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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03
A nEsrorIo ,sr4rEM.

The World does not believes tln
this country Is in any danger Of i'm
peaalism--hat is. IL the word l.
used in its std:t sense, meaning
.ystem or state Of imperial COVER
nsnt. II Is impssrbie to conc-ive
lie Unit j ST ties as anything but
republic IN the fullest sense OF til
word.
tut It must be admitted that act
4 purely despotic power commute
ny ruilitAry officers nt the Uuite
States are be,ourug too common-
and. what ia wor &c. receive neIthe
rebuke nor punishment from tn
President. who ia sworn to uplIol
he constitution, with all its guarau
tees Of personal liberty and of IRE.
dom OF speech and Of the PRES.
II is a TACT that Gen. MacArth
reported irum the Philippines Il cit
zen Of the United States aud sup
pressed his newspaper Tor printing
Criticism % the Misunderstanding of til,
customs =. ryice at Manila which til,
present exp, Of frauds ther,
more than just,fes
II Is u fact that Gov. Gen. Wool al
the army IN Cuba.shut up and scale,
a ne Ssp1per office without trial
simply by his personal edici, becaus,
il printed a cartoon which was pet
souIly offepsr,s to,lnm.
II rs d fact that Gov. Gen. Wood b.,
another edIct, imprisoned two editor
because he thought they had pub
Lished a libel.
We venture to say that with al
the outrageous acts Of the impeTia
government against the freedom u
the PR 81 Al Ger many. and on acouun
Of Iese majestic. Kaiser Wilhelm Ina
never dared to di regard all phase
OF the law AMI ju 'tice aud al respec
for public opinion HIS hagrantly II
Gen. Mood has done in these cases.
And yet it is often eaid that til
Emperor is crazy! And yet Cuba
held, by II sacred pie &c of Congres
unanimously passed. to he free an
INDEPENDENTLY. Y. World.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03
Two or a k,xn Ans rnE.E

Newspaper read .B Of the pst ten
days have no duub: noticed he siui
h.;y Of headlines, III even the u.lsi
conservative Of 40 KspspeH, REFER
inx o the President Of the UuItr-i
States and lie Emperor of German,
10 he "a ne issue Of one nt the pm
m ueut Republican newspapers Of
the United States recently appe Ied
a headn g: Viii Suppress Papers
Catics'uR Mckinley On another
PAGE OF the came paper IL a heading:
German Newspapers Are Warueu
Not y Cnhcise the KAISER
A fsS days aga La Discussion, Il
newspaper pull shed i'll the city ui
Havuna, prin led d cartoon sny boiiz.
ing the Cuban vie Of that corntr,
ii they ware forced 10 suorrit TO tile
Platt amendment, Tie cartoon
which eau ed General Wood to sup.
pres tie newspaper publishing it
represented the Cuban people III the
person Of a Cuban soldier beng
cruciied between President McK.n.
ley and General Wood, while Public
Opinion wept at the f"ot 81 the cruss.
The cartoonlst pictured Senator
Platt offering vinegar aud gall to the
dying soldier. Underneath the
cartoon were the words, Destiny
will not reserve for Us Il glorious
resurrection
Mol only did General Wood sup
press the newspaper %criticlsng the
p ss:!sa:, 5;:: Sc sd:== ...a Tia. car
to mist were bnth arrested on crimr,
nal charge, and will be prosecuted
before 'uurts appointed by the Presi
dent and under laws provided by the
z. Observation-Disclosures Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03
A. q. i)AwLEY
Comfy Clerk
A GREAT

