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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-12-06
A GREAT CON

The Commoner. William J. 6r! ans
weekly paper. will begin publication
mex month. Mr.. bryan Will ute
upon his nrw work with the same
energy aud ability that has character
Ized him il the past. Through actual
contact with 'iIe people IN all sections
of the country, lac has acquired a
wider knowledge Of its
than any public maj of his time. Ills
ability Il beNUnd qurSy!un and his
lnNH''N Gui ucrU'iOu To Ir.uCipl" Is
Questioned 10y his m1St bitter
.HriI>Un etcmy.
The COmmoner will defend the
principles sci forth i'll the Kansas
City platform and Is sure "a become
a power ~ the countr II will iiui
its way INTO th"u-1nds OF homes and
become tie POLITICAL bible OF millions
Of voters.
In order to CAV" the readers Of the
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT an opporiuD.
itN to subscribe Tor the Cou,mupcr at
reduced rates. we have enter Il INTO Il
clubbing arrangement with Mr..
Bryan. whereby the COmmGuer and
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT will Toe sent la
amy II address fur on" year for 81 80;
FIX months for - 30. thrc" months
for Sl3J; PAYABLE III advance. The
rommODer will be sent to all sub
scribers to the WEEKLY INDEPENDENT
who have paid III advance upon the
payment 81 10 cents Now Is the time
To take advantage uf this great uirrr
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An Impor,.n, n-s.lon.

The United States Supreme Court
rendered a decision Monday in the
case Of Emil j. Pep,ke vs.. United
States. involving the right OF the
United States to collect duty on
merchandise imported from the
Philippines.
The record shows that the plaintiff
was a soldier in the army Of The
United States in the island OF Luznp;
TINT while there aud after the ratiE-
cation OF the peace treaty. purchase
the fourteen diamond rings that are
involved in the case. He after wards
brought these rings while still III the
service 81 the United States to the
United States vessel transporting his
regiment to San Francisco, here he
was mustered out. lie took the rings
to Chicago where they were seized
by the custom officials under the
CLAIM that the Philippines were
foreign territory and merchandise
brought from those islands to the
United States were subject to custom
duties.
Pepeke set up the claim that the
imposition Of duties upon merchan
disc under the circumstances Was
contrary to the United States laws
and IN violation Of his righ Is Us d
citizen.
The case came to the Supreme
Court from tie Distinct Court Of the
United States for the Northeru
Division Of Illinois. In that Court
the facts set up in Pepeke's plea
we're admitted by a demurrer filed by
the United States and that Court
SUSTAINED the demurrer, overriding
he Flea and entering judgement
against the merchan iese thus seized
and directing that it he sold in &C
cord with III" law und from this de
cisinu the present wnt nf error was
prosecuted.
The opinion III the case was hand
ed down by Chief Justice EULER and
Is adverse to the claim of the govern
ment on the ground that the Philip,
pine islands ceased to be foreign
territory rs soon as the Paris treaty
was signed a:.l that the resolution
adopted by the Senate after the
ratification Of the treaty WAS uncon
stitmtional. The Chief Justice con
cIuded his opinion by reversing the
,ower conrt. Justices Gray. Shiras
White and McKeuna disseuted,
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HN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
4 Court OF the State OF Nevada, Ia and Tor
the County Of E.lko.

