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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-07-27

told him there Uere three CT four there.
Mr.. Hill looked at them aud said ha did
not want them - he had brought them 70
town. Armstrong then made an insult
ing remark 70 Mr.. Hill and he (HiD)
left the saloon. Armstrong followed
him and assaulted him. Mr.. Hill swore
out a warrant charging Armstrong with
assault and battery. The case was tried
before Judge Bruce and a jury this
forenoon and Armstrong was convicted.
Judge Bruce find him els and costp.
amounting to 1910. He paid the fine.
Why does the administration isaue
10000. 600 OF Panama Canal tonda,
when there is. according to the official
statement, $4,000, COO OF available
each in the treasury, Of which over
$50, 100000 is in the favored banks and
not drawing interest? Is the reason for
the issue Of bonds because the ban xs re-
qnire them to put up rs security for
moro money! The Tact that the tux
payers Of the United States will nave to
pay interest ON this new issue after July
10th, Dies not hinder a republican ad
ministration from saddling the loud on
the people while the banks 60 free
The game Of finance as played by the
republicans is all one-sided and the
banks always get The best OF it.
A miner who lost his life at 4, work
1000 years ago has been taken from a
copper mine in Chile recently. His
whole body had been mummifed by the
action OF copper oxide, which had
given it agreenish tinge. The mummy
Ii in a fine state Of preservation. Coarse
sackinR, evidently the clothing OF the
ancient lnca workman, WIS found with
the body, as were alec two mallete,
one fashioned ont OF granite and the
other out Of ironstoue. These inple-
ments were tied with thongs into bent
sticks made as double handles. Both
the hide and the sticks we're as fresh
boxing when found as il they had been
in use only the day before.
A report has recently been published
which shows how closely the growth Of
,reee is dependent upon rainfall, Not
only WIS this seen in of the case l and
. year old trees, but IN an investigation
extending over a period Of twelve years.
during which time the annual rings OF
growth were carefully examined. With
annual precipitation of from thirty to
tbirty-five inches a width Of ring was
produced varying from IL to 10 inches.
IL, on the other hand. there was either
an unusually large or small rainfall in
any given year. this was followed by g
corresponding tree growth in the follow.
ing year.
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copper and iron oses IN ths mouAtatas
Of th1 tract. and ach Anko hAv0
been mAds several t1ss BY nhsrs
who were able 70 snsak pest IL Knes
and do = bit Of prospsctps work.
10 addition in Ehs mineral lands are
enormous areGs Of agricultural lands
through and peat which Tho Walker
river pours continuous flood Of water
that can be used for irriRattnR these
same lands.
II is aimost certain that forest re
serves will be declared. that certain
lands will be held from entry for recla-
mantion purposes, and that the govern.
ment viii proceed to construct irrigation
works as soon as possible Dfter the lands
are thrown open.-Carson Appeal.
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FROM MONDAYS DAILY
%Salmalundi.

DR.. Joseph Henderson returned from
his hunting anti ilshing trip this after.
noon.
Sheriff Clark Ia In the northern pntt
OF tho county collecting ehccp license.
lie will DO home tomorrow.
John Edwards, who hell up the
Oberon gambling house, has boon ecnt
To the p%enitentinry for twenty years.
Tom Hunter lost n iino stallion last
wook, Ito ran into Il barbed wire fence
md whs so badly injured that hc died.
Tho Horse was valued ut $1,000.
We know how the president feels on
The rPco question hut are anxious Ia
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FROM FRIDAYS DAILY
Sa1maqundi.

