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tile until just before the close OF his adj
mlnlstratlon, when he succeeded In OK
tracting the bin for an independent
treasury from reluctant extra session.
James X. Polk met with wen organ
lied congressional opposition during
his term, A large majority In both
houses was IN favor of lavish ex-
penditure of public money on internal
improvements. The president was Bit
terly opposed and eXerted every nllu-
ence within his power to defeat all
measures looking In that direction. FL
nally bill providing for extensive pub
lie improvements passed both houses
and was promptly vetoed. A second
bill was introduced and passed on the
very last day Of the session.
John Tyler and congress revived the
old United States bank dispute. As a
preliminary congress repealed Van
Burens subtrcasury bill. Tyler agreed
to that action, but he declined to be a
party to the restoration OF the old bank.
Congress passed a bill reviving the
system, and the president vetoed IT,.
An attempt TO pass the bill over the
veto falled, Another financial bill was
introduced and passed Mr., Tyler We
toed II at once. Great confusion arose
In political circles. The cabinet re-
signed, The conflict with congress was
kept up during Mr., Tyler's entire term
Millard Fillmore, elected vice prosI-
dent on the ticket with General Tay-
Tor, was obliged to deal with a congress
IN which the majority in both houses
belonged to the opposing party Under
the circumstances he did not expect to
receive substantial support in many
administration measures, and he was
not disappointed. AS a compensation
for this dcarth Of political support no
member OF the cabinet ever uttered "A
dissentient note. President Fillmore was
the originator OF several wise measures.
Toward the close OF his term James
Buchanan had numerous differences
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with congress- lie hstr,,..,
,ster TO Mexico to prepare n t (, .ue min
tnut country and sent IN a ny ~ with
congress recommending Usage to
uon' Congress took no no, J'aOle &C.
request "oVee VI tho
dllierences between Andrew ''nyI@ble
ana congress began to show tbo "onnson
as soon as' he succeeded IN ',,,Sell'seyes
dency Tho first breach ,,,. 'e pTesi.
veto OF the frcodmans bure,, w, aver The
er that II became ovldont tho, o,l' At.
iuent ana congress had nothing ,''o pres
mon Mr' johnson appeared 10 vOia'
tie merit in any measure nroS, 'ee III
elther mouse and used his VOTE r ,u ny
unsparlngly The congress v'o - .''ege
Tie impressed by the prosld,,,,, SO ~
that it resorted habimaly 10 ~ pOucy
pedient of passing its meosnro wy ek'
inc veto The quarrel stronns uVer
amazingly and resulted In inv Se"eled
iruluess Impeachment efforts Wv '"o
Rutherford b. Hayes oross,,
US 100 fN we NtrN Outcet -
presidential career All the n,oa y, pls
recommended In his first mes,sso 'ItuIvs
ignored, and he felt sore over M ., were
To add to the impending r,ntnr. '''snI
OF his appointees were turned do oU'ns
by the senate. The president , 1o"n
himself OF the veto privilege wIt ip' ~.
markable frequency an tbro,gh ~, t
term, and the congress paid sco ," Tvs
tention to his dissent His last om'n Nv,
act was to veto bill for refundins H al
national debt. 'ne
Grover Cleveland exercised tho yo,,
power beyond all precedent On, w v,
9Sf bills that passed both houses a, VI
single session 1l5 Were vetoed TS ~ .
was less open friction between ,D
president and congress than m,s %,
have been expected under the clrc "s"'
stances. A large proportion Of b,s r.
toes were permitted to stand as Gp,,
ties, JAMES q pF1 Nto ,,,nU'
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I OF the Atlantic Construction companN
were indicted by the United states
| grand jury at Savannah for conspiracy
to defraud the government Of 1915 9la 30
Shortly afterward the accused men
| surrendered themselves to United States
Marshal Shields at New York. Then
began the long and ncrcely contested
struggle against eXtradtion To Savan-
nah, Both Gaynor and Greene appear
ed IN that city, and each gave bond of
$4,000 They were met step by stop
by the laws stubborn insistence.
