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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-12

Ten carloads of black walnut logs
were sold recently in Kentucky for ex-
port abroad, principally to London,
Glasgow and Hamburg.
Only in New York, Buffalo, Yonkers,
Boston, Chicago, Brookline (Mass),
Providence, Philadelphia and Worces-
ter are public baths maintained.
The growing popularity Of the Tyrol
as summer resort is shown by the
fact that the number Of hotels has in
creased from 9S9 in 1890 to 1,437 in 1897.
A toboggan slide in St. Moritz, switz-
erland, extends three-quarters of
mile, and is said to be the longest in the
world. The descent has been made in
II seconds.
The national government will have
five buildings at the Pan-American ex-
position, ard it is promised that it's ex-
hibit will he better one than that at
the Chicago fair.
Among the points dwelt on at the
regent tuberculosis congress in Berlin
we're the facts that more than 40 per
clTt. Of the printers Of Berlin who had
C,..! wore pathisical.
The bcsr price ever paid in Berlin for
lrUp.it% w@s for a corner measuring
two yar6a long and two wide, for which
cigar dealer few years ago paid
$500, and which he sold the other day
for $4,000.
A Georgia convict, working with
others in contractors brickyard, es-
capped recently by piling bricks in q
hollow square and thus shutting him
self in until the convicts had been
locked up for the night.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-12
Ordinance,

The Board OF County Commissioners OF
Elko county, State Of Nevada, for the use
and benefit OF the inhabitants of said Elko
county, do hereby order and establish an
ordinance to prevent ball playing on any of
the public streets, in the town Of Elao. in
the above named county and State, and to
prescribe penalty for the violation thereof
to wit:
Each and every person who shall play
ball on any OF the public streets of the said
town OF Elko shall be guilty Of disorderly
conduct, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined for the FIRST oGense, in the sum
OF four ($D dollars, or imprisoned in the
County Jail two t2) days; and for any subse-
quent onense, he shall be fined in the sum
OF eight 1887 dollars, or imprisoned in the
County Jail four (D days. This ordinance
shall not apply to what is at present known
as the Elko Base Ball Ground
The Clerk of the Board is ordered to have
copy Of this ordinance published in the
INDEPENDENT and Free Press.
Said ordinance to take effect upon Octo-
ber 5, 1899.
BY order of the Board,
f@1 Attest: A. G. DAwLEY,
SEAL Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-12
DISEASE OF CATTLE
CharbOn, the Sixth Plague of EryDe
I'm the Time of Moses,
Now Raging.

Dr. Sidney l.. Theard, sanitary officer
of the New Orleans board of health.
has made study of charbon, the dis
ease which has killed so many mules.
horses and cattle in Louisiana and
southern Mississippi during the spring
just past, ami which still prevails there
to an alarming extent. lie has reached
the conclusion that inoculation with
the serum CT IN inmuni2cd animal is
an absolute safeguard against the dis
ease. lie also states that all parts of
the bodies Of animals that have died of
charbon are actually poisonous and
says cremation of the bodies is impera-
tive.
Great care must be exercised in hand
ling animals suffering from the disease,
MS there are number of instances Of
human beings contracting it in that
way. Only few days ago a man died
OF the poison in the charity hospital at
New Orleans, and several others sim
ilarly afflicted have been successfully
treated there this season.
Nor is the disease confined to the
south. 1t has made it's appearance near
Chicago within short time, and re-
port says it is prevalent among the
cattle in parts of Iowa and Wisconsin,
and in central Illinois.
Charbon has been known under va
rious names from the earliest ages, and
On" authority declares that it was the
sixth plague sent upon Egypt as pun
ishment for the obstinacy of Pharaoh
in holding the children of Israel in
bondage, after he had been commanded
by God to let them go. 1t is described
by Homer in the first book of the
Had, and Ovid gives a minute dcscrip-
l.Cn of it in the ninth book of the Meta
Horphoses.
In the majority of cases charbon is
# rninsmatic origin; that is, the
:no"Gs Of charbon exist in the soil. The
transmission from soil to animal may
ecu" ~ ctt.dTeous inoculatiCn, and in
:. =" :.nTrs tie germs have multiplied
- rapidly rs to throw the afflicted ani-
:'"l in'n violent fever. 1t begins as n
,'i..'..:, ID h--td spot, on which soon ap-
; "2;'> :: ro"tule G" vesicle. 1t sloughs
;"d Spreads rapidly, causing violent
's?cr and speedy death.
The ravaGCs of the disease in Louisi-
ana especially have been very disas-
.rEus. Large plantations have been
stripped If every horse and mule with
n Il day or two, and the profits of years
swept away, while small farmers have
been riined.-Memphis Scimeter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-12
To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LAND OErIcE.

