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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-07-14

younger being but 80 years OF sge. lie
leaves a mother in Goldlie!d. Mrs. Geo.
Brown, who Ii Frustrated with grie'.-
Tonopah Bonanza.
The welwitschia mirabilis is a wonder
OF the vegetable kingdom. 1t grows on
the barren laud Of the western side OF
Africa, where rain is almost unknown.
Every year of it's life increases its size,
yet 1t never grove higher. Rising just
above the ground, this strange plant,
looking like Il rough round table, reg
ularly eslarges by adding concentric
layers to its circumference. 1t never
loses its first two leaves and never gets
any more.
Tho United States grand jury indicted
Charles Schudemer OF Humboldt county
on the charge OF Withholding evidence
i'll stage robbery Rse tried in that
county Inst year. lie plead guilty and
Judge ~Iiawley fined him 1000 which
he paid. Pat McCarren. ST., OF Reno
was also indicted for appropriating tele-
phone posts belonging to the United
States and using them for fence posts.
Tie plead guilty and was sentenced to
pay "A light fine.
The &c neral verdict OF those who at
tended the Reno carnival WIS that it
was bum-very bum. Little or no
wholesome attraction was furnished for
those who desired that class OF amuse.
ment, and the carnival must go on rec
ord rs m stupendous graft. Hotel
charges were exorbitnnt. in many cases
two and three times the ordinary rate,
and it must be said that Reno has ably
sustained her right TO tho appellatiop,
the Keno hug".-Churchill Standard.
Considerable is being said in the
State press about a fight IN the demo-
cratic party md Senator Newlands come
in for 4 good deal OF severe criticism.
Nothing good to the party will come
from raking up old sores and charging
.treachery here and there on the say so
OF republicans. They wan TO get up a
scrap in the democratic ranks and will
do their best TO do it. The writer does
not believe that Senator Newlands
played false with Governor Sparks last
fall. At least his work i'll this county
does not show it. The only campaign
made in the county worth mentioning
WAS made at his instance and request.
Governor Sparks lost the s%enatorship
through the influence OF Nixon's money
and the Encouragement Of the cam
paign in the State and particularly in
Washoe county.
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r o DAILY
Sa1maqundi.

John II. Smith, Il Nevada mining
man, ia missing i'll San Francisco.
Rev. Geo. Greenfield will hold ser.
vices at Lamoille Sunday morning.
Prof. Abel has been reelected prin-
cipal OF tho Wmnemucca school for the
coming term.
Take your hides and pelts to Thomp.
sons livery stable and get The highest
cash price for them. +
The contract for the construction OF a
new bridge across tho Trukeo river at
Reno, was let to Colon Bros. OF Oakland
Cal, for 237,737.
In The absence Of water several
barrels OF heer were used ~ sduclch the
flames in n Goldiield business house
during the recent fire.
j. Z. Lane and f.. l.. MiIlctt Of Boise,
Idaho. came in from the north last
evenIng. lhey are interested iu the
Snake River Power company.
Tho charge OF employing %non.uDiOn
mechanics and laborcrs. preferred
ngainst Superintendent Gibson, Ia being
investigated by the State asylum beard.
Constable Wilson OF Reno was fined
$50 by Judge Curlcr Tor disobeying a
subpoena. In addition to this he 70.
ceived a sharp lecture from tho Judge.
John Scobio has rented tho Gem Feed
Stable and il ready for business. lie
Invites the travelling public to visit HE
stable, and guarantee satisfactory
treatment.
Edgar Roinhart and family wont Ia
tho ranch today to spend n Few weeks.
FL. will pull OF his coat, roll up HE
shirt sleeves and show tho men on the
ranch how to put up hay.
Twonty-four leaders OF the recent dis.
turbances nj Odessa wore hanged yes
tcrday IN various prisonp. Another
batch Of seventeen will bc publicly exc.
