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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-29
What Could lie Mean!

"Wcll," said the merchant to the
young clerk, whom he had sent ont
collecting, "did You have any luck?"
Some"
81 suppose you got the money Mr..
FatherinEton owes? You said he
was "a particular friend of yours"
"Nc, | didn't get the money. The
fact is, don't exactly know what to
make of mycXperience there"
"How was it?"
81 went in and said: Mr.. Father
ington, | called to speak about a
matter didn't get any farther; he
put in with: That is all right, my
boy; she is yours; take her and be
happy
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-29
A Corrupt Government.

There is at least one more Of the
faithful to be rewarded by receiving
the appointment of livestock in
spcctor at salary Of $1,000 per
annum. This law was passed. to give
a place to some friend of Stewards at
a fat salary, and not because the
State wanted a stock inspector. So
long as the people submit to such
juggling they may expect such treat
meht. Talk about your corrupt
government, there is not another
State in the Union that is in it with
Nevada as at present run.-Reno
Gazette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-29
WORLD OF LABOR.

Syracuse bicycle factories turn out
10000 wheels yearly.
The Coleman cotton mill, at Concord.
\. C., IS the only mill in the United
States owned and operated By negroes.
The mill is we'll equipped and has $50.
600 capital.
All prod poles have been barred at
the South Omaha stock yards and the
packers will now be expected to IN
struct their men to equip themselves
with the new style of whip.
Corncob pipes are made by the car
load in Missouri and sell for % to 81
cents per bushel. The industry is also
IN important one in Indiana, and one
factory at Brightwood turns out be-
tween 1900 and 5000 a day.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-29
DON'T LIKE Ills VETOES.

Governor Sadler has exercised the
veto power since the adjournment of
the Legislature in manner which
stamps him the tool Of the Southern
Pacific Company and the avowed en-
envy OF ono Of the most important
sections OF the State who se chief ex.
ecutive he is. In vetoing the bill for
a constitutional convention he obeyed
the will of the Southern Pacific re-
gardlees Of the fact that nine-te nths
OF the people of the State desire re.
modelling Of the organized laws;in We.
tong the bill whereby the land
bought for an experiment station by
Washoe county in the event Of its not
being used for the purpose intended.
reverts to the county, he simply gave
expression to his personal spirit
where he gotta few votes and lots OF
plain talking through the campaign.
In moment of candor he said on
the streets OF Reno"l Will put Washoe
where che belongs when the legisla-
turo mects' and he has done his best
to make his threat good. lIe did bis
best to complicate the situatiop in
the disincorporation matter, and nas
succeeded IN putting the case in such
Sshape tint there will have to be n
long and expensive litigation. Gov
ernor Sadler makes an excuse for lis
latest move against Washoo county.
that it would not be right Cor the
State to make improvements at the
Experiment Station and then have
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-29
M'KINLEY'S POLICY.
Double Dealing Methods and Can't
Phrases OF the Foremost
Republican.

~The future Of the Philippine ls-
lands," said President Mckinley i'll
his Boston speech. @is now in the
hands Of the American people. 1
have no light or knowledge not COM
mon to my country men. ] 90 not
prophesy. The whole subj ct is nov
with Congress, and Congress is the
voice, the conscience, and the Judg-
ment Of the American people"
Sounds fine, doesn't it? But
where are @the voice, the conscien ce,
and the judgment of the American
people," Just at pre- ent; and how are
they to have opportunity to make
themselves felt? What sort Of Il
policy and leadership is this which
relegates the Philippine ques ion to.
s;he hands of the American people"
and then proceeds to tic those hands,
by refusing to- convcke Cong rcss in
special session?
If President Mckinley spoke in
good faith at Boston, why IS not the
Fifty sixth Congress sitting mt Wash
ington to deal with the Philippine
question, and to outline Philippine
policy? The President is like Orator
Puff; he has two tones to his voice.
TO the people he says: al leave it all
to Congress To Congress he says:
@Lcave it all to me-"
thirds Of a year likely to be prolific of
events of the most momentUus
character with relation to the Philip
pine question, the "voice" of the peo-
pie will be silent, the conscience" of
the people can effect no quickenmg
touch, the "judcmcnt" OF the people
will have no way to make itself felt.
The President will have absolute
power, with no Congress Oh his hands
to deal with problems, as to which he
says he has mo light Or knowledge
not common to my countrymen."
Is this deep, calculating design?
Or is it mere vacilatIon of purpose
on the Presidents part? Think of
the infamy of good Americans being
called traitors because they lack con-
tidence III such Presidents policy
of shrrds and patchcs!-AIbany
Argus.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-29

