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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23
WILDCAT ALARMS.
Escanes Mt Madison sguare Gnrdeo
During a show But Is Captured
Before Doing Any Harm.

There are always exciting incidents
at a sportsmen's show at Madison
Square garden. New York. The chief
episode the other afternoon was the
escape of a wildcat, and while at large
there were enough cold chills in the
amphitheater to make the atmosphere
frigid. Some workmen were engaged
in taking the brute out Of his travelling
box and transferring him to a wire
age. The cat did not seem to object
particularly, until some of the specta-
tors crowded close to the cage and
then he swallowed his sharp teeth and
uttered that peculiar swish-like sound
often heard by hunters in the forest.
just about the time the sleek and
graceful looking animal was expected
to leap from the box to the cage he
changed his mind. and. seeing a slight
opening between the two. took French
leave, to the CONSERVATION of the
crowd. The animal climbed up some
foliage, and the spectators wished that
they were on the roof. Even the In
dams hitched up their buckskins and
thought it about time to crawl under
cover. The eat made its way along
the balcony toward the musicians.
who were just finishing a selection
and who had not noticed the disturb
on the main floor. When the
saw the cat coming his baton
was waved wildly in the air, and he
for one of the private boxes
on the next tier. The other musicians
as a man astonished at the con
duct of their leader. and they saw
something. Every horn player in the
band turned his instrument toward
he wild cat and the blast that was
united was enough to Startle any
inimal. 1t was too much for the cat
or the animal saw that he was not
and, turning quickly, he made
racks for a hiding place. He found
t under the stairs, and then the men
n the amphitheater held a consulta.
ion.
Finally two old circus men. Donald
nd Lewis. volunteered to capture the
nlmal, A wild cat at bay is a nasty
ustomcr for dog or man. but the OLD
lrcus men said that if they were pro-
lded with a bicycle lamp and some
ope that they would do the trick
hey did it, too. The cat was placed in
IS cage and peace and quiet again
in the garden.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23
SLEEPS IN LONG TRANCE
Puzzles Doctor,
" Ne" Haven, Conn, hy PRO.
trnctcd SIccp.

IN" medical profession at No,,
''"'c'' conn, are greatly puzzlsd ovar
me case of Pauline Fitzgerald . do.
nestle aged 10 years, who bas heen "
Il rance at the general hospital tbor.
Tor SIX weeks, When the Girl 6rst aaae
10 me notice of the hospital physicians
She appeared to be in a sound sieenand
QUO take but little nourisbmert and
.n"' IN il4uid form. During her nro.
traeted sleep in the institution bar
u'''oh has remained the same md y,
doctors have been unable to dianna
II. There have been signs of failnrs -
,he part OF the patient. As notbin,
dangerous was noticed during ber con'
hheinent, the girl was transferred .a
the springside home. She has nnona5
her eyes several times since boinn
taken to the latter institute and ths
hospital authorities reported that
nyPhot'sm had been tried upop be-
the result that the ]sleenino a;ri
vas revived sufficiently to be Az -
ak in a whisper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23

in enamel; that on the right bcinl
Maitre Labor, on the left NJ. IoIa
whilst the center figure is that o.
Capt. preyfus.
The corresponding panel on the re.
verse Of the casket bears the following
inscription in English:
"Presented to Nine. Dreyfus by the
readers % the Morning Herald. Lon
don, as an earnest of their faith in the
unhIemi'hed honor of her husband.
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, and as a token
of their admiration of her brave and
dutiful devotion to him il his unmer-
tied suffering
The cover Of this casket is nodded
and domed, richly decorated through
out, and is again surmounted by an
.xquisitelv-modelcd figure of Blind
Justice holding the scales and naked
sword.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23
MACARTHUR WASN'T "MR.n
Ho" n handsome Youpr Wanna,
fooh Some Dinner Guests
h. Surprisr.

N,...I.. ,-..I
'I'''H nun "u'hor OF a
a.., 60 NV ;" 'n' hdl'h
,r;, nl 49, ''"uE"' TO the
WV, W." popularity II" proht, Is
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yIi .a,, e." r,N,', ''"u 81 no''t"-
poa, H' p'"" "''"'"S
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tho Ionlan us LOT
y L''""n press ana taxing part IN
;r-,i,n ""' II '''oS'
h,,nn,.l =, I.' experiences
"N+Eo "'''i the mover
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23
rIytHS Hospital in Smith As..

