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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-08-10
Weekly independent.
FRIDAY. J, AUGUST 10. 1900
THE FOURTH OF JULY.
why tho Day Means Little to tho Is
land OF Porto Iscco.

The following is u translation OF
tho leading editorial Of the principal
newspaper OF San Juan, La Corce-
spondencin de Puerto Ricc.'publisi.cG
on the Fourth OF July:
To-day our mother country celc-
'brates with great and justitiable re-
jccing the glorious anniversary OF
her liberty and independence. From
that day which Will shine as an indcI-
ible mark FOR all time, the wonderful
prosperity OF the UnitedStates began;
her population grows in such increas-
ing proportions rs 10 cause astonish.
ment; her wealth SURPRISES that Of
other nations; hor banks and other
institutions are provided with fabu-
lous capital; her ports. as were those
of Tyre and Smyrna, are filed with
ships from whose masts float the flags
OF every nation OF the globe. Aerial
networks carrying light and power
over the skies OF her cities. whose
parks and streets are too narrow for
the busy hustle Of her social nr;! in
dustrial life; where colossal tunnels
perforate her thoroughfares and Gle
waited railways conduct the travellers
over the house tCps--all due to the
genius ard enterprise OF her people.
And those Americans whe owe their
wcll-being and greatness to that
memorable Fourth OF July, bless and
remember this joyous day OF days
when liberty was born agaiu-the
first day Of their politica! and civil
birth.
ALAS! but this memorable day does
not have that meaning to Porto Rico.
She thought to tind it in her territor-
ial independence and national ag.
grandizement, but instead found her
ancient liberties restricted aud her
political entity destroycd;she thought
to find fiscal laws that would enrich
the nation, but in their place found
burdens that impoverished it; she
thought TO lind that respect for Law
which has made North America fam
Gus, but, unfortunately. discovered
that the Senate and House OF Repre-.
sentatives were the first to disregard
their traditions and violate their own
constitution. And it seems us il the or
acle Of time had decreed the slow an
Inhalation OF our beloved island de
the elements uniting in its dcstruc-
tlon-and we say it to all the world,
where hunger was never yet known,
our people o die. rs in the streets
OF Maydguez, wasted living skeletons
OF starvation, wrethcheduess and
want.
Let us then point to the Fourth OF
July as a memorable day ID which n
great, liberal, magnamious and DOW
ertui nation dared to make herself
free, Independent and rich, bu, who,
up to the present time, has not
known how to deal with other people
as che knew how to deal with her.
self.
1T is said that those who preach
communism are generally those who
have no wealth to provide; so also do
the natious who are devoid OF terri.
torial conquest proclaim the liberty
OF colonies to those they would en-
slavc.'
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Papa (at the breakfast tsblel-Wil-
lie, my boy, why are you looking 20
thoughtful: Are you not feeling
we'll?
Willie iTsTy seuouslyl-i es, papa;
but had "a strange dream this morn
my.
Papa-Indced! What was IT?
WILLIE dreamed. papa, that |
died and went to heaven, and when
st. Peter met me at the gate, instead
OF showing me the way To the golden
streets ~ ! expected. he took me out
into Il large field and in the middle OF
the field was Il ladder. reaching away
up into the sky and out OF sight.
Then St. Peter told me that heaven
was ut the top and tina: in order to
get there ! must take the big piece
OF chalk that he gave me aud slowly
climb the ladder, writing on each
rung some sin | had committed.
Papa laying down his ncwspaper)
And dId you finally reach heaven.
my son?
Willic-No, papa. Tor just rs | was
trying to think OF something TO write
ON the second rung, looked up into
the sky aud SAW you coming down.
Papa-And what was | coming
down for, pray;
Willie-rhat Was just what ! ask
you. papa, and ycu told me that you
were going down :or moro chalk
Tx.
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\ Tuscarora Rurupu..

1t is reported around town that Al.
Buncel and Attorney Cooke OF Tus.
carour were in serious trouble Satur
day night. From the story rs told US
it appears that Bunccl and his wife
do not live together very peacefully
md that a suit Tor divorce is pending
The bone Of contention between them
Is u little girl about three years Of
nge. Last Thursday Cooke, Buncel
and Eugene Way.the latter going as "A
witness, went to Mrs. Bunccl's resi-.
deBce and took the child from her.
a day or so later she was notified
where the child was and told that she
could have it. She got the child md
Saturday night was staying with it
at Mrs. Hires residence. About ten
o'clock u knock came at the door md
Mrs. Hire sung out -Who is it, No
answer came but the door being un-
locked Cooke and Buncel entered the
house and made for tue room occu.
pied by Mrs. Buncel and the child.
Mrs. Hire prevented Cooke from get.
ting into the room, but Buncel was
more successful. When he left. he
tool the child and Mrs. Buncci nursed
n badly bruised face. Buncel was
tried last week for beating his wife.
but was acquitted on the grounds that
tho complaining witness could show
no bruises. There Is some talk Of
arresting Coole aud Buncsl for a
moro serious ofTense than assault and
battery because Of their conduct Sat.
urday night.
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PAY PATIENT
j. u. y BEL.
Hospital Steward.

