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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-06-10
Tho L~uveInco Examination.

The preliminary examination Of Paul
Lovelace, charged with stealing anal.
gam from the Edgemont mining COM
pany, began before Justice Morgan this
forenoon in the District Courtroom.
Tho defendant was represented by At
torney Otto L. Williams and District
Attorney Henderson appeared for the
State. Mr.. II. Burial, superintendent
OF the mining workG ut Edgemont, was
the first witness. He told how the ANAL.
gam was taken from tho mill every day
and stored in nj iron box Ill the store,
Ga tho night Of tue robbery 06l1I
ounces OF amalgam, valued at $3.50 IN
ounce was in the box. Tho box was
locked with a paddock. Tho next morn.
ing when the store was opened the box
was broken open and the arnalgam
gone The lower snsh Of the window in
the real OF the store was open and Il
steel bar, with which the box was open.
ed. WIS found lying by the side of tho
box. The bar and lock were introduced
in evidence. Tho bar did not belong to
bis company.
John j. Common was the next witness.
iIe testified that between 6 and I o'clock
on tho evening Of May 10th, the night Of
the robbcry, he Jaw Lovelace coming
from the direction OF a blacksmith shop
near The town. Lovelaco was carrying
something TINT rcsembled n cane. flo
visited the shop the next day and found
lint n IRE had been recently started in
the forge aud that scales of steel were
etill on the anvil. lie also found one Of
n sci Of drills missing ana fresh foot.
prints about the shop. On cross exum.
ina,ion no testified thai the footprints
were made by n man who wore No. 10
sLoee. This il about tho sizo OF choc
worn by LovoIace.
This afternoon W. j. Davidson tcsti.
fled to several conversations with Love
lace regarding the stolen amalgam. Al.
so TO u conversation with him on the
9th Of April IN which Lovelace said he
would have taken the amalgam Tho 9th.
or night IL something had not happened
and That he would yet get II.
J f.. Ross. who gave up tho stolen
amalgam and confessed. was on the
stand when this report closed.
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Mechanical Engineering.

Nevada has just right to feel proud
over the success which u university
has mel with in all its branches, n IN
particular the branch in which mechan'
ical engineering is taught under the
supervision Of Professor George r.
Blessing.
The course OF study i'll the depart
ment OF mechanical engineering en-
tends over a period OF four years and the
theoretical. work OF this course consists
OF a thorough training IN Enghsh,
chemistry, mathem mates, physics and
drawing. The last " years OF the
course are largely devoted to applying
the principles OF machine designs and
the careful solution OF practical prob
.enE, thus familiarizing the student,
through practical work, with the duties
that viii be bis on Leaving college AID
enterting upon the work which Is today
Of supreme Importance in the indus
tnal affairs OF the world, and in which
fame, wealth and position are the re-
ward OF industry and application.
The Immense progress made in man
ufacturing in the United States has en-.
tailed the necessity OF such a large num-
Der Of skilled engineers that it has been,
and thus far, is. impossible for all the
schools OF engineering in the country
to supply the demand for mechanical
engineers. With full knowledge Of the
fact Professor Blessing assisted by Pro
Scrugham OF the Nevada State Uni
versity' has devised a course in this par
ticular branch OF the university work
that enables students OF this institution
to take up a work that will thoroughly
tit them for a poeition OF high rank
among mechanical engineeu wherever
they go,
The engineer OF today, the man who
is capable of experimenting ecme de-
partment Of some great man utacturlng
plant, as a class are not developed from
the brighter portions Of the labor ele'
ment. which has had no opportunity for
a comprehensive training, is sought fol
md takenl from the educated class
and it is Of nearly as great Importance
for the control Of men under him, that
he should be broad minded and cult
waited, as that he should be well ground
ed in and have Il proper understanding
OF the various branches OF mechanical
engineering
Specimens OF the work performed II
this department OF our university hay
ing been sent 10 ST Louis and placed il
the Mechanical Building to remain dur
ing the Worlds fair, the Lexington
Herald has the following to say:
san opportunity Tas afforded for
comparison OF the work OF the various
engineering schools and the materin
sent from the state college Of Kentuck,
is not equaled except by tina! SEN from
the Mechanical Engineering Depart
ment OF the University OF Nevada" II
the exhibit are several highly creditabl,
pieces OF work by John Smiley and w
9, Black OF Dceth and Ii. IL. CaZier o
Wells.-Nevada State Journal,
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Ancient MtIlionaIres.

