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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-10
The Potato Scab.

Newspaper Bulletin OF the Nevada
Agricultural Experiment Station:
In newspaper bulletin No. II. is
sued from this department April 26,
1899, which treats OF the nature Of
potato scab, Prof. Balley's corrosive
sulin,ate treatment Of seed potatoes
WAS stated. Desiring to make a per-
soual test Of tho remedy the writer
oou atterwaei treated a quantity Of
seed tuUers according to the direc-
tions given in the bulletin cited. As
the crop has been harvested. a tate.
ment OF the condition OF the expert
meut aud the results are presented,
since they may be OF some interest to
potato growers.
The ground ON which the crop was
grown probably had never previously
borne potatoes, or other root crops,
certainly not within several years.
during which it has been i'll alfalfa.
Thus it is safe to assume that the
land was wholly free from the germs
of potato scab, which is a fungus dis.
ease.
The alfalfa sod was broken the
present spring, the ground being
plowed deeply and heavily manfred.
The seed potatoes were OF a late var
iety-ths Burbank. Practically all
of them were scabhy, some OF them
being completely covered with the
scabbed spots. In this respect it was
thought they offered typical material
for experimental work.
Before exposure to the corrosive
suhlimate, the potatoes were thor
oughly washed. each iudi vIduul be-
ing scrubbed with an ordinary scrub
GinG brush. Immediately following,
they were immersed in the corrosive
sublimate solution. where they re-
manned Que and one hall hours. being
agitated two or three times 10 permit
uniform exposure. The solution Was
Of the strength Of two and one fourth
ounces OF corrosive sublimate 10 If
zen gallons of water. The powder
was first dissolved III a pint of boiling
water.
Immediately following the treat
nient, the potatoes were cut ~tuos;Iy
in two pieces eachI and planted i'll
the manner usually followed in field
practice, slight trenches being first
FORMED e. mark the uws As the
ground was very dry and iumpy. irri-
cation water WAS allowed Ia run
through the trenches for Il few min.
utes before planting.
Owing, secmiugIy, to the very wet
condition of the tubcr when planted,
the wctting Of the trenches and the
use Of water Don afterwurd, much OF
the seed rottcd III the ground. The
remainder yielded a fair crop only. as
part of the seed of most Of the pro.
ducing hill rotted.
the ma:ured potatoes were very
smooth skinned. and Of six sacks but
three or four potatoes showing II
slight trace of scab could be found
by We observers. These were from
hills planted with the most complete
Is Ecab5ed seed which had been iso!-
atcd from the rest for the purpose Of
marking the effect OF different de-
grees of scabOcd seed upon tho re-
suiting crop.
#. II. IIILLMAH.
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WHIT nm ArInoreh Train L.

The so-cailed -armored train is
nothing o than q train OF ordi.
nary freight cars which have been
strengthened on the inside with
sheets OF metal and pierced with
holes, through which miles aud small
held pieces nIay be used on All attack.
ing party. a flat car or goudola,
with a heavy piece or two Of artillery,
may be a part OF such Il train. and in
some instances enough OF the closed
cars may be taken away 10 allow a
Maxim gun 70 be placed in position.
An American Army e!ficer in
speaking OF these trains says: -rbev
are always %improvisei and fitted tn
with material nearest at hand. This
may 10 railroGd iron, sheets OF steel
or shnd.bags, and sometimes nothing
mors than heavy lumber. We used
armored trains in Porto Rico and in
b philippines, and the trains a5ont
which VIC read as beng used IN the
ITansvaai are probably in most re-.
spects like those improviscI portable
strongholds. There are some cars.
III the new steel cnrz. which have
advantages RS means OF transuot,a.
non ~ = country made dangerous L.y
an enemy but almost any kind q,
cars may be turned into III. class
koown now as 'armort4i' Mt slrc.t no.
ace, md tho armofins will depend
on the mechanical skill of the officer
In command
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INcoNsIsrESr MeKrxLEY.
Tho Presidents Queer Way OF Hand
ling the Philippine Trouble.

