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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-12

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a
rerlaI sanction To the Observance Of the
first day OF the week. The cdict which
Introduced Il new era IL Sunday obscrv.
ance runs. -On the venerable day of
the Hun let the magistrate and people
residing in cities rest and let all work
shops be closed. In :hc country. how.
ever. persons engaged III the work of
cultivation may freely and lawfully ron.
tinuc their pursuits, because it often
happens that another day il not so suit.
able for gram sowing or for vine plant.
ing, lest by neg.ccting the proper mo.
mcnts for such Operations the bounty
Of heaven should be lost"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-12

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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-12

A Chicago matrimonial raper, devoted
10 H." cause Of uniting yearning henrir,
contains the following advertisement
from Reno:
-Ncvada. Widow, L 81, dark hair,
haze. brown eyes, heiGht > feet / inches
weight l2G, nice turm. good cook, fond
kind hushanG; have property worth
$1,000. No objection to wiiuwer wlthon'
children. True. honest gentleman ovel
30 write"
The Carson News says that il the REM
Chamber IT Commerce allows any ont
slider to win that fairy, it will forever
after remain in contempt Of patriotic
sagebrushers,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-12

Designs for the postage stamps, Inc.
MORALS Of the worlds exposition at St.
LouiR, have been accepted and will soon
he issued by the postal department.
The prevailing colors of the STAMPS nov
in use for each denomination, will be
used for the souvenir stamps, The por.
traits upon which will be: Ouc-ccni,
Robert t.. v,nGston. minister "a
France. VINO conducted negotiations
Tor the LNursInmH purchase: tu".rcn',
Tnomas .lrI"rs ~; thrr"-rrr'. James
MUur"r, %h" with IiviuEgi"a. r%orrIuI.
cd i!ic '' gntiati"us; liv" cen f. r-Il, Mt
MckrulcN; i"u.rru'. map 81 the United
Stnt'a, showing iio srrrit'r! rl,c!m Do,
from France.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-12

At "A regular meeting Of Elko Lodge
Of Good Temp!ars last evening the
following officers we N stalled:
H.. Castle. chief ,emplar.
Miss Irene Able, vice templar.
Chas Clayton, secretary.
+. J. lIoll md, fiGancial secretary
Floyd Davis, treasurer.
Dorsey Patterson, marshall.
Miss Beatrice Thompson. chaplain.
Miss Maud Grover. guard.
Miss Edith Abel. sentinel.
Miss Froua Drown. assistant secre
tary.
After the inst Ilation ceremonies III,
gentlemen members enterigIued tn,
ladies' at an informal reception. Re
freehments were served and II most en-
joysble evening WIS spent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-12

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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-12
Nav" f"u iudIgrsIinn?

II y"m hive indigestion, KodoI D,p.
I"r.iH Cur" will euro yon. II hns cur.
ct th"nstnde. u ia curing people every
DAY every hour. l"r " it 10 yorT.
arif to give II trrnl. lun will continue
t" suffer unit you do try il. There To-
no other combination ~ 1igcainnia That
digest mud rebuild nj the same time
h"d"l dccs both. Kudol rutcs
strengthens and mud rcbuilds. SOLD by
Elko Drug Co. =
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-12
JUDGE: WREN DEAD.
a nright Legal Light distinguished u!
the AIi-Couqueror

