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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-02-21

Thomas Short md A.. Strozzi got Ill
from Ruby Valley last evening with the
remains Of John II. Baker. From them
we have learned the following particu-
lnrs regarding the sad death OF John T..
Baker: Word reached Mr.. Short about
4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon that Mr..
Bakers remains had been found IN the
Ruby mountains. He Immediately
hltched up HE team and he and Dir.
Strozzi drove to where tho remains were
thirty miles from his ranch. They ar.
rived on the ground about 9 o'clock that
night, They found Mr.. Bakers sad.
die and a bottle OF whisKey on tho eide
OF the road and tie bride on the bank.
Ihe road ut that point 10 just wide
enough for a wagon and the bank lead.
ing down to n creek in the canyon il
very ST "' The body OF Mr.. Baker was
found b,;-.,"I the road and the creek.
lie had a "er started for the creek to
get water or had fallen down the bank.
There were several trails leading from
the body to the road showing plainly
that MI. Baker had made desperate
efforts to crawl up the bnnk into the
road. Marks at the edge Of the road
showed that he had nearly succeeded in
gaining tho road whom his hold broke
and he rolled down the bank, The posi-.
ton OF the body showed TINT the last
time ne rolled down the bank his coat
had gathered around his neck and he
was unable to make another attempt,
His face, hands and clothing were
covered with mud showing that he had
made a hard struggle for lito. His
horse went on to Mr.. Harrison's rnpch
in Ruby valley and was turned into q
Held by Dean Harrison. Pete Thomas.
who left Mr.. Toyne's with Mr.. Baker
and who promised Mr.. Toyne to soc that
Mr.. Baker arrived at his destination,
went on to Ruby valley and reported
that he had lett Baker in tho mountains
The romans we're taken to tho un.
dertaking parlors and prepared for hur.
ial. The funeral took place from the
Presbyterian church at $3.50 this after.
noon Rov. George II. Greenfield
officiating. At the conclusion OF the
services ut the church. all that wus
mortal OF John T. Baker wns taken Ia
the city cemetery and laid away. May
the Judge OF all deal tenderly with his
irailties.
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Saved Him Prom Torture.

There 10 no moro agonizing trouble
than piles. The constant itching and
burning make lilo intolerable. No posi-.
hon 10 comfortable. Tho torture il un.
ceasIng; DoWitt's witch Hazel Saive
curoo piles at once For skin diseaees.
cute, burns. bruises. all kinds OF wounds
Y 10 unequalled. J.S. Corral. st. Paul,
Ark, Gays; aFrom 1865 I suffered with
~Protruding, bleeding piles and could
IND nothing 10 holp me until I usod Do
Witps Witch Hazel Salve. A fow boYcs
completely cured me- Beware Of coun.
terfeits. Elko Drug Company.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-02-21
ruE SEwLaSDs AMENDMENT.