The latest development in military
hospitals is called the imperial yeo-
many Tying hospital, and consists Of
two curricles, or broad two-wheeIed
carts each drawn by two horses. which
keep pace with the cavalry. One. SAYS
the London Leader, contains a Gun.
board full of splints. bandages. medi.
clnes; the other is constructed 10 No.
eight patients in stretch
grS.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23

From London to Bombay in II DAYS
is the remarkable programme laid or.
by the ~Peninsular & Oriental Steam.
shipcompnny. The journey will be made
by the Brindisi route, and involves fast.
II time than is usual on Italian rail
ways. The chief item is the yoyare
from suez to Bombay, which is made at
he rate of Il knots an hour.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23
~. " ~ ~ ~. W y. ~ ~. ~ n, II
East Side Thompson Petition
By Marguerite Stnhlor
SsEMS 4SagSaSl nv 7rNr.uS4 vr 4S qS


was nnta pretty story; if was more
II was iraught with that primi
tive ruggrdurs- one gets am ~futprry
sion OF along with emitting rIuiri,
winds, hucbIn@ h|ruuros. tine rrlrh oI
Il revolver, the VIM of q bullet.
The fellow uamr wa. IHompsou.
ana he could handle a bunch of .tprr.
with tn" best of them. but there WINS
HH air OF mvtroroIitnri-m ahnut hin,
that assorted III with his SURROUNDINGS.
And although h., drgrl. harder .,nr.
better, and went ruuuhrr thanan, unu
of them, he had never been ahIr tn I,,
down bis nickname of "l,,,, ,ij,"
Thompson. rndrr ihr ipnY.rrr nr r,Ii
ing prairirE. the buuudIr~4 ~,,,ru Of
cloud and sky. an fnrim9,, with IN,
elements. and reliance upop nnrhiro
but his own wit and cnurnrr , r,on.
grows to he Il strong. ">nrnrion. vital
creature. so different from o,,. ci.
cUm,cribrd ideas of a man that fan,
want Of n better term. ur cali hin. a
'roW puuchrr."
The Thrrc-N outfit Of @ .nunrhrrs
had been on the trail more Than
month, uud. according io All rrrrolru, |
and reason, the rains should have $40,
IN weeks before, but the, had NOT. The
grass that had sprung np with the FIRST
early showers had scared and died be-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23
The Smallest of stills.

a Texas man is the inventor of n cot.
fee pot SO arranged that with the neces-
snrF attachments 1t can be converted
into a small.si2ed still.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23

Inc salvation Army, for the second
mme' has failed to get a footbold IN
Mexieo' Mexican laws forbid all re-
i,slous professions in the streets Il
cities.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23

In 1850 there were 1000 tons of steel
made in the whole world. In 1895 the
United States alone made 9,o75,00o
tons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-23

The Salcsgirls in a New Jersey town
have started IL crusade against the
use of slang.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20
TEDDY, II POSER.

Snap Shot nj Kin.tscope Camdi-
date Of the United states.
IL you want to see what a real hero
looks like, study a picture OF General
Grant, III his careless uniform. hump.
ed up on an army nag-too full OF
thought for posing.
lf you want to see Il k~inetescope
hero. look at Colonel Roosevelt. hero
OF a thousand e
Roosevelt has travelled throughout
the West for five days, and in that
time has made just foIty-one
speeches, eight speeches per day and
carry one.
lie is not Il silent hero anyhow.
What has he said in his foriy-one
speeches?
Practically this:
We can lick anybody.
IA lick anybody.
can lick Cinnamon and SpaDiards
and bears and wolves and Democrats.
L am glad | am running.
~Trippe, trappe, tropics,
"The Beers are on the khpjes."
Hurrah for America.
llurrdh for me.
Hurrab for blood.
llurrah for fists.
n cinch ponies. | can brand
cows.
The time for thinking has gone by.
This Is the time for licking.
| lick somebody every day.
Hear my teeth snap. Every one il
sound. | could bite of a COYOTES
head.
saved the nation. | licked Spain.
My cowboys. Ny ancestry. My
rough riders.
My.my-my-I-I.I-me.me.me.
And that ID the kind OF swashbuck-
ling, comic opera, cgregionsIy egotis.
teal kinetescope poser you are asked
to choose for ice.Presidcnt OF the
United States and President OF the
Senate.
IL you vote for him you ought to
be ruled by military whpper.
snappers who would shoulder your
wives aud daughters OF the side
wake, and you ought to he dra fted
into II big standing urmy to keep
such kinctescope heroes busy bossing
you nround.-National Democrat
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20
HOW MANY?

