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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23
The Weekly independent.
FRIDAY. FEB. %, 1900
Civil War

When compared with the losses
sustained by the Union and Confed-
crate armies in the battles OF the Civ
II war. tho alloody' battles in South
Africa pale into insigniticance and
can hardly DO dignitied as skirmishes
To bring this moro wildly into mind
one has but to glance over the follow.
ing statistics, complied by ths Wal
Department, regarding casualties in
battle during the Civil war:
In one action II Union regiment
lust 81 per cent.
Thee Union regiments lost be.
tween 10 and 80 per cent.
Seventeen Union regiments lost
between G0and 10 per cent.
Forty-one Union Regiments lost
between 50and GO per cent.
These numbers are all taken from
the muster rolls on file in the War
Department Offices where each man
Is accounted for by his name.
The severest loss WINS by Il Confed-
crate regiment Mt Gettysburg, which
lost 100 out OF 500 men OF 90 per
cent.
Another lost in one battle 81 per
cent.
Three lost in one battle between 60
and 70 per cent.
Nine lost in one battle between 90
and GO per cent.
Lougstrect's division lost ntGaines'
Mill and Glendale 1913 out Of 1881
men, or oyer 90 per cent. Several
divisions lost in some one action over
40 per cent. The roll OF killed and
wounded during the Civil war, North
and South was COO men n day. There
were over 2400 sections Of sufficient
importance to be identified by name.
In 1882 OF these a regiment or more
was engaged. In 10 OF these actions
the loss exceeded 500 men. This does
not include the innumerable small
affairs on picket line and outpost SER
vice and accommodating and scouting
duty.
The total death roll III the north
was 100000 and in the south was
noarly as much. This includes those
who died at home as the result OF ex.
posure wounds or disease after dis
charge. Counting these. the loss in
four years was over 100000. This
from a population OF 35,0OO,OO0, North
and South Of which 100000 were
slaves. Out OF this population
there was nm average force kept in
the field OF 10000 men in the North
and something less than 100000 men
in the South.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23
No Cause For Alarm.

The cas Of smallpox here is caus-
ing some excitement in the towns
along the road west OF Elku. The
Silver State calls upon the Winnie
mucca authorities to take steps to
prevent its reaching that place.
Precautionary measures a~lone,it says,
will prevent it from getting a loot.
hold, further west in the State. 1t
advises that the State Board Of
Health take some action in the mat
ter.
The only chance for the disease to
spread, so far as the INDEPENDENT
can how see, comes from the fact that
Lewellen came dowr ON the train
Wednesday night, exposing the train
men and passengers to the disease.
Every reasonable precaution has
been taken here and it is hardly
possible that any more cases will oc-
cur. DR.. Hood has laid the matter
before the State Board Of Health and
any suggestion they mako will doubt
less DO carried ont. Lewenen is in the
pcsthouse, about Il mile from town
and no one il permitted to go there
He nor his nurse will moi be allowed
to leave there until all danger
Is past. While 1t ia per,
fectly proper for the people along the
rond TO take precautionary measures
against the spread OF the smallpox,
dIey should not work themselves into
II pnnic it. Tho authorities act,
cd promptly here and no expense Will
DO spared to prevent the disease from
becoming nm epidemic.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23
Distressing Accident.

Wm. Scott a l0.year old lad from
Dayton and a member Of the Fresh.
mar Class OF mincs, met With mn ac.
cident in the mechanical building
this afternoon which resulted in the
loss OF the two middle fingers Of his
left hand. The palm Of his hand aud
his little finger arc also badly larcer.
atcd' lie was working Mt the planer
when his hand slipped into the knife
with the above result. IIo was taken
to tho office Of DIR. Philips, who am.
putated tho tingers aud made tho SUI.
forcr ns comfortable IA possible.
This is the second or third accident
happening on this machine. Ga.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23
A Generous GIFT.

