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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17
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cIaring that the department OF state
could not take any action in the prem
iSes.
According to the authorities cited by
the Secretary of state, in case of war,
belligerents have the right to purchase
any kind of goods in a neutral country,
subject to confiscation after shipment.
AS the Beers have no navy or port of
entry the ruling IS decidedly advantage
GUS to Great Britain.
..> BRITISH NEED SCOUTS.
LEAvENWORTH. Kan. Dec 1.-THE
army officers stationed at Fort I4eaven-
worth are not little surprised to see the
way the Beers are outgeneraling the
British. and some Of them are COM
menting on it rather strongly. A cavalry
officer said today:
while there can be no criticism as to
the valor or excellence of the British Of
ficers and men, so far as we have been
able to judge by newspaper reports the
English show a lack Of progress in their
tactics. One fault may be due to the
fact that within the last 100 years, with
the possible exception Of the Crimean
war, the English oppositions have been
confined entirely to those against savage
or partiaIly-civiliZed people, whose close
order formations were Of necessity al
most wholly used. In my opinion, were
sh, the country would be well secuted
BRITISH-AMERICAN ANXIOUS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Many thousands
of loyal Britens have been calling at the
British consulate in this city in the last
few days, offering their services to their
mother country in her struggle with the
Beers. Sir Percy Sanderson, the British
consul general, said today that since the
outbreak of the war he had received
many thousands of applications from fell
low countrymen In this city who were
willing to enlist and ready to; go to tho
'front.' = - 5
MILWAUKEE, HOLLANDERS TO ACT.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Dec. 1BzNilwau-
rkee Hollanders will hold meeting In a
few days for the purpose Of taking ac-
ton on the war in South Africa. The
Milwaukee Beers do not propose to take
part in the war in the Transvaal as COM
batants, but will aid the Red Cross So
clety in caring for the wounded on the
battle fields Of South Africa That is an
nounced as the purpose Of the people who
are getting up the meeting. The call for
the meeting was issued by committee
headed by Rip .Reukena, at the solicita-
ton of Editor Maasman. of Holland
newspaper published in Chicago, and
George Birkhoff Jr., consul OF, the Neither
lands at Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17
GEN. BULLERs REVERSE.
How 1t Is Viewed by an American
<--@ Military Critic.

hOW HI As viewed ny an American
Military Critic.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Suns mill
tary critic, discussing Gen. Buffers de-
feat and its effect, says:
If, as dispatches from Gen Buffers
army in Natal state, he has sustained a
really. serious reverse in the attempt to
reach Ladysmith, the gravity of the
whole situation in South Africa can hard
ly be overestimated. Apart from the eff
feet it must have in deciding the wayer-
ing Dutch of Cape Colony to throw in
their lot with the two republics, the in
huence these successive Debates Of the
British will have on the natives Is the
most to be feared. It will also call for
the most arduous efforts on the part of
the British government to restore the
prestige Of the British arms, shattered
by handful of uncouth farmers, de-
Tending their independence, and perhaps
lead to a complete revolution In the Brit
ish military system.
The details of Gen. Buffers reverse
snow much the same conditions that at
tended the disaster of Stormberg and the
defeat at Magersfontein. In the attempt
to force the Tugela, near Colenso, the
artillery was pushed forward to q point
where 1t was intended 1t should cover the
passage of the river by two fords.
There it suddenly received a furious
lire from swarm of Beers In a conceal
ed position, resulting in all the horses of
two Held batteries and six naval guns
being killed. Efforts to disengage the
guns failed. and, after a fruitless loss
OF life, retreat to Chieveley was ordered.
Eleven guns, one of which was injured
by a Boer shell, were abandoned to the
enemy The infantry suffered heavily.
and, but for the resistance offered by
the cavalry and an infantry brigade, the
retreat of the force to Chieveley would
have been cut off by a Boer. commando
that had been pressing its right flank
from the commencement of the attack.
Details of the British losses are wanting.
but they are said by Gen Butler to be
severe"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17

