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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02
MPoRrAN


1t is OF the greatest importance
that the citizens OF this Stats should
think before they vote next Tuesday.
They should think of these things:
Why has u large sum OF money
been sent to Nevada by Mr.. Hanna il
it is not for the purpose OF buying up
the voting population OF this State
like u band Of sheep and voting them
at the polls?
Why j. that great Saint. w. NJ.
Stewart, is here attempting to dictate
to us free Nevadans how We should
voter
Why is that such patriots as
Stewart. Wallace &. Co. and Others
who liveof the crumbs dropped from
the trust and corporation tables are
taking such an active interest in this
campaign?
Why is that Mr. Hanna isso anxious
to spend a big sum OF money i'll this
State to elect a Republican Congress
man from Nevada?
Why has the gang that have made
Nevada a rotten borough for over
twenty years been allowed to gain
control OF the machinery OF the Re.
publican party III this State and push
aside those decent, honest Rcpubli
cans who stood by the party in its
hour OF adversity, relegate them to
the rear and told they would have to
vote the ticket that Stewart, Wallace
IL Company have selected for them?
Why should the voters OF this
State 20 to the polls next Tuesday
aud indorse the ticket nominated 10y
a lot OF attorneys and corporation
agents i'll caucus assembled in Il
certain lawyers office in the town OF
Reno?
Why should the people politically
cut their own throats by voting the
Republican State ticket?-Renu
Ledger.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

President Mckinley has issued the
following Thanksgiving prorlama.
ton:
1t has pleased Almighty God to
bring IL uation in safety and honor
through another year. The works OF
religion and charity have everywhere
been manifest. Our country has
been blessed with abundant haryests.
Labor and the Industries Of the
people have prospercd beyond all
precedent. Our commerce has
spread over the world. Our power
and influence in the II OF freedom
and enlightenment have OFFENDED
over distant seas and lands. The
lives OF our official representatives
and many OF orr people in China
have been marvclously preserved. We
have been generally exempt from
pestilencc and other great calamitics.
md even the tragic visitation which
overwhelmed the city of Galveston
made evident the sentiments Of sym.
pathy and Christian charity. by
virtue Of which we are one united
people.
Now, therefore, T., William Nc
Kinlcy, Prcsi lent Of the United
States, do hereby appoint md set
apart Thursday, the 10Th Of November
next, to be observed by all the people
OF the United States Mt home or
abroad as u day Of Thanksgiving and
praise to Him who holda the nations
in the hollow 81 his hand. | recon.
mend TINT they gather IN their
several places Of worship and deyontly
give Him thanks for tho prosperity
whorcwith He las endowed ue, for
seed time and for tho harvest, for the
valor, devotion mud humanity of orr
armies and n~ayics, and for all lila
benefits to us rs individuals md MS n
nation; aud that thoy humbly pray
Tor the continuance uf Ills divine
favor. for concord and amity with
other nations, and Tor righteousness
and peace in all our ways.
In witness whereof, | have here.
unto set my hand aud caused the seal
OF tho United Slatcs to he affixed.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02
rnE GoLpnue.s PRAYER.

\ silver man III conversation with a
goldbug lady asked her why abe had
changed from Democracy to Republi-
canism- from Bryan to Mckinley.
had brought prosperity, and her
wheat brought her more money. He
then asked her il she, rs Il good
Christian woman, wished tn have her
prosperity on precisely the same u ~
ditious and coming from precisely the
same causes Us she now has it.
She responded. -Oh. yes; | would"
Then he said: -Will you let me die
tate Il prayer for you TO pray when
you kneel to olrer up your prisons to-
night to the Oliver Of AL Good for his
blessings and merciesy' She said.
-ies." Then he says %"liueel, clasp
your hands and say:
80 God. | thank thee that famine
came in South America aud that
thousands Of men, women "ud chit
dren hunGercd and suffered and
that MANI starved. because that nd.
ded to the price OF my wheat and
gave me much prosperity; and q,
God, | thank Thee and bless Thee
that famine came in Russia aud that
there many thousands 81 men. women
and children h%upeercd, suirt:cd ind
starved. because that, o blessed
GIver Of i'll Good, added still more
to the price of my wheat and gave me
still greatcr prosperity, and
20, God, | bless and adore thy
most holy name aud reverence thy
wonderful ana adorable projections,
and thank Thee ever still more that
famine caInc in India aud there ever
millions 81 men, ONE and children
huIgered. suffered, starved and died
because TINT, o God OF Mercy and
Blessing, added yet even still more Ia
the price OF my wheat, ana yet even
still more to my prosperity"
Hc.-Madam, will you utter that
prayer!
Shc.-No; ! will not, | cannot,
dare not.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02


w. w. Booher, editor of
the INDEPENDENT, is the
only candidate for Regent
of the State University east
of Reno. If you think the
people of Eastern Nevada
should have a voice in man
aging the affairs of the Uni
versity, put a cross after his
name on election day. He
will appreciate it.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02
IS THIS ALL RIGuEs