SLATE LAND OBFICE,
CARSON CITY. Nevada, August 81, 1859. I
=, Notice Is hereby given that the State Of
Nevada, under the Act Of Congress approx
ed June 10, 1880 (21 Stats. 28O, has filed in
the United States Land ONCE at Carson
City, Nevada, List No. 2S2 OF lands selected
under said Act, aud has applied for q pat
open to the public for inspection, aud a
copy thereof, by descriptive subdivisions,
mas been posted in q convenient place in
SAID United States Land ONCE for the in
speSt1on OF all persons interested and the
public generally.
Within the next sixty days following the
date OF this notice protests or contests
against the claim Of said State Of Nevada
to any tract or subdivision described in the
list, on the ground that the same is more
valuable for mineral than agricultural pur-
poses, will be received and noted by the
Register and Receiver of the United States
Land ONCE at Carson City, Nevada, for re-
port to the General Land ONCE at Wash
ington, D. G.
The following are the subdivisions de-
scribed, to wit:
E. y Of S. E. 4 Sec. %, the e. u of N. T..
and e. a OF S. E. 4 Sec. 81, N. w. "a of
N. w: Sec. 90, Lot Of N. w. = Sec 2, E.
OF N. f. and L. u Of S. E. d Sec. 22 II.
% n. K. 50 E. M. d. B. s. M.-4S2.60 acres.
f. D. KELLEY,
State Land Register Of the State of Nevada.
Date Of first insertion, September 1, 1899.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-12
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been duly appointed and ouali-
fed by the District Court of the Fourth Ju-
dicial District Of the State Of Nevada, in
and for the County OF Elko, as admlnistra-
OF said county, deceased. All creditors
having claims against said estate are re-
quired to file the same, with proper vouch-
ers attached. with the Clerk Of the Court
within forty days OF the first publication OF
this notice.
Dated ELKo, Nevada, September S, 1899.
w. T. SMITH,
Administrator OF the Estate Of Elsie A.
Gooding, Deceased.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-12
NOTICE.

BY order OF the Board of County
Commissioners of EIko County, State
Of Nevada, made this 9th day Of
February, 1899, notice is hereby
given that all persons who are charg-
es upon the county must come to the
County Hospital, or all claims for
their support will be disallowed by
said Board except in cases Of extreme
emergency.
Attest: A. G. DAwLEY
, County Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-12

BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners, all bills against the
County to be acted upon by the
Board, must be filed on or before the
Saturday Immediately preceding the
Monday upon which the Board meets,
otherwise the bills will not be acted
upon until the next meeting of the
Board.
Attest: A. G. DAwLEY
County Clerk.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07
TELEPHONE ORDINANCES.
License Committee, After Listening
to Protests, Defers Action.

Representatives of the Pacific Telegraph
and Telephone Company appeared yester-
day before the License Committee of the
Board of Supervisors To argue on the pro-
test against the passage OF an ordinance
imposing tax of 81 a quarter on nickel
in-the-slot attachments TO telephones and
providing a penalty in cases where the
number is not given after the nickel has
been dropped Attorney r. ;. PillSbury
addressed the committee and claimed that
the board was not empowered to impose
license of the kind intended. lie said
that If the ordinance was passed IL would
be taken to the courts, which he conf
IDENTIFY believed would decide against II
Secretary T. w. Eaton OF the COMPANY
followed and said that the ordinance
would involve an expense OF $4,000 year
failing a loss OF 30 per cent Of the sub
scribers The company already paid a
license of SlOi quarter and a revenue of
$500. 600 which was largely I'm excess OF its
real income He urged that the nickel
boxes were simply a record OF the number
of switches used, which record was here
tofore kept I'm the office and occasioned
much dissatisfaction. The slot boxes had
the cost of the telephones to the public
In regard 10 the other ordinance covering
failure of the company TO raise the de-
sired number, Eaton stated that the com
Wrongfully eXacted and that errors and
omissions were quite likely to occur as
the mechanism was not perfect. Superin-
tendent Louis Glass said that the COM
pany had been able TO reduce the rates
only by the use OF the Observation-Disclosures
attachments.
Supervisor Aigeltinger was in favor of
acting on the ordinances Immediately af-
ter the argument was finished but Super
visor Blacks motion To defer cOnSidera-
tion until next Monday morning prevailed,
when some recommendation will be made
to the board at Its meeting in the after
noon.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07
!: COAST TRADE THREATENED, :
RAILROADS WILL
ENTER PROTEST
AT WASHINGTON
Business Injured by a
New Ruling.

