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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14
Volume III
rAHIEr rUwro,rI.Y roo u,Gm.

When the pres. nj tafiiT uUt WAS under
consideration in the house Cf represent.
atir" in 1897. Mr.. DinGley, who was the
chairman OF the Ways and Means
Committee, sail the schedules were
-parp"Stly placed too high" il order to
leave safe margin for reciprocity
treaties tint were intended to be made
and Tor which the Din2ley bill provided.
But now comes Speaker Cannon and
declhres Il have no hesitation in say ing
that the present revenue lnw known rs
the Dmgley law, all thinge con sidercd is
tho mcst nearly perfect and just customs
law ever enacted" Con sideriug thnt
The trusts nnd combines are protected
by ih" ~ per cent extra TINT Mr. Dingley
admitted was, "purpJsely placed too
high and that the republican leaders
hive refused to ratify the reciprocity
treaties negotiated by President Nc.
kDlcy. it must he confessed that Mr..
Cannon statement 10 extraordinary.
This IL carrying the st lndpat position
to '''" verge Of defending the pl -4.dcrlng
of the people for the benefit Of the trusts
aud combines aud Hllowe them M the
future, ns IN the past, To extort such AN
unr' as maItc profit, tnat the cost ot
living has advanced II per cent since
the Dinglcy act became the law. And
yet ~ sri'r Of this. Speaker Cannon and
the Other republican leaders have
agreed TINT il they control the next
congress, there shall be 10 tariff rc.
vision.
Will you, III a voter when you elect
congressman and legislatures November
9Th next, endorse tho republican leaders
IN this attempt to continue trust p:otcc.
ton and resulting high prices?
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14

PORTLAND, Me-, September IL
The r"sult OF the election in this State
yesterday evening, when the republican
plurality for governor, which usually
approximatcs 25,GCO, was Ieouced TO
abont 500, while at the same time the
totnl vote wGs greatly Increased over the
figures q! fuur years ago, is attributed
10y leaders OF both PARTIES to popular
feeling over the opc:.tiOp of the prohib.
itory liquor laws. Although the re-
publicans reelected Governor Cobb and
all the four congressman and will have
working control OF the legislature
the pluralities were so generally reduc.
ed as to cause surprise. Governor
Cobb and COngr, ssman Littlefield, in
whose district the most vigorous battle
oil the campaign WIS waged aud whose
majority was reduced from that of four
years ago by several thousand, are OF
the opinion that the Sturcis law pro.
viding for tie cnfoI cement Of the exist.
InR PrOhibitOry law by state LIQUOR
deputies was the leading factor IN the
result. Tho Democrats made resub.
nilsson OF the liquor prOhibitory amend
mcnt to the people part OF their plat.
form while the republicans stood square
ly for Enforcement Of the prolibiory
plank aud its strict enforcement.
Tho city Of Lewiston was one of the
most important factors in reducing
Littlcticld's plurality, for il gave to
McGillicudy vote OF ll3O in excess OF
TINT given to Littlefcld Four years
ago LittleIield divided votes evenly
with his democratic opponent.
Or n mo;e startling nature wns the
vote foI governor. Mr.. Cobb iai led to |
carry his home city, Rockland, where
Davis received plurality OF seventeen.
Augusta, the capital OF the state, went
democratic by smnll margin. Sixteen
ont of the twenty cities in the state
went democratic. Two years ugo when |
the candidates Tor governor were the |
same as this year Cobb carried |
eighteen Of the twenty cities.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14
Mrs. shorts Funeral.

Tho funeral Of Mrs. Thomas Short OF
Ruby valley was held at the Presbyt Ter.
ian church at 3 o'clock. Rev, George II.
Greenfield. assisted by the choir, con.
ducted the services.
Tho church WIS filed with sympsthiz-
ing friends OF the eorrowing family.
The services were IN keeping with the
life and character Of the deceased. Ten.
der words Of consolation were spoken
to tho bcreayed family.
AZ the conclusion OF tho services, the
remains were placed in the hear and
taken to their resting place III the
Masonic cemetery. Here the burial
ritce were performed AMI this mother
in lsrnel was laid away to sleep until
the great awakening on the resurrection
morn.
Those who monrn should look beyond
the grave. Death is not the end OF lie
nor tho grave the abiding place Of the
soul. Only the clay reefs there, while
tho immortal part lives Oh and on in tho
mansons prepared 10y tho great Father.
This thought should console tbose who
mourn tho loss Of noble wife and
mother. God will surely deal justly
with her.
May che peacefully sleep in her mar.
row home and may those sho loved on
earth meet her on the other shore when
their iito's work 10 cndcl.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14

