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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-19
Glasses Fitted to ali Eyes.
Delinquent Tax Sale.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY TREASURER AND
kx-OFFICIo TAX RECEIVER,
ELKo, Elko County, Nevada,
June ID 1899

ELKO, ElKO county, Nevada,
June I'D. 1899.
Notice Is hereby given that in aocordan nee
with law, (see Statutes 1897 Sec 80 pages
147, 148) each OF tho following described
pieces or parcels Of property will be sold at
public auction, at the court house door,
I'D, 1eo, at IL O'Clock M of said day, (the
bidding at tax sales, under the provisions
OF these sections. shall be for the smallest
Quantity OF property that will pay the taxes
taxes. penalties and costs against the
same, unless said taxes, penalties and
costs are paid to me before said date:
HAYWARD. MRS. e. ", Lamoillo, New,
Patented land. All Of section 2, T 33 Il:
81 E. 3. u OF s. w. 4 OF z and N. T.. x Of
SEQ. Ia, T. IS, II. So 4. Poss'y title N. ". X
Sec. 18, T. 35, X. So, E.-Value 5000
horses, value $50; 2 saddle horses, value
go; 10 stock horses, value S30; jack, value
e75; milch COWS, value SIS: hogs, value
$40; wagons, value &85: machinery, value
Total tax, Sal IS. Penalty, % 40. Costs,
e2 O-Total 90 81.
And you ore hereby further notified, that
unless payment shall be made before said
sold on Monday. July 10, 1870, at i2 O'clock
NJ, to pay the aforesaid delinQueut taxes
penalties and costs, also that, that 10 per
cent on the amount OF said taxes, and tho
cost OF advertising will be collected in ad-
dition to the original tax.
Also tina said property is subject to re-
demption within six months from the date
Of such sale. by the payment OF oil said
SUNS, ;ns Win an three per cent per month there
County Treasurer and TX. oticio
ia. MCBRIDE, Deputy. C''''
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-19
Dissolution of Partnership

The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Z. L. Nuckols and j. w. Truett of
Dceth, under the firm name OF Nuckols s.
Tiuett, is hereby dissolved by mutual con-
sent, j. w 1'ruett having purchased the in
terest Of G. L. Nuckuls In said firm. All
debts owing by said firm will be paid by
j. w. Truett and all debts due said firm are
payable to him.
G L. NUCKoLS,
j. W. TRTRTT.
DRErH. Nevada. May 10, 1899.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-06-19

Bring your Job Work to the 1NpB
PENDENT Office. Low prices.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23
GOVERNMENT IN BUSINESS.

THE Democracy is no doubt just under the
| heavy thumb of two national bosses Governor
Atgeld and Colonel Bryan When the Ken
ucky boilers gathered in their convention they wired
Altgeld for orders and he responded with his com
mands, adding IF you don't do this you would bet
ter adjourn" In the Iowa convention Mr. Cato
Sells was the leading candidate for Governor His
nomination was believed to be the only thing neces-
sary to unite the factions OF the party by cutting
loose from the Popusts. Colonel Bryan appeared in
Des Moines made two speeches. put his orders on the
delegates, and Mr. Sells withdrew from the contest.
declaring that it was by Colonel Bryan's dictation
Such situation never before appeared in national
party 1t is evident that under this duplicate dictator
ship the platform Of 1896 will be readopted and with
additions that will be novel
Altged, in his Chicago interview said that it must
have plank in favor OF Government ownership OF
all the leading business activities He declared that
the growing tendency to municipal ownership was the
entering wedge to Federal ownership and that mu-
ncipal ownership, wherever tried had proved the
wisdom Of the scheme.
1t is well, in view OF this surely impending policy,
to go back to the argument first used in this country
in favor OF the Government going into business
1t began with the experience of the city of Glas-
gov 1t widely published and is still current that
the people OF Glasgow pay no taxes, and that the
whole government is supported by the income OF the
street railways and OF the water and gas plants
Recently Mr. Robert Watt of this city. one OF the
we'l-kpown promoters of the Valley road inquired
of friend in Glasgow as to the facts touching the
freedom from taxation OF the people OF that CITY.
The Oakland Enquirer has published the response
The facts found to be- first that the basis of mun
cipal taxation in Glasgow, in all other municipa
ties r the British isles is the rental value of property
Property is taxed upon certain rate per pound ster-
Inns of its leasable value Property with 4 rental
value OF more than $50 per is taxed two
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23

