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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-10

4: the afternoon session q tie lrSi-
tute Saturday. Mss BardeD~srrSr gave
N Interesting lecture on -ChAur- Dish
Cookery TO a large audience ~ ladies.
She illustrated her lecture With = przc-
teal experiment and passed the tooth
some result around ~ ;ho% present.
All agreed that il vas just the ;hins 70
satisfy the appetite. She aIsuersi all
questions asked srd tie ladies p7e%u;
received many valuable suEeesnocs II
the cooking line. A: the conclusion Of
the lecture tie Institute adjourned IN
I'll 5:3).
At he evening session Dr.. Kennedy
read an Interesting paper ou the pois.
onous plants OF Nevada and their effects
on stock. tie took up each Of the plants
separately and described IT in common,
ever! day language that every body
could understand. Each plant was
illustrated by lantern slides and those at
all familiar with them could not fail 10
recognize them on the screen. He
clOset his talk by giving the known
remedies 10 counteracI the poisonous
effects OF the plants.
Prof. DOten followed with an interest
ing talk On grassLoppers and the best
known means their eNteg minatior.
This lecture was illustrated by slides
and showed rlozc study OF the habits OF
the GrasshopPers.
j.. ". Fulton, Division Freight Agent
OF the Southern Pacific Company. made
an explanation Of the -bacK.haul-
charges on freight. He claimed that
the rates 81 the 5. =. Tor back. Eauls'
was less than the other railroads doing
business on the Coast. He claimed
this rs an cridence that the :. p. Was
dealing fairly by the people OF Nevada,
Miss Henry sang Il solo that brought
down the house. after winch PROT. Vii.
son closed the exercises with an earnest
talk on the ImIOFtRIcc Of dHirying "a
The farmers Of the State. lie showed
clearly that the dairy business was a
profitable one for the farmers. At the
close Of his talk he gave a short illus.
trntiou Of the practical working Of the
Babc0Ck cream separator.
At the conclusion Of the lecture the
Institute adjourned and all went to the
Depot Hotel where the reception was
held. Here the orchestra discoursed
sweet music and the people tucked
away the good things provided by Mr..
NT..-- n -. IT. rt
dinInG-room prevented tie people from
circulating around and emphasized
st rOngly the need OF IA large public
hall.
The Institute WA a genuine success
III every sense Of the word. The attend.
ance vas much better than last year and
the interest shown is a sure indication
that Farmers Institutes will continue
to grow with the Elko county ranchcrs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-10

H. w. l]Inmn"n :. gcu"rul mnnn e. II
III" Bonanza Is M ,ulnr. ,itunird ai.,.ut
twenty-five miles west 81 Con .t.I
has ordered an autOmubiI" which hr
will run between the MN" md GuTs.
SAY - the Sirarchlight. The mncbinn viii
ho built 80 or Ter and capcrinIIy
adapted Tor desert travel. II wi bo
equipped viii II ten horse power gusn
I'm" engine md will have u carry ing
capacity 81 halt n ton. The success II
Mr.. Hnnmond'a machine will h ccngcrly
watched toy mining men 81 this section.
There il u" donht TINT the nu'o viii
eventually supcrrclc the horse and he
hurro on the desert. but III liz present
state ~ iinpcr'rction il ia doubtful
whether IT is safe aud rclinhIc means 1
Trans pOrtatiOu.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-10

Grcnt journeys nf" growing CON.
monplmc". Ex.tiov. Francis has Just
completed one of 5000 mice, Precedent
ltposcvclt ia nbont to begin ono Of H.
900 mitcs. mud President Rouse, oi The
MIX. Il 7. rRilroad. has ended ono of a..
600 miles. Railroads md fast steam.
ships have made the world emalIcr, and
staying ut home grows moro uncom.
mon every day.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-10
Br"wn- Nr-s"rIy Wedding .