Fretiuehta queer Way OF Hand
Hug the Philippine Trouble.
President Mckinley declared III
speech No. 50 delivered ON his trip
around the circle, that: 1T is no
longer u question Of expansion with
Us; we have expanded This being
so, why does the President cay the
matter is with Congress!
Perhaps the President has i'll mind
the McEnnery resolution. which
saved from defeat the treaty with
Spain by one vote.
The resolution read a follows:
That the ratification OF the treaty
Of peace with Span is not intended
to Incorporate the inhabitants OF the
Philippine islands into citizenship OF
the United States, o is it the ipten
ton to permanently annex the said
islands rs integral part OF the terri
tory OF the United States. But it Is
the intention Of the United States to
establish Uu said islands. n govern
ment suitable to the wants and condi-
nons OF the inhabitants, to prepare
themselves FOR local self government
and i'll due time to make such dispo-
sition of the isllnds rs will best pro-
mote the interests OF the people Ctthe
United States aud the inhabitants Of
said islands"
With such "A declaration as this
lingering il his memory, Mckinley.
although assuring the people that We
have expanded. yet feels called upon
TO hedge by saying that the matter is
in the hands OF Congress.
In his speech No. IS the Presi-
dent said Of our position i'll the Phil
ippines:
1--WE are not there to Cypress, We
are there TO liberate. We are not
there to establish ~ imperinl govern
ment. bat We are there 10 establish
a government OF liberty, and law and
OF protection Of life, property and
opportunity to all who dwell there
in
This is a pleasing fancy sketca. but
a correspondent Of the Hong Kong
Mai! gives another view Of the situa-
tioE. lie says:
Taxes are hig her 10 than under
the Spanish rule and the inhabitants
bitterly complain that their living
expenses have doubled. The native
police has been discharged audAmer.
leans appointed in their stead, being
totally unacquainted with tie Ian
guage and the modes OF life OF the
civil population, and giving endless
dissatisfaction. The old inhabitants
state that murders, robberies and
crimes OF every description are more
numerous than before, and that the
American police in their SluIdcring
eudeavOrs to search out the criminals
resort III their ignorance to the most
tyrranical means I obtain iniorma-
ton to aid i'll the capture OF the of.
Tenders.
Another source Of discomfort is
the use ui money secured from taxes
and customs for the support OF tile
army, ins:cad OF using the funds for
the carrying out OF municipal ncccs.
stiles. All these causes serve to pro-
long the war by Keeping the natives
who lived ID hope on PROMISES of
good government in a constant state
Of irritation"
II appears from this that Mckinley
will have to deliver more than 5i
speeches to convince the people OF
this country that everything is lovely
In the Philippines.-Chicago Demo
crat,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-10
Poisoned by Typewriter lax.

a lady Of Cincinnati was ,,;soro,l
by tho ink which is used on ,~yn,v,;,
or ribbons Gays the Scientific Ameri.
can. Her fingers were stained with,
the hlno ink used on tho nibhon.
and in trying to break "A small blis,e,
on her lip che placed the stained fin.
ger on 1t, and very coon she fel, !
eight pain in her face. This ww
followed In Il short time by a Sigh
swelling. The pain then BECAME aI
most unendurablo and her lin bepa,
70 turn black. Everything that med
ekiii could dc was done but she gol
rapidly worse and died in etcn,
agony. The poisoned lip had swoll.
on to gigantic proportions and moth,
ing could reduce It.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-10
Grea, Increase in Gold Production