Attorney Henderson returned last
night from his hunting and fishing
trip.
The Silver State says that the assess.
ment roll OF Humboldt county will
show a big gain this year over that
Of 1905.
The outside OF the Bakery corner has
been given a coat Of red paint. The
building now loome up like n light.
house in n fog bank.
One and perhaps two veterinary in.
epectora, whose duty it will DO TO eI-
anime the product Of the Nevada pack
ing houses, are to be stationed in Reno
by the agricultural department.
DR.. Leonard arrived from the nothern
country yesterday afternoon, He
reports the finding oi a large nugget at
the Aura placer mines the other day
that ia worth s25 or $50. He said it
was a peach.
Talking in sleep is more common than
is generally supposed. OF 200 students
between the z OF twenty and thirty Al
per cent Of the men and 81 per cent Of
the women talked In their SLEEP, and
most OF them could anewer questions.
--Harper's Weekly.
A secret is n thing which you com.
municate to ono whom yOn can trust,
1Ie in turn, tells it to somebody TINT
he a trust, and that somebody re-
veals il 10 another somebody whom he
can trust. And so il goes the rounds.
but it is still a secret, although every.
body knows it.
Russell Sage died us he lived a money
worshipper. Not one dollar Of the vast
estate he scratched together ID left for
charitable purposes. The only good
thing that can be said about him Is that
he did not take his money with him
when no shuf1led off. But this was not
his fault.
Tie republican machine In Oklahoma
enters upon the fight for the fruits Of
statehood somewhat handicapped. Tie
republican governor has just been
under investigation on cbnfges implicit.
ing him In Osago Nation oil leasee.
Most Of the other federal officials have
been mixed up with land or Indian
frauds and the people have no con-
tidence In them.
Republican extravaganza ia perhaps
beet shown 10y tho fact that whilo oi,r
population increases less than 3 per cent
a yenf, yet the appropriations increased
Tor the present ii4cal year, 7.G per cent
moro thnn they wore Tor the year
previous. Every yenr shows Il much
greater increase than the per cent OF
increase OF tho population.
II Is now eaid that Russell Sage's
fortune will only amount TO 100000. 00t
instead Of sl00, 100000 rs was tlrst stated,
Mark you the words are "only amount
to-. Gee, itis too bad that no did no,
leave u hundred million dollars TO his
poor widos. She will probably manage
TO ecrimp along tho rest Of her day,
with tho eixty milliona, but just think
what a time sbe could have with the
other forty millions.
The supreme court has turned MRrtir
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consisted principally of pickles and vim.
egar. A post mortem examination re-
yehled that the inner wells Of her
stomach were almost completely eaten
away.
+. Myrick and Fred Outline. the two
toughs that assaulted Bruce Johnson
Friday Eight. were tried by a jury
yesterday afternoon and convicted Of
assault and battery. After their con.
~victiop, Judge Bruce dished them out a
fine o! $50 each with the alternative Of
going to Jail for forty dnys. Both went
TO jail. When their term expires the
officers should see hat they leave town.
The committees Of the Tonopah Mine
Operators Association and the Tono-
psh Miners Union held a conference
yesterday TO consider the proposed new
wag scale. While neither committe
will give out any information as to what
was done at the meeting, It can be
stated authoritively that the questions
ut issue viii be settled amicably aud
that there will be no labor strife
Miner.
Tue Las Vegas Times says TINT f.. r
McNumee, an attorney Of Dc Lamar,
Lincoln county has his optics on the
district ~indgeship. The Times speaks
in complimentary terms OF Mr.. McNa-
mee's ability, but docs not favor his ele-
vntiop To tho bench. 1t is strongly in
favor ct the reelection OF Judge Brown
who has filled the position to the entire
satisfaction Of the people OF Lincoln
county. Tho same IA be said Of Judge
Browns record in this county.
The accident bulletin which has just
been issued by the interstate
commission, Tor three months ending
March 81, 1906, shows the total nun Der
Of casualties to passengers and employees
to be IS,20G-ll2G killed and l7.l7O i'll.
jured. The number OF, passgeners and
employees killed in train accidents was
274. Tho total number OF collisions and
derai'ments was %3490-l92l collisions
md 1869 derailmcnts-of which $50
collisions md lG7 deraiIments affected
passenger trains.
Several active members OF the fire
department have expressed a wish for a
joint meeting with honorary members
to talk over tho affairs OF the depart.
mcnt. II the meeting is called, and it
should be without delay. the needs OF
the department can DO discussed aud
steps taken Ia place the department on
Il better basis Tor lighting fires. The
INDEPENDENT respectfully refers the
request Of the active members to the
president OF the fire department with
the hope that he will call the meeting
without delay.
ID. \. Mcintosh, agent for the Paciiia
Wireless Telegraph Company OF Los
Angeles. and also IA mining promoter for
mn Oakland firm, walked into the
Truckee rive., just below the V & I
bridge nj Reno Sunday morning and
drowned himself. Deputy Sheriff Max.
we'll and other men saw him go into
the river and thought he was swimming,
but soon saw he was making no effort
to swim. They tried to rescue him, but
were too late. Ills body was found IN
hour later Icy the Riverside mill. Ten.
porary insanity was the verdict Of the
coroner's jury and that summoned by
Justice OF the Peace Bell.
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-07-27
OttO'a Auto.