y very pretty home wedding took
place ut the home OF Mrs. barbara Jones
last niGht when Mr.. Harry brown and
Miss Sarah Mcsscrly were united in The
bonds q. holy Matrimony. according to
the rites "f th" Prcsby terrain church. by
Rev. Geo. -. Greenfield. Mrs. lInrabara
Jones nc'cd IA ~bridctmnid and MIR.
james Barton IA brnt man. At the
clos" at tie ceremony the guests were
invited I" the dining room where u rich
spread WA prepared. Tho band erro
nhh"d the happy ,"nug couple. playing
several choice w'lrc'iuua n; the house.
MI. brown IL "1r pop Ilur cisur rnarcr
nrJ MiFH Mrascfly ~ the daughter ~
Mr. Rudolph McsscrIy who has been cn.
gagged her" in the same bueincsa. They
have" III" hcei wishes Of the lxprrEanryr
Tor u long and happy life together.
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tn" Paper Age.

IN observing individual says n mnp
can today wcnr paper shoes and clothes,
cnt ron paper dishc' wi.h paper knives
AMI f0r,is ut a paper, table. read the
ncws III a paper. sleep Ou Il paper bed
s'chd III n room cnrpc,cd with paper.
wnsh in Il paper tub or bowl. live in u
paper house, ri IL in "a paper car or car
ringc. sail in II paper boat, he rooted in
u paper cradle. he fed with u paper
spoon, TAX" pop or t"ddy ont nf
n paper bottle mud be buried in Il pnpcr
collin.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-10

Tho tS" var OIL daughter uf Mr.. nnd
Mrs. Whitley 81 Carlr. wua .aalicd ;o
death there LAT wcol, 10y falling int" -
tut o' to.lnrwn'cr Will" it, mp.hcr waa
goSslpinE with 4 mciGhhor Tho little
on" wac taken to Ogden fUr ,rcntncnt
but died coon after reaching there. Tts
hnir II finger nails had dropped oG
and the nyco wcr" literally boiled ont Of
it's head.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-10
TUESD.A I.

The attention of Judge Brown and q
jury was occupied all day yester day with
the case Of the State 50. James Carney.
The evidence WAS all III early in the
afternoon and the arguments Of counsel
and the charge 81 Judge Brown con
suIued the remainder Of the afternoon
until nearly , o'clock when the case
wen to the iuly. After celebrating
All hour or so the jury brought in IL
verdict Of guilty. The defendants at
torney Immediately gave notice "f a
motion FOR a new trial and Conrt set
Thurs lay at 10 o'clock ia the time
for passing sentence.
ilc verdict in this case meets with
the hee-ty approval Of every citizen
who believes III the protection 81 society
through the enforcement Of the law.
Tie trial was sensational. charges Of
brihcr! and attempted bribery being
freely made. y letter written by the
defendant to Or. Gardner. asking hun to
testify to a certain state uf facts .hat
were absolutely false and Offering him
$50 for 50 testify:nc, was offered by the
State and admitted in evidence This
letter shows conclusively that the de-
PENDANT WAS engaged III the bribery
business aud that District Attorney
Henderson had good ground for his
charges.
Let us hope that it will he many
years before the fountains Of justice III
EIko county are polluted 10y the corrupt
use OF money in the trial of criminal
cases.
LATERAL , o'clock this afternoon
Carney appeared before Judge Brown
Tor sentence. The Court, after giving
the prisoner a strong lecture. sentenced
him to eight years III the ~pcoitentiary.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-10

A. MCConc NJ tho Nevada I.ngi.
necriuR Company was in town this week
poriccting plans Tor the erection Of tho
Donglas mill. Tins min, which will
be erected on the Midway ground and
under the terms Of The contract must bc
completed within five months Miner.
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tl"nn til" NIIrN.

Tho residents ~ the town ~ EIkn
ar" hereby notified to clean the alleys
"h their premises Of all rubbish. \
faiiur" 4" compl! with this notice will
subject tho offender To arrest and prosc
cuiioD
By order 81 the Town Board.
EiKo, Nevada; AprilG. 1907.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-10
DISTRICT COURT.
FRIDAY, APRlL.S

