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Chased by Pirates.

On the 10Th of August. 1895. Captain
Joshua Slocum resumed his solitary
voyage around the world, which had
peen interrupted by the kind atten-
tions he received at Gibraltar from
the British Governor (Carrington), Ad-
mlral Bruce, r. N, and others. Near
Ing the African shore, he was chased
by native pirates. In the September
Century he thus describes this thrill
ing experience:
The Spray was doing nobly: she was
even more than at her hest. but in
spite of all I could do, she would
broach now and then She was carry
ing too much sail for safety. I must
reef or be dismasted and lose all, pirate
or no pirate. / must reef even if I
had to grapple with him for my life.
| was not long in reefing the main
sail and sweating it up--probably not
more than fifteen minutes; but the fe-
lucca had in the meantime so shortened
the distance between us that 1 could
see the tuft of hair on the heads of the
creW-by which, it is said, Mohammed
will pull the villains UP into heaven
ana they were coming on like the wind.
From what / could clearly make out
| now, felt them to be the sons of gem
erations OF pirates, and I saw that they
were preparing to strike a blow. The
exultation on their faces, however was
| changed III moment to a look of fear
and rage. Their craft, with too much
| sail on. broached to on the crest of
a great wave. This one great sea
changed the aspect of affairs as sud-
denly as the flash of a gun. Three
!
| the Spray and shook her in every tim
| ber At the same moment the sheet
Strop parted, and away went the main
boom, broken short at the rigging. I'm
| pulsively / sprang to the jib-halliards
1 aud dnunha111 and hauled
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spondingly

The anti-expansion press continues to
assert: There can be little doubt that
the Filipinos were promised their inde-
pendence by American officials whom
they trusted" For such. expressions
there must be some basis for belief.
VIII anyone who INDUCES it, give the
name of single witness who knows
such promises were made? On what
ground work is such expression or be-
lief founded? If there is little doubt -
then there must be much affirmative
proof. In the interests of fair play
and common justice what are the
proofs, who were the officials. when
and where did they make the promises
and what evidence is there that they
did SO? Who ever asserts that a given
statement is true. should out of re.
spect for his own word be prepared TO
support the same. Whoever makes a
charge and then confesses inability to
prove it, commits an offense abhorred
by all self-respecting intelligences.
The record-union., 1899-09-06
t he
Weekly


Is a t2-page family and business
newspaper issued every Friday
morning. Thus, for the very small
sum of ST its subscribers receive no
less than ga pages of choice read
ing and news matter IN a year.
This reduction has been made
that we may afford the people IN
these times of stringency the fullest
nnnortnnitv to have the Weekly
The record-union., 1899-09-06


Mr.. Bryan in his speeches and inter-
views since his arrival in our sunland
has taken occasion to say that the
treaty with Spain was an error, in
that it did not make the same provis-
ion for the Philippines that was made
for Cuba. That is the only answer he
makes to the Presidents statement at
Pittsburg that Peace brought us the
Philippines by treaty cession from
Spain. The Senate of the United
States ratified that treaty. Every step
was taken in obedience to the require
ments Of legislation. 1t became our
territory, and is ours as much as the
Louisiana purchase or Texas or Alas
ka." A San Francisco contemporary
puts Mr.. Bryan into a corner, uncon-
sciously by saying that there were not
votes enough guaranteed in the SEN
ate to insure the ratification Of the
treaty, until Mr.. Bryan came forward
and induced a sufficient number of his
followers to give the treaty their vote.
Assuming this to be true, then the very
cruel and discriminatory unjust, was
approved by him and its ratification Sc
cured by his labor. Mr. Bryan will
probably not be thankful to it's friend
for calling attention to the inconsist-
ency of his position
The record-union., 1899-09-06

Helen Keller, the deaf dumb and
blind girl, is spending the summer at
Wrentham, Mass, where she is keep
ing UP her study of Greek and Arabic,
writing her exercises on a typewriter
machine especially designed for those
languages.
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A Good Hint.

Lolly-Did you land any fish while
you were out on the bay with Jack
this morning?
Dolly-No; but I landed the fisher
man.-Philadelphia North American
The record-union., 1899-09-06

One scarcely knows how to take the
French system in Courts martial. The
latest surprise is the appearance of an
Austrian political refugee who sudden
ly walks into the court and presents
letter which is at once read in evil
dence against the prisoner, Dreyfus,
and the refugee is called to the stand
to affirm the letter 1t seems that its
substance is that the refugee on three
occasions had been told by a German
officer Of high rank that Dreyfus had
made reasonable communications TO
foreign power. Yet a celebrating
court receives such testimony against
one at the bar. True the witness
said that the party who made these
statements to him was an attache of
foreign Embassy, and his name he
promised to reveal in secret session
But why should such secondhand hear
say and wholly improper testimony
from the American standpoint Of just
ice = be received to convict even q
dog for gnawing a forbidden bone.
Since the foregoing was written ad-
vices at hand indicate that the ref
ugee" is a lunatic, at best a mono
maniac, who has imposed upon the
court under a false name. Yet that
court received the testimony of this
fellow without question or examina-
ton. All, France, many are thy woes,
but far more numerous thy follies
The record-union., 1899-09-06

