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The Washington times., 1902-12-28
FARMER BROWN R0UTS
THREE NEGRO BURGLARS
One is Killed While in the Act of Car
rying On a Bag Of Potatoes. 8

WEST CHESTER. Dec. 27-Cbarles
Brown. a farmer. residing on an isolated
farm in New Garden township. discov-
cred three negro burglars trying to rob
his home early yesterday morning. Sc
curing his shotgun he fired into the trio
as they stood on the porch and killed
one.
The dead burglar. who was shabbily
dressed. was a stranger. When searched
later by the coroner not single article
could be found on his person which
would lead 10 the establishing OF his
identity.
When Brown heard the footsteps on
the porch he opened the window OF his
bedroom and saw three men carrying of
several bags OF potatoes. He fired
With a scream Of agony one dropped.
His companions fed. leaving him TO die,
and dropping their booty as they ran
District Attorney Thomas Jack has
taken the case in hand and Is directing
the investigation. Up 10 this evening
the negroes were stili at large
The burglars face viii be photograph
ed by the police, who will endeavor TO
Identify him.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28

wife was on the beach signaling to the
ship.
Much provoked and some what alarmed.
the commander called away the cutter.
and. taking the tiller directed the crew
TO row with all speed. As the boat
jumped ashore. with wrath depicted on
his face. his wife held mp her hand
warningly and addressed him in tones
that could be heard by The boats crew.
Now don't say word. she said; 4
sm not here as your wife sir but as an
American citizen. claiming the protec-
tion OF her Cove nment. and demand.
sir, that you give me asylum on board
your vessel"
The olIlcer cXpostUlatcd. maintaining
that he might be court -marIialed If he
permitted a member OF his family 10 re
main on board his ship. but the lady
was obdurate and when she threatened
10 report him TO the Navy Department IL
he did not comply with her request. the
husband gave i'm.
The next morning. as the lady was
leaving the vessel. she reminded Ter hus-
band that she had told him that she
would break that old regulation. "
And she added, - have done It. TOO. -
The Navy Department did not take any
action in rcga-d to this incident. II was
held to be a clear case OF the officer s
wife being within her rights as an Amer
lean citizen.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
LOBBY CREATES DEMAND
FOR SUBMARINE BOATS
Navy Sees Its Hand in Re-
cent EVzntS.

The Secretary OF the Navy has re-
ceived simultaneous requests from the
commercial bodies OF New York. Boston.
San Francisco. and other ports sor more
submarine torpedo boats with which 10
defend these harbors.
The similarity OF the requests. and
the fact that all are made az The same
time. has given rise to the opinion in
the Navy Department that the lobby Of
work here has extended its operetions
by creating a local demand for sub
marine boats number OF Senators
representing seacoast States have re-
ccived urgent requests to support large
appropriations for submarine vessels.
on the ground that they are badly need
ed for harbor defense.
Senator Perkins Of California. mem
Der OF the Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs said yesterday that he had beeu
informed by experts in the Navy De-
partment that the actual cost OF sub
marine torpedo beat is about $4,000.
while the cost TO the Government is
Sl75. GOO There are several types Of
submarines, he says. but apparently an
understanding exists among he build
ers, as the cost 70 the Government Is
uniform. The Senate and the House
Committees have been cautious IN fav-
oring this type. as its efficiency in war
conditions is yet TO be proved.
So far as the defenses OF New York
and San Francisco are concerned, naval
experts say that submarine vessels
are supernuous. Both harboTs are pro-
vided with mines to prevent the en-
trance OF the enemy's craft. and the
fOrtihcations are designed to make il
impossible for an enemy even 10 ap-
proach the hsrbors. II reliance canno.
be placed in the big coast-defeuse guns
they think little would avail by he use
Of submarine torpedo boats. The navy
is giving them a fair trial. however.
and II they prove serviceable 20 doubt
more will be allowed by Congress.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
VETERAN LEARNS OF
CHARGE AGAINST SON