sh1ngs and wopence per pound sterling, or 81 cents
per pound, or eleven per cent of the income, ana
property OF less rental value is taxed one shilnS
and S1Xpence per pound, seven and one hall per
cent OF its rental value The Enquirer, comparing
this with taxation in Oakland finds that in the latter
city the rate runs from fifteen per cent OF the
rental value of property, an average but slightly
in excess of the average property for municipal
purposes paid by property in Glasgow. SO tar the
facts settle the question OF the levy and collection 01
city taxes in Glasgow, and the very slight difference
between their and the taxes paid in Oakland.
Now, to municipal ownership. Glasgow has a
population OF 100000, in round numbers. Before that
city took ownership OF the street railways they paid
tc annual rental of $4,000 for OF the streets
The profit to the city of operating the roads is now
$4,000 per year, gain in income the former
street rentals of only $4,000 As the city issued in
terest bearing bonds to buy the roads it would add
to the interest OF the statement if their amount were
! known and the annual interest charge and whether
the latter is first taken out before the net prott OF
$4,000 is made to appear. OF course the presump-
ton is that this is DONE though it is stated The
wages paid to employees on the Glasgow street rail
ways average S. IS per week of sixty hours Here,
again it would be interesting to know if this wage IS
more or less under municipal than under corporate
ownership
lhe charge Tor city gas IN Glasgow is lraCuo'l
above so per thousand cubic feet, but the gas
coal costs only 81 so per ton, and the local market
takes the by-products of gas-making at handsome
profit The water rates do not to pay the cost
OF supply for there is general levy OF IL cents on
every S. OF property value for
The Glasgow gentleman who furnishes the state
says that the story that the OF the street
railways supported the whole cost OF the city govern
probably OF the fact that these railways
are able to maintain themselves without annual
deficiency to be met by the taxpayers.
While the facts shown are of the greatest inter
est, they by no means complete. In addition to
the lack already mentioned it would be interesting TO
know how much taxable property lost to the city
when it became of the roads It's income from
such taxation should be set against its profit of
$4,000, and would probably show actual deficit
OF large the result OF the change AS the
question of municipal ownership, originally set in
ton in this country by the mistake about Glasgow
freedom from tax is in agitation in this city, the
perence which bears upon is of very great interest
to people
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23
CAKEWALK MUSIC.
Policeman Duane Proves Failure as
an Expert in Judge Conlan's
Court

Policeman Duane was put on the stand
as an expert in cakeWalk music in a case
in Judge Conlan's court yesterday, but he
proved an absolute failure, much to the
surprise of Prosecuting Attorney Low,
who had been notified of his proficiency
in that particular line.
The case was that of J. Dalacucca, pro-
prietor of a saloon and dance hall at 32S
Montgomery avenue. He was accused of
permitting music TO be played in his place
after the hours regulated by law. Ser
geant Christensen and Policeman Duane
made the arrest and testified that when
they entered the place about 2:30 O'Clock
Monday morning they found several
couples doing a cakeWalk TO the music Of
the piano.
Dalacucca testified in his own behalf
that several couples came TO his place
ing they had come over on the last boat
from Oakland and they wanted to show
him some new tricks in cakewaiking.
They were making no noise and simply
enjoying themselves.
Duane was called as an expert on cake
walk music. He was asked if he saw any
dancing and he replied No" The Judge
then asked what was the character of the
music and Duane replied, 1T must have
been the piano." The Judge, although
balked, returned to the charge and asked
What time were they keeping?" and
Duane. innocently replied, about 2:1J
o'clock" The Judge concluded that Duane
was not competent witness but Prose
cutting Attorney Low begged to give him
another chance and asked persuasivcly
Were they doing a jigtime. ragtime, OF
what was it? and Duane replied well
it seemed to be a hard time" He was
excused and the Judge continued the case
till to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23