The Treasury Department at Washing
ton has just made a ruling that has
caused great perturbation in railroad cir
cles, as the effect of the ruling Will be 10
deprive the transcontinental lines of a
large quantity Of freight business, which
will be transferred by reason of the ruling
10 the Canadian Pacific. Victoria and
Vancouver and the Panama route by
The following letter from Assistant Sec
Tetary o. l.. Spaulding to Collector Jack
son will explain the matter fully. The
Southern Pacific Company and the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company intend to pro-
test TO the Treasury Department against
the ruling:
The Department is in receipt from the Col
lector of Customs at San Francisco OF tele-
gram upder date Of the 23d instant requesting
to be Informed whether the decision of Novem-
ber l3. 1899, prohibits the shipment Of mer-
chandise I'm transit through the United States
FOR expectation from Europe 10 Asia ada
cent islands and vice versa. under the act OF
Canada or 10 Mexico. in view Of the fact that
goods continue to arrive from New York un-
der immediate transportation entries for export
TO Honolulu Asia. etc.
In this connection have TO inform you that
the decision Of November 13. 1899 IT. u. 2l 75i)
prohibits generally the shipment of merchan-
disc through the United States in transit under
the Act OF June 10. 1850.
Whenever merchandise arriving I'm the United
States IS shown by the manifest Invoice or bill
OF lading TO he intended for expectation other
wise than Canada or 20 Mexico under Section
under the provisions Of the treaty Of Washing
ton II may be entered for warehouse and trans
portation to the port of exit. and there entered
for rewarehouse and expectation or it may b.
entered for consumption hut IL can not be
entered for immediate transportation and eN-
portation in bond. there being no provision OF
law therefor. nor shipped under the Act or June
10. 1880. that Act I'm no way relates 10 the
shipment of merchandise in transit through
the United States for expectation.
The 40, referred 10 contemplates only the
transportation Of such merchandise as Shall
appear by the invoice bin OF lading and
manifest OF the importing vessel TO be con
signed 20 and destined FOR either Of the ports
specified in the seventh section Of the Act
and the same examination and appraisement OF
such merchandise shall be required and had
at the port Of destination. would have been
required at the port OF first arrival II such
merchandise had been entered for consumption
or warehouse at such port"
The entry for warehouse and transportation
OF the merchandise above referred 10 involves
apprasement and the production OF a duly
certified invoice. You will be governed accord
ingly.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07
POISONED THE DOG AND
THEN ROBBED THE HOUSE
Thomas Magee's Vacant House Strip
ped of Its Fixtures-Capitalist
Kavanagh's Terrier Killed.

The police are searching for a gang Of
burglars who entered a vacant house at
the corner of Van Ness avenue and Eddy
street on Tuesday night and stripped IL
of gas fixtures, lead pipe and other valu-
able articles.
Thomas Kavanagh. the welI-known cap
italist, whose residence adjoins the va
cant house, visited police headquarters
last night and reported the crime He
stated that the house was owned by
Thomas Magee, the real estate agent, and
that the latter knew nothing of the rob
berry. He is extremely angry because the
desperadoes poisoned his valuable fox
terrier and he would like TO see them
caught and punished.
According t3 lfiS story heard dog
barking about midnight. but paid no at
tention TO 1t because il was nightly oc-
currence. He is now sorry that he did
not rise and investigate as the faithful
creature was trying To warn his master OF
the presence of the burglars. The next
morning the dog was found lying stiff i'm
the back yard and beside il a piece OF
meat which had been evidently thrown
to the canine by the criminals. The dog
was highly valued by Mr.. Kavanagh as
IL was given to him by Architect Havens
The police have their eyes on a crowd
of hard characters who hang around in
the vicinity of Polk street. Mr.. Magee 5
loss will amount to nearly 500. while Mr.
kavanaghs loss is irreparable.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07
JOE De LAVEAGA
HEIR TO A VAST
LANDED ESTATE
Judge Coffey Finds in
His Favor.
END OF ALONG LEGAL BATTLE
Two Aunts and an Uncle, Who Con-
tested the Successful Litigants
Claims. Will Inherit the
Residue.