Is THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
4 Court OF the State or Nevada, ia and Tor
the County Of h.lko.
Alfred II. Peabody. P'aiutiT. VS.. TuS-
cArDra Chief Gold Mining e inpauy a
CORPORATION, ard \. primcIuS. Defend
ants Notice OF sale and ICCrec II
FCrrcluSur'.
Under and ny virtuc OF an order Of sale
aud decree 81 foreclosure issued out uf the
District court OF the fourth judicial Dis.
irict OF the State Of Ncvad .. in aud for Tue
County OF Elko, or shc sth dag OF 40 cmh r
1901. in the above eEtItl-d action. wherein
Alfred II. Peabody. The plaintiff. and n.
PrimcauN, ONE Of the defendants. obtained
a judgment Against the TUsCIrrrI Chief
cold Mining Company, a corporation. dee.
icudaut. on IN" 3Isi day uf October. I-JI.
October. 1901. recorded ia JuLEmrut BOOK :
Of - Il Court, At pays 5l2, SIC and 81 | AN
commanded 10 sell
All thar miuInr property situate IN Tus-
car"rl Mining District. IN the CDuniy of
EilsO, state Oi Nevada, uUi particularly a..
scrlbGd IS follows. TO wit: those certain
mines aau mining claims known AMI lyv4t
81 Is The Era Mining Claim I'D IA" lIg
Kelsey Mining Claim. ana d">cr. bed by ll~
United states Survey Iuw ~ record ia the
County Recorders unlce Of said County and
State. together with all and ~iurull- the
truriurutN, Ecr"ditam-niS and Ipu4r'"u
aECrS thu-ruutO buluugluE. or in any wl,.
appcrtainiug
Nulicc Is hereby given that uu MONDAY
l4' F4 AAF % D'tflIlt'Fs l.all, ~ Twelve
%o'cl0c!'. noon. Oi thai dav. ia front ~ "a"
Court IlOI>". IN the town and County ~
ElEu. ! will, in Obedience to said order al
sale and deere" Of tnrvClo,urr,N" the above
described prJp":ty, or 81 much thereof a.
may BE- necessary 10 ~. lNfy said Judgment
with Interest tn"r'o. and costs. To tar
highest AID hest bidder for cash. lawful
MONEY -. the United states.
JAS. l.. CAMPBELL.
SI"riG.
EL.Ku, Nevada. November ;. 1906.
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The Farmers InstI,utr.

The following extract from Il let
ter, received from DR.. piuhha. ~ re-.
gard to the Farmers Institute il Of
interest to the public:
"liierc will be eight members ~
the party from the University. We
will leave Reno on tram No T..
Thursday evening, December l2th
and expect to at Elku FRIDAY
morning III good time fnI the lnsti.
iute. We are anticipating n goor
meeting, certainly we shall DO u
part and we shall expect cordiul co.
operation on the part Of your people
"Will you make all the rraugc
ments regarding the meeting place? |
shall scLd you Il revision. u the pro
gramme within II day or two
Tho INDEPENDENT will again sug.
gcst that "a meeting Of the citizens he
called tO mako the necessary mr.
Engagements Tor holding the Tnsri.
tutc and for entertaining the U0ivcr.
sity pnr,y while here. This WORK
should not be thrown upun orr
person, but -hOuld bc done 10y the
people ~ the town.
The INDEPENDENT viii publish a
coll for Il meeting without chHrvc
md will do all IN it's power to mnkr
the Institute a Ccc Ita editor.
dOcs not feel like boarinp
the whole burden. will not some Of
our citizens take hold of this matter
and push il aluug1
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GUMS PRESIUES GAM
PAI6S.

The i'ubin Presidential campaign
- already Ucgunug Ia involve the
officers Of the United States Army
nov stationed in une island to an cx.
tent winch called for IL deaial 10y
Secretary Root II ii charge 10y one Of
the candidates that the American-
nave been assisting his opponent
That Il di-voSal was found necessary
IAdi 'atc5 the desire Of this govern
meut To keep the medhlug h md ont
of the contest, and that the original
charge was made eeIns To show that
there was at least an INCLINATION on
the part of the present p~rotectOrate,
officially or - ivrwise. to further the
cause 81 . OF the candidates.
General Bartolume Maso made AN
appeal to Secretary Root, alleging
hat campaigning hal gone beyond
the circle % electors and hat Thomas
Estrada Palma wHs receiving aid
from the Americans. The con
plhiilt1l ~ sly ltN NHc iklChlseu w
the Cuban Republic and has won
ais popularity among The Cubans b!
his sword. During the Ten. Year
War be was actively IN the field struE
cling for The freedom Of the land.
lie is 10 years old. a great student
and an ndmirer Of the United States
Thomas Estrada Palma was the
representative III this 60 Inlry of the
Cuban Republic before the United
States interviewed. and that such III
I]ervenIun occurred Is ascribrd large
ly , q HE agitatmG the Cuban cause
III Official and other cIrc'rs. lie. TOO,
has long served the cause of Cuban
freedom. giving seven years in Jail
for It. So far as The patriotic records
i the two candidates are concerned.
there seems tn tie little to make one
more Iii 5ting uished and entitled to
greater honors at the hands Of his
fellow. lslauders dian the other.-Ex,
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GenrrnI Lee'a Amswer.