Al l.9 p G.. the CAS- ~ the State vs.
", 5. Watkins indicted Tor =sSAui; with
'n;en; 20 sill, cane up oIao T Vii,
hAuas, attorney tN- &stuoGSn. Gl,-i mo
tSOa Tor NnruEuase - the cS$, which
tie Coar; GsoisS- \ !ury Us Sc
cured With h;;Ie difficulty AMI ;he TAX
raE q testimony wRs began, Which, with
argument 90 aaaoaS kDi INSTRUCTIONS a.
The jury by tie ~ o>sup5Ci the after
ncNa EcS evening SSin5>- The cae
;bea Ss=i 10 The !c.!. The lUu,: oOu-
wssi ASS.n st u%s5 - II. when the
!u-y retained ! verdict - {: guilty.
kni H. &sieaGaai uAs discharged.
SATURDAY. APRIL4
II ih= mourning session the case Of the
State rs James Garner. indicted 'oT rs
ssult uiih inisaI "a kill. was called
II = Wilson, ~attcsae! for defendant,
moved FOR a c~outinuance " the case toI
the term. After hearing some Testimony
Judge BooEn denied the motion. and an
exec ptioD Nas taken by the attorney toF
defendant The afternoon session was
taken up III securing a jury.
TIE jury IN the S;nne Ease was still
out when we went - press.
MONDAY.
The Distinct Court l. still grinding
away on the indictments found by tie
grand iury. Saturday afternoon Il jury
vas obtained III the case against james
Carney and the taking OF evidence be
gan and continued until about - o,
clCci when Judge Brown adjourned
court until $40 Monday morning.
About } o'clock Saturday Afternoon
the jury Ill the case OF the tate ". Fred
Stone brought in a verdict "f not sull;!
aud Were discharged.
This morning the trial OF the Carne.
case was resumed. This case is develop
ing 4 good denl of sensational evidence
and charges % bribery are freely made
The evidence wa all in before > o'clocH
and the arguments began. The argu,
ment was in progress when onr report
closed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-29

other things. has charge of that branch of the business of the National Bank of Commerce. We credit our customers with the lO per cent or the face value we can realize from the government and for ward the coin as fast as accumulated to the Treasury Department in Washington.
 'The government is very strict about mutilating coin, and rightfully so. For example. suppose out of a hundred silver dollars only so much silver Is taken as might be extracted from a hole but little larger than the point of a pencil. If the mutilated coin was allowed to pass cur rent at it's face value the business would be a profitable one. The government pays less than the value of the silver in the coin because that is the best way to discourage this method of stealing. There is a firm in Chicago which ways 50 cents, and in some cases as much as 55 cents on the dollar fo- mutilated silver. It cannot be stated certainly what its game is, but possibly 1t has agent sto shove the coin at its face value and so make an enor- nous profit.
 ''Mutilated bills are also redeemed by the government the rule being that when three-hfths of "a bin Is sent in for re- demption the face value will be paid for it. Every day bills are taken In at the banks which have outlived their useful ness. These are either so badly worn and much patched that they will not hold to- gether or have been torn, cut. burned or otherwise mutilated. So long as three fifths of them is in existence they will be taken up"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-29
A COLONY OF DEFAULTERs.
American Embezzlers Located in a
 Honduras Towns.

New Orleans Special to N. Y. Times
 The Picayunes staff correspondent ca bles from Puerto Cortez, Spanish Hon duras, that no less than seven American bank wreckers, some of them of national fame, are secreted and exiled in that lit- tie republic. In fact, the country has be- come the home of a picturesque colony voluntary exiles. who do not dare re- turn to their native soil. and who watch each outgoing steamer with wistful eyes until 1t rounds the point.
 Cashier Brown, who wrecked the bank of Newport, Ky. is at Port Ceiba His identity is not concealed. Men talk of him freely. After leaving his native town he dropped down to New Orleans and while the officers were hunting Brown caught a steamer out of Mobile for Hon duras. After spending all his money here he went to work. and Is now clerking for a steamship company. doing we'll He is no longer Brown, he Is a new individual, an ordinary office clerk sticking to bus mess.
 The greatest transformation of them all is to be found in Wettermark who wrecked the banks around Nacogdoches, Texas. From the rich. distinguished citi- zen he has turned into the sunburned. hardened cattle puncher of the tropics. Only a few weeks ago he applied to a cat tie ranching farm for a job and got 1t. He was established on the Finca and soon the banker let fall his identity, al- though he is still known as Thomas on the pay rolls. He occasionally comes to Truxilo, but his home is sixty miles back in the woods.
 In the little village of Chiloma another | high roller" from the States. whose identity is yet unknown, serves as bar tender in a saloon.
 Alex Odendahl the big grain merchant, who touched up the New Orleans banks for 5000 showed up in Puerto Cortez a few weeks ago with a full beard and tropical suit of white duck. He went by the name of Harris, but some drummer identified him
 Barnett, once travelling salesman for the largest drug concern in the world, has shown up in Ceiba. Alcee Leblanc once deputy United States marshal at New Or leans, is agent for a little tropical rail- way at San Pedro.
 Major E. A. Burke, ex-Treasurer of the State of Louisiana, famous the country ever. occupies simple cottage in Tegu- | ciealpa. His one ambition is to make millions and return to his native soil. A Philadelphia company has become inter- ested in his mines and Is building a rall- | road.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-29
sPoUsEs FOR INDIAN GIRLS.
Marriage Brokers Do a Thriving
 Rusiness Among Choctaw Maidens.