"Otto sought to auto On the auto ms he
ought TO,
But tho auto sought TO auto ae Otto
never thought 10;
Then Otto he got hot, O, very hot as
he ought DOT to,
And Otto said, This auto ought 10 auto
and its got tot
SO OTTO fought tho auto and the auto Il
fought Otk,.
Till the auto also got too hot ~ auto
as II ought to
And then, Great Scott! that auto shot
10 h~eaven--so did Otto
Where Otto's auto autos now ne Otto's
auto onght to!--Ex.
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STATE OF OHIO. CRY OF TOLEDO !,
LUCAS CouSTY o

-
LUCAS COUNTY
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner OF the firm OF F. j..
CHENEY & Co. doing business in the City
OF Toledo, County md State aforesaid.
and that sud irm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use OF HALLS CATARRH
CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence. thus 9th dry OF Decem.
ber, a. D., 1886. s. w. GLEASON,
lsEALl Notary Public.
Halle Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally and acts directly on tlie blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
II. j. CHrNEY'& Co. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, .75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-20

II the foregoing increases be added
to the $247.00O,O0O estimated by the
majority Of the board, the cost Of the
sea-level canal will be found to be
$272, 100000.
The time required to build the canal
is estimated at twelve to thirteen
years. The number of unknown fac
tors which enter into. this estimate is
still greater than in the case of es-
Inmates of cost. There are two meth,
eds available for reaching a ,conclu-
sion upon the subject. One is that fol-
lowed by the board, viz, to assume that
the largest single piece of wOrk-the
Culebra Cut-will fix the time reQuir-
ed, and that all other work can be
completed while that is being execut-
ed, then to ascertain how many ex-
cavating machines can be employed
at one time in the Culebra cut, and
then assign to each machine its daily
or annual working capacity, under the
conditions which prevail there. There
is great uncertainty about all of these
elements. The number of steam shov-
els which can work to advantage in
Culebra cut is not known, but Is prob
ably much less than the number mem
toned In the report, 100; and there is
no experience to show what the out
rut of a steam shovel will be under
all the extremely varying conditions
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-20

nation Of dams across tributary
streams, regulation of rivers which
flow into the canal, ETC., is believed to
be too low. To show the magnitude
of this feature of a sea-level canal, a
table Is presented giving the names of
the more important streams which en-
ter the site of the canal, the distance
of the point of junction from the Car
ibbean end of the canal, the height
above sea level of their juncture with
the Charges, Obispo, or Rio Grande
rivers, and the volume of discharge at
high stage as far as observed or esti-
mated. 1t must be remembered that
while gaugings of the Charges at sew
eral points have been systematically
carried through the river year cover
ing both low waters and floods, nothing
of this sort has been done on the other
streams, where gaugings have only
been made desultorily, at such times
and for such periods as were conven-
lent. The discharges given in the
table are in many instances obtained
by distributing the total discharge of
considerable number of tributaries of
the Charges among the individual
tributaries, according to the areas of
their drainage basins. There is no
certainty that this gives the maximum
discharge for any one tributary, but
the probability is that it does not.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-20

