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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-19

The 'getTich-quick" scandal is only warming up.
declared that President Roosevelt viii TO the
Of far federal officials under him took any
are involved
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-19

The Panama canal scheme is not the only one bill
authorizing bond issue Of SOL 100000 for 3000ton
barge canal has been reported fsvorably the legislature
Of New York
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-19

What is the path your heart paved wth?-Atchison
Globe
lican
A woman's smile jack snpe on toast and fattery.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-19

The valuation Of railways. by personal inspection o
the board OF assessors il fraud too sarns 10 be aEe
sfrip1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-19

Charley Curtis is at home and Topeka in her renewed
feeling Of security is assuming her former air q chTp
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-19

New York jury has fixed the value Of a mans les
at $1,000 Would you sell Of your legs for that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-19

Wireless teiegraphy We have Shall We ever
haze wireless poltcs7
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18

Carson CITY, Nov. S

Carson City, New, Sept. 10.
Following is the report Of the Weekly
Crop Bulletin, for the week ending
Sept. l4th.
The temperature during the past week
was generally below normal. especially
during the latter part, when stormy and
unsettled weather prevailed. There
was light fall Of snow on some OF the
high mountain ranges ON the 9th, 10th
and 18th. Light rain occurred on the
18th and 18th, but not enough to he Of
much benefit to growing vegetation.
Light To heavy FROST i'll Elko 1nd White
Pine counties on the 7th and Sth dam.
aged minor crops III exposed localities.
y severe aud destructive frost occurred
ou the morning OF the lith. causing an
immense amount ni damage to corn,
potatoes and garden vegetables III var.
ions parts OF the State.
Generally tho weather OF the week
hns been favorable for harvesting opcr-
atioDR, but is was much too cold Tor
growth Of late vegetation.
Tho harvesting OF hay and gram in
practically over, except i'll few Of the
late districts, where it is nearing com.
pletion. Thrashrng is well un,ler way
and yields arc reported as being satis-
factory. Hay bnlinR IL progressing
rapidly. Prospects for fruit contIaue
favorable. Tho condition OF stock is rc.
ported as being satisfactory, although
range feed is rather poor ir most local..
ties. Irrigation water is very scarce
throughout tho Statc. Warmer weather,
which may be expected. is needed Tor
maturing late crops.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
Mothers Love,

On II beautiful sunshny dny mn angel
How down from tho portals OF heaven to
visit the cRrth in search ot some token
OF beauty for eternity. The angel look.
cd into garden OF flowers and thought
II boquet tho most beautiful thing to
tako on its return; but little later on
bright child was seen TO smile on it's
beautiful mother. That, snid tho angel,
is moro beautiful than the flowers. So
tho smile wRs also taken. 1'hon the nm.
gel behcld tho mothers love 20 on,
strong to her offspring. That too, was
beautiful. Tho angel took this and with
the three flew back 10 heavens gntcs.
Before entering tho Eternal presence IL
looked over the tokens oi the visi. and
found thai the ilswcre had w,thcrcd.
Tho smile Of the child had vanis he'd =,
but the mothers love remained constant
and beautiful. SO the flowers and tho
smile wcro cast aside and tho angcl flew
in through the pcarly gaies with the
mothers love which nlonc Of all things
Of Garth wna most bcnutiiul."- Sam
Jones.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
DON'T DO THAT.