After tho surrender Of ~AppuniuttuX
General Wiso came riding down the
road furiously to where General Lee
and HE etaff were grouped. lie was
splashed With mud frOm head to
heoie. and there we're great splotches
OF mud dried and cakcd upon bis
face. Addressing General Lee, he
asked in Il theatrical voice, ala it
true, General Lee. that you have sur.
rendered."
ayes, General Wise, il is true"
81 wish, then, 10 ask ODo question
What is gong to become of my Dri
gadc. General Lee, and what ia gong
to become OF mefT
General Lee looked at the splashed
warrior for n full minute and then
said calmly and in e low tone, "Gen.
cral Wine. go and wash your face"
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THE SKI SSEn SKINNED.

Judge Curler has again knocked
out the claim OF the Office Specially
Company against Washoe county.
1t will be remembered that the com.
missioners OF Washoe county several
years ago contracted With that COM
pany to put metal boxes INTO the
clerks Office. The boxes we're put
N according to the contract, hat
when the bill reached the auditor he
vetoed oil claims in excess OF 400 on
the ground tbet me commissioners
violated the law requiring bids Tor all
county work exceededing $500. Suit
vas brought by the Company and
Judge Cheney, Sho was then on the
bench. held the contract illegal. Tie
case was carried to the Supreme
Court and Judge Che1ey WAS sus
tanned. The claim then rested until
the last legislature passed an Act for
the Specially Company's benefit.
This Act has now been declared nm
constitutional by Judge Curicr. The
result is that Washoe county has
something like 5000 worth OF the
Specially Company's property for
which it has paid but $500. II Is
simply a case Of the skinner getting
badly skinned.
The same game was played 10y
Elko county's commissioners. but
through the failure OF tie then
auditor to do his duty the
Specially Company got away with
the swag. 1t was for exposing this
steal that two OF Elko County's Com
missioners undertook to break up the
INDEPENDENTS business. II is
pleasant for it TO note that itE
position at that time has been upheld
by the courts OF the State.
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Southern rnolnc'. Gro-. Earnings.

Southern pnoinc's Gross Earnings.
Tho Southern Pacific Company mns
issued "a financial statement that
makes IN astonishing showing of
results foe the first three months Of
the present fiscal year.
Gross earnings Tor tho month of
SEPTEMBER were S7,0S7, 80, as com
pared with So, G7.27l for September
of last year. For the period from
July lst to September Both OF this
year tho gross earnings OF the Com
pany were s20,002, ITO, rs against slS.-
002,2o7 for the corresponding period
OF 1000. Tho net earnings Of the
Company for September Of this year
were ~s2,55S,3l7, ns against sI,l9G,GG6
for the corresponding month Of last
year, and the net earnings for the
months OF July, August and Scptem.
Der wore s7,sO9,O5l, as against s7.l20..
273 Tor tho corresponding months Of
tho previous year.
At this rate OF increaas 'hc gross
oarDing8 OF the Company for tho
present tisca! year will exceed those
OF last yenr by $4,000, 100, and viii mp.
roxiu1ate s9i,0O0,0O0.
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Don't Do 1t.

