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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-16
Elko. Nevada. Friday, December IS 1901.
AFTER FORTY YEARS
Statistics Show Progress Of
the United StateS--O
Mining Industries.

.lrr" are some striking st Att stics
showing tho progress OF the Uuited
5lates dur.mg lhc forty years from 1863
to 1893:
From Sl94.00o,0OD I" s673, ,CO0.OCO i'll
aeri :ulturh prO iucs exported.
From AL 100000 10 SiO7.CCO, go III
manufactures exported.
From $G,G00,Gr0 to $500 .O.OOl in
mining products exported
From j9,CO),OOO to sj'. .OJOOO in for.
cst products exported.
From a3,oOr.O-O to $40 ,O,0JI popula-
,iuu.
From sl7jOO,OOo,OpO to slOl,COO. .OJC,-
OOO total national wealth.
From 2.l00Ot0 10 G,CCG, ,OOO farms.
Fro II S5,5y0. .OJO,oOO 10 $1,000. co... .OCO
total value Of farm property.
From Sl.501, ,0Do.GIO to 2i.l11. 10000
annual value of farm products.
From lc,0. O,COl IT, go, 10000 tons Of
coal produced annually.
From "a fcw thousand to oYer lU,GOD.-
OO1 tons II str"l produced.
From 2I,Ol',0'o 10 1850, 900, ,GCG gal.
Ions "i r"trn!ea am Produced.
From less than one million to over
l.0UH, ,'OJ tons 81 pig iron produced
From 1900 20 275,OgO tons Of copper
pro luccd.
From ic;s than SOD, ,0OO. 600 to nearly
;l.lOO,OOO,OOO total worth o' minerals
p0uGuc,d.
From less than 10000 to 525 900 fac
torirr.
From l"ss than 800, 900 to over 6,OCO,
900 factory wor6crs.
From siCOOOlO0) to over s3,COO,OOO q.
900 factory wages and saIariee
yearly.
From 52,OOo.OOOOcO to over $4,000
0 O,OOJ III factory products yearly.
From Si7o,0,OO0 to 49, COZ, 900 worth
Of gold produced.
Fem IL few thousand dollars to over
'1,tOl.OOO worth "f silver produced.
From $4,000 GSCOJ to 10000, 90
hlicG ~ cotton produced.
From sl15,Ouu 600 USGO) to nen:ly
SlIi'tV,DjO ~ worth OF cotton man ufaC
iur.d.
From &j25 t" 81 800 national wealth
per capita.
From 81 30, ,O0O,GUO to s2,5, N.OOO.O"O
totrl vulne OF farm animals.
From s2)i,OOp, 600 to SI,C25, 100000
total imports.
From S2i3,OOO,OOO TO al. .i2O,O o O,OO0
10 II i,0OO,OOO public debt.
From 5liG.O0O.OOO nSGG) down to s25, :
0Oa,0DO annual interest charges.
From Si.l2 US66D down TO - cents
arrurl interest charge per capita.
r5om 80, coo, 900 to 1892 ,OO0, 900 gold
and silver in the trcaeury.
From $595, 100000 to s2.367 C0O,OO0
total money circula'iop.-Exchan &c.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-16

Campo, near Derby. twcnt! icvrn
chcment to.lny over II sensational
robbery thnt occuicd thcrc und a sub
scquent attempt made to lynch tn"
porpotrntor of the crime
Tho affair occurred about noon ana
had IL not been Tor the rrcscnc" Of II
deputy shorin who gathered together
posse and rescued the guilty party
the camp would have mctcL ont the
dcnth penalty To tho man who did the
work.
Details " the affair are mcagCr, but
1t socmP that ono of the dcepCrad"cc
hanging about tho cnmp held up u la
borcr on the TivCr bank aud demanded
hin money. Tho man resisted nnd wns
tcnrtuly beaten up after which his
c0dy VIVA thrown into tho river. lie
was rescued IN n dying condition md
IN now under tho care Of u rhysiCiun
who saye ho probably Will not ro.
cover. Tho thug escaped but ~as cap.
turcd by mn onrngcd mob that pro.
cured n rope md would have hanged
him but for tho Interference Of the Of.
Iicer.
Tho man wns tnlscp to W0dewOrth
whc'c he in being strongly guarded for
tchr TINT nm effort will bo made 10 lynch
him tonight. Tho nnmcs of tho mcn
could not DO lcnrnci this afternoon ow.
ing to tho insufficient means Of con-
municatioD --Gazcttc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-16