The ways aud means COMMITTEES Of
Congress Gays the Doylestowu, Pa,
Democrat, has determined upon the re-
peal OF the war revenue tag bill enacted
at the time OF the Spanish War. When
the recommendation to abolish .he war
taxes was before the Committee, Mr..
Francis @. Newlands. OF Nevada, offered
an amendment providing that every in.
dustrinl corporation engaged in AMI
featuring whose annual receipts exceed
100000 should be compelled to pay a
special tax OF one-tenth Of me per cent.
Oh all gross receipts in excess of 81 1000.
600 per annum The amendment fur.
ther provided that every corporation OF
the above magnitude should render, nj
the close OF each year, a complete
statement of its capital and surplus, re.
ceipts, expenses aud profits, and
amounts and rates OF wages paid, the
statistics so provided to be classified and
published by the Commissioner OF In.
ternal Revenue.
Although the Committee rejected Nj.
Newlauds' amendment by Il party vote,
he states that he will offer it again when
the measure is called up in the House.
Representative Newlands declares that
his amendment il in complete accord
with President Roosevelt's recommer.
dation Of publicity for the trusts, and he
Is OF the opinion that it would insure a
contribution from those industries
which the governm ent is protecting at q
rate averaging close to so per cent Of
between 81, 900 and i 5000, 600 a
year, and would also insure that pub
licity which the President SO strongly
advocates and which ia essential before
intelligent Legislation can lie enacted,
either for the control Of the trusts or
the adjustment OF the tariff rates.
Should the war revenue tax he re-.
pealed without the adoption Of such an
amendment US that OF Mr.. Newlands, the
burdens Of taxation will fall on the Door
and middle classes. the necessaries OF
lie being heavily taxed while the ii.
gantic monopolies will contribute practi-
~NhI WYNN hhC euppiH vi LHc
government which deals so boutlfully
with them.
II the Republicans are sincere H. their
representations they will adort this
amendment. Its results IN the way OF
information published, will merely
serve. provided their contentious are
correct. to prove their correctness. that
the trusts are not injurious to society
and all injustice 10 the large mass of
and That the time las not
come when a revision OF the tariff is es
sential TO the future prosperity Of the
country.
or course, il the Republicans are mis-.
taken in their claims, the information
will prove it and il they arc ~ honest
and patriotic as they claim to he they
will be only too glad 10 have il proven
to them that their present course ID
wrong. At all eyents the people of the
country will note the policy OF the Re
publican party in the Congress With in.
tense interest and its action in regard To
the trusts will insure success or defeat
at tho polls next fall.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-02-21

DIR. Lee returned yesterday afternoon
from Reno where he went to attend a
meeting Of the State Board OF Health.
The doctor, who is probably one Of the
best authorities OH smallpox in the
State, unhesitatingly pronounces the
the Reno disease the genuine small pox.
although in Il very mild form.
There has Deen much talk OF "Manila
ltch,' etc. i'll connection with the
disease M manifested in Reno. The
State Board OF Health Of Pennsylvania
las made exhaustive research in this
line and they state positively that the
genuine aManiia Itch" "Cuban Itch"
elc., il nothing moro OF less than the
genuine small pox. 1t was thought to
be different at one time because Of the
fact that it was very mild, as in fact
smallpox usually III i'm the tropics. II
has been demonstrated however that a
person exposed to Manila Itoh, in its
ightest form. may die OF small pox.
While the California State Board OF
Health does not hold to this view and
terms Il man who calls the prevailing
disease the Itch, IN impostor. according
to the best authority the name "Cubau
Itch,' to II physician merely signifies the
degree with which email pox has taken
hold Of tho patient.
Precautions will be maintained in
Reno and the Beard Of Health will Oh,
force it's edicts by law II necessary
Some people are OF the mind that the
State Board has no legal power, bu,
that board proposes to fh6d ont for it,
self by I'm application OF tho statute tc
tho first ofTender.-Carson News.
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Man Made volcanoes.

A man made volcano exists In Hell.
GUM, which has been burning continu
ouely for nearly 100 years and omits
vast oolunno Of black smoke, rendering
the neighboring country barron, baked
and utterly Improbable.
At Brule, France, IL even the most 70.
msrkRble volcano made by man. Orig.
inaily 1t was a MACS Of coal, millions Of
tons. Ono day about a century ago the
coal caught fire, and II has never ceased
burning. The summit Of The shoulder.
ing mess has a genuine crater.
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in the District Court OF the Fourth judicial
District OF tho State Of Nevada, in and for
the County OF Elko.
In THE HATTEn OF fHg'EsrA1G or ,JouS ~.
MCDERNo1r. DECEASED.
NOTICE or mEARIHo pErIrtns or ma
T%RfBUIInS.
D. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
John Franklin h%cDenuoii, administrator
with tho will annexed OF tho estate OF John
II. McDcrmott. deceased, did on the 10th day
OF February, lPd', hlo win the said Cour, n
petition for the distribution Of said es,nt.
TO tho persons entitled thereto; and that
Monday, the 10th dag OF March, 1902. NJ 10
O'CLOCK 4. ~. OF said dag is set ma
tho time for tho hearing OF said
petition, aud all persons Interested
In the said estate aro hereby no.
titled to appear before tho above entitled
Court at tho Court House in Eiko, EIko
County, at said time. to show cause n anv
ihoy have why said petition should not be
granted and said estate distributed in &C.
cordabce with the provisions contained in
tho VIII OF said deceased.
In witness whereof have hcreun,o g.t
my hand and tho seal Of the said Court mis-
10th day OF February 1909.
ATTEST a. q. DAwLEY.
Clerk.
SAL
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fnv0rito SrnfiJ Evrryvhor,.