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inadequate. IL it not time that the
spepdthri;t delirium OF the present
national administration epent itself and
the b second thought prevail? Yet
what surety have the people that
the second thought OF the present adj.
mI~nistratioD might not be more prof
hgate than the first? The past seven
e~Htravagant years have markell mn in.
crease in the cost OF government from
SiOO, 900 to 300. 0O0, OO0-T5 per cent.
There Ia nothing SO valuable to the
man who ID gong to caryu ont his own
fortunes land the fortune that is not
carved out by oneself is moi, worth hav
lng) as time. Minutes, hours, days; they
are things the value OF which man can
not compute. They mean everything To
young men. They are tides that come
and go and leave him n wreck or carry
him along with them TO SUCCESS. They
can spell ruin just as well rs they spell
hope; they Will see u man TALL Just as
reudily as they will see hIm rise. One
hour may mean IN era OF mental ad.
vancement and development to the man
who spends it proiitably; it mny mean
simply sixty minute Of time passed in
shooting pool or billiards. You take
your choice and you reap accordingly.
Chicago Tribune.
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FROM TUESDAYS DAILY,
Salmagundi.

MB. Allied Bruce il quite sick at the
ranch. Her many friends hope shc may
soon recover.
DR.. Joseph Henderson and wife mr.
rived from San Francisco last night.
Thoy will remain here a Tow wecke.
Sec the Rcinhnrt Compauy's hig re-
duction nd. There iB money saved by
taking advantage Of the prices offered.
The motion Tor u new trial III the
Mitchell casc WIS argued Mt Portland
yesterday. Tho Senator in fighting hard
to cscape punishment.
Some ono has discovered that corscte
were worn in tho ycnr 1000 B. 9. Ihon
the expression, "We'ro here to stay IL
n very old inhabitHni.
Mics Rose Gardner departed no No. =
this afternoon. She will visit IN VIM
aud Sparks and tion 20 to
Cnliiorn MIA, where sho will spcnh the
summer.
f.. Is. Guudy, who WA supposed to TO
tho man found dead men Reno sevcral
wooks ago, il said to be in Seattle alivo
and we'll. Tho namo Of tho dead man
will probably mover DO learned.
Ono hundred and t%hirty.onc oiiico
holders have resigned in Philadelphia
aincO tho reform movement began.
What a most Of republican thieves thorc
must TO in tho staid old Quaker city.
Tho Wcelcrn Pacific surveyors nrc
waiting Tor instructions. Thoy say they
do not know what their work will bc
hero. nor in which direction. Thcy have
employed n cook and will make u camp.
At n meeting Of Ivy Rcbckah Lodge
Saturday evening tho following officers
w,ro instaIlcd; Mrs. jacobs, n. q Mira.
Bruce, V. G; Violet Bruce. Roc, Sec;
Mira. Lang, TrcnSuror; Mrs. h'rris' Chap
lRiu.
Tho Chronicle says that in a Their
momotor hanging III front OF its Office IN
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awake, is the secret OF preventing half
the domestic and neighborhood misery
IL the world.-For ward.
Judging from the fine imposed by
Judge Hawley upon Sol Schubener OF
Humboldt county, it il a serious matter
To withhold evidence from Uncle Sam i'll
u criminal case. Schubener did thus in q
stage robbery case and paid II fine OF
$1,000 for it. lie will probably tell all
Le knows the next time the government
wants information from him.
According to an eff writer, the
boy king Of Spain is Il marvel Of preco-
city and knows all about the law,
bosses his cabinet, understands me.
chanics and engineering, is an expert in
military science, an all around scientist,
Il political economist and master OF
four foreigr languages. The kaiser
should look TO his laurels and his
weapons too.
A curious custom still holds good in
the village of WaddesdoD, Bucking-
hamshire, England, where on ANY morn.
ing or evening OF the year, Il person
can claim a free drink OF new milk
from a COW specially kept for the bene.
tit Of thirsty wayfarers. This animal is
known locally Is the "alms COW" and
when she dies another hRs to lie provid-
ed by the parish.