The Comruoner, William j. BrS an
weekly puper, will begin publicauuu
urIi month. MIR. Bryan will eut.r
upuu Ills new work with tie Bame
energy and ability that has character.
ized INN i'll the past. though actual
contact with the people III all -+cIIuIs
II the country, tie has acquired Il
wider kno Wedge Of it's Te.uurre-
than an! public man Of his tine. HIS
ability IL beNonL question and hi
loyalt! and devoIiuu to principle is
not questioned by his mos. bitter
partisan ebemy.
The GOmmOner will defend the
rinciples sol forth IN the Knnaas
GUY platform and IL sure to become
Il power M the cOuntr IL will liu,i
It's way INTO thousands II homes and
become the political Uible OF millions
! II voters.
In "rder To- give the renders Of tb,
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT mn oppor,un.
ity to subscribe for the Comniuuer n,
reduced rates. We have enter u into -
clubbing arrangement with Mr..
Bryan. whereby the COmmoner and
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT will he sent tn
my one ad iress for u ear for 81 81;
Elk months Tor 81 80: three month,
Tor 81 81; PAYABLE in advance. The
Eo'nmUDer will he sent to all sub.
acrihrrs to- the WEEKLY INDEPENDENT
who have pail in advance urop the
ravment ~ 10 cents Now is the time
70 take advantage Of this great offer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03
CurssInE At the d

A new game il being played on til.
upper west eide by Young people,
says the New York Sun. 1, s HI
ourgrowth 81 the immense amount
Of pictorial advertising which is being
lone in all the newspapers. maya
zines and street cara and elevated
traIns. Almost I'll articles which
have II sals that ls more than purely
T. cal, wherher they be books, corsets,
glove. ~uIagaErbGc- ~crHSkerG. pickles,
nair t~"nicr, stove polishes or iin:'
ments, have nowadays some pictures
shicb have be 'ome identified with
them in the public mud through seq
M them III all SORTS OF public places.
Tins led II certain youug woman, who
Wa II a luss for something new to du
Tor I'M evenings entertainment ~
work out a game. She collected Il
lot OF mngaztues and cut from th-
back pages all the ADVERT sing pic.
lures, carefully removing any hint of
the article ADVERT 'ed, which was not
Ii part Of TN picture itself. Then she
selected thirty-siE or them and pasted
them on cards, giving to each Il nun
Der. rIIes+ she strung around her
parlors and when her guests arrived
they were put at work to FIND out
what the pictures advertised. Some
Of the picturea were 30 familiar that
the Task was not difficult and yet i.
was surprising to find how confusing
1t all was to the puzzle workers.
Pictures that seemed familiar were
mighty elusive when il came To-
ideudiyrng them among thirty.tix
Others. The soap ads got dreadfully
mixed up, aud 70 did the hair restor-
ers. II the pictures we're ever pub.
listed labeled the way most " the
luesrs guessed there would have fol.
lowed h whole lot OF trade mark in
f~ringement suits. The girls were
very much better mt the work than
the young men, presumably because
the articles ad yeitised we're mostly
household things and so OF moro IN
terest to the fair sex than to their
brothers. or the t~hirty-six pictures
the highest number guessed was
twenty five and this was by one Of
the young women.
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Mean Man..

4 young NAH aud a young ~ man
AN owe the frn. ,.:.. Iley are
.,vers; It Is moonlight. He is 10th to
cave. as the parting il the last: he IL
inut IN 20 away. Sue IL reluctant
see him depart. They SWING on
the gate.
-In never forget you." he sayr,
ana II death should claim me, my
Al thought will be of yUu.-
I'll he true to y"n.' she sob; Ill
ever see any body else or love them
s long as | live.
They part.
Six years later he returns. Hi
.Seelh heart Of former years ha. mar
led. They e at a party. SHE
mas Changed greatly; between dunce'
he recognition takes place.
Let .ue II e. she muses.. with bel
IN beating a tattoo on her poett,
b md, -was it YOU or ,onr brotb'
bo was ny old -werthearii'
sRraIly. don't know he says
Probably my tather.'-Tih Bits.
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The Railruad wrunEl..