CONSTIPATION means d~ullncss, dnpres.
siop, headache. generally disofdcrod
n"aitli. DoWifi's Little Early Risorg
stimulate h liver, open the bowels and
reiieye this, condition. Safe, speedy
thorough They never grippe. Fav.
Drito pills Elko Drug Company.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-02-21

Proposals will be received at the Elko
Lumebor Office for the old lumber shed
situated opposite tho former lumber
office. For further information apply 10
J. \. MoBRipE.
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n

After the war taxes are all repealed
thens will Htill remain u surplus OF
revenue estimated nj $40, OO0. 900 annual
ly. The reciprocity idea, as now pro.
posed. only involves n reduction OF one.
nth in the rates OF duty. This would
reault IN some additional imports, and
it is easy to zee that with a surplus Of
s3o,0O0,OOO to begin With. a greut deal
could be done along THE line withou,
creating a deficit. % -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-26
A CRITICAL SITUATION.

From the Lancaster New Era.
The result OF the Republican primary elections
in Lizeine county, where delegates were in
structed for Attorney General Elkin, despite the
extraordinary efforts OF friends Of Senator Quay
and eN.I.tutcnant Governor Watres acting in
harmony, will carry an influence throughout the
state that will give Il big impetus TO the Attor-
ncy Generals canvass. That Senator Quay apprc.
ciates this is shown By the fact that lie feels
called upon TO make another announcement that
he will not permit Elkin to be nominated, an an.
nounccment of party dictatorship that is hailed
with great satisfaction by his newly v-iornd organ,
the Philadelphia Press, which for years has been
the senator's most persistent opponent for cxer.
cisng the very qualities for which it has sud.
denly achieved great admiration. 1t is certainly
remarkable turn-arcund in state politics, noted
for its strange alliances, but there indica ions
under the surface that Senator Quay is not alto
gcthcr happy with his ncwyfolmci friendships.
lie probably calculated on holding all the old al
lianccs and placating his enemies. but in taking
the latter to his bosom and uthlcssy setting
aside those who had fought and won his victories.
lie attempted an effort at party reconciliation and
factional oblitciation that was even beyond his
wcll-known ability ip that line. With the aid of
the Philadelphia and Allegheny delegates, the
one sci absolutely owned by Commissioner Dur.
ham and the other by the millioraircs' combine.
Senator Quay may he able 10 dictate the party
nomination for governor and hand it Over to his
mysterious unknown, regardless OF the wishes of
the masses. hut in rcsorting to this remarkable
course he Is taking chances that no sensible and
conscientious party leader. striving 10 conserve
his party's strength would dare to take.
The Scranton Tribune sums NJ tne situation in
the following strong and sensible way: There
is today lust one avenue of escape from party dis
organization and paralysis That is in reyoking
the cndcavor 10 throttle popular expression of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-26
TALKS BY THE PUBLISHER.
Flat Rates for Advertising.

