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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-16
Loyalty.


A Durham collier recently took unto
himself wife whose friends had done
their utmost to dissuade her from mar
rying, but without success.
Meeting her one day some months
after her marriage, friend remarked:
Hello. Bess. Yer look right bad!
Has e been a-thumping yer? l knowed
what it would be, but yer would have
i'm. Everybody said Bob 'ud max a
ftball Of yer!!''
'oThen everybody was wrong!" snap
ped the III used wife. We've been
married this eight months. and amt
a-going- to say we had no little shin
dies. but to give our Bob is due will
say as e amt hadato use lis foot yet.
So notwithstanding.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-16

DIRTY years ago
the 9th of Janu-
airy the name of
the regiment i'm
mortalized at
Tien-tsin w as
linked with an
affair long since
forgotten among
other antebellun
episodes. Fort
Sumter and the
F" s hot heard
round the world"
are always asso-
ciated with the
events of April,
1861 hut three
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08

Reports from Bakersfield. Cal. are
to the effect that bubonic plague is
IN that csty and raging to an alarming
exteut. People dying within five
hours after being stricken. Thee
are said to lie from thirty to nit!
deaths per week Ill the town. The
papers are as mum as oysters about
the unhealthy condition :hat Bakers
field is now III.
Quarantine Officer Krnyoun, who
announced to the world several
months .go that plague exists III San
Francisco, und was roundly de
nuunced by the merchants. the
metropolitan press aud Governor
Gage. Is coming out en- top. but uOl
until after tue ravdges Of the disease
mas made sad havoc III several com-
munItIes Of u sister common wealth.
The case presented by Gov. Cage,
the business men Of San Francisco
aud the press OF that State is little
less than criminal.
IL is saId that the Bakersfield
authorities have given ont that it If
pneumonia.
One case is reported where a man
WAS taken sick, d nurse sent for and
before morning the patient ami
nurse, too, were dead. Pretty
quick work for pneumonia.
DIR. John \. Lewis received a letter
from a well-known physician OF
Bakersfield, yesterday. saying that
plague existed there to quite III
extent.
The State of Texas has q]uarautined
against Bakersfield. winch liz pretty
good evidence that plague is there
Reno Gazette,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
a WISE MAN
FROM rHE WEST

Who intends going Eas: will see hat
his tickets read by way OF Salt Lake
City and the Rio Grande Western
Railway in connection with either the
Denver i Rio Grande or Colorado
Midland railroads, FOR these easons
First, most magnificent scenery III
America, en- route; second. choice "
three distinct routes through the heart
OF the Rocky Mountains; tbir'i. 1t IL
the only transcontinental line passing
directly through quaint and p'ctur-
esque Salt Lake-the City of the
! Saints; fourth, perfect dining a ser
| vice; fifth. three fast through trains
/ daily bet Ogden, Denver and al
points East. connecting with all
trains OF the Southern Pacific; sixth.
through Pullman Palace and Ordi-
may Sleeping Cars from San Fran
c,sco, Portland. etc. to Denver, Oma.
ha and Chicago. There are many
other reasons why the route through
Salt Lake City Over the Rio tiraude
Western Railway is the most com.
Portable and enjoyable in the whole
country. BY inquiry. You can learn
4 great deal un the subject ~ trans.
continental travel. Geo. W. HeIniz
General Passenger Agent, Salt Lake
City.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
Wanted "A I.odg Pin.

