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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-26
ilia Name ~ IN Incubus.

An old colored man called on Judge
Rufus.B. Cowing OF New York City the
o:I'er day and in asking for advice sup
Piled the court with a good story.
what Use gwine to mculcate, ledge.
is dis: What mus | do to change nah
prognomcn? When | lind dat Use
weighed down vii ah prognomen das's
bound to kill ma trade what mus | do?
-You wish 10 change your name?' in.
quired Judge Cowinc. "And why!'
"Causn ma name Is Failure. Ycs, sab,
dat'E ma name. Use n white. waeher
and dat name jcs' qucers me-.
Very well, uncle. Why not use the
first letter Of your name?" suggested the
court.
~Dat's wuss,' eronned the old man.
"l'es tried dat. lhad all big sign paint
ed. a. Failure and ma trade left me-"
1Ihe initial letter does make MI III.
hnppy combination" agreed the Judge.
ss-But I'll tell you what to do, Use
your first name and then people will not
notice the last name so much"
OATS der mos discimmodding OF all,
sab. It's downright scand'ous, Nah
first name is Adam, sah.--Ncw York
Times.
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Martyrs OF Science.

because a Yale professor desired to
try Il scientific experiment to find out
how long a nan can live on vegetable
food alone, and how little is necessary to
allow them to perform the usual
" OF manual labor, one Of the
men has gone insane and sees noun.
iaius of beef steak and acres Of veal cut.
lots, with ponds n brown gravy; four
have deserted and are enjoying meals
III which roast pork aud mutton stews
predominant. Tho twelve remaining
are getting thinner every day, look pale
and have ~ much ambition left rs an
ordinary clam. And yet. only a month
"go they seemed to be all right, except
III the head, when they volunteered
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Customs In japan.

Japnncsc wOrIcn have been known TO
40 wiFLout etUcking 20 maintain the
harmony net wrcn beautiful French clip.
ICrs and magnificent French evening
du sseF. saws - writer ID the Chicago
Chronicle. ] have been served by u
Japnucgn hoslcr who did without every
thing he did not supply himseIf he
Ind II shirt. II collar, u tic mud 'carf pins
md studs, but no tr0uscrs. re effect
"f their absence wRs heightened hr his
Wearing braces because he sold them.
Tie Japaucsp do not Kiss. IL Japni ego
girl knows TO" I" kiss IL howe the
wOri ~ ~ foreign inst uclOr; abe 1pca il
m nU nc 'Ouplishnrnt. moi ~ an enjoy.
mcTt. The Jupnucs have no pens nnG
inv, bii; they make a very Iul shift
"ih painting brush, Inc JHpancsu
never warm mutil the no ~ catches lire.
Tho %JaIHrrs' hnv" borf and uo mutton;
the Chinese lH.c mutiOu aud no hoof.
japanese bell. ike Japmcs bellies
have no tongues. Japanese annIlcs have
no poison; japanese music has no har.
mony. Tho Japanese alphabet ia not
mn alphabet, but n selection nf ecvrn.,
useful %ideOgrams tO dispense With the
10000 in ordinary use by tho Chinese.
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000-couservatIve estimate loss from
direct damage and non production
100000 cost Of national guard ordered
to three different parts "f the state
Within nine months for the protection Of
life and property. \ torpr !Uss at the
most conservative estimate of s5C,CC0,-
600. And this III Il state where the t"tn.
assessed valuation Is less than Sl5U,0tO.'
600.
This is the stupcnGous cost TO Color.
ado OF the labor troubles of the year
1903. Sixteen strikes That is tn.
years record. Sixteen strikes affecting
from 800 to 2l Q men each and lasting
from ten days to ten months 81 CHI
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-26

Tho prcli uinrry examination Of can.
didatcs Tor the appointment to Anna
polls. held in this city, resulted in Trcn.
NOR Colin Of this city, first; WIN. Gian.
doni, 81 virginia City. second. mud Is.
q. McBirdr, ul EIku. third.
The entrance examination will Inc held
H. Reno mex month. and should the
three candidates maintain their relative
positions, Trcnmor Coffin will be an.
pointed cadet and the other two first
aud second altcrnatcs. Carson Ncws.
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1szEENM1RIJSgzN8RzxgEsyH

~ o""e ls supplied with the latest designs Of tvp. Il. g.,
"St paper, ana every attention is Given to the lob Gcunit.
'n"nt. Styles in printing are constantly changing nud
we always cndcavOr to keep anrrnst with the
times. 4 trial order will con vincc
you Of Ibis fact
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-02-26