ApproTs Of U. ). Marshal Enmitt's
departure for Lincoln county, armed
with the u junction OF the Couri, ncws
received from Uvada ia TO the effect
that the Clark force will at once re.
hnquish the grade now that a court
OF competent jurisdiction has issued
the necessary restraining order. The
Clark force are men who have had
considerable experience in such mat.
ters. and they. it is said. will rrtire
before GATED States NJ nshal e n.
NIT serves them with : copy OF the
court order.
No orders have been issued for the
forces to be Withdrawn from the
country entirely, but this matter will
be definitely settled when Mr. White.
reiurns To Uyada. II is also
impossible To gay what further legal
,ction the Clara people will take in
the matter. which will now have tp
rest until June Bird. until that time
the Short Line has full rights to the
grade by IN order ui court and to the
right Of way over government land
by decision OF the Secretary OF the
Interior.-Carspu News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03

a number ~ the State pares pro-
Iounce the new reveuu law unfair
u Elko, Humboldt and Washoe cuun
ties. because it will increase the
a'nmnnt Of State taxes paid BY til, So
uunties. II would be better for
hose pal era to wait untii the final
returns are III before holding Il post
,uortem gu the Law. Heretofore the
argument has been that il property
III these counties was assessed at it.
rash value they would pay All unjust
proportion Of the State taxes with the
rate al 81 per hundred. There WAS
some reason III this argument them,
but now that the rate has been re
duced 20 per cent and may be re-
duced still more the old ar umeul
eau not hold good. The ISDEPES.
DE- 7 believes the new Law will prove
I o be all right il it is properly ell
fCrced,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03

The idea TINT the Earth il fast be
coming settled up and TINT there car
be no extension to its agricultural
area IL true only in u theoretical
sense. The ab biy Of scientific agri.
culture to enlarge it's capacity has
not yeI Begin to come to r. alIz, tot.
When it il rea'izcd that there are
whole emPhesa of nch lund only
dwuiting the appli alton ~ the water
at hand To make them break into
bloom and great proauctiveness. it
can he seen that instead OF the worlds
acreage being incapable Of expansion
che end OF it's expansion III produc.
tivity has not yet come into light.
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rEx.1ox- I~.sxs

Reports from the pension bures'
at Washington indicate that the IA
Of the Spanish-Aperican war win b.
Ia ger hm Inc oody. Already an
uouncement IL made that over 4l.W
appi -atiops for pensions On arcoun
VI the short war have been hled.
There is something startling in u
proportion of claims filed to the nun
Der Of soldiers enlitted. The tat.
puni=r oi eni ments was 27A I'll
OF these only about 60.uC0 saw actus
service in the Held. Taking thes.
figures as a basis, ii appears that two
thirds Of those engaged in the strif
have filed c!ai ns for subsequent dis
abilities.
In rhe last nine months 2,66i pet
sipps have been granted on ccuup
III tie Spanish American SERVES
Oie third al these wore to widows
On March 81. there were e95 .ue6 per
sons IN the pension roll from ri
wars. AS the number Of pension
because Of the civil war renIau'
about stationary, owing to the in
creased number Of deaths, the sd
disiops from the Last coLhict hav,
brought the total to the highest NUN
Der ever recorded,
With the present liberal pen.:JI
laws, ther re ID small rreson to beliey
that the total number OF p%cusioner
viii fail much below the preseu
figure within the next few years
What the aggregate Of these nd
ditIonal pensions will only be dis
covered after the lapse Of ye4rs.-Si
Louis Republic.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03
A BALD NEwsPArEnMAN
Getting N NV Crop Of HAIR aud HI
M More IDnudFun.

Getting N NV Crop OF HAIR aud Has
n" More Dandrun.
Every body in the Northwest knows
Col. Daniel Sesrles, the veteran jour
nalist and publicist OF Butte. Jan. &c.
1901. the Colonel writes: Il used a
couple OF Lot,les OF Nswbro's Herpi.
eide with marvellous results. The
dandruh disappeared, a III " crop Of
hsir has taken root, and the bald spot
is rapidly being covered" Herpicide
is Ii only hair preparation that kills
the dandruff germ that dige up the
scalp II scales as it burrows It's way
TO the root of the hair. where it de
stroys the vitality Of the hair. Causing
the hair to fall out. Kill the dand
rif germ, with tlerpicide.
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Nevada VI Buffalo.