SALT LAKE, Utah. September l0-rhe
recent wet weather has initiated much
against the progress Of the Western
Pacific, On account OF the character OF
the soil on trc desert and vicinity the
least rain renders the ground almost
impnEsablc for teams, the animals being
unable to keep til, ir fcet on the slippery
ground. Ii also prccludcs the laying OF
steel, so TINT WORK on the road has been
retarded.
Forty seven miles Ui trnrii have now
been laid. This puts the line within
twenty miles Of the de scri and ubnut
seventy miles from the liuc ~ the state
OF Nevada. Tie grading Of the track
on The desert hRs not yet commenced.
Tie weather has prevented this work,
hut RhC uId the elements prove propi-
uou4 this labor will begin in curnest
next week. Up to the edge o! the desert
tho work Of grading lis almost com.
plctcd.
Altogether abont 7CO men are cm.
ploycd. OF this number the Utah Con.
7'rnctIou Company employs $50 and the
Western Pacific like number. Those
employed by the railroad people are
engaged in trark. laying,
bal'a5ting and smiacng. with some
rnnnIng tho work trains.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14
op"nIng "t Democratic Campaign.

Carson di-pntch Of the 9th SAYS that
tie democratic campaign will open in
earnest September 25,h. This was dc
ended ut meeting held today in this
city OF almost all Of the democratic
nominees Tor state offices ns well ms the
central committee.
Governor Spnrks, George \. Bartlett
for congress. Attorney General
Sweeney %ho is running for supreme
Judge, RicharI Stoddard, ont for the
attorney gcneralshIp, were present and
the spirit Of the meeting was extremely
n;,ti misiic.
II ~as decided TINT the candidates
divide into parties aud thus cover the
state. One division will open at Elko
on September 23th and the other party
Will open in Dayton on the came date.
On all hands confidence is expressed Ms
To The ability Of the democratic silver
candidates to sweep the state.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14

Tho wife Cf George Il. Snyder. tho
Portland. Oregon, mnu arrested at Gold.
field for nn alleged stealing OF $4,000
from her. has gone Ia Goldlicld, and the
two are nov arranging their difficulties.
Snyder was arrested IN Goldiicld , sev-
cral days ago on nm Oregon warrant
madc out by the deserted wife, charging
him with larconcy OF tho money from
her, but wher cXiraditGn papers woro
filed hc resisted, and habeaa corpua pro.
cccdings were brought. Tho case was
set for teal yesterday, but nm attorney
appeared before the court and made a
motion thH, tie case bc continued until
September l0ih, Mt which time t will
likely nc dismissed. The wife alleged
tia, Sny1er and herself purchased prop.
criy together, no putting in $50. white
shc put in $500, her money beng de.
rived from ihc insurance carried by n
former husband. Later Snyder sold tic
the property and disappeared With the
prOcccde while shc was visiting relatives
She located bin nj GoldIicid, and had
him arrested there tot larceucy. Carson
News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14

Very romantic news ii is that pcrco
lntes in from the fields of Kunsaa, where
the wheat crop is 80 grent that it has
made the ground sink down two feet to
sustain it. Hiram Skipworih, father OF
three beautiful daugt tcrs. is reported to
have secured all the harvest hands he
needed Dy the simple cxpcdirnt Of pay
ing tlcm 80 II day and permitting each
mnn tn kiss each ~ his daughters once
daily. Those who did not want the kiss.
cs could havc 81 day, but il il pleasant
10 adj that nobody drew moro ihan 81
per diem. However. old Lnfc Plum.
mcr, who lives about five miles down
tGc big road from s S;ipworth, 20! all the
harvest hands he needed also. I.afc
has but one daughter; che ia 10 Years
old, angular, irccklcd und has an nm.
certainty III ono eye. bcside4 TINT her
nose is hcsitant and her chin il shy.
Lafo took the overflow from Ssipwor,h's
tnrm, and after luring the sturdy bar
vcstcrs to his tielde hc would Introduce
his daughter and tell the aTrightcd
laborcrs .ha, unless they pitched in and
worked their best he wnu!d let her kiss
thom. Mr.. Pinmmur'= fields wero har
vested in halt the tine that was required
Tor SkipwOrtlI'I.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14
Surprised TIL. OIu Mun,

