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The Washington times., 1902-09-29
FOURTH BIG STRIKE .
ON IN NEN ORLEANS
Street Car Men Suddenly
Leave their Posts.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2S.-The street
car men, l,s00 in number. struck today
for shoter hours and higher wages,
eight Iours to constitute a days labor
at % cents an hour. The strike was
very sudden, and caught the New Or
leans Railway Company. which controls
al the street car lines in the city, to-
i,ally unprepared. AS consequence not
a car was run within the city limits
The churches, parks. and theaters suf-
fered in consequence OF the cessation OF
transportation. There was no violence
or demonstration. and the first day of
the strike. which promises to be a long
one. was taken good naturedly by the
public
Will Keep Up Lights.
The street railway company owns, in
addition to the street car lines, the cleo
trict plant aud gas works, and does ali
the lighting Of the city. 1t was feared
that the strike would leave New Or
leans in darkness. but the electric work
ers promised to keep at their work in
the public interest. +
The labor outlook is growing squally
here. There are already four strikes
under way. the linemen. bag makers,
walters and cooks. and street car men.
The first two strikes have become very
violent of late with frequent riots and
turbances.
1t is understood the longshoremeu,
stevedores, and cotton screw men will
go out on strike tomorrow as pro-
test against the use of chutes in load
ing vessels. This will throw some 1000
more idle men on the streets and other
strikes are threatened.
The Washington times., 1902-09-29
OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS

NEW YORK. Sept. 2s.-Arrived:
Celtic, Liverpool; Noordam. Rotterdam:
St. Nicholas, Antwerp; Tripoli, Ham
burg. Arrived out: Pennsylvania, from
New York, at Hamburg; Grosser Kur-
fuerst, from New York, at Bremen;
Umbria, from New York. at Liverpool,
The Washington times., 1902-09-29

cratic party was in control OF the F,f-
ty-second and Fifty-third Congresses,
and the rules Of those two Congresses
were just the same in all substantial
particulars as the rules we have now.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
DANGER IN POISON IVY.
How to Know tho Plant-StmpIs
Remedies II Affected by 1t.

How to Know tho Plant-Simple
Remedies II Affected by 1t.
III one knows how the Rhus toxico-
dendron-that is the scientific name
for poisonous ivy-looks." said a man
Of the woods, "he can avoid 1t with
ease. 1t is sometimes low shrub
about a foot high. and it Is also a
graceful vine, with stout, hairy stems.
This vine sends out horizontal branch
eA The bush and the vine do not look
alike, but both have coarse toothed.
oval pointed leaves. These are always
three In a group. and the plant also
bears small greenish white berries"
Poison oat, otherwise Rhus radicans,
and poison sumac, or Rhus vinenta,
are other plants to be avoided by Wis
itOrs to the woods. The sumac has
groups of four leaflets. oval pointed in
form, arranged on a tapering stem. 1t
differs from the real sumac in SO far
that it's leaflets incline upward. In
the autumn the foliage is a brilliant
scarlet. The little berries look like
grayish white grapes.
A good antidote for ivy poisoning in
it's first stages is a solution Of ordinary
baking soda. A bottle containing q
pint Of water and heaplng teaspoon
full Of baking soda is carried by many
persons who take walks in the woods,
for, while some people may handle the
poison vines without danger, others
are poisoned if they pass within twelve
feet of them.-New York Tribune.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
The Nest of the Kingf1s her,

Our American belted alcyon, or CON-
mon kingfsher, is an expert hole borer.
There is scarcely a clayey bank along
the streams Of our middle and south
ern states but has it's face cut by the
door of one of these gloomy looking
houses.
The hole is usually quite round and
goes directly into the bank, with a
slight upward slant to distance of
from two to four feet, where it turns
nearly at right angles to one side or
the other, ending in a large, jug shaped
pocket, where the eggs are laid. The
kingtisher is my most cheerful COM
panion when l am out for days or a
weeks angling. 1t is an ever fresh de-
light to watch him swOoping down into
| the clear brook water with a melOdious
plunge and coming forth sparkling like
a flake from blue sea wave or Il frag-
ment of turquoise. He rarely fails to
catch the minnow he strikes at, but his
appetite is unremitting and Unsuitable.
He eats from morning till night
Maurice Thompson.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
Character in Nick ma IN =.