caleb Barton, vino is ut the hos pitGl =,
offering from the knife wounds in.
Ilrctci hy Cornelius smith Thursday
afternoon. IL st,ll IN u pr"carious cond =
tiou and his recovery ~ douhtful
otto Williams, thc incoming district
attorney, went to the hospital Friday
aud took Bar'un's statomrnt ~ the uf-
fray. From it, 1t appear" ;hH! Smith,
Thomas and Barton hat been shooting
dice :" Srotl's Gugout Tor money and
lint Smith la aud bc nn to quartet.
Ihoy then lcf, ;hr durnut unl wont 10
the Chinu garden. whore Smith began
rur+iug SmiDh urt"i 0s il he were.
going to kict him, bat instead Of dong
- siuch Inn with a I.nifr. Barton then
airu"k Smith and run Tor tho doctor.
rhomna frll III between them aud
Smith ran arDulh him. ThomRs aud
Srith never hud quarrel before. II
ilzo appe1rs that Smith and Barton had
qulrrclcl about hnli an hour before,
o.cr Sadie Gibson. a sIuHw.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-16

80 pill iR M plcasant mud positive na
DcWitt's Little Eqrly Eiscrs. DcWitts
Liitln Enyiy it'rcrH are go mild and cf.
frCtiyc 'hnt chiIdrcu dcicntc lndice and
weak children cujuy their cleansing Of
feet, whilo atrnng people cay they are
tho bust liver rill sold. Soil by Elko
Drug Go.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
WONDERFUL MONKEY FOR
BOSTOCK ANIMAL SHOW

decks his chin. He has a small nose,
large mouth and intelligent eyes.
Captain Shaker has told that the animal
was one of the brightest of its kind
that has ever been found During the
ocean voyage and since reaching New
York city that statement mas peen borne
out. Food the least tainted will not be
touched by the ape, and bananas. boiled
potatoes and rice would remain uneaten
If the best on the market were not served
to him.
His forefingers are ten inches in length
they look more Ahe distance between
the tip of fingers and his elbow is al
most a yard, and the waist of a 40O-pound
woman could be easily encircled by his
arms and then there would be room for
more. The weight of Borneaa is about
IT'S pounds. and he is AZ feet in height.
Orang-outangs, unlike their giant pro-
totype, the gorilla, are domestic animaia
in Borneo. The are tractable and con-
sidered no more dangerous than ordinary
monkeys.
Mr.. Ruhe's 81 ecimen Is unusually kiho
and considerate, and almost as easily
trained as child. The ape will go to Ne
Bostock show in ..Dreamland."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
Coal at Panama

The New Orleans Times-Democrat
states that a vice-president of a Penn
sylyania soft coal company is in New
Orleans making preparations to fur.
nish the government with coal for use
at Panama during the construction of
the canal. If Pennsylvania can float
coal two thousal miles down an un.
certain and often interrupted river,
and still underbid the mines of a gulf
state, then, indeed, there is nothing
more to say Proximity and the short
line to Panama would then cease to be
factors, and we would stand outclassed
and outdone.
AS contracts for coal at Panama will
not be let in less than a year-possibly
in not less than two years-there is
still chance for a combination bid
from the producers of this district.
Alabama coal can soon be barged to
Mobile, and when it can be Pennsylva.
mia coal cannot meet it in price.
This is a matter that deserves con-
sideration in tnis district. A Joint bid
from the district should be arranged
for, and the isthmus made acquainted
with Alabama coal at the outset. Other.
wise coal from distant interior fields
will drive the Alabama article out Of
the market, and foothold cannot be
readily secured afterwards.
An Open Warrior would determine
this problem at once, but the Warrior
is as open as the Ohio or the Monon-
gahela. The latter rivers are closed
by ice or low water full half of the
year, and lne Warrior is open to the
coal fields half the year, and will soon
be open the year round. A joint bid on
the part Of our producers should be
submitted. We should make a fight
for the Panama contracts. We should
not surrender to Pennsylvania without
making an effo- based on our near
ness to the coast and to Panama. Let
this district wake up and enter the
new market at the outset.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
Recognizing a southerner.