is sometimes caIled-erroneously. its in
habitants declare-the sauerkraut city;
Ely1n, Ill, is the dairy city South Bend.
lnd'' the wagon city. Wilmington, Del
the match city, Wichita. Kan, the corn
CITY Grand Rapids, Mich, the furniture
city, Elizabeth, N j., the sewing ma
chine city, Holyoke, Mass, the paper
city, Haverhill, Mass, the shoe city, a
distinction which Brockton and Salem
dispute; Kalamazoo, Mich, the celery
city. Barre, VT, the granite city, Zanes-
vile, the brick city, Paterson. N J.. the
glove city, Amsterdam. n. Y, the car
pet city, New Bedford, Mass, the Goldfish
city, Savannah, the cotton city, Pitts
burg, the steel city, Troy, n. Y, the
nail city Danbury, Conn, the hat city.
Napa. Cal, the wine city, and Salem,
Or, the hop city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17
MECHANICS OF CITIES.

Nearly All Of Them Have Some Dis
tinctfve Mark.
New York Sun.
BY the last federal census Of 3,715
cities, towns and villages in the United
States separately organized, only 124 had
q population In excess of $4,000. They
were the American cities, for usually
place having 25.O0o or more inhabitants
Is called Though the residents don't
always agree In calling 1t so) a town"
Every one, or nearly every one, is IA
miliar with the designations Empire
city. as applied to New York, Monu-
mental city as applied to Baltimore,
Elm city, as applied to New Haven,
Quaker city, as applied to Philadelphia,
the City Of Churches, as applied to
Brooklyn, Forest city, as applied to
Cleveland, and Crescent city, as applied
to New Orleans. but every one is not IA
nliliar with the fact that nearly all OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17
otter and Eel.

An interesting spectacle was seen the
Soar, England A young otter and
huge eel were found in a deadly strug-
gle. The otter evidently had caught the
eel which had retaliated by winding
itself tightly around the formers neck.
The fight lasted several minutes, the OF
ter eventually freeing itself and making
off with part of the eel. which 1t had
bitten in two,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17
H0RsELEss DEPARTMENTS.
Fire Engines May Possibly Be Pro
PEELED by Automobile Devices,


PEELED by Automobile Devices.
Automobile Magazine.
Now that the automobile Is coming into
such general vogue. that all the traffic of
our cities bids fair to be revolutionized
thereby, we must look for a correspond
ing reform Of our great municipal fire
departments. Steps in this direction have
already been taken in Paris, where every
flre brigade is to be equipped with horse
less engines and apparatus; In Buda-
Pesth, where self-propelled fire engines
nave become familiar sight, and in New
YORK, where the chief of the fire depart
ment can daily be seen darling to points
Of danger in a specially constructed auto
mobile of his own, with which ne can dis
lance all other vehicles on the way. In
New York, as well as in other American
cities, such as Boston, Hartford, Pitts
burg and Buffalo powerful steam fire en-
s1nes which can be run without the as
sistance of horses, have, indeed, been in
use so long that they are no longer con-
sidered in the light of experiments.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17
DEFENSE. OF BUILER.

LONDON, Dec B-Rt Hon. III. H.
Asquith, addressing. the Tyneside Liberal
association, at Newcastle this evening,
said: 49,
TT IS unjust to seek to undermine the
confidence of the scountry and the army
In a gallant general on the strength of a
single error of Judgment or a single re-.
verse Nor is tt a AiIne when It becomes
responsible persons, to go about whistling
for alliances or dazing the world by
freaks OF new diplomacy. The situation
confronting us after reading today's
painful news is sokerious that it is al
most impossible to$peak or think of any
other topic. We chnnot afford to spend
time in unavailing regrets. Steiner and
We must not exaggerate the reverses and
the victories of8teFnorrow.., At the same,
of the task before u.s.. The war has de-
veleped proportions which may make It
the turning point In the fortunes of the
empire. 1t has beco4ne wider and deeper
Than the question Of maintaining our po-
sition in South Africa 1t is our title to
be known aAEa- WSrld power that now
faces US, and II WEE fall the empire ceases
to be growing concern Why the mag
nitude Of the task we have undertaken
was not seen sooner Is a question that
Will have to be answered later, but now
the question Is whether our forces are
Inadequate. We must maintain eur
superiority, no matter what the sacrifices
involved.
The nation confidently =sexpectss the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17

government to do what is necessary. Our
duty as a nation IS to be calm and con-
centrate all our resources, material and
moral, upon a task which we cannot lay
down or leave incomplete without dealing
blow alike to the honor and safety Of
our empire
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17
TranSvanl Gold Mines.