From the Buffalo Expire Be the FOL.
low clippings are taken. showing
TINT n. yada. IA usual. is ahead IN rx,
p 'sition matters. and showing the ell
ergy Of Nsvnda's representative:
Probably the most interesting por
tion OF the grounds these daya are
the MiHes and Horticulture build.
inge, where the work Of exhibit 10
stallation Ia gong on Mt a rate the or
position officials hope will prove a
live example to other exhibitors
Perhaps the real renson for III.
prompiuess ia that most OF the pxiii
bltora now installing IN the Mines
and Horticulture building are Wet.
ernere, who, with their accustomed
energy mad push. are not content Il,
catch the boat just rs it is leavuup
the dock. Nevada. Calitor ola AMI
Oregon pil have started the installn
t,nu OF their mineral exhibits, and
thus far Nevada is ahead IN the race
In the Mines building Cumn,;a
sinner YeriuRton NJ Nevada yester
day unpacked IL number o. beautiful
specimens Of gold and silver ore. Oh,
cnriuno md interesting feature OF
which ia n cIump Of silver ore which,
nature has fashioned ID the shape oi
II small tree. Then ther is u nun.
her Of specimens Of crystals and cop
per quar- =. all polished to high dc.
gree "a enhance their briniancy.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03

Having purchased the entire IN
terests OF Payne IL Mcbride Ill the
lumber and coal business at this
place, we desire to ask for ii continu
ance OF that liberal support 80 long
e~njoNed by the old firm.
With the completion of orr new
lumber shed our facilities for handl
ing, the business will be largely III
creased. These advantages we ex
pect to share with our patrons. Mr..
j. A. Mcbride haJ been elected as
manager for rue new company and
will devote his time to the care Of til,
business. All orders will have HE
careful attention.
Very respectfully.
ELKo L.UMBEB COMPANY,
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The Pictures ; FOOLED THIN.

There is at the Asylum Mt Reno u
find which accumulates from tI.
small SUNK OF money which Ia iouuu
On the persnus of patients when
brought there. The Gums range
from u few cents to a few dollars.
SELDOM over two or three. ln the
aggregate quitea fund ia accumulated
From this fund DR.. Patterson our
chases things 70 furnish the ~putiepts
with amusement.
lie has recently purchased a s;ere.
optic apparatus which throws moving
pictures on "a screen. Whhn the.
pictures OF moving troops and horse,
are shown. the audience Of insane
people forget their mental trouble,
and their attention is riyited to the
screen. Sumetime the rolls nre rnu
Backwards aud then everything goes
backwards. People back US stair,
&C. which sets the patients laugh
ing.
oue eYRning the DIR. received q roll
representing a boxing match and the
mo- beInn TO encourage the boxers
n became quite excited. Quo OLD
Fellow from Storey wanted to bet np
u OF the shadows in motion and IA
Wiling 70 give oddu. Tie women
no interest III the boxing until
me, abd Oft the screen, and then
their fomiuine iDstucto asserted
b mselves. Three OF them jumpe /
up and went behind the screen 10 SET
where those men had gone.--Carsop
Appeal.
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TueAdAy's Wreck.

