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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25
Sentenced by Wholesale.

More than 81 900 persons are now
under sentence OF death by railway nc
cident in the United States, execution to
occur during the next five years. The
$1,000 are Flooding along in blissful
ignorance OF their doom, but It Is gs
certain III the rising Of the sun, unless
startling rerur ms are instituted by the
railways III that period. Thus DIR.
Joseph Strong stated the case in IL lee.
ture the other night before the Ameri.
can Institute OF Social Sci vice. The
figures upon which he bases this es-
innate are interesting. During the last
five years 3S,S90 persons have beer
killed on the railways OF this country.
During that time there have be en- 253,-
S23 iDjured-a number greater than the
entire population Of Minneapolis. Tie
death rate averaged would be twenty
one Il day. II the ratio Of increase con.
tinues. the total number Of fatalities III
the next five years will be 8 ,SSl.
In the United States the rate of NOR
tality to ra 'lway employees during a year
is one for every 3OG employed. In Ger
many it is ] for every $50 and in 4 ustria
l Tor every l,CG7. Human life is held
twice us cheap here by the railways as
in Germany and three times as cheap as
i'll Austria. In injuries not fatnl the
comparison is still more humiliat,ng to
this country. In the United States l to
80 is injured, in Germany to 100 and
in Austria | III 2J2.
Duo allowance must be ma IL Tor the
speed OF our trHins, the impnssibility Of
making long stretches oi track through
comparatively thinly settled territory as
safe rs the roadways can he made in
Europe. 4 percentage 81 the casualties
among tho employees may be justly
charged to- the greater rrcklCssness OF
American workmrn. but when every
proper allowance IL made the diifcrcr CO
i'll railway mortality here and in Europe
is not accounted Tor except upon The
theory that "diey do some things better
abroad
State and government care Tor the
safety OF passengers and employees is
no. exercised hcTc ~ it is abroad md
perhaps wo should OBJECT to such "pater.
Dalism" IL it were attempted.
Thore In Il less general use Of safety mp.
pliance here and deadly grade cross
| ings are almost unknown in Europe
Minneapolis Times.
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Curious Action of Undtum.

A Russian doctor named LQudon. OF
ST. Petersburg. has published some in.
teresting observations relative TO tho
action Of the Decquerel rays on tho
nervous system and on the eye. lie
found that when n box containing bro.
mide OF radium was placed I'm "a cage In
which mice were kept tho animals he.
came pnralyzed and comntoso. and died
In i've days. He also found that persons
who arc either totally blind, or have
only tho feeblest possible perception OF
light, are peculiarly sensitive to the
Becquerel rays. and arc able to form
visual conceptions OF the contour OF OBJ.
jects tho shadows Of which arc shown
on a screen by means OF the a
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25
Incr.asinE Size OF Our Guns,

One OF the foremost authorities on
gun making, John F.. Meigs, tells much
that Is of interest III the Iron and Steel
number OF the Scientific American.
Among other things Mr.. Meigs Gays:
-Six.inch guns, which used 70 weigh H.
coo pounds, nov weigh Is 5000 { 2U,OOC
pounds. The weight OF the projectlle OF
these runs has not increased, and has
remained always 100 pounds, but the
velocity at which the projectile leaves
the gun has increased from about 1000
feet per second, Ill consequence OF a
three or four.fold increase III the charge
OF powder. II may he argued that this
c~hange-that If, the constantly in
creasing weight Of the guns OF a gwen cal
iber--is not a wise one. The great care
and attention bestowed upon the con.
venient and accurate moving OF the
guns, however, can be nothing but an
Improvement. The growth and progre rs
OF change in artillery constructions some.
ii mes seems arbitary-seems sometimes
TO be as arbitrary as the fashion in
clothes. Old guns made three hundred
years ago. which may he seen in the
arsenals in tn il country and in Euroge,
had but the same shape and were in
many respects similar to the guns OF to-
day. in the intermediate period. say
about ono hundred years ago, the guns
had shrubnci ~, and become shorter
and larger la 'iameter, with larger
bores. We are now returning, or per-
haps. more correctly, it should he said
we have returned, to the fashions in ar
tillery of three hundred years ago.
"Ihere are, Of course. many respects
in which the modern weapon has Il
great advantage over tie earlier one.
1t is made OF stronger steel, and ron.
centric hoops are ahrunken together,
whereby the power OF a gun to resist in
ter nal pressure is materially increased
But perhaps in 10 pla CO is the advan.
tage moro marked than in the better
mount or carriage OF the presen: time.
These are far better arranged thar they
used 70 be, and the consequence is that
the guns may be much more rapidly
and safely fred
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RUN.
Minute for Every Minute Gained
Over the