RALEIGH, Y. c.. Dec. 27.-Rufus and
Alexander Stevenson. who murdered a
man named Miller for his money in For
syth county Sunday night. are sons OF
Anderson Stevenson. an inmate OF the
Confederate Soldiers Home here. An
other inmate was yesterday reading an
account Of the murder OF the throwing
OF the body into a well. and OF Rufus
StevensOn's suicide Then Anderson
Stevenson. who IS seventy five years old.
sprang up and said: For heavens sake.
stop The men are my sons"
Stevenson said he could not grieve
greatly over Rufus suicide, that he
had been tried for numbering a woman
named Eaton. Alexander. a younger son.
was the main support OF his mother. and
was trying 10 reach her whom captured.
The Washington times., 1902-12-28
NERVE SAVED HIM.

NEW BRUNSWICK. y. j.. Dec. n
Samuel Deane was held up at midnight
in lonely section OF road. between this
place and Perth Amboy. where he had
collected several hundred dollars for his
employer. r. ". Hughes. Two men stop
ped him. one with a drawn revolver.
Desne dared him TO FIRE. whipped up his
horse, and escaped.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28

Several Contracts for the rcconstruc.
tion Of the Central Pacific between
Nndsworth and Og,len were let Inst
"Wednesday, makTg total Of twelve
contracts up To date.
The latest contracts rail for The build.
lng oi two hundred miles Of ra'lroad NJ
a total cost ~ S5,lSO.LHO
Contracts for the rccOn>truc:ion II
n hunIrcd more mile II roIl will hc
lot later on. the Obj"c' being to elm
mate every curve and cut down every
grale possible and maie the Central
Pacific Il molci road IN every respect.
Most nt the contractors are 1T work on
various sections ~ the road md there
are now over $500 men aud over 300
teams. Where vory heavy cuts are
being mnlc day md ni2ht forces ar" at
work ns many u the contractors have
hal electric lights installed Steam
shOvels. 10 O,omutivos and nu'0mntIc
dump ears erc also used to expedite tho
work ~ graiiuR and tillmg.
1t IL said that by the middle Of next
May nm army of seven Thousand graders
will he along tho Central Pacific Tho
rallrOnd people want tO get the heaviest
part of tho work III this State aud Utah
finished by the end OF tho year. Tho
cutoff across the north end oi tho Grrut
Salt Lake will require much longer
tilno.
Worlt on the first sixteen milcs Of tho
cutoff west from Ogden has been com.
menccd. All the San Francisco papers
teams but the contractors at Clark's
Station sccm To DO having II hard timo
in securing tho number they want
Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
THE MUZZLrD ClI,ISEr

Having muzzled the army and navy.
our strenuous President 10y the grace of
an nssassin's hullct i,as applied the gag
:" his cabinet. 1t is announced from
Washington that X aOSrycIr bns riyeu
Ills ihcial family to ur IprstunI that
they are to keep their months shut and
Their Opinions To mselycs. lr there
Is To NE any talking done he will ,tu if
for Tie whole ndministration-nnd us
i"r having Opinions, they must be
submitted to his censorship before
conhded 10 the public says the 81. Paul
GIobe.
Ihat there Is resentment ON the Iart
"f the cabinet members is only natural.
The members Of thnt body are men Of
intelligence quite equal To that Uf the
fortuitou President, aud his autocrntic
ac;i0n is the most fragrant insult imagin-
able.
How long. think you, VII IT be before
Roosevelt undertakes to muzzle the Su.
prcme Court? And dat done. how long
before he will order the press of the
i'hd 10 suohih Opinions Tor his approval.
aud to get from him permission to
express views upon subj. cts uf public
importunccy
1t remains to ne seen whether the
members Of tie cabinet will endure the
hiiront put upon thcm III silence, or in
dictate their rcseuiment by rrsigning.
Ii Ii true that Roosevelt il gathering
nronnd bin a set of cabinet officers
whose Opinions are not worth much
npnn the aiT,ira ~ their respective de-
parimenis, aud each ncH appointment
indicates that he prefers men who will
be- ~ clay III the potter h ,nds rather
than statesmen of pronounced and well
founded views upm tle affairs of the
nation. He wants men who will be
chief clerSa aud active @crlers in the
campaign FOR the nomination ~ their
chief in 1901
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
A LITTLE VARIETY.

