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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01
lFRoM DAILY
SALSIACCNnI

$500 S"h = AobSLsCO.
Miss Dora Sheehan is visiting her
Elko relatives and friends.
Miss Floy Ford OF Eureka Is visit
ing her sister. Mn. W. IL. O'Neil.
Milton Relnhart is having Il tussle
with the hives. lie is getting alon.
nicely.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Blakeslee is looking after Uncle
Sans business in EIko today.
The miners OF the Yukon district,
Alaska. employ $3.50 men. who re.
ceive an average Of 81 an hour.
Senator Flanagan has introduced a
bill to repeal the sheep trespass law.
This will open the old fight between
the cattle and sheep men.
Asscmblyman Van Duzer has in.
troduced Il bill to repeal the iusur-
ance law. 1t may probably pass the
assembly. but it is liable tu strike a
suag i'll the senate.
We learn from DIR Leonard that
abont twenty miles Of the Eureka &
Pallsade road have washed out. He
thinks thai it will he ahont a month
before trains cau run over the road.
Tine president OF Oberlin College
when asked by a studen. il he could
not take Il shorter course. replied:
-Oh, yes; but that depends Oh what
you want o make OF Yourself. When
God wants t0 make al oak, he takes
ID hundred years, but when he wants q
squash he takes six months."-Ex
The WRdsworth Dispatch joins in
the demand Tor iufol nation regard.
ing the disappearance o: the Or
phans' Fund. 1t believes that the
people have the right to know who
got away with the money donated
the benefit Of the orphans. There
will he some idols smashed when the
are given To the public.
Men who think that conditions
which all Nv Il man to make $4,000.
900 IN IA few weeks without the IN
vestnent Of any money of his OWL, rs
Pierront Morgan is credited with
having done by the formation Of the
mammoth steel trust. are not endanr.
ering the future welfare Of this coun-
try have other thinks coming tn them
and should lose no time in taking
them.-Silvcr State.
Much cXcitcmeut was caused last
evening by Il Young married woman
cunning down the center Of Virginia
haT"hcadcd, and nourishing a
large che"ec knife. seeking the life of
her recently made husband. She
found him III a Virginia street saloon.
and for Il time 1t looked very bad for
the husband. She WIS quoted down
however, and no serious damage yas
IL - .,iI gL. u.u
mann.
The supper tobe given by the youny
'"ui'S Vi III, "u'ld Thursday night
w F"''e'il'iR new III f'iko enter.
Ihe-uoverty" part Of it
'PP"'H u 'hc dishes ana table cloths
81
'"' not 10 'he chtioies, nle you
consiher good K pork and beans.
n simmer to, povor,r .,-;or.aa 49,
I'm niot,. AL
lohI. v,r, o,1 hl, -
w,u r,ver ,r,o ,atIoa T,a 1900,
,,I,,s H
pnt roriz. tLo,,
H''icieS III incorporation OF the
o"i'c" 9'"'es oteel Corporation were
"'e" s's'e'""! III tne once oil the
uouh'! oie'R NI County,
Nv" '''s,'' Inns cohcern If the
S,h"""' N'IG"n'|"rneSie combine
"k'"' Vi Tue ne" corporation ID
N'" Jersey Ii .he hudson Trust
III li"o"keh' Inc objects
>, "' '"'P''"'''h arc 10 manufacture
~" 'oPF'' "hu o'her h'"'erlais
"""' "cc"p! "h" develop
'''''' NV w '"H Hithiis W tIuls-
li'' iribh 10 hlh'lt
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01
f. j. CHENEY & co.