the A"ll-COuqueror
Yesterdays Gazette conveys the sad.
intelligence OF the death Of Hon.
Thomas Wren, who passed away at his
home in Reno shortly after the noo
hour. lie WIS known and his death
will he mouruei by every man, woman
and child in the State.
For several weeks he had been con-
tined to his bed md during the past
few days it had been known TO his iuti-
mate friends that he would not get well.
lie contracted a severe cold some time
since which settled through his system,
and hastcned The end. Daring the last
few years his once powerful and rugged
frame has shown the decline OF age I'M
til his physical strength had grown very
feeble. His mind, however retained to
the last its old-time power and force.
Thomas Wren was one Of the strong
men OF the state-a pioneer. coming t.
Nevada more thar forty years sgo-a aud
one OF the builders who carved this cor.
monwesith from the bleak desert.
At time when the glamour Of sudden
wealth had lured here hundreds nf the
most brilliant men Of the country such
rs Beatty, Stewart, belong, Crttendeu
Fitch. IEawley. Nye and scores Of others
Thomas Wren took ranks with these rs
one of the master spirits Of Il new EN-
pire.
He was bora at Macarthur. Athens
county, Ohio. January >, lS.6 His par.
ents were also pioneers Of Il new Wild.
erness and from them he inherited the
sturdy, inc omitable traits which were
their only legacy to him. Both died
when be was quite young and at an age
when boys are nj school. he was
thrown upon his own He
received Only The rudiments Of an edu-
cation before EIauhood but thereafter
made up for it by wide reading and
study.
He cross ID he plains To Cali'OT MIA in
1850, where he engaged III mining In
1851 he was appointed deputy CLERK in
FL Dorado county. when he began the
the study OF law. In 1863 he heard Of
the Reese River excitement and came
to Anstip where he commenced the
practice OF Law, AMI was o after elect.
ed city attorney II Austin. In 1885 he
formed a law partnership with Charles
+. belong, after wards United States
minister to Japan and removed To White
Pine connty. Ills practice amounted to
$4,000 per year during the Treasure
Hill excitment.
In 1913 he removed to Eureka where
he was retained in many great mining
cases such as the lannon's Albion. Rich.
mind suit, and other, OF scarcely lesser
note,
Judge Wren WA considered one Of
the best mining lawyers on the Pacific
coast. Having been himself Il miner
mud an owner OF mines he possessed a
technical knowledge of mining which
was invaluable i'll his legal profession
and his services were in demand in
mary important mining suits through.
out the west.
After the old mining town of Eureka
went down Judge Wren located IN Reno
where he enjoyed IA large practice up to
the time OF his death
Few lawyers in the history OF the pro
iession have practiccd Mt tie bar as long
rs Judge Wren, aud although he had
passed his cigh'ioth mile stone, it wac
mn interesting coincidence that Just NJ
the upw, az his ,lpnfh wnE rnnv,,.J D.,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-12

methods tried there. Ii the method at
present contemplated proves Ii SUCCESS
GOlconda will be Ia Nevada what Ana-
corda has been to Montana.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
DEATH OF EDWIN ARNOLD.
The Famous English Poet and Author
Passes Away Peacefully at His
Home in London.

London, March 25.-Sir Edwin Ar
mold, the author, died in London yes
terday. He was born June 10, 1892
Although Sir Edwin suffered of late
years from partial paralysis, he was
not taken seriously i'll until last week.
Early yesterday morning he had re-
lapse from which he did not rally and
died peacefully at 1920. Sir Edwin
continued his literary work until quite
recently, his last writing being in con-
nection with the Russo-Japanese war,
in which he was greatly interested.
The career of Sir Edwin Arnold has.
been one of peculiar interest. He at
tanned high rank in both his chosen
professions, literature and journalism
The most successful of his writings;
have been THE Light of ASIA" an epic.
poem upon the life and teaching of the
great Indian prophet Buddha; The
Light of the World" and With Sadi
in the Garden"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
WORST STORM OF SEASON.
Blizzard Sweeps Over North Dakota
and Heavy Losses Among Live
Stock Feared.

Bismarck, N. D., March 26.-The
worst blizzard of the winter has been
raging and snowdrifts from three to
six feet deep can be seen through
out the city. Traffic on the Washburn
and 500 lines is suspended and the
street cars are out of commission. 1t
is feared there will be heavy losses of
stock, many cattle having gone out
into the storm weak from the severe
winter The wind reached a velocity of
so miles an hour, five inches of snow
has fallen and the thermometer has
fallen 90 degrees to five above zero.
The blizzard also ragged at Grand
Forks, the wind blowing fiercely from
the northwest at the rate of 80 miles
an hour, accompanied by a heavy fall
of snow. All trains were delayed and
range stock will suffer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
TRADE REVIEW.
Conditions as They Appear from Re-
ports to Leading CONNER
cial Agencies.