Only 900 people in 100000 die of
old age.
The population OF the British en-
pirc H. ~ Per cent. of the population
Of the world.
Italians call Iocusts little horses
and the German term for these pes -
is HAY horses"
In 1913 members OF parliament
were Obliged TO reside at the places
they represented.
The apartments of deceased kings
Of u. = are left absolutely untou,Ae d
for two generations.
The lowest tides. where any exist at
all, are at Panama, where two feet is
the average rise and fall.
During the siege of Sebastopol in
1855 the allies threw 10000 tons of
shot and shell into the town.
The finest Swiss applique on net
makes ..,ndsome curtain which IL
much H. i..Vor At the present time.
Saxon lac" and French appliques are
also popular.
The Manila board Of health nm.
nounccs that the population of Manila
Is 244,132, made up AS follows: Amer.
leans, s.G42; Filipinns. isl 800; Chinese
sl.5G7; SpRniards, 2,as3; and other for.
eigners, 960.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
AS DAME FASHION DEGREES

The latest spanglc Ia square.
a new shade of blue 10 called nm
gelique.
Up.to.datc ribbons have tucks on
the border and gauze centers.
Nuns yelling with shiny colored
silk borders nre among the dress nov
elites.
An odd model for n toulurd gown
Is Of ice.blue. ringed with white and
black.
Small studs and cuff-buttons Of
bnroquc pearls will appeal to tho
shirtwhist girl.
IL Is predicted that brown will be
fnvoritc color IN the autumn. CaA.
tor. beaver and zibcline tones will all
be seen.
Gobclin blue and other old blue
shades arc fNvoritcs just now In
Paris. and many artistic gowns have
been seen in these tinis,
pcnrls md brilliants form some
OF the handsomcst hat pins. Many
cnnmclcd ones arc mndc In imitation
OF Florcrtinc and Russian mosaies.
Apparently the correct suit for
cnrly fall tennis. yachting and boat
ing Ia to be white, with stylish choice
resting between serge, alpaca and
flannel
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
A Man Depends on
the tailor's tape for the
fitting of his clothes.

We know how TO handle the tape to
secure the prpoer results, and we've got
the goods from which TO make the
garments.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
Their Daughter sleeps.

Keith, the cl lest daughter OF Mr.. and
hIrs. George ID. Ernst. closed her cycs
uti uurlhiy srvpea yesterday afternoon TO
reopen them III the realms Of eternal
bliss. Tho death ui this child so soOn
aftor the dcnth 81 Mr.. Anderson rc.
mtnde us tofcihly TINT yonng and old
must sooncr or later answer the final
guminOna
While the hnnrts of tlo parents arc
torn mud bleeding from The loss 0f thcr
loved onc they eau laok- beyond this
world u sorrow to The homc prepared
Tor thoer who fin not, where their dar
ling nos rcsta III endless peace
Tho funeral took place this AFTERNOON
from the rrsidcncc oi the parents, Rev.
George f. rlummcr officiating.
Tho iSDErGYDESr cSlcnds us elnccr.
cat sympathy TO Mr.. aud Mrs. Ernst in
their bereavement. May tho death "i
their little daughter bo light on the
other shore 10 guide them sgtcly over
liio's troubled sons.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
CAPABLY REPRESESTTD.
Eastern Comment Regarding Our M-in-
her "f Congress.