Great Increase I'm Gold Production.
OF the ten billion dollars worth OF
gold produced il the world since the
discovery Of America, more than me.
hall has been produced since 1850
and than n fourth SINCE 1855.
Or 10 put il in other words, half Of
the gold product Of the last 400 Years
has been produced within 10 years
and 4 fourth within 10 years.
These facts regarding the GOLD pro-
duction OF the world are presented
by some compilations Of tie treasury
bureau o. statistics and when sum-
married show that The grand total Of
gold produced from 1893 to, including
the estimate for 1889 amounts TO So.
S8059,GO.
The following is d statement Of the
annual average production during
certain periods:
Annual average production.
iaj-leG0.-... l2,20i,OS7
lsIl-loSD.-.... ......... ij.7gj,l j0
lSJl-loo................ 2Qi,713.iJ5
1899 testimatedl ........ 3~25,OO0,OC0
Regarding the effect 81 the suspen.
sion OF gold production in the Trans
Taai it Is stated that the pold produc
ton Of the entire world outside of the
Transvai mines is now double that
OF the entire world including the
I~rsnsTaal mines a decade ago. and
exceeds that o; the entire world in
any year pnor 70 1897, thus showing
the ability OF the mines OF other parts
OF the world to furnish more than the
average addition to the worlds
money supply TINT have been made in
the Immediate Past.-Pacific Bee
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-10

VI. +. Ward bought yesterday I25
head Of white.faced cattle tail srecrs)
from George Russell at Battle Noun
tain, and has shipped them To the
San Joaquin valley. Cal. where the
grass is now six inches high. and will
let them run and grow fat for the
next six months. The cattle are
ycarlings and two.ycar-olds aud it il
understood that Mr.. Ward paid be-
tween SD and $40 a head for them
all around. and they we're about
equally divided as To agc.-Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-10

There viii be a special meeting OF
the Eiko County Cattle Association
at the courtroom in Elko at | O'Clock
T.. ~. on Saturday, November IL. 1899,
for the transaction OF important bus.
inees. All the members are requested
to bc present.
GEo. w. BRUCE, THos. HUNTER.
Secretary. President.
ELKo, Nevada. October 30, 1899.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-10

i had dyspepsia fifty ever ycars
aInd never iOnnd permanent relief till
Used hDd0l Dyspepsia euro. NOw
] am well and Zee. like n new man.
writes s. J. Fleming. Murray. Ncb II
IL The bogt iiRcstgDt known. Cures
all forms ~ indigestion. Physicians
everywhere pr"scribcit il. ElkO DrugC 90
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-10

Fresh fruit received every day ut
the Posioficc, including peaches.
plums, grapes, APPLES, etc. Orders
taken aud promptly filed for any
quantity. =
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-10

You never knn. wha: :G5:m .. h!oad
poison will follow constipation. Keep
the liver clean by using DeWitt's
Little Early Riscrs and You will
avoid trouble. They arc famous lit.
tic pills for constipation and liver md
bowel troubles. Eiko Drug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-10

DR.. II. H.. Hnden, Summit. Ala,
Gays, II think Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
is splendid medicine. ] prescribe Il
and my confidence in IL grove WIT,
continued USE II digests what o
eat and quickly cures dyspepsia and
indigestion. Elko Drug 90.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-10

Il wouldn't bc without Dewitt
Witch Hazel Salvc for any considera.
ton writes Jhos. Is. Rhodes. Center
field. o. Infallibla for piles. cute.
burns mud skin diseases. Beware uf
co%uutcrfeits. Elko Drug Go.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-10

Sergeant II. Is Bguc Of the Nevada
cavalry has received q Commission as
tlfst Lieutenant III ,he Thirty ninth
Infantry.
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EDGAR REfNHART

Ranch for sale. Address
Samuel McMullen, Dccti,,
Nevada, or the Independent
office.
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JOINT TATEMENT
or THE
Auditor and Treasurer of
ElkO County
For Quarter Ending Sept. 10 1899.

