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The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07
Barkeutines,
Briggs.

K. 81 Powell 55s tons, Wyatt; ldg.
lumber Master.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-07
NAY GET MORE FOR coNvIcTs.

Marietta Journal: There are now
2,245 prisoners in the convict system
as shown by the fourth annual report
of the Prison Commission of the state.
OF the 2,245 convicts, 261 are on the
state farm and 1,0S4 are hired out to
individuals at hard labor at saw mills,
turpentine farms. brick yards and ccal
and iron mines. The average price the
state receives per capita under the
five-year contracts is 800 per annum
The tiVe-year contracts will expire in
March, 1904. When these contracts
were made this price was considered
excellent. Since then on account Of
the scarcity of white labor and the
great demand for laborers in those in
dustries in which convicts are employ
ed the value of the convict's labor is
more than doubled 1t is said that
some of these original contractors have
sub-leased their convicts and are re-
ceiving as much as $240 per capita for
each convict. The youngest convict
is II years of age and the oldest -
The married convicts amount to ZOOS
and the single 1.240 Those who can
read and write number 1.02S; those Who
can read only 202, and those wholly
nliterate LOIS There are eighty-tive
women in the tentiary-seventy-
nine blacks and six whites.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01

Everybody's proud of this sort of
Grandpa, and he's proud OF himself;
proud of his clear brain and active body.
There are other kinds of grandparents
that we can't be proud OF. Weak of
body and feeble of mind, we can only
pity them. They no more live; they
only exist. What makes the difference
between these two classes of old mens
A sound stomach and plentiful sup
ply OF pure, rich blood. DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery strength
ems tine stomach, purifes the blood.
and increases the activity of the blood
making glands. 1t won't make old
men young, but it will enable old men
to assimilate the food they eat, and
30 strengthen them for life of rea-
sonablc exertion.
II suffered for six years with constipation aud
indigestion, during which time / employed
several physicians but they could not reach my
Springs. Carroll Co. Ark. II felt that there
was no help for me; could not retain food OH my
stomach; had vertigo md would fall helpless &c
the hoor. Two years ago I commenced taking
DIR. rierce's Golden Medical Discovery aud little
Pellets and improved from the start. After
taking twelve bottles of the Discovery was
able 10 do light work and have been improving
ever since. am now in good health for one OF
my ago yeaTs. owe /, all to Dr. Pierce's
medcinesr
Old people often need a laxative
medicine. The best for them is DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01

In my mercantile life ! have noticed
the man who arrives at his post on
time and not one minute later, and who
leaves on the minute and not one sec
ond later. He does no more than he ha 9
to do and does not do that well. Then
there is the man who arrives ahead OF
time and works late il need be. He
takes an interest in his work and is
anxious to be advanced. have always
lived within my means and always
Strived for Advancement.
When was n boy on my fathers farm
in Connecticut l worked hard, utiliz-
ing every moment. for there was plen-
~ TO do. But il had any spare time
did chores for the neighbors. never
wanted for anything l needed! I al
ways got it. But many buy things
they do not need. When I went to
New York in 1896 had quite sum of
money, the result OF my savings, judi
cious investments, and little tradings
about the ncighborhood.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01
A PARTY VIEW,