Sheriff Mclnnis has located the
man murdered in Reno the other day
His name was Peter Judio md he
wa formerly q sergeant in the French
army. VI" was a native OF Gascony.
France. $. l.. Ihughron WIS mis-.
taken III his identity. Sheriff Nc.
lnnis is working on the case. but can
find no II who saw him after he mr..
rived IN town Gazette.
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One Of Il census enumera.ors had
quite u time in getting n small In.
diar to give his name, but at last he
complied. After the enumerator had
left the boy WIS asked why no did
not want TO give his name. and he
said: "Me shamed OF my name, /
got one hell OF a name."-pioche
Record.
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SEALED

Sealed PROPOSALS are invited hy tho
Unnrd 81 County Commissioners for repairs
10 y" male upon VI, county jail. said con.
hn Iron grating. or frntHr work, 10 oStnuI
from tho top of the present steel coils 10 tbr
walls opposite. and also ia" lining Of thr
iruht cue ni ihc lniI r""m from the iioUf to
the hcighth OF about ton feet with sbrr,
iron plates. similar TO those nUw In uST on
sides ~ said jail, In accordance win Tho
plans and specifications 90 nlo Ia The
Clerks onlc0. wv
Proposals 10 DO nlcd with County CicrI ON
or bCtOrO saturday. september ~, 800 UILs
to bo UpCucI aud acted upon SCptcmbcr n
iyD. At y o'clock u. 10. "
The Board reserves the right Ia rcIcc,
any AMI all bids. '''
ATTEST: n O. DNwLEY, Clcfb
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In India. the land u famine. thons.
anda die because they cannot obtain
food. In America. tie land OF plenty.
many suffer aud die because they
cnnnot digcgt the food They cat. Ko.
dol Dyspepsia Cure digcets what u
cat. IL instantly relieves and radi.
caily cures all stomach troubles. Elko
Drug Company.
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THERE WILL RE FAT FRIED.

1t will be just az we'll TO receive
with caution statements emanatrng
from republican headquarters 20 the
effect that Mr.. Hanna is having dit.
ticulty in operating his celebrated
skillet this year. No one doubts
that the trust beueficiaries and pro-
tectees are thoroughly swinish-tlIat
they are incapable Of gratitude to
Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. IIanna's nan
They wouldn't give up a cent from
considerations OF gratitude. But
they will disgorge for their own pro.
lection. Democratic victory means
trouble for the trusts and woe for
tile tariff barons. 1t means that the
leeches who have iattened upon the
life blood OF American industry will
be chOked of. The lecches know il.
MIR. Hanna. therefore. will conduct
his fat-tryIng III the usual fashion.
tie may have moro difficulty this
year than in 1896. but he will in the
end extract the needed from the adj.
pose tissue OF the barons. The sslush
fund will attain it's usual proper
tons not because 81 the gratitude.
but because OF the tears, OF the men
who have proiitcd by McKipleyism.-
Chicago Chronicle.
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BILLS

Following is a list Of the bills al
lowed by the Board Of County Com
missioners at their regular meeting
on Monday Aug. 6, 1900:
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HORN.

WEnn1 III Elko, Nevada. Aueua. 3,
1900. TO the wife OF 9. T.. Webb. n
daughter,
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DENVER & RIO GRANDE R. R.
Scenic Line Of tho World
Tnr nt.r t1~r ~,

GLENWOOD SPRINGS. LEAD.
VILE, CRIPPLE CREEK.
PUEBLO. COLORADO SPRINGS.
DENVER AND ALI. POINTS
EAST.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-08-30
AS Times Were and Are.