Seldom does man learn FOR the first
time through the newspapers that his
vito Inns wodded another mnn, yct this
Ii exactly what has happened to Charles
Reno. Some months ago his wife. Mrs.
Anna NJ. Chase, went to Denver, pre-
sumably OH IL visit. Her husband sup.
posed Ler still To- bc there, auti so when
he opened his paper Monday evening he
vas more than surpriscd to lind TINT
she had been married to the former vice
principal oi tho Reno public schouls, #.
a. brandon. Inquiry developed the fact
TINT Mrs. Chase had secured divorce
while i'll Denver, nDkuown ,o her hus.
band, mud married again. A daughter,
the only issue OF the marriage, is now
living with the first husband. ABIDE
t30u the unfortunate conditions attach.
cd To the divorce proceedings, the
second mRrri ige vas a very happy one
III sense. and marks tho climax of q
"prcty romance Mrs. Chase Ind
promised TO marry Brandon us soon ms
he hHd passed nm examination admitting
him to tho bnr. On the morning the
examination was held Mrs. Chase ac.
conpnnicd Brnndnu, and when il wns
announced TINT tie had passed eucccss.
fully the couple at once went tn n,
minister mnd were married Enterprise.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14
nea,l Valley A Gnrden.

I Think il you will OF a long, low valley,
lying between two lofty ranges OF
barren mountaiDs--a white, glisten ing
sink for miserable descr, river--thc
whole overlaid with thick, black pail
of wind artd sand ana ashes from the
dead cratcrs that frmpc it, bDriers, and
you have some idea Death valley in
summer.
Wash these mountains clean with
three months OF almost continual
cioudburst and rain, rim in their feet
and the whole edge nf tie valley with
foot deep grasses, lush and green rs any
that ever iloored Sierrau cienega,
sprinkle the white waste with green
punches OF mesquite all nglow with
myriad blossoms. arch over all an
Adriatic sky, cooled with the balrnicsl
of breezes, and on have ictured Death
valley at the beginning of spring. On
the face of the green earth lies no more
terrible bit OF world III summer; no
more beautiful one III spring.
And over the graves OF mnny-Piute,
desert tramp. teamster and lonely pros
pector-who have lain down to rise no
more beneath its heartless ekics, GLOW
tn. most beautiful carpet OF wild
ii"wcrJ to 'be found in this bloom famed
land OF California. Not half the plants
OF Death valley are known TO cieutists;
most OF those that are known are little
more than nance, apd will never be
more unit! the prying nrm OF the rail-
road shall have laid bare some OF the
secrets of the Vale Of Ilnnom. Cal
iento Lode Express.
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Thought Ito Might WAIT,

\ pioneer and his sun were engaged
III breaking up como sturdy grass and
roots with II small plow und team Of
horses, when u rcvivalist came that way.
Tho elder fronliCrsman soon found HE
way us n ponltcnt to tho altar. With
JOY the next morniug lie went forth 10
plUw, and insicnd of addressing his
horses with bis usual profanity he called
ont simply. "Gol up 70 hia astonish.
mcnt tho hursca, which hal mover
failed him, refused utterly 4" bulge.
"J"hn.' hc called 10 hia son, some.
things the mHitrr with riy team. they 've
baked John walled over a. his
fathcr's plow, ripped out sono st0ggcr.
ing cpi,hcis irom nn unrcgrncrate
vocabulary, aud away the team started
with vigorous good will. That nigh, nj
tie revival meeting the son WIS viaibly
affected, The old man had been watch
lnR him nnSiOusly, aud asked him a.
strp outside moment. "john," said
'he father, 81 honor you for yonr cvi.
dent dcsirn to lead u Christian lifc--ii's
the right thing, John but cont Sn,
think yon had better post p,uu your
conversion until wc Got tha, field
rlowcdY7
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14