When Austria was only a dukedom,
there We're three rulers who won for
themselves the respective titles Cath
Ole" GLORIOUS" and "Warlike." The
first was perhaps religious man, like
Ferdinand the Catholic of Spain. The
second may have been like Lorenzo the
Magnificent and the third great war
rior And so from these titles or nick
names we have likewise some idea OF
the conditions of the people while
these dukes ruled.
France has had Il most wonderful as
sortment of kings. One was the Little
and another the Bold. One was the
Stammerer. another Simple, while a
third and fourth were lndolent and
Fair These names are descriptive of
the KINGS themselves, but it is hardly
to be supposed that Il king who was in
dolent or simple did much to further
the interests of his subjects. But when
we find Robert IL. called the Sage, we
realize thHt he ruled wisely and that
the pee. we're better off for it.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09

than bushel of acorns is a forest Of
oaks.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
Old Rules For Night Policemen

Old Boston is wildly brought to
mind by the following excerpt from
the selectmen's minutes, dated Nov. l,
1860, containing instructions to watch
men,
I'm going the rounds care must be
taken that the watchmen are not noisy,
but behave themselves with strict de-
corum, that they frequently give the
time of the night and what the wealth
er is with a distinct but moderate
voice, excepting at times when it is
necessary to pass in silence in order to
detect and secure persons that are out
on unlawful actions.
"You and your division must en-
deavor to suppress all routs. riots and
other disorders that may be committed
in the night and secure such persons
as may be guilty. that proper steps
may be taken next morning for a
prosecution as the law directs. We alb
solutely forbid your taking private
satisfaction or any bride that may be
offered you to let such go or to conceal
their Offense from the selectmen."
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
RICHARD WILLIAM VAUGHAN
The First English Bank ForGer and
the story Of His Fall.

The First English Bank Forger and
the story of His Fall.
The story Of the first bank forger,
Richard William Vaughan. is little
kauwn, Vaughan was the brother Of a
Stafford lawyer and became clerk to
solicitor in London. He wished to
marry his masters daughter and prom
Used to produce the sum of 1000,
which. he said, his mother would pre-
sent to him, half Of it to be settled on
his wife. On these terms the father
consented to the marriage, and Vaughan
obtained q mouths leave of absence.
He occupied this period in obtaining
engraved impressions in imitation of
twenty pound Bank of England notes,
which was not such difficult matter
then, such things as forged notes be-
ing unknown. With fifty Of these
sham notes he presented himself at the
appointed time, and his fiancee accept
ed her share IN perfect good faith, and
the marriage preparations We're pro-
ceeded with.
Unfortunately he wanted ready mon
ey and put two Of his own forged
notes into circulation. They were chal-
lenged, when he became alarmed and
tried to get back the notes he had
given to the young lady, but she re-
fused to yield them up, suspecting
nothing of their true nature, and when
Vaughan was arrested next day she
would hardly believe even then that
she had been deceived.
| The forger was tried at the Old Bal
ley on the It'll of April, 1853, spending
what was to have been his wedding
day in the condemned cell. -Four days
later he was hanged at Tyburn.-Lon-
don Standard.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
Painless .Deaths.

Probably the least painful death H
by means of an overdose Of chlorofofD-
You begin with n pleasant sensaf1@
and end in oblivion. Prussic acid AefE
:nstantaneously. Presenting the agnay
Of anticipation avoided. some vioaea
deaths are quite painless. as they z1cse
no time for feeling pain. Such are BE-
ing blown to pieces by dynamite or ~
shell. Drowning is said to be tuH-
ury. and experts have recommends
opening a vein in a hot bath. Laudat~
nun and other narcotics would rs7E
chloroform and ether hard for 6TsG
place.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
Two Things That Scare u Negro.

Two seemingly harmless things ex-
cite the fear of the southern negro
One is the cracking of the finger joints;
the other is to be stepped over as he
lies prone upon the ground. The crack
ing of the finger joints seems to sug-
gest to the negro imagination the rat
Ting of Il skeletons bones, while to be
stepped over is regarded as likely to
bring bad luck to grown folks and to
check the growth of children. a half
grown negro boy will sternly com
mand playfellow who has stepped
over his body to step back in order
that the spell may be removed
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
She Pitied His Distress.