Tho Silver State gives the foil w.
ing particulars of Tues lays accident
which occurred near Yuog Pdes in the
Sierras:
While running at full speed the
first section ~ No. J., IL Raymond &
Whitcomb excursion train, ran mtu
the rear End VI No. 9. the easthonnd
flyer. The fireman Of No.: 4 was
killed and the engineer badl, in
iured. Two colored cooke who were
Ii the dining car Of Mo- were ALTO
hurt. Fortunately none Of the pas
seDgers nn either train wore injured
Tho engine and the dining car were
bnily wrecked.
Tho cause VI the accident ia not
anown ut tbs time Tho two trains
were running only II iow minutes
apart when the accident occurred.
Yuba Pass il about thirty miles
west Of TruckeU. and the accident
occurred in the snow sheds. Wreck
riR trnlns were mt once zen: to the
sceue from Sacramento aud TTuckee
mud tho track cleared with all possible
dispatch.
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Very respectfully.
ELRo i.UMBEB COMPANY,
10 Our

. Having this day soId to the Elko
Lumber Company our entire inter
esls in the lumber and cod business
at thus place, we tLke this opportunity
of expressing our tuHnks for thr
liberal patronage given US, and to
sulicite for the new i:m u continu-
ance Of that friendship and good will
SO character istic OF our dealing III the
past. Very respectfully,
payne IL Mcbride.
Elko New, May l. 1911.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03

In few week. the Government
will take the contract or the hand
OF tho contractors for the new mipi
in Philadelphia, and then tile United
States witt have the finest. cos,lieei
and money. na6ing establishment OF
tie kind in tho world. The granite
structure VIVA commenced two years
ago md well cost about ego. O.GOO,
including the mechanical equipment,
costing 81 O.t0b. There viii DO "a
coming preaae III the new mint,
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Bioody Clothes ro,,d.

John L. Reid, who is down at uit
nit . mines this week, made a grew.
80 no diacovery. We found in a cnp
Jon on the White Cloud road tl,,.
clio hes OF a mnn and those OF n
woman. Near the clothes were two
ca ds OF al. ID. Folsom, commission
mofchaut, Reno. Nevada" The
clio ICES we're those OF 4 painter. The
woman's correct was covered with
blooI. Tho man irOu. era had be,n
cut open. Tho two suits wore almost
complete including an cxtra pair OF
pants. The apparel may have been
thero q year or more. lhere 10 no
0oiunon 10 the mystery. and il mny
been foul plny.-Loyelock Tn.
'ane,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03

Attorney Coo'se is down from Tu.
carora, lie anr ono.tbird interest il
ne "LucSy 10y group Ot tuIncs a,
White Rock, wnich are bonded I n
Montana spndicn 4 for s3O.OU0. An
'tinr bond ct $500 on the same
crop, riy was paid last week and ia,
3 100 will doubtless DO paid on OF
urimo May 9TH the date on which the
bond expires.
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Tho Hoi,asrie., Man In E,Lo

AZ well rs the handsomest, and
others are invited to call ON IN
iruggist aud got FREQ u trial bottle Of
kenp's Balsam Tor tho Throat and
Lungs, II remedy that is guaranteed
to cure and relieve all Chronic and
Acute Coughs, Asthma, bronchitis
and Consumption. Prise nc. ard
6Jc. For raIe by Elk" Drug %.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03
a Had Breath

Ia he most disgusting thing one can
be am cnd with. 1t IL %nausestug to
those with whom you come In con.
tact. Lanes Tea. taken at night,
will keep the stomach aud bowel. 10
their proper condition and make
pour breath clean. 25c and 5Oo u
package. Eor snle BY EIko Dug Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03

Tho sultan uf Morocco, who IL no
inclined to peiee,riauisur, has huu a
ht'lo line Of cars built through all
the rooms Of his palace, ending in In.
bedroom. a email motor pulls Il
novel sort Of sleigh fitted with two
seets. IN which the sultan IL abIe ~
reciBe at his epss.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03

Photos for babies and family
groups a specially at DIVES CALLER,
No extra charge for groups, his work
Is tx client. call aud see hIs samples
Just as good work ill cloudy wealth, Z
rs thu brightest sunshine, preference
given to cloudy days. Regular
cabine, work at 81 per doz Il at
Doves Gallery opposite freight de.
not.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03

The Propnsitr"D tn incorporate the
own of Reno was defeated Tuesday
BY d vote OF :2i 20 100. The liph,
vote p"lled shows tina the people
took very little Interest.
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Deering Ideal Giant Mower.