EDITOR INDEPENDENT; Dear Sir
The two class roolhs Mt the High
School, thrown together as n hail,
were well filled with IN appreciative
audience last evening. The occasion
wa the first OF Senator Erust's astro.
nomical aud scientific lectures which
no has promised the high School and
its friends. lilo illustrated the differ.
ont points made by use OF n magic
lantern, and after the lecture WIS
completed, treated,us to Some highly
entertaining and amusing pictures.
But best OF NIL: Senator Ernst has
donated to the County High School u
valuable telescope, together with the
magic lantern. which ho used last
night, and the views, cqu'pment and
apparatus belonging thereto. These
pieces OF property are Of tho aggre
gate value Of several hundred dol.
lars, aud are going to DO OF exceed
ingly great benefit to the High
School, Senator Ernst has shown
himself u large hearted citizen and a
truo friend to education. Tho audi
once lust night unanimously thanked
him as a benefactor, aud VIC believe
no deserves tho thanks OF all Elko
county people who are interested in
tho probr rec Of our educational work.
Very respectfully.
MAR'os y. WILSON.
ELKo, New, Feb. II, 1900.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23
The DIscOntsnted Man.

Bless the discontinued men. They
nave blazed the pathway Of civilian
ton. rhoy are the salt to the earth
Poets sing OF the joys Of contentmcnt,
and the human heart ycarns for
peace and quiet and n home for the
body md soul, but the hope OF the
world is IN the ceaselessly active
throng, never resting, never satisfied,
hoping for and demanding something
different, better. Their homes do
not decay. They keep alive the
noble aspiration OF Il race They are
leaders. Nothing is right simply be-
u OF precedents. The discon.
tented men abhor presidents. They
mako them. Discomfort is active;
contentment is passive. Bless the
discontinued men!-Ex.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23
Died From Ills Injuries.

DR.. Gardner returned last night
from Huntington valley, whero, no
had been called 10 200 Frank }. Boil
mont, who wac hurt IN q runaway 40.
cident Sunday. Mr.. Belmont died
from his injuries before tho Dr..
reached his bedside. Tho DR.. fur
nished US with tho following particu.
lara OF the accident: Mr.. belmont
and VITO had boon to SHELTON and
were going homo. flo had taken
mail from Shelton for tho people
along the road aud had stopped To
deliver some mail when he was told
that n Of his horses was losing his
bridle. llo reached for the lines and
tho horses startod TO run, throwing
him under the wheels. The heavy
wngon passed over his abdomen, In.
licting the injuries from which no
died. Mrs. Belmont wa thrown
from the scat into tho bottom @, tho
wagon. but was not injured. MIR.
Belmont was about 49, years Of ago.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23

\ Market SpecI,t

inc coIIege-educated feminine mind
IS no; alone In It's determination 10 may
Ter me mysteries OF the laws govern.
ing ,he rise and fail OF prices. 4 ,tnm
PIE village maiden, OF mature vcors No,
,ohg hgo, went 20 n store In E~ng,,nd, w
Uuy candles. and wna asionisbcJ In &c.,,
lnat owing TO tho Spanisb. Amr,ion"
candies was riz.'' "Gc, o,,,n,"
Indignantly exclaimed. Don't tc,I
We ihey fights by cnndlc llpht,"""
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23
Postage Stamps In hook Form

u United Statee Postal author.
itics arc perfcctinR n plan to sell
postage clamps in book form, md il
is believed TINT soon two cent stamps
will be offered in books containing IL
stamps Mt % cents q book. Tho book
will be OF n slzo convention, to clip in.
10 the vest pocket, with wax pnpe
between the stamps, bound in light
sorYicablo covers, with tho division OF
mail matter into glasses, rates Of post.
age aud other Information printed on
The outside. Tho ono cent charge
for tho wax paper aud binding will
net tho government a profit Of &c OH
each sloCo worth sold. IL ono eighth
OF tho two cont stamps used aro sold
In book form the not profit to tho
Government would be not less than
$4,000 annually.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23
Does This Strike You?

Muddy compilations, nausest,ps
breath como from chronic coustipa
ton. Karl's Clover Root Tea Ia nm
absolute euro and has been sold for
fifty years on IN abfolute guarantee.
Price % CITE md 90 cite. For sale by
Elko Drug Go.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23
Women Not Allowed n, Eu,-,


liz ~" VI me curious social laws Of Peru.
rnISn' ny The way. VIVA also in force In
england till within recent wears. tor.
.uhus women to attend funerals. and
uney 40 cot appear Mt weddings unless
,neS are very intimate friends. When n
tnPernl procession passes tb,,,ugb a."
streets The coffin is carried upSn ,Lo
shoulders OF the pail bearers. who oro
Followed by nm empty hcarsc drawn Lv
,"o' Tour or six horses. accc rdiup IN
'nc means VI the mourners and their do.
Mre 0 display. Al the male members
OF The family and friends OF the do
caused follow on foot. with n line NJ
empty carriages behind them. As iona
ms 'hey are In the presence of tho Jc.S
u rs considered n proper and nrcessory
evidence OF respect 10 walk. Aficr ih1n
oouy has been committed TO the grave
,nose VINO attend the funeral arc
hold Words, hiouse-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23