An artist who was making a sketch
ing tour through picturesque region
of Connecticut CHANGED one day on
barn so alluring to his eye that he sat
down on a stone wall and went to work
at once.
He soon became conscious that he
had two interested spectators in the
persons of the farmer and his wife,
who had come to the door of the house
to watch him.
The artist by and by discovered that
he had lost or mislaid his rubber eras-
er, and as he wished to correct a slight
error in the sketch he went up to the
door and asked the farmers wife if he
might have small piece Of dry bread.
This, as every artist knows, makes a
good eraser.
The farmers wife looked at him with
an expression of pity not unmiXed with
surprise.
''Dry breadw she repeated. "Well,
guess you won't have to put up with
any dry bread from me, young man.
You come right into the kitchen with
me, and I'll give you thick slice of
bread with butter on it.
"Now. don't say word" she contin.
ued, raising her hand to ward off his
expostulation. 81 don't care how you
it. All | know is you're hungry, and
that's enough for me. You shall have a
good dinner"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09

The following qualifications are re-
quired of every soldier selected as re-
cruit: He must not be under twenty or
over twenty-five years old, he must be
strong enough to lift Il 100 pound
weight with beth hands to a position
level With his chest, he must be 4 feet
s inches in height and able to run a
course of seven miles in an hour, and
he must also be of good character.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
The Art of Working In Gold.

The Romans copied the Greek and
Etruscan goldsmiths' work, though
they also often used the ornaments
themselves taken from the ancient
tombs. Much of the art of the ancients
in working gold was lost until early in
the nineteenth century, when Signor
Castellani found some of the Etruscan
methods still being employed by work
men in 4 village in remote corner OF
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
An Artists Lament.

Otto Lasins in his diary describes a
walk he took one day with Bocklin. the
famous artist, near Zurich. Rockln
was in raptures over the colors of the
autumn leaves. the blue sky, the
Clouds ''Ah, those are cOlors!' he oX
claimed IF we could have those on
our paletteS! How weak are our means
in comparison with those of nature!
White is our best light, and only by
means of clever contrasts can we Sc
cure effects approXimating the natural
ones"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
Economical.

There is "reminiscences Of Caleb Ekl-
derstone in the utterance of an econcga~
ical Scotch butler who was lately Wait
ing at an important dinner. He Ea&
taken round plate of beef in Wish
After his last effort at persuasion Aa&
failed he set it down in front of aIx
master with decision. "Ye maun tah"
that yerser," he said. Il Gamma 81.
any ither customer for it,"
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
The Daring Little Hum m ing Biz

Courage has little or no relation tn
bodily size The humming bird is fse
smallest Of birds. but also one Of TIM
most fearless and pugnacious. He 81
tacks kingbirds and hawks. and tta&k
tyrannical creatures. though of nsaa-
strous size in comparison. seem NOT sf
all ashamed to fly from his onsefx.
The fights Of humming birds ansaa<
themselves are often fierce and Fss-
tracted
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09

Amateur-When ! stand on the stage
l see nothing. and | am conscious Of
nothing but the role am playing. The
audience disappears entirely.
Friend-WeI. l can't blame the au-
dience much for that.-IlluStrated Bits.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-09
No Call For Leisure.

what, you back to work. Pete:
When | saw you fall off the building
yesterday. never expected to see you
work again"
Il fought dat too, boss, but nah
wife done let NAH accident assurance
eNpiah last week. "-Indianapolis News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10
Unreliable Statistics.

That the Republicans at the head OF
the ynrious bureaus in Washing ton &C.
casionnlly suppress or disiort unpleasant
statistics ia true. but we can never
expect to have reliable statistics while
protection ia on tho throne and can con.
tinue it's rule only by dcceivinR the
people. Our 80 called "balnnce Of
trade about which the Republicans
are continually growing, exists only on
paper. Our exports are Tar too high
because the trusts are ashamed to give
tho very low prices charged to foreign
crs, whilo our imports are iar too low
because Of undervnluation and whole.
salo smuggling. These are only
instances Of our unreliable stntistics.
Another is found in the attempts OF the
protected trusts to pad ihoir wago roll
nnd mako wage carners iceI TINT they
arc far bottcr OF than they really are.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10

Balance III treasury ......... t62,527 -
Tho above balance standa TO the
credit OF the various funds as per
Troasurer's Balance Sheet, dated April
], 1902.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10
RurKler Went TO sleep.