There are over 100 gold mines in the
immediate neighborheod of Johannes
burg, stretching out on all sides of the
city. The monthly output Of the mines
ed that the ground is only beginning to
be worked.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17

. NEW YORK, Dec 16.-The shipment of
arms and ammunition from this city to
South Africa for use by British forces
against the Beers last Tuesday caused
Lonsul Charles Pierce, of the Orange Free
State, to file protest with Secretary of
state Hay, in Washington. Today Mr..
Pierce received a note from Mr.. Hav de-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17
F. ||>F}|l

Railways Ready Relief cures the worst
pains in from one to twenty minutes.
For Headache (Whether sick or neFVous),
Toothache, Neuralgia, rheumatism, Lunl-
bago, pains and weakness In the back,
spine or kidneys, pains around the liver,
pleurisy, swelling of the Joints and pains
Of all kinds. the application of Railways
and it's continued use for few days eff
fects a permanent cure. Sold by Drug
gists. BE SURE TO GET RADWAF's.
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WORTH nE HS IN GOLD.'

HOXBAN. L T.
DIR, RADwAY & CO.. New York
Gentlemen: I send inclosed M O., for
which you will please send me one dozen
Railways Ready Relief and one dozen
Railways Pills. Your Ready Relief Is
considered hereabouts to be worth Its
weight in gold. This is why l am in
duced to handle it. 1 have handled =
Oh for some time, but consider the r.
r. r. far superior to this, as it gives bet
ter satisfaction. ]. NJ. ALEXANDER.
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Z =
LIE Temps ALSO, comments upon the weak
ness of Great Brftafn's army to cope.
with the present emergency, and says: :
in letting loose this war he was going
forces of the British colossus"
Mr.. Chamberlafp1 IS seeking to bring
about a war Nlth France in order to re-.
store in the eyes of Europe Great Brit
Of her army by the Beers, says that a
few more disasters like that at Magers-
fontein and Tugela River will mean
British war with France sin, the coming
spring. and declares that the concentra-
ton of the French Northern fleet at
Brest and the recall of the Mediter-
ranean squadron to Toulon are the first
precautionary measures taken by the
French authorities.
1.-THE British army La Patrie adds,
''has lived century on the reputation
of the Duke of Wellington, and perhaps
the navy also lives solely on the reputa-
ton of Nelson. The. war in the Trans
vaal has demonstrated the weak points
of the British army; the weakness Of the
British empire, the incapability of its
military chiefs and, the fictitious strength
of troops who only had to fight sayages.
The paper publishes the result of an In
terview with a French general, whose
name is not given, who describes the ig"s
norance displayed by the British Of.
ficers as ''unheard of" and declares that
the Boers are evidently superior in tao
tics and strategy and perhaps In cour-.
IRA
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
REI III HART co

y xI31z 81 ~, lSL1z.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
SCARED INTO APPENDICITIS.
New Orleans Man Read All About the
Disense and Then Came Down
with nm Attack.

81 had appendicitis the other day"
said Il 81. Charles street business man.
reports the New Orleans Times Demo
Graf. That is TO say had i, to all in
tents ami purposes. This is the way
contracted il: About week ago Dor
rnw"d Il medical work frum friend 10
look up II point about which WAS curl.
GUS IL was work on diagnosis. and
among other things il gave IL minute
description Of the symptoms of uppen-
diriIis ] have always been much afraid
OF The malady. and that chapter had
hideous fascination for me. read il
and reread il. and uS did So il seemed
10 me that some Of the premnniiury
symptoms conceded eXncIly with GER
tain aches and pains had felt for sew
eral days. got alarmed AT once. and
that night was panic-sircken with II
severe cramp little northeast of my
right hip bone. That knew To lie the
fatal spot. and needless 10 say | didn't
sleep II wink. by morning had all the
symptoms Of II typical cilsp. and could
scarcely get around TO see the doctor
] began To tel. him my story wien he
stopped me. How do yOm come 10
know so much about the diseaSer he
asked replied proudly thni ! had
been reading up on il. THE dickens
YOU hnre! lie replied. Well. you get
right out of this office. cunfuund YOU!
ana don't waste any more OF my tiuer
Then he rNpIained that every medical
student always had all the diseases on
record in regular order. Just MS he
studies EN-. and | began TO feel better
went home. returned the blasted! book
and am now entirely out of danger.
thank you !, was the quickest recuv.
cry on record"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
THE PARROT FISH.
Some Point. of Interrsi t'oncePniuE =
DenIxen O1 BePm0dan
Waters.