New York, March pr. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Little net change in trade conditions
is noted for the past week. Storms
and floods did much damage to proper
ty and threatened agricultural pros
poets at the start, but subsequently
the weather improved and me outlook
frightened. Spring trade is expanding,
although still backward to some eX-
tent, and new labor controversies have
added to the number of unemployed,
despite an amicable arrangement of
the sheet and tin plate scale. Building
operations would be vigorous if en-
ployers and wage earners could adjust
differences.
Failures this week numbered 226
in the United States. against PA last
year, and II in Canada, compared with
26 year ago."
Bradstreet's says: Better weather
has helped the retail trade, thereby
Strengthening the tone of wholesale
and jobbing business, hitherto rather
pessimistic because of backward spring
demand. Distribution as q whole,
'"bo
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
A RACE WAR.
Fight Between Whites and Negroes
in Arkansas-Three Of the
Latter Killed.

Dewitt, Ark, March 24.-Three ne
groes were killed in a battle between
blacks and whites Wednesday at ST.
Charles, this county. A posse of deputy
sheriffs was engaged in a search for two
negroes who had seriously wounded two
white men in fist fight at ST. Charles,
and while passing through a section of
woodland they were fired at from
thicket by party of negroes. The whites
returned the fire and instantly killed
Garrett Flood, Will Madison and Will
Baldwin. The tragedy has greatly
aroused the community and further trou-
BILE is feared. A posse left here for St.
Charles.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
SHUTDOWN is THREATENED.
Thirty Thousand Men Will Be At
fected, IF Agreement with OPP
orators Is Not Reached.

Des Moines, Ia, March 26.-RefuSal
CT the miners in joint conference with
the operators to arbitrate questions af~
fecting the wage scale in the first and
fourth districts has threatened a shut
down of every coal mine in the Thir-
teenth district, which includes the en-
tire state of Iowa and portion of Mis-
souri,. The miners demand a day wage
of 1924 for unskilled labor in the dis
trict referred to and the operators re-
fuse because of conditions existing in
those districts which render that char
acter of labor much cheaper No OBJ
lection is made to the scale in other
districts.
Thirty thousand miners will be al
fected in case the representatives of
the miners refuse to arbitrate and a
general shutdown is ordered. The op-
orators have issued their ultimatum
and the miners are holding a private
session in order to canvass the mat
ter
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

oger -.egac- a proposal msLe by
Gen. Yuan Shi Kai and Gen. Ma that
China conclude an open alliance with
Japan in view of Russia's repeated vio-
lations of Chinese territory west of
the Lao river.
ST. Petersburg, March 25.-Russia ex-
poets Japan's army to strike the first
blow in the vicinity of New-Chwang. 1t
is firmly believed here that japanese
troops will be landed on neutral Chi
nese territory on the west coast of the
Liaotung gulf, either at Tienkiancheng,
in Kinchau bay, or at Shanhaikwan.
st. Petersburg, March 25.-The press
is officially authorized to deny the re-
port, circulated in Berlin and published
in the United States by news agency,
that the Russian armored cruiser Bayan
was blown up by floating torpedo in
the harbor of Port Arthur March 16.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

The Worlds total coffee production
in 1902O3 is estimated commercially at
16,4O0, 600 bags (of 1928 pounds each)
against 100000 bags in 1901-02 and
14,700, 900 bags in 1900-01. Brazil pro-
duces ordinarily from two-thirds to
three-fourths of the entire crop of the
world. No official statistics upon pro-
duction are issued by the Brazilian
government, and the commercial estf-
mates that are given out as the Bra
lillian crop are simply the receipts at
the ports Of Rio Janeiro and Santos,
from which is exported practically all
of the Brazilian crop.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
FlFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Summary of Work Done in Senate and
House by the Lawmakers OF
the Nation.