Eastern Comment Regarding Our Mem
her of Congress-
The S"nntr has pGssc d the irrigation
bill. What will hecumr OF :hc measure
III the house is an open question. 1t Is
quite evident that Speaker ilcnGcTs III
l. not particularly fhvorablu to The irri.
gA;Io" policy, notwithstanding the fact
that both political Iartica committed
themselves in il III their last uatluual
plat tforms There u. however, u decided
determination upon the pnrt of western
and northwestern men la force the
house to take action, md no ono has
been more indust riOus, tOwar IL thus end
than Representative Fracnl.. q Now lands
OF Nevada.
In point of population, Nevada is the
smallest state IN the union. but there
are lew states represented N the lowe
house of Congress by a more able. pains.
taking and conscientious man thnn Mr..
Newlands. 1t has not always Leen the
largest states that hnve bad the ablest
representatives. III Washington. For
many years the little state uf Maine
ranked them all, when Reed, Dinplcy.
Boutelle and MIlikcr filled the four
seats assigned - Mulne III the lower
house. Delaware has sent men like
Bayard, Saulsbury and Cray To the sen
ate i'll tho past.
Mr.. NcwlnndS undoubtedly haa u
personal interest in securing irrigation
Legislation, for no State III the Union.
will more greatly benefit from the intro.
duction OF II national policy Of water
storage and distribution thnn Nevada.
No member representing the ard and
semi arid region has had such Il Tong
period OF continued service ms the Ne
vada member. Nor is there any one
who hat studied the subject III all it4
bearings in every country of the old
world which has ATTEMPTED irrigation To
i'ar extent that Mr.. Nov md .ns car.
ri"d his Investigation
ShOuld the house finally adopt the
Senate Till or any similar measure. sue
Il ss will bu very largely due to tile
Efforts ~ the western men, who formed
committee early ~ the session and 80
lcctrd Mr.. Ncwlauds for secretary.
THIS "UmrLittce succeeded in bringing
together the various opposing elements
and they hav" neglected no opportunity
to impress their views upon their col
ieatues. So well have they carried on
their propaganda that there ia today
majority IN the house. favorable to the
policy Of irrigation, il only the speaker
will permit the qucstion To como up for
Observation-Disclosures. n. 7, Post.
Express.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
HUNGER AS A TIMEPIECR.
the speeches of English Lawyer
Are Sometimes Regulated by
Meal Time.

Hunger, according to his honor
Judge Lunlcy Smith. X. C.. is n check
upon forensic clnqucncc. says the Lon.
don Telegraph. Hence when Il. !.
Drake. counsel for the plaintiT in the
case OF Harris vs.. Newman. rose To
address the jury at five minutes to the
ordinary luncheon time his honor in.
quircd about the probable duration of
the speech and cNpinincd To the five
good men and true in the hox: II like
To pin counsel 10 II time or they 20 on
five minutes from now. aud If counsel
goes out tn luncheon and then cone :
back and makes speech we find /,
much longer than when he wants his
sandwich aud sherry. and the interval
for luncheon depends on the length OF
his speech. Can YOU du il in ten min.
utcs?" Mr.. Drak"--"Nu. sir 90 min.
utc.." Ills Honor. -"So." Mr.. nrpkc.-
Give mc - minutes" Ills IInuur-.
II expect the Jury lhiuk, ten minutes
long enough" Three OF lhr Five Jury.
mcn-"ren minutes" Mr.. Drake fin.
ishcd in the time fixed, his honor
summed up the whole case in three
minutes and the jury took four min.
utcs to find for the plaintiff.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
IN COMpErESr uASps,

Tho Washington correspondent Of the
Doylestown tPa) Dcmocra, eays; Tho
irrigation bill which pueard tho scuntr,
has been invor"bly reported by the
committee on irrigation but Representa-
i've Nowlnnds says that hc will not
push its consideration al thia timc ~
eohho work remains 10 bc done before,
IN h's judgment, Tho houao will bc pre-.
pnred to vote intolligcntly on the mattcr.
senator ilausbrougb recently expressed
gtHn'lcation ut tho general support tho
measure had received in the senate and
e"id that hc felt thai it coul be in no
moro competent hnude, thnn those Of
representative Ncwlnnds IN the house.
Mr. Ncwlands ia remarkably woll post.
on Tho subject aaid tho senator, ",nd
VIII give his best efforts TO occurring ts
enactment"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
rnE MILLIOSAIRE'SH BANQUET.