4 writer in a Jewish magazine has
been looking III to the Agadic history Of
the talmud and believes hat there were
richer meE before the Christian era thar
there nre now. We know that Croesus
was rich, and that there we're huge Ro-
man fortunes in the time Of the empire.
The Talmud stories go back further
still. The great corner i'll corn that 10
seph maLagsd was iLbulously profitable.
Tradition says that Joseph, acting for
PharOah, got his hands on pretty near
all the ready money there was in his
day, and buried three enormous for
tunea, one OF which was found by
korab, whose fortune estimated accord
ing to the modern standards OF value, is
rated by the magazine at three billion
dollars. Solomon's stable, with it's
horses. chariots and horsemen is said to
have represented n sum the modern
equivalent Of which would be three or
four hundred million, and he spent two
hundred and fifty millions on his temple.
llerod's temple cost more still. In Je.
rusalem III Roman times there were
three Jews who between them felt able
to face nm expenditure OF a hundred
million a year for twenty one years.
They offered TO feed the million inhab
itants OF Jerusalem for that length OF
time rather than surrender the city.
One OF these Jews, Nikodemon, gave his
daughter Il dowry Of sl25, 100000.
There we're other rich Jews whose en-.
ormous wealth the Agadic history makes
record,
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Prot Thnrteli'a bad Luck.

Prof. Thurtell arrived from Reno this
morning OH his way to the northeastern
part OF the county to do some surveying
Just before leaving Reno last night a
thief stole n his ..traneits valued at
$3.50. from William Kearney who was
preparing to leave Reno to do some work
in this county. Kearney put the trans.
it on q sent in the waiting room while
he purchased his ticket. lie then went
across the street to make some purchas.
es and on his return n few minutes
later the transit and tripod were gone
Tho police were notified Of tho theft and
will do what they can to recover the
stolen property. Whether they will be
successful or not remains to be seen.
Prof.. Thurtell will leave on No. 6 to.
night for Wells and from there he will
take the stage for the Thousand Springs
ranch. Mr.. Snyder OF Elko will accom-.
pany him. They expect to be gone two
weeke.
LATER:-Since the above was put in
type Prof, Thurtell received u telegram
from Mr.. Kearnoy stating that the trans.
it had been found. No particulars
we're given.
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liable to occur.
fend who exploded the dynamite at In.
dependence and followed it from Bull
Hill to the Colorado Springs road. DE.
tective Sterling, Of the Mine Owners
Association was then convir ced that he
knew who caused the explosion.
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MANWIED.

MoSKs-CnUROHFfELp:-In Decth. Ne.
vadd, June J., 1901, by l.. H. Morgan,
Justice of the Peace. MIR. Fred Monks
TO Miss Alice ChurchhelJ.
The river press., 1904-12-07
Wyoming Murder Mystery Solved.

SUNDANCE, Wyo., Nov 29.-The
mystery Of the disappearance of ames
Garrett, a prominent ranchman, on
October 10, has been cleared by the
confession of William Erickson, 49,
year-old boy. Erickson confesses
that on October 10, while Garrett was
driving off calf belonging to the
Ericksons, he was met by Otto Erick-
son, who commanded him to release
the calf. Garrett, in reply, knocked
Otto from his horse and attempted to
shoot him with his rifle. The boy was
too quick and shot Garrett three
times. Garrett fell from his horse
still alive, and the Ericksons dragged
him into the bushes and there cut his
throat with knife, despite his ap.
peals for mercy. Later in the day
Otto returned to the body and, tieing
a rope to the feet, dragged it some
distance to new hiding place. Two
days later Willie and Otto packed the
body on horse and moved it foul
miles, depositing it where it was
found later by searching parties.
The river press., 1904-12-07

CARBONDALE. ILL.,, Nov. 29.-Com.
pany G of the Fourth infantry reached
Zeigler today for riot duty. Scores of
shots were heard as the train bearing
the troops was passing through a
woody tract near Halliday. While
martial law has not yet been declared
at Zeigler, the situation closely ap.
proaches it. No one not properly
vouched for can enter the town. The
entire tract of land, containing 5000
acres, is to be put under military sur.
veillance.
BENTON, H., Nov. 29.-Constant
firing at Zeigler last night was almost
like the noise of battle. No less
than 500 shots were fired into ZeigleI
from ambush. The shots came from
every direction, but We're fired toe
high to do any damage. The two
gatling guns on top of the Office build
ing and coal tipple at Zcigler an
swered the fire, but at this hour it is
not known if any one was hit. Over 6
bushel of empty shells were picked W
in the woods today
The river press., 1904-12-07
THE PORT ARTHUR SIEGE
The Japanese Hope to Eat Christmas
Dinner In Russian Stronghold.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-Bennett Bur.
leigh wires to the Daily Telegraph
from Che Foo that in the last ass ault
the Japanese lost 400 men in one hours
lighting. They claim to have cap
tured two more of the northeastern
forts and third, which is part of the
West Keekwan fort. They claim, Mr..
Burleigh adds, to have effected a
Judgement at Pigeon bay, thus turn
ing the fort on 203 Metre hill, and that
they are now tunneling from the gorge
below Laotie hill, which they hope
first to damage and then rush.
The dispatch continues: Despera ate
fighting is proceeding daily and the
losses are admitted TO be excessive,
but che Japanese insist that Port
Arthur must fall within 21 days.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30.-For-
elgn reports of the fighting at Port
Arthur are accepted here very SER
iously. If the Japanese have taken
2o3 meter hill, as reported, comm and.
ing the whole harbor, it is believed
that the situation is critical. Experts
on Port Arthur topography assert,
however. that it is more likely tn at
the japanese have occupied some po.
sitions at the base of the hill and be-
lleve that owing to the concentr ated
fire Of the covering forts, the Japan.
ese will find the top Of the hill unten.
able if they arrive there.
The river press., 1904-12-07
tion, made at the national convention