A verdant youth dropped into q
iewelry store and after gazing at
some fraternity pins in a showcase
said to the proprietor: Ihem's
mighty nice breast pins you got there
mister "What kind or a pin would
you like tn look atty" SHow much il
this one with n square and pair Of
cotapHssesT pointing to "a masonic
pin. Five dollars" "Five dollars,
eh? You haven't got one with any
hand saws on it, have your Pm just
outer my time. and rs I'm guin' to
eat up rs a carpenter and iiner |
thought I'd like TO have something
10 wear go folks wonld know what |
waS dom. Well. I'll take it, though
l like ono with a hnndsaw. But |
guess thnt'e plain enough. The com.
pass ia to mark out your Work. and
the square is TO measure il when you
get it marked out. and any durn fool
Knows that q stands for gimlet."-
Ex.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08

\ great cDmmutIon seems to have
taken place among railway circles
owing to the contemplated through
car service between the Pacific Coast
and Chicago which is operating one
day each week. This lis not Il new de.
parturc by any means. as the Denver
Il Rio & rande Railroad Company and
its connections have been operating u
through car service between the Pa.
cIiic and Atlantic coHst via. Salt Lake
Pueblo, Denver. Kansas City ami
Chicago for years, and three days
each, week, viz. every Wedncsda,
Thursday and Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are Of
the latest Pullman design. and are
supplied with clean linen aud bedding
throughout. \ Pullman porter IL IA.
signed to each car. These cara are
also under the personal supervision
Of Special Excursion agent
whose duty it is to SEQ that pRssen.
gers are gwen every comfort and ut.
tentiUn. For further information, np.
ply to any agent. or Is. +. Ncyina,
General Agent, ur to u. vi. Gushing
Travelling Passenger Agent, -. K r.
q. IL. H., % West :ird South st. Sal
Lake City, Utah.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
senate Bill No. 10.

Yesterday the Assembly took up
Senate Bill No. 10, which had been
passed over the Governors veto in
tho Senate. Tho Assembly passed
tue meesur over the veto. The bill
provides that insurance companies
must pay ON whatever sum they issue
a policy tor. regardless Of the loss by
fire. The supporters Of the bill con
tend that a company issuing a policy
do 80 with their eyes open ind that
Trey should be compelled 10 pay the
face value Of tn. policy.
Tho insurance men On the: other
hand maintain that with ouch n Law
IN force 1t encourages mcendiarism,
and that in order tn overcome n
such loss TN their p,rt that it will be
necessary TO raisU the rate Of lnsur.
rance Oh else cancel their business.
The matter ia now III shape for II tesl
and Ito in1uran; o 20 up lnIts viii
be watched with interest,--Car son
Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
CLIMATE or A

Nevada is essentially a land Of sun
shine. There are more clear days on
its deserts than seem conceivable Ia
eastern people; in fact. the sunshine
causes the desert as the soil In the
dryest regions OF the State produce.
when cultivated and irrigated, bounti-
full crops OF all the cereals, grasses
and vetegables of the temperate
Zone.
The atmosphere is pure. Con-
su nptiop, the scourage Of the North.
eastern States. never originates and
seldom develops in Nevads, even
when the seeds Of the disease are
brought here, aud maIarlal diseases,
so prevalent in the great Saiie. .
bordering on the Mississippi, are
scarcely heard of i'll Nevada.
The temperature varies according
to locality. In the northern COUNTIES
the mercury seldom gUes man! de-
grees below zero In the coolest
seasons and rarely rises TO more than
lou degrees in midsummer snd the
extremes are Of brief duration,
When the nights are coolest the days
are usually pleasant. When the days
are hottest the nights are Us cool as
could be desired for comfort.
In the extreme southern part OF the
State all the semi.tnplcal fruits
and vegetables are produced il
abundance.
Fall weather in Nevada il most de
lighitui. The sun generally shines
CLEARLY and the sky has ID TIM winch
it is said. it never except n
attitudes far above sea level and IL
the purest almosphere.-Surve, OF
General Kelley in Reno Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08

