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New-York tribune., 1901-01-15

ON WATER LEVEL
vfcm centre OF New York 10 centre OF Chicago, and
~ ~ the way .r sight of river lake II you take
~ New York Central.-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15

DEERFOOT FARM SAUSAGES.
There Is nothing more aEpetizing and delightful
for winters breakfast. Try a two pound package.
-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15

The death of Bishop Creighton yesterday was
not unexpected, as he was known 10 De suihe
ing from an incurable malady. Ihe choIo '-
a successor Of this eminent. schoiarlS Di'rup
will be difficult duty for LORD oaiiSpuls p -
last episcopal selection was a broau -
l.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15

This mornings newspapers are not utlouiS
iphrant because the Chinese Commissioners
have affixed their signatures TO the JOINT note OF
the Powers. II is felt that there is stun nluch 10
he dome before the normal situation in CHINA can
be restored.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15

Richard Croker has not yet returned to his
English residence, Moat House, and his con-
fdential mans face has a cold and sphinxlike
expression when questioned about his masters
movements and plans.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25

William l.. Till, bnat~wuin ~ the
Brop>ly WAS tile star witness before
the Schley C"mrr of Inquiry tuesday
Hill gave a graI.hic description Of the
battle II Santiago, III the course OF
which he said:
The Texas was On onr starbuar /
and sl!e vas fully "a thru If "a mile
from Us. There WIS ne uny ques.
ton ~ my mind about strikI,s h,r.
We dill moi come II !,e e near her.
We did moi cross h,r bow. We were
slightly ahead uf her aud turned in
HAT va! entirely clear oI heI. After
swinging around We lined mp pnrall |
with the Spanish fleet. In Il trw
minutes the Teresa went ashore ~,
fire. Soon after the Oquendp fol
lowed and then we sided up wi Il tic
V,scayn and kept her for ten miIrs
AT tins time there WIS nOt 81 81 to
he seen astern except the Ore. .on.
which vas about half ~ mile from L.
On th,s :uu with lie ,iscaya i.lIis
WIS killed.
The Commo Tor. ASKED, in a mat.
ter 81 fact tone. What Is the raugr!-
Ellis raised ;iie siud meter T." hi r,r
and ns he did so. Il shea took his Lca,
Off.
~.As he fell to the deck dead, y Nh
McCnule! said: Lets throw II ,.r,r
BOARD The Crmmo ore sa.d: ~. .
don: throw that body overheard. g.,
died lit d brave man. and | am go
my tO bury him like unc.' lie direct.
I'd Inc t" look out for the budS. |
had it wrapped III b%lamkrtr, land il
the shade. and That evening it wa
gotten ready for burial
The VIsraya WIS putting up the
best tigbt Of any chip the re-. She
fought we'll and the big shells were.
going "ver IL. aud II great mm y uf
Us duckcd The shells sounded Xix.
hall u dozen railrHd Trains undrr
way. An they were heard going
-" MI ''"h "'h'' Eb "
head. bnt Commodore SnhIey's head
never bent
ale was ~ calm. cool and collected
as he ia ut thus moment. lila unk
thnnght WIG for his men. lie ralI"i
constantly rs the different rvoDt- Uc.
Cured, saying DO .he bullira bclUw
know tlris; do they know that this
ship has gone ashore md that TINT
ship has gone asborc?' His sole ilcd
seemed To be that no wanted the REQ.
pie belnw la know ~ much about il
as those of us on deck"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
SpllceB Great SnnkeH.