Washington, March 22.-1n the senate
yesterday the bill providing for the pur-
chase of a site and the erection of
building for the departments OF state,
justice and commerce and labor, was
considered. A resolution was intro
duced to inquire as to the legality of the
recent order of the commissioner of PEN
sions granting pensions to soldiers of
the civil war who had reached the age OF
62 years. In the house no business of
Importance was transacted.
Washington, March 23.-The senate
spent the greater part of the time yes
terday on the Indian appropriation bill.
The house outside of few routine mat
tiers devoted the entire day to further
discussion of the post Office appropria-
ton bill
Washington. March 24.-The senate
spent most of the time yesterday con-
sidering the Indian appropriation bill.
Charles Dick. successor to the late
Senator Hanna. of Ohio, took the oath
of Office. In the house the time was
occupied in further discussion of the
post Office appropriation bill
Washington, March 25.-The senate
passed the Indian appropriation bill
yesterday In the house eight pages
of the post office appropriation bill
were disposed of and the question of
an investigation of the post office de-
partment was defeated.
Washington, March 26.-1n the senate
yesterday resolution was adopted to
consider whether it was desirable to
amend the rules relating to impeach-
ments. In the house the post office
appropriation bill occupied the time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
HereroS Repulsed.

Berlin, March ga cable dispatch
was received Friday from Col. Leutwein.
the governor of German-Southwest Az
RIGA, announcing that a fight occurred
at Omatako Mountain, March Is, which
resulted in the Hereros being repulsed
with the loss of ten men killed. The
German loss was two men killed and
two wounded. The Germans surprised
a Herero village March 10, capturing
many head of cattle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

Where is the New Yorker who will
not say that he knows a good thing
when he sees it? Well, there were a
few who fell far short of this estimate
the other day, when man stood on
the sidewalk in front of the Hoffman
house offering to sell twenty-dollar
gold piece for a dollar. The expert
ment is an old one, but despite the
peddler-like opportunities of the
money merchant, he didn't make a
sale, and he was twice threatened with
arrest in the bargain.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
Last Opponent Withdraws.

Lincoln, Neb., March 26.-W. H. Har-
rison, of Grand Island, candidate for
governor against Gov. Mickey, withdrew
from the race Friday. Harrison is a.
member of the state senate and has been
backed by those Nebraska interests
which lie north of the Platte river. The
other candidates against Mickey, Dins-
more, of Sutton, and Robertson, of
Norfolk, have been out of the race for
several days and he now has no opposi-
ton. ]. r. A. Black, of Bloomington,
the other aspirant, has decided to stay
out.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
Among the features Of the postal re

Among the features of the postal re-
form system recently introduced in
Russia is one which provides for the
mailing of kilograms. They need not
be presented at the telegraph office,
as in this country, but can be dropped
in any letter box. Prepayment is
made by affixing to the envelope be.
fore mailing number of stamps cor.
responding to the message rate. Up.
on collection by the carrier the mes
sage is delivered to the department of
telegraphy and by them opened and
the message forwarded to the party
addressed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
Fatal Explosion.

Wheeling, w. Va, March 24.-Sharps'
hotel, Lewis restaurant and several
small buildings were destroyed
Wednesday by an explosion of natural,
gas. The body of William Lawton, a
pipe line man, has been recovered
from the debris. and it is feared that
other guests OF the hotel have been.
killed,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

Six hundred and sixty men, women
and boys employed in the wooden fac
tory of T. F. Taylor, at Bailey, Eng,
received IS each from Mr.. Taylor as
a reward for abstaining from tobacco
for the last IL months. One hundred
and forty-one men and boys and 519
women had kept the pledge which they
were invited to take a year ago. AS a
result of the years experiment, 40 of
the men have decided to give up tobac-
CO altogether
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

buildings. The towns of Amelia and
Cambridge, in Holt county, were saved
by the work of the citizens. O'Neill
was also in danger for a time, but the
shifting of the wind turned the flames
in another direction. The monetary
loss cannot be estimated at this time,
but it will be very great
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
PRAIRIE FIRES IN THE WEST
Number of Small Towns in Nebraska
reatened-Thousands of
Acres Burned Over.