In recognition uf the fact that En-.
ma Nevada is Il nativ" daughter OF
Nevada, says the San Francisco Post,
u large delegation from tho Sage
bru-h State will journey to Snn
F%rancisro to welcome her when she
gcts back to the coast. Don't do il.
In recognition OF the fact that the
only State in the West she knows Of
10 California, NcvadaUs will do well
To let California do all tho cOntnbut
ing to tho Golfer OF her well. Tiled
treasury. Let all true sagcbrushers
stay Mt home and listen to the music
Of the coyote, who Mt least ia u gcDu-
inc sOu OF the soil.-Carson News.
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j. Is. \ ABEL,
Hospital Steward.


In Storey county the residents
have new way Of beating the AZ
SCISSOR. When u property owner
finds that lis tuIcs amount to more
than the value Of the house no Owng
he pulls 1t down aud stores the
lumber. The Assessor comes along
IN the summer, places his value on
tho building and checks IL up IN his
book. The property becomes dclin.
qucut, but whom II IN offered for snlc
no building 20 10 found. Tho dc
mund Tor building lumber has in.
crenspj to such IN oxicut ~ nearby
towns that It pays better to sell tho
buildings for iumDcr than to hold
onto them aud pay iaScs.
Tho big teams that are hauling
from Carson valley 10 VirgiLia often
with a lond NJ lumber, tbs re-.
suit Of someone beating the Assessor
out OF tnxcs.-Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-12-06
SDiICE.

Mr.. A. Lowe, one Of the directors
Of tile Ilcsperinn Crude Oil Co. will
be in EIkO IN the interest Of the Com.
pany about Nov. 18th, Bnd while
there will soil t0 intending buy era the
stock OF tho company now offered
Tho IlcspcIinn Co. has no othel
agent authorized to cauvng for the
sal" ~ it's stock nj Elko, and persons
dcsirrug to purchase any Of the stUok
offered hy tho company must either
order from Mr.. Lowe, or address
orders 10 the secretary Of tho Com.
pnny, Mr.. T.. G. Faulkner, at Cluoo
California.
RICHARD WHIT,
President, II. q. ,. Co.
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FAMoUSPAPEu Is PASSING.

The Declaration OF Independence
is no more. Tho stir ng text and
the signatures OF the members Of the
continental Congress have fad d
away. This precious document ls
preserved in a cabinet III the State
Department library, but it is now
practically nothing more than Il large
sheet OF parchment. ON which no
legiblc writing appears. Part Of the
words Declaration OF Independence
which were written III large letters
with many ornamental ilourishes, are
decipherable, but not d signature ls
visible to the naked eye. One hardly
d~iscernabte stroke Of John Ham
cocks pen is all that remains Of his
bold and vigorous autograph.
Jefferson's original draft Of the
Declaration, with Insertions in tue
handwriting of Franklin and John
Adams, is still exposed to public
view IN the same case where the
exhibition. Strangely enough, the
ink on the document has uot faded.
The writing iE still MS clear us /. was
125 years ago, when Jefferson and the
other members of the drafting CON.
mittec wrote the words tlIat babe de-
tiuDcc to the British crown. rho or.
iginal OF tue Constitution Of the
United States is preserved in the
Same case with the Declaration. The
signatures OF George Washington
and the other members Of the Con.
stirutional Convention are as clear as
il they had been just written.
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COMMIssIO NERs' PROCEEDINGS

Following are the proceedings %
the commissioners at the meeting
held Mouday, December 2nd:
Present = James Clark, W. w.
Weathers and Phil Snyder.
Minutes OF previous meeting read
and approved.
The money III the county treasury
WAS counted and found correct.
lie official reports ot the several
county officers were read and filed.
Tho following transfers e made
FROM the general county fund into the
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noble valley was laid over for future
consideration.
The bond OF John Prediger ms COM
stable OF Lamoille township was APP
proved and ordered recorded.
UpOu the petition Of citizens OF
Starr Valley James II. O'Brien wGs
appointed Justice Of the Peace Of
Starr Valley township.
The board then adjourned to meet
Monday Jan. J, 1902
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BrIug your job WORK 10 the ISu,
PENDENT Office. Low yuccs.
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Report Of Eiko Public schools,
NOVEMBER. 1901.

