and chief
Hilton. Detective Sheets ana "a squad
OF blue-conts mnde rapid run In the
patrol wagon 10 the coal yard.
The rufliaus had left absolutely no
clue as to their Identity or the route
taken In the Hight. Crandall was 30
badly shocked that he could not tell
whether the robbers were white or
black. one thing he did remember.
however. and that was the men had
their fnces covered with handkerchlefs.
The officers are inclined to the theory
that the men made their escape In a
buggy. Towns north and south have
been npprised Of the robbery and n
sharp lookout viii be kept for all sus-
plcious looking persons.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
No Threat or Disturbance Whatever
on Return Of Father and Son.
HOME C0MERS DISAPPOINTED
rciepnoned for u r ribune Reporter 90
Come aud Chronicle n sensation
That Failed 10 uateriaiizc.
IspEcrAL TO THE nNEws.nl

lSflsIlAL 10 THE "NEWSs ]
centervllc. Dec. ?9-Thcrc was much
Indignation In Centervillc today over
a gross Misrepresentation Of facts re-
gardlng the return and reception ac-
corded the Brandons. father ana son.
on their return from Washington yes
terday afternoon. where they had been
10 testify against Roberts.
The paper states that the 3randons
were insultod. that "a demonstration
was made against them last night. that
the Centerville people threatened to
tar and feather them and drive them
away.
Coming from the source which It does
II ls almost needless 10 deny the ac-
curacy OF the report. Nevertheless the
facts should be known that the story II
false In every part. There were no
insults offered the lirandons. there was
no demonstration against them. there
was no threat to tar and feather them
or to drive them away. neither were
they jecred by mob or Individual IA al
legged by the Tribune.
one thing seems certain and that u,
tho BfnndOns are anxious Tor nOtOriety,
and certainly they are getting It, They
arrived here ON the $3.50 train from Salt
Lake, and the younger OF them soon
afterwHrd left for Pennington. where
he tclcphoned to salt Lake asking that
n Tribune reporter be dispatched to
Centcrville forthwith IN order that he
might secure an Item IN anticipation
OF lawlessness on the part of the peo-
pie. He then returned home ana, like
his father. must have been sorcly dts
appointed, na there was no crowd. DEM
onstratlon. threat or insult. az already
stated. The town was never more
quiet than last night.
As to people gathering IN front of the
Brandon residence and passing re-.
marks concerning them, that II as false
az the remainder OF the story. II IN
true that two or three boys passed by
the place and looked AT II. but u was
simply to get IA glance OF the Tribune
reporter whom they looked upon ~ u
veritablc curiosity. And thus another
sensation falls 10 the ground without
form or substance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29

A San Francisco dispatch Of ycs,or-
day says Weather Mt Oakland fine.
tract fast. Results.
First race. six furlongs-Billy Moore
won. Coming Event, second. Rcdwald
third. Time, i;ib.
Second race, Futurity course-Rosal-
bra won, San Matco second, jingle
Jingle third. Time, Hoo.
Third race, i've MISREPRESENTATION
Girl won. Bamboulla second. Gussie
Fay third. Time. 1900.
Fourth race. one and one-eighth
miles-potente' Won Topmast second
Rosinante third. Time. Icy.
Firth race. one midlothian won,
Rosormonde second. Tlmcmaker third,
Time i;3Sh
sixth race, seven furlongs-Ycllow
Tail won. Marcato. second. olinthus
third Time, i.2G.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29

lat race. y. selling-Blly McCloskey,
ll2;GOod Hope. 1903; Glen Ann, 1903. Ter
rene. 100: Merry Boy. 1903. Rlngmaster
1903; High Hoe 1903; Ed I.aningnn. l0T.
Gold Baron. iOi. Donator. lOi; Jack
McCahc. i04: Letter. l0i,
End race, *, selling, handicap: all
agcs-ilen Ledl, lls Amast. ll2; Sister
Alice. no; Revnnna. los; strongoli los
Magdalonns, 1906; Lady Helolse, i0i.
Hinge Jingle. 1902: Brown Prince, 100.
Homestake. 100. Gllssando. DC. Alumi-
mum. 90: VIII Fay. 90: Clarnndo. 90:
Mission, IS: My Dear, So.
3rd race, il-lGths: purse; two-yenr-
olds-Louis ~. MoWhirter. us. +. W
Brodc, us: The Echo. rs: Flower OF
Gold, iib: Bee Bee us: SinuOso, los.
lth race. i-i6th mile, selling-Obsi-
dian, 1877 Horton. l01; Tirade. 1907; Owy.
hee, i0i. Faversham, 1914: white Fern
lOi. Glengaber, i0l; Jennie Reid, oil;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
LATE LOCAL. NEWS.