Prot. Dickson. OF Yale, camping on
Indian Creek, Col. has demon.
straied the possibility OF welding two
snakes together so That the bodies
would unite nud continue to grow ae
one, says the New York World.
While it was ad mitted tlInt human
parts coulh be made to grow togeihrr
II WAC contended tlnt the slurgish
circulation Of the reptiles would Mill
tate again Il success.
a RATHER was extended with an
iron houp c~irGlnR his head IN adj
der was obtained anil cat III Two.
Tho rhttler was treated IN the same
way. Tho rear hnlf ~ The adler wm
the sowed 70 tho front Oi the rattle
with II strong thread. mud after p
hours tho iron coil ,r was EN-, Y
II ,bo compusito reptile was pia rd
in II cage. where he lquirmei around
with every evidence " vitality in IN ,
neither end.
The absence OF the customary rat.
tie and warning puzz cd the rnltIer
when II rabbit was showed into the
den. His supply u virus. however
whs not Diminished by his curtnil.
ment, Tor when no struck the rabbit
II begun TO pwell and ~ nm hour was
dead. The metnmOrplosed RATHER
will DO kept TN Ter scientific scrutIn,
for the next two months.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
CYCLISTS BULL-FIGHT.
Queer Novelties Lately Witnessed b1
the P"puince In IA Mexican
Ring.

An nPpreciative crowd OF nearly 5000
people saw a communicable exhibition
in the Romita bul, ring by n repre-.
sentative cuadri!la of Mexico City
cyclists one afternoon recently. The
affair was We'll carried out and ap.
plause was generous during the after.
noon, reports the Mexican Herald. The
five bulls killed. were from the haci.
enda of AtcncO. the property of Senior
BarbabOSa.
The features OF the day were the
placing OF the banderillos from a hi.
cycle by Jose Busurto. and "a Don
Tancrodo EN- biciclO" by Alberto
Elguos. The former Placed tho sticks
in the neck Of the second bull with
skiil and daring; the latter coolly sat
on his wheel, which was proppcd to
stand upright in the center Of the ring.
while the bu,.,. luckily. paid no attcn.
ton 1" him. He was applauded.
The first bull found Manuel G.. San
chez prepared to do him To the death.
but Manucl's preparatory course had
obviously been incomplete. lie failed.
even though using some strokes never
known before, to kill the bull, and the
beast was finally !assOed.
Jose CosiO hraved the second bulI
md dispatched him neatly with an
cstocnda de pulmOn, The other bull,
were tackled and killed i, alternate or.
der by the two mntadoIe
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25

Abnut . month w" ENGINEER H'H
ner lost his gold watch and chuIu
near the stock CORRAL. IL" was -,
tie running board 81 his eugn.
when the watch dropped ont NJ hi
pocket. IT, missed it shur ~ after
lrs:rg it and requested Frank Eobin
son to go ur the track and " I ii tor
him. He nl.u Motif Il Mr.. \cSlHnd
uf his lose and MIR Nckinnd sem Wa.
Braytou. "a Track wulkcr. To- look for
lie watch. Mr.. Robinson failed tG
iiuI the warci. and Bray ton reported
that he could not tad II. \ f"w days
after this Braytrn WIS arr stcd for
disturbing ttIc po"cc aih when
,,urchcd at the jill II, finer watch
md chain were found II un" Of hi-
rpusrr pockets. liz WIS scut up for
disturbing tn" pc e" and hi SENTENCE
"Niircd today. lie WAS arrested
ishiu this afternoon and char geo
with grand larceny. BrnNt"n is TIE
mar that ClnImci Ia have found the
money lost 10y David Nc kIslnn He
Gems to br an the road To the pen.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
AROUND THE WORLD.
\ Trip Tint Has Ncvcr Dcen MADE
Despite All Claims TO the
Contrary.

No one has yet really made \ Jour
ney round the world, saws a reliable
authority. The course usually fol.
lowed Is approximately about 20. 600
miles In length. The shortest time for
this distance is that made by George
griffith. an Englishman, who accom-.
plIshcd the distance in CiH DAYS. ns nm
ordinary passenger, via Sucz and Hong.
Kong.
The only way 10 make a real trim
round the world would be nj ,he
equator. where the circumference ia
1855 miles. nearly 5000 miles longer
thai the usual route.
Some years ago an Italian offered 10
accomplish this task IN three years
provided the necessary funds were
round: but nothing came Of Il, I, IL
extremely doubtful whether such n
'rni Is within the realms Of possibility.
as the man rash enough 10 undertake.
II would have 10 spend months i'm tho
pr'uIcniial basin Of the Amazon. how
his way f1r hundreds OF miles ihrrugb
'hc terrible Congo forest and cross
the great twin islands Of Sumairo and
orneo In n latitude where fever az
me ueadliest description IL everywhere
prevalent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
RooSEvELr.s COURTESY.