Sam Wheeler came over from Reno
last Tuesday and Wednesday norm
ing went out to his sheep camp in
Nyc county. 1t is his intention tn
drive his sheep to the northern part
OF Elko county, noar tho Idaho line.
This stop is made necessary by the
scarcity OF snow in the southern
country, whilo the ranges to which tho
sheep are to he driven hre said to be
we'll supplied with feed and moisture.
1t is Mr.. Wheeler's intention to
compete for tho prize Of $500 offered
by the managers OF tho Live Stock
Show to be held Mt Chicago next
November, for the best half-breed
Co,swold lambs. Last year he i'm
ported from Canada a plumber OF
puro.bred young bucks OF this breed
and ms they are now far superior to
any thus far reported from other sec.
tions, he is confident that ho will have
lambs in condition to easily walk off
with the accumulation OF dollars
Sentinel,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-23

Size doesn't indicate quality. Be.
ware OF counterfeit and worthless
ealye offered for Dewitt's Witch ifaz.
OIL Salye. DoWitt's IN the only orig.
inal. An iDfalliblc euro for piles and
all ekin diseases. Elko Drug 20.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

mete that fitting tribute to those who
have exalted the profession. We
doubt if any other county bar in the
state has furnished an equal number
of men who have achieved greatness
in the state and nation and have
been more justly honored by their
fellow men.
Insthe list of those who have gone
before, are two men who have served
with distinction in congress, M.
E. Quits and VIM. Loughridge. One
was chief Justice of Iowa the lament
ed w. H. Sewers. Three others
have served on the bench, James
Rhinehart, j. X. Johnson and M. T.
Williams. Another was a Brigadeer
General in the war of the Rebellion,
the justly honored Samual A. Rice.
James Sewers was also a captain in
the service and gave up his life at
the early age of SO for his country.
j. r Needham was lieutenant gov
ernor of the state and was otherwise
honored. He was also the founder
of The HERALD, which for fifty
years has stood living monument
to the foresight and business Judge
ment of the man.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22
STILL sUPERSTTTTOUs.

The writer is informed by lady
who came to Oskaloosa from Abba
last Friday ON the same train that
brought r. W. Bowers, the theatrical
man who committed suicide, that he
expressed an abhorance of the num-
Der Is, He was talking about his
troupe and some one asked him when
they would be in Oskaloosa. He took
out his date book and replied: 81
wished you had not asked me. 1t
will be the thirteenth. / am afraid
Fl, that figure 13. My wife died on
che 18th of the month, and so did
my boy" Tears filed his eyes as he
spoke, and he shook his head as if
trying to dispel unpleasant memories.
The incident might have been for
gotten had he not committed suicide
on the 18th.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22
An Open Letter to Rev. Scott w.
Smith.
Chicago. Feb. /

Chicago, Feb. Is, 100.
Dear SIR My attention has been
called to your letter Food for
Thought" published in THE OsKA-
LoosA HERALD of Feb. IL, in which
you say:
1.-THE presiding officer of the Ohio
Liquor League at its annual meeting
said: The success of our business
is dependent largely upon the crea'
ton of appetite for drink The open
field for the creation of this appetite
is among the boys. After men are
grown and their habits are formed
they will rarely ever change in this
regard. 1t will be needful therefore
that missionary work be done among
the boys, and make the suggestion,
gentlemen, that nickels expended in
treats to the boys now, will return
dollars to your tills after the appetite
has been formed"
You give this statement on your
word of honor as Minister of Christ
as a fact. You do not say that it was
rumored, or that you had been in
formed, but simply quote it as fact.
Sir, demand of you, who was the
gentleman who made this Infamous
statement? Where was it made?
And when?
We have been trying to have these
questions answered for the past five
years and the Ohio State Liquor
League has a standing offer of $500
to be donated to any charitable in
stitution, to be named by the person
who will prove this statement.
Now, you give this statement as an
absolute fact, and your standing as a
Minister of Christ would prevent you
from doing so unless you were alb
solutely certain that it was true.
am anxious to hear your explain
alton, and so are many of the good
citizens of Oskaloosa.
Respectfully,
RoBT. j HALLE,
Secretary National Retail Liquor
Dealers Association of America.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22
WILL MAKE DEMAND.