The San Francisco Board Of Trade
has sent circular letters To the bust i.
ness men OF Nevada urging them to
use their best efforts tO secure the re-
peal Of the new insurance law.
Aside from the iniustic" to the in
surance companies the circular
emphasizes the fact that wholesalers
III California and other States will re-
fuse to extend credit To the lner-
chants Of Nevada. This view II the
ques ION hits every business man III the
State aud should have an miluen ce
upon membrrs 0f the legislature.
Tie business man deprived I'M Ter
this law Of any Protection against
loss by tire and refused credit by the
Wholesaler because uf the fact can
scc nothing but ruin before him.
The lNDEPESDENT has done its
best to point out To the legislature
the injury this Law would work upon
the State and the necessity for it's
repeal. IL has done so, not us Il
fnend to tire insurance companies,
but Hs II friend To the best interests
of the State. 1t still insists that the
law Is wrong i'll principle and Is sure
to work IA gricvOus injury upon the
commercial and business interests OF
the State.
IL these considerations do not
weigh heavily enough to work the
repeal OF the lau. there il one that
should have sufficient weight with
the maJorit! nt thgI body To secure
the repeal Of the law and that ~ the
political side Of it. The fusion forces
control the present Legislature and
they will be responsible for any
mistakes that body may make.
Should this Law result, as tho ISDE
PENDENT believes it will, in tho ruin
Of the business men OF the State, il
needs no prophet to predict that but
fcw Democrats will be elected to the
neIt Legislature OF Nevada. Muttcr.
ings arc already heard here that will
gather force enough between now and
the next election to cousign every
man from thus county who voted for
thus bill toa puntIcal sleep from
which there will he no waking. But
this wonId not be the only result.
The party that elected them will be
held responsible Tor their sins and
would enter Senatorial cam paign
with very heavy weight around its
neck
The attention Of the fusion forces
in tho Legislature ia called tn the
political side Of this question in the
hope that 1t may cause them to insist
upon the repeal Of this law.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01
battle Mountain CUt-Oft.

A surveying party numbering six.
teen arrived Monday afternoon FROM
the cast, Gays the Battle Mountain
Central Ncyadan. They are 10 make
a.snrycy from here To Shoslione Point
which is about twenty miles from
Battle Mountain, To 8traiVhten tho
limo OF tho Central Pacific to that
point. Thoy will begin their survey
from tho cast end OF the switch oppo.
eito tho n. O. shops md probably run
straight through Crum's and Adding
ton'a ilelde, which will ninke tho rond
straight from here TO that poiut. II
ia said TINT this will leave Argcnla
nearly n mile to the right OF the pro.
posed change in the rOnd. As tho
road runs at the present time thUro is
large Guryo on leaving Battle
Mountain, aud by running stRrigh,
from hero to Shoshono would lessen
the distance by nearly four miles.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01

Governor Sndlcr has signed the
nickel in the-slOt" bill and 1t is now
tho law OF tic State. Those having
these machines should make a note
OF this and not permit any one to play
them. There Ia Il heavy penalty fOr
violating the law. Following il the
law:
Section !. Every person who deals
plays or carries on or conducts,
either MS owner or employee. whether
for hire or not. any niCkcl.m the
slot machine or gimilnr device which
can hc played for money, checks
cigarr. drinks or prizes representing
value. and every person who plays or
bets at or against such niCklO.in the
slot machine, or similar device. is
guilty Of Il misdcmcanor aud shall bc
punished by fine OF not less than
iifty dollars nor more than one hum
dred dollars, or 10y both such iine and
imprisonment.
Section =. Tho District Attorney
OF the county shall receive s5O for
each conviction OF my person
charged with violating tho provisions
OF section ono OF THE Act, which sum
shall be taxed M costs in the action:
but in no case shall such costs be
charged against the county.
Section 3. Tho full amOun. OF all
fines and costs imposed and collected
under tho provisions OF this Act. savo
tia. portion which 10 to DO paid TO
tho District Attorney Ms provided
in section two, shall ho paid into
tho state Treasury M provided by
law.
Section 4. This Act shall tako a..
feet and bc IN full force from and
after ita approval.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01
Ello. Nevada, Friday, March |, 1901.
JOINT STATEMENT
-Of The
Auditor and Treasurer of
ElkO County

For Quarter Ending Dec. 81. 1900.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01

A powerful engine cannot DO run
with weak boiler, and wo cnn't keep
up the strain oi nn active lifo with a
weak stomach; neither can wo stop
tho human machine to make repairs.
II tho stomach cHunot digcet enough
food to keep tho body strong, such a
pf"pafaiiOB ab R1dOi Dyspepsia Cure
should bc usod. II diRcsts what you
eat and II simply can't help but do
you good. Elko Drug Company.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01
RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES

RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES
Balance i'll Treasury Sept,
80. 1900. ...... S3l,47S 30
General licenses. 3 l,l2l co
Per Property tax
(assessor) .... SEQ Is
Fees col'ted by Co
officers ......... 5G5 40
Gaming licenses. LOO 90
Irregular sources. Ia 90
Poll tax, lanG jas'cr) i5G 90
Tax proceeds OF
mines .......... 4l2 81
Property tax, 1900
(fax Receivefl. ~, ,50S 81
Poll tax, (rax Re-
celveTD ........ l,I5S 90
Total. ....... Sll0.i7i 81
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01
STATE OF NEVADA,
COUNTY OF ELKo. es'

OUUNIN OF ELkD.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
ELKo, Jan. I. 1901.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners Of Eiko county, New. !:
GENTLEMES:--We herewith submit
our Qarterly Report OF the Finances
OF the county for the quarter ending
Dec. 81, 1900.
Respectfully submitted,
&. \. WATKINS. Auditor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01

BRING your job Work to the lSrr q.
PENDENT office. Low prices.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-27
SPEN7sSA7URDAY
AT PEARL HARBOR

., ,,,,...,,.,,,,, .u.,.i
/" WISH Oh Inspection l" fUl harpor
saturday, spending the entire day at
the site of the proposed naval station
aud r.,ur,,,r l., ,,,, .,.,,,i T., ,.
parry were captain Merry united
'''''' '''t'''' N'"iHe! na'ru' ms
n'"ls appolh'eu aSS'stah.' D. D. putiHe'
nap.a'' 'ohu ana ''N'' Engineer
viii
ne s''"hu was '"'roushls gone over
''i ''e oeheh, VI Mr' bai'u' VINO II
preparing 10 vigorously hsht the claim
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-27
TO DEFEND HIS
SPANISH ISLANDS

NEW YORK, August E.--Ciencral \
G. Greenwood of New York city claims
to have purchased the islands off the
north coast of cuba. known as Cayo
Romano and Cayo Cruz, over which
international complications are threat
ened by the reported efforts of Ger
many to obtain possession of the prop
critics. General Greenwood today ap-
pealed To the Secretary of war to pro-
tect his interest.
The two islands, while lying but ten
miles from the Cuban mainland, il Is
claimed. were not included In the ter
ritory relinquished by Spain at the
close Of the Spanish American war, for
the reason that Spain had not acquired
jurisdiction over them. These circum-
stances have gained new Significance
since the announcement of the inten-
tion of the President of the United
States to turn cuba over 10 the CUB
ans, thereby relinqushing all claim 10
that island ana the surrounding ISL
ands, except as the Monroe doctrine
entities this Government to prevent
the occupation of territory by Euro
pean nation. The owners of Cayo Ro-
mano and Cayo Cruz are now report
ed to be negotiating with German
and French syndicate. the form OF
which is said to represent the German
Government. with a view TO selling
the properties. 1t is to prevent tn,
consummation of this sale that Gen
eral Greenwood has appealed to the
War Department
Il do not intend to permit citizen
or any other nation to take possession
of these islands" said General Green
wood. They refuse to give me pos
session; then | shall take possession
Il Will place a force of armed Cub
ans on the islands and tell them to
hold them. If an attack is made upon
them the United States must inter
fere."
There is no question that the United
states would prevent the occupation
OF these islands by any other Govern
ment, but whether the virtual control
OF the Islands by Germany could b,
prevented in case the property Were
purchased by German syndicate Is
matter which the State Department
will have to decide.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-27
ALL LIhUE'S
YOUNG PEOPLE