ReaderSofthe Item let's 60 over together
the prosperous and bad times commenc-
ing with the year 1880 when Harrison
was elected. Under this administration
the country was prosperous. Next came
Cleveland, with Republican Congress,
and as the laws of the Harrison admins.
tration could not be changed, the country
was still prosperous. Next came Ilarri-
son again with promises Of a Mckinley
bill. This promise, with others, was full
filled and during this administration the
country was more prosperous than ever
before, Next came Cleveland again with
a promise of Wilson bill. This prom
Use was carried out and who does not re-
member with what dire results? Soup
houses were established in every city OF
prominence, placed, that the poor should
not starve. You remember it so we'll that
it isn't worth while to speak Of it. Next
came Mckinley with promises of a Ding
ley bill, with prophesies from the Demo
Gratis that times would keep growing worse
until we had l6 to /. III
Out of nine pledges in the platform Of
1896 seven have been fully redeemed.
What was the result?
The country has been more prosperous
even than during Harrison's last admin
istration, During this eighteen years
where has the policy OF the Republican
party resulted in other than benefit to the
people ?
Is it policy for us to make change
from good times to an experiment, boast
ed of by the party who has utterly failed
in the past WING.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-08-30

Mrs. Geo. III. Lancaster, wife of
IMonroeton landlord, while out driv-
ing with O. M. Schrader Vegetable
dealer of Towanda, who travels in
this section, was fatally injured in a
runaway accident at the foot of Ing
hams hill at this place last Wednes-
day afternoon while on their return
to Lopez where she had been visit
ing friends. While driving down
the incline the harness broke, fright
ening the horse which became un-
controllable. The carriage upset at
the foot OF the hill, throwing the
occupants out and inflicting severe
injuries to both. Mr.. Schrader was
rendered unconscious until after
being taken to the Laporte hotel.
DIR. Rose Morgan and Miss Mollie
Keeler, q trained nurse, were soon
administering to the wounds and
making the patients as comfortable
as possible until DIR. Wilson, who
was out of town, could arrive.
Mrs. Lancaster sustained a broken
shoulder and hip with internal in
juries, while Mr.. Schrader received
severe scalp wound and q broken
rib. Thursday, DR.. Wilson and
Miss Keeler removed Mrs. Lancaster
to the Williamsport Hospital, where
she died seven minutes after being
admitted.
While at this place Mrs. Lancaster
refused to give her name except to
her attendants, who would reveal
nothing as to who she might be.
This fact started some very sensa-
tional stories and speculations.
When Mr.. Lancaster was sum-
moned to Williamsport to claim the
dead body of his wife, he stated to
a newspaper reporter that he and
Mr.. Schrader were mutual friends,
and that he had given consent for
his wife to drive with Mr.. Schrader.
The deceased is a daughter Of Cap
tain Haines, a prominent citizen of
Dunmore, near Scranton. The re-
mains were taken to the latter place
for burial.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the partner
ship association entered into on the first
day of March, A. D. 1898, between Raph-
ael Kessler, Raphael Kessler, Jr., Henry
w. Kessler, Earl Melville Peck, Thomas
Medland, William Pentecost, Walter
Goodrich Giles, Carl Lorenz, Alfred Pot
ter Kirkland, Daniel Weise Artley, John
Walker Sutton, John Bell Taylor and
Thomas Sutton, under the name OF "Peck,
Sutton S Co. Limited" for the business
OF the manufacture OF wood alcohol, acce-
tate of lime etc., in the counties of lndi-
anna and Sullivan, Pennsylvania, for the
period Of twenty years from said date un-
der the Act of June ,, 1874, and the sew
eral supplements thereto, has been dis
solved by the mutual consent of the par
ties.
L. NJ. PECK, Chairman.
Attest: J. w. SUTTON, Sec'y.
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friend and relative to many at this
place, Mr.. John Shattuck, from
Port Bryon, n *, who is visiting
here with a friend. I'D ,sApgoq sel 4.
Mrs. Rosetta Fuller and daughter
Anna, are visiting relatiues at this
place. We hope to retain them for
some time from their intended de-
parture.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-08-30
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that The PARTNER
ship association entered into on the Thirty.
first day of July, A. d. 1899, between
Raphael Kessler, Raphael Kessler, Jr.,
Henry w. Kessler, Earl Melville Peck,
Thomas Medland, William Pentecost, w.
G. Giles, Carl Lorenz, A. P. Kirkland, d.
w. Artley, John w. Sutton, John B.Tay-
lor and Thomas Sutton, under the name
Of "Sutton, Peck q Co Limited" for the
business of the manufacture of wood
alcohol, acetate of lime ect., in the
County of Sullivan, Pennsylvania, for the
period Of twenty years from said date un-
der the Act of June 2, 1874, and the sew
eral supplements thereto, has been dis
solved by the mutual consent of the par
ties. 97F s@
Z. M. PECK, Chairman.
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Sonestown.