There is a little story coI.Gcted with
the record-breakinG run OF the Lowe
special over the Santa Fe. Chicago to
Los Angeles. in less than 53 hours.
which is not generally known.
II is related thai Mr.. Lowe offered
the engineer Who hauled TIE train from
San BesnrTd!:.o TO Los Anseles-on the
home-siI,.cI OF 60 miles-tne sum Of
$50 q =: = FOR every minute gained
over e !ule. Engineer Warboy
turnC! I'll @Hsels at a 5~0-seCond clip for
Carh = 70 ~.,lssdena. but had 10 slow
down ! q ,,OIrbs Of Los Angeles. He
pul!si g - : Grlnie staten. Los An
Eeics "- O., minutes after leaving San
Bern'-'.rJ gaining nine minutes on the
wnirlNinL schedule and thereby earn
Ing $50 extra pin money.
The Santa Re passenger department
will Don publish q pamphIe: giving full
details OF the swift flight OF the Lowe
special. which In several instances eS-
ceeded 80 miles an hour. An average Of
nearly - miles an hour was maintained.
In the face Of having to cross four high
ranges of the Rockies. and with little
previous selection Of engines or crews
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25
UP TO rmE

IL the cost Of the Jail work equals or
exceeds $500. there is a way provided by
section 2l2i OF the compiled laws by
which any resident taxpayer OF the
county can prevent the payment OF the
claim until it is in Investigated. This
section says:
@Any person being a resident and
taxpayer OF tie county may appear be.
fore and file with the Board u County
Commissioned OF the county wherein
he resides written objections to the al
lowance Of any claim or claims demand
or demands against the county. Such
objections in writing shall properly de-
scribe the claims or demands objected
to, and the Board OF County Com
missioners shall file the same and en-
body such objections III the records OF
their proceedings, and lay such ciaims
or demands on the table for a definite
period OF time, not less than ten days
at the expiration Of which time they
may proceed to consider h claims or
demands so objected To-, together with
the objections, unless proceedings have
been instituted in a court OF competent
jurisdiction to determine the validity OF
such claims OF deman Is"
II this section OF the statutes is ,et i'll
operation. the commissioners c,uno
take any snap judgment upon the tax.
payers, such is was taken in IL metal
box business several years ago. In that
case the bills were allowed and paid be.
to:e the taxpayers knew what was going
on. In this case the fraudulent character
Of the transaction has been fully expos.
ed aud the taxpayers now have the
ean in their power to prevent the pay
meut of the claim until an action can be
be gun in the District Court to test its
validity.
The INDEPENDENT therefore, leaves
the matter with the taxpayers. IL they
In this case it will not be long before
other contracts Of the same nature will
ne let and the county will witness u
saturnalia OF fraud and corruption. |
1lOy wv " ShhSbOh ~ hhS9 EhoHiA
the law in motion and stop frauds Of
that kind in their inc%ipiency.
Let It be distinctly understood that III
the discussion Of this matter the IHDE
PENDENT has not been aciuated by NAL
ice against anyone. Its stand would
have been the same il any person or firm
other than the ". T. Smith Company
were doing this work. Its only motive
has been to protect tile taxpayers OF the
county against CONTRACTS made in viola
ton of lie letter and spirit ot the law.
The matter is now left with the COM
m~issioncrs. the district attorney, the
auditor and the taxpayers. II each does
his duty the contract, il fraudulent,
cannot he "onsummated.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25
Reserves Nearly Everything.

At Auburn considerable comment has
been made upon the new form ~ deed
Of conveyance OF railroad lands which
has recently made it, app'nr amer on
the records.
According to the form, the rniiroad
company reserves IN the land sold, all
iron, coal, Ignite, nsrhalium. petroleum
aud other minerals. II reserves the
right to prospect upon such conveyed
lands nj any time for tia min"rnIS md
Ia Use so much Of said lands aa may be
necessary Tor the CONVEX lent operation
0f snch prospecting mining and ro.
moval ~ minerals and other sub
stHncCs.
With this r~oscrvatiOt the land is
subject nj any time 4" invasion Tor min.
cral purposes. aud I" purchase land
with the above referred tO clause will
not hold out "llurrup Inducements 10 in.
tending purchm ers. especially in the
well known mineral bearing sections.
When the rAilrond con pai,y sc"ka 10
patent its lands ia Nevada. tho people
viii have Ia keep th,ir cyce open or
they will have the State by the throat.
advises n California contemporary,
they will undoubtedly get away with
large quantities Of mineral land IN my
event.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25
N OF THE FOREST.
Continent VIII Dry Up II Present De-
Processes Continue
Experience of Old World.