II. j. CHENEY 4 co,
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known f..
j, Cheney for the last 10 ycura. and
believe him perfectly honorable in
all business TRANSACTIONS. md iinnn.
cIallv ablo 10 cnrry out any obliga.
ton made by their firm.
WEST 4 TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo, Ohio.
WALDIaG, KlNHAN q MARvis. Whole.
sale Druggists, Toledo, q.
Halls ta;arrh Cure ia taken inter.
nally, aud acts directly ON the blood
and mucous surfaces ~ the system.
Pricc To-. per bottle. Sold 10y all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls family Pills are the beat.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01

There IL always danger in using
counterfeits OF DcWitt's Witch Hazel
Salye. The original is a safe and
certain cure FOR piles. 1t is n sooth.
ing and healing sulve for sores and
all skin diseases. Eiko Drug Go.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01
I,IIfib.

BuEHEn-At South Fork. ElkO
county, Nevada, Sunday morning
Fob "a, 1901. t.c infant daughter
Of MIR. md Mu. Victor Burner,
aged s months,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01

\ good story il iold on man who
Ind II quantity Of hmbcrgCr ChcCec he
wished 30 ship II seems the express
agent would not accept Of it on nc.
count Of It's odor. Tho fellow pur.
chased n rough box 10 u coffin OF an
undertaken aud packed the cheese in
it aud shirpoG It ~ n corpse. When
u was. BEING unlonded M lrishman
assisted in carrying the supposed
coffin from the car, Tho smrll wna
something terrible mud the lrishmnn
asked the shipper who was ~ tile box.
Tho fellow told Inn il was his brother,
and after a fow minutca reflection he
said, "My friend, you have the cOneo.
latiuu Of knowing tIiHt your brother
WINS not buricd alive RID Crock
herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01

Jos. Scrapio, an uncle Of Aguinnldo
and formerly mn in%surgnnt colonel,
has been appointed Governor OF
Buincnn province in the Philippines.
The e were many cmdilntus inclui.
nag two army officers, but the United
States commission WIS unanimously
in favor Oi ScrHpio. who surrendered
during General lawton's progress
northward and vino has since been
such a constant friend uf the United
States that Aguinaldr published mn
order degrading Ina uncle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01

XuNivn-In Eiko, Nevada. February
20, 1901, Ia the wife Of Antoine
Xunino, u daughter.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-01

No oITcr One IIundred.Dollars Re
~erd Tor amy case of Catarsh that
cannot he cured 10y Halls Catarrh
Itnya
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
EARLl,S APPLICATION DENIED.
Police sergeant's Name VIII Not he Re
stored to Eligible List.

Supreme Court Justice Herrick. In Brook
lyn. has handed down a decision denying
the application Of Police Sergt William =.
Early for a peremptcry writ Of ~mandamus
TO compel the Civil Service Commission
TO restore his name 20 a list Of sergeants
eligible for promotion 20 the rank Of cap
tains, Prom this list twenty captains were
appointed and then the list was Cancelled
because Of vices In the reports affecting
the character 81 the candidates for pro
motion Since then a suit has been begun
10 t,~t the legality 81 the appoint ment ~
the twenty captains. In DENYING Sergt.
Early's application Justice HerncE SAYS
This II not a question a. To whether the
Municipal Civil Service Commission has tho
power 10 review and revise It's own action
but whether u has the power to review and
revise the action Of the az aminers appointed
by Il
If IL has no such power then the relator
was never legally placed upon the eligible
list, because he was. al his first eIamlna
ton. and upon the report FIRST submitted by
and was only placed there upon the
civil Service Commission upon his own ap-
plication. and the fling OF a new report by
the Police Commission
The whole eligible list as made out by
the examiners wac subsequently, inve-u-
gated and act aside. because Of Vices In tho
reports submitted by the Police Commission.
and those vices entered into the second re-
port fled by the Police Commission In the
case of the ~relator. and upnA which report
his markings were INCREASED sufficiently W
place him upon the eligible list.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
SPLITS NORRIS PARK TRACk.
Proposed Railway TO Port Chester Would
Involve Doom Of Race Course.