Among the fishes in one Of the tanks
1t the aquarium are TWO parrot fishes
from bermuda. Both arr Sirikinply
:ol0rrd. hui in one OF tn, vi green pre-
DOMINATES. while in the cher the tint
most prominent is blue, says the New
York sun. g.,.... ........
The great thing with captive fishes is
to get them to eat. 4 fish with good
appetite. that will eat the food provid-
sd. is likely. other conditions being
:avora bile. TO get aluIg: and every eff
fort j. made To give * fishes food such
as they have been accustomed to in ma
ture or such as will tempt their appe-
titeS. ... .....
In applying this treatment the parrot
fish. which in nature xmbsist on mol
iuskS and crIiStaceans. are fed here on
shrimp. cut-up herring. rui-up CLANS.
and killies. Pretty much all fishes like
live killies: and in fish circles the
shrimp also is commonly esteemed n
1elirnry. And IL is customary at the
Aquarium to supply these things in
such quantities AZ may be best for the
fishes welfare: most commonly. espe-
rially i'm the case of shrimps. in limited
quantities. a. Il sort of relish or dessert
Thus after the hearty meal of chopped
up clam ar whnievrr I he principal food
furnished to Ihe various fishes may he.
The man who feeds them goes along
with deep pan containing live kilIies.
which he gives 10 the fishes that care
for them in The several tanks according
to their desires or his own discretion.
When he comes to the tank where the
parrot fish are the green parrot sweeps
arnund and takes in the first killie
dropped into the water. II is no, raw
enouSly fond Of Them. hut il likes them
we'll enough To come for them But the
stay made here H. MOI very lnng-the
green parroi's wants are very easily
supplied: il will ga; one big killie or
two small ones. and that is all.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22

| n we should chance to nave tan At
torney General so kindly disposed
toward the trusts as to merit their
hospitality, and the trust maanates
should tender him banquet, such Il
hnnquet wonll probably not be
characterized by simplicity, although
simplicity would characterize thos+
who would expect euch an Attorney
General to extinguish the trusts. Or,
to add another illustration, il thu
Secretary ~ the Treasury shonli
ever be summoned 70 New York City
to- receive Instructions in regard to
the financial policy to he per-ued
ny tn. Government, he wonld doubt
less partake Of Il dinne- somewha,
co mmensurate with the profits which
the financiers would expect tu realiz
from his policy. A high price is
likely to exclude from the banque,
table all except the leaders. while
low price recognizes the sovereignty
of the voter, and brings the political
benefits 1T the banquet within reach
Of u larger proportion OF the members
of the party.
%DurinG the last few years the ten
dencv in Democratic circles has been
row ard cheaper bnnauets. Few of the
Democratic banqnrts which have
heen given since 1896 have cost M
much rs five dollars Pc plate. while
the erentnr number Of the n have
ranged from one to three dollars, and
the nrten'iance has rIn from three
hundred to q thon sand.
@Democratic principles appeal to
wealth produ 'ers. rather than to the
manipulatOrs nj the markets, and
there is every renson why the voters
should come in close contact with
those who exponnd the pnrty creed.
The Republicans seem welded to the
doctrine Of monopoly, and We can
we'll afford to allow them to monopo-
lie the expensive political hnnGnets."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
FILE YOUR BILLS,

By order Of the Poard Of County
Commissioners, all bills against til,
County to be acted upon by the
Board, must be file d on nr before the
Saturday Immediately preceding the.
Monday upon winch HE Board meets.
otherwise the bills will not be acte,'
upon until the next meeting OF the
Board.
Attest: A. q. DAwLEY
County Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
"CorCsc CoirR."