When they saw that their case was
hopeless Gaynor and Greene forfeited
their bail and fed. The bondsmen
were afterward reimbursed by the fu-
gitiyes,
The indicted men made no especial
effort to conceal their movements and
II soon became known to the public
that they had gone to Canada They
went hrst TO Montreal Finding that
the eXtradilion commissioner was a res
ident OF that city they proceeded TO
Quebec They settled Themselves COM
iortnbly at the most luyurlous hotel In
that ancient city and at onco secured
the services Of some Of the ablest law.
yers In the Dominion The United
states authorities Immediately de-
manded their extraditlon. Commits.
sioner Lafontalne at Montreal issued
warrant for the arrest Of both men.
AZ this point the situation became
dramatic. on May 5, 1902, party of
detectives armed with the warrant
went to Quebec, seized the unsuspect.
ing criminals, thrust them into a cab
ana drove rapidly to tho river. Ar
rived thoro the men we're put aboard
the tug Spray the speedlcst vessel ON
me st. Lawrence river. and started at
mll steam for Montreal. Before he left
the cab Gaynor had managed TO yell
out Of the window, 81 am being kid
napedV" The news was carried to tho
mems friends, and a boat was secured
at once and sent In pursuit OF the tug.
The race up the river was most excit-
ing Great crowds watched 1t from the
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present campaign, and Andrew is colo.
mel OF crack regiment.
Another member OF this older ys,,r.
alton of Romanoffs who has made ratb.
err a poor showing I'm the present yirup.
gle Is the Grand Duke Alexis In his
early youth this prince gave promise az
becoming a sailor of whom his conn.
try might be proud In 1901 he Wis.
tied America and won many friends
with his handsome face and boylsh on.
thuslasm. As the present head Of the
Russian navy he has not fulAled he
promise of his earlier years. He has
never married and is reputed to be OK.
cessively fond Of the Injuries OF lfe.
The cars youngest uncle, Paul. has
not shown as much activity In political
circles as have his brothers He isa
widower and by marriage a nephew Of
the King and queen of England. his wife
having been a daughter Of the king o.
Greece.
The Grand Duke Sergus, recently as.
sasslnated at Moscow, and his wife h,l
more influence ut court than any other
Oh tne cHafs relatives, Nicholas was
always great admlrer Of his energetic
uncle, and they were SO Intimate that
they called each other by their Chris.
tian names, Serglus was only few
years older than his royal nephew. and
their intimacy was strengthened By tho
fact that they were brothers -in-aw.
The still beautiful grand duchess was
once the most courted royal maiden In
Europe. Kaiser Wilhelm was smltten
with her charms, but she preferred Ser.
glus, and they lived an exceedingly
happy life together IN spite of the fact
that they We're chlldless Serglus was
governor Of Moscow, one Of the most
responsible positions I'm the empire He
was always the most enthusiastic pro.
moter OF the present war, and at the
beginning of the campaign he devoted
himself energotlcdly to the organlza.
ton OF the ambulance corps, His per-
sistent attitude as fire eater made
him exceedingly obnoxious to the peace
party FRANK j. CASWELL
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liability OF the royal houses OF Europe
than all other Influences. Dagmar has
become thoroughly Russianized and Is
regarded as one OF the most uncom q.
promising supporters Of the war policy.
She Is probably the best hated woman
m the empire. The ears elder sister,
the refined and gentle Grand Duchess
Aenia, who is the wife of her cousin.
the Grand Duke Alexander, has inher-
tied nothing OF the traditional Slav.
Her husband. one OF the numerous ca
diets of the house of Romanoff, so far
from the imperial purple that nothing
short of political cataclysm could
reach him, seems TO be the only male
member Of the family who is actually
popular Their household at st. Peters
burg, with five healthy and bright chill
dren to illuminate It, Is one of the most
CHEEKY at the capital. The Grand
Duchess Olga, the ears younger sis
ter was married four years ago to Pc
ter duke OF oldenburg She is not as
well liked as is her sister.
The Grand Duke Michael, tho cars
only brother, has become a personality
OF FAR less moment since the birth of
his imperial nephew. Previous TO that
enlargement of his elder brothers poit-
ical horizon he was one OF the most
conspicuous figures I'm the empire. This
was due solely to his position as heir
apparent and not to any personal quail
ltles which he was believed to possess.