Every Dcering Mower is a Giant in strength and each
possesses the same admirable qualities, but The Giant Of
all is our special large machine for small horses, which
cuts a 6-foot swath with as little exc ton us o;her mowers
cut Al feet. The application Of Deering Roller and Ball
Bearings to harvesting machinery created a demand Tor
wide-cutting b,rs. They also made Drering m'chin les
famous, as Deering machines have made 70 Ter and ball
bearings equally famous.
We have built up a large trade on these mowers i'll the
native gr'ss and alfalfa sections, which other mowers
wisely avoid. 1t is mechanically correct; has Il wide,
str ing frame; the bar is beaded, G wing spec al ~rigidity,
and th. materials are tn best that money can buy.
We have just re ccived a carload of these mowers. We
will sell you the
~ foot Id, al mower for. ....,.........S50 OG
5 foot Heal mower for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. % 80
5 foot Ideal Giant mower for .......... 62 80
6 foot Ideal Giant mower for ......... 65 90
w r. 94llI4yA GD91lspAyY5s
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a silver Room.

There are not many rooms in the
world nat are furnished in silver
Aide from the crowued heads Mrs
Mack"y 10 probably the only person
who possesses "A sci .. silver furn lure
says II London newspaper, In heI
London house she has II reception
i'll which the chairs and tables
and ether acc, scores are OF solid sill
yer. In Windsor Castle 10 II set 81
furniture made Of silver, which was
preSeLted to Charles II by the CIT. VI
Lon'ioL, md tile Shah Of Persia has :
like set in III Of his reception ROOM
The Sultan Of Turkey possesses no,
only II set 0f silver furniture, but d
diningroom sci VI the Eame p~reciuu,
metal. The Car Of Russia las Oh,
room in the Kremlin III Mcecow IL
which the furniture ID OF gold aud
silver.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03

by orner Of the BUaru OF County
Commissioners. all bills against tit
County to be acted upon by thr
Board, must be filed Oh or before the
Saturday immediately preceding the
Monday upon winch the Board meets.
otherwise the bills will not be acte,i
upon until the next meeting Of til,
Board.
Attest: A. G.. DAwLEY
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03

Cabinet phOtpe III the latest HLth
" per dozen at Doves gallery. All
word guaranteed. equal u any made
in tho west. He Ia here Tor u short
time only. =
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f0n cannot enjoy perfect hcaltI,
roy ,chr'ks md sparkling eyoe IL
your hy"r " lJVuieh and ,nut bnwols
cloRRcJ. DeWni's Ltitlo fnrIy Rucm
%cIcanes The whole 81 stcu. lLcy neycy
Rripe. Elko Drug Company.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03
Lincoln,
Terms Payable In Advance,

NO travelling eanvassers are emp,.v.d
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-03

" q 99lggA
The Dolores star., 1901-04-05
The GOVERNMENT IS
ROBBED IN THE PHILIPPINES

1t is alleged that the contractor in
person, who has been doing n business
approXmating 100000 n month, has
spent huge sums III entertaining otli-
GERS.
\ prominent commiSSary officer is
accused of leading II scandalously i'm
moral life.
1t is asserted that large quantities
of stores have been lost or stolen in
transit, and also that there is Il short
age in the commissary depot.
New scandals are developed daily.
Illicit transactions have been traced
back to June, 1900, and it is possible
that there are others of earlier date.
The exorbitant tariff on provisions
makes the surreptitious sale of com
missary supplies immensely profitable.
1t is understood that prominent Off
GERS of the United States army may
be arrested.
Lieutenant II. X. Street OF the For
tysiXth volunteer infantry. is pros
ecuting the investigation under direc-
tion Colonel Wilbur, chief of police.