Tins Is going the rounds Of Wall
street. y broker from the financial 70;
tex sought admission at the pearly
gates WHO are yon?7 said St. Peter.
Il am IA Wall street broker" What have
you done that entities you to al
mission?" We'll ] saw Il decrcpit
oma III broadway the other day and
gave her two cents" Gabriel, Is that
on the records?7 HYes,St, Peter. it's
marked {" his credit" What else have
you donc?- swell, ! crossed the Brook.
Ign bridge the other night and met Il
n newsboy halt frozen to death and
gave him one cent" Gabriel. in that on
the records" "Yrs st. Peter" "Whai else
have you donc?- "Well | can't rccolieci
anything else just now" Gabriel what
do you think we ought to do with this
fellow "Oh. give him back his t!ir, @
centP md tell him +" go to hell"
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MI rhnnr"a bot wocn lI'O and 100 in
tn" niII" Tor Mrs. CampbcII'e dry goods
md mrli'rcrJ stor" have been u.adc frc.
clnmcrs. Tho rnlc 81 tirkcle will c!ogn
on April list. Take n chance and WIN fl
store fnr l'Rs than u song.
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tore temporarily located next door IL
the Club Saloon.
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DR.. J. C.. Leonard
RESTORED

\ "htl"nd u Nuhcu ar Bush beg Lrrr
I"'i "r"iwd at the Club saloon VIII rr
t"'nil"d N Gnaniiticp to suit the lradc. f,
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$3.50 PERISHEO.
In the Recent Disturbances in
Sassun District
Ia, 900 Lost All They Had and
Are Starving.
ANOTHER MASSACRE
MASSACRE
ANOTHER
Is Expected by the Destitute
Armenian Population.
A Number of Villages Plundered
and Burned.

Washington, Sept. THE American
consul at Harput has reported to the
state department that he has visited
Bitlis and is now in Moush.
The consul states that the district of
Sassun is tranquil and pacified and the
strategic positions are garrisoned by
infantry detachments and permanent
barracks erected. The survivors of the
massacre are in a destitute condition,
but are attempting to rebuild their
burned villages with a little govern
ment aid. The consular corps at Bitlis
estimates the number massacred and
dead from exposure and hunger, ETC., at
$500. The American colony at Bitlis
appears to be in no present or prospec
tive danger.
In the Moush district insurgents have
adopted a guerrilla form of warfare,
ambuscading troops and bodies of
Kurds. They demand certain reforms
which concern chiefly matters of local
administration and economic questions
not involving the integrity of the en-
pire. A number of villages have been
plundered and burned and many per-
sons killed and maltreated and another
massacre is expected by the Armenian
population which is in destitute circum-
stances. About $4,000 have lost every
thing and are starving, many being i'll
and wounded.
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KURoPATKIN's ESCAPE.
Is Regarded as Sort of Victory by
the Russians.

st. Petersburg, Sept. II p. MAS
the Russian newspapers begin to real
ize more fully the catastrophe which
General Kuropatkin avoided at Lao
Yang and the skillfuI manner in which
he upset Field Marshal Oyama's plan
to surround the Russian army, they
take a more cheerful view of the re-
suit and are beginning to beStOw upon
Kuropatkin great praise.
1t is now apparent that Oyama's
purpose by pressing the Russian po-
sitions in front of Lao Yang was to
hold Kuropatkin's attention while the
Japanese right wing was thrust around
the Russian rear to block the Russian
line of retreat But kuropatkin, at
it's very conception had his eyes upon
this Ranking movement and countered
by early withdrawal of his main army
to the right bank of the Taitse river,
changing his front to meet and hold
General kuroki in check while Cen
eral Zaroubaieff's corps at Liao Yang
crossed, burning the bridges behind
him and placing the river between
him and General Oku. Both the
Russian and Japanese accounts seem
to agree in saying that until the with
drawal of the main army from Lao
Yang began, Kuropatkin had beaten
off the Japanese assaults in front of
Lao Yang and that the Russian
communicative chiefs first movement
successful. While not Understanding
the difficulties attending the task of
the retirement of the army northward
and the continued threat from
Oyamas right. the Novoe Vremya
evidently considered that it already
has practically been successfully ac-
complished.
The Novosti says:
''In England, France and Germany
the nature of the consequences of the
defeat of the Russian army is fully
appreciated, and as the views of their
military critics are by no means un-
favorable there exist no reasons why
we should give away to dispair over a
defeat which never took place"
The Invalid Russ. the army organ,
also continues to maintain that Oyama
met with strategetical defeat, but it
expresses the opinion that Oyama has
not yet given up hope of f1anking Kuro-
patkin. for which he is strengthening
Kuroki and diminishing the pressure
against the Russian rear. The Novoe
Vremya, reviewing the situation de-
clares emphatically that neither media
ton nor peace are now even thought Of
No further details of the losses suf-
fered by the RUSSIANS during the ten
days fighting have been received How
long the roll of casualties ultimately
will be can be estimated by the official
report of the number of officers killed
or wounded between August 26 and
August 81, in a single division This di-
vision, that of General Kondratsvitch,
which is under General Zaroubaieff,
and which formed part of the Russian
right below Lao Yang, lost II officers
killed, 35 wounded and one missing.
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DEMOCRATIC
LAO YANG
Republicans Win an OVerWhelm-
ing Victory in Vermont.
Plurality Is Larger Than That
Given in 1900.
MADE A CLEAN SWEEP.
Elected Every Member OF LegIs-
lature in Both Branches.
Vote on Congressman Slightly
Behind the State Ticket.