He Is now about twenty three years OF
age, rather taciturn and retiring and
dlsinelined to make acquaintances. He
has always been a protege Of his uncle,
the Grand Duke Vladimir, who is the
central figure in the so called party of
the grand dukes" Tho Russian prole-
tarlat has been taught to believe that
Michael is less allen TO Slavic traditions
than any other member Of the Romanod
royal family. Before the coming OF the
czarowitz It was understood In Euro
pean Russia that the party Of the grand
dukes had endcavored TO strengthen IT,
self with Mlchael's alleged pro- Slavic
tendencies
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shore, The Spray was too fast and had
too much of a start to be oyertaken.
Realizing this, the chief constable OF
Quebec, armed with a writ Of habeas
corpus, hurried to Three Rivers by
special train and intercepted the tug'
No attention was paid to the chaIlen-
gers, and the fugltlves were taken 10
Montreal and the eNtraditon commits
sioner committed them to jail,
Then began a battle royal between
the two cities to obtain custody OF the
American fugItiNes with money 10
spend. The quebec authorities secured
another writ addressed 10 the Montreal
TALLER, and he surrendered the prison.
ors. They were taken back TO quebec
in triumph and lodged In jail for SAFE
Keeping The Montreal contestants
were not at all discouraged. They pro-
cured further writs and served them on
the quebec iailcr II was ut this stage
that Judge Clron, who had not yet APP
pcarod IN tho case, came into view 80
issued a writ compelling the extradIioh
commissioner TO bring all the papes
into court for review He ended by AIS
missing the proceedings and dischars'
ing the prisoners. Gaynor and Greene
were escorted back to their hotel III
great state.
The iubilant contractors then maze
the charge against Mr. Erwin who hau
been representing the United states W
the matter, that he had offered to ser
tic for 100000. Erwin denied the aceu-
satlou and declared that the Dominion
officials had connlved at the failure "
the oNtradton proceedings and had a''
cepted brides II was then thar tno
United States appealed to the PRIV
council OF Great Britain, The PRIV
councils decision sends the entire nllt'
ter back to the extraditlon commission
er at Montreal The indications Wu
that the case will be fought all o'gl
again In the Canadian courts, ana
not at all certain when the absconulns
contractors will be taken TO savanna"
TO stand trial on the original charge,
CLAIMING A. BARLOW
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Mbsn Presidents and Congresses Dave Disagreed;
Not Hwaye Smooth Sailing for the Ship Of Stat,

f,'mmc',, T1'"'eatA HE recent differences
\. &. +" !. !. 4. d.
Ess=z-sss.i "A between the national
~ senate and President
4 Roosevelt suggest va
Il rious other Instances
frrrrr;1 - ~ Of a similar character
N..as1..l,.s ss.li,$ n past admlnlstra-
lions, During the FIRST
Few administrations congress had not
yet developed into sufficient individual
lty to turn its face deliberately upon an
executive measure. when James Mon
roe entered upon his first term he found
singularly csmplaisant congress
awaiting his initiative The war OF 1912
was over and everybody was happy.
This state Of political beatitude was
100 perfect 20 endure Tho immediate
element OF discord which presented IT,
SER was Mr., Monroe's secretary OF
state John Quincy Adams. This clever
statesman took quite a different view
OF the questions which came up for ex-
ecuuve sanction from that OF the ma
tlonal legislature HIS career as Mr..
Monroe's secretary of state was bril-
llaht but antagonstic to congress, az a
genera rule Two Of his achievements |
alone should have brought him fame
the treaty with Spain resulting IN the |
acquisition OF Florida ana the principal /
authorship OF the Monroe doctrine lie |
would not advise the president to Sign |
me Missouri compromise bin, thus taxi |
lng his stand against slavery before he
came president II was a remarkable |
testimony to Adams ability and repu-
tatlon for integrity that he should ever
have become president The very house
of representatives which elected him
knew perfectly wen that he had dis
agreed with II on most occasions His
opposition to its measures resulted In
the formation Of the Wing party
Andrew Jackson, popular idol though
he was failed to preserve amicablo re-
!ations with congress. The doughty
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WILL UNCLE BE ABLE TO GET THEM ACROSS THE BORDER

the actual cost Of The work. 1t was cs-
Iablished at the trial that when pny-
ments were about To be made Captain
carter would 30 to New York and there
ufaW treasury order for the fun
amount plus SIS, hts expenses Tor the
Journey Immediately aftorward this
eheck would be given to Greene. A few
days later Gaynor would send his per-
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sonal check for one-thlrd OF the pay
ment plus S75 to Carter.