A smoker is d fish, Ii not worth the
little worm that 1t takes to catch
III n, but Il human sucker Ii geuer.
ally caught on AN empty hook and
hoJKed bT the gills. too.
A sucRer Is d hopdoo that buys
packages Of soap with slU bills III
ule.u TOT 80.
y sucker Is a man who signs a re.
ceipt for II carload Of grind stones
on,y to lind out next week tla: it was
d noe tor 52UO.
\ sucker - a youth who stakes his
mon ~ on the p~isteUpards wuen tie
doesn't kuo% ii bJutaIl flush from Ii
bJlled owl.
a sucker Is a farmer who buys his
gouds FROM the travelling public when
he can buy them OF his home mer.
chant for % per cent less.
A sucKer Is a business man Sho
sends his job work to some snide
house ont Of TO Sn. and expects his
home paper to blow up tile town aud
benefit him as much us his u.ore Ell.
terprisIng ueighbors.
4 sucker Is II man who plays "sluff"
all day Sunday, wneD he should be III
church; frogs when he hasn't que,
and Sizes up to the "aitty" several
times on poor solos.
A sucker Is the kicker who opposes
every improvement, and rails ut
every hustler IN the town. until some
o.hef Town springs up uear hin and
his property deprecittea % per cent
ana he can't sell it at that to get out
Of debt, until the sheriff helps him
out.
y sucker is a smart Alexander Mt
twenty who knows more than his
grandfather did ut eighty.
The worlI and the water are full Of
enckers and the shores are lined wi b
sharks. Tho current is principally
down stream and suckers must swim
against the current IL they don't
want TO get hooked Elk.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
Weekly Independent.
II wArAR ccak.

Senator Teller, in the course Of b
speech n few days ago on the coudi-
ton OF affairs in the Philippines,
spoke Of the brutality and cruelty OF
the Mucabeoe-, in the employ Of The
United States, tow Ld the Filipino
insurgents. Among other things he
mentioned the water cur and. at the
requ at % Senator Allen. described
it on the authority OF a Unitod States
army officer. In reply to Senator
Aliens request. Senator Teller said:
Il Will tell tell the Senator what 1t
is. They hni u a DE may be a
friend or he may bs q Zoe. IL be
knows where there are some insurg-
enis concealed, or il be knows where
arms AFRO concealed. he Is asked to
make that known, anu il he decliues
they put a bayonet in his mouth aud
tie it back so that he can not open
his mouth. and take a pump and
pump him full Of water. and it rnn
III. " Ih5 tdIS anu LIS uOulu' ~
then they strap u strap about him to
bring the water out OF him. Then
they wait to see whether he sue
curnbs-whether he will deliver the
Information they wan. That Is what
the Mdcaoebes are doing and what
they are employed to do.
MIR. Allen-Is that d Spanish prac-
tice nlsof
That was the old Spanish practice.
and is sal TO have been sometimes
practiced by the Inquisi,ioD in early
days. MIR. President, there cannot
be anything mora inhuman than that.
There cannot be anything more
wicked than that. While | d. not
believe that the great mass Of the
Off 'en N u Army will allow it II
they know it. yet it Is being done,
Il stated, and I want TO repeat it.
that ali officer IN high Standing l II the
Army. writing to II friend here i'll the
city, not for publicaiIuu. not for tie
public eye. but suppose having that
sense OF justice ami instinct which
every American soldier ought To
hnve-unIess he IL II Westpornter NJ
recent date feeling probably out
ragel (the friend III his ia also IL mil
tary manl. detailed this method auu
stated that the. Macabebes had been
using it. ! do not know but that he
stated something in that letter. arn
DOT cerIain-about the other officers.
He said:
al di | not see it practiced, but |
came up just rs they had con. pIeted
it, and the mans face WINS bleeding,
and the man wal exhausted aud near
ly dead
III we have to carry on the war in
the Philippine Islands with agencies
OF that kind, you can not hail down
the American flag too quickly to
save it from degradation and dis.
honor. Ii we can not maintain the
American sOSereiguty there without
those things, God Almighty help us
to get out Of there and not attempt
it."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
A GREAT COMBINATION.