Nevada County. Directors-C. A.
Pusheck, A. r. Pusheck and William
Sternitzky, Chicago Park. and Robert
Riley and Wallace Mcdonald. Grass
valley Capital stock, $500 600: sub
scribed S15 TOO
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California: Fair Wednesday
warmer in the interior; fresh northerly
winds.
The record-union., 1899-09-06

A kind word to the cook never spoils
the dinner
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Union in every Of
flee and household
in the land. Bot
the reduction IN
price must by no
means be taken to
indicate any re-
duction IN quality.
On the contrary,
the Weekly Union,
already having a
wide general circu-
lation, such as Is
enjoyed by bot few
other papers IN the
country. will be If
The record-union., 1899-09-06
LAUNDRYEXCELLENCE

A laundry that will do up your linen just
as you want it, and just when you want
1t, should deserve your patronage. That
is what we do. Try US. UNION LAUN-
DRY, Tenth and streets. Both phones.
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anything better paper all around
than heretofore. 1t will contain ali
news in compact form but not IN
shorn condition, for its news facili-
ties are unsurpassed by any paper
on the coast.
- While devoting mech space
to agricultural, horticultural and
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-25
FLOWERS FOR OLD STAMPS.
How the Women OF st. Marks Epis-
copnl Church I'm Chicago Get
Altar Decorations.

One church congregation in Chicago
collects $4,000 Cancelled postage stamps
every week, and l,Su".It.U IN Il year. This
is ST. Mark s EpisvUm:l church, corner
Cottage Grove avenue and ihirty-siXth
street. These stamps are s"ld to for
list T.? eight cents a thousand, and in re-
turn l." furnishes flower, FOX tho altar
every Sunday. For long time the COM
mittec Of ladies in charge of TIE church
decoration were disinaycd at The scant
appropriation for the purchase Of flow
crs. At last one Of them hit upon the
Elan of selling old postage stamps. En-
thusiasm was communicated to the
Sunday school pupils. They visited of
fees Of vestrymen and prominent
church members downtown and got
them to save the postage stamps on
their correspondence. Ladies' of the
church began TO carry on a correspond
cnce with long-neglected friends for
the sake of accommodating Cancelled
postage stamps, and the habit is now
fixed, says the Inter Ocean.
"Why, I'd rs soon think of throw
ing away car fare as to waste old post
age stamps" said one.
The stamps at first were counted, but
now an arrangement has been made
with the florist to take them by weight.
1t is said that they are purchased by
foreign paper mills. Owing to the fine
quality Of the material used by Uncle
Sam for stamps they make over into an
excellent brand of paper.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-25

Bill Nye discovered n cheap ard.s sim
pie invention for producing newspaper
portraits. Item. One box containing
- interchangeable parts Of wcod-cut
portraits, including high ard low fore
heads, bald heads, flowing locks, an
assortment of boards, several sets Of
eyes, several noses, several ears. Item.
One screw-driver. Item. One screw
driver Item. One oil-can. When n
great man dies or a great criminal
rises to the surface, the photogra ph
is laid before the operating artist, who
in five minutes screws together an ex-
act resemblance Of the original. BY
this process anyone may become o
pictorial artist.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-25

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
4 Fourth Judicial District of the State OF
Nevada, in and for the County OF Elko.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE AND
GUARDIANSHIP OF PAULINE NEVADA
BERTSH AND SAMUEL S. BERTSCH MIN
oRs.-CITATION.
The State of Nevada to Sarah r. Bertsch
and other next Of kin to the said minors. il
any In said County Of Elko, and all other
persons interested in the estate of said
minors who may be in said County; Greet
ing: Whereas Sarah r. Bertsch, guardian
or the persons and estates OF said minors.
has this 10th day Of October, 1899, filed her
petition in this Court praying for an order
OF sale OF the real estate Of said minors.
BY order OF this Court you are hereby
cited and required to appear before the
Judge OF this Conrt in the County Of Elko,
State OF Nevada, at the Courtroom thereof
at the Courthouse in the town OF Elko,
County OF Elko on Monday, the Goth day of
OCTOBER, 1899, at ten O'Clock A. NJ, Of that
day, then and there to show cause, IL any
you have, why an order for the sale OF said
rea! estate should not be granted according
to the said petition on file
WITNESS, the Hon. G. F. TALBOT, Judge
OF the Fourth judicial District Court
Of the State OF Nevada, County of
Elko, with the Seal OF said Court
affixed, this 10th day OF October AID.
1899. -. : -
SEAL. A. G. DAWLEY,
f0T& ..-.. Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-25
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.