White River Junction, VT, Sept. t.
With IL towns out of PAS cities and
towns yet to be heard from, revised re-
turns today indicated that the Republic
cans carried the state of VermGnt yes
terday on a plurality in the neighbour
hood of 31,S00. This is a Republican
gain over 1900 when the plurality at the
state election was 81, ,312. The total fig
ureS for all but IL towns give Charles
j. Bell 1851 for governor and Eli II.
Porter, Democrat. 1879, or a plurality
of 30,S SS6 for Mr.. Bell. The vote for con-
gressmen ran slightly behind that for
the head of the state ticket, Congress-
men Kittridge Haskins and David j.
Foster being reelected. The latest re-
ports indicate that the next state sen~
ate will be solidly Republican, the DEM
ocrats losing their present five seats ana
that the Democrats will lose about 10
representatives.
OF the missing towns many ara
far from telegraph or telephone offices
brought to wire points by messengers
with team and over mountain roads
Complete figures on the congress-
ional vote will not be known for some
time as the officials in number OF
towns counted the ballots for governor
first and let the congressional count
wait until today.
Elections statistics show that for a
quarter of a century, in every ma
tional election year that Vermont has
given a Republican plurality in Sep
teThber, below $4,000, the country has
elected a Democratic president the fol-
lowing November. In those years in
which the Republican September plu-
rality has exceeded $4,000 the country
has gone Republican. If the prece-
dent holds good this year, Roosevelts
election is assured.
By 1 O'Clock all but five of the 246
cities and towns had announced the
result of the vote for governor. The
returns as far as completed gave Bell,
16,429. This shows a Republican
plurality of 1920. The five missing
towns in 1900 gave a Republican
plurality of 294. -
Bell Wires the President.
Waldon, Vt, Sept. 7.-Charles J.
ernor in yesterdays election today sent
the following message to President
Roosevelt:
points to the way for victory for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks in Novem-
ber.'
kilograms to the President.
oyster Bay, L. l., Sept. Reports
which have reached the president to-
day of the situation in Vermont indi-
cate that the Republican plurality
would be at least nominal.
The following were among the tele-
grams received by the president to-
day:
White River Junction, VT, Sept. 4.
1904. = President Theodore Roose-
welt, Oyster Bay.-'Vermont strongly
endorses your administration by 32,-
600 plurality upwards. Hearty con-
ratulations.-Alfred E. Watson, Sec
retary Republican State Committed"
Bellows Falls, Vt.-The President,
Oyster Bay.-Our majority undoubt-
edly greater than that of four years
ago-Charles H. Robb."
Mr. Robb is one of the assistant ats
torneys general of the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-07
EIGHT KILLED.
Over so Injured in Wreck Of a
Wabash Train.