I had a rather amusing experience to
befall me while out west, said a promi-
nent lawyer of the state. Il was in
barber shop one day getting a shave. AS
you know negroes are rather scarce in
certain parts of the west and those who
go out there from the southern states
soon get over their humble ways and
stand very much on their dignity.
well. a friend of mine. advised me to
go down to a certain barber shop and
enquire for a negro named Williams,
who was employed there. lie was one
of the few colored BARRIERS in town and
was told that he was a very good
craftsman. so l deciued to give him a
trial. Entering the shop I called for Will
liams. A sleek looking darby came for
ward and said, This is Mr.. Williams
what can l do for you? l glared at him
for few seconds and snapped out I
want a shave and 1 don't want any -
foolishness about it either
Instantly his face was wreathed with
an obsequious smile, he dropped his par
lor manners and still grinping amiably
said, Boss. youse shorely fun de south
Take a seat, sab, and I'll give yer de
best in de shop. I'm FUN Alabama mes
sell
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
BROKERS BLUSH.
Screen Removed From New Statuary
on Stock Exchange.

From the New York American.
All Wall street was thrown into an
artistic fever yesterday afternoon when
the scaffolding was removed from the
cornice of the New York stock exchange,
disclosing to view for the first time the
wonders carved in stone. During the
erection of these figures discrete workmen
had been in the habit of throwing aprons
here and there with apparent careless
ness, so that the most delicate features
of the statuary were concealed.
But all stood revealed yesterday with
the afternoon sun leering down on Broad
street and casting a warm flood of glory
over 1.-THE limb and noble face. Men and
women looked up to admire; some stood
transfixed while some suddenly found
they were in a hurry and rushed on.
Some walked away looking backward,
and some blushed furiously and giggled,
and some turned away with black looks
of scorn.
Everybody, even brokers, agreed that
the statuary was the limit" in public
art. 1t is of a class that one expects to
see in museums, but which is seldom put
on view IN such heroic size.
To emphasize the general effect of
saturnalia two figures at one side seem
from the street to be shooting craps. AS
a matter of fact they are writing in a
book, but the narrow street makes 1t inn
possible to get the proper point of view
and the whole spirit of the group is dis
torted. Instead of being solemn and
ennobling feature of the exchange, the
statuary is causing smiles on the street
and little curtains on the sashes of win
dows opposite.
Several members of the exchange. who
inspected the cornice last evening, felt
that something might have to be done.
1t will be remembered that the statuary
on the Bank of Commerce attracted so
much attention when unveiled some years
ago that it had to be covered up and
chiseled into more spiritual grace.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
Possible Terms of Peace.

Assuming that Port Arthur will fall
in the next thirty days-what next
Peace will come, many think, provided
Japan is not as a victor too exacting
Russia is big and proud, and she will
not accept terms that would distroy
her prestige altogether. She will not
give up Vladivostock or any territory
that was Russian before the war, ex-
cept possibly the island of Saghalien,
which she snatched from Japan about
fifty years ago.
But Japan has met large war ex-
pense; she will have twice conquered
Port Arthur, and she will not make
peace unless some large advantages
are granted her. She will not now be
content to accep. Korea, and the en-
tire peace problem turns upon the dis
position of Manchuria. 1t does not be-
long to Russia even nominally. 1t is
Chinese territory. Japan cannot annex
any part of Manchuria without Eng
lands consent, and England has been
and is a valuable ally.
What Japan deserves to accomplish
is to rid Korea and herself of Russian
domination, and she cannot secure
freedom from Adam-zad while Russia
is at Port Arthur and New Chang,
looking towards PelIin. Russia, on the
other hand, needs warm water out
let Here Is where the trouble comes
in--who shall control Manchuria, and
what shall be the nature of that con-
that is settled. She will not be al
lowed to maintain a fortress at Port
Arthur or to keep any troops in that
province. But what assurances will
Japan require against the future? How
much will the Russian railroad con.
cessions in Manchuria be respected I?
These are difficult questions, and the
longer the wa goes on the more diff
cult they will become if the Japanese
armies continue to be victorious. 1t
seems at present improbable that Rus
STA would, even after the fall of Port
Arthur, pay huge war indemnity, or
give, up Russian territory, and the fate
of Manchuria is therefore the only
question at issue Korea would go, of
course, to Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
Broad Shoulders Disappearing.

