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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20
NEW TO-DAY.
Notice of Application for
Letters TeStamentary.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
OF the Fon-th Judicial District,
County o! Elko, StntA OF Nevada.
10 the mniter of The Estate Of
Garrett Pierce, Deceased.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR Letters
IEsTAMENTARY AND TINE SET FOX
PROBATE OF WILL.
Notice iS hereby give that John
A. Sulli m has filed with the Clerk
OF this Court n petition, praying that
the nst will of said dece sed be ad.
mitted 10 probate and that Letrers
TestamentHr! OF the Estate OF Gar.
ratt Pierce, deceased. be issued TO
snid petitioner and that Fridny, the
third day OF February, 1890, at .
o'clouk Pm. Of said dny, at the
Courthouse in Elko County of Elkn,
Nevada, has bsen set for hearing said
petition, W hen md " here any person
interested mny apponr and ow
caute why the said petition should
not be granted.
Dated January IS, 1899.
A. G.. DAwLEY, Clerk,
BY JSo. Is. FITRuERALD,
Deputy Clerk.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20

The chances at butl TINT baby will
eventually mhrry are 81 III 30. or rather
lcss thnn one half This rOsal, may
seem surprising, but il is largely
accounted for by the great mortality
Of persona under marriugcubIc age,
especially of infants up to tho ugc OF
.. No fowcr than ~ pcr cent Of
babies die before they are b years old.
and Al per cent OF tho whole popula
tion before tho age of ~. IN Eng.
land, na in this conuiry. according to
belief, the fcmalcn OutnumUcr the
males.
Brng yOnr job Work to the lSDE.
PENDENT olllce. Low prices.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20

A physician, in an article 'llustrat.
ing the evil custom Of talking to mn
invalid about his pains, Gays TINT he
once rcqucetcd n mother TO mark a
stroke upon u paper each time that
shc naked tick daughter how shc
was. Tho next day 10 her astonish .
ment che made 100 strokes. A three
months visit away from homo was
prescribed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20
STEW HRT ON TOP.
HIS FORCES ORGANIZE
BOTH BRANCHES OF
THE LEGISLATURE.
The following dispatch
was received this forenoon:
"CARSON Ian Il


carson, Jan. 16.
"INDEPENDENT, Elko:-
Both Houses of the Legisla-
ture caucussed last evening,
Silver men controlling cau-
cusses; eleven i'll the Senate
and seventeen i'll the House.
Lem Allen, speaker of the
House; II. H. Coryell of
Elko, speaker pro tenn;
Nate Rolf Of Washoe, chief
clerk ofthe Assembly; D. F.
Able Of Humboldt, Ser
geant-at-Arms; Miss Dora
Sheehan of Elko. engross-
ing clerk. George Ernst of
Nyc, president pro tenn Of
the Senate; VIM. Easton of
.ander, sergeant.at arms; T
]. Osborn of / incoln, secre-
tary.
Stewart was in full con-
troll Of everything.
DAVIS"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20
a Bank or's Wow.

A country banker subscribing to
the fund of the ways and means
committee, expresses himself rs
iollows:~Enclosed please find my sub
scriptiIo. When the time for action
arrives ! may do more. Tho cause of
bimcialism must speedily triumph or
the mass OF our population will be re.
dmccd TO condition little better
thnn the pcusantry Of feudal times.
Tho sturdy manhood Of u few do ades
ago ia giving away rapidly to scrviiity
hnve been u bimcialist long time
hot withstandinn that for the Inst
II yrars have been Il director Of n
national bank. Let me mnkc this
prediction, tint in tho fight Of 1900
No will have over half Of the country
bnnkcrs with To, for the rcason. that
they nrc now simply the custodinns Of
money that cannot be sniely or pro.
iiinbly Invested. Congestion will
even kill country banker.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20

Tho year 1899 will not end the nine.
tccn,h century. II takcs l00ycars 10
mako one century; therefore the frat
year IN the second century VIVA iOl
II takes 1000 years to make 10 contur.
ice: therefore the twentieth century
will begin january J, 1901.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20