Il. Ritter of Lairdsville, made a
trip toSonestown on Wednesday last.
j. C McCollum, of Williamsport,
brought a piano to town last week.
1t is not known where he left it.
Mrs. Anna Lorah and daughters,
Mary and Gertrude, of Bloomsbury,
who have been visiting the formers
son at Eagles Mere, stopped in town
with Mrs. ID. III. Lorah, on their re-
turn ou Wednesday.
Mr.. Levi Ricard of Nordmont,
spent Wednesday and Thursday in
town. rN FA
Mrs. Rebecca Arms, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Hazzen and son Harry, at
tended the reunion of the Little
family at Eagles Mere, on Thursday.
Joe Glidewell of Hughesville,
brought load of peaches to town
on Friday last.
Misses Mable Hazzen and Mildred
Hall attended the picnic at Eagles
mere, on Thursday.
Mrs. Beck of Williamsport, is the
guest of her niece, Mrs. II. G. Boat
man.
DIR. and Mrs. C. ID. Voorhees, at
tended the Byron King lecture, ut
Chautauqua, on Friday evening.
Miss NJ. f Dunbar accompanied
by her father, of Elimsport, and
Mrs. Manevil of Muncy, spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. l.. J.
Lockwood.
Mrs. Harvey and daughter Nora,
from near Harveysville, We're visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Bastion over
Sundry.
Mrs. VIM. Fulimer, of Edkin
Hill, the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Voorhees, on Sunday.
Little Alice and Giles Converse
are spending the week at Nordmont
with their Aunt, Mrs. Pennington.
\ large number Of people We're
out Of town on Sunday, some ut
Eagles Mere but more ut camp
meeting ut Unityville, the latter re-.
ceived baptism on their return.
Some We're sprinkled while others
were almost immersed In the falling
rain.
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A JOINT REsoLUTIo,
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution o
the Commonwealth.


Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
in General Assembly met, That the following
is proposed as amendments to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, in
accordance with the provisions OF the eighteenth
article thereof
Amendment one to Article Eight, Section
One.
Add mt the end of the first paragraph OF said
section after the words 'shall be entitled TO vote
at all elections" the words subject however
to such laws requiring and regulating the regis
tration of electors rs the General Assembly may
enact" so that the said section shall read as
follows
Section l. Qualifications OF Electors. Every
male citizen twenty-oue years of age possessing
the following qualifications, shall be entitled
30 vote ut all elections subject however to
such laws requiring and regulating the rcglstfsi-
ton OF electors Us the General Assembly may
enact;
lie shall have been citizen OF the United
states at least one month. H#t
lie shall have resided in the State one year
(cr If. having previously been qualified
elector or native born citizen OF the state,
hc shall have removed thcrctrom and returned,
within six months Immediately proceeding the
election.l
lie shall have resided i'll the election district
where he shall ufler to vote mt least two months
Immediately proceeding the election -
III twenty y-two years OF age and upwards, he
shall have paid within two years state or
county tax. which shall have been assessed at
least two months and paid at least one month
before the election
Amendment Eleven to Article Eight, section
strike out from said section the worls "but
no clector shall he deprived OF the privilege of
voting by reason of his name not being regis.
words "but laws regulating and requiring the
registration OF electors may be enacted To apply
Ia cities only provided that such laws he uniform
for cities OF the same class, shat the said
section shall read "a follows
section 7. Uniformity Of Election Laws
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The steamship Ohio brought $1,000, 600
n Il lnndikn nold To Snnfflo