parties to an advertising contract, and
u more profitable way Of using adver-
Using space, as through such con-
tract an advertiser is at liberty to use
his space, In such quantities and Mt
such times rs the exgences of his
business demands. without being sad
died with unreasonable charges.
Here Is another comment I'm some-
what different tone:
A Nat rate card is being adopted. or at least
considered, by whole lot Of daily papers lust
now, hut some Of the more wary publishers feel
inclined to go slow. The fiat rate IL a mill
stone around the neck Of the cnterprising adver
tsing manager who has a reputation for driving
bargain.
That is just where the rub comes. An
article that cannot command it's ad-
vertised price must have defects some-
where. and the newspaper that cannot
announce its prices and get them in an
open field must have IL screw loose
somewhere. Some "enterprising" adver-
tising managers on some papers prefer
to have q rate card that quotes prices
above what they are willing to take, so
that they can offer q "bargain." But
such II man does not hesitate to accept
the higher price where the prospective
advertiser does not "kick." BY accept
ing such price he is able to give some
other man IL greater "bargain," and 1t
averages up all right. But is this the
right kind of policy? Another trade
paper answers the query:
You may get more inches Of advertising il YOU
make concessions, hut If you stick to one rate
you will have less lies to tell, clear conscience
and more friends
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THE TRIBUNE was among the flrs