The controversy over the millions Of the
late Jose Vicente de Iaveaga. as far as
the Superior Court IS concerned. was
ended yesterday by Judge Coffey A de-
cision was handed down by the court IN
the matter OF the distribution OF the es-
tate, and Anselmo Jose Maria de Lave
AKA, popularity known as Joe de Laveaga.
the ilegltimRte son ~ Miguel A de La
veaga and BaSilia Sanchez. is declared
therein as The heir entitled 10 one-fourth
~ the entire estate. Two sisters and a
brother of the deceased will divide the
residue and peace viii prevail again
over the domain OF the De Laveagas.
The action decided yesterday by the
court was in the nature Of in fact. an ap-
pNcation by the sisters ~ the decedent,
Maria Josefa Cebrian and Maria Concep-
cion de LaveaEa. FOR distribution OF the
estate 20 them and to their brother.
Miguel a. de Iaveaga. as the next of kin
and heirs. This application was an
swcrel by the executors. and subsequent
ly, on January u. lS9s. an answer 20 the
sisters petition was fled ou behalf Of
Auselmo Jose Maria de LaVeaEa, IN
which he alleged that he was one of the
heirs AZ Jaw and next of kin Of Jose VI
cente de Iavcaga. and averred IN support
~ his claim that he was the only child
and sole hcir az law of Jose Maria De
laveaEa- "a brother of Jose Vicente, and
mentioned as such brother Ia the peu-
flon 0f the sisters.
Auselm0 Jose Maria dc Laveaga, tho
claimant, was born April es lS6S, his
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07
BARBER-SH0P BUYER
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
GILBERT BOUGHT ON CREDIT,
DISPOSED FOR CASH.
Winston, N. c., Scene of the Sale and
San Francisco's Tenderloin the
Wind-Up of Pleasure.

w. H. Gilbert. a refugee from justice
from Winston. y. c., was arrested yes
terday morning by Deputy United States
Marshal Henry Moftitt on a warrant is
sued by United States Court Commission
er Heacock.
on October u OF this year Gilbert, who
was a hardware merchant, was adjudi-
Gated a bankrupt by the United States
District Court for the western district OF
North Carolina. After ne had filed his
statement IL was charged by his creditors
that he had concealed and appropriated
SSUOO in cash with intent To defraud them.
\ warrant was thereupOn issued for his
arrest by the United States District Court
Commissioner OF the western dlstrlSt OF
that State on December 2. and the Federal
authorities here were notified 10 be on the
lookout for him. Detective Curtin and
Police Detectives Cody and Gibson traced
Gilbert 10 his room at 80 Mason street,
and ne was caught by Deputy MOtiitt on
Ellis street. near Powell, just after he had
left his room.
barber-shop at 6O Ellis street and asked
the proprietor what price he would sell
his shop for. Gilbert was under the iniiu-
ence OF liquor. but ne evidently meant
business, and when the proprietor named
5000 as the price Gilbert drew $500 from
his pocket and handed II TO the barber a.
a deposit He went away and returned III
about an hour win Sl"lo, ,h9
Of the purchase money, and the tOnsOrial
establishment became his. It Is believed
by the detectives that Gilbert succeeded
In transferring the property TO a third
party before his arrest. This person Is
J. n willard. Gilbert's bosom friend,
who came out to this State with him.
IL Is alleged that Gilbert went 10 New
York. where he Is well known. ana DOusht
ON credit SIS 900 worth of hardware. and
on his return TO Winston sold the goods
for 5000 a drive" unparalleled I'm that
town He at once came to this city and
left roseate trail behind him in the ten
derloin The maximum penalty for his
offense is imprisonment In the peniten-
tiary for two years.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07