1t was found that the dates OF these
checks drawn In favor OF Carter corre-
sponded with those Of hia visits to the
Union League club OF New York city.
OF which he was member Carter's
snare Of the loot amounted to about
|'22o2S' He was found guilty and was
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sentenced to "A fine and Imprisonment.
lie also suffered military degradation.
II was o matter OF considerable effort
ana consumed a good deal Of time
10 secure Carriers conviction Many
schemes were tried to delay action.
A scheme to throttle tho business
JAILED utterly. In December, 1900, Gay
nor and Greene and the other members
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OF reform I'm the administration OF the
government have done much to speed
the day when their presence in the cap
ital VIII be resented by those who have
the country's best interests at heart.
Paradoxical as the statement may
seom to be, It is true nevertheless that
the liomanon family has never been
popular I'm Russia, Individual mom-
beers OF the race have been accorded
temporary expressions OF national APP
provai but the instances I'm which a
Romanon has surprised his subjects
into spontaneous enthusiasm are OK
ceedingly rare. First OF all the family
Is Teutonlc in its origin, blemish
which the Slav cannot overlook. The
founder Of the house was Pmssian
named Andrew Kobyla, who went to
Moscow in l34l and entered the service
OF Grand Duke Simeon He married n
Russian wife, and for four generations
the family lived in comparative obscu-
rity Roman Yuricvitch, head OF the
house In the fifth generation, had a
beautiful daughter who attracted the
attention. Of the reigning car Ivan the
lelrlple' ana ne made her his czarina,
That was the opportunity Of the Ro-
manons' and they seized IT, Few de-
soendants Of the beautiful czarina have
succeeded In making the Slavonlc
masses oblivious of the Teutonlc faint
that has been so intensified by inter-
marriages with German prlncely houses
That the Romanoff strain Of today Is
far more German than Russian
Dagmnr the mother Of the present
autocrat Is a Dane, and her royal son
rs remarkably like her physically. The
daughters of old Christian OF Denmark
have done more to maintain the respeo-
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trial of Captain Carter by court mar.
tial followed speedily Il was charged
against the attacho that he drew up
the contracts ana specifications In such
a way that no firm but the Atlantic
construction company was privileged
TO put IN bid, It was also charged
mat Carter and the company divided
among themselves the surplus above
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tual dictator The grand duke and his
wife, who Is a German woman--a prin-
cess of Mecklenburg very promi-
nent In st. Petersburg court circles.
The grand duchess is seen In public far
oftener than Is the czarlna, ana she
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Indian fighter was a man Of violent
prejudlces and managed to inject more
personal reasons into his opposition to
congressional measures than any Of his
predecessors. He conceived violent
hatred for the powerful institution
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STEERING BETWEEN THE ROCKS.

known as the United States bank and
determined to crush t. In his first
message he recommended drastic treat
ment OF the bank, but his advice was
politely ignored. He was still more in
sistent in subsequent messages and
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authority not only In family matters,
but In affairs Of state, He still stands
very near to the throne; there are only
three lives between himself and the
sovereign power. In the event OF re-
gency he would probably become vir-
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Martin Van Buren, came to the presi-
dency determined to put an end to the
political squabbles which had arisen
over the temporary disposition OF the
public funds. He was opposed by a
congress which made all his efforts flu
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spares no effort TO make her position
unassailable, These Romanoffs have
four children-Ilelena, married not long
ago TO Prince George OF Greece, and
three sons, Cyril, Boris and Andrew.
Cyril and Boris have seen service in the
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The car has three Vladimir,
Alexis and Paul. The Oldest, Vladimir,
born in lS41 is undoubtedly the most
powerful man In the empire. As the
senior member of the Romanon family
he has been permitted to exercise great
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Men <Abo Control the party Of the Grand Dukes"
Some Of the Leecbes Chat Drain Russias Il

HE conduct OF the Rus
sian grand dukes dur
ing the Industrial dis
turbances which have
threatened the empire
from time to time and
their aYowed opposi-
tion tn ull pnpauuVee
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CLlN..M.l erencc to the extradi-
ton proceedings against
John r. Gaynor and Benjamin ID.
Greene reyyes the interest which was
felt originally in every step of the con-
tention.