them revert to Washoe county. AS a
matter of fact. and as the Governor
very well knows, the State has moth
ing to do with the improvements or
the support of the Experiment Sta
ton. Not a nickle from the~State is
expended by that part of the Univer-
sity.-Reno Gazette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-29
YOU TRY 1T.

Ii Shiloh's Cough and Consump.
ton Cure, which is sold for the small
price OF 20 cts, 80 CITE. and 81. 90, does
not cure take the bottle back and we
will refund your money. Sold for
over 30 years on this guarantee. Price
70 cents and 80 cents. For sale by
Elko Drug. Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-29
MANY A LOVER

Has turned with disgust from an
otherwise lovable girl with an often
sive breath. Karl's Glover Root Tea
pnrities the breath by It's action on
the bowels, etc, MS rothing else will.
So LIT for years Oh absolute guarantee.
Price % cts. and so cts. For sale by
Elko Drug Co.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
SAMUEL CX) MURDOCH
NJ 1,lr

The affidavit bears the acknowledge
ment seal of Justice of the Peace T. j.
Kirkpatrick and is dated October 81,
1879.
Trial of the big case is now going on
before a jury a Willows. Interest and
principal now amount to nearly $780,,
900. and each side is represented by
hight priced and clever lawyers.
Kirkpatrick testified that Bill Muir
dock read the affidavit and said it was
all right.
Mrs. Helen Murdoch testified that she
was at Allen Springs in 1877. In Sep
tember of that year she received word
from Samuel, her husbands father, to
return to her home at once. She did
so. arriving on the night of September
4. The next day William Murdoch came
to the house, The two men discussed
business matters. alone and then Sam
uel called her into the room
On a table were pens, ink, some pa
pers. blank note and many piles of
twenty dollar pieces. A powder can
containing gold coin was near the table.
The money had been brought in to the
house by Samuel from the cellar. Sam
uel asked her to write the note, telling
her to make it like another one he
showed her, which was for SIG, ,000 only
to make the amount 500, 600. the inter-
est one per cent per month, the time
twenty years after date, payable to her
self. William read the note after she
had written it and he then signed it.
Samuel then stated that the note was
TO be for the benefit of her sons, his
grandsons, when they became of age.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

on his two grandsons, Edmond and
Stanley, Gawn's two children.
The story goes that finally a settle
ment between the two men, Samuel
and William, came up. They met at
Gawn's house on the 5th day of Sep
tember, 1871 GAVIN was not at home.
The men talked over their business
transactions and it was agreed that
Sam would turn over to Bill the $4,000
paid him by his son and that William
would give a note for a balance Of
$780, GOO. Samuel then asked to have
the note drawn up for that amount
payable to Mary Helen Murdock. to fall
due in twenty years, so as to mature
about the time his two grandsons be-
came of age, the money to be for their
benefit.
Mrs. Murdoch wrote the note. Bill
signed it-and that's how and why the
note was made, according to the story.
The evidence already given in court
tells the details of the whereabouts of
the note from that time to this and
circumstances in relation to it.
GAVIN Murdoch, the husband of the
holder of the note, has been closely
cross examined and his testimony
stands unshaken. He told of meeting
Bill Murdock at Chico day or two
after the date of the note. Bill said
to him: "Gawn, you needn't be mad
at me any more. l have settled with
your father. He gave me $4,000 and
I have given my note for 100000 pay
able to Mary, twenty years after date"
GAVIN returned home and his wife
showed him the note. They wrapped
it up carefully, put it in a vial. which
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