The hearing % tho application Of the
New York and Port Chester Railroad Com
pany TO build an electric railroad from this
city 20 Port Chester was resumed before
the State Railroad Commission yesterday.
Among the witnesses produced by the apph-
cants was Dave II Morris. who In part
OF the Morris Park Racetrack. across
which the route Of the proposed road lies
Mr., Morris said that II was the intention
Of the owners TO cut the park into building
lots II the projected road Is built. The
racetrack had paid little more han the
interest ON the value OF the land. he declared.
and that undoubtedly the proposed road
would raise its value TO UGH an extent that
the land would become marketable for
building lots.
Witnesses for the applicants testified
that the present railroad facilities TO the
towns in Westminster county were made
quate. and that the proposed road would
improve tho facilities greatly. They stated
that the increased railroad Accommodations
would cause an incrcase In the population
OF the ounty and would enhance the value
" real estate.
In the afternoon session Engineer Got
shall was cros-exainined 10y N-Judg
Taft. counsel for the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad. which ~ OPPOSING
the application Nj Taft. after asking
several questions about the cost of real
estate included Ia Mr.. GotShall's estimate
Of o.. eoO,Oco for the entire right OF way
Of the PROPOSED road. said that he intended
10 prove that the cust would be much
greater and that the error was 70 great
that this estimate must he sifted 20 the
bottom The hearing will De resumed to-
div
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
nan WOWtN'S = p
Took The Name of Another Female ras-
senser m the steamship.

BosroS, oct ? b mysterious case
" Miss Caroline Winslow Hall. who dicd
IN the steamship Ntta di Torino on Mon
dav lust after the vessel reached New York.
and who for several wears had masqurr-
AIDED a. a married man in Italy and else
where. has assumed another pulling phase
Tn. woman who PASSED for Miss Halls
VIII" for 80 many wears and who. on the
discovery OF Mis, Halls soy after death.
"a We her name as Miss Rosalia Bsldelli.
az pcars To- have made a serious mistake
I, appears that She has s'nce said that
her name il Miss Giuseppiua Bprlani
Tn. name Baldelii which she irrt gave IL
that uf a respectable young Italian woman
who was "a passenger on the same steamer
and who hs since come To Boston. Miss
Baldeli j. with the family % the 'Rav
GaeAno Cunte. pastor ui the Italian Metho-
disvS Episcopal Church n ,s7 Hanover street.
al th,iT home AZ ~ BclVidcrc street. Ma
Bald-lh declared enphatically to-day tha,
she lid not know esther Miss Hall OF III.
Borlani woman Miss Bsldclh SAID she Wa
a Passenger upon the sNme steamer with
the Halls but she did not know them and
Of the cas- only bv hear-ay and from
the new -paI-rs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
CHEAP EAST SIDE THIEyERY.
All the bances Of Burglary Taken 60 steal
10 Cents.

Shortly after l O'Clock yesterday morn
ing q policeman II the Madison street station
saw = man drop from the frsi-story window
81 the Beth Israel Hospital In Fast Broad-
way and run toward Grand street. TIE
policeman captured him. and thinking that
he was q patient took him back To the hos
pital.
Tho janitor was running about the in
stitution looking for some one who had
broken into his room and stolen ~ cent.
from ID. packets of his trousers. 1hs
prisoner confessed that he had taken tho
money He described himself A. Albert
Winter. ~ wears old. IT 10, Allen street
In the kSseS Market police court he was
held on a charge 90 burglary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
AIR BRAkEs FAILED TO WORN.
Exprc.. Locomotive rieuEhs Into . Yard
Engine and Lands on TOY Of . Goal ear.