COUNTY Oh ELEO. SS'
AUDITORS OFFICE,
ELKo, July 8, 1889.
To the HOH0rGLh BOdrd Of County
Commissioners oJ Eiko comfy, New:
GESrLEMEH:-Wc herewith submit
our Qartcrly Report Of the Finances
OF the county for the quarter ending
Sept. 80. 1899.
Respectfully submitted.
&. y. WNTKIHs. Auditor.
y. G.. DAwLEY. Treasurer.
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Tho above balance stands to the
credi; 81 the various funds ~, Der
TFcmurcr's Balance SLect, dated
Oct. |, 1899:
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4~e%>~A%~SeS%Se~ea>%
; Look Out for {
: Seymour Jacobs :
: New Adj. (
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-19
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
It viii Give a Grand Musicale To-
Morrow Night.

There are good things in store for the
music-iovius public at the First Chris
tian Church, Twelfth street, between
Mission and Howard, tomorrow night.
There is to be a musicale. at which some
win perform, and most enjoyable even
ing is anticipated. Miss Lydia Jacob, the
well-knoWn eIocuticnist is down for a
number. as is also the Delsarte class from
The Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton The fun programme is as follows:
Piano solo, Or. Clarke; contralto solo,
Miss Maud Pettee: vocal solo, Mr..
cob: character songs. Elton Lambert: vo-
cal solo. Nine. Waltz piano solo. Miss
May Pettee: tenor solo, John Brayton;
recitation. +. Cooke Caldwell; vocal solo,
Miss Mile Flynn; club swinging, Del
sarte class from Young Women's Chris
Uan Association; quartet
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-19
CROWDS SEEK REcRE 4TIoN.
Many Find Enjoyment at the Park,
Chutes and Sutro's Baths.

Notwiths.a anding the high wind and fog
a fair crowd congregated at the park
yesterday and sat out the musical pro-
gramme. No accidents occurred during
the day to disturb Captain Thompson,
who made his first appearance yesterday
after fifteen days vacation in the
Yosemite Valley improvements are at q
standstll ut the park, Superintendent Nc
Laren says. and viii be until the moneys
from the new tax levy come in.
The guests of the Chutes were enter
tanned again by Emil Markeberg, who
walked d tightrope ninety feet above the
ground He went over with his feet in a
bag and came back with basket on each
foot. accomplishing the feat without a
rest. even though a gale was blowing at
The results Of the aquatic contests at
sutro Baths were as follows; Ffi5tyityard is ar
second one hundrcd-yard juvenile r.
Dahl rst; H. G. sef6aGh 6o9d1a1 second r66 Faed High
l1 wards. q. Baker, first; L. Wall. second I;
W rwnford, third. one hundred-yard
amateur. C Donovan, first; c. King, sec
OuG.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-19
Officers Corral Par
TALLY Destroyed.
IT WAS BURNED AT MONDAY
IT'S ORIGIN IS A MYSTERY TO
THE OFFICIALS.
The Military Organizations Rallied
and the Soldiers Had a Hard
Fight to Put Out the
Flames.

The Preside had a very narrow esca pc
Yesterday from a disastrous fire. About
noon the garrison was startled into ac-
ton by the quick and continuous fire call.
The blaze proved to be In the officers
corral" This Is one of the largest frame
buildings at the post. 1t is situated at
the southern end of the eastern row of
officers quarters. The building is three
stories high and is built in the shape of
an l.. At present 1t is occupied by de-
tached officers. When the blaze was first
discovered 1t had gained considerable
headway, and great volumes OF smoke
were pouring from the roof. Colonel
Freeman at once ordered all organiza-
tons at the post to the scene. The men
responded promptly and in few minutes
after the first call had sounded the hose
and ladder trucks had been got to the
building.
1t was found that the fire was on the
third floor and apparently just under the
roof. The only way that it could be
reached was by cutting through the roof.
The soldiers quickly scaled the ladders
and a line of hose was passed up. num-
Der Of the men cut holes in the roof and
through these they managed to get a
stream of water upon the fire. For a
while it looked If the flames would get
beyond control but after a hard fight of
a half hour the soldiers succeeded in get
ting it under control, Just when the blaze
was discovered the wind began to rise
and this added to the danger. Had the
fire started on the first floor of the corral
the building would have been destroyed.
II was fully an hour after the call was
sounded before the flames were extin-
guished
The origin of the fire is a mystery. No
one seems to know just how it started.
1t is impossible to tell how much the
damage will be until a board of survey
has been appointed but a rough estimate
Of the officers places the loss at several
thousand Quite a number Of officers
who were quartered in the building, lost
some of their property by having IT
broken in the hurry and excitement oi
getting it out of the building.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-19
Eloquent DisCOurseon
the Subject.
LARGE ATTENDANCE PRESENT
WITCHCRAFT WAS CONDEMNED
BY TIE BIBLE.
Communications From the Unseen
World Come From Lying Spirits
Who Personate the
Deceased.