Coalgate, l. T., Special
 S.. M. Brosius, agent for the Indian Rights Association, has discovered a new and profitable graft in the Choctaw Nation. A dozen marriage brokers are making good thing out of finding white husbands for Choctaw maidens and Choc- Jaw naidens for white fortune hunters.
 Every girl in the nation will receive S2O acres of land when allotment is made, and in addition is entitled to about g.. 800 as one share in the tribal funds on de- posit in the United States Treasury.
 This makes each girls fortune upward of $5,0OO. Nearly all of them want white husbands, and there are no lack of white men who are willing to take them.
 The brokers contract to find them white husbands for fee of from $26 to S1OO
 The brokers then advertise in Easterr papers and collect $50 to $250 from eaci white man for whom they find an Indiar bride.
 Many marriages are arranged withou either of the principals haviI seen thu other until the day of the wedding, bu in every case the broker sees his two fec hefore there is any wedding
 MT, Broslus will report the matter t ehe Indian Rights Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-29
RoosEvELTs ATTITUDE.
Toward the Labor Unions is One of
 Great Humiliation.

1oWdrQ the LaDor OnlouS IS O0e or
 Great Humiliation.
 New York Times
 Is it possible that President Roosevelt needs to be reminded that the only de- cision he is called upon to make in the case of Foreman Miller is on in accord ance with right and the facts? If the an- nouncement is authorized that no decision will be reached until his return to Wash ington, when he will have a conference with "a number of the most prominent leaders of organized labor in the United States with a view to reaching 'an amicable settlement of question which he finds embarrassing. and of prevent ing the recurrence of such situation in the future.' the chances are many to one that the decision will be not accord ing to law and the principles of sub stantial justice. but that least calculated to alienate the vote of organized labor. From such a termination of the Miller in- cident we may well pray for deliverance, and so may MT. Roosevelt.
 It is inconceivahle that the President | needs information from the leaders of or ganized labor in the United States as to what he should do in this or any other case. If in doubt, he has legal advisers who will counsel him more wisely and with a much clearer understanding of | what the law prescribes and euqity de- | mands. If MT. John Mitchell has been retained to act as peacemaker between the President and the irate labor leaders who are breathing out threatenings and
 slaughter because the rules of a union are not regarded by the Government as paramount to the laws of the United l States relating to the Civil Service, and | if his function is to ''use his powerful tn- | huence to prevent any action by the Ex- ecutive Council of the American Fedora | ton of Labor, or any nasty expression of opinion through the medium of reso- | lutions or otherwise" the Presidents po- sition is one of great humiliation. It is not surprising that the representative la | bor leaders are much elated" if the | President deemed 1t prudent to defer final decision until he had opportunity | to confer with them.
 An "amicable settlement of the Miller case. or one which shall gratify organized | labor, is not the kind of settlement which the public interest demands. That which | 1t is right to do in his case should be done, no matter who is pleased or dis pleased. For Central Unions and National Federations to instruct the President | what he shall do. and threaten him with their displeasure if he hesitates or re- fuses to do it. is magnificent imperti- nence-if impertinence can ever be any thing but contemptible. We confidently hope, for the sake of the Presidents self respect and the respect in which he is held by good citizens generally, that the whole story of his vacillation and his de- termination to take counsel of the trades union leaders in a plain mater of public duty is a creation of the lively imagina- tion of one of them, in whom the wish | is father to the thought.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-29
KENTUCKY CRIMINALS.
The Large Proportion of Them Are
 Black.