LlHtE Kauai. August 24-Last
evening delightful poi supper was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Rice at
kalapaki, their beautiful beach home.
The occasion was in honor OF their son.
Mr.. Harold Rice, who leaves for Homo
lulu today en- route for New Jersey.
where he will continue his studies. aft
er most enjoyable vacation of three
months on the Garden Isle.
At O'Clock the supper was served
in an open lanai, where all Lihle's
young people We're gathered together,
smiled upon by the moon and sercnad-
ed by the sea. After the feast the lanai
was cleared and dancing was the order
of the evening, the music being fur
nished by Hawaiians with their string
ed instruments. The party broke uI
shortly before midnight. all having
spent most enjoyable evening and
one in their opinion that Mr.. and Mrs
Rice give the most delightful parties.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-27

apparent in many ways In the iirs;
place, cane can be cut and ground as
soon as ready, thus saving a consider
able percentage of loss which occurs on
many plantations at present, by not be-
ing able to handle the cane as soon as
ready to grind. Then the economy OF
handling the output of three mills with
one set of reducing machinery will
mean a saving OF several dollars OF
, each ton of sugar produced.
The construction Of the entire mill
Is under the personal supervision of Mr.
]. N. S. Williams of the Honolulu Iron
Works. a man in every sense Of the
word competent, and few men have had
the opportunity of erecting pobler
monument than that of the Puunene
mill, Il building which will keep his
memory green for the full life Of its
usefulness. which will run far on to-
ward the beginning Of the next century.
There are several new and note
worthy features developed in tn. con-
struction of the new mill. one is that
the water to be used at the mill, which
gate 900 acres of cane, will be pumped
back from the mill when used. and con
veyed by pipes to the cane land.
The entire area of the floor will be of
cement except the sugar room on the
first door, which will be of boards, for
the reason that sugar piled on cement
floor has a tendency to sweat" The
sugar room extends the whole length of
one side of the mill, with sliding doors
at short intervals, opening on to COW
cred railroad track, 50 that sugar can be
loaded on the cars without being expos
ed to the ran.-Maui News.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-27

Mr.. Horner has also lost a large part
of his coffee trees, and it is feared that
ne will lose the entire coffee plantation.
These fires have, in most cases, been
started by natives, who must have
known that they could not keep it with
IN the limit of their own property, and
we think something should be done To
stop such criminal carelessness. We
consider that when these men make
fires they know they cannot control
they are little better than incendiaries
or house-burners. and we consider that
this should BE- made a criminal offense.
III is fact that something of this kind
will have to beNdone. or not only forests
will be destroyed. but all of the home
steads as well. And the only way to
stop the fire from getting into the
homestead and the cane field is to cut
a road just above the homesteads from
Ookala 20 Honokaa. But this is an i'm
mense undertaking. and as it will take
more men than the planters can spare
II IL hoped that the Government will
lend hand; and then another road
could bc cut above the fire and so en-
deavor to save some part of the forest.
As all of the ferns and brush are. dead
and as dry as tinder, and as n high
wind is almost always blowing il will
be impossible to stop this fire unless II
is done At once by large force of men.
remain, yours,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-27
THE GREAT SPRECKELSvILLE
MILL NEARING COMPLETION

r HE pride of Maui and the wonder
OF the world. the new 500-ton Puu-
- meme Sugar Mill, is rapidly nearing
completion. The structural work is
and siding is rapidly being put on.
Within a month or six weeks at furthest
Milliken Brothers will have completed
their part of the contract which was
to erect the building. In the meantime
the machinery is being put in, so that
a visitor can now form a very, good
idea Of what the mill will be- when fin
ished.
II would be- beyond the Fmits of an
ordinary newspaper article to give a
full description of the structure and ma
chinery, when completed. but an idea
can be formed of it's proportions by re-
mcmbering that over 5000 tons of iron
have been used in it's construction. The
building, when finished, will cover sew
eral acres of ground, and is three sto-
ries in height. Under the roof will br
room for three separated mills of a ca
pd'Ity OF over lou tons eacn per DAY
Only one mill will be put in at first and
this will be ready for use by the first
Of January. 1t will be the first of Feb
ruary, however, before the mill will -
started AS soon as started the oii
mill at Spreckelsville will be moved TO
the new mill building, thus giving a
capacity of over 300 tons per day. and
when needed another mill will be put
in which will give total capacity of
800 tons per day.
The economy of the new mill will he
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-27
Do Not Use Hawaiian Coffee.