Corpse coins" arc treasured in the
north OF England. They are the coins
mat have lain ever the eyes CT their
dead. Cy ills Reconsideration has been
spread. but superstition causes the Gus
tom TO continue. \ poor collier or
peasant wculd never think OF Going
anything important unless he has on
his person coins that have been UPON
the eyes Ct his dead relatives.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
Bryan ON Political Banuuets

In the following letter to the New
York journal Col. Bryan gives his
opinion OF political bnnqu"ts:
81 avail myself of the Journals in.
vlt"tIon to say in relation to political
o'nqu"ts, that the banquet has some
advantage over the public meeting.
when number Of speakers are To
take part, bnt whetIe it proves
benefit or injury to the party which
gives it, depends entirely uyon cir.
cumstnncps.
"One or the most lannon's b1nouets
OF nrcient times was the Eahylouion
feasf given by the King to Thousand
or his lords on the last night Of his
reign. This banquet has furnished
U literature two familiar expressions.
"A BelshaZzar feast. and the hand.
wiring on the WALL
"one -of the noted banquets Of
modern times was the dinner given nj
Delmonico's in honor OF Mr.. Blaino
nenr the close Of his campaign. 1t
was so widely criticised by political
opponents that some thought il ,os,
hr. Blniue enough votes to cbsnpe
the result OF the election in the State
Of New York.
"Whether banquet is cheap or OK
peneive depends partly upon the
financial standing OF the hosts and
partly upon the purpose to DO served,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
THE CONSTITUTION ,L CONvEN-
TON.

Considerable discussion is gnng ON
IN the Stnte pre- ss i'm regard Ia the law
passes by tile receut legislature sub.
uniting the ques 5lon of calling con-
stitutiOpal convention tn the people
at the next election. Tie Reno jour
nal and the Lyon County Times
strongly favor the proposition. While
discussion oi the propnsitl"n 20 far in
advance Of the time to vote M it will
not III it's opinion bear much frrit,
the lNoEPENDENT wishes +" be count
ed in the list Of papers favoring the
prpo sition.
The present constitution is untitled
for the requirements OF the people.
Its plan of government ia compre-
he ,sive en- uyh for he Stat Of New
York. The salaIies fixed for the
State officers are out OF proportion
to the work they have to 10 and an
unnecessary dram upon the pockets
Of the people. while come OF them are
wholly unnecessary for the proper
conduct Of the business ni the, State
Besides this the legisla ure could be
30 helged about by con stitutioral
provisions that it wonld have no
power to increase salaries during the
term Of any State or county officer
Had there been such a provision in
the pre- 'ent ronstitu ion the people oi
the State would not he called uuon
to donate S7,2OO to Lirutenant.G Cover
ner Judge. merely for the purpose of
keeping him in the STA for the next
four years. Another provision could
be ad'lel making it II capital offense
for any member of the legislature IL
introduce a bill on fish or game for
the next twenty years. The value Of
the time spent ny the legislature in
the last ten years tinkering with the
fish and game laws OF the State would
more than pay for the cost of
constit utlonal convention.
Our present system is altogether
to" rxtravagant and too comprehcn-
sive for onr population. There are
too many officers drawing fat salaries
and too many loopholes in our pres
eDt constitution through when cor.
rupt measures are forced through the
legislature and fastened upon the
people These offices could he
abolished and these loopholes effect
lively stopped by a constitutional con.
venti"n composed Of representative
men having the interests Of the State
at heart.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22

N. p. Guldagger. Mt Jones' old
stand, ia prepared to do blacksmith.
ing in all Of its branches Mt prices tn
suit the times. Horse shoa,ng and
wagon work specially. All work
guaranteed. Take yonr work K, Mr..
Gul'agger's shop if Won want it done
we'll and ut reasonable prices.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
NOTICE.

by order OF the board OF County
Commissioners Of Eko County, State
OF Nevada, made this 9Th day Of
February, 1929, 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
emeI gency.
Attest: A. G. DAwLEy,
County Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22
MANY A LOVER

Has turned with disgust from nm
otherwise lnvable girl with m offon.
sive breath. Karl's Clover Root Tea
,ur fies the breath bv 1ts action on
the bowels. etc M nothing else will
Sold for wears ON abs lutte ruarantoe.
Price % cts. and so cts. For sale by
Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22

Grave Robbery n Capital Crime.
Robbinr raves Is crime under
Chinese law for which :he thief may be
Justly killed on the spot by anyone
finding him out.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-22

We also have in transit from the East beautiful
of Ladies' Neckwear, which will guarantee the We
latest. 1t will be here this week, when we will 81
special notice of its arrival