tion, made at the national convention
in Chicago last June, it cannot be
assumed that republican congress
contemplates extensive revision OF a
tariff law that has had such bene'
fetal effect upon American Industries
In another part of the republican ma
tional platform, adherence to the pro-
tective policy is pledged in these
words:
"Protect1on which guards and de.
velops our industries, is a cardinal
policy of the repu blican party. The
measure of protection should always
at least equal the difference in the
cost of production at home and
abroad. We insist upon the mainten-
ance of the principle of protection,
and, therefore, rates of duty should
be readjusted only when conditions
have so changed that the public inter-
est demands their alteration, but
this work cannot safely be committed
to any other hands than those of the
repu blican party. To a re.
publican congress and a republican
president this great question can be
safely intrusted. When the only free
trade country among the great nations
agitates return to protectlon, the
chief protective country should not
faltar in ,naintaininu m If -
With large republican majorities
in both branches of congress, and a
republican president who respects the
platform pledges Of his party, it is
assured that the Dingley law will not
be revised in any particular that
would impair its value as protective
legislation.
The river press., 1904-12-07
Cannot Fix Railroad Rates.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2S.-The
famous sugar rate case, which had
been pending for several years, was
dismissed today by United States Cir
cult Judge Morrow. In his opinion
Judge Morrow exhaustively discussed
the case and decides that the inter.
state commerce commission is not
vested with Legislative powers to es.
tablish rates, and that it had not been
shown that the rate complain of on
sugar from San Francisco to Kear.
ney, Neb., was unreasonable. This
was suit in equity to restrain the
defendants from collecting certain
freight charges on sugar in violation
of the order of the interstate com.
merCe commission,
The river press., 1904-12-07
Roosevelt Has No Political Debts.
Washington Post,

The campaign just closed will long
be remembered as perhaps the most
rem arkable episode in the history of
the country. 1t may be said to have
been opened more than year ago,
when Mr.. Roosevelt frankly announced
his wish for the nomination and as
frankly appealed to the people for
their endorsement and approval. He
assumed no airs of coyness or hesi-
tatiOn, resorted to no pretences Of any
kind whatever. On the contrary he
discarded all the time-honored subter-
fuges, employed by men in his posi-.
ton, honestly proclaimed his am
bitions, and, without the smallest ef-
fort at concealment, addressed him
self to their promotion. AS he began,
so he continued to the end. From
first to last, it was Theodore Roose-
velt's campaign.
His decl aration, to the effect that, if
elected, he would take Office absolutely
unpledged to any combination or in
dividual, political, commercial or
financial, was made, we verify believe,
in perfect faith. Whatever under.
standing or impression others may
entertain, we are quite sure that he
expressed his own conviction and tha,
he will act accordingly.
Thus MIR. Roosevelt, having come
into his own, enjoys not only the vast
power Of his lofty place, but ar
opportunity such as has been vouch
safed few men in this Or any other age
Bound by no pledges, embarrassed by
no debts Or bargains, free to act &C
cording to his conscience and to real
ize every pure and patriotic aspira
ton, he is to be envied by the mos
powerful among the rulers of the world
With an empire at his feet, it is fol
him to say how high and nobly he viii
lift his head.
The river press., 1904-12-07
TARIFF REVISION,

The subject of tariff revision is be-
ing agitated by some Of the democratic
newspapers and a few eastern republic
can organs which believe that some
of the present rates of duty are un-
necessarily high. 1t is possible that
the matter will receive some attention
at the hands of the tifty-ninth con-
gress, and a few changes may be made
in certain schedules. but it is not be-
lieved the republican majority in the
next congress will attempt any whole
sale revision OF the present tariff law.
In the fifty y-ninlh congress, the house
of representatives will consist of %.
republicans and l34 democrats, and
as tariff legislation must originate in
the house, whatever action is tuker
will be in accord ance with the repub
lican policy in this connection. The
nature of this policy is indicated il
that part of the republican nationa
platform which says:
"We replaced democratic staril
law based on free trade principles
and garnished with sectional protcc
ton by a consistent protective tariff
and ndustry-freed from oppression
and stimulated by the encouragement
of wise laws-has expanded to a dc
gree never before known. Under tn
Dingley tariff, labor has been full
employed, wages have risen, and a
industries have revived and. pros
pered."
In view of that platform declars
The river press., 1904-12-07
One Of Bede'S Stories.