Notice is hereby given that 1 have
sold an interest in the Club Saloon to
Mr.. A. A. Cownover and the business
will be hereafter conducted under the
firm name of Gutridge & Cownover.
AL claims against the Saloon up to
date will be paid by me upon presen-
tation. All debts due the Saloon at
this date are payable to me.
Thanking the public for their gen.
erous patronage in the past, l re-
spectfully solicit a continuance of the
same for the new firm.
.... ... E. M. GUTR1DGE.
Elko, Nevada, October 10, 1899.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-25
JOINT STATEMENT
OF THE
Auditor and Treasurer of
E1kO County
For Quarter Ending Sept. 80, 1899.
STATE OF NEVADA, J
COUNTY OF ELko. ss'
AUDITORS OFFICE,

ELKo, July 3, 1899.
TO the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Elko county, New. !;
GENTLEMEN:-We herewith submit
our Qarterly Report of the Finances
OF the county for the quarter ending
Sept. 80, 1899.
Respectfully submitted,
Q. A. WATKINS. Auditor.
A. G. DAwLEY, Treasurer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-25

The above balance stands to the
credit of the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
Oct. l, 1899:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-25

TREAsURER's BALANCE SHEET.
Cash in treasury to the credit of the
various funds, Oct. l, 1899:
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-25

RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES.
Balance i'll Treasury June
80, 1899. S2O,O2l 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20

Among the bills introduced yesterday in
the House were the following:
By Mr.. Hull of Iowa-To authorize the
Secretary Of War to examine the property
known as Bulls Ferry. opposite Seth street,
New York harbor with view to Its utin-
cation as a home for the army transport
service.
By Mr.. White of North Carolina-To ap-
propriate $4,000 for a negro exhibit at the
Paris exposition.
By Mr.. Marsh Of Illinois-To employ re-
tired military and naval officers to assist
In military instructions in the public
schools.
By Mr. Brosius of Pennsylvania-To es-
tahlish the Fredericksburg and adjacent
national battlefieids Memorial Park in Viz
ginia.
By Mr.. Taylor Of Alabama, on behalf Of
his colleague, Gen. Wheeler-To require the
arst sergeant OF each company of the
United States army to call each month the
names of the nembers of his company kill
cd In battle.
BY Mr.. Lacey of towa-Providins that
any person who shall be found guilty of
obstrueting any train carrying United
States mails shall be punishable by fine
of 10000 or Imprisonment for ten years. or
both,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20
Army Orders.

Maj Charles A. Woodruff. subsistence de-
partment Maj. Henry S. KiIbourne med
ical department and Maj. Francis b. Jones.
quartermaster's department, have been ap-
pointed a board TO meet in New York city
tomorrow to consider proposed changes and
additions to the present regulations for the
army transport service.
Lieut.. William A. Cavanaugh 10Th In
fantry. has been relieved from duty at Co.
lumbus barracks. Ohio. and ordered to New
YORK to accompany recruits to the Philip
pine Islands. where he will join HIS regi-
ment
Mai. M. c. Hutchins. quartermaster. at
South birmingham, Mass. has been or
dered to New York for service on the Nc
Pherson. to relieve Capt. w. S. Wood. who
Is ordered to Seattle. Wash, 10 take charge
of the transportation of animals to Manila
on the Port Albert
Lieut. o. C. Horney. ordnance depart
mertt, has been ordered to examination for
promotion.
Acting Assistant Surgeon VIM. W. CAL
houn In this city. has been ordered TO duty
at San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20

York, did you not?" asked Attorney Ba-
ller.
you bet did," declared Funk, "a little
too fast
Continuing his recital, Funk said he pro-
ceeded from New York; to Altoona, Pa.
in company with a "Coney Island girl"
named Lizzie Cohen, but who was known
as Pansy Parker. From Altoona he went
to Pittsburg where he met his father, who
told tie defendant that he was wanted in
this city for murder. The reply of the de-
PENDANT was:
81 know of the murder but surely they
have caught the murderer by this time"
"a suggested to my rather that we pro-
coed to Washington" stated Funk, 80 that
he corld surrender me TO the police and
obtain the reward that was offered for my
arrest. but he would not consent to the
plan. 1 wish he had done as I wanted
Funk further said that the roll Of money
he took from Sophie Brown contained
81 $50. After leaving Pittsburg he went to
Columbus, Cincinnati. Indianapolis. and
finally reached Columbia. NO.. where he
was arrested Half a dozen persons par
ticipated in the arrest.
Although I had no desire to come to
washington" said Funk. 81 didn't want to
give Detective Weldon any trouble His
papers were not in proper shape; neverthe-
less. 1 consented to come with him. but
while he was on the stand noticed that
he was not liberal enough to give me credit
for that
I.ieture-Taking Episode.
Funk referred to tho episode in connec-
ton with his being Photographed after
reaching Washington. He objected to the
proceeding for the reason that an attorney
had advised him that the authorities had
no right to photograph him unless he stood
convicted of q crime.
Some of the statements OF Constable Me-
Fee.y of Altoona were characterised by
Funk as absolute lies.
Never till in the District jail" voiun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20
Repairs VIII Cost Hair . M,u,on