If John P. Reese, the newly elected
president of the Iowa Division of
United Mine Workers, is quoted cor
rectly by a Des Moines paper there is
trouble ahead for the coal business
IN this state. He isreported as saying:
"While Iowa is not in the scale
combine of the eastern states, we are
on the same basis as the miners in
those other states now, and we in
tend to remain SO. On the first of the
coming April, the scale In those states
will be increased % per cent over the
present prices, and we intend to have
the same increase 60 into effect In
Iowa"
He further states that this increase
will come from the consumers in place
of the operators, as the price of coal
will be forced up accordingly.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22
WATERSON S PROPHESY,

Two days before the passage of the
Goebel law Col. Waterson, of the
Louisville Courier-Journal, opened
an editorial with these words:
"The people may well stand aghast
before the revolutionary election bill
which has, like some dread monster,
suddenly emerged from the Businesses
of passion and error through which
the legislature has been treading its
tortuous way"
The colonel was right. The people
of Kentucky may well stand aghast
now, if they did not when Waterson
sounded the alarm. Further on in
the same article Mr. Waterson said:
Granting that with the machinery
of this law in his hands, Goebel's
ambition may be, probably will be,
gratified, what should it profit him
if he gain the rulership of the uni
verse and lose his own soul, and along
with it his good name as the slayer
of civil liberty?"
The colonel's question looks quite
as formidable now as it did when it
was written.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

-Lynnville Ledger: There is a
great deal of dog-in-the-manger in
connection with the opposition to the
present methods of doing Iowa's pub
lie printing. The Ledger does not be-
lieve in contract work in connection
with state printing and binding, as
we know at least one state where
such system is in vogue, and the
result is ruinous prices and very in
ferior work. A great deal of this
noise we now hear relative to public
printing and binding, is coming from
people who delight in hearing them
selves holler.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22
A Neighborly Deed.

Not long ago Mrs. Vanderlinden, a
widow lady living west of town, lost
nearly all of her stock, including her
only cow. Mr.. w. S. Bland, neigh
Dor, through sympathy for the lady,
went among her friends and neigh.
bors in and about the city and at
Taintor, where she used to live, and
took up subscription, which reached
$40, enough to buy her good COW,
which he presented to her. The
lady wishes to express her sincere
thanks to those who contributed to
the fund and especially to Mr.. Bland,
who spared neither time orlabor in
raising the amount.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

One of the good subscribers to
the WEEKLY HERALD had run be-
hind a little and in response to a
statement he came in Saturday, set
tied up all that was due and paid a
year in advance. In place of being
little provoked as some are be-
cause they receive a statement OF
account, he was pleased and appre-
ciative. He said THE HERALD had
carried him through Democratic re-
verses into Republican good times
and he was glad to be able to pay for
the good reading matter he had en-
joyed in the past. 1t is great
pleasure to do business with that
kind of a man.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22
EOUITABLE LIBEL LAW.

The Iowa Evening Press Association
in their recent convention at Iowa
City suggested a change in the news
paper libel law which we believe
should be enacted into the statute.
1t is not intended to encourage the
black-mailer and mud singer to ex-
tend his work of character blacken-
ing, but to afford relief to the honest
newspaper publisher who makes a
mistake or is led into error by some
designing person. AS the law now
stands an editor may be put to much
expense and unpleasant notoriety by
simply making a mistatement, which
would gladly be corrected to save
any trouble, if that would end the
liability. Where no malice is shown
we think this should be sufficient.
The change suggested by the resolu-
ton adopted by the association is as
follows:
"Before prosecution for libel the
publisher shall be called upon by the
aggrieved party for retraction, and
that if such retraction IS made in as
public manner as the publication COM
planned of, then it shall rest upon the
plaintiff to prove that the publisher
was actuated by malice"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22
GOOD NE WSPAPERS.