The Other day F.rsident Roosevelt
invited B"ukcr I. Washington. a cul.
tnred color-d man. TO take dinner
With him at his house. Mr.. Wash
nHtOn accepted the mv.tauuu and
i'uhtless epj !ed the dinner ns
much ~ President r~troserei: did his
onpanS. THIS courteous act IN tie
art 81 the Pre-i lent to ON. Of the
Jfunineni men ~ lie country who -
kan ha ,peLs TO be black, lias urou
ii u storm 81 CRITICISM throughout
lie South and has ben made tile
-ubject of many interviews with
prominent men ~ all political parties
The other day Lhe Chicago Amer.
:au asked the carson Appeal To IN
tervi"w Governor Sad.er and our
Sen ttors ou the prupriety Of tile
Presidents action and To get their
views on the me tnrng of thus radi.a
departure, and what wuuId Ue ITS
effect. Governor sad or ON beng in
~ ohhNta AK NaSS I'D iptlb" C.
-It luuks to me is a matter he.
tween the Pre~ilent and his guest.
cannot see that it If any III III! bust.
ucss. Ii | desire tn entertain Il Piute
Indian at III! houS "a, us | ina "a done.
It is certainly no df .ir uf Mr.. Ruose
ve!i'S, and II ne de-lreS q entertain a
cOlJred gentleman at his house I
cannot see that | have any right To
c IticIse. OF ever iii -cLss The matter.
| don't know what the mean ny Of
the 'radi al departure is, but ii Presi.
dent has she right to make raI al
departures, and unless no cnu yet out
Of the OH ruts ny should he be
there? As said betor.., | think his
entertainment III Mr.. Wash .ugtuu is
no unr'= hu-iurss uut his own. II
rccUllrc; ri-h. Il man by the same
am WIS quite prominent AT the
White Hon ~ sume ago.
Governor Sad er ST dtes rhe ;
ahTut us the INDEPENDENT seed it.
Mr.. Washington is II cultured. refined
gentleman who is DONG great work
for the CO orrd people of the South
Ii his sain wa q white, no would or
cupy ii conmunImg place in the
councils Of the Nation. II is infinite,
ly mora 10 President r 10 Ieveii's
credit tai entertain Mr. Wash nrtou
tlrtn it wouli be for In u To entertain
ii great many pnliti :iaus ~ the
country who 20 skins dre white and
whose only claim to :, cal recognI,
non IL heir ability to contribute to
campaign funds for the corruption
Of the voters III d Presidential cam
, paign.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
NO NoronIErY FOR czoLGosZ.

The announcement that great
Quantities OF fruit and flowers art
sent daily to Auburn PRISON Tor As
sassin Cznisnsz "cca-ions no >urprla
There was never a criminal su VI
that he dil not receive expressions
syinpItty from some s~entirueuialis :
\ 10 abe and ~pra;sHHor II! rx.r
tlOn to tee rul. III rr.nrd tu the ire"
'7cTt uf couIe LGeI uurieTens Il.
f"i none Of The u offer .ngs are. u.
Lowell 10 hiw aud every precau;Iuu l.
being taken tu prevent him from eu
juy;ng that no oriet! which so mm
Of Ills class rave.
1t Is saiu that when suici lie beram.
al~arruiugly prevalent III lie Frrnc,
ARMY the authorities deci ted t. Civ
no public no-ice Of su.h death
CorpSeS of those VINO had died d
their " hrnds were burictI with II,
ceremonies and with Us great secrrc
as possible. In a short time tn,
nuuIber OF suicides i'll the army wa:
greatly reduced.
t'z1lgu>Z dues not seem Ia coui
public attention. liz has made n"n,
al the spectacular poses Tor whici
q Iltteau wHs no:eG. But it ma, de-
ter no oEIrty.luvtuR Anarchists frun
Illuminating hi- rri ne If he it, put IN
uf the way with no opportunity I.
make a tile at neal exit IRON. the worl,
Up t" this time the day of the H.
sits-ln's death ha- no. necn mad,
known. y .ly twenty Fix perruu- az,
Ia TIE admitted as witnesses If th,
e~XecuInn; and these should not b,
such meu as will write hystertcnl ac
rouI.Is of shr air .ir for the yellow
mrnalS. The treatment Of Cz ,l.u.,
hitherto has been such as to v,udi
cate the dignity ni the Law. The \
ccution Ut the death penalty thoul,
he carried out i'll the same spirit
StO:ItUu Mail.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
Facts bout Sugar.