The sight of man with shoulders
unduly padded reminded me that this
exaggerated style of dress for men Is
out of favor these days said man
about town. There was a time when
every other man you saw on the street
apparently had the shoulders OF an ath-
lete when in reality he was a phyvical
wealxling but now the padded shoulder
seems to be out Of favor. While a mod
crate amount Of padding is still permits
sable the fad is not nearly so pronounced
1t once was.
THE result has been to make young
men about town look much less athletic
than they did a few years ago, when
broad shoulder effects were all the rage.
1 remember the ridiculous figure cut by a
weak-chested spindle-shanked youth
strutting about wearing a huge Ragland
coat with such enormous shoulders that
he appeared to be deformed.
II am glad the fashion has become
more moderate in tone. Although we
criticize the ladies for yielding to pads
and other methods for building up good
figure they have not gone to such ex-
tremes in recent years as did the dudes
with their Titanic shoulders
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11

county holds thousands of Italians, and
it considers them a desirable addition
to the population, and there is no part
of this state in which they would not
be welcomed.
The lynching that occurred ten or
fifteen years ago in Louisiana should
not be recalled. It was exceptional
and barbarous, and no Italian need
consider it when he is looking toward
Alabama If this state would take
steps to make plain to Italian immi-
grants the fact that they are needed
here and would be welcomed here. we
would soon have an accession of in
tensive farmers that would greatly add
to the productiveness of our soil and
to our general wealth and prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
BABYS BACTERIAL BALANCE.

From the New York Commercial.
When the May baby and the June baby
had get well acquainted they exchanged
condolences.
My milk comes from a certified cow"
said the May baby.
so does mine,' said the June baby.
ut is MIXED by a man In a white suit
with sterilized hands, through absorbent
cotton, and kept at a temperature of As
degrees
so is NINE"
ut is brought to me in prophylatic
wagon drawn by modified horses
so Is mine
"Then, how In the thunder do you
manage to be so fat and well?'
The June baby winked sylly II chew
old paper and the corners of the rugs and
anything I can find that is dirty. and in
that way manage to MAINTAIN that bac-
terial balance which is essential to
nealth,' he said, chuckling
The May baby laughed long and loud.
so do l." said he.
The mamas heard the goo-gooing, but
they assigned to it only the usual fam
tastic significance. 1t was just as well.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
Italian Immigration.

Gustavo Fosti, consul general Of
Italy in New York city, reviews the
possibilities for immigrants from
Italy in this country, and he arrives at
the conclusion that the southern
states. Atlantic and central, "are the
very section of this country which
seems most suited to receive Italian
immigration. The Italian immigrant
is. nine cases out of ten, peasant or
farmer and he has been taught by the
hard circumstances of his home life to
zpractlce intensive farming. This is
sghat the south needs, and the Italian
Immigrant can find in the cheap lands
Of the south the opportunity he needs
The climate suits him to a nicely. 1t
lis what he has been accustomed to all
his life.
Mr.. Tosti says his countrymen
should become in the south farmers,
aot farm laborers. They should join
an agricultural colony. or should pur.
chase independently a small farm.
This, too, is what the south needs.
needs.
Mr.. Tosti goes on to say: "The main
point at issue at present seems to be-:
How shall the public mind in the south
be gradually brought to look at the in
production of foreign farmers without
bias or prejudice?" He proposes an ed
ucational campaign. None is needed
in Alaoama Italian farmers would be
welcomed here. We need thousands
o. them in every county, Jefferson
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
Trials of Life.

ut has been truthfully said that the
little cares of life turn our hair gray
and make us old before our time" said
telegraph operator. Although l have
great many things to worry me in my
work I was reminded this morning more
than ever of the value of trihes. When
| got up L decided to have smoke but
could not find a cigarette paper anywhere
in the house. After hunting high and
low | called my wife to my assistance
and together we rummaged through all
my last winters clothing in hopes that
we would find a cigarette paper, but with
out any success.
After leaving the house | came down
town to work and as soon as | got to
the office l began to ask for cigarette
paper. | asked three friends who are
habitual smokers, but as luck would have
it none of them had any papers. As l
could not leave the office l continued to
keep sharp eye on the room, hoping
against hope that cigarette paper would
show up but the nearest ] got to the
informed me that there was a book of
papers in desk-and the drawer was
locked.
We'll, it was three or four hours before
l could get smoke. Had | been strong
~ addicted to the habit l might have
suffered considerably while waiting for
that elusive cigarette paper"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
How They Register.