Moberly, Mo-, Sept. 1.-THE south
bound Wabash passenger train, which
left Des Moines for st. Louis at $40 a.
m, was wrecked near Pendleton, Mo-,
killing eight passengers and injuring
more than so others.
The dead:
J. E. NICHOLS, Macon. Mo.
MRS. HENRY FOLCHT, Huntington,
Pa.
MRS. c. H. GRAVES, LaPlata, Mo.
EDDA PATTERSON. LaPlata, Mo.
MRS. HENDERSON, LaPlata, Mo.
MRS. ANNA GRENNER, Macon, Mo.
MISS HELLER, daughter of A. F.
Hebler, Macon, Mo.
MRS. w. T. FITCH, Huntington, Pa.
The seriously injured are:
David Bruner, Kirksville, Mo.
A. S. Billings.
Mrs. A. S. Billings.
j. S. Curtain, LaPlata, Mo.
Fred Crawford. LaPlata, Mo.
J. A. Duley, LaPlata, Mo.
P. Frizzel, Manitou, Col.
c. H. Graves, LaPlata, Mo.
John Henly, cook dining car.
F. Kelsoe, LaPlata, Mo.
Miss Kelsoe, LaPlata, Mo.
Miss Anna Martens, LaPlata, Mo.
Mrs. F. Plemans, LaPlata, Mo.
Mr.. Willis, Macon, Mo.
Waldo Walker, Macon, Mo.
]. T. Tate, LaPlata, Mo.
Immediately upon receipt of the news
of the wreck, a relief train was sent
out and the dead and more seriously
injured were brought back here.
The train which was composed of an
engine, baggage and smoking cars, day
coach, diner and Pullman sleeper, was
we'll filled. it being estimated by Wa
bash officials that there were about 500
persons on board. The train was run
ming at it's schedule speed when the ac-
cident occurred.
The day coach left the track, and.
breaking loose from the baggage and
smoking cars, plunged down an EN-
bankment, dragging the diner with it.
The Pullman did not leave the track.
The heavy dining car crashed on top
of the coach, and the majority of those
killed and injured were passengers in
the latter. There was no one in the
dining car, it is stated, except the em-
ployes, who escaped with injuries.
The cause of the wreck has not been
determined, but it is thought that
broken wheel derailed a passenger
coach, which jumped the track and
dragged the dining car with it.
At the Wabash offices the foHowing
corrected list of killed was given out:
j. E. NICHOLS, Macon. Mo.
MRS. HENRY FOCHET, Huntington,
Pa.
MRS. G. H. GRAVES, LaPlata, Mo.
MISS EDNA HIBLER, Macon, Mo-,
Mo.
MISS EDNA HELLER, Macon, Mo-,
land one lady whose name we have
not obtained.
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RUSSIANS STILL RUNNING

1arded as having passed and the an
nouncement was made this afternoon
that the war Office will no longer give
out two bulletins each day.
Holding Back the News.
Toxic, Sept. Is p. m.-The- gen
eraI staff has not yet made public any
details of the battle of Lao Yang.
The people are still celebrating the
victory, but there is considerable spec
ulation over the official silence regard
ing General KurokiS movements
since Sunday.
1t is reported that the Japanese,
Notwithstanding the ravages of fire,
captured vast accumulations of Rus
sian stores and ammunition at Lao
Yang.
The report that Lieutenant Teraou-
chi, son of Lieutenant General Teraou-
chi, minister of war, was killed in
the fighting before Lao Yang is de-
MED today.
Drop in Russian Fours.
St Petersburg. Sept. 7.-Prices on the
bourses were still weaker today, Rus
sian fours dropping another Il point to
911s.
Pursuit Checked by HIiIIet-
Toxic, Sept. mo official report of
the subsequent movements of General
Kuropatkin has been received but the
Kokumin says it learns on good au-
thority that Kuroki, after taking the
heights near Heiyingtai, about Is miles
Oh 1letO occupied a line
from Ventai to the mines by hot pur-
suit of the Russians September and 5.
The Russians who were said to be con-
centrated 20 miles north of Lao Lang
are now retreating in the direction of
Mukden. The pursuit was obstructed
by the high millet.
The Russians destroyed their stores
but numbers of guns and quantities of
and other supplies were
captured in the fortifications and near
the railroad station.
The Nicchichi says it thinks the Jap
anese casualties may exceed those of
the Russians owing to the latter having
occupied fortified positions in superior
numbers. The Mikado has congratulate
ed the forces on their brilliant victory
in face of tremendous difficulties. add
ing that the end of the war is still in
the distant future and eXhorting care
and patience. Preliminary regulations
for the National Guard were gazetted
today.
The report that the Russians have oc-
cupied Sinmintin, about so miles west of
is denied. A large force of
Chinese bandits is displaying activity
in the vicinity of Sinmintin, but it is
supposed that the Russians will not
take action unless compelled to do so.
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THEY DIDN'T VOTE.
Another Ballot May Be Ordered on
Propositions to End Strike.

Chicago, Sept. THE voting by the
local unions interested on the question
of whether the stock yards strike shall
be declared off or not is over. Another
ballot may be ordered.
The teamsters have announced their
intention to stay out despite the action
of the other unions.
The beef leaders. 200 in number voted
unanimously to continue the strike.
1t was stated by the packers that
there was no desertions from the un-
ion ranks when their establishments
opened today.
CasS Schmidt, vice president of the
Butcher Workmen, said it was estima-
ted that not more than 25 per cent of
all the strikers throughout the country
voted on the peace proposition.
The counting of the ballot showed
that a majority of the butcher work.
man had not voted so another ballot
has been ordered Some of the other
unions are awaiting the action of The
butchers and cutters before voting on
the question of going to work or not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-07
BELL FALLS BACK.
Grant Will Try to Drive Him Through
Thoroughfare Gap.