The Comin2Her, William j. Bryan's
weekly paper, will begin publication
next month. MIR. Bryan will enter
upon his new work with the came
energy and ability that has character.
ized him in the past. through actual
contact with the people ID all sectious
OF the country, he has acquired ID
wider knowledge OF it's resources
than any public man Of his time. His
ability is beyond Question and his
loyalty and devotion to principle is
not questioned by bio mJgc bitter
partisan enemy.
The ComuIoner will defend the
principles set forth IN the Kausas
City platform and ls sure TO become
IA power III the country. II will lind
its way INTO thousands OF homes aud
become the political bible Of millions
Of voters.
In order to give the readers Of the
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT M opporiun-
it. TO subscribe for the CoUmuucr mt
reduced rates. We have enter d intu a
clubbing arrangement with Mr..
Bryan, whereby the Commoner aud
WEEKLY lSDEPEaDEST will be sent to
any u address for II year for 81 5U;
Six months for $3.50; three months
for 81 81; pay able in advance. The
CommOnor will he sent to all sub.
scribers to the WEEKLY INDEPENDENT
who have paid in advance upon the
payment Of 10 cents. Now is the time
to take advantage OF this great offer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
Death from Smallpox u, Wells.

Mrs. a. l.. Austin died OF small pox
ut Wells Inst evening. That il was u
genuine ease OF smallpox is boy Ond
question, DR.. Olmstend Of Wells hay
ing so pronounced it, Tho Indy WIZ
III only II few days.
Notwithstanding the many cases Of
smallpox which have been reported Mt
wcllH, and the appointment Of a quar-.
antino officer for the place by the
state Board Of Health, M alleged
newspaper Of that place continues 10
maintain that there has not been u
case OF emalIpOx at Wells.-Silve
State.
Tho INDEPENDENT bns II from re-.
liable authority tina, DR.. Olmsiead
reports tint Mrs. Austin diet from
cpntluent variola. AZ this IL merely
another name for continent ernnllpox,
the people Of tho county can form
some sort Of an idea ~ the epidemic
OF "cold sores nnd pimplce,' that has
ragged Mt Wells for the last month.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08

The question OF the relative merits
of lawyers nL1 editors M to ~yeracity
arose recently ut il social affair where
both professions were HhOut equally
Represented. iGdGh, Of course, claimed
the honOrs, but the final settlement
OF the question was left to a repre-
sentativ" Of each side. These repre-
sentHtiveR were to prepare Essays and
submit them to II committee. The
best essay,wnuld decide the difference
and tl'is Wa the prize essay: "Ihere
is ole editor in heaven, thought how
he got there the Lord only knows,
but it ia supposed he rode IN on the
blinu baggage or II pass. When they
found hIn there they tried 70 turn
him out. but he refused to go. They
then hunted all over heaven for a
lawye r to serve him with ejectment
papers, but they could not lind ono.
30 the editor held the fort and he is
there to this day.'--Dickena Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
p..,h Of R.r.r =. 5. Mnu-r.

Rev. F S. witter. well know IN
Nevada. died at lie Roy, New York.
on the 18th Of January. The fo!low-
ing sketch OF his lie sisken from the
Genesee Conrier of the above date:
Rev. frederick Spaldiug witter
was born in Jerusalem, Yates county
New York. siIty-siI years ago. He
attended school at Gotham. Canaan
daigua. Hamilton, Fairfield, and
other places, graduating about
twenty five years ago. He was or.
uarnel al Iowa Falls. Iowa, aud for
many years was pastor OF a church ID
san Francisco, CAL, and later moved
to Nevada. About live years ago he
was called east by the illness and
death of his sister, MB. ID. r. Strong.
He then remained i'll LIE Roy, making
his home with his sister. Mr.. Nitter
had not been IN good health for sew
eral years and was forced o give up
his work. OF late he has suffered
lTOIu etOHldsu duu ucdEb bIObOlC
but was uoi confined to his house
until threa days before death came.
when bro=chitls de velopej. Hs SUI
ferIng at the last was intense, but no
complaint passed his lips, bearing all
with that caimness and for .ilude
born Of d long Christian life. HIS
was an exemplary life. Early reeog-
nizlng the benefits OF Christ's teach
iugs, he studied to that end and, I'M
til falling ht aiib forced him TO retire
from the field, he eXerted his energies
In spreading the gospel. KIND and
LOVING, always with d good word, he
was Welcome everywhere, and made
fnends. with whoever passed hls way.
During tile few years OF his residence
III Leroy many became acquainted
with hun aud all extend sincere 81 IN
pathy TO the surviving SISTER. Mr..
witter was ID member of the IGde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, ul
which lie was a Past Grnud. Que
sister survives him, Mss Mar! Witter
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08