Have you ever noticed how newly
married man on his honeymoon trip reg
listers at the hotes? asked the clerk as
he fingered his diamond shirt stud and
looked more pleasant than ever well,
l will tell you all about it, When a
bridegroom comes in with his bride he al
ways writes down Mr.. and Mrs Blank,
Chicago or some other place, but after
he has been in harness for some time
you will notice that he writes 1t, John
Blank and wife
"of course this rule does not hold good
always, but it is true in a majority of
cases. When a man is on his wedding tour
he is very much on his dignity and has
not yet gotten over the formal style of
his wedding invitation, but after he gets
used to being a married man he comes to
the conclusion that his wife is his per-
sonal property, and not a pretty bit of
bric-a-brac, so he quits calling her Mrs.
Blank and merely refers to her in a
careless fashion as my wife. +"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
A WARNING TO FAT LOVERS.

From the New York World.
A lesson that he may read who runs
not, because he is not built that way
is taught by the Armenian lover who
sent to the old country for his sweet
heart to come and marry him. AT Ellis
Island she saw how four years in Amer
lea had filled out his once sketchy frame
and said in effect; Too fat. / cannot
marry him. Send me back to Armenia
OF course there is fat and fat. Just
enough of it, and nicely distributed, may
lend an aesthetic viel to au otherwise
unconvincing bony structure, hint at pos
sibilities of mirth and testify to an amia-
BILE disposition Strong and manly men
have frequently considerable lateral
dimentons.
Yet there is a degree beyond. When a
man, and especially young man, be-
gins to waddle as he walks, is 1t not
time for him to consider whether the
spherical build presents any advantages
over that Of the Apollo Belvedere, either
for health, for business or in quest of the
favor of the fair?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
Famous Battle Losses.

Even If we accept the widest figures
of battle losses coming from China or
ST. Petersburg, yet the fighting in the
Far East tails far below battles that
were fought without the aid of ma
chine guns and magazine rifles. The
Romans fought battles with short
swords. They literally hacked the en-
envy to pieces, and some of their bat
Ties were very bloody. The bloodiest
battle of the powder age doubtless was
3orodino, in which the French loss IS
put at 10000, and the Russian at 40
300. The correctness of these figures
may be open to dispute, but they have
gone into history and it is not easy to
assail them. Liepsic was even dead
ier-the French loss being put at
$4,000, and that of the allies at $4,000.
Passing by the Napoleonic battles
we come to Solferino, in which the
Austrians lost 10000 men, and the
French ardinians, $4,000. Later still,
at Plerna, the Russians lost 10000
men and the Turks $4,000. Gettysburg
was the bloodiest battle of the blood.
lest civil war in the history of the
world. The losses in that pivotal fight
we're, Federal, 23,1s6; Confederate,
B1,261. Antietam, Chicamauga and the
Wilderness were almost as wasteful of
life. The battle of Sedan, fought about
thirty years ago, resulted in a German
loss of 5000 men, and a French loss
Of $4,000
Sedan was fought generation ago,
and no battles have been fought since
in which the fatalities reached or even
approached 10000 men. The days Of
heavy losses in battle are probably
ended. open order" has supplanted
"close order" and magazine guns and
machine guns hold armies afar off be-
hind projections as a rule. Every
Boer had his rock. Masses OF men
are no longer hurled against merciless
machine guns. All the conditions of
warfare are changed, and wholesale
slaughter is thing of the past.
II is said the bloodiest half hour of
modern warfare occurred at Cold Har-
Dor. where Grant attempted to rush
through Lees defences of Richmond.
It is believed 1000 men fell in thirty
minutes, and hal that number in ten
minutes. The Confederate loss was
small. while the Feeral loss exceeded
fourteen thousand men. General Grant
never attempted to excuse his attack
at Cold Harbor. He tried at Cold Har-
Dor the impossible, and was severely
punished, bat 1t did not destroy his
prestige or change his plans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
KINDLY "poes OF WAR"

From the New York World.
The latest movement of the Russians
to provide further aid for their wound
ed, which is badly needed, is the utilza-
ton of dogs.
The German Emperor has presented
three Scotch sheep dogs which have been
trained in ambulance work to the Rus
sian Dog Breeders association, and after
they have been tested they will be sent
to the far east
1t is also intended by the association
to teach a number of animals to be of
assistance. either by remaining at the
side or a wounded man when they have
found him and attracting the attention of
the ambulance by barking, or by going
silently in search of the ambulance corps
and conducting it to the spot where the
wounded man is lying.
Each animal is to carry a wallet
strapped on his back containing BAN
dages, restoratives and water. thus fol-
lowing the old custom of the hospice at
St. Bernard.