Corps Headquarters, Gainesville, Vas
Sent. 7.-GeneraI Grant took up his
task of forcing General Bell and his
brown army through Thoroughfare
Gap at midnight. Fighting did not
begin at that hour, but the alignment
of positions and the assuming of new
ones occupied the forces of both ar
mics until daylight. General Bell
the repulse of the at
tack of his center, which was in pro-
gress when the day closed yesterday,
deemed it advisable to fall back to a
shorter defensive line. This defense
was established by daylight and it is
on this line that General Grant is adj
vancing.
General Grant has not yet fully de-
veloped his attack, but the indications
from the firing are that his main at
tack is to be delivered by General
Wint, forming his right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-07
COMPETITIVE DRILL.
knights Templar Contest for Prizes in
Golden Gate Park.

San Francisco. Cal, Sept. THE
Knights Templar today gathered at
Colder Gate park to witness the trien-
NAL competitive exhibition of their
crack drill corps. The drill was held
on the extensive lawn ordinarily devot
ed to baseball and other sports and on
the grassy slopes surrounding it many
thousands of spectators were congre-
gated The day was clear and warm,
but gentle breeze from the ocean nit
igated the temperature and prevented
any discomfort.
The competition was between st. Ber-
nard comnlandery No. 35, drill corps of
Chicago; Louisville commandery No. 1,
drill corps of Louisville, KY; Malta
commandery No. 81, drill corps of Bing-
hamtOn, N. Y; IvanhOe commandery
No "a, drill corps of Milwaukee. Wis.
The st. Bernard drill corps won the
first prize at the contest held during the
conclave of 1888, and its appearance on
the field today was greeted with great
applause. The vast audience, however,
seemed impartial and did not confine its
cheering to any one of the competitors.
All were attired in attractive uniforms
and their intricate eVolutionS were ex-
ecuted with precision of perfectly
working machinery. The prizes award
ed were of great beauty and intrinsic
value, and the task of the judges was
not an easy one.
The competitive drill of the eastern
knights was followed by exhibition
drills by the drill corps of Golden Gate
cOmmandery ana the mounted Orll
corps from California commandery,
neither of which would enter rivalry
with their guests from beyond the
Sierras. They presented a splendid ap-
pearance, the perfect control of the
mounted knights on their black horses
forming a remarkable feature of the
display. Following this an attractive
feature of the occasion there was q
battalion parade and review of the four
competing drill corps under the COM
mand of the Right Eminent Sir Frank
W. Sumner, past grand commander of
California The prizes were then dis
tributed by the grand commander of
California.
During the day there were many ex-
cursions. by water and land. to various
points, many knights availing them
selves of the opportunity to see as much
of the state as can be shown in brief
trips from this city. There were two
business sessions of the grand encamp-
ment at which much was accomplished
for the good of the order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-07
BRITISH TARIFF VIEW.
Trades Union Congress Stands by Free
Trade.

Leeds, England, Sept. THE trades
union congress today adopted by an
almost unanimous vote the following
resolution.
"That, in the opinion of this con-
gress, any departure from the prin-
ciples of free trade would be detri-
mental to the interests of the working
classes, on whom the burdens of pro-
lection would press most heavily and
injurious to the prosperity of the ma
ton as a whole; that protective duties
by increasing the cost of the peoples
necessities are unjust in incidence and
economically unsound, subsidizing cap
a system of preference or retaliation
by creating cause for dispute with 9TH
er countries would be a hindrance to
International progress and peace"
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FLEW OVER FAIR.
Airship Makes Short But Successful
Trip at st. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept TT c. Benbow.
a Montana aeronaut, is the first man to
sail an airship over the worlds fair aera-
nautic concourse. He made a trial. as
cension today and demonstrated that his
machine IS dirgible. but owing to scar
city of power he was unable to propel it
without great difficulty against the wind.
The Benbow airship ascended to a
from about the center of the concourse
sailed far to the east gate before
descending. The airship consists of a
car. 1t has ten horse power engine, run
with hydrogen gas. The bag is about 20
feet long and has sixteen propeller blades,
four on each wheel, and two wheels Gn
each side of the car. The bag has a ca
pacity of a. 900 cubic feet and the hydro
gen gas which it holds has lifting power
of 900 pounds.