IL it bc true that the bnnqurt to which
Prince Henry aud ono hundred Of the
rIch men ~ Now York sat do cost g D..
200 or $4,000 pinto, thorc is Il prodi sallty
OF wealth and n wanion extravagancc in
tlni city which has never been surp lssed
even by Toynlty. The days Of Nero or
OF LOUIS the Fourteenth Of France con.
tanned nothing worse. As ruin Pnd
revolution followed those periods, su
VIII they come To- thia country il there
is not n change Money must be ac.
qnifcd very easily when il in thua thrown
away When millions Of people are
struggling for the neccssitc8 of M r1.
istence II iB criminal inequality aud dis.
criIrinn '"n whi1h permits this condition
OF affairs II is the condition Of affairs
that breeds anarchy and leads TO TINT
condition of unrest which iiually vents
lta' II IN revolution. Even II the Now
YORK milliODairca can afford such lavish
expenditure Of money upon banquet
u wns the height Of indiscretion 10 lavC
dono 30 upon IN occasion of this mucl
pfomInen cn.a-Stnto Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
JOINT STATEMENT
-0F THE
Auditor and Treasurer OF
ElkO County
For nu"rt"r !:nJI"C Dec. II. inrI.

COUSrY uF ELEo.
AUDtTOR'S OFFICE.
ELEo, Jan. !. lDC2
To the Honorable Board 0T County
Commissioners of ELko county, NGv. !:
GESTLEMEN:-We herewith euhmit onr
Qarterly Report OF the Finances Of the
county for the quarter ending Dec. 81,
1901.
Respectfully submitted.
Q. w. GROVER. Auditor.
\. g. DAwLEY,
Comfy Treasurer.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
E1ko, Nevada. Friday. March %. 1902.
SUNNI AIRY.
ce ir treasury ......... al :2I rs

''"'N"Se w thasHS ......... az HS4 ~
Tho above htliu.r Siint+ .: ia
credit -! ;hI Tur.u* fiu'!s 8s .c,
rreasnrer'e Balance Sheet. Ihi~L Jan
!. l3G2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-22
BATTLE WITH OUTLAWS
Oklahoma Officers Have Fierce
Fight With Bandits Whom
They Capture.

Guthrie. Okla, Feb. 21.-Another des-
perate fight occurred today between
Oklahoma officers and the band of out
laws that killed Sheriffs Smith and
Seek at AnadarkO d month ago. AS d
result one of the outlaws. Walter Swof-
lord, is dead and Deputy Sheriff John
Fisher Of Oklahoma is seriously in
Jured. The snow enabled the posse,
under Sheriff Miner Of Shawnee. Okla,
to trail the outlaws to an isolated house
south of Wewoka, Okla. As the posse
approached, the outlaws three in num-
Der, came from the house and opened
fire on the officers. The FIRE was re-
turned and for several minutes the
battle ragged. Deputy Sheriff Jones
was shot by SWoffOrd who opened the
fight. When Jones fell the officers
turned their attention to SwOfford and
he was shot several times, dying in
stantly. After the battle had contin-
Uel several minutes longer the other
two outlaws surrendered-Sam Casey
and Bill Watson. These three men are
undoubtedly the gang that killed the
ATadarkO officers. Several other ar
rests have been made Of suspects, but
the officers have always held that
Casey, SwOffOrd and their gang were
the parties who did the work. Last
night d bunch of horses was stolen
near Asher. Early this morning Sher-
if Miner, with Deputy Jones and sew
eral volunteers, started on the trail,
which was easily followed through the
snow. Nine thousands dollars is the
rewards offered on the heads of these
mon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-22