The Isthmian Canal Commission has
made its recommendation and reports
to the secretary of war and the same
has In turn been transferred to the
president and by him to congress. The
following extracts from the reports
are of vital interest to the nation.
Isthmian Canal Commission,
Washington, ID. c.. Feb. 6, 1906.
Sir: 1 have the honor to transmit
herewith the conclusions and recon-
mendatiOns of the Isthmian Canal
Commission and the dissenting views
of Admiral Endicott upon the major
ity and minority reports of the Board
of Consulting Engineers, advance
copies of which, together with the pro-
ceedings of the board. were furnished
to the commission in December last
Appended to the findings of the COM
mission is a letter to the commission
from the chief engineer. Mr.. John Il.
Stevens. giving his views on the rela-
tive merits of a sea-level and a high
level canal
Very respectfully.
T. P. SHONTS, Chm.
To the honorable the Secy of War
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From this table 1t appears that the
proportions suggested by the minority
are more In accord with late practice
than those suggested by the majority.
II the locks are to be 1000 feet long
and 100 feet wide, apparently there
should be greater depth over the inter
stills. The minority point out that the
dimensions proposed by them will pro-
vide for ships having Is per cent more
tonnage than the new Cnnarders, and
will permit the passage Of battle ships
having Is feet greater, beam than any.
ship now in the United States navy
IIasmuch as the new Cunarders are:
lot yet completed, are very much
larger than any other. vessels in exist s
once, and must still be regarded az
experimental. 1t seems to us that this
IL looking as far into the future as ia
expedient. II ships too large for these
locks shonld hereafter be deyaloped.
1t will be possible to add new and:
larger locks to accommodate them
The total estimated cost Of ali the
locks an dapproach walls In the PRES IS
3ent project, includin gthe contingency
Item Of 20 per cent. Is 344,425, ooO.s
They can therefore be entirely "a.
newed for about half what 1t Wonld
cost to widen the sea level canal 100,
feet. s,.s s
90 The water supply for the canal With
locks ss protested e sutscisnt 70 ac-.
comno date g tranic of about 500 8
900 tons annually. Ghould that stpa ma
Pc exceeded q the future, the addition
q q dam q AlhajuelA VIII prpyids Z
supply sufhcisnt Tor 100, oo0; 900 ton. 1
Should 4 lbe found necessary Is ~
future e provide. Tor tths passage 81 as
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Isthmian Canal Commission.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. S, 1906.
Mr.. Secretary: The Isthmlan Canal
Commission has the honor to traas-
init herewith two reports which it
has received from the Board OF Con-
sulting Engineers appointed by the
president June "a, 1905, to consider
plans for the construction of canal
across the Isthmus of Panama. The
board was unable to reach unani-
nous agreement One of the reports
is signed by eight members, and rec
'Ommends a canal at sea-level. The
other is signed by the remaining five
members, and recommends a canal
with a summit level IS feet above the
sea, to be reached by locks.
Before proceeding to review of
these two reports it is desirable to re-
move certain misapprehensions as to
the meaning of the terms canal at sea
level" and canal with locks" as def
mining the character of the completed
waterway. In the popular mind the
one means waterway affording navi-
cation without restriction, while the
other means waterway in which nav
tgation is delayed and hampered by
mechanical appliances, and decidedly
inferior to the former. These concep-
lions are quite inaccurate.
The ideal waterway through the
isthmus would be channel at the sea
level. of which the width would be
greater than the length of the vessels
using it. With any less width it is
liable to the accident of being COM
z pletely blocked by the sinking of a
vessel transverse to its axis. If YES
sells 900 feet long are to be accommo-
dated. the width should be consider
ably greater than 900 feet. A channel
of this size cannot be considered and
has never been proposed. The enor-
nous cost of the excavation has COM
PEELED all engineers who have consid-
cred the question to reduce the width
to that strictly necessary to pass the
( largest vessels at reduced speed. A
width Of $50 to 200 feet is now pro
posed. and is believed to be the great
est width economically permissible for
the AAa-leYel canal. 1t ia very far,
however. from furnishing unrestricted
NAVIGATION. The speed of very large
vessels. like the new Cunarders. must
be reduced to miles per hour or less,
while twp such vessels could not pass
each other in the canal. Between this
end tAe. IDEAL canal are many degrees
aof siSe and convenience.
n Q canai with locks. artificial
lskes Are created. in which for con-
Siderable distances the navigation is
entirely unrestricted. The advantages
thus gained may more than counter
;balaa tAg delay and risk II tho use
Of 1ads II y quite ccncsifsble
.that 8 canal with locks may be q bet
IT. oa1al that u, can b nayfsatsd hi
- +, }tyne md With lsss risk than ..
1Aal III ssailevei. q y
y discsssicn Of the relative advant-
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= t-- & = Ii
In the canal at sea level there is
often considerable current, which at.
times becomes obstructive. In the
canal with locks there is no such OBJ
struction.
The time required to pass through
a canal Of either type differs with the
size of the vessels and the number of
vessels. Following the method des-
cribed in the report of the Isthmian
canal commission Of 1901, the minor
ity of the board find that for small
ship the canal at sea level has the
advantage by about thirty-si minutes.
provided the number of ships does not:
exceed ten per day. II the number
of ships exceed thirty per day, the
canal with locks has the advantage
by about three hours. For large ships.
the canal with locks has the advant-
age whatever be the number per day.
II the number be ten, the advantage
Is about thirty-six minutes; II It be
thirty, the advantage 10 over three and,
one-half hours. We believe these res
suits to be approximately correct, as-
Esuming that there IL no current in the,
canal. Should there he q current OF
&c miles per hour, such % the sea-
level canal 10 subject to, the time Of
passage through that canal might sbe
greatly increased. It issassumed also
that numerous turning out places are
provided In the sea-leyel canal, al
I though for these no provision Il made
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SEA level AND LOCK
PANAMA CANAL PLANS
arguments favoig The Lock System in Preference to Sea Level Pan-
Interesting Facts by Experienced Engineers Relative to The Great
Waterway Project in Favor Of The Minority
Report Which Favored The Lock Sstem