The Minneapolis people who were to
arrive in Carson City in a few days to
take up with j. A. Yerington the matter
Of establishing a beet sugar factory in
this vicinity, will probably not be able
to come for another week OF two, as one
Of the factories they control was destroy.
ed by fire a day or two ago. The plant
had m output " 100000 pounds last
seas on.-Carson News.
Roland Dockham OF Scranton, Penn.
s~ylvapia, son OF o. a. DOckham, ten.
porary secretary of the Reno Chamber
of Commerce, was arrested i'll Rem
Tuesday by the United States Marshal
and taken to Carson upon a charge OF
uSlJH Tue l1hiIS LOT litpdl pun Fb5eS.
lie was arranged before Judge Hawley
and committed to jail in default OF
$1,000 bonds. He is said to have been
connected with II get rich quick" on.
Germ at Scranton and was indicted by
the U. ). grand jury ut that place.
Four Of the five United States prison.
ers held in Jail here were indicted by
the U. S. grand jury. Real, the man
arrested at Wells, escaped indictment
because no witnesses appeared against
him. Mar hal Grimmon came up this
morning and returned on No 3 with
Marochi, Allen, Arias and Mrs. Bennett
who will explain matters to Judge
FIawlcy. 2. Betti, who was held at the
same time Marochi and Mrs. Bennett
were, who gave bnnd-, WIS also indicted.
Marochi, BoIti and Mrs. Bonnet are
from Eureka.
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FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
Salmaqundi.

Mr.. Fred Wilson returned from San
Francisco today.
Tho Western Pacific surveyors are
still waiting for Instructions.
Mrs. Judge Fitzgerald died yesterday
i'll San Francisco. She has been sick
for a long time.
Remember the meeting OF the Fourth
OF July committee at Attorney Hendcr-
sons Office and get in your bile.
Rev. Geo. Il. Greenfield will hold
service ut Lamoille next Sunday morn
ing and at Elko i'll the evening.
Rhyolite, Nye county. boasts OF a
Temperature OF 10 degrees in the shade
twelve hours out Of the twenty four.
p. j. McNamee came in from North
Fork this forenoon. lie says the red
top hay III that section is over five feet
high. He is in after help.
Mrs. Susie Martin, Miss Ruby Har.
dessy and Miss Ethel Parus passed the
examination and have been granted
primary grade certificates.
George d. Collins, the lawyers who
was to have been tried for bigamy has
jumped his bail OF $4,000 and fled with
wife No >. lie has three days start Of
tho officers aud his whereabouts is not
known.
Lincoln county is one OF tho largest
in the United States, being $50 miles
long from north to south. From Vegas
to Phoebe is l25 miles, and from Search.
light to the county seat 200 miles. Tho
cost OF transRcting business at such
long range ia inconvenient md OK
pensive.
r.. Wilkerson and a man named Fitz.
patrick were arrested in Reno Tuesday
evening by u Southern Pacific detective
for attempting TO collect a rebate from
boon used bet Toen Reno md Sacramen.
TO. The tickets mad been punched, but
not taken up.
Tho Misses Boiling have started u
private hospital in the George Anderson
house. Both OF these ladies are gradu
atcs OF st. Marks hospital, Salt Lake
City. They guarantee tho best Of care
mud attention 10 all patients placed in
their charge. Patients may choose their
own physician.
photographer Ramsdoll Inns our
thanks for two beautiful pictures. One
OF tiiem is a photograph Of Miss Gladys
Hunter as sho appeared in her Goddess
Of Liberty costume on tho Fourth aud
tho other 10 n snap shot OF the procession
"a it WINS forming. Both pictures nrc
excellent and show Mr.. Ramsdell TO be
master Of his business,
Doctors insist nowadays That To keep
tho mouth ehut during sleep il The 80.
cret OF preventing any number Of throat
md lung diseases. II might 10 added
to this TINT to keep tho mouth shut dur.
ing quarrcls or gossipinR moments when
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The board OF purdons meet in Carscn
toduy. There are a good many appli-
cations to DO passed upon.