II iTNIbCANfi WAS UfnOnE tne UTSt
newspapers to adopt the fiat rate
Z per inch for advertising. and the
plan has been so emlnently satisfactory,
both to the advertiser and the paper,
and is, withal so simple in its applica-
tion, that the wonder Is that such a
system was not put in vogue when the
iirst newspaper was started. The plan
Is becoming more and more popular,
ana the newspaper that hasn't one or
more contracts in its files for certain
number of inches, to be used within a
year. at SO much per inch, is a very
rare exception.
There is hardly an issue OF % trade
paper, devoted to advertising or pub
fishing, that does not have some refer
ence to the fiat rate for advertising. A
year or two ago columns and pages
We're printed in these magazines, ex-
planning what the flat rate was, but
now the items are shorter and simply
tell OF some paper that has come over
TO the majority, or of some new argu-
ment or experience in it's favor. Here
Is n sample Of the items that are be-
ing published
The Omaha Daily Bee is establishing a fiat
rate. First, it was the monthlics that recog.
nized tho value OF Hat rate. Now the dalics
are beginning to appreciate the advantages of
such rate. which of all rates is the best.
Some Of the greatest questions of the
age were not recognized as Of any par
ticular value when first announced.
The fiat rate would probably not be
classed as an invention, yet 1t is akin
to an invention, as IT. is an awakening
to new system that is more econom-
ical and more satisfactory to both
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| N
| ~ Gently took place In the work.
4 n shops of the General Electric
company at Schenectady. n
y. 1T lasted part of u day and largely
| attended public meeting of the strikers
| and their sympnthizers was just warm
| ing up to Il receptive mood for the sur
charged rhetoric common to such Occa-
| sions when II committee of the strikers
entered the hall, halted the proceed
ings and announced that the manage
ment OF the company had conceded all
that was demanded.
Perusal of the tenth annual report of
this corporation supplies ample reason
why the management should be liberal
with the men. On q capital stock of
S25, ,242, 200 the company last year had
sales to the value Of s32 1888 036 on which
the profit was $7,OS3,914. Including a
profit of $93S,544.77 derived from the sale
Of securities and all other profits save
one. and deducting all general, patent
and miscellaneous expenses, eXpendi-
lures Of $1,131 ,5S3.9s on factory plants
and machinery, and allowing for de-
probation and losses, there was net
margin to the good in the years busi-
ness Of sS,59S,24l. In dividends and in
terest on debentures sl,997.966 of this
was paid out. During the year the
value of the stocks and bonds owned
by the company increased $2.057, ,6S5 and
there was therefore added to the sur
plus account the tidy sum OF $S,657 $3.50,
equivalent to Il "a per cent. dividend on
the total capital. An increase of the
capital to $45,000000 is soon to be made
the extra sl9,7o7, 800 of stock to go to
present shareholders as Il stock divi-
dend. In the report is this significant
paragraphs:
THE company has 10 note payable,
nor is there under discount any paper
bearing the company's Endorsement or
guaranty. Since January, 1895, the COM
pany has not borrowed any money, nor
ut any time since that date has it's
credit been used either by issuing.notes,
indorsing customers paper for dis
count or lending it's name in any way.
BY adhering to it's established policy of
short credit to desirable customers, all
purchases have been paid for in cash.
On April 10, 1902, there We're but $252, 900
debentures outstanding. $4,000 having
been exchanged for stock since ,Iaml-
airy 81 On the same date there were
but four shares of preferred stock out
standing, the remainder having been
exchanged into common
We know nothing about the merits of
the recent strike in the General Elec-
trio workshops but it is evident from
the foregoing figures that this rich and
prosperous company can well afford to
pay top notch wages for good service.
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"\HE PLATFORM adopted by
.g5. l the Indiana Republican con-
CNA pention--the first of the Re-
publican conventions to be
held this year In a Republican state-ls
interesting as exhibiting the trend Of
Republican sentiment in the heart of
our country, Its essential planks, from
a. national standpoint, are those con-
,cerDing relations with Cuba and the
Philippines, trusts, reciprocity and tariff
revision. ''" "@' 't'' '''.
~ Regarding Cuba, the platform ex-
presses qualification at Its liberation
and proximate independence, and adds:
We favor Just and liberal reciprocal
relations between the United States
and the republic OF Cuba. which, by the
,yalor of American arms and the Wis
dom OF American craftsmanship, is
added TO the family OF nations"
20 The plank concerning trusts follows
the lines Of Senator Beverldge's speech,
from which We quoted yesterday. 1t
reads I'VE are opposed to all trusts
Or combinations OF capital whose pur-
pose or effort is tofEestrict business or
control prices. And, we ESPECIALLY de-
nounce those whose tendency 1t is TO
'lncrease the cost Or liSing and III" 4" nee
sssaries Of life. We favor legislation
to prevent such abuses. We approve
the sincere and detefhiiEsdn efrort Of
President Roosevelt TO enforce the laws
against illegal combinations in restraint
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OF trade, and demand that adfninistra-
tive officers, state and national, shall
enforce the,laws in the most vigorous
manner so that the legitimate cofnpeti-
tion shall not be embarrassed or de-
stroyed"
Quite as positive and explicit ID the
plank relating Ia the Philippines: I'VE
approve the course OF the administra-
ton in establishing peace and civil gov
oppose those who continue to resist the
authority OF the United States whether
openly in arms In the Philippines, or
secretly or openly. in the United states.
in sympathy with the insurgents. we
hold to the doctrine that American SOW
ereignty must be respected within the
United States and all territory under
its Jurisdiction. We favor the estab-
lishment OF absolute peace in the Phil
ippines and the erection or civil gov
crnment therein. We insist that the
people Of the Islands shall be given in
creased participation in the administra-
tion of their domestic affairs as they
shall demonstrate intelligence and
capacity for self government"
The attitude of the convention re-
garding protection and reciprocity Is in
harmony with the national administra-
tion's policy: I'VE adhere to the policy
of protection. Under it our industries
have developed and the hopes of labor
have been increased and wages lnain-
rot ra1 NJ IA; 90 IA l.,
been otherwise possible. We favor the
extension Of our markets through care
fully guarded reciprocity arrangements
with other countries wherever it can
be done without 'interrupting our home
production While we favor such modi-
flcations Of tariff schedules us from
time to time are required by changing
conditions, we insist that such changes
shall be made in line with the funda-
mental principle Of protection"
Other planks express confidence in the
gold standard. qualification at the abro-
CATION of the Clayton-B -Bulwer canal
treaty and the nearness OF All isthmian
canal, demand for the most stringent
national and state legislation to sup
press anarchy" approval Of Chinese ex-
clusion and q demand for the enforce
ment Of imnisra tion laws which shall
exclude all unworthy and undesirable
immigrants whose presence menaces
our citizenship or Injuries our wage
workers"
1t is a wel-rounded expression of
party policy and it will win.