The climatic histor, OF the old worlt
will repeat itself in america. says the
National ". .azine. II forest Gestruc-
ton. n is PR sem rate OF Tecflessness,
should 81. &c Iv"n lorcsr. our CONT
rent viii - To cry up. So will an
orator who should venture to urge that
feet upon : Doodle legislature. in this
era OF lumber trusts. But the fact re-
mains. ard its Significance may be In
ferred from the experience OF the NsLi-
%terraneau coast lanes. where thousands
Of god gardens have been turned Into
Gehernas of wrctchedrcsS I'D taso!a-
ton. BY tree obstruction aiL-.e : terri
tory OF $500. 600 square miles haa been
withdrawn from the habitable area OF
our planet. The physical history Of the
eastern hemisphere is the history OF a
desert that originated somewhere Eear
the cradle OF the Caucasian race-in Bac-
tria. perhaps. and spreading westward
and southwark. has bli2hied the EGers
Of three continents like a t~evouring nre
and is now scorching the west coast OF
Africa and sending its warning sane
clouds far out to seaward.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25
Fuel ofthe Future.

II wac recently calculated that the Wis
IDLE coal ~supply-which is never visible
till it is brought to the surface, hence
the real meaning lie, the calculated sup.
ply would last the world FOR about a
hundred years longer. But within a few
weeks reports OF remarkable discover.
les Of uew beds have been brought from
the Middle West, where anthracite Is III
legged to have been discoveries; from the
South. especially in Tennessee, about 1C
miles from Knoxville. and III the Peace
River region Of Athabasca, where it is
claimed that 250,0OO,COO tons are in
sight" The supplies in China are also
considerable and il Grant Land and
Grinuell Land can be reached more
easily in future, there are deposits in
those Arctic regions hat may be work.
cd At IA profit,
And i'll spite Of the activity OF foref
choppers aud burners. farmers and 9TH
ers vino utilize the products oi the soil,
the world is still putting forth so con.
siderable IA quantity ot vegetation that
the making Of new coal may be gong
on, unconscious to u, and not TO be
completed for centuries Every bog is
possible peat bed, and peat Is but un'
hardened coal. The great fern forests
and marshes 81 cnlamus That We are
burning To- under our boilers and in
CRATES no longer exist, but we have cer
tain 81 their ~analugues. and no attempt
has been made by scicntiti; authorizes
to estimate the mass or value OF poten.
tial fuel that is being stored in odd cor
ners Of the earth today.
But possibly ;lIe fuel Of the future
will he water. That is. we shall moi
urn much Of it, but we shall use it for
heating purposes by covering the force
Of its fall into electric currents, as the!
are doing already at Niagara and On the
upper Hudson. For our posterity the
blazing hearth shall not burn, the fam
lily will collect about Il steel plate. On
cold nights, and do the cooking over 4
metal basket. Most OF the wood will be
obliterated by that time, and with them
OF course, the streams will go; hence sc
must look to sec the power Of tho ocean
converted into electricity. But it il II
comfort to know that We have coal Il
burn for n few years. brooklyn Eng lie
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25
An Anatomical Curiosity.

BRooKrSs, s. D.. Dec. 1S.-Surprising
results have developed at a post norteuI
examination on the body OF William Al.
lison, 81 years old, who died after ten
days ,ilness apparently from inflamma-
ton Of the stomach. The young man
had said be had been poisoned and to
satisfy the family a post mortem was
held. The surgeons found a most pecu-
liar displacement of the internal organs.
The operators found an opening through
the diaphragm and a dilated stomach,
nearly three times normal size, COM
pletely filling the left side OF the thor
acic cavity, taking the place Of the left
lung. There vas 10 left lung. only a
small r~udimentary lung, about ne inch
thick and three inches square. Lying
under the stomach was found the as.
cending descending colon with the ap-
pendi1 attached in it's usual place on
the lower end OF the colon and a!sJ i'll
the thoracic cavity.
The heart was located OIL the lower
right side OF the thoracic cavity eI-
tending parallel and next to :he spinal
column between the second and fifth
ribs. The right lung was not normal
size.
There is no question but that the an.
atomical maltormation OF the different
organs had existed from infancy,
The Young man had never been i'll
and this is the reason his peculiar con
dition has never been discovered. The
case Is believed to be one OF the most
remarkable in the history OF surgery.
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a Fine SiDrT.