Some men spcGI all their time loaiinr
around waiting for soft job with biz
salary attachment to strike them. Dom,
| do that
The honey bee spends the summer
working to make honey Tor mau to steal
from him. But the bee knows no better
The miscr boards his money through
privation and distress for some heir Ia
squnnder. Don't do that
There IRE some people who waut
~ badly Ia appear swell that they
lock up the front ~ the house und
live IL IL back room upstairs all sum.
m"r III order To have people believe
they were at the seaEh0re. Don't do
that.
We know men so constr uted that all
the time they are not curryinr their fav
orite horses they are ecolding their chill.
dr"n. Don't do that.
He is not yet obsn:,te-,Ee mean the
fresh Young doctor who trles to make
people believe that hc is busy by whip.
l'''t ~" 'ii run
the village street. There are men in
other lines of business who try the same
dodge, but they deceive no one. Don't
tio TINT
We never see young man who
thinks II IL smart I" pretend tha; he
Is -half.scns over without desiring To-
walk mp 10 him and say. Don't do
TINT
Ia. biggest boor IN earth Is the old
man who tries to act like n boy when
there are lot Of Young women around.
Don't do that.
The foolish man wastes his morning
hours III dreaming about what he m
tends doing in the afternoon. Don't do
that.
1t is possible for a man to build such a
fine house that il can never seem like a
home. Don't ho that
There are those who spend so much
time trying to ape the ways Of great
men that they never have time to achieve
greatness themselves. Don't do that -
COmmOucr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
HiD DAYS FOR nEpUnLICs.

ThCIc ar" bad days for Republics.
Tia; which has been known us the mic.
est republic in the world has recently
been dest rnyrd. Tho Berlin correapun.
den, for the New York Wo:li says:
-AItcnherg. or Mur.sne', the neutral
district covering barely 4 square mile
and Il hail aud having population oi
2,JOO. has passed To the control Of Bel.
gum, Prussia having surrendered her
Claim f"r "A cash considcrdtinu not DIS
closed. This nook, where Holland, Bel
gium and Prussia NEE, following the
NapOlc"nic settlement. WAS claimed 10y
both Belgium and Prussia These two
countries agreed III 1876 t" let the in
habitants ruie themselves and since
then Moresuet has been practically h
republic governed Toy IN elected may OF
and ten councllmen. the statutes being
the Code Napo"on. Trade was abso-
ln,cly free and the people were exempt
from military service. The republic
got along very well until few months
ago, when gamblers from Liegc Obtain
cd the cOuncimcn's consent Ia erect Il
gambling pavilion III Morcsnei, design
ed tn rival Monte Carlo. The concess-
ionaires agreed to build electric rail.
roads to ne:ghhorIng towns, to maintain
parks and varinus institutions, and
III this way Ia share the profits nf
the roulct"c tables with every inhabit.
ant. \ casino WAS opened Inst week.
and the German aud Belgian press con-
tanned reports ~ the distinguished
persons surrounding the tables, especi-
ally rch youths from Cologne. Tins
publicity hGs now resulted III Prussia
selling her claim to Belgium
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
Volume 37.


Through the courtesy OF W. y. Lin.
tan IL wadsworth Dispatch reporter ac-
cOmpanied hIT la the canal site where
the Stone Company hus Just started to
dig ito section M per contract will,
Uncle Sam. =.
The point OF commencement we judpc
to he iess than thrcc miles South bear
ing very little east from Wadsworth.
Whan the fiat is reached the smoke OF
the Immense steam shovel may be seen
curling lazily skHwarI.
1t took live days Of hard work tn
move the shovel from Wadsworth to
where II Is now at work. The moving
WAS done 10y laying actions OF :empor.
AIRY railroad trnck and III such manner
all the steam shovels will have tn be
moved.
The machine is one Of tn" Inrgest and
most powerful ~ its kind, and at each
lift brings with it about two tons uf
dirt.
I'll" Stone Company hns contracted to
c"nHtruct seventeen miles of the canal.
When the work is under way at full ca.
pacity there will I've fonr or five Of the
hig machines III operation at different
points along the .hc line, and within
fcw weeks ut least on" machine ioI
every five miles Of the canal
Stone Compuuy's wagons, harness
and equipments are arriving daily. \
camp Inns been mada ahnui "A mile east
~ the point ~ commencement.
To-day there were twcniy.six men at
work. They work eight hours day
and labUrcrs receive e., pay ing - cents
per day for board.
When the crews now working Tor ,hc
company III California arrive there will
hcc two shifts at work, one from n. III.
until noon. thc other from 30 =. IN. to
" =. IN.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
what tho I'rruchcr said.

When Governor Cummina nfIowa was
approached by "a notoriOus office seeker
and political panhandlcr for political
promise faw days ago he iudulged in
the following story:
a. colorcd preacher whom | once lis.
tened I" made q strong appeal to save
his church 10y increasing It's member.
ship The Sabbath proceeding the con-
tribution hat had been filed with but
tons and mutilatcd coins.
-Bru:hurn, | am tryin' tu prove ab
strepuously TINT de Lord God has des.
piIablc hate for decciver and ialsiii
or, md you can't propogast HIM by no
mutintions. and ! solicit eagerly and
pOintedly that the pussons what put
the III mutilatioHs and deceptiiudcs in
the contribution hat Inst Sunday will
not come forward when calls Tor those
who wish to pledge themselves to sup.
port this church and it's pastor
"lho entire congregation took the
pledge
The office seeker enjoyed the story,
but felt su embarrassed that he went
nway wiihon: any pledge. York
Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
Elko, Nevada, Friday, September Is. 1908


Deputy U. S Marshal Gamble OF San
Francisco has made a confession to us.
District Attorney Woodworth OF his
connection with the substitution of old
and dccrcpit Cinnamon tu Inhng Chin.
amer under sentence OF deportation.
released under bond Of two thousand
dollars.
His confession duplicates several well
known Chinese and white men, some IT
whom are in the employ OF the govern
ment and ut Least one deputy sheriff.
In his confession Gamble declared
TINT he went to the Jail in San Francisco
and received from Deputy Sheriff Dash.
or the six Ghinamen who wore under
sentence of deportation.
They hal been thoroughly coached
by somebody i'll the Jail and were thus
aware Of the desperate plan Ia hood
wink the United States officials and cir
cumvent them in their efforts to send
then back Ia China. After leaving the
county jail with his six charges, Gam
Bile walked several blocks with them in
the direction OF the Appraisers building
and he, decmiuG the time opportunc,
signalled the men and they disappeared
up the street. secure III their liberty.
Gamble ther went to tie App-ais cr's
building and me. one HON Tom and
Wong Tin, Chinese confcderatcs, who
turned six aged Mongolians over tn
Gamble. Securing II hack. Gtu.bie
took the Substitutes to the dock. where,
later on, the fraud was discovered in,i "A
trade which has prevailed for years re-
ceived its death blow. Gamb,'t con.
tessinn completely upSets ;be stories Of
several Of the suspected parties.
Several more arrCsts will probably he
made rs a result OF CANDLES confes
zion, which ia is reported was made
under promises OF such nature MS to
assure Gamble thai he will not be made
to suffer very much for hi+ connection
with the plot.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
Strange writtnC-.

Finn O'CoDnnr, president Of the MIN.
crs's Union. WIS i'll from Juniper camp
last Friday to attend the meeting. lie
tells II strange story that it would be
we'll for nntiqnarians and scientists la
look into. Tim states that while ont
hunting onr day last week some dis
tnnce from the camp. he began to feel
pretty thirsty and decided to look
ar0nnd Tor water. After searching for
Il considerable time without success, he
came Ia the foot Of II high peak and sat
down to rest. While thinking over his
hard LUCY, he thought il would he a
good plnn tO ascend to the top nf the
mountain aud take observations. Aftcr
a tcdious climb he reached the summit
when, behold his surprise Ia find u
small stream ~ watcr coming from u
spring and falling over u pcrpcndiCulnr
ciH 100 feet III height. lie then dis.
covered that ihiF cliiT was covered with
II strange writing, aud fcw days Inter
while nj Needles, he found butcher
who had sren the writings and who dc.
clarcs tbai no lndians are able To eS-
plain their mcnnimg. Tin says nc is
going there again with camera and
will send u photograph of tho Gill to the
Smithsonian nstItutc.--LincCln Coun.
Is Scarchlight.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18

Over million dollars have been taken
from the Osccola placcra, and there is ms
yet no apparent end 10 the wealth oi
TINT locality.
Tho lick Of water is the great draw
back. About elk weeks IN the year is
all tim, cnn bc dcportlcd upon and dur
ing TINT time the miners are busy as
farm hands III hnyiug time. Nuggets
vurying in value from II few cents tc
over slO0 are common. PrOspcctort
have tried nrmbcr of timcs 10 diacov
or tho lodge, but without nuccCss II
must bc confessed TINT the search hn'
boon in rnthcr dcsullory manner md
il ,s;;.4t a!ro ~ Ia-ma IL: mind th..i i: ::
difficult and cxpcnsIvc country IT, OK
rlorr. Dry washing Inns been tried viii
indifferent success. ea.-DcLamar Lode.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18

Tho pnfsrng ~ sentence upon James
Hughes and John Reeves, who plcad
guilty 4" burglary yesterday, wRa the
principal busiurRE before Judge Brown
today. Both ~ the defendants made
statements IN which they rlnmcd TINT
this WA their Ii'st offence and TINT they
were sn lrunl, thni they did not know
what they wore doing when they broke
into Wintcrmnntgfs jcwClry store.
Hughes stated that his home IL inSiarys'
willie, California. whcro no hal n mother
living. Reeves said hc had served
three yours IN tho army and hhd nm
honorable discharge md tlInl lis home
waa in 81 Louie, Missouri. Reeves shed
i"ara during his abatement. Both mon
plcad Tor lcnicncy, but Judge tIrown
~na not ~ n worry n:.tcnt mood. lIo
told tho defendants That hc could not
believe their statements and scOfed
Reeves for breaking tho oath hC took tO
obey and uphold tho law when ho enter
cd the army " the United Staics. llC
clnasCd Reeves ns the riuglCHdCr ~ the
burglary aud rcntcnCrd him to four
years md six months in tho pcni,cnti'
ary. lIughcs he let oIT with three yrHra
Tho sentences pussrd on thcee defend
nnta should serve ha u notice io tho
criminal element ~ our midat that thcy
cannot commit crimes while Judge
Brown IL on the bench aud expect To- ca
cnpc the penalty 10y pleading drunken
moss.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18

II the same idea 81 right aud Justice
existed III Nevada ns has been demon
str"t"h in California the past few hours.
warden Wilkinson wuud be sent to the
pen the first time he shovel Ina nose in
NEVADA for allowing his escaped con
NIc's tO come here.
Joe O'Drtt", superintendent ~ tho
Mashn" Comfy Hospital, is the latest
victim ~ the funny laws they have over
~ California. lie rot in jill yestcriny
attorney had fixed up his honda for $500
and arranged by wire for them tO bc
signed over in the nciphboring State.
\ part 81 tho story is ancient. II
seems tint an olh Inrnlytic wns shipped
up here months md months ago by SRc
rnmcHto county 0flicials who got tired
nf caring Tor him. rho Washon County
commissioners promptly scnt him back.
Over the hill came the cripple M soon
M he landed IN Sacramento. Thus the
game Of bntticdurc aud rhutilCcuck hnE
been going on Tor months.
Finally the old man, who had been
boarded here Tor several woeks, OK.
pressed the desire Ia he taken To Plumas
county. where his home was. Supcrin.
tchdcnt O'Dcitc accompanied him To-
Quincy, hut no sooner was ODettc il
TINT village bcfor" warrant was served
"n him md he was marched away tn jail
on the charge 81 bringing u paupcr into
the state. -,Imrnaf
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
4 Hard winter.

Louis Dean is close observer of
weather aud ho aays TINT this winter
will bc as hard ns the hard winter TINT
killed So many cattle early IN the
00'a.
, MIR. Dean ia willing to hnznrd his rcr.
uiation on the prediction. Itcattlc md
sheep men think to bc fornwnrncd Is to
be fore armed they will probably net on
the sugRcs,ion and II not they will turn
their stock ont as usual md count the
dead ouce ncx, spring 49, Gnzo,tc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
Inmea Wntdncr, tho famons mininl

,Iamcs Wnrdncr, tho famous mining
man, Tor whom Wardncr, Idaho. and
Wardncr. Is. c., were named 10 dying 0i
blood poisoning in n Milwaukee, hospit.
nj. while on y recent trip with n party
of capitalists through Nevada, wardncr
drank from stream by the roadside. \
cyanide plant discharged into the
at rcam just above nnd Watdncr swnl
lode como oi tho chemical solution uscd
IN the ci anidc process. 70 this IL ns'
cribcd tho origin Of tho disCHac will
which he ig afflicted.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
Jamce T.. Ilallock, cx.S,ato Controller

Jamcs +. llallock, cS.Stnto Controller
of Nevada died in San Francisco Sun
dny morning Mr.. IInllock came Ia the
state in its cnrly days and engaged in
business at Hamilton, White Pine coun.
ty. lie nftcrwnrh went to Pirchr.
where hc held the portion of collector
for tho Floral Springs Water Company.
In 1878 hc was elected Controller on the
Republican ticket and VIM rc.clcrteh in
1882 mud 1886 A, the expiration ni his
third term hc went to San Francisco
mud took position Mt tho Palace lIotcl
Ito wns thorough man in every ro'
spec. and mGdc mn excellent record ns II
state official. Peace To his ashcs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
Died fruin IIls Wounds.

Iaptistc Snvornin who WIS stabbed
by his employer, GcrmRihe Savornin, at
the laitcr's sheep camp i'll the mountains
north oi Paradise. died mt Winnomucca
yesterday morning. The preliminary
examination of Gcrmainc Savornin on
the charge of assault with intent tO kill
was held last wpcl; and he was bound
over To appear before tho Humboldt
county grand jury on that charge with
bnnds fixed nj $1,000. lie gave the
bonds and was mt Paradise when his vie.
tim died IIc was arrested nn the charge
OF murder yesterday and taken to Win.
ncmuccn. Tie c0roncr's jury TINT iu-
vcstigaicd the death OF Iiaptistc Savor-
min found TINT he came to his death
from wound in the abdomen madc hy
knife in the haads. Oi Gcrmainc
Savornin. Tho Standard Rays tho dead
man wns native ot France aged 81
years md had been II resident ni llum-
bolJt county Tor twenty ycnra. lilo wRs
generous and iDdust rious nrd was we'll
liked by everybody,
The Washington times., 1903-09-21
ENOCH ARDEN IN
THE ARMY OF FRANCE
Thought Dead in Madagascar, He
Returns to Find Wife Lost.

PARIS, Sept. PA transport just ar
rived from Madagascar brought to
France Lieutenant Rabler. OF the French
foreign legion, who was a member Of the
army of invasion Of 1895 that upset the
Hoya government and made the island a
French colony.
Rabicr, it seems. was wounded on the
march to Tananarivo and, thinking his
last hour had come, gave his Jewels and
the papers he carried TO his servant
to deliver to Madame Rabler. The
order was carried out. and the army
register and civil courts declared Rabier
dead
But. as a matter OF TACT, he was touul
by female Hova Samaritan. who
nursed him back to life, and. having suc-
ceeded. carried off the pretty white nan
to the mountains and kept him a slave
The slavery was not very hard. though
At any rate, Rabier was not released o.
exchanged at the conclusion OF peace
and only some six OF eight weeks ago
he was accidentally discovered by a
French body OF troops sent to explore
the country.
They found him in entire ignorance o
political events since October, 1885. II,
had no idea that Madagascar had be
come French colony. and was over.
joyed at the prospect OF going home.
President Loubet has given orders e
re-enter Rabiers name on the arm;
records, and he will be given captains
commission. also the Legion of Honor
/ But Rabier is disconsolate despite thcs,
advantages, for his beloved wife is FOR.
ever lost 10 him. Twelve months aftei
he WAS legally declared dead Madam,
Rabier married another, and this mar
| riage is legal. according 70 French law
The Washington times., 1903-09-21
IMPORTS FROM TURKEY
GREATER THAN EXPORTS
Balance of Trade Decidly Against
the United States.

Commerce between the United States
and Turkey amounts to $4,000 900 piasters
annually This seems like very con-
siderable sum. but its apparent magni-
tude is somewhat reduced by the matter
of-faet announcement OF the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. through
its Bureau of Statistics. that a plaster
is only AZ cents in value Cor to be more
accurate. A cents). These are the fig
ures of the Turkish government. Re-
duced TO United States currency, they
give a total value Of little more than
$4,000, O0O
The figures OF the Bureau of Statistics,
however. state our total commerce with
Turkey last year at about sc. OOO. 900 with
Turkey in Europe and about 5000, 900
with Turkey In Asia. IL that of Turkeys
dependency in Africa-Egypt-wer in
cluded, the total would be about s23,-
10000. but the figures OF the Turkish
government, regarding its foreign com
merce, do not include that OF Egypt.
Including all of the possessions OF
Turkey. our total commerce with it last
year was. in round terms. S23. 900 900. of
which S1.313. 4O7 was exports and s21.-
1884, 53 imports.
OF the exports to Turkey in Europe in
1902 (the detailed figures of 1903 are not
yet available. s165. 900 was cotton man
ufactures. S111.7S5 provisions, S67 PSI ag-
ricultural implements, and SIS. 29s man
ufactures Of iron and steel OF the ex-
ports TO Turkey In Asia In 1902. manu-
features OF iron and steel amounted to
S64 .4S9; cotton manufactures. $45.145, and
agricultural implements. $1S,440. To
Turkey in Africa. breadstuffs exported
amounted to S971.557; iron and steel
manufactures. $50 sos: mineral oil. $S5,-
I 345. and cotton manufactures. $24.237.
/ OF the imports from Turkish territory
the principal from Turkey in Europe
were rugs and carpets, 1888 .2sS; to-
bacco, SS4O,S74; hides and skins (chiehy
goatskins). Ssl2,21S; oils. s206.292. and
wool. $1S7 .79S. From Turkey in Asia
licorice root was tho largest item. $751;
2s7; wool, 1915, 27S; opium. s4Ol .1l3; figs
1868. 67s; dates, $2lS, sos, and raisins
/ $l36,227. From Turkey in Africa
Egypt--cotton amounted to ss.525. $50;
sugar, 1881 OBS. and gum arabic. s2O6.,
lq6
The Washington times., 1903-09-21
THIRD LUNG BREATHES
DEFIANCE TO FOUL AIR
All Partisan Firemen to Be Provid-
ed With Masks.

PARIS. Sept. 21.-That he may with
impuDity rush into fire and smoke, saw
ing the lives of others with a modicum
Of risk to his own. the Partisan fireman
is 10 be provided with third lung. This
new member OF his official anatomy he
will wear strapped TO his hack. Thus
accountered, the fireman may breathe
purest air while working in that most
foul.
First there is a mask. which may be
attached to the helmet by means Of
straps. This visor, of mica. is protected
by wire Attached to the air reservoir.
or lung" is a copper tube, which trans
mits compressed air to the mouth OF the
wearer. A second tube emits the used
air. The air is injected into the mans
real lungs at a normal pressure, 50 that
breathing itself is rendered weIl-nigh
mechanical.
The ears are in no way INSTRUCTED,
and the ringing of tiny bell is the fire.
mans warning that the supply of COM
pressed air in his knapsack is running
low. He must then hurry away and be
newly charged"
The invention is that of a member Of
the city fire department. The contriv-
ance viii be put into general use here.