I have a little son Who sings in a BOYS
choir i'm one of our prominent churches
and he is greatly troubled with hoarse-
ness and throat weakness. and on nv re-
.lIrn home from a trip 1 save him a
few tablets one Sunday morning when he
had complained of hOarseness. He was
delighted with their effect. removing all
huskinesS in d few minutes and making
the voice clear and strong.
As the tablets are very pleasant to the
taste. 4 had no difficulty in perSuading
him TO use them regularly.
Our family physician told US they
were an antiseptic preparation of UNI
Soubted merit and that he himself had
no hesitation in using and recommend
ing Stuart's Catarrh Tablets for any form
of catarrh.
Il have since met MANY public speak k
erS and professional singers who used
them constantly A prominent Detroit
Ia wyer told me that StUarts Catarrh
Tablets kept his throat in fine shape
during the most trying weather. and that
lie had long since discarded the use II
cheap lozenges and troches on the ad-
vice of his physician that they con-
tanned so much tOlu. potash and opium
as To render their use a danger 80
health.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are large,
pleasant tasting lozenGes composed of
catarrhal antiseptics like Red Gum,
everywhere at % cents for full treat
ment.
They act upon the blood and mucous
membrane and their composition and re-
rarkabIe success has won the approval
of physicians. as we'll as thousands OF
sufferers from nasal catarrh. throat
troubles and catarTh Of stomach
a little book on treatment Of cstarrh
mailed free by addressing Z. \. Stuart
Co. Marshall, Mich
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-22
COLLEGE MEN BANQUET.
Celebration by the University
Club Members.

Eighty college men from the leading
universities of the country sat down last
night to the eleventh annual banquet of
the University club. in the clubs rooms.
The tables were arranged in the form of
the letter 1 and We're artiStically deco
rated with colo~ed ights. cut flowers,
flags aud COlors of many colleges. At IN
tCrVdlS while the feast was discussed. mu-
sic was played by an orchestra, punctu-
ated with college songs and imprOmptu
yells of Yale. Harvard. Cornell. Ann Ar
Dor. Princeton and the other great uni
versities. 1t was memorable occasion.
The postmaster. George L. Nye started
the flow of wit and wisdom by proposing
a toast to The Father of HIS Country"
which was drunk by the guests and mem
bers Of the club standing. Then Car
ence Z. Allen made a happy speech on
The Occasion" and President Joseph Il.
NingSbury spoke his sentiments on The
University of Utah
Sam G.. Park charmed the assembly
with "A Rag-Time Spasm.' and Willard
d. Thompson told some fairy tales about
Mines" Rev. William Paden responded
to the toast Lies" in a happy vein. The
topic assigned TO Adrian G.. Ellis, jr.. was
rs Marriage a Failure?' His response
was of the negative kind Or. Henry La
Motto spoke some lively sentiments on
The Army and Navy
The menu card and toast list were
unique productions of the printers art
on the covers was a miniature hatchet
in cherry wood, tied with black and red
ribbon The whole was made emblematic
of Washingtons birthday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-22
A
PATRIOTS BIRTH
Observance in Honor of Wash
ingtOn Yesterday and Today.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE UNI
VERsITY CLUB.

CELEBRATION Of Washington's birth
| day commenced yesterday and will
continue throughout today. which IS
really the anniversary. At the High
school was the oratorieal prize contest
under the auspices of the Sons and
Daughters of the American Revolution.
and in the evening occurred the annual
banquet of the University club. This aft
Crnoon and evening the Veteran Volun-
teer Firemen will give d reception on the
opening of their new home and there Will
be a similar function at the Twenty-see-
ond ward meeting house. In the evening
there will be several social entertainments
at private homes.
Throughout today the courts, banks and
the mining exchange will be closed, and
business will be practically suspended in
memory of the birth Of George Washing
ton. Sunday hours win govern al the
postofice. The general delivery will be
open from II TO l ana the carriers win
dOws will be open from noon to 1.