Klondike gold to Seattle.
State troops have left Akron, O., there
seing no further trouble there.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt and his guests
started on their return coaching trip
from Boston to Newport.
The population of Denver, as announc-
I'd by the census bureau, was 1873 $50
against 106,7l3 in 1890.
John Session shot and seriously wound
ed A. III. Stridiron in the Vendome hotel
New York city. Sesson then shot him
self and died a few minutes later.
a mob at Gilman, Ills, fired at the
house of woman who resisted arrest
and two men were killed and several
persons wounded, among the latter the
woman herself. Later the mob tried 10
kill her in the city hall.
Monday. Aug. -.
The new battleship Alabama made
unusually fast time from New York to
Boston.
Intense heat and fierce electric storms
prevailed in many localities in eastern
and middle states.
A plague of mosquitoes invaded Mount
Vernon, n. Y, City Island and other
places along the sound.
A Philadelphia syndicate offers to pur-
chase the entire cauliflower crop of Long
Island ut the rate of ST barrel.
Archie McEachern, the Canadian
wheelman, defeated J. l.. jacobson in
match pursuit race at the Vailsburg
board track.
saturday. Aug. 20.
Many deeds Of lawlessness were re-
ported from Cape Nome.
The will of the late Coils L. Hunt
ington has been filed for probate.
The department of agriculture has is
sued Il bulletin treating the subject of
mosquitoes.
The postOffice department has appoint
ed committee of experts to investigate
pneumatic tube service.
Sockalexis, the noted Indian baseball
player. was sentenced to 80 days in Jail
Mt Holyoke, Mass, for vagrancy.
The population Of indianapolis. as just
made public by the census bureau. is
100, ,164 and that of Rochester 162 2.l35
Lord Roberts confined the death sen
tence of Lieutenant Cordua, the Pre-
him.
an eNhtpitioh Oh iiefeIofu ana snort
horn cattle, with S2l 900 in prizes. has
been arranged for Kansas City next
month.
rr"eS' N"s. S7'
About 2o.ooo Italians paraded in New
York city ia memory of the late King
Humbert.
William NJ. johnson was sworn in ut
Washington as first assistant postmas-
Ter general.
The population OF Omaha has decreas-
I'd $4,000 since the 1880 census, being
now lO2.5S5.
Joseph Il. Noble. veteran Mormon,
was buried st Bountifui. Utah. mourned
by I'D children.
4 The government has chartered three
new transports for the Philippines ut
Seattle, Wash.
z tOyefuor Roosevelt WILL give IA Dublic
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County Seat Indices.
AND CHANCES At THE TIMES.

ANU 6LANSCo ~ iHC it"6S'
Miss Lizzie HassOn is visiting
friends in Campbellsville.
Miss Ellen Brown of Muncy, is
visiting Mrs. H. w. Osler.
A. E. Trip was business
man in Skunk, on Tuesday.
Mrs. James Gansel is visiting
with friends in Towanda, this week.
Miss Lottie Miller is visiting
friends in Philadelphia and New
York.
Mrs. Rosa Vanfeet, of Bing-
hamton, N. Y. is visiting friends
in town.
Geo. Kiess of Sonestown, was
transacting business with NJ. E.
Reeder, last Saturday.
E. G. Salisbury, of Skunk, was
county seat visitor the fore part of
the week.
Frank Lawrence, of Chicago, is
visiting his brother, William Law
renee at this place.
The Treasurer's land sale has
been adjourned to Monday, Oct. %,
when it will be continued at the
usual place.
Clarence F. Huth, of Shamokin,
will most likely be the Republican
candidate for Congress, in this
district.
$. F. Colt and family have
returned to their home in Buffalo,
after spending pleasant summer at
this place.
Among the delegates in town,
Tuesday, to drop in and grease the
working gear of the News Item
with the slippery coin, were H. G.
Huffmaster, L. M. King, Lew Love-
lace A. H. Heess and Watson
Wright.
New arrivals at Mountain House
are, VIM. b. Goodall, Miss Sadie
Goodall, Anna j. Erhart, Matilda
Kraus, Pauline Kraus, VIM. Kraus,
Frederick Kraus, of Philadelphia;
Anna Hoff, Trenton, N. j.; Isabel
j. Forbes, Irene B. Myers, Camdon,
n. j.
Eleven prominent citizens Of
Gleason, Tioga county, are under
arrest for white cap attack upon
aged Mr.. and Mrs. TORY who were
brutally treated by the mob. They
are charged with attempted lynch
ing and will no doubt be severely
dealt with.
The excursion that was sched-
uled to come to this place from
Muncy, last Saturday failed to
come and several who had gone to
considerable expense to provide re-
freshmeuts and amusments for the
visitors, were ut large loss.
w. G. Mason had the Queen Of
Mokoma, In service ON Sunday after
noon, to give all who desired IA
pleasant ride on the Lake. There
was u large number of our town
people who took advantage of the
opportunity.
MIR. Christopher Pcale, aged 80
years, died at his home Ia Eagles
Mere on Sunday Aug. 20, Mr.. pealc
was born In England and came to
this country In 1891, settling neal
Eagles Mere where he has since re-
sided. Deceased leaves wife, two
SOUS and two daughters Ia mourn
his loss. Funeral services were
held In the baptist Church at that
place, Tuesday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. j. Il. bradford.
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Attest: J. w. SUTTON, Sec'y.

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION PRO
"A POSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COM
MONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
REJECTION By THE GEN ASSEMBLY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL-
VANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION