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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04

The big quake that tumbled San
Francisco iuto runs shook up other
cities along the Coast, among them
Santa Cruz Here the loss was thrilling
compared to thai suffered by other
cities. But whatever her losses are, her
tideucc not only for the future Of their
own city, but also that Of San Francisco
and California III general.
An evidence OF this spirit Ii found in
the issue Of the Santa Cruz Surf Of
April 2lst, three days after the earth
quake. 1t Is from the pen Of Hon. w.
L. Jeter, .Lieu'enant.G Cover o q
California, aud Il former resident OF Vir-
days:
Although Il commonwealth is never
prepared for calamity, no State WAS
ever more nearly SO than was California
when the earthquake Of Wednesday
morning was tearing through her center.
Our ]graDaries were us full rs was
PlIaroah's cribs. tiled with the fruits OF
seven fat year,, under the discreet di-
rection OF Joseph.
At hand IL an abundant harvest. TN.
Affected mid undiSsurbed by the inside
trouble Of Mother Earth. Money il
plentiful. and the nerve and pluck d
the Californian can be depended upon
10 any cmargenc.. The plans for 4;
more beautiful San Francisco are al
ready well considered, and she will ge
out OF Ler ushcs with strength ant
grandeur that will attract the world
admiration.
Santa Cruz Is already at work Will
new hope IL energy, gratitird to hay,
the world know hat she is full
equipped Ia administer her " affairs
and already organized in the work Of rs
slstance for her less fortunate ucighbore
There is no Limit placed on the &C
complishment II faith, energy and dc
termination, n there is unity Of actioj
i'll Santa Cruz today not herctofor
known i'll this community. Contras
warm, clear skies with the bite
winds that chilled and killed the house
les victims Of the Chicago tire in IL
and turn complaint into praise an,
thanksgiving.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04

In IL special message To congress ycster-
day. President Roosevelt gave IA list OF
the contributions from foreign govern
men,s made directly Ia him III preslden,
for the relief OF the n Francisco
sufferers. Among those given i'll the
dispatch are the following: The
Canadian government offered 10000;
Mexico. $4,000; New Zrulaud. 5000:
Guatemala, $1,000. The japanese gov.
ernment immediately offered To serd
across the ocean one uf their beautifully
equipped hospital ships To be used T.:
any way for the sutTcI crs, and also
offered 2CO,00n yen to the relief CON-
mittce IN addition To more than leo, Geo
yen sent by Japanese subjects. Many
municipalities in Encl md. Germany,
France, japan. Cuba and oil T. coun-
tries offered aid.
Where these offerings OF aid were
made to the relief committees ~ San
Francisco, the president took uu official
action concerning them, but where they
were rendered 70 him in his oil nal
N"leNNs' IL WV upl l"tl NhEGhbttl III
accepting them. All such were declin
ed With arpropriar" expressions Of
gratitude.
In concluding the message. President
Roosevelt says:
appropriate expression OF gratitude
to all those friends haze been returned
by the state department or by myself
but Is seems To me that the real drptl
Of grateful feeling awakened in ON
people 10y all these evidences of gcuuius
sympathy and friendship should bc
expressed also 10y formal action uf the
supreme Legislative Iuwer Of tn,
nation.
Il recommend the passage. by con
gress If an appropriate resolution to
that end
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04

beef trust may not be more eIactinR OF
ayalacious than the armor-plate trust
yet it Is in far greater disiavor with .he
public. The anthracite coal trust,
which directly affects the public is one
OF the hated monopolies, but It is not
more exaciinR than hundreds Of other
~monopolies that have been created to
plumber the public. 1t is the monopol.
that attacks the mass OF the people
directly that make all mouopoies de
tested. Monopoly might suck dry the
blood OF the people, and il it were not
directly in evidence they would not
complain. There is no complaint OF
excessive federal taxation. The average
citizen is unaware that be pays taxes to
the federal Cover ument. But let the
direct taxes increase and his interest is
directly aroused. So with .hee xactions
OF monopoly. II is the tribute that Is
laid upon the public directly that
rouse protest aud indignation.
IL -tie interests that through privi-
IeGe and monopoly are levying endless
tribute upon the American people were
governed more by far-seeuIg self III
terest and less by greed, they would
keep hands oil the necessaries Of life,
the uonopolization Of which bears
directly upon the MASSES Of the people.
1t may matter little to the average man
il the tariff on steel enables the steel
trust to charge eXorbitHntly tGr steel
rails, though III the END the burden will
fall upon HIM; but it is Of vital concern
to him that he is paying 81 a ton more
for anthracite coal than he paid before
the coal trust was organized. Kno wing
that he Is being robbed through the
working of monopoly he would destroy
monopoly in every form, root it ont and
exterminate it from the face of the
earth. So unconsciously the food and
fuel mouopolies are rendering to the
American people no small service.
They are creating a sentiment that
bodies i'll for monopoly in every form.
They are making intolcrabie the
o! greed-a tyranny more ex.
acting that the tyranny OF kings.-Mii.
waukee News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
Tract In Praise or Tubaccn.

Here" said II Chicago a%ntiquary, us "a
tract TINT should interest you-a rare
tract i'll praise Of tobacco. 1t Is dated
1863 and It deals with the pestilruce
The price is SI4.7
The dusty little book was called ~
Brief Treatise Of the Nature, Causes.
Signs, Preservation from and Cure of
the Pe%stilence." The author was given
as NV. Kemp, Mr.. OF Arts." The pas
sage about tobacco, which came among.
a list OF devices Tor purifying the air,
said e%loquently:
The American silvcr-weed or tobacco
is very excellent for this purpose and an
excellent defense against bad air, beng
SMOKED i'll II pipe, either by itself or
with nutmegs shred and rueseeds mixed
with il, especially il it be uosed. Tor it
cleanseth the air and choakcth. sup
p~resseth and disperseth any venomous
vapor; it hath singular and contrary
effects; it is good to warm one beng
cold and will cool one being not.
-Al ages, all sexes, all constitutions,
young and old, men and women, the
s%anguine, the %chulerick, the melancholy
the phlegmatick, take it without any
manifest Inconvenience; it abates hun.
ger and yet will get II "A good stomach
1t is agreeable with mirth or sadness,
with feasting and with fasting; it will
make II rest that wants sleep and will
keep IN walking that is drOwsie."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04

"Whcn ] WIS n druggist, at Livonin .
No. writes +. J. Dryer, uow Of Grays.
VILE, Mo-. three ot my customcra were
permanently cured Of consumption by
DIR. Kings New Discovery. and arc we'll
and H'rong today. Ono was trying Ia
sell Lia property aud move To Ari2onu,
bnt after using New Discovcry u aIrort
timc he found it unnecessary 10 do 90. |
regard DR.. Kings Now Discovery M the
most wonderful medicine in existence
Snrcat congh aud cold cure. throat and
lung healer. Guaranteed 10y Elko Drug
Go, 5or. and FL. Trial bottle FREQ.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
Will Not Pay EtTIhqunk" I.r--.

New YORK. May 3,-rnc rrouue to-
day says:
Representatives 81 both foreign and
American fire Insurance romrHpi"s who
were III the city yesterday discussed
action t" effect "a comrruml-r III the AL
justmcnt Of losses 10y the Stn Francisco
fire.
The dicusslon was largely upon the
Question of the attitude tie adjlstcrs
OF companies should br instructed To
take III regard t" the di-put"i uu,s
tons.
HE great comptpIcs cxpr"s, 4 strong
purpose to be not only Just. but yea.
erous III cases ~ hnuh'. with the y~iptiu~
OF the fire, but the, all evidently f,rl
what WAS expressed 10y The pr.=licut II
II large American company who said:
The adjustets for tins company will
not be allowed Ia waive the conditions
OF its policies, nor the r"Uii "u- and
restrictions Of its charter. W. haze no
more right to pay "a loss urra=Iuucd
by earthquake than We has" t. pay a
loss Of lie. We are not uu rIrthquRkc
insurance company, nor a life jnsEr .nrc
COMPANY.
because Of exemption from loss 10y
earthquake damage well informed ia.
surancc men estimated ycRtcrIH az tha,
the companies would ultimately pay
from sixty t" seventy five per cent Of
the aggregate anouu at risk.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04

SAN fRAHCIsC0. May Cor oncr
Walsh IL still Of the opinion that the
remains Of hundreds Of c%urth1uakc
victims Ii" under the ruins in the burnt
district.
"Whcn the debris ia cleared away he
said yesterday, "Ehcre will be ut least a
thousand additions TO the death roll. |
would not he surprised il the number
reached 1900. Great numbers OF
persons pcrishcd in the cheap lodging
houses that collapsed.
Down in the fish market district,
where hundreds ~ men were at work nj
tho timo OF the e]arthguakc, several
structures collapsed and the workers
had no time to save themselves.
"Fc~ victims urc being found nov
because tho dobris in the pInccs Of
death IL n yct untouched. We cnuuot
eIcavatc the ruins. for that worl, would
REQUIRE n thousand deputies. We ran
only wait Tor what We know must Dc n
terrible haryci."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
MEMORY FOR ONCE AT FAULT.
When James G.. Blaine Disappointed
Ardent Admirer.

'NN'N EhihiICEs
Edward Standwood's new b!orraphv
Of James G. Blaine says: THE few
glimpses we get OF him at this, the
schoolboy, period OF his life not only
suggest the future politician; they
show III something like maturity the
traits for which he was aftcrward
famous. He knew every boy In school
by name. Perhaps there was no &c.
Complishmcnt which more endeared
him to casual acquaintanccs Of the
first meeting.
His reputation In this respect
sometimes led people to expect too
much" the same account continues.
He himself related that he was &C
costcd at a town in Ohio, after one OF
his meetings. In the travelling anvas
II 1881. by Il man who referred to his
memory for faces, and asked II Mr..
Blaine remembered him.
Evidently MIR. Blaine did not. but
before his tongue made the confession
already apparent on his face, the mar
said. with ~unconcealcd ~disappoint-
mcnt: Why. | was In the crowd at
thc station when you passed through
mere in 1876. and stood right before
ron"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
IN POSSESSION OF THE DEVIL,
Peculiar Antics Of Italian Boy Are
Thus Explained.

\ most wonderful medieval story Is
now occupying the attention of the
south of Italy. In n small village
there is II family OF the name OF Pan
sini. and il all be true that Is writ.
ten OF 1t We may think ourselves in
TIC Dark Ages again. There are two
Boys in this family, and they disap-
Lear occasionally In Il most mystcrI.
1uS manner. In fact, n few minutes
after they disappear they are found
miles away. How they get there no
one n tell. They say they are car,
ried from place to place by the Holy
Ghost. Spirits are also said to In
habit the house where they live:
plates and glasses are broken before
tac eyes OF all. and cakes and sweets
are showercd ovcr the boys beds
when they are asleep. One OF the boys
falls in frances. when lie speaks diff.
i"rent languages (cven Latin and
Gro"k) in = strange voice. lie also
srouts passages from Dante. and pro-
lHhcstcs. Doctors and priests have
visited him, but cannot discover tho
machinery which IS evidently at work
somewhere. The las, who visited him
was 4 Jesuit father. At his approach
the boy began TO curse and swear and
kicked him. The Jesuit says the boy
IS possessed by the dcyIl!-Yauity
I Fair.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04

There is a reason for everything.
and therefore Mary Taylor explains
III What 10 Eat" why We imb!he our
soup in the ann We DO. Every.
; Ody has o thought ont this imuort.
ant question and the information will
ut least prove interesting. According
TO Mary Taylor, who seems TO be an
authority. the proper thing is to din
the spoon in the soup. ,urnIr: the
luwi Of the spoon away from ono and
executing a curve which is completed
when 1t reaches the mouth. This.
she says. is scientific. for thus a com.
plctc circle is described from the time
rou start 10 take the mouthful until
the contents OF the spoon reach your
mouth. and by GoiEg 50 tho circular
movement you make keeps the SOUP in
the bowl according TO the law OF con.
tripctal force.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
How Could YOU IbIrn,, Him.

Although not every mo IN Eiku irIt
the earthquake carly this morning, Mr..
La Motto. tho popular travelling mau OF
the Bakcr ~ Hamilton Co.. 81 San Frnn.
cisco, will vnuch TINT no did, Mr.. La
Motto a gagcd rooms at Mr.. Mas ere
lasi evening and abunt ! "'cIuck this
morning he WIS awakened by the falling
oil the plaster FROM the ceiling. lie
though surely that Mother Eurth VIVA
again going to stir w trouble. and to
take no chances he hurricdly grabbed
his grip and with robes dcnulc eprarg
into tic street, attracting the attention
of n tow 10y stnndCrg. When asked nq ,n
what tho trouble was. Mr.. IL Motto. nj.
frightened. exclaimed: "No
Frisco! No Elko! Whcro will goy-
don't blame you for mnk.ng yorr
hurried escape.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
Fmirvicw Growing Rapidly.

Falrview, the bonanza mining camp
Of Churchill county, has 500 people,
dozens OF saloons, gambling houses. a
big business district but no church.
Several denominations consider the for
nation of congregations there but the
field is apt to be entered first by the
Catholic church which has been offered
a free lot 10y an cntcrpriaing real estate
man. The matter has been referred To
Father Tubman ot Reno who will in
vestigate the matter.
II the camp continues its growth il
will soon he "A camp uf several Thousand
people. At the present time the people
are too busy locating claims and sack.
ing gold to pay much attention to Sun.
days and worship but there Is a large
Catholic population in the camp and
they arc %scriouaIy considering the al
visibility OF forming n parish.-Gazpttc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
- ~ -
Woman MIIhnmI hmm

y little, il"shy German womum ag,d
about sixty years arrived IN this City a
Tow days . from Sum Francisco and
since thu, time has been living on IA,
streets 81 thus city.
She has led II peculiar lie and la u
familiar character to several people In
Reno, who nave spent u portion Of their
lives in San Francisco.
This old German womnn arrived in
San Francisco from Germany about
forty years Z aud il il eaIh that sine"
that time che haa never lived in a h0uec
M she made n vow ON urriviny III the bay
city that shc would not pay rent aud
che was too poor Ia build II home she
lived on the %siroctR.
She carries u small oil stove with her
and II small supply 81 TODD. She wears
n number OF skirie mud at night che
takcs of 4 Tow 81 these skirts and Macs
them ns covers while Rho IN alcrpimg
Tho history Of her lifc ia u strnugr one.
md shc IA kun VI in San Frmuci.ro ar
"thc "omnn without u home
Sine the fir" IL San ]i'rnnr'arr she
Inns come Ia Reno Ia rcpidc. -Guz.il".
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
OLD PLACE WAS GOD ENOUGH.
Comprehensive Reason Why Citizen
Came HONG.

fSS9SNN why U
Game Home.
Squire l.ord. Of local fame in Eff
in"ham, y. H.. fifty years ago. had
accumulated, by all sorts OF rIcthods.
a fortune for the times and place.
Keeping the country store, being prac-
ticaIly the bank of those parts and
increasing wealth beyond expenditures
had nourishCd an ambition to live in
n place larger and with more social
opportunities than the little village af.
IordGd. So he packed up one autumn.
TOOK a house In Portland. which was
III" town q the world to country pco-
pie then, and with his family started
IN to cut q dash.
To his chagrin. he found he was II
OF many in that place. and not a
scrapc or bow was coming his way.
Christmas saw him back. bag aud
baggage, in EMngham. and that e
ing IN his store. to the inquiry OF II
OF IN" village l%oafcrs. why'd We come
back, squire, fore you'd calculatcd?"
he replied:
nv" had enough Of that place. Yer
sec. Id rather b" n king among hogs
than a hog among kings"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
Notice OF Application for Permission 10
Appropriate the Public Waters OF the
State OF Nevada.

S"'.r" lE Do T.hy given that uu She 9Th day 81
lrHrIHFN. IAN, iu accordance with Section 81.
I happier Ni.EI Of The statutes ~ i.Ej, T. y nUi
=. \. Walker, "f Tu-rarurh, County 81 ElAp Hutt
Stat" 81 SITHdn, made application to the.
stat" IL Hir'"r ~ S"S ulH, Tor IofmissiOu fp
Appropriate the public waters Of the stat" II
lIu" Jacket EoTi oi IuIl Run Creek. NJ tnIp'~
about goo T.. "I HIus" WaIhcr Brothers quart,
Wi!l. IT, Township ~ North. Range - East. ly
ns'.t'.~ ~ = dam. ana ten iuJ cubic feet pr
~rCurt ,N ~ o." conveyed to WalN'r Hruiht IS
quart NtN on B'u" Jacket creek. by means Il
u diirli ara iHrT" Used t"r mining. miiIlI = and
domestic TurInsrS.
IN" contradiction az said works shall begin
b"!Gf" May ut, rF". aud shall b." ComII"t"d on
"- lHiuT" January list. 1870. The water shan H.,
actually applied 10 70 h"u'iciai use on or before
March lri, 1911. Signed.
UE>uY Tni'rITIi.
State Engineer
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
Father sherman VIII Not March

WV :
1t was announced n day or two ago
that Father Sherman, a son OF the late
General William TCcumsch Sherman,
was going to ride over tho route used by
his father during his famou3 march to
the sea, accompanied 10y a detachment
Of cavalry. Two officers and eight men
were detailed by the department "om.
mandor to make the trip with Father
Sherman and everything was IN readi.
ness for tho start. Tho priest wanted
to make the trip for historical 8
nnd the officers selected were chosen
because Of their familiarity with the
country and their ability to
sketches and memoirs. 1t was thought
that it wOnld be Il happy circumstance.
Blu. southerners objected. The rec
collection Of the %drubhing old man
Sherman gave them is still fresh in their
minds and sentiment wus worked up
against the proposed tip. So tho order
has been rcscindod by command cf
the chief Of OtniT, who hal a confer.
cDco with the President and il Father
Sherman wants Ia 90 o.rF the route
taken 10y his iilustr ioug father, he will
have to ride alone, or select come vet.
eran who knows tlr way To 20 with
him. The result will doubtless prove a
disappointment To the Clcrgy man. who
had nothing but the most noble ends in
view.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04

An Ogden dispatch of the md says:
The work Of constructing the new
100000 smcltcr at Ogden by the Utah
smelling Company has been temper
arlly delayed owing To the shortage OF
ties necessary FOR the constructions OF
a spur leading to the smclter site. 1t is
expected TINT this delay will be over.
come within the neX few days, when
sctIve operations will be commenced.
Several artesian wells are being driven
on the smeltef grounds and from these
the necessary water supply will be
received. The excavation work for the
foundations has been commenced and
the surveys for the transmission lines
from Brigham City have been com
pletcd. The fact that the smelter will
he an independent concern and not
controlled by the trust has won the
support OF the producers who will be
benefited thereby. Tho Utah Smel,.
ing Company is composed OF Il number
OF the wealthiest business mel in Utah,
which insurcs the .uccess Of the under.
taking.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
Songs That Have Won Favor.

The intensely popular SONG IS not
The only ~ which II Is very prOnta.
hl" to write. Among the most sue.
crsaful Of bcttcr-class songs may be-
mentioned "Niol"ts' and "Oh Dry
Those Tears" The manuscript Of the
former was offered to ana rejected
by nearly all tn" principal publishers
In Tendon h"fur" IL was eventually
accepted and printed. 1t speedily won
its way 10 favor. aud It's sale has been
both large ami regular ever since.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04

Provide against fire and dis
aster by placing your valuable
papers, ETC., i'll the fire aud
burglar proof safety deposit
boxes Of the First National
Bank, Elko, Nevada. The
rental charge is very reason
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04

Tho firm of T.. Y. Strange n Cu.of Sal,
Lake wIw the only bidder Tor the cor.
strucIioh Of tho additional ~ miles Of
lateral litchca in the Carson Sink. call
inR Tor tho excavation 81 rGO.COJ cable
fcct of earth. rhia bid WA go hj,h. 81
cents II cubic loot. or a total ~
sl2G,O1U, that The g vcrnmcur will
probably carry out - wOrl; ilsrIf.
IA soon ~ these lntor.. arc completed
the Government viii open up irrigation
district No. ;, which will throw open
10000 aero" more Tor settlement. inclnd.
ing The 1900 acre D~prgIaa fnnch
All Of the ntid TAR, Of phIch will ~
thrown open To- settlement under fnr
terms Ut the reclamation act.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04
AN UNCONSCIOUS SERVICE.

Tho most odious mOnopolics are those
that control The neccsaarie - u lie. Tho
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-04

ADVERTISE in the INDEPENDENT
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-01-18
CENTENNARIAN DEAD.
F. M. Hughes Passes Away al
Extreme Old Age. M

Francis Marion Hughes, perhaps
the oldest man on the Pacific coast,
passed away in this city Sunday
morning. While his true age could
not be learned he was undoubtedly
considerable over 100 years old, and
some place his age at 119. He
was born in North Carolina and
claimed he was named after GEN.
eral Francis Marion who was ia
nous during the Revolutionary
war. He came to this county from
California during the gold excite
ment at Warren and Florence in
the early sixties and was considered
an old man then. Being unmarried
and having no known relatives but
little definite information concern
ing his early life has been gained.
In recent years, while in apparent
good health, his memory was not OF
the best and statements regarding
his age varied considerably. Some
times be believed he was only go
or 70 years old and again he would
say he was 119. He never accumu-
lated any property and until five or
six years ago earned his living by
doing odd jobs about town. Since
then citizens have contributed to
his support as his greatest fear
seemed to be that he would be sent
to the poor farm. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev.
w. A. Hall. who had known him
for long time, from the Methodist
church Monday.