Passenger train No. 3, run into the
rear end Of a freight tram, three or
four miles east OF Derth ycstcr day
afternoon. The freight tram left
Wells ahead Of the pass niger tram
With orders TO make the Ride trnck
near Deeth. Before reaching the
siding tho train broke III two and be
foro the passenger train could DO
tagged it came laundering along and
ran into the cabOOSe Of the f,ipht
train. The cabOoAe WA forced Onto
the n ahead OF il and badly broken
up and the locomotive d awinR the
passenger tram was badly damaged.
The fro III the caboOse stove caught
in the w~rcckage md the Caboose and
and ono or two freight cars were
burned. Tho passengers U:re con.
s~iderably shaken mp, but mono wore
seriously injured. The wreckinp
train went up from Carlin aud cleared
the track. No. ,, arrived here abont
1880 last night. 1t 10 reported tlin,
or sixteen passengers wore
more or less injured by tho c%ollision.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
VINO Gor rHI, MONEY:

The biennial repor: OF the Direct
ors and Superintendent II the Or
phans' Home is on u desk. IL
gives a detsileL account OF the man
agement Of the Home and contains
several very interesting matters that
throw a dark light on the honesty OF
those who have managed thus institu'
ZION In the past. Que Of these mat
ters will he found in the following
extract from the report OF the Direct
ors:
-rhe minutes Of the Board o: Di-
rectors disclose the fact that IN 1879.
Peter Lynch bequeathed 300 James
G. Fair donated S30O. aud the Gale
DOMAIN Club Of Vlrg,1Ia donated $50
{ U tile Orphans Fund. In 1851 the
Directors reported about sl,lVO in
thus fund. OF which s9j9 10 was in
vested III securities from which cash
could be realized on demand. Refer
ence to this fund Is made in several
Of the reports OF the Directors w to
l-9l. when the matter seems to- have
escaped the attention OF the Board
and the Superintendent, though the
MINUTES OF the meeting OF the Beard
ue.d il January OF that year show
iiist one OF tile Directors held $40 Of
the Orphans Fund, for which a prom
issory note WIS given. The present
BuarI found that note, on which no
interest has been paid, and 81 40 III
cash Ill the Orphans Funi, and ad-
vsed the Executive and Attorney
General Of the fact. the note may OF
may not be collectab.r, under the
statutes, but as that is d question Tor
Ibe Con is to de .ernIne, the Direct
RS merely st ate the facts relating
thereto, as sho w by the minutes Of
the Board
II II INDEPENDENT understands
the above, II means that only a. ~
III cash and a worthless note for S4O0
are all that la left OF the Sll00 dunat-
ed for the beuetit OF tile helpless
wards Of tie State. In other words,
the fund has been stolen by men
whose duty it was to sac: eddy care
for and preserve 1t.
It looks rather strange that Super.
intendent Ring should let this mat
ter rest rs long as 1t has. He became
a member Ut the board III 1891 and
must ave known the condition of
this funl. An explanation from him
Is in order.
10 suppressiDg the name Of the
party who borrowed the SOD, Direct.
ors Ryan, Kelley and Ring are shield.
I ing Il man who deserves no l~euirncy
fro II the pc Jple Of the State. From
the visw the INDEPENDENT takes vi
tue transaction. there is very little
difference between it and grand lar.
ceny. An officer who will borrow
trust funds, I'm Ter his care, on his
own individual tote. and not pay Z
cent Of the principal and interest fol
over ter years, comes dangerously
uear To being Il thief, and the mem,
bCrs Of the board who made the loan
are not far removed from the same
category. The people have the RICH.
To know who got this SiOh and the
directors of the home should give hi
name. When they do that. it vii
not he much trouble for them ID give
the name Of his associates. The,
should be known also.
The report Of the Superintendent
will receive some attention tomorrow
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
SEALED

Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals for doing the County Printing for the
ensuing two Years. fIom ire 18th day OF
VI. rch, lgIl, will be- received 1T the once Of
the County Clerk up TO and including Satur-
day. March =. lgJi. Thu said p iut'ug TO IN
clGde al iriuting paid for Out Of County
fuIds such as publishing proceedings Of
Board OF Commissioners advertising mo-
tees. county blanks and letter heads for
use OF county Officers, etc.
bids 10 state ! t monthly compensation
for the services required.
Bids TO be opened on March I. 1901.
The Is ard OF {, mmissionrrs reserves the
right 10 reject any AID ali bids. by order
OF the Board.
-. ATTEST:
SEAL a. G. DAwLEY,
.-~g Clerk.
Elko, January Q. 1901.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
q ,iy

A New York dispatch OF tho lei
saye: Reports are current in Wal
street that the Union Pacific Rail.
road has acquired control Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
Acting Vice.P President Gates, OF tho
Southern Pacific, snys no knows
nothing about the report.
b II is.said that the Hartman inter
ssta IN tho Union Pacific have bought
the Huntington holdings in the
Sonth irn Pacific, amounting 10 800,
900 eharoe, at Il price something like
900, 0U0 paid or 10 be psid.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08

Tho statement 10y the journal that
g. g. Wallace left comparatively
nothing FOR his widow is nm error.
He has been Tor some years pas, put.
ting his money into Il mine near Ne
vada City. Cal and waa OH his way TO
tho property III response to a dis
patch announcing a rich strike there
Tho nine was regarded as one OF tue
most promising in California. aud a
rich VEN had been uncovered for
over 2O0 feet. Experts estimated
that there wns between s300,OUC and
$4,000 i'll sight and this estimate
WIS made before the rich STRIKE was
discovered. The minr VIVA estimated
mt ita lowest vaIus to he worth in the
ncighbUrhoUd OF mil u million dol.
lars. IL in believe that this mine ~
uniUcumberpd aud Will 20 10 hjs
widow. At the time Of his death no
regarded luis affairs in such state tina,
he was contemplating giving Up his
poaitiOD with the Southern Pacific
and dcvOtInR his time entirely to the
mine. lie told the writer not over a
week ago TINT no wan absolutely out
Of Nevada politics. and that he bad
no idea Of ever taking any band in
tiicmL-CarBUD Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-02-08
SOFT, % HAIR.
II Can Only be Had Whore Their. !.
No Dahdrun.

No DHhdrutr.
Any man or woman who wInts soft
glossy hair must be free OF daudrufT.
which causes falling hair. Since it
has become known that dqndruT is a
germ disease, the old hair prepara-
tIous that were mostly scalp irritants,
have Deen abandoned, and the public,
BARRIERS and doctors included. have
taken 10 using Ncwbro's Ilcrpicide,
tile only hair preparation that kills
the dhlUdruT germ. T.. Dcdd. Dick
ruson. n. D., says: "iIerpicide not
only cleanscs the scalp from dandrnfT
and prevents tho hairs falling ont,
but PROMOTES Il new growth. tierpi
eide keeps my hair very glossy"