Tuesdays Silver State contains the
following Interesting item:
-Messrs Harrington and Collin
Southern Pacific candidates for Con.
gresham and Supreme Judge re-
spectively. spoke at Reno last night.
In order that they might reach Aus.
tin and speak there tonight. the
Southern Pacific Company furnished
its candidates with a special light
engine with which to make the trip
from wadsworth to Battle Mountain.
Messrs. Harrington and Collin passed
through here Oh light engine No.
1889 at 1 o'clock this morning. The
engine returned to Wlnnemucca Mt
9:20 o'clock, having safely delivered
it's passengers ut Battle Mountain
This action OF the railroad company
toward Messrs. harrington and Coffin
is in striking contrast with its treat
ment of Mr. Newlands. Two weeks
ago Tuesday Mr.. Newlands was
billed to speak in Wadsworth ut s
O'Clock in the evening. Being unable
to make connections by the passen-
ger train he asked permissio OF the
railroad company to ride to Wads-
worth from Reno ON "A freight train.
For some cause this permission was
not granted and he MIS- compelled to
wait and take the flyer which arrives
in Wadsworth after $50 o'clock.
Straws like this show which way the
railroad wind blows in the Congress
sional campaign.
1t may be that Messrs. Harrington
and Coffin paid the Southern Pacific
Company for the service rendered
and it may not be. The INDEPENDENT
expresses no opinion on the matter
but simply gives it as an item of
news. Figure it out yourself.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02
..rnrI:,: ARE 80 TRUSTS.

The or! ). the Republican leaders
is There are no Trusts Mark
Hanua leads the chorus aud Senator
Sewall of New Jersey. and Senator
Frye OF Maine. with II host Of minor
prosperity orators, are echoing this
sentiment.
Let us see! In the State Of New
Jersey alone 1913 trusts have organized
sinC" Mckinley first took the oath
Of Office on March /. 1897. These
mighty mouopolies alone. with .hous.
and- of smaller opes. are rnbbng the
consumers of the country lay 10y day,
and placing ON the necis OF their
employees u yoke OF slavery without
parallel III the history OF human
bondage.
None OF these corporations call
themselves trusts. Oue hundred and
twcuty Of the II hundred and
twcnty.threc have Il capitalization OF
ten millions or upward. Many OF
them represent the consolidation OF
numerous smaller corporations into
one; the consolidation being made toI
the sole purpose Of controlling the
bu ,incss III winch the smaller cor
porations were formerly engaged.
The total capitalization of the ON,
hundred aud tweniy.three New Jer
scy trusts reaches the anormous SUI
Of three bill u SIX hundred m,
twenty-five million twenty-five thous
and dollars.
the rate of growth 81 these trus'
aggregatioDs with New JerscN
charters smce Mckinley becam,
President is shown us follows:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02

Straycd from Sam Davis ranch in
Starr Valley. Nevada. one blnck horse
with spot IN head; branded I'D, (con.
nectcd) on right thigh. aud two stars
oh LETT thigh. One brown iiorso with
small npot in bend, branded with n
circle bar on lie LETT shoulder, and
branded twice with MY on left thigh;
n'th horaos very gentle. Anyone
linhihg same will pleasc write to. the
following address aud DO rewarded,
GEO. NJ. CLAYTON,
Elko. Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02


The Wells Herald by garblinp nh
item published in the 1HUErGxprSr
during the Senatorial fight Of 1899.
makes it appear as being published
recently. II the Flanigan. Harrington
syndicate pay hin for sucl, con.
tempitiblc work. they arc playing the
political gamo for all IL is worth.
The lNDErESDENr has treated Mr.
harrington fairly during tho cam.
paign and had a right to expect fair
treatment in return. II notifies him
now. however. that, " his hired tool
peraistH in bis dirty work, he must
take tho consequence. II he wants
mud, lie can have alI he wants OF it
regardless OF consequences.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02

a casual examination Of the regis.
ttatiOn list OF Elko discjose9 many
strange nnmos. The list ehould bc
canvassed thoroughly and IL anyone
Is registered wbo is not entitled to
vote, his name should 10 stricken
from tho list. This is work that the
Democratic county committee Bhould
do. Tho ISDErEHDEET calls The at.
tohtion Of the committee 10 the mat.
ter md urges tha, II DO attended to
at once. II any voter on tho list h
challenged. It must bo dOpo fonr
daye before tho election. 1horo 10 no
time To waste.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02