Average number belonging 900. Is
Per cent OF attendance ..........9 90
HONOR ROLL.
Receiving class -Vera Campbell.
Dorothy Patterson. Hattie Van
ID len, Willie Hunt.
Irst grade-May Clinton, Era
Baumbach, LanrIne Abel.
Second graie--Addie McComb. %
!iertha Letter, %, Milton Remnant.
%, Clarence Butler, 81, Willie Butler,
30.
intermediate Department, Miss
IL ME Robinson, teacher:
boys enrolled. ........... -
Girls enrolled .... Is
Total number enrolled ......,. 80
Average number belonging. .....36
Per cent Of atteudanc" ...........9J
HONOR ROLL.
fhIrd grade-Viula Armstrong
Archie Dcwar. Warner GriswUld.
Freddie Wcilnnd. Ethel Baker.
Fourth grade Agnes Eager, May
VanDri"lem. Raymond Grover, Oliver
Grover, John - ierman.
Fifth grade -Jussic Crane, Morley
Griswold. Frank Cugswell. Ruby
Butler.
Grammar Department. NJ lss Fred.
erika 4. Lord, teacher:
Boys enrolled. 80. .......... %
Girls enrolled 81
Total number enrolled ...........i G
Average number belonging .......II
Average daily attendance ......4
Per cent Of attendance. .....9I
HoSOR ROLL.
Sixth grade-Dorh Mallett. % 7;
Seventh grade
Eighth Grade-Annio Miller,
1865.
FREDERICKA &. LORD,
Principal EikO Public School.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-02

ing of money at the rate of 90,000 coins per hour; complete collection of the coins of all nations and set of medals struck by the mint in Phila- delphia; a model of quarantine sta- tion, illustrating the care of the Gov ernment in preventing the introduction and spread ce contagious diseases; models of Marine Hospital operating rooms, with x ray apparatus, and a model of a vessel especially construct ed for deep sea sounding, showing sounding lines and apparatus used in measuring the depth of the water. The department will also construct a life saving station upon the shore of Lak.e Erie, showing all modern devices, ill- cluding lifeboat and surfboat, with captain and crew of ten men, who will give exhibitions daily, Illustrating the actual operations of all the devices for saving life along our coasts.
 All of the portraits of the Attorney Generals from 17S9 to the present time will be sent on by the Department of Justice, together with photographs of other famous lawyers and judges. Doc uments showing important periods in the history of the United States, de- partmental publications and number of old lawbooks will also be sent. One special feature of interest under this department will be. the photos, and views of state prisons and prisoners under the modes of employment and discipline of prisoners.
 The Postof1ce Department will have
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-02
"HooDMAN BLIND.

The St Joseph's T. 4. society will present Hoodman Blind,'' a four-act melo drama by Henry Arthur Jones and Wilson Barrett at Polls Easter Monday, April Sth, afternoon and even ing. This is the eighth annual pro- dnetion given by this society and they feel that they have the master piece in ..Hoodman Blind. E. L. Maloney is the director and promises a very fine performance. All members of the cast are working hard to make this surpass all plays presented by the society. John J. Fitzgerald and his assistant. Thomas Corrigan, have spent much valuab ble time in arranging the scenic effect which MT Fitzgerald guarantees will be all right Tickets are now for sale by members of the east and members of the society. Prices b, 9 and 90 cents. Fifty cent tickets can be exchanged for reserved seats without extra cost at the box office. Polls, Good Friday, April 9th. Matinee prices, 10 and % cents Mati- nee tickets will go on sale Saturday, April 9th, at the Waterbury Station cry store. East Main street, H. A. Hayden, manager.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-02