Mrs. Susie Martin, Miss Ruby Har.
desty and Miss Ethel Parus arc taking
tho examination for primary grade
certificates.
More lumber for the Lamoille church
WIS hauled out today, Tho copper box
for the corner stone has been sent out
and the stone will be laid the latter
part OF this month.
IL the last few daya is an indication of
what the summer will be, il will he a
scorcher. At 2:3o this afternoon it was
96 i'll the shade i'll front Of the Club
saloon. Gee, hut it's hot.
Prof. Mars gave the people Il pretty
balloon ascension last evening. He
went up about $50 feet and came down
in his parachute. While in the air he
performed on the trapeze to the delight
OF the spectators. lIe loaded the merry
go.round anu balloon this afternoon and
will ship them to Ogden. Tho children
will miss the merry %go.round.
A fire in Goldticld Saturday afternoon
destroyed property valued at 800, 600.
Tho fire started from the explosion Of a
gnsolcne stove in the Bon Ton millinery
store on the east side Of Columbia street
at 5:20 i'll the afternoon. The iiremen
were promptly on the ground, but the
water supply was short. The property
burned vaa on both eides OF Columbia
street.
Tho remains OF Fred Mason were
taken to Wells yesterday morning and
i'll the afternoon the funeral services
were held. The deceased came to Elko
i'll 1870 mud clerked Tor Abe Moser. In
TILL about 1881, when be went to
Arizona. lie returned in 1887 and was
employed by NJ. Bait ~ Co. until he
WINS hurt a few weeks ago. He was Il
native Of Michigan, aged 81 yeara, =
mos aud u days. He was one Of
naturc's uohlemen. May he rest we'll.
Tho remain Of Miss Louisc Crane
were brought III from South Fork late
Saturday afternoon and taken To the
residence OF her sister, Mrs. OyermRn.
The remains will lie III state there Tues.
day from Q a. M. to . p. III. Tho funeral
will take place from the Presbyterian
church at 1870 Tuesday afternoon. Tie
service ut the church will he conducted
10y Rev. George IL. Greenfield and the
Good Templcrs will conduc, the service
at the grave. The interment will be
in the X. OF +. cemetery. Friends and
acquaintance are respectively request
cd TO attend the funeral.
AZ Happy ~IIooligan was wandering
around town about 3 o'clock this norm
ing, no discovered a small blaze in the
rear OF Mr.. Wright's house. lIe went
to the iirchousc, rang the bell AMI rous.
ed the sleeping people. The streets
were some full Of people "nquiring
where the fro was and before many
OF them tound ont tho tire was out. The
boys OF hose company No. | we're soon
Mt tho blaze, but did not iurn on the
water M a few buckcisful Of water put
ont the fire. 1t WIS in a pile OF rubbish
between IA picket fence and come low
ehcds and WINS evidently caused from
hot ashos. The only damage done was
the burning OF "a few fence plckete.
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equator eight and one half times, says
Leslie's Weekly. Tho revenue in 1904
$4,000, 0O0, 600 pay the interest
bearing debt OF this country twice over
and leave "a yas surplus. There arc
1900 900 men in the employ Of these
roade, more than the armies OF both
sides mustered in the field any one time
during the civil war.
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Mrs. Allied Bruce il quite sick at the
ranch. Her many friends hope shc may
gOOn ocovor.
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A Smooth Article

when you tindi necessary TO uso salyc uso
DcWiit's Witch Hazel Salyo. II is tho
pnrcst, and best for sorcs, burns. boils,
oczemn, blind, bleeding, itching or pro-
truding piles. Get the genuine DoWitps
HnzcfSalve. Sold by Elko Drug Co.
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w herever you Sc c
Schilling's Best
tea bskinEpo-d1 prea
eods hArprinE .ItrAets sod.
there is fair dealing too
Al your uSssIA; nonsybaSk
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Nennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar
.uIsa All Coughs, and cxpoIs Colds from
sSstem by gently moving the bowels.