M~IDptErows. \. V. Oct ?-Ene En-
press train No. 4. eastbound. while COM
ing into this city to-day. was unable 20
slow dow Ia Response TO the block sig
mails, owing to a refusal Of the air brakes
to RESPOND on the wet rails n result
was that the express train looomotiv"
pIoughed into the yard engine and several
cars Of coal were ~tele-coped and the en-
gine landed on the top Of one Engineer
Sampson m Fireman Quick jumped In
time To escape would have been
probable death Ia them. Fortunately
not a single car OF the five well filed par-
renge coaches left the rails. but many
Of the Passengers were badly shaken up
and one. who refused To give his name.
received a severe scalp wound.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
Soldier shot by Accident.

SANDY HooK Oct. "A private Of the
fifty-hrst Company, coss, artillery. sta.
toned at Fort Hamilton. who was with
his company at small arm practice al Fort
Hancock. y J., to-day. was struck In the
right leg by a bulle, from a krag -Joreensen
rine He was acting a. marker al the
targets and the bullet passed through
the partition erected for the markers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03

4 vell-drcs~ed man and woman Nh
said that they we're Mr. and Mrs Eru"-t
L. Ellis 81 ?ls West Thirty-eighth strr''
we're arrested in a sixth avenue dry goo.,
store yesterday and locked up IA ~" We.
Ghirtseth s,reet police station on a charge
81 shuplifting They sere accused nf
stealing a breastpin, valued n g. 20 l"-
tectivc- larkin and HASH. the s'orr detect
tiVcs, said that the couple made several
purchase. and that In passing tho J~"wslr,
counter M" a picked up ,ho pan Ar
handed " - the woman The pf.~oner,
had nothing IN sAv Tor the n--lv-~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
ANOTHER BLOW AT COLONIES.
Daughter sf the Ccnfedersc, Oelect TO
the Great Increase.

RICHMOND. Va De-. 2-The Richmond
Chapter. Daughters Of the Confedency
one Of the oldest and most influential In
the South, this evening passed two rc-o-
buttons again=, ~ many lady sponsors
al the Confederate reunions and the whole
sale and miscellaneous conferrtng ~ titles.
Ilr hr~t resolution protests Agains, the
appointment Of the SPONSOR on 'l'- ground
that they bring the reunions into ndicule.
and the --cSnd advises against the indi--
cnminAie u- 81 the Titles Colonel. Captain,
Major and General, a. applied 20 Confcd-
crate vr,erans. on tho ground that u makes
the Confederate rrror1. udiculou.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03