Sunday morning M Il. II. Proctor
p.sscd H. II Conhy's jcwclry store on
his way for Il cup of coffee hr saw q
man stretched out behind tho counter.
When Mr.. Cody nrrIvGd he found the
burglar had elapsed to his bosom several
trays Of chains and other icwoiry. llc
accounts for thc man being asleep by
saying TINT hc wns disturbed at his work
lay down and fell aslcop and into the
hands Of the cOnstabes. lie wouldn't
get into their hands my other way, nt
least none Of them have and they have
been quite numerous. Tho burglar cut
larRe pane Of glass and crawled in.--
Wadsworth Dispatch.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10
4 wEIGHrY AWGUMESr.

The Reno Gazette makes the follow
ing weighty argument Tor x. f.. Dodge,
the Republican candidate for Long
Term Regent
at costs the State at least $40 every
time Regent BOoher comes in from Elko
to attend meeting. There is u.,alI,
meeting every month. Ia rh. cnurs,
of years the State will have la pay out
something like $500. Ihru why not
save that much by rlcctmg Washoe
county man who s here
The GaZ"!te's figures are pretty near
correct as To tire expense Of Regent
8noher in attending meeting Of the
Board, but is of Hs to the unmber Oi
meetings. i'll a year. But admitting that
his estimate for four years is correct.
what effect should it have upon the
voters of the Stntc? Elko county ia the
wealthiest county IN the State and pays
more to support the University than any
other county in the State. While
WHshOc county dragged the State
treas nry Tor over Sl09,U00 la9t year. Elko
county had to be content with what
Regent Booher drew from the University
funds for his nctual expenses III attend
mg the meetings of the Board. goodly
portion OF viii ch was expended in Reno
FOR hotel bills and other expenses. This
should be IA salve to the Gaxette's sore
The argument OF Bro. Bragg tends to
bear ont CarsOne contention TINT Reno
wants tC hog everything III sight even to
the Board Of Regents OF the State
University. The rest Of the State aud
Elko county i'll particular lIas no right
Ia IN! thing that Reno wants or thinks
she can get.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10
GOD AMI 4. CLEvELASD.

Satur lay : Reno Gazette contains an
editorial which hands ont to u doubling
Wnshoc county Republican list OF
cogent REASONS why he should vote for
\. Cleveland. Great stress is laid on
the Tact tina; Cleveland used to drive AN
OK team, which. of course, is a noble vo-
cation aud IL male nobler by the us ser
ton that Mr.. Cleveland "tramping
through the county dust beside a string
OF oxen and wagons. hauled the dirt that
the hills surrounding US are made Of
II was noble work. We are all proud
OF the noble hills that surround us and
we are sorry that Mr.. Cleveland has
given up hill construction Tor politics.
We are prouder Of him as a hill hauler
than as politician and advise him. for
welfare Of hIs fame and the benefit Of
pOstcrIty, to rodeo his oxen, grease his
wagon and prepare To tramp through
the county dust and build more sur-
rounding hills after election.
Az the Gazette says, "Why, just think
OF Cleveland irnmping through the
county dust, 'rtC just think OF what
II noble sight II viii be III of the noble
wori' II hrirTr tn" Almighty to
sprinkle II - r.ir" -.;.r0undiug hills
over Ievad = i',.f see.
The Gaz to- -. tlint John Sparks
wRs reyHs E.u-"r, ana makes a note OF
the faci TIM; !. to- Sparka' cattle were so
disrcspectfui rs ~ ramp upon the hills,
the dirt whereof WIS lauuriOusly hauled
by Clevrlnnd's hard working oxen, he
(Cleveland) "tramping through the
county dust at their sides. Continuing
the Gazette says. -Vutr for a. @. Clcve-
lHnd, the friend oi every body; the
statesman COW man," etc. We are
iamilinr with most kinds nf cattle. hut
cannot learn wha' species oi bovine n
STATESMAN COW" il. We hope the
Gazette will crlighten us. However,
this editorial has enlightened us in one
important matter: We have always
before wondered how these surrounding
hills got there and why there WIS go
little oi value in them.-Silver State
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10
KIIicd tIiy whIskcy.

At about 0 o'clock last cveing, after
the departure Of stock train west, the
rcmains OF II. j.. Walters. formerly OF
Stockton, wero iound on the &. =. track
juat Routh Of tho n. G.. o. oIllco lIis
blood aud fragments Of ilosh for n
distancclot about Hity fcot along tho
aldo Of the track told tho story oi his
death. A partly empty bottle of
whiakcy found near him wns eilont
witncsa Of how hc came tiiero md waa
killed. Ile has been seen about town
for several days in nm intoxicated con
dilion. Tiis pockcts only contained
poll tax receipt, signed 10y tho tax col
loctor OF San Joaquin county, Cal, run
ming to l.. II. Waltors. IIe was roughly
dressed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10
now To HET THE PFWsIMMON.