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mann and a host Of Federal and Ter
ritorial officials among many other
curious onIookers.
1t took Auctioneer W. E. Fisher short
of fifteen minutes to read the judicial
authorization, description, etc, and
then he called for bids. Mr. Myers
opened with $4,000, which Mr.. Lycur-
gus raised 70 SS0G)0. Then $35,0OO and
$50 900 were rapidly exchanged by the
anne competitors. Myers said S95. 900
and Lycurgus let MIN have it a that
CablegraIns on the subject Of the sale
We're flying on Friday and yesterday,
the latest having arrived al the time
of auction. An offer of s156.009. with
the string of two weeks postponement.
was cabled from san Francisco but not
entertained.
Street talk after the sale was to the
effect that private deal had been
made whereby the hondho1ders would
lose little if anything coupled with a
surmise that Col Geo. ". Mscfarlane
would come back to the controlling
headship Of the enterprise. The bond
ed debt for which the establishment
was sold is s156. .632.52 10 which the
expenses will add $1,000 or $4,000
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-23
RAPID TRANSIT IN
BOTH THE HOUSES

Yesterday was a day of work rather
than talk in both Houses of the legis-
lature The Senate did not get to the
new liquor bill as it had expected to
do. although. the committee reported
an amendment in line with the recon-
mendations of the Governor. namely
that no license should be issued until
the consent of property owners within
a stated distance of the place where
it was proposed to open a saloon should
be obtained. The bill was passed sec
ond reading on the adoption of the
committees report, and made the spe-
ciaI order for Monday afternoon. Hay
selden introduced a resolution calling
for an investigation of the affairs of
the Rapid Transit by the Attorney Cen
eral.
The House worked. also and also had
Rapid Transit matters on hand, refer
ring the speed bill to the Honolulu
members. These must report the bin
back on Monday and it must be put
through and sent to the Senate on that
day. if it is to stand a chance of be-
coming a law at all
Governor Carter announced positive
ly yesterday that he would call the
legislature in extra session to consider
the appropriation bills on May 1. This
will give an interval of five days for
rest to the members.
A detailed report of the legislative
proceedings will be printed in the Ad-
vertiser of Monday.
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I beer kegs. as the vehicles, was won
by Louis Richards.
Meanwhile on a pontoon in the ma
uka end of the slip, some boxing
| matches, given by Decker brothers,
wee mites about six and eight years of
age, the Heine Bros, and Young Scott
and Greek Anderson. We're pulled off,
followed by Japanese wrestling, in
part. and some stick exercises by Japa-
nese in fencing armor. Louis Barron,
the human cork. was an amusing fea-
tuse. Barron floats like a cake of soap.
The trapeze flying and fancy diving
was one of the prettiest features of the
evening. Dan Renear and George
Freeth We're the premiers. making
clear. daring dives, with double somer-
sauits. Willie Campbell garbed as
woman, never failed to amuse with his
funny stunts. 1t was left for Lieut..
Glover of the U. S. r. c. Bear to make
hit He was announced as Miss
Jessie SioNST- TIE was dlliSd iiSb1iy
in bathing suit and made two high
dives from the rigging over the pom
toon.
Then came George Freeth in his dar-
ing S0-foot dive. The distance was so
great and the lights so tantaiizing
that water had to be thrown on the
surface to stir it so that Freeth could
see it distinctly before making the leap.
He made the dive prettily and was
cheered.
The clothes race, in which the half
dozen young men swimming had to
climb into barge half away across
the slip, and don pajamas, and then
swim the remainder of the course. was
amusing. The ladies' race was par
ticipated in by Healani and Myrtle
members dressed as girls. Their race
was un-proyoking. The 10O-yard OBJ
stacle race created great sport. The
swimmers had to pass through life
buoys, barrels. over and under floating
pilings, etc.
The officials were Prof. Woods. an
nouncer and referee; w. Soper and DIR.