and shen of all kinds, models or pow. der used in modern naval warfare ant the thousand and one equipment artii cles that make up the outfit of a mod ern man-of-war.
 The transportation and arrangement of all these exhibits are under the board of management of the commit tee also charged by act of Congress with their selection and purchase and which is composed of the following members: J. H. Brigham, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, chairman; w. H. Michael, Department of State; W. IF. Hills, Treasury Department; Cap tain Peter c. Harris, War Depart ment; Frank, Strong, Department of Justice; John B. Brownlow, Postoffice Department; B. F. Peters, Navy De- partment; F. W. Clarke, Department of the Interior; F. W. True, Smithsonian Institution and National Museum; W. dec. Ravenel, Commission of Fish and Fisheries; c. H. Verrill, Department of Labor; w. 0. Fox, Bureau of Ameri-. can Republics; W. V. Cox, Secretary; W. M Geddes, Disbursing Officer; John NJ. Riddle, Assistant Secretary; R. l.. Stone, Clerk.
 A special committee was appointed by this board to arrange for exhibits from the Philippines, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Cuba, Alaska, the Island of Guam and our newest possessions, Tu- tuila and Manua. This work is we'll advanced, and unique and instructive exhibits of a most extensive variety xzzill hn diSnlarad-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-02

2 . att
 S1e Illustration of individual trees Of the mammoth Bigtree, the Giant Red Firs, White Firs and the Sugar Pines of the California Sierra forests by col ored transparencies six by ten feet. It is interesting to state in this connection that these transparencieS are the lar gest ever made. Typical agricultural valley lands in the East and West will be illustrated on the same scale, show ing the special protective agencies of natural adjacent mountain forests and planted shelter belts of forest trees; The region and the subject from which these illustrations were taken are rep resentative of the principal agricultur- al and forest sections of the United States.
 Fourteen co1ored maps of the United States will show the distribution of the principal forest types and species, the distribution of rainfall in relation to that of forest areas and in connection the location of State Experiment Sta tions.
 Nineteen large slabs, four feet high and six inches thick, with bark at tached and one surface polished, show the size, quality and character of the commercial timber trees of the Ap- palachian forest region.
 The Government Forestry exhibit will be under the immediate super vision of MT. Clifford Pinchot, the Chief of the Division. He is a graduate of Yale, has travelled extensively and has prepared for Buffalo an exhibit that has never been shown in this country. before. CHARLES EDWARD LLOYD. !
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-02

TArgGr Space at this Exposition titan it has ever occupied at any previous exposition in this country-5, ,OOO square feet. Models of all the various meth ods of mail transportation employed in this country and our newly acquired territories will be exhibited, and these will take up the main part of the ex- hibit. They will include models of domestic and International mail steam ships, railway postal cars, mail wag- ons, pneumatic mail carriers, model of the overland coach, a figure of the "Pony Express" and large models of rural collection and distributing wag- ons, in themselves postoffices on wheels. In addition, there will be an array of stamps, envelopes and cards, domestic and foreign, with models of Cuban, Porto Rican and Filipino mail carriers as they were under Spanish rdle; paintings, photographs and pie lures illustrative of mail transporta- ton in all countries, as well as large and curious exhibit from the Dead Let ter Office and Model Ofiee," giving a complete view of the operation of postoffice, where mail for visitors will be received.
 Under the Department of the Interior will be exhibits from the Geological Survey, with particular reference to the mineral products of the States, and from the Bureau of Indian Affairs demonstrating the educational work of the Government among the Indians. The special features of interest under this department will be exhibits from Alaska, showing the wonderful devel- opment of gold mining. the fish, fur, oil and timber industries, as well as minerals and curious sections of forma- tions from our national parks.
 The Navy Department will make ex- hibits of models of men, war. includ-