city Auditor-elect Albert s. Rclser
filed his official bond In the sum OF
$4,000 with Recorder BaclSman today.
HIS suretles on the bond are Henry
Roisor ana Thomas $. Coudie.
The annual ward reunion VIII be held
In the Old Farm House tonight. A
splendid program has been prepared,
and n plentltude OF refreshments viii
be served during the evening Every
ward are cordially Invited TO be pres
ent.
Judge w. NJ, McCarty, accompanied
by his son, Master Murray, came In
from Rlchneld last evening. aud VIII
leave for home In the morning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
ARREST or mAywoRrn.
san Francisco Detective Figured In Ills
Location and Apprehension.

San Francisco. Dec. 2s.-Through the
efforts OF Detective Fitzgerald OF this
city. mick" Hayworth. the brutal MUIR
county, Utah. some time ago. has at
last been apprchendcd. lie was ar
rested IN a lumber camp on the Wood
river oregon. after making a desperate
resistance to sheriff Abbott. who had
Travelled hundreds of miles to secure
him
The crime for which Iiayworth II
wanted IN the killing ~ q man named
Sandal. who was employed MS a watch
man IN u hardware store In Layton.
He had two nccomplices. Louis Rcavia
and James stephens. who nrc supposed
to be In this city. Detective Fltzgcrald.
who located the accused man, VIII re-
coive $1,000 reward offered by the state
~ Iffnh
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
MORE SCARLET FEVER.
SIX Cases Reported since Last satur-
day Most fThem are In tho
Eighteenth Wari.

Something like an epidemic Of scarlet
fever Is raging In the Eighteenth ward,
several new cases having developed In
that neighborhood during the past few
days. on Saturday last there were
seventeen cases IN the city. and the
number has now been increased to
twenty three. Bishop Whitney's home
Ia one Of those under quarantine, his
k.year-old son Byron hnviug come
down with the disease. although II "
fortunately a mlld form. \ son OF J..
Golden Nimball has been III with the
disease for three days. and there Is
another case at the home Of q, II, Felt,
all uf these being In the same block.
Gov. Wells child u improving, and tho
case at tho home ~ Rulon 5. Wells IL
progressing faNurnbly.
Al the board OF health Il Ia said that
physicians are tardy In reporting new
eases. 10 thai some times the disease II
well developed before strict quarantine
regulations are put In effect.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29

Express Messenger aud Fourteen othe'
Persons BADLY Injured.

The Cheyenne Flyer on the Union Pa
rlfc crashed into the Boulder Nnhey
train at Brighton. Colo. at O'Clock
this morning. one man was Killed ana
fourteen persons injured ~ follows'
KILLED.
winfield Randlcman. express man
ager, Denver. body burned to crisp.
PASSENGERS INJURED.
u. s. Hooker. olln. Iowa. head cut
Mrs. Margaret Young. Mansfield. Mo.
forehead cut.
i. q. Hurst. banker. brighton. badly
r. v. Davis. travelling salesman.
Denver. head badly cut. back Injured
W. q. Tompklns. travelling salesman
for bradley, Anderson a Co, Kansas
city, head badly cut. back injured.
{. Payne, Laramie. wyo., head badly
cut. right hand Injured.
Mrs. McCanna. Laramie, bruised
TRAINMEN INJURED.
Fred Laws. brakeman. Denver right
leg cut on,
Mlchaei Regain. section foreman. head
badly cut.
Thoa. McGovern. section foreman,
leg bruised, head cut.
John Kennedy. badly cut and bruised.
John Darlington. head cut
Frank Sloan. cut AMI bruised.
Jerry Flanney, back hurt
The Boulder Valley train left Denver
n little late this morning and. ns usual,
stopped at brighton, which Is the june
tlon for the boulder Valley line from
the main line to Cheyenne. II was here
that Banker Hurt. OF brighton, got on
the train. Just before the collision.
The Cheyenne flyer. Union Pacific
u - LAT. .NsI
coming into Brighton In the early
morning dusk. ran into the rear end
Of the BOULDER train. telcHcoping two
or three cars and dcrnillng the paancn-
ger locomotive. The section gangs
from the Denver yards and half dozen
passengers occupied the Boulder train.
Tn mail and baggage car and the
smoker Of the flyer were burned.
Mrs. Young was In the chair car with
six children. None OF the children were
hurt
supt. deuel. went out on n special traii
from Denver with DrH. Lemon and Tay.
lor They took u lot Of atrctchers and
other supplies. They found all the
wounded at the brighton hotel being
cared FOR by the citizens. The Brighton
hose company was pouring water on
the blazing baggage car and had dis
covered the remains Of the dead bag
gageman
supt. Deuel. SAYS he cannot under
stand why the Boulder train was not
ON the side track. as Il had twenty
minutes 20 clear the Cheyenne dyer
The iiouldcr train consisted OF fourteen
loaded freight cars and heavy ca
boose. Engine No. $40. the big locomu-
tive hauling the flyer. lies out ON tho
prairie. a total wreck. an evidence oi
how hard the crash was,
The wounded were brought 20 Denver
about noon and taken to hospitals.
Conductor McAlliHter. OF the Boulder
Valley train. was crazcd by the acct
dent. He attcu pied TO jump Into thl
burning wreckngc and had to be forcl'
bly, restrained
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29