This forenoon the reporter took n look
through the new store Of tho Tbos.
Hunter Company and was greatly sur
priscG and pleased ai what he saw The
main room IL fitted up with the lntest
improved counters aud shelving, vcgc.
table stands, rcfrigerators for butter.
vegetables. cuts NJ meat, sausagcs, ctr..
butcher blocks and meat racks.
The buck room contains a large retrig.
orator that will bold u ton and Il half
OF ice. Meat in tho carcass will DO kept
in THE refrigerator. a sausage grinding
plant will be installed in this room.
The ceiltr extending the whole length
aud width OF the building IL full OF the
choicest groceries. provisions. etc. Tho
im,nonsr stock now on hand will be nd.
died. 10 hs il il the intention NJ the com
pany to keep their stock up 10 tho high.
Csi water mHr,i al all times.
The plate glass front floods the storo
with light 10y day and numerous electric
lighis will make 1t n palace ~ bcnuiy by
night. When The tiniehiug touches are
put upon tho counters and shel wing. the
store Of the Thomas Hunter Company
will have no equal between Ogden aud
San Francisco. Tho oSn ers have u right
to be proud Of II.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25
PROFITS OF PUGILISM.
Large sums Rcnllred by the Leading
Prize Fighters In Their
ENGAGEMENTS.

It's a profitable business-this prize
fighting. after one gets to weigh a
couple OF hundred pounds and can boast
or having knocked cut" n score or two
Of men. says the Baltimore News. For
his part OF the proceedings in the recent
fight. J~effries has been able to add TO
his bank account nearly $50, 900. while
Corbetts roll has been increased n
shade less han 81 900. OF course, the
training expenses amounted to some
thing. but when the men have attained
such notoricty rs the two principals in
question have, ii Is generally the GUS
tom for enterprising r%oadhouses to fall
over themselves bidding for the honor
or entertaining them during the weeks
or preparation. Nearly all OF the fig
ures mentioned for each man will be
clear profit, and II is n pretty tidy salary
for half an hours work, even though
that work consists OF being n choDping
block for the other fellow. Besides, the
prominence with which each man Is
again brought before the country on the
eve OF another season on the stage Is an
asset which must not be overlooked
Such fights as that of a few weeks mo
don't need to be faxed" Each man
realized that there had been nothing
doing" for so long that he was dropping
from public vision. which means death
In the supplementary profession each
has chosen.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25
The Pour Uuion.

The report which originated with the
Tonopah papers, and which received
wide circulation to the effect that a COM
mittee from a labor union OF that town,
led by it's President, had III the middle
OF the right marched upon Chinatown,
and beaten its inhabitants over the head
with revolveH, robbed them, and sent
them out to perish upon the desert,
where an aged Chinaman was actually
found beaten to death proves to have
been greatly exaggerated probably
caused by the bitter enmity OF those
papers against the union and love OF
Chinese. 1t turns ont, that in order to
clear themselves OF tie imputation. the
men got themselves indicted and tried,
and after "a very thorough, fair and inn
partial trial lasting over n week. the jury
found that the Chinese epticed these
men down To Chinatown, and when they
got them into their deus, they firmly
inserted their shirt collars i'll tliei left
hands, aud placing u revolver i'll their
right, they butted their heads up agains.
them trying to break their weapons.
One old Chinaman, more viscious and
insistent than the others. actually died
from the effects OF his ~exertion. The
proofs being so clear, the jury promptly
returned ii verdict i'll accordance with
the Observation-Disclosures in Courier.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25
Sultan Of Turkey Forbids tho Use OF
Lnrd In Toilet Prep
Hrntiona.