10 comprehend this remarkable case
and the delay and Illustration Of all lie.
gal attempts TO reach It. It win be nee.
ossary to recall the details Of the AFFAIR
from the beginning. on April "a. 1855.
Captain Obcrlin NJ. Carter Of the United
States engineer corps was put IN charge
Of the Improvement Of rivers and har.
bors IN the south, with headquarters nj
Savannah, Ga, While I'm this position
of trust Captain Carter so arranged
that concern doing business under the
title of the Atlantic Construction com
pany secured a contract involving the
expenditure OF several millions OF dol-
lars. This company consisted OF John
r. daynor, Benjamin d Greene, H. II,
Gaynor and w n, Gaynor.
About a year after the contract had
been awarded 10 the Atlantic compapy
Captain Carter was appointed. very
suddenly and greatly against his In
cllnaton, military attache at the Unit.
ed states legation in England. lie
protested vigorously but his appeal for
reconsideration OF the appointment
was unheeded It was not long before
the reason OF his unwilungness to ac-
cept so desirable a position as that OF
attacho became apparent. Carers
successor, Captain Gillette, who was
given charge of the Savannah improve
ments' detected the irregularty In the
matter OF the contract at once. He i'm
mediatoly charged Captain Garter with
conspiracy to defraud the government |
IN December 1897 Secretary OF War
Anger ordered an investigation. The
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1--WE Years Of Successful Defyms Of the G1traditon Law;
Che Romantic Careers of Cwo fugitive Hmerian Cnm(na

.lE recent decision Of the
British priyy council
which invalidates the
previous opinion Of a
Dominion judge IN ref
erence to the estrada
ton Notwithstanding
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-02-25

FOR SALE Thoroughbred short
horned Durham bull aged one year
Pedigree registered and furnished on
application. Inquire of Joe Joseph,
Orphans Home
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W. 3. WyHHe, SeCr6Jdfy
The finest in the line Of wood can
be found at Kattleman's. He will de.
liver the same cut or in full length
to any part Of the city and his price
is reasonable.
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think Of the TEXAS and Pacific. thS
true Southern route @ Il q called.
We can plan for you IN IDEAL Win
ter trip through the fertile San jan
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coast line Of the Southern Pacific via
Los Angeles. journeying through the
beautiful orange and olive groves Of
Southern California, getting a glimpse
Of the Old World civilizations of Old
Mexico en- route and on through the
cotton fields of the Southland.
Pullman and Tourist sleepers to st.
louis and the East, q new and excel.
lent dining ar service-meals q II
carte; stop-overs to visit the famous
Arkansaw hot springs IL desired.
For rate quotations, sleeper reser.
vations and all information about
your trip address or call upon Mr.. w.
J. Shotwell, General Agent, No. 65e
Market street, San Francisco It's
not bit Of trouble to answer cues.
tons.
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We are closing out our line of sta
toinery. School children as we'll As
anybody else can get bargains in the
above line by calling at the Meyers
Mercantile Co.'S store.
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OvorcOats AT the lowest prices at
the Emporium. Get in before they
are gone.
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OFFICIAL COUNT OF STATE
Funds
STATE OF NEVADA,
County Of Orvoehv


County Of ormsby, s. S.
John Sparks, w. G. Douglas and
James Sweeney. being duly sworn
severally say they are lnembe rs Of the
Board of Examiners of the State a
New, that On the 18th day of Feb. '05
they. latter having ascertained from
the books OF the State Controller the
amount Of money that should b q
tn Treasury made an official examt
nation and count of the money a16
vouchers for money in the State Tre
asury of Nevada and found the sane
correct as follows: a.
Coin 334,595 q
Paid coin veuch- :,
ers not returned
to Sontroller 1898 Y
Total s57,913 80
State School Fund Securities.
Irredeemable Nevada ~
State School =
Bond $4,000 %
| Mass. State 3 per
cent bonds $4,000 90
Nevada State
bonds 255,100 90
Mass. State 81 per
| cen bonds $4,000 o.
United States
bonds 215,O00 on
Total $1,934.O13 80
w. G. Douglass
John Spaks
i James G. Sweeney
Subscribed and sworn before NJ
this 18th day of Feb. A. D. 1905.
Doano
Notary Public, Ormsby county, Ne&.