AS a good deal has recently Hp.
peared in the press regarding the
consu upton Of sugar in this country,
the various sources from which it is
obtained, the amount OF duty puid
thereon. etc the following figures
furnished by WIllett and Gray. pub
ishers Of the Sugar Trade journal.
will he OF interest to Il readers:
"fhe total consumption Of sugar ia
the United STATES last year wns 2,2l9,-
CAT tons, and based on the average
increase VI 6:3i per cent during the
past 10 yeHrs, the consumption this
year should be 2.36O,5s5 tons. or this
quantity loo COO toI i'll round ig
ures will come from American
eources. suy LouisiunH being able to
produce 350.0JU tone. United States
beet factoriea 10000, Hawaii 3jO.OUO
and Porto Rico l5D.0 0. all belug free
OF duty. leaving l,360.5s5 tons to
come from other sources and on
"h'Sh IVY 10 phi'' luz hNcIdHt
duty asst ssed is s36 per ton or u total
OF s4S.9Hl 800. Tie price Of all the
eugar consumed, however. beng Ell.
HANGED { the KEN OF the duty q!
GIG per ton Or II total OF SSI 03l .CGO. It
is evident that s3G.UOO.O u additional
is paid by the people I'D order to pro-
aida RIa III an
Tor revenue. of which th, Government
il not now in need. II tn, duty is
taken off Cuba sugar, the b, u, fit OF
% millions goes to the people.
"On October 9th the qu,trtion Tor
Cuba Centrifugal Su-ar SO test,
FREQ on board Cuba WIS |. Go per Id.
duly ON same amounts to- lG35c-
equivalent 10 sc per cent advalorom. :"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25

\ new cUns' t0-c0as' limited IL Ia
he rIn to and from SIM Erancisrn 10y
NJ New York Central. Lake Shore.
'orth western and IIHrrimnn line be.
INNING November -. The train vii
hc II last on" and will leave New York
~ S:31 in the morning. arriving ~
Chi aro at 800 tine next mUruIng.
From Chicago the new limitrd will
-nn on az" fch"dul" ~ ia" prce"ut last
mil, over the rhirn.o& Nnrih west,
"rn, which after November 81 will he
rrn Hs n through train over H."
" nni S"n'h' IN Poetic. The
mw service will H." four nights from
Now York and Boston.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
\ Fiucky M"ssrng"r.

Two men hGli mp tho north bound
Sou herr u e fl; expo ~. nonr Wink
er's station. fifteen mites .uurh 80
Eugene, Oregon. NJ 3 u'cIouk Wed
ne dhy morning.. Tie express raj
was blown "pcu with dynHmit" anil
the cxpr' 81 "~l"ssrngrr e.. ClaiIc
VIVA ordered ont. but refused mG
kept the robbers fro entering a..
car with has SHOTGUN They then RI
died the car with riff bullets. but III.
MESSENGER cscapcd UNI jlrrd. \
charge ~ dynamite WIZ thrown int,
the n with a burning fuse, bu'
Charlea grabned il and threw il OH
side, whe a it cTplpde l.. Tho ro.,.
bcrB next compelled the engineer I,
crawl ~ to tho opening iDsiIc ~ tn
n T hoping I" use him ~ u plirl
from tlic messengers shots. but T..
messenger kept up II steady iirc over
the engineers head md held tho roI .
hcrs at bay. They then gave up ti,
task ~ securing tho ]ircnaurc ~ H..
exp" 80 car and wont Tor the mni
They took the registered mnil. tn I
cut the engine from the rest of n,
tram md ordered ihc engineer to RI,
ahead. fhoy ran TO The outskirts Z.
Eugene where the, got II mnf ord,
cd The engineer !" return nnd gri +
Train Tho officers have no trace
the robbers.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
Nrarl, cau.-d a Riot.