y
said Mr. Lexow,
that were not presenting
committee
the necessary eviden6e
Know those actually
would be to to New
place before
therefore that ordinary
ITSELF totally unfit
members familiar o know
TO look for evidence
they simple
TO anything These
thoroughly familiar
counsel must be with
ways the police
superfuges that to be resorted
There
tribute the
derstand protection
country the
police OF New the police Philadelphia
Detroit Cincinnati, Indianapolis
city In this country in which $4,000 persons live
am not making general arraignment What.
result OF information
doubt If
signs Of action in the various These signs
FORM meetings another all tending
preston to popular objection to existing municipal conditions
Jectons that bound fruit that
hppd IN the bud is not question of politics or of religion
beyond religion
The residents Of every municipality must take lesson from
possess When strife personal
put party aside really and to act according to their
interests This is what the
what they going Take New York city
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23


is q Republican, a
Ostensby
together There
Platt
inspired the appointment
Croker will be questioned by the If he questions
will not be such
this Mazet investigation political
would will
difference the
in
Why the
They
election
held
No %
comparatively
polite should
useless
Yorks police
We that shielded
satisfaction
though all this be laid before
remedy which would be effective that will be applied
municipality
There would simply be change of methods
rupton would be
believe the city and country have had their fill of being
because their There
siy for it, and there is The revolt
uprising of the and it will include
cities
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

at hotel, would carry his own meal in
his pocket
On rainy day old Bilrs overcoat was
a gunny sack. and his habits were all
in line with this sort of thing. All of
this time Bill Murdock was acquiring
land while he attended to his flockS
and sold their wool.
A cousin Of William, Samuel Murdock,
came to California with his three chill
dren in 1861.
Samuers son, GAVIN w Murdoch, is
the husband Of the woman who holds
the $100, 900 note.
Samuel Murdock was an illiterate
man and could neither read nor write.
He had inherited some money, and with
this small capital he and his son GAVIN
went into the sheep business on Stony
Creek. near Orland, forming a partner
ship. They made money rapidly and,
1t is claimed, from 1S61-62 until 1877
Samuel loaned his cousin "Bilr' large
sums of money, the profits from the
business with which money Bill pur-
chased land. GAVIN, the son. objected
to these leans, and bad feeling was en-
gendered between father and son on
this account. 1t appears that no books
were kept in the matter of the partner
ship business and the concerns of father
and son were sort of go-as-y -you-please.
The estrangement between them grew,
until the partnership was dissolved in
1876. GAVIN agreeing to pay his father
$4,000 fer his interest, $4,000 OF which
was then paid in cash:
1t was then that Samuel left the
house of his son GAVIN and went to live
with his cousin Bill" In the early
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
S364 900 Hangzng on a RSns<1ohe


IN I'D William Murdoch sign anG
deliver the promissory note fol
100000 dated September g. 1877
and made payable twenty years
after date tC Mary Helen Muir
dock, with interest at 1 per cent
per month, or is the signature to that
scrap of paper a forgery?
Three persons are said to have been
present when the note was signed. Two
Of these, William Murdoch and his
cousin Samuel are dead; the other is
the holder and payee of the note-Mrs.
Mary Helen Murdock
Mrs. Murdock's suit against the ex-
ecutors of the estate of William Muir
dock for $34O, 900, principal and interest,
is now before the Superior Court Of
Glenn County, and twelve good men
and true are listening to testimony
bearing on the validity of the now cele-
brated note.
But the history of this paper, which
calls for over quarter of a million dol
lars, is an interesting one and there has
not yet been published a connected
story of the transaction.
"Old Bill MurdCck," as William Muir
dock was called, was one of the very
earliest settlers in Northern California.
At the time he decided to make his
home in the Sacramento Valley no such
thing as wheat growing was known
in the section where he took up his
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

seventies GAVIN had married Mary Ell
len Ashurst. daughter of a farmer who
lived in Tehama County. Samuel was
on good terms with Gawn's wife.
While staying at Bills house, Bill
told Samuel that GAVIN had not made
a just settlement with him (SamueD,
and, after threats to sue, GAVIN agreed
to pay his father $4,000. This was
done, the payment being in cash and
notes-$8000 in cash This was short
time before this 100000 note was said
to have been made.
Samuel returned to his sons house
to live, and it is told that all of the
old mans affections seemed centered
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