Prof. Dayton G. Miller, Of Case
school, Cleveland, o., has constructed
M instrument which will measure to
one tweniy-InilIiontll Of an inch. Tho
principle 10 waves OF light.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20

Chicago business men are employ
ing young ladies tu collect their bills,
the fair collector adopt the following
tactics to mako male debtors who
have families and are poor pay,se 1 tie
their bills:
After calling upon such debtors at
their places nf business and failing to
obtain settlement, these shrewd
young women visit the family resi-.
dencc when the husband is not there
md nsks il he ia in. The servHn; an
swers in the negative and duly re
ports to the debtors wife tlIat hund-
some y0nng lady had called and in
quired for the husband. The next
day the collector calls again and in
answer to the same query replies that
the debtor is not in 1but his wife is, :
while the lntter is looking over the
bnlustradc.
%Why,hns he n wife?" IL tho hurried
response OF the fair collector. II il
ncedi, IS to say that tho husband
called arond at the creditors Office
the sums evening and paid tho bill
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20

Cure Sc rofula promptly md pc
manently by thorough courso OF
Hoods Sarsupasilla. All forms OF
this painful disease yield TO the blood
purifying power OF this grcat medi
cine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-20

HOODS PILLS arc the beat fam.
lily cathnrtic and liver tonic. Gentle
reliable, sure.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
FRENCH ANGERED.

Leading Paris Journal bitterly Com.
plains of the New Reciprocity Treaty.
PARIS, July 27.-The Republique
Francaise, referring to the reciprocity
treaty between France and the United
States, just signed at Washington, says:
Washington dispatches announce the
consummation of the Franco-A1nerican
treaty. An enormous blun?er, against
which we endeavored to put the govern
ment on its guard, has then been con-
summated and NM. Millerand and Del
casse have betrayed French industry
and agriculture to the United States
and in these two branches of our ma
tional production ruin will be heared
on ruin.
''True the treaty has not yet been rat
Tied and we affirm that it will not be
without discussion. When the cham
ber reasssm bles the government will
find itself face to face with an opposi-
ton formidably equipped with argu-
ments and which will eneryetically lay
bare the fatal consequences of the con-
vention which SO cruelty betrays French
interests !"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
PROPOSED NATIONAL PARK.
Preliminary Steps Taken at u Meeting
Held in Chicago.

Preliminary Steps Taken at u Meeting
Held in Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 27.-Prelilninary steps
were taken at a meeting here towards
the establishment of the proposed ma
tional park and forestry reserve at the
headwaters Of the Mississippi in Mime.
sofa. The meeting was brought about
through the endeavors of Colonel John
S. Cooper and was attended by many
prominent Chicagoans and number
from other cities who are interested in
the project.
Letters were read from the CONNER
cial club Of ST.. Paul and the CONNER.
cial club of Minneapolis heartily en-
dorsing the project and Offering coop
Grafton. Resolutions were adopted for
the appointment of committee on per-
manent organization which is to re-
port plan ut meeting to be held in
this city on the evening of Aug. II.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
Otis Cables tie War Department
Regarding Various Philip
pine Matters.
Enlistments For Skeleton Regi-
ments Said to Be Proceed
ing Rapidly.
Sherman Sails With Californians.
Grant Coaling and Sheridan
Leaves Soon.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Three cable
messages from General Otis We're re-
ceived at the war department during
the day. One reports another engage
ment with bandits in Cebu, in which
the American force was victorious. It
is as follows:
Following from Cebu today: Ban
dts in Cebu mountains robbing and
impressing people coast towns. On
Monday Lieutenant Moore with detach-
ment of Twenty-third infantry, while
scouting in mountains. fired upon from
strongly fortified position. One private
killed, name not given. No other cas-
ualties. Enemy's loss five bandits killed,
seven captured"
Another refers to the organization of
the volunteer regiments in the Philip.
pines, as follows:
'Bell has enlisted about 500 men.
Wallace, still south, has about 400.
Loclett now enlisting; has over 400 ap.
plications, which are coming in rapidly.
Might raise here an additional regi-
ment, exclusively volunteers"
Colonel Bell referred to in the dis.
patch is in command Of the Thirty
sixth infantry and Colonel Wallace OF
the Thirty Colonel Lockett is
in command of the cavalry regiment,
which is to be raised in the Philippines
The third dispatch says:
''Storm has abated. Sherman coaled
leaves today with all troops California
Grant being coaled, leaves in about fou,
days with troops North Dakota, Wyo
ming and Idaho. Minnesotas preparing
, to leave on Sheridan soon as transpor
can be unloaded and coaled Other
volunteer organizations leave soon a
transports are available"
| General Otis has been cabled to sent
the volunteers home as rapidly as posi-
bic, it being the desire OF the presiden
to have no delay in the matter.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
BOTTOM DROPPED OUT.
Unusual Engineering Problem In Connec-
tiOn With Hc,>uc1 in Canal