Age and good management are the
necessary elements of a successful
newspaper. These elements are
possessed in a large measure by the
Keokuk County News and the Wash
ington Evening Journal, two of the
brightest exchanges that come to our
table. The News has just passed it's
fortieth birthday, and for the past
% years has been under the guidance
of w. H. Needham and his sons,
each of whom is an all-around news
paper man. 1t has grown wonder
fully in the past few years and its
goal is not yet reached.
The Washington Evening Journal
while only six years old, is one of
the marvels in Iowa Journalism.
How ]. Logan Payne succeeds in
getting out as good daily paper in
a town no larger than Washington is
a surprise to those acquainted with
the enormous expense attached to
the makeup of daily paper. 1t has
grown and developed wonderfully
and has been good investment for
the owner, as we are glad to know.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

The nomination of the Hon. Cal
vim Manning OF Ottumwa as COM
missioner to the Paris Exposition
has been ratified by the senate. As
a man capable and worthy of this
distinguished honor, Iowa could have
offered no better one than Mr.. Man
ming, and his host of friends rejoice
over his appointment. Mr.. Manning
and family will start for Paris in a
few weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22
After the next national eneam

After the next national eneamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public which will be held in Chicago
next summer, the parade feature
ofthe encampmentw will be abandoned,
a large per cent of the members be-
ing too old to participate in parades.
President Mckinley has been ap-
pointed one of the aides of Com
mander-in-C Chief Shaw and will lead
the last parade.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

New Sharon Star. The contribu-
tions for the purchase of land in
Oskaloosa for the establishment of a
factory were per ct in excess of the
requirements, and the surplus was
returned pro rata to the contributors.
This speaks well for the public spirit
edness of the citizens of Oskaloosa,
and it is disease that ought to be
contagious. Let other towns be ex-
posed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

III. Neyenesch, the veteran editor
of the Pella Blade, has been COM
PEELED to take back his plant which
was sold year ago. Mr.. Poot who
purchased the paper is ont about
$4,000 for one years newspaper ex-
perience. AS suggested by the Knox
vile Express, "even running a news
paper requires some special knowl-
edge, singular as it may appear!"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

The Colfax Clipper thinks if the
Register wants to show its sympathy
for the state treasury in the printing
business it might pay back with in
terest the difference in prices it re-
ceived for printing while it's editor
was state printer and the the prices
it thinks the work should now be
done for. This is not a bad sug-
gestion,-it is sort of casesof "put
up or shut up
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

Corning Gazette. The fanatic
who charged that President Nc Kinley
drank champagne in the Capitol, at
Washington, has been compelled to
admit that he was misled into max
ing the statement by woman who
didn't know the difference between
bottles containing mineral water
and bottles containing champagne.
That is sort of foundation that most
fanatical SANDER has.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

A FINE FELLow.-Messrs Hagan
and Smith are the possessors of q
fine pacing stallion, they having pur-
chased Bonnie Linn from the Wilson
Bros stables In Chillicothe Mo. He
il fine chestnut animal Of the Clay
stock, and will be put on the track
this fall. He gives evidence of speed
and endurance.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

Through purchase the Iowa T,

Through purchase the Iowa Tel
ephone company come into posses
sion of the Sioux City exchange, 300
miles of toll lines, beside numerous
small exchanges seated throughout
Western Iowa and South Dakota.
The transfer of the property was
made last Saturday, the Iowa COM
pany paying 1000 for the property
that is said to have cost nearly $780,
900 a few years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

"A land man from northwestern
Iowa has stated that there is no more
good land to be had in Iowa for less
than S35 to $40 an acre, The best
lands even in northwestern Iowa are
going above $50 and some day they
viii be worth s75 an acre. There is
only one state like Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

-Colfax Clipper: Judging from
the account of it's proceedings the
Chicago antitrust conference is
named on the principle of the Guinea
and has nothing to do with the pig.
1t is but one-half pennyworth of anti
trust to an intolerable deal of gov
eminent ownership and single tax.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

Since the first American troops
landed in the Philippines 404 have
been killed in action and 234 have
died of wounds and accidents. Deaths
from disease have been SOL, making
a total mortality of 1879. The num-
Der of wounded who recovered is
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

The recent prize fight in Des
7 JONES took in twice as much money
is the charity ball and the charity
ball took in ten times as much money
as the lecture course, and yet there
are some people who condemn news
papers for noticing prize fights.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-22

n -Curfew rang for Thomas Kelley,
n inmate of the Anamose penitenti-
Try. \ lille his pardon was being
discussed and passed upon in the
state Senate Thursday afternoon,
( cath claimed him.