The lowest trust pcrsimmon hangs about
fifteen feet high. President Roosevelt
stands under the tree jabbing and thrash.
ing away at II with nine.foot pole. You
see the pole bend and you hear II whlz, but
II fans the empty air. lie never touches
the persimmons. So long as the President
continues his assault upon the trust per.
smmon with the nine'foot pole Of a consti.
tu,ional amendment the owners Of all the
the persimmons on the tree will continue TO
regard his operations with amused indiffer'
ence. But II he should take up the long
and cnectuaI pole Of tariff revision you
would see them all begin to jump up and
howl and holIcr. New York Times. g.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10
DANGEROUS GROUND.

A mans heart IL where his treasure
10. Is Mr.. Newlands' heart in Nevada? {?
larson News.
a Roodly portion Of Mr.. NswIands'
treaRure. and perhaps a larger portion
represented 10y him. in III Nevada: 20
according tn the Nnws' aphori. N very
considerable pnri II hi 'nust vitnl organ
at least n'ISt bc ,catc II til pntr!c
born Stat" W.. the N.we nhlice ~
by pointing on 80 ali hest .udir.'un
that the '"nlfn, organ oi his q yur ,'n :
vascular system is si'IinrN lrcni,u!
Can it siiu" ~ mn RddItiOunI hlnht Of
grass that has been made to GROW in our
cage brush land from the many
thousands ~ dollars worth oi Treasure
that the Republican senatorial candidate
has drawn i'll the shape ~ snlnry from
the trensury OF the State? You are
treading on DANCE erOus grnunj neighbor
ny the by, our rendition OF the
pnraphrased Hphorism OF the News, and
~ we heard and read il in our school.
boy day. was, ,4iIome il whore the heart
H. Mr.. Newlands' home is in Nevada,
and the only home he possesses on the
face of the earth rather noel con.
diti0n we admit, Tor n candidate tpr
United States Senator in the State of
Nevada Reno journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10

REcElPTs FROM ALL SOURCES.
Balance in Treasury Dec.
linneral licansna lin II
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10
Elko. Nevada, Friday. October 10, 1902.
rREAsuREE's nALANoE snEE1.

Cash in treasury to the credit OF the
various tunde. pril I. 1902:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10

Tho French government is to plow n
furrow 800 mlca long across tho North
African dcscst, from Tunis 10 Lake
Tchad, and lay cable in IL, both TO no
done mt ono operation. Tho plow drawn
10y mn engine and moving mile mn hour
will open iurrow thirty inchce deep
and lay the cable in the bottom.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-10
JOINT STATEMENT
Auditor and Treasurer of
~ ElkO County
For Quarter Ending March 81. tyo2.

STATE or NEVADA.
COUNTY uy ELRu.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
ELKo. April |. 1902.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Eiko county, New:
GENrLEMEa:-We herewith submit our
Qarterly Report Of the Finances of the
county for the quarter ending March 81,
1902.
Respectfully submitted,
Z. w. GROVER. Auditor
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-30
AGREEMENT
Philippines Government Bill
Conferees Eliminate the
Money Question.

Washington, Jure 30.-The conferees Of
pines civil government bill have practi-
cally reached an agreement They prob
ably will present their report to the SEN
ate during the afternoon. The under
standing provides for the elimination OF
the coinage question from the bill, thus
rostponing that question to another ses-
sion for independent action. The senate
conferees held out for their silver stand
ard provision and the house men were
Just as firm In their contention for gold
standard. The house provision for ter
ritorial legislature is returned in modi-
fed form. The democratic members OF
forenoon session but 1t is not believed
that they will make an effort to change
the agreement. Es4
Many Of the provisions Of the two bills
concerning currency, however, are re-
tained, including the senate regulation for
subsidiary coinage. There is no effort
in the present agreement to fix the money
standard. That is left for the future.
The house provisions for a legislative as
sembly Is amended so as to require that
Its establishment shall be preceded by
census. Two years after this census the
president is authorized to direct through
the Philippine commission the election
of a legislature If, in his opinion, the
conditions justify such course.
The house provision for the sale of. the
Philippine public lands was accepted but
$500 acres is the largest area to- be dis
posed of to any one person or eombina-
tion.