nurrALo nIIL PROTESTS.


\ Washington dispatch OF Decem-
Der IS, saws. Since the recent an
nounccmcnt OF the new policy OF the
interior department dlscOuntcnancing
wild Indian exhibitions the department
has been deluged with both written and
oral Inquiries. Col. w. +. Cody has
protested that the action VIII nearly
ruin his business. He sent u represent
tntivc here who urged Commissioner of
Indian affairs Jones to make an cxccp-
ton In his case. a large number Of let
tors on the subject. mostly indorslng
the departments attitude. have come
by mail.
Commissioner Jones said there would
be no change in the department.
policy and that he WAS convinced the
exhibitions have "a demoralizing tend
cncy aud retard Indian progress. II IN
recognized, however. that failing the
government consent Indiana may be
contracted with and withdrawn from
the reservations and exhibited without
the present formallty OF securing OF.
fetal sactlon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
Declares EmphaticalIy He Did Not
Kill Nightwatchman Sandal.
SAYS HE'LL PROVE AN ALlBI
sheriT Abbott. However, IL Positive
Bic Has the Uish, afan-Aceused
sailing Updcr Many Aliases.


Pennington. Dec. 2o.-shcrln Abbott
OF Davis county. arrived here over the
oregon Short Line from Portland this
morning wlth"Nlck" Hayworth.thc man
who is charged with the murder Of
Nightwatchman Sandal. at Layton. In
March u the present year.
MIR. Abbott N firmly convinced In his
own mind that he has arrested the gull
ty man. although the prisoner stolidly
and cmphatlcally maintains that he "
innocent Of the serious charge lmd
against him. lie denies all knowledge
~ the affair and declares that he will
be able TO prove an abb.
on the arrival Of sheriff Abbott. Hay
worth was taken 60 tn Pennington jail.
whore he remained during the day. lie
had very little to say other than thnt
q great mistake had been made In hts
arrest, and that he would be able to
prove that he was not the man wanted.
Sheriff Abbott had long. hard chase
for this man and followed him through
the wildH OF Idaho and oregon. where
h. puraued the vocation u horse trader.
one thing that will be difficult for him
to explain n the fact that he went by
n dlnercn, name In each new lOcnllty.
when no was arrested he was answer
ing to the coRnomen 81 Nick Frost. al
though he was decidedly reluctant about
coming to Utah to answer for the crime
Of murder. lie gave the officer no trou-
BILE.
Hayworth Will be arraigncd tomorrow
on the charge Of murder before Justice
of the Peace richards.
on the same train with sheriff Abbott
and Hayworth were two other fhcrlns
returning with prisoners. one was
sheriff Burns Of cache county. who had
In custody tho notorious "plamondville
Jack" who IL under sentence Of death
for having killed sheep man up IN
the north country. The other officer was
the sheriff NJ Hammock county. Idaho
who was returning with a burglar whom