Theodore Roosevclt's mother was u
daughter NJ the South. aud her syn
patbies were with that section III its
struggle for existence.
l, was just previ m to the firing nj
I'll" first gun At Sumter that lheo
,lore Roosevelt. the elder. decade Il,
give a great social fnnclnu at hi
New York home. Tie Roosevelt
mansion was &c ordlngly deck Il III
bunting aud with United States
Il .gs. From every window, save one.
few the SIars aud Stripes. rGat ex
cep;ion Vas Mrs. e velt's hou ioir
win:iow. Tier hush .nd hal not lie
surcd to omit it from the decorative
9 :hrIne. hut she hal II decorative
plan ~ her own.
Snpplng not to consider the peril
IN which 1t might pla . her and her
hush md. she drew from among her
cherushr,! treasures ;,r st ar and bir-
Of the Conf dcrncy. Gong to the
window she firmly fixed it, staff and
allowed its folds To fluiter To the
breeze.
Ga Uhe Instant, almost. the no tile
en-isn WIS noted III hot indig nation.
"ue observer pointed 1t ont To-
n ner, aud Il va speedily grew
us crowds viii. Soon the street was
choEei with angry pc pie, VINO shook
threatening ii IL al tile Confederate
hdg and Ill veIaurd most bitterly.
Alarmed 10y the gathering. Mr..
Roosevelt sought the cause that had
stirred the people to anger. lie 'virs
uot long III tindrug it. Fierce nc.
clnim detected his gaz., wluch rested
upon the i~luIterung emblem OF the
S"ntiI. Nth II word To the crowd he
entered the house to tiud hi wife
He told her wlar she already knew-
that the anger IT IiIe crowd had been
excited 10y her miiscreet li-plaN II
the SoutiIeru cnIors. and said tI,ut il
would he well for her 10 take III the
flag.
Il shall moi do So said the mo'her
of the President. The titE is nine;
the bnudoir Ii mite. | love the II ~.
Tor il represents my native land.
Explain TO :iiS:n tina: am a
Southern woman; that love the
S0uth. DO un! thing y"u like except
touch the II &. II shall not come
| down.
Aud it did not. Theodore R0use-
welt went again 10 face the crowd.
H. dwclt with tine IS. upon his wiTe's
love for her native land and nodded
the gathering to his will. aud To an
indu genre Of Mira. II rosevelt in her
lie ire TO fly the ildg Of her beloved
South
The crowd Dispersed. The story
remains Ia show "a maternal quality
that ha- rGuie a Prcsident.-Atianta
tunstIi uiIOr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
MILLIONS OF
Three Vessel LondH Of the Fruit Make
Work Lively In I'bil-
ndclphIn.

Scarcity OF domestic grown fruits
caused another record in the importa-
ton of bananas to he broken, when
three vessels, all laden with the tempt
ing fruit of the West Indies. lately
came up the Delaware, a ' the Phi.a-
te.phIa Inquirer.
One of the three was the Russian
steamboat UrauIa. with 1880 punches
Of bananas slowed away in her hold,
end the others were the Norwegian
steamships Sprro and Leon. the for
mer carrying $4,000 punches and the
latter with li.OCO punches. a grand to-
tai for the three ships of $4,000
punches. Averaged at 60 bahamas to
each bunch, this myans that 2.;3s. 900
bananas were uRloaded altogether. or
near.y two for each resident of Phil.
ade!phia.
SO great was the inward rush OF the
fruit that one Of the ships. the Spero.
was unable TO fird dock room. and her
cargo was broUgh; TO shore in lighters,
while the Spcro lay at anchor in the
middle Of the Delaware of piers. This
Is one Of the raresi Of happenings in
this port. and the proceedings were
watched with interest by a biz crowd
of spectators. The unpr, =, dcnt,d de.
mand for men to unload the bananas,
work which the importers lind il paws
to d" with especial Quicknrss while the
big consumption Of the fruit is on. nat.
ura"y sent loug.horemcu's wages
~skyward. ana The pockets Of many OF
them were jingling with coin at the
end of the Gny.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
'REcREATIoNs OF NOTED MEN.