WASHINGTON. August S.-The Gov
ernor OF Hawaii has requested this Gov
crnment to buy it's coffee supply for the
army and navy from Hawaiian coffee
growers. suggesting that it is of great
Importance that men of small means
operating in this industry should re-
ceive encouragement either by pros
pective duty or bounty and that many
without relief will have to leave their
plantations. The War and Navy De
partments, to which the request was
forwarded, have replied that the sug-
gestion is impracticable on the ground
that they do not use that kind of cof-
fee and that the Hawaiian coffee il
high priced and not of the required
strength for their use
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-27
MAKAWELl
AND M'BRYDE

| WAHJAWA, Kauai, Aug. H.-Maka-
we'll plantation has just finished grind
| ing for this season, and planting is now
| in progress The cane is looking well
and the coming crop will probably run
about 10, 900 tons. There Is talk OF a new
ditch which is to ue constructed from the
water shed in the Makaweli valley on to
the lands, now uncultivated. laying above
the present limits of the plantation.
When completed this proposed ditch win
bring into cultivation some 1000 acres
of good cane land, now useless for that
purpose on account of the lach of water
On the McBryde plantation the work
of planning for the crop 1902 and 1903
is well in hand. The new mill is near
ing completion, and will be ready for
taking off this coming crop by October
first. There is a large acreage of cane
to come OFF for this crop. Most of the
cane is in splendid condition and prom
iscS a large yield In fact the fields
of cane on all parts OF the plantation
compare as favorably If not mort so,
with any to be seen on the other plan
tations of this island.
The water system is being developed
with much success. In both the Hama
pcpe and Laval valleys, the tunnels have
developed plentiful supply of good
pure water. In the Hanapepe valley are
two pumps, one with a capacity OF 1000
0vo and the other OF 100000 gallons per
day. In the Laval valley is located one
with n daily capacity of 100000 gallons
The reservoir system for the storage
of mountain storm water Is being push
ed rapidly towards completion. Mr.. H.
A. Jaeger, who has the contract for
constructing the system, has a large
force of men and teams scattered over
the works. There have been completed
I six I,SprlDrs with "a total
city of some 3i0,oo0,0oo gallons. and there
more with II total capacity of 10 Oo0. .e,U
/ gallons. thus giving the plantation a total
storage of som. i2O.HoO0o gallons of storm
water This storage system is one OF
/ IN" strong features of the plantation.
The frequent rains in the mountains
cause many small frcsh.ts and this
storm water in place of being allowed
to run to waste In the sea, is carried
through a tunnel and ditch into these
reservoirs ana stored there till required
for irrgatug the fields below During
the past year there has been very little
necessity for the pumps to run as the
mountain rains have kept the reservoirs
iul; thus saving TO the plantation many
thousands of dollars which would have
been expended for coal. The building OF
these dams is quite an undertakings
The soil has been hauled from the sides
of the Suiches, down into the bottom by
means of teams of mules and scrapers.
When the present system of reservoirs
has been completed there will have
been moved something over 10, ,Og0
cubic yards of soil, There is much work
yet to be done on the plantation but
considering the time that the plantation
has been in existence much has been ac-
cOmplishcd.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-27

"AMAKUA, Hawaii, August l5--Ed-
n itor Advertiser: The fire is still
"A raging in the forest of Hamakua,
and it begins to look as If the entire
forest will BE- swept away. Some idea
of the magnitude of this fire may be
learned from the fact that the mana
ger of the Kukaiau plantation with a
large force of men has been fighting 1t
night and day. ever since the Fourth of
July; and can make no headway
against it. The managers with large
forces of men of various plantations
have also been out but can do but lit
tie good excepting to keep ii out of the
cane; and they cannot always succeed
in doing that. 1t is estimated that the
kukaiau plantation alone has spent S4.-
UvO in attempting to stop this fire. and
to keep 1t out of the cane. 1t Is aSo
estimated that the los sto the planta-
tons and other parties will amount to
done to the forest cannot be known, as
the fire and smoke debars any one from
getting near it. 1t also begins to look
as If all of the coffee plantations will
be swept away. There has been quite
a number of fires in them already. The
Osborne's coffee plantation, which SAas
one of the best on Hawaii. and which
has been almost entirely destroyed.