Senator Knox in h'a picturesque
mansion at Valley Forge was recently
askrd what he thought of the novcmc ut
IN France toward the SIM lilicn.
hon NJ legal rrcUch--the simpliiication
OF the wording OF will, dccda. mort.
cages, otc.
VI deem ;liiR movement ia n wise one. =
said ;he senator. ii think TINT in
Eug'i4h, also, many documents would
he the better for simpliHca,nn. Much
81 our legal phrns' ology is uscl, ssly
proiix md redundant. Why, il You
want 10 deed u man an automobile IN.
sicad Of writing nimply Il give you this
automobile j; IL necessary To write
something like ibis.
"l give you all md singular. my ce tate
and interests, righ', title and claim, the
advantage Of aud IN Tint automobile
with all ita co horse power cuginca.
cylinders, lonnoau, tree. cu.hiops,
direct drive. sliding gear trnnsm ission
three specdn and reverse. md all rivhts
and advantages therein, with full power
To drive. speed, race or rent the same
automobile or give the came away. with
or without its saih cugincs. cylinders.
TREE, cushions, sliding gear trans.
missinn. anything hcrc.oi0tr or herein
after, or in any other deed. or deeds,
instrument or INSTRUMENTS, ~ VIM,
kind or nature snovcr Ia The cot trary IN
any wise noiwilhsi nndiug."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14
ITO Cure a Fclon"

says Sam II"nhrll, ot phillipsbuty, Kan,
"jnsi coNcr 1t ovet with Bucklclss Arni.
ca Shve aud the salvc will do .hc rest"
Quickest euro Tor burnn, boils, sorce,
seal Ia. wounds. pilcs, cczsma, salt
rhonn', chapped hnnds, core icot aud
sore c!cs. Only 25c at Elko Drug Co.'s
drug store. Guaranteed.
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fbIEii.

SnoRr In Ell,D, Nevada. September 10.
1906, Mrs. ruomas Short, n native Of
Albany. Now York, agcd 20 ycnra. 10
mUnths and 10 dpys.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-22
TALK OF HUGHES FOR 1908.
should Lawyer Win In New York He
Must Be ReekOned With.

President Roosevelt and his advisers
have been following the campaign in New
York with the keenest interest, and it is
known that up TO the past few days they
viewed the situation with some concern.
1--WE are getting better reports" said
one high official of the administration.
Our advices until a Gay or so ago were
somewhat pessimistic. But things are
looking UP now, and we feel satisfied"
The official quoted would not go into
particulars He would not say from
whom the better reports had been re-
ceived or upon what they are based. He
merely said that the reports from New
York were better and that the ad-
ministratiOn was satisfied that Hughes
would defeat Hearst. The prominence of
the man and his record for accurate fore
casting make his views worthy of note
Judging from expressions by visitors to
Washington, the speeches of Mr.. Hughes
are attracting attention ali over the
United States. His addresses are pitched
on a high plane" said former Senator
Butler, of North Carolina. They appeal
to the reason, and while they are con-
servative. they show Mr. Hughes to be
an aggressive, courageous man."
Tha, tne election of Mr.. Hughes as
governor viii be followed by boom for
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-22
ROYALFLUSH BEATEN
Gambler with Pair of Skies
Takes Youths Money.
BANK CLERKS A GOOD THING
HVFay and HixtOn Stole Only to Lose
1t TO Crooks, Who Are Now Being
Sought by the District Attorney,
Details OF Poker Game Come to
Light-Card from Another Deck.

Pittsburg, Pa. Oct 21.-District Attor-
ney Stewart has set a number of detec-
lives at work gathering data regarding
the places in which S. b. Wray. the late
receiving teller. and c. S. Hixton. former
individual bOOkkeeper, of the Union Trust
Company. spent their immense steaIings
from the big concern. It is limited that
more prosecutions viii follow. and that
others may be sent to Riverside Peniten-
tiary to join Wray and Hixton. who were
yesterday entered on the books there to
begin their sentences.
The exact amount of money stolen by
Wray and Hixton was S1S5O00 OF this
sum il is not thought the teller and
bookkeeper got a cent for themselves, as
developments show that the men We're
simply the unfortunate producers for
crooks of every kind in Pittsburg-
Became PIun@ers at Once.
Once they had taken money from the
bank to play the bucket shop or in
poker-and the whole crooked world
seemed to know it-for them there
was no stopping then
~ All sorts Of crooked games were framed
up for the men. who plunged wildly, and
their money was so plentiful that the
sharks of Pittsburg fairly fought over
them. Phony faro boxes. plugged rou-
lette wheels. crooked games Of poker,
and bad telegraph tips on the races were
handed them, and on each and all they
plunged 10 the limit II is said that the
sharks. including the bucket-shop people,
got il all
SO crooked were things. and so openly
We're the two bank people mUlcted by
The crooks, according 10 data being gath
cred, that several of them have left
town until the matter blows over.
Poker Game Framed Up.
To-day details of one poker game, in
which Wray dropped $QOo0 were made
public Il was al downtown hotel. and
so anxious were the card sharps to get
the good thing quick. they framed up
one hand at poker wherein Wray dropped
$3.50, though he had what looked to him
like a royal flush. the unbeatable hand in
poker
Wray drew one card TO the ace. king
jack. aRd ten of diamonds. and the card
he drew was the queen of diamonds One
of the gamblers had not drawn any
cards. and bet very heavy. and soon
Wray had an his money. $3.50 in the
pot on his seemingly unbeatable hand.
When the. hands were shown. Wrays
opponent showed that the card which
WTay had drawn was of "a different pat
tern on the back. being from another
deck. This made the hand foul and the
gambler raked in the pot, amounting TO
more than 5000, with one pair of skies.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-22
NEGRO LYECHED AT MIDNIGHT
Three Hundred Masked Men storm
Jail at LuceduIe, Miss.