J. Adam Bede is fond of telling a
story of what he VOWS was real ex.
perience in one of the remote corners
of his district.
IL was travelling around just before
election, of course purely for pleas
ure,' he says, "when passing a small
house in little clearing I heard a
terrible uprOar inside. A free fight
of large proportions seemed to be in
progress. Abandoning my horse, I
rushed to the door. My knocking was
drowned by the disturbance, so I
pushed open the door and entered. A
husband and wife We're having a little
controversy. He was armed with a
wooden ladle and she with a heavy
frying.pan, and they were belaboring
each other numerically.
"The fact is that they were about
evenly matched, but I did not have
time to see this, and fearing the wo.
man would be hurt, I seized the man
by the collar and dragged him back,
gasping and speechless. Not so the
woman. With final bang of the pan
over his head she turned on me saw.
agely and said:
"See here, what right have you but.
ting in? Go on and mind your own
business! I'd have you to understand
that we get along about as we'll as
most married fOlks.'
The river press., 1904-12-07
Getting After the Trusts.
Snol1esman- Review

The story in the New York World
that President Roosevelt has ordered
the department of commerce and labor
to ascertain whether or not the Stand.
ard Oil company is an illegal combi.
nation need occasion no surprise.
The province of the department is to
examine into the operations of all
large corporations and ascertain if
they are complying with the law. In.
asmuch as it is new department. and
time has been required to get it into
good running order, there has been
some delay in taking up many of the
tasks assigned to it. But such an in
vestigation as that outlined by the
World was contempla ated when the de-
partment was created, not only as to
the Stand ard Oil, but also as to all
other concerns dealing in commodities
in general use.
The World reported that the presi-
dent has determined that the Stand
ard Oil shall be broken is mani
testify exaggerated. What he does
intend, probably, is that the de-.
partment shall prosecute its inqui-
ries and bring to account all COR
porations that have gone beyond their
legal rights. That is what he has
long recommended and that is what he
will unquestionabl do now that the
people have shown confidence in him
by giving him four years more of exc
cutive authority. 1t is unreasonable
to suppose that he has decided that
any concern shall be broken until it is
shown it has become so grave an Of
fender that it ought to be broken. 1t
is for the department, and not for the
president, to find out the facts, and
he is not the kind of a man to make
extreme utterances until he has the
facts before him. When he has re-.
port of the operations of the Stand ard
Oil he may act, and his action will be
for the interest of the general public.
The river press., 1904-12-07
AmeS On Trial Again.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 26.-Former
Mayor A. A. Ames was placed on
trial today on charge of receiving a
bribe from Bessie Lee. This is the
fifth trial to which the much.indicted
ex-mayor has been subjected. The
former trials resulted in disagreements
of the juries, and if another disagree.
ment results it appears probable that
another trial will be ordered. It is
believed to be the determin alton OF
the judges Of the district court to
make a jury decide whether or not the
former mayor is guilty or innocent.
The river press., 1904-12-07

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Investiga.
tion Of the Standard Oil company by
the national bureau of corporations
Of the department of commerce began
yesterday morning under the direc.
tion of Commissioner ames A. Gar
field, when Special Agents Dickinson
and Flannery left here to investigate
all Standa ard Oil centers. The result
OF the labors of the two agents and OF
those who will follow them will be re-
viewed by the department chiefs, after
which, if the evidence shall justify,
the officials of the Stand ard Oil COM
pany will be called in to testify. This
is the first great move of the bureau
against the trusts on its own respon-
sibility, and is the result of the re-
fusal of the trust to furnish the bureau
with business statistics.
The river press., 1904-12-07

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press., 1904-12-07
Added to Classified Service.

WAsHlNGTON, Nov. 29.-President
Roosevelt has issued an order amend.
Ing the civil service rules so as to in.
clude within the classified service the
positions of deputy collectors of Gus.
toms and the chief collector at each
support. Future appointments, there.
lore, must be based upon competitive
examinations. The order affects abou,
400 persons.
The river press., 1904-12-07

ces OF the company were raided in Ap.
rll last year. The company's alleged
scheme to evade the lottery laws, by
which it succeeded in operating for
four years, included plan of issuing
stock certificates once each month.
Its stockholders were given "loans,"
varying IN amount from 50 to Sl5, 900.
It was shown here in court that none
OF the "loans" was ever repaid nor
was security demanded by the COM
panV.