ence to Shermans threats against Reid
and refers me to the files of the New York
Independent for proofs of its statement
concerning Sherman and HalStead.
| have only to reiterate the statement
that both these latter charges against
General Sherman are false and to de-
mand specific proof of their truthfulneSS.
1t matters not what the Independent may
have published, | am safe in saying Sher-
man never threatened in any public man.
ner to hang Reid, nor did he run l1alstead
out of the army for articles written by
him as war correspondent When any
responsible person will furnish reason
either is true | will apologize to all con-
cerned or traverse the statement to the
satisfaction of all concerned. Certainly
neither Reid nor Halstead has ever made
The Chronicle also refers me to Cen
eral Horace Porter's articles in the Cen,
tury Magazine for proof of General
Grants attitude toward war Correspon-
dents. [ do not need this reference, for
am also safe in saying that Porter never
made any such statements as the Chroni-
Gle contained.
VIII the Chronicle please produce them?
The Chronicle says triumphantly that
'ft was expressly stated in recent tele-
grams that the denial of chance, to
make names at the front in the Philip
pines was one of the grievances of the
signers of the round robin Probably
recent kilograms did so state, but these
were Otis kilograms.
The correspondents complained that
they were not allowed to send the facts
because General Otis did not want the
people at home to be in possession of
them.
These correspondents need no defense
from me. The people will decide between
their well tempered complaints and Gen
eral Otis censorship.
Nor do l wish to be misunderstood con-
cerning General Sherman. He was the
irreconcilable enemy of all war corre
spondents and never attempted conceal
ment of the fact.
General Grant treated all war corre-
spondents fairly. The Chronicles charges
against him in this regard are absolutely
untrue. My army acquaintance with him
antedates that of any person now living
far as / know and was sufficiently
some particulars. General Porter and
General James Harrison Wilson. now
commanding. the Departments of Ma
tanzas and Santa Clara Cuba. will vouch
for this S. CADWALLADER.
Fall River Mills. Aug %
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23
LATEST STORIES
Of the
FUNNY MAN.

THE case of Dewey" said Witherby,
indicated perhaps better than any other
illustration the character and temper OF
the American people. / declare, when l
think of it ALL am almost ashamed OF
my own country"
ITO what do you refer?" asked his
friend Won Blumer.
Il refer" said Witherby. "to the alb
surd and advanced species of hysteria
which seems to possess my fellow-counI
trymen when even the name of this naval
officer is mentioned. No one. | assure
you. can more fully estimate and appre-
ciate the services of this man more than
l do: but to siop over in the way we are
now doing is nothing short of NATIONAL
disgrace On one side are the yellow
journals, thinking. of course, of nothing
but their own interest. and raising a
Dewey howl, and even the most sober
minded people on the other side seem 10
have caught the infection. When the poor
man comes home think of what awaits
him. 1t is awful to contemplate. Brass
bands, dinners, mass meetings, adulatlons
1t is all sckening. Thank heaven that
for one am free from all this"
"Then you are not going to celebrate
Dewey's homecoming?" inquired Won
Blumer.
Witherby brought his hand down on the
table with a resounding whack.
mo. siri' he shouted. Il nave, OF
course. written for his autograph ana
photograph and asked him up to quiet
little meal at the club, and L shall also
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23
COMMUNICATIONS
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WAR CORRESPONDENTS.

Editor of The Call: The San Francisco
Chronicle of July 27 1899, contained an
editorial alleging the following facts:
l. That the war correspondents at Ma
Mia were misleading the American peo-
pie and attempting to punish General
Otis.
2. That censorships, such as General
Otis was enforcing, had been maintained
ever since war correspondence was in
vented.
9. That during the Civil War General
Sherman threatened to hang Whiteaw
Reid, correspondent of the New York
Tribune
4. That he General Sherman turned
Murat Halstead out of the army in the
most summary fashion,
5. THAT General Grant also made an
example of another famous correspon-
dent" I'm each case where the presence
of a newspaper writer was tolerated his
letters and kilograms were rigidly super
vised"
My communication published in The Call
August ), 1899, pronounced these state
ments to be untrue.
The Chronicle of August 6 had an edi-
torial reviewing my article in The Call of
the day before and disingenuously as
serting by implication the truth of its
previous editorial without positively deny
ing a single one of my statements. Its
last editorial prudently omits any refer
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23
"STEVE" BR0DIE, LATE OF THE
BOWERY, HAS MOVED TO TUXEDO