O'Neill. Neb., March 26-Prairie
fires which have ragged in Holt, Rock
and Wheeler counties for two days
are now threatening number of small
towns. Inhabitants from these towns
and surrounding country are fighting
the progress of the flames, which al
ready have devastated several thou
sand acres of farm and grazing lands,
and burned large number of farm
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

In spite of the reduction of trans
portation charges Of 10 cents per ton,
the receipts from the traffic of the
Suez canal for the year 1903 are only
little less than those of the previous
year, SO that further considerable in
crease of traffic can be stated. The
receipts were $2O,7O0,OOO or $4,000
less than in 1902. If the tolls had not
been reduced the traffic would have
yielded a revenue of $21 100000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
On a Tour of Inquiry.

Seattle, Wash, March Pa party of
wealthy japanese has arrived to visit the
principal centers of the United States,
inspect rolling mills and factories of all
kinds, look into the condition of the
poor, examine the practical working of
the laws, and ascertain, if possible,
whether religion enters to any apprecia-
bic extent into the actual daily life of
the people.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

Several years ago mongooses were
imported into Cuba to kill rats on the
sugar estates. They have now become
so numerous and are destroying SO
much poultry that the government is
Offering 25 cents for each of the ami
mails dead or alive. The experience Of
Cuba with this animal is the same as
that of Jamaica, where it is such
pest that means of getting rid of it
has been serious question for long
time,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

On the East Side, New York, and at
the North End, in Boston, the schools
in the poorer districts are kept open at
night to give the children of the crowd
ed tenements a clean and comfortable
place to study their morrows les
sons, with some one to help them on
difficult points. The children resort
to these evening study rooms in sur
prising numbers, and the teachers help
them patiently and encourage them to
further effort toward fair education.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
Murderer Executed,

Washington, March 26.-United
States Minister Powell cables the state
department from San Domingo City
that President Morales has captured
and caused to be promptly executed
Gen. Nicholas Arias, the insurgenl
leader who was tried by drumhead
court-martial and convicted of killing
Machinist Johnson in the steam launch
of the United States steamship Yankee
a few weeks ago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

During January and February 400
acres of hjgh-grade cotton will be
planted in Antigua. There are now
1000 acres under cotton cultivation in
the smaller islands of the West In
dies. During the summer sample Of
Sea island cotton was received at
Liverpool from Barbados, and it was
declared to be the best cotton ever
seen in ENGLAND
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

of seven men besides the captain of
the turret, who has general charge.
There are two guns in each turret, so
that when in action there are in tur-
ret Is men. At each gun there is a
pointer, trainer, a sight setter, a
rammer man, hoist man, a breech-
lock man and a loader. Each has his
station, and the seven men practically
become part of the gun, working to-
gether like a machine
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

The total coal production for the
United States up to December 81, 1902,
is estimated at 100000 900 short tons.
That means that pyramid built of
this material as high as Pixies peak
(14,10S feeD, would have for it's base
a rectangle ia mile square. If the
coal were spread out over the states
of Rhode Island and Connecticut it
would cover both of them a foot deep.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
Death Of q Veteran.

indianapolis, Ind, March 24.-Gen.
Thomas Armstrong Morris, of this.
city, is dead at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. M. Chambers, at San Die
go, Cal, where he was staying for the,
benefit of his health Gen. Morris was:
the Oldest living, graduate of West
Point, having received his diploma
from the national military school in.
1884. He was 81 years old.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31

An interesting addition to Wyom-
ing's exhibit at st. Louis will be fur
nished by Meta Green, principal of the
public schools of Meeteetse, Wyo. 1t
is relief map Of the state, IL feet
square, made from all the newspapers
of Wyoming. The paper is reduced to
a pulp, and while still moist is nodded.
The map is almost completed, and To-
Gates every mountain and stream in
the state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-03-31
In Wisconsin.
New RepIv Postal Card.

Washington, March 25.-The post
Office department has given notices
that a new domestic reply postal card of
the one-cent denomination will be is
sued when the supply of reply cards
of the old design at the various postal
distributing stations is exhausted. The
new card will bear the portrait of Gen.
William T. Sherman on the message
side and a portrait of Gen. Philip H.
Sheridan on the reply side.