Gibbon, the historian. relieved the
tedium of his lubors by absolute
idleness.
Chatterton had a passion. amount
ing TO n mania. for studying old
manuscripts.
Martin Luther heartily enjoyed q
game of nine-pins. and John Calvin
threw dice with zest.
Richter divided his leisure about
equally between a white spider, n
tame mouse and a squirrel.
The author Of AN Elegy in n
Country Church Yard" esteemed 1t
the acme OF happiness to lie on q
sofa and read novels.
Rossini. when not engaged upon
musical compositions, manufactured
macaroni. and achieved great sue
cess in that direction.
Razzi. n distinguished pupil of the
renowned Florentine painter, Andrea
del Sarto. filed his studio with ami
mails until il resembled a menagerie.
Oliver Cromwell, that stern old
Puritan. whenever he found an OPP
portunity to do so, had n game of
"blind-man's buff with his children.
Cardinal Richelieu frequently neg
lected his ministerial duties that he
might have n frolic with his cats and
kittens. of which he had n large col
lection.
Nine. de Maintenon, who for 30
years was queen of the French court
under Louis XVI. passed her leisure
moments in ministering to the wants
OF the poor and needy.
Edgar 4. Poe. the brilliant Ameri-
can writer, discovered incxpressible
satisfaction in wandering through
graveyards. And the same is said
TO be rue OF witty and genial Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
Il I, OK.

Champ Clark, in a Washington
letter 10 the Augusta, Me-. New Age
says: The man who invented the
fable to illustrate the proposition that
"much depends on who - OK is gored'
had AN unusually good headpiece.
The truth ui this humely fable finds
verihcanon every day ID the small
and even yiay otfairs Of life. For m
stance. General FreLricK ID. Grant is
a bowling high prUtecIonIst, or
thinks he Ii. winch amounts to the
same thIng-thRt is. he dill think So,
but his OK WIS gored recently aud he
ki:Ked-uot only kicked, hut kicked
vigorously. Two or three more duess
Of the same medicine ma cure Gen.
eral Feedick Dent completely aud
make a mp roaring free trader uf him.
HIS bag gage vas searched 10y M 81
our custom officers, and he was lor ced
TO cough up" the tariff duties, where
upon he relieved his mind us follows:
"DurInR all the time | have been
away my bagsage has Ia been tex
Rmlued. Not that l obi cted to tia,
30 much Us the fact that after making
me declare everything which ! had
brought aud swear to the truth Of my
statement. they should immediately
search my trunks and turn them up
side down to see il I was IL liar and ii
smuggler, winch thus government pre-.
supposes all cltiz II tc be. | am IA
high tariff man myself. but | do not
think the Republican party has done
itself any good b. these new regula.
tious."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-25
Jmptn-Sc Matrimonial Advertise.
mtut.

The Toxic Nippon publishes ti'is
matrimonial al vertiscmcut: Il am II
beautiful woman My abundant nm
dulatmg lhir r]u"eIupes me rs IL
cl'ud. Supple as u willow i'd my
waist. Soft and hriIIinnt is my WIS.,
age us the satin of the flowers. | am
endowed with wealth sufficient to
saunter through liIr h md III hand
with my beloved. Were | To meet a
gracious lord, KINDLY, intelligent. well
educated and 81 good iustc. | would
unite myself with him Tor life, aud
later share with him the pleasure Of
beng lai to rest eternal III "A tomb
OF pink marble