Tho Tuscarorn achool trustees have
refused to reinstate j. G. Doughty.
whom they dosposeh for leaving his
school to stump She state for Mr.. Far.
rington. Tho trustees state that
there was nothing ~ political bias in
their action and that 'bcy would have
dcnposcd MIR. Doughty just the same
II he had gone clectionccripg for Mr..
Ncwlands.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02

We send out Il hundred
sample copies of the Weekly
today Those who receive
them are requested to read
them carefully and become
subscribers,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02
snonr TERM REGENT.

The Elko 1aDEpENDEvr il doing
yeoman service for tho fusion na.
tiopal and State ticket. w. w.
Booher, the editor, is tho nominee OF
the Democratic and Silver parties for
the honorary position Of Sbort.term
University Regent.
Mr. Booher bas hal many years
experience rs principal OF some of
the largest public schools in tho
State, aud 10 thoroughly qualified to
take part IN tho conducting OF :he
affairs OF the highest educational
institution in Nevada. lilo should at
lcast receive the cordial support OF
every Democrat and Silver party man
In the State ..-Reno journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02

The total popular vote at The som ,
ing Presidential election 10 estimated
at 16,oc0,0o0.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-02

Hood. Pills cure liver Ills; non.irri,a,ins aud
only cathartic TO take with Hoods Sarsaparlla-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-20
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-resular call! II o'clock mTI1Wa.ninston
1IsoA sob, 10 at 1lsl. 10 at 1isl. American
District of Columbia Bonds.-as, 1902, so-year
funding, 1ol bid; Is; 1901; water stock, 1o2 bid.
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Capital Traction As 1864
bid. io7Hs asked Metropolitan Railroad 5s, Il9 hid.
Metropolitan Railroad cert indebt i, los bid. Co.
lumbia Haroad Is. 10 bid Columbia Ka s "a
los ' bid. d. Washington Gas series 4, cs KOS bid,
Washington Gas series B, Gs, xlos bid; Z. s Elee-
@ ss' S S$ q 3ss ae%
ton Market imp ss, ITO bid. Masonic Hall Associ-
bid Metropolitan 6s5 bid; Central. 200 %, bid bid
Citizens. 100 bid; Columbia; l6C bid Capital. $50
bd 1870 asked West End li "a bid TsaTs w
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe
Deposit and Trust. 100 bid. l35 asked Washington
curity and Trust, 1913 bid, 21O asked. Washington
Safe Deposit. II bid.
Potomac e n 70 BID 1Sl asked Arlington, lss bid
nnon nsk 10 bid ef Is asked coumSia liz bh Is
asked. Riggs, bid, Peoples. bid. 81. asked
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. so bid
IS asked. Columbia Title. ~ bid, asked Wash
ington Title, bid, As asked District lite, 511
bid.
Railroad stocks.-Capital Traction. xlo2% bid:
asked City and suburban. 40 asked. Georgetown
ard Tenleytown 20 bid.
Gas stocks.-washinngtoa Gas. 152's bid, S2N
asked
Telephone stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac. Ut
bid, Coy asked.
MISCELLANEOUS Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype.
x1s0% bid. 1si asked. Lanston Monotype, Fps bid;
1915 asked American GraphOphone, 11S Did, 11x
asked. American Graphophone preferred. II bid, IS
asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. IL bid 10 ask.
ed Washington Market, II bid. Norfolk AMI
Washington Steamboat. 175 asked.
I FL dividend.
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DEPARTMENT coal AND ICE.
Awards of Contracts Show a Big In.
crease in Prices.