Probably not ons person i'll ten can
tell ofhand how mnny Presidential
tickets arc in the field. Everybody
will recall two aud a considerable
proportion o. the voters. will after a
little reflection add two to tho list.
There ere III fact eight tickets
claiming the attention OF the public
ut the time Bryan md Stevenson
were nominated at Kansas City. The
Socialist labor party led of Oh the
9th Of January with Job Harrison
md max S. Hayes. In March the
Social Democrats nominate Eugene
V. Debbs and Job Hartman. The
third ticket was placed in nomination
by a faction OF the Socialists, the
choice OF the convention falling upon
Joseph I. Maloney aud Valentine
Remmill. The United Christian tick.
ct nominated the Rev. Silas q. Swal.
low and John G.. Wooley. The head
OF the United Christian ticket has ut.
tanned some greatness as Il Fighting
parsOn." Mr.. Swallow declined to
have greatness thrust upon him and
declined the nomination. The Rev.
Francis Il. Clark. presiden: of the
Society Of Christian E~ndeavorers WIS
named to take his place. AS Mr..
Wooley did not care to run without
Swallow, Charles NJ. Sheldon, the
well known Topeka newspaperman,
was chosen to ill the vacancy. The
The Prohibition party nominated
Johr g.. Wooley and Henry b. Met
calf. Tho Middle-of the Road Popu-
lists nominated Wharton Barker and
lgnatius Donnelly. Another conveu-
ton Of PopLlists nominated William
j.. Bryan and Charles Towue. The
Republicans nominated William Nc
kinley and Theodore Roosevelt. The
ninth and probably the last ticket
WAS placed in the field by the Demo-
Gratis with William J. Bryan and Ad.
lai +. Stevenson MS standard. bearers.
-Bulletin.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20

Following are the latest dispatches
from China:
st. Petersburg, July lS.-A dis
patch from Chcfoo says Prince Tuan
has modified $4,000 men divided
into different corps. The northern
corps has been added To expel for
cigncrs from Amur. The PckIn ar
my is divided into four corps, the
first Gf which Is to operate against
Muckden and occupy the ronds he
tween Pekin and Shan Hal Kuan; the
second is to concentrate at Tien Tsin
und the third ut Pekin, whence Il col
umn numbering 10000 will be sent
to Wei Hal Wei and Ism Tau, while
the fourth corps will concentrate at
Nunkin. There are now $4,000 Jap.
nncsc troops III China.
The Chinese fleet is concentrating
in the China Sea and hostilities are
hourly expected.
Tho foreigners are fleeing toSlIang.
hal, The position is alarming. Six.
teen foreigners have arrived at Nan.
kin from Ming Po, where the houses
Of the foreigners have bee: burned
and the missionaries horribly mai
treated.
The rebellion has taken hold of
Southern China. The foreigners at
Chu llu have been attacked aud are
fleeing panic stricken.
Washington, July lS.--Ihe State
Department has received Il dispatch
from Consul General Fowler at Chez
Foo saying that the Governor Of
Shan Tung wires thar his c0iiT.er left
Pekin On July 9th. The legations
were still holding out.
United States Minister Allen at
Corca telegrHphs the State Depart.
ment TINT Boxers and Chinese are in
force within a few miles Of theCurcan
frontier. The natives OF Ping YHn.
tho most northern province Of Corra,
are much alarmed and are ilrcng.
The foreigners remain in safety The
government IL very anxious.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20
The Rush OF - She'll.

As a shell rushes through the air
at the rate Of 1000 miles an hour it
gets heavily charged with electricity
by friction says the London Answers.
1t parts with it to any good conduc-
tor that it meets on the way, doing
terrible execution. Passing III front
OF Il British soldier. Il big shell gave
him such Il shock that he instantly
fell dead.
In INT OF II wars two officers,
standing side by side saw a shell
coming. They stood apart and the
shell passed between them without
touching either. But one officer lost
the sight Of both eyes aud tho other
instantly became blind i'll one eye
and soon lost tho other nlso.
In another battle IA soldier had Just
stopped to help n fallen comrWde
when u shell passed over his back.
lie fell forward quite disabled. and
for months after he could not stand
erect.
y curious accident OF "A similar
kind happened to nm American officer
i'll the Cuban war. He was g~allUping
across the fled when Il shell whirled
past iii front of him. Ills horse roll
ed over. and he himself became I'm.
conscious. On recovery he found
that neither self nor steed had been
wounded. and he knew That they had
simply sustained Il Y electric
shock.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20

