Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-11-03

One Minute Cough Cure. 1t cures
all coughs, colds and throat and lung
troubles. Elko Drug Co.
One of the officers of the Iowa reg
iment told the reporter this morning
that the war in the Philippines would
not last long if enough soldiers we're
sent there. Asked as to how many
he thought it would take tc bring the
Filpinos under control, he said 1OO,-
OOO would be necessary and large
part OF them should be cavalry.
Samuel Snyder, after several at
tempts to obtain pension from the
Government through Senators Stew
and Jones, finally succeeded in plac-
ing it in The hands of Senator Quay
OF Pennsylvania, and on the % of last
month, received two years back pay
at the rate OF IS per month,-Pioche
Messenger.
The new Maine is now building at
the yards Of the Cramps of Philadel-
phia. Owing to the trouble at pres
emit experienced in the United States
IN securing prompt delivery of steel
it is feared that the Maine will be de-
layed fully six months in her COM
pletion. A conservative estimate
places the completion of the Maine
at early in the summer of 1901.
The @Plow Boy Preacher" Rev. J.
Kirkman, Belle Rive, ILL.,, saws: aAf.
ter suffering from Bronchial or lung
trouble for ten years, was cured bv
One Minute Cough Cure. 1t is all
that is claimed for it and more" II
cures coughs. colds, grippe and all
throat and lung troubles. Elko Drug
Company.
Norwegian legislators are lndoubt-
eddy OF practical turn of mind, or
else they have been suffering at the
hands of incompetent housewives,
for as body they recently proposed
that girls who did not know how to
knit, sew, wash and cook should be
refused permission to marry. Daugh-
ters of wealthy men were alike to be
subject to the rule.
Il didn't like your prayer very
much, this morning." said a fault
finding deacon to his minister. "What
was wrong with it?' "Weu, in the
first place, it was too long, and then
l thought it contained two or three
expressions that were unwarranted."
Il am sorry it m Gets with your dis.
approval, Deacon" the good man re-.
sponded, &but you must bear IN mind
that the prayer was not addressed to
you."-Ohio State journal.
The United States has harem in
the Sulu island and Congressman
Roberts has one in Utah. The ad-
ministration pays the chief Of the Su-
lu harem fat sum on which to keep
his wives and Congress proposes to
deprive Roberts of his seat and the
people OF Utah want to send him to
prison. 1t seems to make a differ
ence whether harem is supported
out Of the public treasury or by pri-
vate enterprise.
According to a Washington dis
patch it has been practically decided
that colonial bureau will be estab-
ished TO take directly in charge all
matters pertaining to the outlying
dependencies Of the United States.
The office will be bureau of the war
department and not separate as has
suggested and the matter has been 30
far advanced that a selection OF a
chief for the bureau is now under
20 lsideratioD,
Tie Iowa regiment passed through
this morning on the way home from
Manila. The boys seemed TO be
stout and hearty and looked as il
they had enjoyed life In tho Philip
pines. The regiment passed through
here over year ago with 1852 men