the Texas.' and then II CONTINUES: SO ~
to bring the starboard battery 70 beai
and stood parallel 10 the enemy.'
lieut.. Doyle !paurtng aEainI-po yoe
wan, mo 70 60 any fur'herI Az. .n,.
", Smy- wnsn "nde,
nnaus sno staoe 'ne 'IcuIsv snsrv
smch tne cteahke vac tnsue 49,
ir1m 70 PofL " IN.
Iseu.' Doyte-i ,mnk 'ns ShA.pk' :" wv
"s WIS "aoe On 'h" o'" VI guy
WHY THE 100 WAS
Cant. Leuly- Why did Won change ~
lieut.. Doyle-I changed IL after ! had
a discussion with ShArp. had been under
the impression. as have stated. that we
had turned with n stArboard helm and
! remember Sham being aboard the BROOKLYN
ON the 9Th Of July 10 luncheon with us and
l had a di-cussion with him that day on
that nubIec, and 1 think that IL the time
changed A.
U. Do YOU know whether the Navigator
had then .igned the log "A corrcctY A.
\ do not air.
U. You will notice the interiipsd words
there. Why were thew nut inf A, They
were nut In. I think in fact / know-at
IN. s,iggesiion OF some person. probably
The Navigator. They vere put i'm evidently
after the smooth log was written up be-
cause thew arr in,erliped there In the smooth
log
. Resd that mart Of The log, emitting
the intarlineatpn. please.
Lieut. Doyle ~Iraadingl-sput the helm
aport. swing ~ az to bnns the starboard
battery ,o fear
ryy,cr on r,-r,,xo HELM ..o.r
n n ~. L.... ,,.,
HOW was the snip hearing at hat
,Iher a me peg,hnInS OF the pe.,Is
W. VT. hsaluhg IN snore, nat Is 20 say
w" n-"l oi Nv smP "a aoou. nolln, ~.
" ~ ~ JAM" -mi'
%" - OF tn" por. .uI'e' pe'ory en,r,nS
nv HN.p N"S Urn moving an'ou w
.u'u'ns NHu Io'' n.,nI' o0Oau'' w
SPahiTh shiP- Werc a n.,m on our s,hI-
noa'u !. Wv W. msInsu ~. ~, oaV.hl,
anu rt"I,eI 70 s"lhs anu M, proueh, w.
Por battery INTO action Vow We mus,
nav" c"n'uhu"n aInuhu' AZ ! nov hhos
~ hes. shir. an acc,,1n, 81 Iosing ,isht
-, r., -, s -
q The effect. then. Of putting the helm
a-pori. emitting the interlined words. In
order 10 bring the starhoard battery 10
hear. would H. To -end the vessel through
more than iso degrees would II not In
turningy A Why. certainly. yee. we were
heading about northsas, 40 those shiu-
we're ON the line 81 bearing ON about north
east Now, 10 bring them around where
We finally got them. on the s~tArboard side
~ tho ship. woulA mean NOR. than $50
degrees.
o Had Won rersonally INV knowleise OF
ANYTHING 10 prevent their turning in that
wny9 When I was ON top OF The star
board turret IL looked very much 10 me as
n we wera ah,u, 10 have a nAl.e or A general
mix-uu
general nix-up with whai7 A With
the Snnni.h shin.
O IJnw far n.,an, vcre thew from xou
N, that tiuuep When we ticLed them
,,n ON tho s,nrloard nuar,er vbicb Nas
,i,., "a. ,nod,. mr., ~ Tia ,rrn ss r.n.m-
IT,, m. range was fourteen hundred ysrds
II,a, was ,in ranga given
In answer ,o further questions IN. wit
ncss aid b. could no, state how ao.,Ira,.
wTi,.r on the Rrooklyn was a man namc3
Nas,n apd the in,crinea,ion Locked ,n
MN ,o !. in ,h. SANG bandNriting ~ a.,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
Quarter at /. Mnien Prom Mexican Mine.

San ~iRsSCIsCo. Oc' ? An unusually
large consignment Of bullion arrived from
thu Mexican port - MaSA,lan hy the
Steamer Curacao to-day Il consisted 81
n~ineiy-,wo liars 81 silver from the Tan.
d-lana and otbcf arg mime hack 81 MAJ
stlan, tn tuiiion i-ine valued a. sSoos
Two har II grid bul'on. vahu~d Al d. .oo
VIEW al-o bruught from Mexico.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
veteran Of Bsyaine'. Arm, q vasrsnt.

Harry Dischaw. q, years old. q French
man. who says he fought with Gen. Ba-
zaine In Mexico. wa before Magistrate
Doolcy. yesterday. In the Adams street
court I'm brooklyn as q vagrant and com
mitted Ia the pcnitentiary for three months
Accounting 10 his story he accompanied
Bazaine's army 10 Mexico a. a drummer
and remained with Il until Maxin,lia an
was shot
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03