Hobby. judges; F. A. Mott-Smith, time
keeper; O. l.. Sorenson, starter; Chas.
Crane. clerk of course: Jess Woods,
master of ceremonies.
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SALE Of ROYAL
HAWAIIAN HOTEL

There was a large attendance at the
sale of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel Co 5
property under foreclosure. conducted
by Fisher, Ables Co for NJ. T. Simon
ton. commissioner, at the Judiciary
building yesterday noon. Clustered
about snowy auctioneer's stand were
noticed F. w. Macfarlane. brother of
the retired head of the enterpriseS F.
J Church. the present manager of the
hotel and d II. Lewis, one Of his
predecessors; Zeno K. Myers, secretary
H4 waiian Trust Co. trustee of the
bondholders: s NJ. Ballou and 3. L.
Marx, attorneys for the trustee; Geo.
Lycurgus. proprietor of the Volcano
House and the Union Grill; Frank s.
Dodge, agent of the Bishop estate; w
E. Walt Territorial Surveyor: Jos O.
Garter. Robert Cation, r. II. Trent,
Sam. Parker. c. A. Brown, DR.. Hoff-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-23
MODEL SPEED LIMITS OF
ELECTRIC STREET CARS
IN THE UNITED STATES

| In view of the discussion concerning
the speed limit of the Rapid Transit
, been done concerning this subject in
| the United states.
| The last United States Census for
| 1902, devotes 4S9 pages to Street and
Electric Railroads, and gives statis-
tics concerning Si7 of them. Among
other statistics it gives the maximum
speed allowed in the inner and outer
districts.
The following are selected from
every State in the Union. These
figures show that there is scarce a
State in the Union that does not per-
nit cars TO operate through the hear:
of the city at from twelve to fifteen
miles an hour. while the speed in the
suburbs is in many cases unlimited
or from fifteen to fifty miles an hour
Denver, Colorado. allows a speed in
the city of fifteen miles an hour Al
ton, Illinois permits eighteen miles an
hour.
Chicago permits twelve. fifteen and
twenty miles in the city and twenty,
twenty-five and thirty miles in the
suburbs. 1t has two roads with no
limit of speed in the suburbs and one
with no limit either in the city or
suburbs.
Peoria has no restriction in or out
of the city.
: In Providence the limits are twenty
one and thirty miles
Detroit. Michigan, allows fifteen miles
in the city center and thirty. forty
and forty-five miles respectively on
three lines in the suburbs. Michigan.
Minnesota and Mississippi permit from
twelve to twenty miles in the inner
sections and place no limits on the
outdistricts.
New Hampshire allows fourteen and
twenty-five miles. while Hamburg. n.
y. thinks that twenty miles and fifty
miles are the proper limits Buffalo
feels safe with a ten. fifteen and TWEEN
ty miles interior and twenty. thirty and
unlimited speed in the outer districts
of three of her cities.
Monongahela, Pennsylvania. permits
twenty-five miles in the city and al
lows unlimited speed in the suburbs.
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Is Forced to
Leave the
Port.
Associated Press Cablesrars.)

f. Associated Press CablesraEns.)
PARIS, April 23.-Admiral Roj-
estvensky has sailed from Kam-
ranh bay, under pressure of the
French authorities, thus relieving
the strain on the diplomatic situa-
ton. His objective is unknown.
FRENCH PRECAUTIONS.
SAIGON, April 23. - The
French authorities have refused
the Russian feet, cargoes of coal,
only delivering enough to carry
the ships to the nearest port.
AFTERNOON REPORT.
PARIS, April 22.-The Emper-
or has ordered Admiral Rojest-
vensky to leave French waters.
MANILA, April 22.-The Jap
anese Consul at this city has been
Informed that Admiral Togo's
main squadron is assembled south
of Formosa.
ST. PETERSBURG, April az.
1t is reported that the Russian
cruisers Rossia. Gromoboi and
Bogatyr, which constitute the
Vladivostok squadron, are cruis-
ing outside V1adivostok harbor.