say. Foist 1 lived on Cherry Hill, den on
Hester street, den de Bowery, next on one
Hundred and Sixth street and now IN IN
folleying de push to Tuxedo and am MT 10
do meself proud.
"Wfll de swells, me neighbors in de park
near by, kick? ~,
Say. what tell? I'm a actor: and TUX
edo has entertained Curley Beloo whose
hair was longer dan mine. but as a actor
he is 80 cents alongside of me. DID Cur
ley Beloo ever jump from bridge or sing
a song on de stage? What?
But I'll hit it off all right Wld de real
tings down dere. / hear dere church is IN
debt I'll pay it out. and give some Doodle
to de Catholic church-not to play no "a "a
v'rites-and if dat don't do 'em proper IL
give a dinner to 'em whatll put dere eyes
out for de real wine I'll tap.
81 hasn't got me golf goods bought yet,
but dere's to be a punchin bag IN me
house dat'll be at de service OF any Willie
boy who needs settin' UP.
"Oh, l don't know, dere's woise dan me
arrived all right, and it's no hundred,to-
one shot I'm not club director down dere
before de Bowery goes dry.
''Will me old pals be welcome? say dey
gets de glad hand and de merry eye when
ever dey teiegraphs dere' baby to send
carriage to de station. for EN-. What?
Well, s'long.'
Brodie's home will be in Tuxedo village
not in exclusive Tuxedo Park, where none
but members of the Tuxedo Club can have
residences.-New York World.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

DIR. G. A. Marvin of Blue Lakes IS reg
istered at the Grand.
c. B. Younger Jr. is registered at the
Lick from Santa Cruz.
r. w. Marfarlane Of Honolulu Is
guest at the California.
Frank Barrett. a wealthy banker OF
Palo Alto, is at the Lick
r. Berg. a traveller from Moscow, Rus
sia. is guest at the Palace
w. D. Keyser, a stage owner of Hop
land, is a guest at the Russ
DR.. A. NJ. Gardner of the Napa Insane
Asylum is a guest at the Lick.
C. E. Shaw cf Los Angeles is at the
Occidental. accompanied by his family
DR. p. D. Carper has returned from his
trip to Dawson and is guest at the
Palace.
T. w. Wilson. a well-known and promi-
nent lawyer of Susanville, is an arrlVal
at the Russ.
DR.. and Mrs E. A Watt are registered
at the Occidental from their home IN
Cambridge, Mass.
James L. Flood and wife have returned
to San Francisco from the East anu are
staying at the Palace.
A. B. C. DowdeIl of st. Helena and I.
r. Jones of Sacramento are among last
nights arrivals at the Grand.
Warren saxton, a big fruit man and
prominent attorney of Oroville, is one OIL
the recent arrivals at the Grand.
Morris Ansel and F. Bruce, two English
slobetrotters, came to the city on the
Doric yesterday and went to the Palace
H Goldsmith. a merchant of Stockton
and H. A. Jastrow, a Supervisor OF Bak-
ersfieId, are both registered at the Grand
George w. Reinhart has returned TO
oakland after several months soJourn IN
Montana and several of the Northwestern
States.
Mrs. W. H. White and family of Oak
land will spend several weeks at her sum
mer home, Longwood farm, in Sonoma
County.
Rev. A. Clark and family came up to the
citv from Los Angeles yesterday TO help
welcome cur BOYS home. They are at the
Occidental.
State Senator H V. Morehouse is at
the Lick where he arrived last evening
for the purpose of seeing the return OF
the volunteers
James H. Prather, a wealthy fruit
grower of Suisun. is a guest at the Russ
Lieutenant B. K. McMorris is registered
at the Occidental.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nagasaki and family are
at the Occidental, where they arrived
yesterday by the Doric. Mr. Nagasakl Is
a prominent banker of Toxic.
Paris Commissioner Benjamin G. Tru-
man is at the Occidental, accompanied by
his wife and daughter. He has come to
witness the parade. and will return to his
home in Los Angeles as soon as the cele-
braton is over.
Prince David, the nephew Of ex-Queen
Liliuokalani, is a guest at the Palace,
where he arrived yesterday from Homo
lulu He is on the way to Washington
to see his aunt. who is reported to be
dying from the effects of cancer.
The hotels are beginning to fill up with
those who are arriving in the city for the
purpose of witnessing the homecoming
festivities of the California Regiment.
Most of the hosteries are already crowd
ed to their utmost capacity and those
which still have some rooms vacant are
holding them for people who have en-
gagged them in advance and will arrive to-
day or tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23
THE MUNICIPAL CONVENTIONS.