mother being Basilia Sanchez. but not
withstandinE his illcgitimacy he was
ACKNOWLEDGED by his father as a natural
son. and after hs mothers death La
Veaga took him into his custody and
lived with him in this State for some
time. afterward placing him I'm the Gus
tody OF Or Wilhelm Dohrmann, all OF tho
time paving for his education and sup
port. After Jose Maria de Laveaga died
his viii was produced and in II he
acknowledged himself 10 be the father
OF the boy and bequeathed him his entire
estate. The sisters made answer TO the
young mans petition In which they de-
MED its essential aVerments.
In his opinion Judge Coffey begins at
Don Jose Vicente de Laveaga. came
with his family 10 San Francisco in April
Of 1861. his household consisting Of him
self. his wife. three daughters and his
son Jose Maria, father OF the claimant.
and two servants, Basilia Sanchez and
Josefa Lopez: how subsequently Jose
Basilia, with the result that the claim
ant was born and acknowledged by Jose
Maria as his son. Jose Maria. however.
was anxious that his father and mother
should remain in ignorance of the coEdi-
tion OF the servant Basilia. and he ar
ranged 20 send her 10 Mexico. She went.
but a short time afterward a letter was
received from Mexico telling or the true
condition Of the girl. Nacha. Jose Maria's
sister began 20 berate him for the decep-
ton whereupon he struck her and lett
the mouse. lie AOunO NOIh nuSAlE DfGS
at ST. Francis Church on Vallejo street,
and when his family went 10 the house
Of worship he would wait 10 see them go
IN and then tell his friend, Torrontequi:
that he was satisfied with the sight Of
his parents and could sleep with pleasure
having seen them. During all of the time
I4.el Maria remained loXal 10 his child
and the girl who gave him birth.
From all Of the proofs the court finds
that II can fairly and logically be inferred
from all Of the facts that Jose Maria de
I.aveaga acknowledged the claimant as
his own son and that his prayer for par
fial distribution Of the estate TO him
should be granted. In conclusion Judge
Coffey grants the prayer Of the claimant.
Anselmo Jose Maria de Laveaga, and
the young man by his own right comes
into possession Of one-fourth of the entire
estate OF his deceased uncle, Jose Vim
cente de I.aveaEa. which is valued IN
total at $500 10 II. The sisters and broth
crs Of the deceased will inherit the bal
ance in equal shares.
Timothy J. Lyons and Garret ". Nc
Enerney appeared as counsel for the
sisters. Anselmo Jose de Laveaga was
represented by J. J. Dwyer. Thomas F.
Barry and John CARRIER and Daniel
Rogers represented the executors.
Dolores de Rivera. claiming TO be Do
lores Apalonia de Laveaga. daughter Of
Jose Maria de LaVeaEa and heir thereby
TO Jose Vicente de LaVeaga. met defeat
in her effort 10 break in and establish
heirship. She claimed 20 be the daughter
81 Jose Maria de LaVcaga and Jesus Bus
tilios The court. however. finds that her
claims were without basis and her case
falls upon each and every call Of the
code. She was represented by William
Graves Graves q Graves. W. L. Pierce
and W $. Wood
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07
Alcalde,s Winter Social.

Alcalde Parlor Of the Native Sons of the
Golden West gave the first OF its winter
socials i'm Shasta Hall of the Native Sons
building last night The parlOr proposes
to give one of these on the first Wednes-
day of each month TO its lady and gentle
man friends who are not members OF the
order OF Native Daughters or Native Sons
The one last night was in point OF num-
bers in attendance and interesting fea-
lures for the entertainment OF all a de-
cided success. The committee, consisting
OF l.. ]. Hurley. T.. LastredO. A. Rah-
wyler, John Desmond and II. r. Davis.
up of vocal solo by Miss Morton; Span
ish dance. Miss Hazel Wolf; speciaities.
Nj. Scanlon; buck and wing dancing Mr.
Humphreys; vocal SOLO Miss Kavanaugh;
violin solo, c. A. Krone. and recitation,
L. Lastredo. The committee served ice
cream, cakes and lemonade, after which
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07

So prolific has been the production OF the
local artists and some Of the visiting con-
tributors that other rooms were necessary
for the exhibition OF their paintings In
the green room, red room and dining
room some Of the gems of this exhibition
have been hung. The halls are adorned
with late pictures and everywhere the
visitor strayed something new greeted the
eye.
Many a woman who attended the exhibit
ton yesterday was done in the counter
part in oil and this afforded much occu-
patton for the general visitor in Identity
ing subjects. That is She" was heard
on every side. In all instances the artist
whose genius was let loose in the prepa-a-
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07

TAIR women and art-loving men gath
n cred nt the Bohemian Club yesterday
/ afternoon in flOcks and droves to gaze
with critical eye upon the many paint
ings that stud the walls OF the new INKS
room. Water colors and oils held sway
and the local artists were there TO call
attention TO the best their brushes have
produced. II was an exhibition and a sale
as well rs a formal opening and now that
the stamp Of approval has been put upon
the show by the ladies who flocked 10 the
club in great numbers success for this
exhibition Is certain.
Portraits. landscapes. life studies. ship
wrecks, fires at sea. still life. comedy ana
tragedy adorn the walls OF the jinks room.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-07

decorations. acted as an incentive TO the
artistic !ongings of the clubs guests. At
no time during the afternoon was the
club uncrowded.
One of the paintings which attracted the
most attention was portrait OF Miss Hey
denfeldt by John Willard Clawson. 1t is
hung on rhe north wall of the links room
in a very prominent place. Joullin. Chris
Jorgensen. Francis McComas, John Stan
ton and G.. Cadenassso have contributed
many noteworthy pictures. Orrin Peck's
"A Bavarian Garden" hung in the green
room, received the greatest attention of
the connoisseurs. Altogether the exhibit
ton this year has been in excess of any
that have preceded, both in number and
the quality of pictures produced.