tion With Hc'>ncrin Canal.
CHICAGO. July 27--A Times Herald
special from Kewanec. Ills, says: The
bottom of the Henncpin canal in Henry
and Bureau counties has fallen out and
the Cincinnati firm which has the con-
tract for construction on this section is
puzzled and III dismay at the unex-
pected happening. Near Sheffield, in
Bureau county, several miles beyond
the junction with the Sterling feeder of
the canal, the big steam shovels were
at work on low stretch of ground
where the water had been rather
troublesome. Below the soft super
strata of earth was bed of hard pan,
and when this was scooped through the
water suddenly vanished. Later it was
found that the ground for 100 feet
around where the big shovel stood had
sunk 10 feet.
Subsequent borings brought to light
the fact that no solid bottom existed
for q depth Of AZ feet below the level Of
the hard pan. Quick sand in the soil is
thought to be the reason for the sinking
of the ground and the same trouble has
often been experienced in digging wells.
Inaslnuch as the canal has to be cut
according to- the accepted surveys
through about four miles of the ground
apparently of the same consistency, the
case presents some engineering features
that are quite out of the ordinary and
it is puzzling the contractors to know
how to accomplish the feat.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
Is Not a Corporation.

ST. PAUL, July 27.-Judge Otis of the
district court has decided that the
United States Express company is not a
corporation, but partnership. and is
not amenable to any of the laws of the
state regulating corporations, domestic
or foreign. The matter came up on a
writ of mandamus issued ON the rela.
tiono the railroad and warehouse COM
mission to compel the United States Ex-
press company to make full and de-
tailed report of it's business within and
without the state to the commission.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
FAyORS ANNEXATION.
Cuban Paper Which Claims to Speak for
the Common People.

Cuban Paper Which Claims to Speak for
the Common People.
HAVANA, July 27.-El Diario de la
Marina prints long extracts from El
Suffrage Universal, a new nationalist
paper published at Puerto Principe and
which claims to speak for the largest
influential body Of working Cubans.
These extracts say there are good Gu.
bans we'll able to manage the public
affairs Of the island, but the generals
will not permit them to do so, believing
that they (the generals) alone have the
divine right to govern and even would
fight among themselves to determine
who should be first. There are enough
pickings for all. Consequently, speak
ing FOR the Cubans, the paper declares
for annexation
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
BROWN WILL ACCEPT.
Former kentucky Governor to Lead
Oisulfe ctel Democrats.

FORMER kentucky Governor to Lead
Disnfrected Democrats.
LOUISVILLE, July 27.-A meeting was
held at Library hall in furtherance of
the plan of disatfected Democrats to
effect an organization in this state, hold
a convention and nominate a state
ticket in opposition to the one headed
by William Goebel, who was nomi-
mated here i'll June. About 1000 per-
sons attended the meeting, among the
most prominent of whom was Albert
Sweeney, who was the Hardin mems
candidate for. chairman of the June
convention. During the meeting Mr..
Sweeney made the following announce
n,ent:
II come duly ascribed from the great
est governor of Kentucky-Hon. James
Young Brown-who told me he would
accept your nomination and make the
fight against Goebel to the last ditch
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
TRANSVAAL CRISIS OVER.

dent and tho Volksraad Restored.
PRETORIA, July 21.-Amicable rela-
tions between the volllsraad and Presi-
dent Kruger have been restored. The
conspiracy case against ex-British Off
GERS has been withdrawn and the re-
naming prisoners have been released.
LONDON, July 27.-According to the
Cape Town correspondent Of The Daily
Mail, President Kruger's resignation is
regarded as an acute move to create a
crisis for the purpose of tiding over the
interval until the rainy season begins.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
French Consul at New York Says
the New Treaty Favors the
United States,
But France Also Made a Very
Fair Bargain From Her
::ts=. Point of View.
Washington Authorities Say That
France Drove a Very Hard
! Bargain.