1t viii probably cost half a million dollars
at least to repair Admiral Dewey's flagship
Olympia at the Boston navy yard The
board Of survey has reported that the con-
struction work alone will cost s350.o00 ana
II is not doubted that repair Of the on
gines and boilers will make up the balance
of the half million. Fifteen months Is the
time estimated as necessary to complete
the work. but It IL probable that under the
ordinary navy yard practice at least two
years VIII be required, Considering the
TACT that the Olympia has seen ave years
hagd and continuous service since abe has
been oVerbaGled; the cost Of repairs now
required Is not excessive, In the opinion Of
the d. paFt ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20
Quick Work With Bogus Soldier

Abraham Davis of Baltimore fraudulent
~ drew pension on account of alleged
service performed in Company B. 9Th u. s,
I. T. Upon investigation 1t was ascertain.
ed that Davis bad not performed the SER
wee he alleged. but on the contrary had
driven an army wagon around the camps
OF Washington. He was arrested at Bal.
timore on the 18th instant. was immediate.
iy indicted by the federal grand jury, was
brought into court, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced 10 serve one year at hard labor
In the penitentiary, and at twenty minutes
after II O'Clock was on his way to the peni-
tentiary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20

The Navy Department officials do not
apprehend any embarrassment on account
Of the placing of the Columbian iron works
in the hands OF a receiver. as reported
from Baltimore It Is assumed that the
receiver will continue with the government
work. aud slight delay is the worst mat
ter that is apprehended now There is not
much work in progress on account of the
navy at the Baltimore yard-the Tfngey, a
twenty slx-knot torpedo boat, and the sub
marine boat Plunger comprising all OF the
naval construction under way there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20

garding the two women he had married He
denied that he assaulted the woman to
whom he was last married. He left both,
he said, for the reason that his disposition
and those of the women were such that he
could not get along peaceabIy with either
of them.
You admit you are bigamist?' asked
the United States attorney.
II do said Funk. Anything L have
ever done I'll admit
The cross-examinatton of Funk was In
progress when this report closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20

A board Of marine officers has been ap-
pointed to meet at the marine barracks
in this city tomorrow morning for the
examination of candidates for appointment
to the Marine Corps. The board consists
OF the following named officers: Col James
Forney. president: Col. G. c. CToodloe. Col.
F. l. Denny and Capt c. S. RAdford, re-
corder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20

teered the defendant, did 1 realize the seri-
BUSINESS of my position
The defendant next told of the alleged
close relations that existed between Sophie
Brown and himself. He left the stand tenn
porariy in order that Mary A. O'Connor,
who boarded at the house of Mrs. Clark
during 1885, might testify that she often
saw Sophie Brown and Funk at the Clark
house, when Mrs. Clark was at home and
also When she was away from the city.
Again on Witness Stand.
After a recess Funk again took the stand
He said he had always treated Mr.. and
Mrs. Brooks properly; that he was de-
serter from Battery A, Light Artillery,
after service Of two months; that he was
married at that time. and that a mutual
separation between himself and his wife
had occurred. After the desertion he went
to Merchandising and then to Muirkirk,
Md, and later to Philadelphia, whore he
married Jennie Beederbeck She was not
aware that he was already q married man.
Funk next told Of the use by him OF an
instrument in treating his chronic atlment.
which caused flow of blood
Emphatic Denial.
The defendant informed the Jury that he
could not positively Identify the colored
man, Lewis Barnes, who appeared in court,
as the man he saw at the Brooks house the
afternoon of the murder. The pencils
found at the Brooks house. he said, he al
ways carried In HIS nall apron. and that
apron had boon Mt the Brooks house for
several days prior to the murder, he using
1t while no was engaged at work there,
Did You assault Mrs. Brooks? asked
Attorney Baker.
81 did not" replied Funk,
did you kill Mr.. Breoksf''
II certainly did not" was the answer of
the defendant.
This closed the testimony In chief The
CT REORGANIZATION then began,
Confesses He IL q Blgamist,
The defendant was closely questioned re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20
District Soldier Promoted

Corporal Peter J. Duffy, jr., formerly of
the list District of Columbia Volunteer In
fantry. and now with Company K, 43d U.
. v L. now en- route to the Philippines on
the transport Meade. has been made SER
geant He will still continue his duties
with Company X of that regiment,
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