Murdock wished to borrow some money
on his 100000 note and he (Megginson)
wanted to know if the note was good.
The reply was that the note was good
and would be paid when due.
The strongest testimony was that of
L. j. Kirkpatrick, man who has lived
near the Murdock place for fOrty-three
years and who bears a splendid repu-
tation. He was intimately acquainted
with both Sam and Bill MurdOck and
was a Justice of the Peace in early
days and at the time the business deals
between Sam and Bill were MAIDS,
Kirkpatrick testified that he heard a
conversation between the two men,
when Bill was trying to get a reduc
ton from u to 10 per cent of the in
tereSt rate on a note held by Mary.
He also stated that at Sans request
he drew up an affidavit in the form Of
a statement, by Sam, of the indebted
ness of William to him, giving as his
reason that he wanted to protect his
grandchildren. The affidavit was pro-
duced, identified by Kirkpatrick, and
read in court. 1t reads as follows:
OLIMPO, Colusa County, Cal,
October 81, 1879.-I Samuel Muir
dock, will make a true state
ment of the business transac-
tions that has existed between
myself and William Murdock,
both of COlusa County, State of
California, POstofffce Kama
wa. | began lOaning money to
the said William MurdOCk in the
years of 1851 or '62, 1 will not say
which, ana did continue to loan
to the said William Murdock my
money until 1871 The first he
borrowed from me was money
that was left to me by my
fathers estate and my brother
William Murdoch, who had pre-
viously died in Grisley Bend,
Butte County. I let him have
$4,000 the first loan. L then loaned
him the money that l sold my
wool and sheep for from year
to year and trusted to William
Murdock to keep the accounts,
as I had no education. | think
he kept the books as correct as
he could until the last trauSdC-
tiOn-the settlement with GAVIN
Murdock [ loaned him $4,000 in
April, 1876, and when | made my
final settlement with GAVIN
Murdook l loaned William Muir
dock $20000,. September 5, 1877,
which was about two years ago.
have settled with William
Murdock and have taken note
from him for the amount due
me, dated September 3, 1877, and
made payable to Mary H. Muir
dock. for the benefit of my two
grandsons, Edmond and Samuel
MurdcclI and due twenty years
from date.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

abode, but the raising Of sheep brought
large profits to the owners Of such
stock.
Bill" was bachelor and as close
listed an old character as ever owned
a band of sheep. 1t is not an exaggera-
ton to call him a miser. He was an
honest man, however, and paid his
debts promptly.
"Old Bill" was a sort of character in
his stinginess. He would drive to town
in his old rattle-trap of a spring wagon,
tie his skinny horses to a hitching post,
pull out a sack of hay for the sorry
looking animals, and, instead of dining
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
ed in the Barn for

they then sealed, and after bottling the
vial, placed the bottle in a powder can
and buried it in the barn
After ten or eleven years the note
was dug un and was seen by several
persons in Sacramento and in San
Francisco.
GAVIN testified that his wife wished
to borrow money on the note from one
j. 5. MegginsOn. He and his wife met
Megginson IN the pavilion at Sacra-
mento in 1890 and the matter was
talked OF. Bill Murdoch was in the
pavilion and they found him, intro
duced Megginson and brought up the
subject Megginson told Bill that Mrs
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

A warning is issued by Mr. W. J. Ark
coll. a London veterinary surgeon, to
families in which cats are kept, against
allowing them to be in the house while
suffering from a mere cold.
II have recently discovered he writes,
that in many parts of the west and
northwest of London a number of the
feline race have been stricken with in
fiuenza, and of a most dangerous form.
AS the epidemic may be contracted from
pets, it behooves ladies and gentlemen
not to handle or fondle afflicted animals
would paruGularIy t9reWarn them
near to a cat or dog which appears to
have only contracted a slight cold
Very frequently circumstances alter
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

the
affairs within had been
throughout Personally number
result
and compound felones
WI Iexow o New city,
counsel
New Why, i you York
Immediately
guide securing
Yorkcit
idea what it of
When began its sessions here of before
to
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23
Ur. .Pa1Hhu17f O,
>9t on "0he Coming .Rsvoh4ou in Oau~ Zig CAa7.