NEW YORK, July 27.-Edmond Bru-
wart, French consul at New York, says
of the new reciprocity treaty between
France and the United States:
II regard it as an excellent thing for
the United States. America was the
only country which did not have the
benefit of our minimum tariff. As the
manufacturers abroad are satisfied with
profit of 5per cent, the difference be-
tween the maximum and minimum
rates was sufficient to keep the United
States out of the French markets.
Frances annual importation of man.
ufactured articles is about $3.50, 900, 900,
and the United States will get a good
share of this. America undersells Eng
land in cotton goods in China, and there
is no reason why it cannot do the same
in France. It will be the same with
other articles.
England, Belgium, Germany and
Austria now supply France with her
imported manufactured articles. The
leading imports are raw cotton, wheat,
tobacco, mineral oil, copper and lead.
America sends agricultural implements,
sewing machines, electrical appliances
and pumps.
''There are 642 articles on the duti-
able list of the French tariff, and the
treaty gives the United States the min
imum rate on all except II. Germany,
England and other countries which
have treaties with France do not enjoy
the minimum rate on these 12 excep-
tions, which are chiefly agricultural
products. The average difference be-
tween the French maximum and min
imun rate is 81 per cent, SO that inn
ports from this country will pay one
third less duty when the treaty goes
into effect.
"There are 463 dutiable items in the
tariff law of the United States and in
return for her concessions France will
obtain lower rate in less than 100 of
them, the average reduction being only
10 per cent. While this seems one.
sided, it is not so much so as it appears,
because American goods have been sent
into France as English goods under the
minimum tariff.
81 do not think the treaty can go into
erect before next FEBRUARY. 1t must be
ratified both here and in France and
signed by President Loubet and Presi.
dent Mckinley. Then copies of the
treaty must be exchanged.
"France has given all she can give,
because with her $1,000, 900, 900 of ma.
tional debt, she cannot reduce her tariff
any further. We did not get what we
asked, by any means, but we obtained
all the United States was willing to
give. We realized that the treaty must
be such congress would approve it, and
France deferred to President McKin.
ley's wishes on that account"
Secresy is maintained in regard to the
class of goods on which the American
tariff will be lowered. This is done in
order to avoid the oppositisn of interests
which might object to foreign competi-
ton in the home market.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
SET FIRE TO A CHURCH.
Texas Negro Lyncl,ed After Killing Ono
of His Pursuers

Texas Negro Lynched After Killing One
of His Pursuers.
Houston. Tex, July 27.-Some two
weeks ago a negro was lynched in
Grimes county. Monday night church
at Fuqua Prairie was burned by an in.
cendiary. Suspicion fell on John and
Randall Hamilton. negroes. The latter
was first found and with a rope around
his neck he confessed that John burned
the church. John was found at his
home and his answer to a demand fol
surrender was a volley of buclshot
Van Wright being fatally wounded and
Tuck Moody slightly injured. The
negro escaped. badly wounded, but was
recaptured at noon and at once strung
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
SHOWS ILLEGAL FEES.

Report of an Ohio Investigating Com-
mittee Causes n Sensation.
H1LLsBoRo, O., July 27.-The report
of committee appointed three months
ago to examine the records of county
officers for the past 10 years has caused
a great sensation by showing that in
that time the illegal fees and salaries
drawn by different county officials ag-
aggregate $56,20O. Suits against the
various officers to recover that amount
will be insisted on by taxpayers.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
GOVERNMENT FOR NEGROs.