81 Luke's was crowded yesterday
morning to hear the Right Rev Bishop
Moreland on the subject Of spiriualism.
The Bishop delivered an eloquent address
and held his audience 20 the closest at
tenuon. His text was taken from the
hTst corinthians. iX:21-"Ye cannot drink
Of the cup Of the Lord and the cup II
the devil Ge cannot he partakers of the
ORC table and the table OF the devil
mon:
il is usual to begin a sermon on spiritualsm
tJ pr'nounclnS II q fraud and humbug without
ia,t LudeIly lug its manifestations. / am not
Ii-!aiei 10 take this position. Intelligent
tense and deception there IS some toundatlon
OF Ia (. The STRONGEST evidence t. nay mind
Is .nat the Word OF GOD, from Genesis 10 Itrl-
elaIon' recognizes Che aN,-tence "i MEDIUMS
and soreerers ard frHrn the beginning Of the
world God condemns the-n ana t.roids our
seeking -rtorn.at. -r tram them We believe
that = any con -l-ui.at5Cus come from the
spiritual, unseen world 20 mediums and clair
NDysrts they d1 net come from deceased per
sens. hat from lying spirits who persorate the
deceased. Jesus christ revealed all that il IS
wise for Us 70 know about the other life. and
when We pry into its secrets We become tn"
victims Of mocklus evil spirits, whose aim IS
70 draw Tie s'ui away from christ
--.r.-lu '-s0 5eaC.ns the reasoning powers
-. r,l-4 i.,f.t n s,,s a ,5avy borroT T.,
ltfa i-e tLe sense We had here and return TO
ou- friends the weak sentimental drhble that
th- mediums furnish. our ds18rted friends
have lost their love for US If they will not
e. u-au3ccte save through n stranger. and
then only when the MEDIUMS nalm-like the
gypsy fortune teuer-is crossed with silver.
The continued life ri our friends does not de
pend au the 0iusy prop OF spiritualism, but on
the resurrection of Christ. The souls of the
blessed are in the hands of God and there can
un torment and mn medium touch them The
true comfort is . have fellowship with our
loved ones I'm paradise through Jesus Christ
Next sunday Bishop Moreland will
again fiji the pulpit ut ST Lukes His
sermon Will be- on the kindred subject of
lhrietiar Sninrra-
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-19
NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD
La 3araolits Perry.
Commencing April %, 1899.
: - IN N-nIcnA 10