m o is W kp not NJ
ao int d d at h4 d In ever W d
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b. n means ind E he&yt ap@ every 20 ofg gh d
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23


" Widespread has Of in
les OF TINS country a
~ IetIZng sense Of the The methods
~ VI eAc'ls tribute police
nave oeen changed somewhat principle
The fact Dood-money
demonstration in United States whose population
$4,000 ~ $1,000 ~ f
am IN communication In
cincinnati showing decidedly
ing "hen In nunclpa affairs there
nguishnent of party will engu the
FORMED AIDS OF vice Vice and
battles against virtue and decenc going
~ eO'9
This form; that is no two
cities acting together 1t
Of 1t is really
reforms can De Drought ABOUT When
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

Very frequently circumstances alter
kisses.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11

papers published in this state; and for
violation of this act by auy such
company or companies, association or
associations, partnership or partner
ships, they shall, on conviction thereof,
pay fine of not less than $500.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
attorney general or the solicitor, upon
his request, to cause the provisions of
this act to be enforced.
Sec. 5. 1t shall also be the duty OF
the comptroller general or other off,
cial, now charged, or to be charged,
with the enforcement of the insurance
laws of this state, to require every fire
insurance company, association or part.
nership doing fire insurance business
within this state, to file with the an
nual statement made to him a state
ment duly sworn to by the manager
or president of each company, associa-
ton or partnership, legally admitted
in this state, that it has not in the year
intervening between the issue of its last
license and that applied for violated
the condition of this act.
Sec. 6. This act shall be in force
from the LIST day of March, 1900, and
all acts or parts of acts inconsistent
Herewith are hereby repealed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. H. G. Strauss left yesterday for
the northern markets to buy his stock
of spring and summer goods.
The Miss Radcliffe who figures in
the Pinckney sensation in Charleston,
is visitor from the north.
Miss Ella Cody left Thursday night
for Albemarle, N. c., where she goes
to visit Mrs. R. A. Crowell, nee Miss
Mamie Lowrance.
Charles w. May, the lecturer, who
is announced TO appear at the opera
house tonight, Saturday, is travelling
under the auspices of the Southern
Lecture Bureau; headquarters in At
lanta. He is said to be an entertaining
talker, and those who 60 out and hear
him are likely to be pleased. Among
his testimonials is one from Hon. VIM.
Jennings Bryan.
Supervisor Culp got black eye
from the bad roads last Wednesday.
He was riding into Yorkvllie on horse
back. His horse suddenly stepped
into hole, or a boggy spot, and went
down to its knees. Mr.. Culp fell for
ward, aud as the horse struggled up
ward, hit the back of its head against
Mr.. Culp's left cheek. The blow was
sumner and came very near knock
ing Mr.. Culp out of his seat. There
was considerable swelling about the
cheek, and later in the day the eye
turned black. The injury was quite
painful.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-11
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The county board of commissioners
met in the Office of the supervisor on
Wednesday morning and continued'in
session nearly all day. All three
members were present, and it is no ex-
aggeration to state that more work
was accomplished than has ever been
accomplished by the county board be-
fore, since the former days when it
was composed of only three commits
missioners, as now.
Most of the business was In the ma
ture of ordinary routine work, the ap-
proving of accounts, ETC.. but several
petitions from Bethel township re-
ceived attention. One of the petitions
asked for the building of a bridge at
the Spratt Wright ford, near Allison
Creek church. Another asked that
the bridge at Plaxico's mill be changed
from its present location below the
mlldam and made to span the pond
above the mill. The change, Of course,
also contemplates a corresponding
change in the location of the road.
In this case there was counter petit
ton, setting forth the alleged damage
that the change would entail on some
of the residents, and the two petitions
showed difference of opinion as to
the probable expense of the proposed
change. There was another petition
from people in the Point neighborhood,
setting forth that the hill at Mill Creek,
near the North Carolina line, is impas-
sible, and that unless something is
done the road will have TO be aban-
doned. The petitioners ask for the
assistance of the chaingang and agree
to haul the rock that may be necessa-
ry to repair the hill.
After listening patiently to all that