Pending Congressional Action Otis Pro-
claims One of the Provisional Order.
MANILA, July 27.-Pending congress
sional action concerning the constitu-
tion under which the inhabitants of the
island of Negros shall be governed,
which has been submitted to President
Mckinley, General Otis has proclaimed
o provisional government, under the di-
rection of military governor to be
named by the governor of the Philip
pines, with civil governor and advisory
council to be elected. The military
governor will appoint secretaries Of the
treasury, interior, agriculture and pub
lie instruction, and an attorney general
and an auditor. Bacolod will be the
capital.
The military governor will exercise
supreme executive power. The civil
governor will advise the military gov
ernor concerning public questions of a
civil character, and will preside over
the advisory council. Hs will also
grant commissions and attest the official
acts of the military government con-
corning civil matters. There will be
eight councillors, one for each of seven
districts, and one councillor at large.
All males of 81 years Of age who are
nble to read and write English, Spanish
or Visayan understandingly, or are the
owners of $500 in realty, or are the
renters of 81 900 in realty, OF have re-
| sided i'll their respective districts one
year are qualified voters.
Municipal governments will be or
ganiZed as soon as possible under the
supervision of military and civil gov
ernments and the advisory council.
BAD TREATMENT ALLEGED.
No Preparations Made to Care for sicl.
and Wounded Soldiers.
N1NNEAPoLls, July ga special to
The Journal from San Francisco says:
When the hospital ship Morgan City,
just arrived from Manila, unloaded 500
sick and wounded soldiers, no welcome
the usual crowd of dock loafers. the
men, including is Minnesotans, limped.
slid or fell from the gangway. The
Journal correspondent helped several
helpless soldiers down the plank. The
ships hospital rorps was totally made
quate. Absolutely no preparation was
made by General Shafter to unload and
transport the sick to the Presidio.
The San Francisco Examiner, COM
menting on the helpless condition of
the men, says:
"The landing of the men was a sight
never to be forgotten. There was not a
jaunty step in the entire crowd; not a
face which bore evidence of health.
There were in that band representatives
of 80 organizations, men from nearly
every regiment that left here for the
Philippines during the last year. The
contrast between their condition on de-
parture and on arrival was heartrend-
ing"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
POWERS WILL SIGN.
Arbitration Scheme of Peace Conference
Probably Success.

Arbitration Scheme of Peace Conference
Probably a Success.
The HAGUE, July 27.-At the plenary
sitting of the conference, in Difference
to Sir Julian Pauncefote, in order to Sc.
cure unanimity the Danish delegates
consented that the reference to the
landing Of cables be struck out Of the
list contained in article SO of the con.
vention on the laws of war.
Turkhan Pasha, head of the Turkish
delegation, made formal adhesion to
the arbitration convention on condition
that Turkeys recourse thereto be purely
optional.
It is understood that about half the
powers, including those forming the
dreibund, will sign the arbitration con-
vention Immediately.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
DREYFUS INNOCENT.

That Is Now Said to he Admitted by His
Opponents.
LONDON, July 27.-The Paris CORE
spondent of The Morning Post tele-
graphs: II am able to vouch for the
statement that NJ. Mazau, president Of
the court of cessation, recently told
President Loubet that in all the evil
dence submitted there was nothing to
establish the guilt Of Dreyfus. NJ.
Mazau has always been an anti-revi-
sinnistn -
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
Governor Lind Acts.

ST. PAUL, July Ex-Governor Lind
has telegraphed Colonel Ames, now at
San Francisco, to see that the Mime
sofa boys who arrived on the Morgan
City are properly looked after. They
will be brought home if mustered out
and able to travel. Congressman Ste
vens also wired Assistant Secretary of
War Meiklejohn calling attention to
the report of bad treatment.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-28
Fay u Second Dividend.

NASHUA, N. H., July 27.-tester F.
Thurber, assignee of the Security Trust
company of this city and Grand Forks,
N. D., announces that second divi.
dend will be paid in short time. The
company failed in 1897, owing more
than $1,OO0,0O0. Mr.. Thurber says the
assets have been practically reduced tc
claims on 200 farms in North Dakota
and Minnesota.