The preliminary investigation by
the Census Office is progressing rap
idly. Director Merriam Is well pleas.
ed with the prompt response from Ir.
rigators to the census inquiries und is
confident that the forthcoming report
will be accurate and complete, and
will COMPREHENSIVE show the pro.
gress tnht Inns been made in reclaim.
large tracts OF arid and semi.humid
regions.
Synopses OF the tabulation sheets.
with typewriter descriptive notes.
are being prepared, and Mt an early
date will be submitted to competent
authorities in the arid States. These
results were obtained by the sched-
ules and i'll the form OF a preliminary
bulletin giving name. location length,
width, cost and acreage OF the princt.
pie irrigatiEs systems, arranged by
counties, will be sent out for revision
and later embodied in the final re.
port.
The irTigators have evinced m in.
tclligont appreciation OF the import
aucc OF securing Il full report OF the
condition Of irrigation and the results
achieved during the last decade,
They have cheerfulIy rendered valu.
able assistance, which has materially
facilitated the work OF the Ccnsus
Olllce.
Director Merriam. through the
press, lias made the purpose OF this
investigation fully known and desires
To state that upon request schedules
will he promptly forwarded to own.
ers OF canals aud bitches who have
not yet reported.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20
STEVENSON AND SILVER.

because tho Democratic National
convention nominated Adlai f.
Stevenson for Vice. President instead
Of Charles A. rowne, the Republi.
a are claiming the defeat OF
Towne Us a weakening OF the party
OF the silver question. In making
this claim they show their ignorance
OF the record made by Mr.. Stevenson
MS Vice-President during Cleveland's
second administration. In speaking
Of the part played by Mr.. Stevenson
in the repeal Of the Sherman law the
National Waterman says:
While ice.Preeident OF the United
States he WIS handicapped by his
position and prevented from actively
participating in the fight against the
repeal OF tho Sherman law. But
when the continuous sessions ere
ordered and q move WINS contem-
plated to change the rules OF the
Senate in order to force IA vote upon
the repeal bill Vice-President
Stevenson sat i'll his seat as Presi-
dent Of the Senate both day and
night declining to surrender the
chair to my but the friends OF silver
while he went out to his meals or to
seek bodily rest.
II is fitting that the country
should know the attitude OF Mr..
Stevenson as Vice. President during
the try ing ordeal OF the repeal of the
Sherman law. When it was decided
to go into continuous session and
force the debate upon that measure
to III end, and Il combination OF Sill
ver Republicans and Democrats was
made to continue the protracted de-
bate, IL number OF Republicans and
Gold Democrats entered into Il con
spiracy to put one Of their number
into the Vice. Presidents chair while
the Vice President would be forced
To seek rest and thus through having
n partisan in the chair adopt revo.
lutionary mean to change the Senate
rules. Notice OF this design reached
Mr.. Steveusun's ears, and from that
moment he never surrendered the
chair, no matter how great the
pressure, nor how much he needed
rest, except for an exceedingly brief
period and then only INTO the keep.
ing OF some Senator who had the
silver cause Mt henri.
80 loynl WIS MIR. Stevenson to the
principles OF Democracy and to the
cause OF silver hat his name WIS
frequently mentioned in 1896 rs q
candidate for the Presidency by the
silver forces, and there Is every
reason 10 believe that the only thing
that prevented his name being
brought forward Mt that time was
that the position OF Vice-Prcsident
under Cleveland and yet the candi.
date OF those who sought to over
throw Cleveland and his policy
would he embarrassing to the candi-
date and misunderstood by the people.
The fact remains, however that MIR.
Stevenson was always regarded by
the Democratic leaders IN the Senate
ms loyal and true to the ideals Of the
party and its principles.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20