Tho beauty experts have had n 40.
we're setback In tho Turkish cnpital
since the sultnn's thirst for knowlcdp,
led him 10 look into tho ingrodlonts of
cosmetics and pomadcJ.
Learning that n largo majority of
these articles. dear To The heart of
woman. are mixed with pork lard. All.
dul IInm!h Mt once put n royai prohibit.
ton NJ on tho importation and sale Of
such 'iinpIrity." Hn IuYo,od tbt
command Of the koran. bidding the
faithful abjurc all things apprrtaInIne
To a pig.
Manufacturers of soaps and nlhn,
toilet h~r'l.ilR have been r1tIHnd thu,
only such rs arc oyAmpi fran nil sIa.
plclon 0f tho unclran will 10 accon,.
able, Small merchants arc buyIng IN
the unor,h"bor merchandise prohibited
by the sultan.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-25
4 Pleasant Party.

Elko Lodge X. OF =. gave a very pleas
ant dance last evening to the children.
1t was largely attended and the little
ones enjoyed themselves to the fullest
measure. At ten O'Clock a splendid
lunch was spread for the children iii the
banquet hall adjoining the lodge rom,
snd the older folks took the floor. Dane
ing was kept up by them until well into
the wee sma' hopr=. 1t was a most en-
ioyab!e occasion and will not o be
forgotten, especially by the little ones.
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n han.

DO women know why II If that aB.
trakhan. or Persian lamb, costs 30
much2 II isn's because ~ and 81 IL.
self il il especially beautiful, or es.
pccially becoming, Tor il is neither. II
If the cost Of life that they arc paying
for. just as the female is about TO give
birth Ia the kid, she IL kill I'd. and the
skiu st stripped from the Unborn, but often
living, little ono. Tins inhunap prac.
ticc ia owing to the fact that only in
this way can the soft, fine silkincss Of
tho ekin bc preserved After birth it
bcromce harsh nnl wir.. Two lives
must 30 taken to get on" small skin. and
this ia WIN, ma'tca nstralhan So dear.
This too. It why | .huddcr when | sec
Il woman wearing nv aalfHthan cont Or
cape.-Cclia Logan.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.
Subscribe for the IxprpEspIxr.

Subscribe Tor the lNpEPESDENT.
Hot chicken ,amalcs served every
evening at Lang'r. Fresh every day.
The Orthopedic Is the best walking
shoe in the market foF men at Seymour
Jacobs.
New line OF childrcus and boys suits
and overcoats Just received mt Engler
Cos.
The best in iewelry AMI silver novel
ties for Christmas presents at l.. J. VIM
termantel Cos.
A carload Of Anheu ser Bush kcg beer
Just received at the Club saloon will be-
r,,.iled in quantities Ia suit the trHdc.
Elegant line Of muillers. silk anal linen
handkerchief, suspenders a,m! necisties
tor the holidays ut Enrler Co.'S
Santa Claus is rcigu;ng supreme at
Engler'=. Counters, tables anc show
cases ar. overloaded with beautiful dolls
and many other artistic novelties.
4 Black Fur Boa was taken by mis-
take from \. y. U. ". Hall Thursday
\. VI, Party having it will please l"av"
1t at this office and get the reward.
The Reed Brothers have started Il Il III!
ing business in Elko. They will do
all worK il their lire III short notice.
\. -harc u: the public patronage l. 81.
licitei.
Lee lIarbm has started II IRA! ing bus
mess aud is prepared to do nil work i'll
that line. A share of the public rat
ruragc Ii solicited.
All persons buying ii dollars worth oi
goods at Seymour Jacobs bet wccn 10Y
and Christ nA.s eve will receive Il ticket
cnti'lrr them to n nance III Il $50 doll.
The doll is now on cxhihi,i"u in the
show window.
v. T.. Gulltgser. at Jones old Stand
is prepared to 60 Understandings III all
~ its branches at prices I" suit the
times. Horse shnriuG and WAGON work Il
speciality. All work rTnrnut"cd Take
yuur work to Mr.. Gu}daGE"r'- .h"p 4
you want II lone well ana at r, Hs oLatI"
prices.
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Di-suIu'Inu 1T rHriu. r-hip,

The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Peter s. Miller and John II. Butler,
doing business rs the ElkO Bottling Works
under the firm name OF Miller Il Butler,
is hereby dissolved by mutual consent.
All bills due the firm are payable to Peter
5. Miller at the EIko Bottling Works, and
all debts owing by the. firm will he paid
by him on presentation Of bill.
PETER s. MILLER,
JOHN II. BUTLER.
Elko, Nevada, December ,, 1903.