\ NOTWITHSTANDING the prevailing interest in
y the preparations for the reception OF the home
coming volunteers, it is the duty OF citizens 70
give close attention to the political work carried OH
during the week by the county conventions OF the
two parties The Democratic convention assembled
last night and the Republican convention meets this
evening The issues with which they will deal OF
importance to every citizen and close watch should
be Kept upon every step OF the proceedings in both
bodies
In the Democratic convention it is a foregone con-
clusion the seappointed committee OF one hundred
guardians, trustees and directors of San Francisco
Democracy will have their own way and nominate
whom they please The result will doubtless be a
ticket something like that which gave San Francisco
in the Board OF Supervisors preceding the present
a municipal and county government OF so outrageous
a kind that Mayor Phelan undertook to remove the
Supervisors by main force and did on one occasion
have them hauled OF the council chamber in the
City Hall by the police.
These things being so, it is to the Republican con-
venton the better element of the city now looks for
ticket whose election will assure good government
The outlook promises well. The would-be bosses OF
the party-Kely, Crimmins and Burns with all their
.push-were defeated at the primaries and the rank
and file OF the party representing true Republicansm
achieved sweeping triumph. 1t is to be seen
those who voted for them
The combined forces which will be arrayed against
the Republicans in this cannot be beaten by
weak ticket. even by strong ticket unless be
supported by strong and energetic county commit
tee made up OF men in whom not only Republicans
but independent voters have confidence The seec-
ton OF good candidates and good committeeman is
therefore the duty imposed upon the convention b.
the responsibilities of the situation as we'll as by the
expectations OF the party.
Up TO this point every step taken in the campaign
has been i'll the direction of triumph for honest Re
pubcans The attempts OF the bosses to hold the
primary elections by blanket ticket were beaten
Their efforts to win out at the primaries under the
district system OF eectng candidates to the conven-
tion beaten. 1t remains to defeat any
schemes they may devise in the convention to put
their representatives candidates the ticket or as
members OF the committee. Having thus purified it
sell OF boss control, the Republican party COM
plete the good work by defeating the Democratic
bosses at the polls and redeeming the city from boss
domination altogether Such consummation is well
worth working for in earnest and with tireless energy
Farmers throughout California are reported to be
suffering from sudden Jump in rope Judge Lynch
h,rI I,j.. H.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23

STEVE BRODIE, !
Tuxedo.
4
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n UGH is the card Stephen Brodie, Esq,
some time of the Bowery. will here
J after distribute by way of fixing him
self in the minds of his friends He
tells the story:
It's on de level No, I'm not kiddin'
for kiddin' don't fit in at Tuxedo, and
dats where I'll hang out from now on.
It's like dis: l flew de coop on Harlem,
where l sells my brownstone front for six
teen 'ousand-half lon green, half I'll
see you later.
Den 1 gets out me roll from me Bowery
safe, makes good up to fourteen t'ousand,
chores around to me friend Herman Rim
aldo, who runs q real estate joint on
Grand street, and plays de whole wad
down for deed to de Tuxedo, and I've
got it in me jeans, see?
Say, me new graft is a good ting fer
fair. 1t has fourteen rooms and two bat
rooms by way of entertaining mugs wat
visits me.
Il can stand for it, all right, for I've
trained up to it gradually, as you might
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23
DEATH IN A COLLISION.
Erminia Tommasini Killed by Train
in San Mateo County.

A fatal accident in which Erminia
1'ommasini, aged "a years, was the vic
tim occurred on the Southern Pacific line
short distance north of the Spring Val
ley Water Company's pumping station at
Belmont. San Mateo County, at o'clock
yesterday morning. Tommasini was
driving a delivery wagon and started to
cross the track, when the northbound
train dashed into the vehicle. 1t was
broken into bits by the impact of the
engine and the unfortunate driver was
thrown thirty feet from the track. The
train was stopped, Tommasini was taken
aboard and started for San Mateo for
he breathed his last. The responsibility
for the accident has not yet been deter
mined. Tommasini had been working in
San Mateo about two weeks and but
little is known of him. but from letters
found on his person it is thought that he
has relatives residing in Fresno.