Tho steamer Scquoin. which reach.
cd Seattle FROM Nome Thursday morn
ing. brought the following newR rc.
gnrding tho smallpox epidemic raging
there:
Tho pcsthouso at Nome IL full and
ovctiiowing with patients afflicted
with smallpox. nnd the Government
oiiicinle nrC erecting two other loryo
structures. Of whIch will cover nm
acre oi ground. Tho disease hos
spread rapidly and many cases aro
Gnarantincd in the tents in winch
they were discovered. Every govern.
mcnt aud city official and doctor are
working day and night.
IL ia said there arc ut lcnst 2oo
cases IN The pcsthousc and arouud ,bo
camp at II conservative catimu,o ouI
the people arc being taken down nj
the rat" Of II 10 20 n day.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20
Political Bubbles.

schemes arc Matching midst tho
Republican party and when they arc
out OF the shell Surprises will be
sprung.
Nowlnnds Is not TO have any eosv
run this fall, so say the leaders OF tho
g.. o. p. Aspiran,s for Il Senatorial
chair aud Congressman scat mas ia
advanced at in unforeseen momen,
from the ranks oi Nevada's Repub.
licans.
Who knows but what Mcmillan or
o. j. Smith or some man equally M
strong will etcp into the well work.
ing harncss-with intcn, to do or
die.
Dark horses are sometimes dang
crous, especially when backed by
financial backeB.yct tho opposition IL
sure footed and fears neither umbi.
tious nor moneycd opponents.-Rcno
journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20
ON WHICH SIDE?

Tho Republican platform stripped
OF surplusage, means:
Imperialism instead ~ constitu.
tionalism.
Constant wars abroad.
The mastery OF combined wealth.
The degradation OF the citizen.
The Democratic platform means:
The supremacy OF the constittiop.
Peace for the citizen.
Individual opportunity IN the race
for lie,
Every citizen n king Of his own
house.
On which side? On tho one will
rally the trusts,tl,e political inter este,
the clnsacs. On the other vii! bc
found the people who must live nj
home. and toll and work in order Ia
meet the cxactions OF those who favor
enhpirc Mt the expense ~ our repulIc,
Atlanta Constitution.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20

hckinlcy will receive few German
American votes this year. The
strength of this vote lies in the Mid.
die West where the battle will wage
iiercest sand where its influence
will be greatest. The revolt OF the
German Americans, led by Carl
Schurz, is assuming vast proportions
III the section mentioned and "A
strong effort will he made tn dri =
them back int" the Republican party.
But neither Of these methods il likely
la avail and the sturdy Tuetons will
support Bryan almost unanimously.
Tins means. at a low estimate that
the Democratic leader will receive at
least 10000 more votes in the Middle
Yves; this year than III 1896. Further
more, 1t practically Brynn's
election.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20

US II DISTRICT COURT or THE
4 Fourth Judicial District OF the State of
Nevada, IN and for the County OF t.lko.
Is the MATTER or THE ESTATE or
JOINS Il. M~CDEItNO1-T, DECEAsED.-
NOTICE APPOINTING FINE FoV Pro
BAT OF WILL.
document, purpOrtiug to be the last
VIII hnd Testament OF John Il. McDcrunott,
ucccaSCd, having on the 18th day of
June, \. u. lSU. come into the posses.
sion OF said District Court, and a
petition for the probate thereof, and
for the issuance OF Letters Parliamentary
To Mary HopOra McDermott having been
hlcd with the Clerk OF said Court,
NOTICE ~ HEREBY GIVES, That Wcdncs-
day, the 18Th day OF July, a. ID. lgD, ut 10
O'Clock u. IN, OF said day. ut the Courtroom
OF said Court. At the town Of E.lko, In the
County OF t.lkc, he, ana the same is, hereby
appointed the time for proving said viii
and hearing said application when and
where any person Interested may appear
and contest the said VIII. aud may Me OBJ
l~cctious In writing To the granting OF Let
tiers Tcstnmcuiary Ia said petitioner.
Dated, ELKo, June ~, 1911.
49,
SEAL. y. g. DAwLEN,
' CLERK.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-07-20

The Republicans arc considerably
alarmed oVo tho political situation in
Wisconsin caused by wliat ono Of
their leading papcrs calls "tho omi.
nous silence among tho Germans
The impcrialist plunge OF the admin.
istratioD does not rest cnsily on tho
German mind. Tho silence OF tho
Germans Ia declared TO resemble tho
situation ut the outset OF the cam
paiRn over tho Bennett school law OF
some ycare ago, which drove the Ger.
mans in n body Owe to heDcmncrats
aud carried the state against The 10
MISUNDERSTANDING Post