MEMBERS OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR THE
George w. Davis Major General U. S. Army, Retired
Chairman
Alfred Noble, Chief Engineer East River Div. p, N Y &
L. l. r..
VIM. Barclay Parsons, Chief Engineer New York Subway
William H. Burr, Consulting Engineer Board of Water
Supply New York Cy Professor Of Civil Engineering Col
umbia University Engineering Expert Aqueduct Commission
ers, New York City.
Henry l. Abbot, Brgadier General U. s. Army Retired
Frederic P Steams Chief Engineer Metropolitan Water
and Sewerage Board, Boston,
Joseph Ripley General Superintendent St Marys Falls
Canal
Isham Randolph Chief engineer Sanitary District of Chi
cago.
William Henry Hunter, Mem Inst C. E., Chief Engineer
Manchester Ship Cana Commissioner Upper Mersey Navi
CATION England.
Eugen Tncauzer Konigich Preussischer Regierungs-
und Baurat, Mitged der Regierung Konigsberg Pr
Germany.
Adophe Guerard Inspector DIES Points ct Chaus
sees, France.
f. Queennec Ingenieur Chef DIES Points ct Chaussees
lngenieur Conseil de la Gle duCana de Suez, France.
j. W. Wecker Hoofdingenieu1- Dileceur van den Ryks
Waterstaat, The Netherlands
| John G. Oakes Captain, Corps of Engineers, General
Staff, u. S. Army, Secretary.
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sA~S NssAAS eAo oNolSAAO0S 40 6O udS6lvS
that this is impossible. In this case,
the greatest depth to rock is "a feet,
and all seepage can be cut off by sheet
piling, If necessary; but the borings
thus far indicate impervious material
under the dam, and it is not expected
that that device will be required.
The locks are larger than any which
have heretofore been built, and the
majority Of the board express the opin-
ion that they are beyond the limit. of
prudent design. AS matter Of fact,
larger locks have been designed with
the greatest prudence and with mathe-
matica1 certainty. 1t can no more be
said Of lock building thatit has reached
the limit of judicious construction than
Of ship or bridge building or any other
branch Of engineering construction.
A modern bridge Of long span is q
safer structure than the short span
bridge Of former days, because ofsbet-
ter knowledge of the materials and
improved methods Of uniting them.
So the proposed locks can be made
safer than the Poe lock at the Sault,
because they are designed after nine
years Of practical experience with that
lock, an experience which shows It
to be safe place for a vessel. n
It Is our opinion that the entire
feasibility Of constructing the canal
under the plan proposed by the minor
ity Of the board can not be- success
fully questioned. 90 az
Relative EAe1eney u CenpAetsA Caaals.
The majority Of the sboard express
the opinion thAt the canal at sea level.
In tho only one Eiying; reas onable o.
surancs Of safe and min errupted
navigation. and question the safety Of
large vessels IL passing locks
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-26

CORRECTION
WAS VERY MILD
KAAI SAYS HE MERELY STOOD
HIS WIFE OFF WHEN SHE AS
SAULTED HIM.

Henry Kaai lost no time in replying
to the divorce complaint filed against
him Tuesday with charges of cruelty
and application for $40 per week ali
mony, for yesterday his answer was
placed of record, denying the charges,
bringing counter charges and declaring
in answer to the petition for alimony
that he was busted, out of a job and
unable to pay a cent.
Kaai admits one of the charges of
chatisement of his better half, but says
that he only used mild and necessary
and provoked correction" to repel her
assault of him and prevent her from
tearing his clothes. He charges her
with intoXication, and, on information
and belief, with being unfaithful to
him, and says that without any cause
she has been cross and ugly, scolding
and cursing him with no reason for so
doNg. Thompson and Clemens are
his attorneys.