n an i~nserlineafion: CLEAR Of the arc OF
tho Texas. and Their u continues: 30 a.
to bring, the starboard battery TO bear
lieut.. Doyle lpausing againl-Do you
want mo to 60 any furtberf
Capt. Iemly-Nhen was this change
made and state the circumstances nde
which the change was made In tbs entry.
from '~starboardN To port ~ you eayt.
Lieut.. Doyie-I think the change In the
log was made on the 9Th Of July.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sharp was Qtes-
toned about the B~rooklyn's famous loop
he first saw tho Brooklyn. he said. she wa-
heading about south, the direction away
from the shore. close Ia which the Spanish
shipe were running He said hat after
iyn. taking with him a copy OF notes Of the
battle taken by Lieut.. Harlow Of the Vixen
These notes said that the Brooklyn had
turned with her port helm, thus taking the
BROOKLYN away from the direction In which
the Spanish ships we're going. and marking
the Brooklyn made.
Il said the helm was put TO port. . the
witness testified. Hodgson spoke UP and
said, You arr mistaken s~tarboard.
said. No. 10 port. and he said. i can prove
Il TO you-look at tins chart ! said, I do
not want 20 SOC the chart. ] Jaw the Brook
lyn,
ally that the helm Of the BROOKLYN had b"en
put TO porl A ! am not positive, my
Impression. however. h. that u was finally
concluded that that was correct
q. What was the object OF this Discus
sion In the Brooklyn's bin A. We were
simply going over b no,s- OF my efeou-
U. Dad thc-e notes ind icate that the
BROOKLYN had swung to the port helm'
A I cannot say that they lid. but ] re-
mAs.s~d that she had. and there was "a gen
eral discussion Of the matter.
Cro---examincd by Capt PARKER, Junior
coun-el for Admiral Schley j Aeu,.nant-Co Com
mander sharp, Who remarked Incidentally.
that the regulations rts1uir'si that he To-
sddrcsS~d a. Mister. aud not by hi s"r'
Vie title or a. Captain. said that Srhl~v's
bag V-~--l- In maintaining u" lu~kad"
of Ssn,lAgo ~cro about tive milcs N shore,
while the Vixen wa- clo-~T In w" ihoaicht
thai tho Vs-s~ris had newer t-~n tvru'N-
miles on the port
- wa.- ..mHu
One % tho most Important feature. g
the inquiry VA thru taken up u ha1
h~-n clslmcd t-for~ Tho oluU
.rtsaEar thu Admiral Srhlcv's attorneys
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-15
PENSIONS FOR WIDOWS.
Representative Miers' Pension Bill Has
Passed the National House.

Represe ntative Miers' Pension Bill Has
Passed the National House.
Representative Miers has secured the
passage through the national house of
representatives of his bill to amend the
law governing the granting of pensions
80 as 10 restore a certain class of wild.
Ows 10 the pension roll. The bill, as 1t
passed the house, follows:
The marriage of any widow, depen-
dent mother or dependent sister en-
titled TO pension shall not bar her right
to such pension TO the date of her re-
marriage, whether an application
therefor was filed before or after such
marriage. But On the remsrriage of
any widow, dependent mother or de-
pendent sister having a pension, such
pension shall cease. In event such re-
married widow, If she were the wife of
an officer or enlisted man in the army,
navy or marine corps of the United
States during the period of bis service
IN the war of the rebellion, has or shall
again become widow by reason OF the
death or divorce obtained by her from
her husband, she shall be restored to
the paDsionable rights she had as the
widow of said officer or enlisted man at
the time of her said remsrrisge.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-15

agree to use forty five arc lamps lin
Guiding the five now used by the rail-
roads, at yearly rental of $50 per
lamp which equals S2,700 per year.
And for the period of eight years ag-
gregates S2l, 800; the Plymouth Electric
Light Co Will deliver to the city of
Plymouth all the contracts, franchises,
real and personal property belonging to
the NJ. w. Simons Electric Light and
Power plant and all of the stock of the
Plymouth Electric Light Co. If IT Will
be allowed to retain the bonds of the
Plymouth Electric Light wenty-
four 10 number, of the denomination OF
$500 each Each bond 10 bear interest
from date TO maturity at five per CT ut.
per snnum and three of said bonds 10
mature each wear, which would make
the whole issue mature within eight
years, or the life of this contract Said
bonds t. be qua ant-ed principal and
interest by the city of Plymouth
The total Of the principal and inter
est thus payable by the city of l'lym-
outh, InG., would b. as follows, viz:
Prln Int at Bnd PVT Total