The government board of awards In the
matter Of contracts for supplies for the va
rious departments for the next fiscal year
finished it's work several days ago and
awarded all the contracts.
For supplying coal for the next fiscal year
nearly all the large coal dealers of the city
get contracts. These contracts show
large increase in price over the existing
fiscal year The advance in btuminous
coal is from so to 80 per cent over the pres
ent year. In anthracite coal the advance
is from to 16 per cent.
The ice trust also comes alOrg for an
increase in the supply of ice for the next
fiscal year. 1t had no competition in the
IL to 35 per cent over the amount that is
now being paid. The Treasury Department
during the next fiscal year will pay IS
cents per 100 pounds. During the fiscal
year now closing 1t has paid 14& cents per
hundred. The average increase for the
other departments Is 2 cents on the hun
bred pounds.
crease OF 33 Is per cent for the coming
year The bid Of the American Ice Com
pany. the only one received. was 81 cents
for the coming year against 2S1a cents for
the closing year.
It is stated that the District government
has to pay much more than the other de-
partments because the ice it gets during
year Ia delivered in small quantities at po-
lice and other stations.
The government printing Office is more
fortunate than any department. 1t will
get ice next year for 1919 cents against
1874 cents this year. This, however. is me
only CASA
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RATHBONB BEING EXAMINED.
Suspended Director General Answer
ing Inspectors Questions.

Suspended Director General Answer
ing Inspectors Questions.
HAVANA, June 2O.-Major E. G. Rath-
bone. the suspended director general of
posts. Is being examined by the inspectors
attached to the staff of Mr.. Joseph l. Bris-
tow, the fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral, who IS in charge Of the official inves-
tigation into the Cuban postal frauds. This
completes Mr.. Bristow's duties. Later he
will make a report to Governor General
Wood. when 1t will be decided if additional
steps are to be taken.
The United States transport Burnside
leaves Cfenfuegos June "a for Boston. with
sixty-three men teachers and siXty-seven
women teachers. Alexis E. Frye, super1n-
tendent of schools, says the waving of
vaccination and quarantine in the case OF
the teachers has caused much satisfaction.
Quarantine would not have been necessary
on account of yellow fever as the Cubans
do not get yellow fever.
meeting of the Society of Planters has
agreed unanimously to ask General Wood
to supply oxen to the farmers in certain
districts where things are at a standstiil
the conditions proposed being payment in
from one to three years at per cent in
terest.
In the province Of Havana during the sec
ond half OF 1899 there were 2.719 legitimate
births, 116 being Of the colored race. There
were also 1,266 illegitimate births. 4S5 Of
these being colored. Two hundred and ten
of the children died within twentyfour
hours of their birth.
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RIVAL BODIES IN SESSION.
Each Claims to he Legally Constituted
X of L. Assembly.


The two rival bodies each Of which as
serts that it Is the General Assembly of the
knights of Labor. continued in session to-
day. That presided over by Mr. I. D.
Chamberlain, general worthy foreman, and
of which Mr. John w. Hayes Is secretary.
met at 9 o'clock in Oppenheimer's Hall. on
9th street near F street northwest. 1t Is
understood the entire morning session was
occupied with the discussion Of matters
which led up to the pending troubles In the
order. and the appointment of committee
to review the official conduct of those who
have been acting as the general executive
board since the last General Assembly at
Boston. Another session will be held this
afternoon.
AT session of the body held last evening
the reports Of committees. foreshadowed
In The, Star. were confirmed.
The meeting over which Mr.. John N. Par
sons presides, and which accepts his au-
thority as general master workman. met at
No. 600 c street northwest. The report of
the general executive branch reinstating
D. A.. Go, K. of L., OF the District Of CO.
lumbia. the organization which was ex-
PEELED by the general assembly at Chicago,
in 1898, was adopted.
The report further declared that the or
ganization known as new D. A. SO has not
had a meeting during the past eighteen
months, and as a result has ceased to ex-
list. The General Assembly also decided
to reinstate D. A. No. 30 of Boston. Mass,
WHICH WAS eXpeileu III 1oo7.
Mr.. John A. Conner. member Of the
executive board, reported that he had Wis
tied fourteen local assemblies in this city
and reobligated the members.
The committee appointed to confer with
the counsel of the organization and ascer-
tain If the general assembly. headed by Mr..
Parsons, Is the legal one. reported having
done SO, and that the attorney told them
theirs was the only legal general assembly
in existence.
At / o'clock pm. recess was taken until
2 o'clock
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York and his attitude toward those who
would confer the vice presidential nominal
ton upon him