From Speech of Colonel Bennett H.
 Young
 I will make the assertion without fear of reasonable contradiction that among the white men in Kentucky the criminal record for felonies will be less than one half among the same number or white men in Indiana or Illinois or Ohio or Pennsylvania or New York. Communities must be measured by their elements, not by records. There will never time come in the world when there will not be crimes against property and against lfe. and it is a islander upon the State of KeS- lucky, at least upon the white men of the State that they have a worse criminal record than the white men of other States.
 In the city of Louisville. where the col- ored population comprises something like one-fifth of the people, the crimes by col ored men constitute three-fourths of the criminal convictions.
 If there were no Republicans in Ken- lucky a large jail would mee tthe de- mands for a States prison and take the place of the two overcrowded penftenti" aries now maintained by public taxation.
 The criminal prosecutions in the State in 1901 cost about $9o0000. As the Repub- Mean criminal represent sabout 80 per cent we see that to try these Repubt- cans takes an outlay of $720,Ooo year. While the Democratic population consid- erably in excess of one-half the people of the State only requires $1S0,00O to try its law breakers. Surely Republicans come high in Kentucky. If this thing contin- ues the State will have to inaugurate a scheme to deport Republicans to keep taxation down to a moderate rate.
 So when the Republican candidate for Governor attempts to discredit Kentucky by A criticism of its criminal record and claims we must not measure by compari- son but by ideals, we Democrats answer that if Colonel Belknap's political fol- lowers were not a part and parcel of Kentucky's population Kentucky would have the best criminal record of any State or Kingdom in the world and stand pre-emtnent amongst civilized people as the most perfect of law abiding commu- nities
 Four-flfths of the men in Kentucky who violate law come from the Republican element, and let these libelers and slan- derers who are endeavoring to blacken the States fame and discredit It's people account for this fearful arraignment for crime and explain If they can why 1t is that out of every five men in Kentucky who are criminals four of these are from the Republican party. which represents less than half the population. Who does not know that if we had Republican administration this criminal record would be worse than 1t now is. and the number of negroes who commit crimes would be increased rather than decreased when they would feel the soft. ~a,vety hand the Republican executive would be bound | to extend and have a kind of modified Justice on account of their political affil- iations?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-29
MUTILATED COINS.
Thcy are Redeemed at Forty Gents
 on the Dollar.


 on the Dollar.
 Kansas City Journal.
 What become of the mutilated coin is question which has probably forced itself upon the consideration of every one, par ticularly when a plugged quarter or $l with some ones initials scratched on it has been thrown back on his hands. There is of course, a federal statute with ap- propriate penalties against the mutila- ton of coin. but the average American sovereign seems to think when he gets a coin it is his own personal property in- stead of a measure of values and a por- table representative of tangible holdings. Time was when nearly every child wore about its neck, suspended by a string or chain. some silver coin from a halt dime up. to $1, This practice has fallen into desuetude but the coins themselves are still in circulation.
 Mutilated silver. and by mutilation is meant any perforation Of the coin or scratch or defacefent upon1t, is redeemed by the government at 40 per cent of its face value. This is little less than the market price of the silver of which 1t is composed, and purposely so, for 1t is the federal policy to discourage tampering of any kind with the coin of the realm. It is no crime to pass a mutilated coin, and 1t is a case of let the receiver be- ware. for he Is the man to be stuck. Probably every merchant in the course of his business every day in the year gets a certain amount of mutilated coin. Un- less he works 1t off on his customers 1t must be turned in at the bank, and this is the usual disposition made of it by reputable houses. It is taken by the bank all right, but at its market value and not its face value.
 ''Mutilated silver is deposited every daX-" said Albert Wltzleban- who annnn4