Mobile, Ala. Oct 2l.-Robert Clark,
alias Dan Dove. negro, whose home was
in Kansas City, No, was taken from the
Lucedale, Miss Jail. forty-one miles from
Mobile, at midnight by d mob of 300
whites, who gathered from several towns.
and hanged to a telegraph pole in the
heart of the city.
The body was discovered at daylight
by Deputy Sherifs H. ". Hinton and
Dan Breland. who missed the prisoner at
their jail when they went to feed them.
Hinton said he was informed that the
mob organized AT midnight and all were
masked and that after they secured the
prisoner by breaking in the jail which is
a small wooden affair, the negro was given
d chance to pray and admitted that he al
tempted to attack Mrs. Dixon and Mrs.
Humphreys, wives of wealthy naval store
operators in that section
The body hung TO the telegraph mole
. until II o'clock to-day and was viewed
by about 5000 people. both white and
black.
An inquest was held by Deputy Sheriff
Hinton at O'Clock and the verdict was
the negro came to IFS death at the hands
of an unknown mob. The body was
buried afterward by committee Of fifty
citizens
Clark. or Dove, was captured Sunday 1T
Wilmer, Ala. in this county. about TWEEN
ty-seven miles from Mobile. by Dr. w y.
Newborne and Deputy Sheriff Hinton.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-22
CANADA BUILDS TARIFF WALL
Will Levy Maximum Duty Against
Our Manufactures.
Move, IL Is Believed, VIII Force
Americans To Build their Fac
tories on the Canadian Side.

Ottawa, Ontario. Oct. 2l.-It is stated
on good authority that the tariff revision
which is expected az the session of par
lament wlich opens next month. will
take the form OF increased duties against
the United States. Ministers are OF the
opinion that this viii be a good stroke of
policy in view Of present conditions. II
is asserted that a high maximum taTin
Will be applied in this direction and :bat
little will be allowed 10 come into Canada,
except raw material
II is expected this move VIII force
Americans now casting longing eyes 5u
Canadian resources to build their fac
tories on this side Of the line. meaning
the development OF Canadian industries
and more work for Canadians
II is pointed out that nearly sl.09 90
worth of shoes are coming into CANADA
from American manufacturers even with
the present duty. Lately many American
firms have started Canadian branches. and
the intention is To force more 10 DO so OF
let profitable trade 60 by
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-22
TRADES GRIP: GETS $4,000.
Police Come 10 Rescue of Loser and
He Gets Wealth Back.

Cleveland. Ohio. oct. a.-Late last night
George L. Bell, of Chagrin Falls. reported
to the police, that his valise, containing
SIS. 600 worth OF negotiable bonds, had been
stolen from him while passenger on an
Akron. Bedford and Cleveland trolley car.
TIE valise containing the bonds WAS
placed on the floor of the car by Mr.. Bell
close to his feet
A weIl-dressed stranger, carrying "a
valise. seated himself near Mr.. Bell He
engaged Bell in conversation, telling him
that ne was a travelling man and was on
his way to Chicago. Before the car
reached the city limits the stranger left
the car
When Mr. Bell alighted he picked up
the remaining valiSe and did not notice
that it was not his until he got to the
street light on the corner. He immedi-
ately notified the police.
Tonight the police arrested Leslie
O'Den. Of Parkersburg. w. Va, at a rail
road camp near Mayfeld. a few miles out
of the city, with the stolen valise in his
possession. He declared that it was his
own until the police opened it and showed
him that instead of containing a collar a
-shirt, and a tooth brush, as he said. there
was in it a fortune of S4S 600. He was
taken into custody pending investigation