York and his attitude toward those who
would confer the vice presidential nominal
ton upon him.
The Committee on Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions met at D
o'clock and appointed a subcommittee TO
craft the platform of the republican party
for the presidential campaign. This sub
committee consisted of Senator Fairbanks
chairman. Senator Foraker of Ohio. SEN
ator Davis of Minnesota. Senator Carter OF
Montana. Senator McCumber of North pa
Eota, Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire.
Mr.. Quigg of New York, Mr.. Lynch or
Mississippi. Mr.. Tom c. N"yes of Mary
land. Mr.. Madden of Illinois and Mr. Roweh
Of California
They met after supper in Senator For
akers rooms at the Lafayette Hotel ana
were in session several hours. During that
time many persons Were given brief oppor-
tunity to present proposed planks Tor the
platform. The committee on credentials
assembled at the Walton and took up the
task of thresh!ng over the o straw leit
by the subcommittee on contests of the ma
tiDnal committee.
In the Delaware case the Addicks faction
won the victory. In the Alabama case the
Vaughan faction secured more delegates
than the Bingham faction. which, 1t Is sala.
may mean the ousting from the national
committee of Colonel Youngbiood. third
auditor of the treasury Other minor con-
tests were acted upon and at a late hour
the committee suspended its work until to-
day.
Many of the meetings Of the state delega-
lions were interesting. RcoseVe Is NINA
ton was the principal theme Reports
from these caucuses show that one affirma-
tive word from Governor Roosevelt would
have committed enough delegations last
night to insure his nomination.
Consideration of Mr. Quays amendment
was postponed until tomorrow
There will he nominations made to-
day The convention will adjourn after
ulatform Is adopted until II O'Clock toInor-
row.
n. o. NJ
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ADvlCES FROM TAKU


ton Cancelled arrangements for postal SER
vice from Chefoo to- ,Tientsin and Taku.
The Great Northern route through Siberia
will do its utmost to get kilograms through
to Tientsin. but messages can be accepted
only at sanders risk"
An ugly feature about this notice is the
disclosure Of an apparent purpose on the
part of the Chinese government to inter
fere with free communication between the
foreign naval commanders at Tientsin and
Chefoo Aid their respective governments.
an action which may have some bearing
on the decision which must be reached
very shortly as to the status of the rela-
lions between China and the other nations
of the world.
Flatly Denied.
The State Department officials do not hes
itate to give a fiat denial to the Roman
story to the effect that the United States
has suggested to the powers the restoration
Of the young Emperor of China. with Ii
Hung Chang as his adviser. The United
States government has made no suggestion
whatever to the powers respecting the res
toration of the emperor, nor has it even dis
cussed measures for the future government
oe China. All of the exchanges 1t has had
respecting China with foreign powers have
related solely. to the Succor Of the legations
and missionaries and the military and naval
matters connected herewith.
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ThereupOu Rev Lee started in upon an ex-
pianation of his cause. charging fraud in
the election of the sitting delegates. He
alleged that one of the election districts
had given them, 1t Is claimed. 5000
votes
Why, SIR said Rev. Lee, eff they had
voted the dogs. cats and rats in that dis
trct they could not have mustered 1880
votes" The time was extended four min
utes for Lee and Mckay to talk. The re-
cital of the trials and tribulations encoun-
tered In the practice of politics in the
District of Columbia amused the commit
tee very much. and the members made
some good-natured thrusts at the contes-
tants and at Chase as well. Finally a vote
was demanded, and Chase being a mem
Der of the committee withdrew. whereupon,
stated. a report was made unanimously
i'll favor of Jones and Chase.
Narcellus West of Washington, the col
ored man who suffered a broken leg in the
elevator accident at the Walton, was in
attendance upon the contest. He was the
leading factor In Perry Carson's behalf and
was about the hotel all the evening waiting
10 be heard.
DR. Jones and Aaron Bradshaw We're on
the same floor with West and started for
the elevator at the same time TO go down,
but the cage was full and they were shut
out. Since their close call they walk when
they strike a stairway now. West is at the
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Jefferson Hospital He has a severe frac
turc Of the leg below the knee and will have
TO remain here for some time.
Calvin Chase's IFS braves returned to
Washington today, giving the natives a
farewell treat as they marched to the depot
in all their panopiied glory and leaving a
dismal void In the town by their absence.
Chase and his lieutenants remain One of
those. VIM. MMrell. is an assistant ser
seant- at-arms at door to the hall. Yes
t-rday bunch Of Perry Carson's ticketless
followers approached Murrell with honeyed
words and engaging smiles. beseech,ng ad-
mission to the hall. But the naughty Muir
rell. with nose upturned. knew them not
and waved them disdainfully away. So of
they went with much muttering and dire
threats TO make II warm for Murrell when
they catch him again in the sacred pre-
cincts OF "Foggy Bottom" and "Bloodfield :"
Chase and his followers are fairly gorged
with the sweets OF vengeance and are soar
q N