Commencing April %, 1899.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MILL VALLEY
AND SAN RAFAEL.
WEEK DAYS-7:00, $500, $3.50, Hoo a. m /:
'1:a5. 8:eo 400, SIS, 800. $50 p. m.
EXTRA TRIPS-For Mill Valley and San
Rafael, Mondays Wednesdays Saturdays
and Sundays. at 300 and 1870 p. m.
SUNDAYS-sS co. 1900, 10000 Hoo 1:3O
a. m; 1900 '1;45. 1890, '4OO $3.50, 6:45 p m
11:00 a. m does not run to San Raf'l Sundays
$50 r. m. does not to Mill Vary Sundays
Trains marked ~ run to San Quentin
FROM SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO
WEEK DAYS-5:25 $40. 1855. $40. '1O:2O
a. M: IL 80. 2:15, '3:4O, ABS, BIS p. m.
EXTRA TRIPS Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays. at $40 and 1915 p. IN.
SUNDAYS-7:0o. $500, s9:45, -10:45 su:45
a. m: 100. 2;2O. $3.50. '5:15. $500. 1900. 10:l5
y. m
FROM MILL VALLEY To SAN FRANCISCO
WEEK DAYS-5:45 $50, 1855. S:55 1925
a. m; 2:35. 2:45, ASS. $40 p m.
EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays, at 700. 1920 p. m.
SUNDAYS-S:00. 1000. 11:10 a. M: 12:05
1920 2:4O, 1855. $50. $50. 1920 D.
THROUGH TRAINS.
700 a. m. week days-Cazadero and way sta ns
3:2o D. m. Saturdays-CaZadero and way sta rs
5:l5 o. M week days Saturdays excepted
Point Reyes and way stations.
500 a. m Sundays-Cazadero and way sta ms
1:45 p. m. Sundays-Pt. Reyes and way sta MS.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-19
MYSTERIOUS
DISAPPEARANCE
OF DIAMONDS
7 hey Were Valued as
Presents.
BELONGED TO MRS. LUBELSKI
THE EMPTY BAG FOUND ON THE
STREET NEAR THE HOUSE.
Police Think 1t Was Either the Work
of a Sneak Thief or the Sacl:
Fell From Lubelski's
Coat.
BELONGED TO MRS. LUBELSKI
THE EMPTY BAG FOUND ON THT
STREET NEAR THE HOUSE.

The mysterious disappearance of bag
of diamonds belonging to Mrs. T. Lu-
belsk, wife of A. Lubelski, 307 Golden
Gate avenue was reported to the police
yesterday afternoon and Detective George
Graham has been detailed on the case.
Lubelski is a returned Klondiker and, il
is said, made a fortune in his search for
gold. He is now a money broker at IA
Fifth street He and his wife intended
going to Oakland yesterday afternoon.
They were sitting in the parlor and Lu-
belski's Prince Albert coat had been
thrown over the back Of a chair while he
enjoyed a cigar. His wife had been in the
| habit of allowing her diamonds 10 lie on
! top of the bureau drawers in her bedroom
and recently he got her to make cloth
bag, fill it with wadding and put her dia
monds in 1t. She attached a string to 1t
and wore it around her neck.
Get yourself ready" said Lubelski to
his wife, "and l will go to the Orpheum
and get tickets, for tonight. MRS. Lu-
| belsH took the bag of diamonds from her
neck and threw it on the chair where her
husbands S coat was and went to the bath
room. Lubelski. after finishing his cigar.
put on his coat and went to the Orpheum.
When he returned with the tickets his
wife was waiting for him in an excited
state. She told him she could NOT tnd the
bag with the diamonds. They searched
the room thoroughly, but could find no
trace of the bag. 1t occurred to them that
sneak thief might have entered the
house while Mrs. LubelsN was in the
bathroom after seeing Lubelski leave.
He said he would 60 to police headquar
ters and report the case
When he reached the corner of Hyde
street, where there is a watering trough.
he noticed a bag on the street close to
the trough. He eagerly picked it up, but
the diamonds We're gone and only. the
wadding was left. The jewels consisted
of a pair of solitaire diamond earrings
and a diamond brooch, sunburst pattern.
She fortunately had her rings on her
fingers.
Lubelski told the circumstances at po-
lice headquarters and the suggestion was
made that when his wife threw the bag
on the chair beside his coat ii might have
got attached to the coat without his
knowledge and while walking to the Or,
pheum il had dropped to the ground and
been found by a passerby, who took out
the diamonds and threw the empty bag
beside the trough, which is only about
thirty feet from his house. Lubelski
says he will give a liberal reward to any
one who will return the diamonds. as they
were a wedding present from him TO his
wife and are all the more valuable on that