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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26

Little Lolita, for upward of a quarter Of .
century a footlight favorite on the Amer
lean stage, Is interested for the first time
this season in q stable Of trotters and
PAGERS through her brother. John A. Crab
tree of Boston. near which city Lotto also
resides The stable comprises the fast, but
rather erratic, trotter Nutboy 2O8A; My
Star, 2O4, and the Sidney Prince mare,
Princeen, 3 1874. When Nutboy marched to
unexpected victory week before last at
Buffalo, under the craftsmanship Of Myron
McHenry, Lolita was present AS matter
Of TACT, she - spending her summer yaca-
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-31

Under the imperial system winch has
resulted from the late SpaDish-Ameri.
can war, the functions OF the wa de.
partmcGt have been vastly expanded,
and tho secretary OF war Ia practically
~viceroy Of the colonies. Tho most i'm.
portant scandals III the war department
relate TO its policy in the Philippines
and the Panama cannl zone.
At the last session OF congress, upon
the suggestion Of Secretary Taft, Il bill
was pissed providing for the purchase
OF certain Spanish claims ON the island
Of Batnn in the Philippine archipelago,
upon the p~rctcxt Of securing Tor the
government OF the United States COM
piete control 81 that island md its
immense coal deposits. Nc paid $50.
zoo for those clnims, which were in.
detensiblc according Ia the depart.
tncnt Of Justice, aud w got nDdisputcd
title to the coal deposits. According 10
Chairman Cooper Of the house commit.
tee IN insular affairs, ave pail the
money in order that somebody might
get the coal (Seo Congressional Record,
Juno 3, 1906, pago SOJ5). But two
weoke after this bill another bill. pre-.
AIRED ut the war department.. was H.
.irodnced, which provided for leasing
tlIese conl lands Tor iiiiy years Ia come.
body without any compensation in tile
Of royalty Ia the government.
Tho bill and the debate on il will be
found in the Congressional Record st
1901 to S095. In the debate II
waR SHOWN that these lauds were worth
At lenst $1,000 o COO. These lands were
be practically given away 10 como.
body, some private coporation--the
\ mericHn coal trust.
II tho secretary 81 war had been tho
gent Of the coal trust in Tho manage.
nont Of THE affair lac cUull not have
lone more IN the interest 0i that morop.
W than he did by urging tho passage
4 ,lnt bill. Fortunately the sccreiary's
was defeated in consequence Of n
trong opposition by Champ Clark Of
! Isl oufi.
"Not long ago." eaid Mr. Clark, "wo
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-31
voted an appropriation of s50Oro 10

voted IN appropriation OF s5O,OcO to
secure the shadowy rights of somebody
to IA psssageway to these very identical
lands in order that We might have a
certainty OF having coal over there.
Now the committee comes in and pros.
poses to lease the land for fifty years to
anybody who bids the highest. That's
the theory, but OF course every body
knows who it Is that is going to get the
lease for htty years. II is true tl.a. they
put into this contract tho clause that
they must keep on hand coal enough
Tor our uses and the uses OF the
Philippine government, but suppose they
90 not keep it on hand, and suppose
Tint we suddenly get INTO a foreign war
and find ourselves i'll the Philippine
lslancs without any coal? We would
be in a most unfortunate and disastrous
condition. Inasmuch as We have these
coal lands and have paid for them / am
IN favor Of tho United States govern
ment fixing up Il mine Of it's own over
there, so that nobody can get "A on OF
coal out OF that is and except ourselves
Tor our w purposes"
The Taft proposition was so scandal.
Gus that even II republican congress
refused to become a party 20 it. 1t WIS
an attempt to rob the government by
placing it ut the mercy OF the coal trust
rs to all coal needed for the navy Ill
eastern waters. 1t was in line with the
policy Of the administration respecting
the coal lands OF the government and
those OF the Indians in this country, rs
that policy WIS explained by Senator
La Toilette in his speech on the Five
Civilized Tribee, delivered in the senate
March 20, l9CG, when it was shown that
the coal lands belonging to the Indians
were worth at leas, sl75, 100000, com
prising 43T, 1874 acres. of which l0I, 900
acres had already been leased to rail-
roads and the remainder OF which would
have been brought under railroad con-
troll by the passage Of the bill relating
to the allotment OF Indian lands as il
then stood, the interior department
having made the lenses already in
existence and approved the bill which
would result in the lease OF the remand
or to private corporations.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-31

The partisan attempt OF the bureau OF
labor in it's last report to show that
wages have advanced more than the
cost ri living is not meeting with the
approval OF workingmen or those with
limited incomes. The question is ono
that can be settled Mt once hy each in.
dividunl without taking counsel OF the
paid republican statisticIans on the eve
OF m election Of congress. 4 dispatch
from Pitisburg to the New York World
eifcctually. disposes OF the bureau
figures, when it says: despite the
assurance OF the bureau OF labor that
the advance iii wages has outstripped
the advance in the cost OF living, it
would be difficult |" convince Pittsburg
families OF this fact. Tho Pittsbur G
working man cannot believe it. The
men who have noticed the advance in
prices most are those whose salaries are
fixed and do not move up on the demand
OF a labor organic ition.
House rente aie % per cent greater
in Pittsburg than five years ago and are
higher than ever before in the history OF
the city. Prices OF all kinds Of produce
are at fancy figures. Mills are III fuller
operation than usual during the summer
months and there are comparatively
Few unemploye ed, yet the laborer finds
that it takes all he makes to live Just as
it did when his wages we're from 10 to
% per cent. less than at present. The
sun OF prosperity is shining but it takes
Il full days wage to keep it Shining"
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what Labor Ipu,s.

Labor sows. but others reap.
Labor creates capital, but has none.
Labor builds palaces. but lives III
howell.
Labor gamers the gram. but ents the
chafT.
Labor wcavcs line vcstmcnts, but liz
clothed in rags.
Labor has the ballot, but doesn't
know bow Ia use it,.
Labor manufactures pianos and plays
the Jews hnrp.
Labor builds palace trims and u Itc-
mobiles, but walks
Labor elects representatives,, but has
no representation.
Labor manufactures guns aud il shot
down with them.
Labor makes books and Libraries, but
reads penny newspapers.
Labor buiIhs labor saving machines.
but labOrI hhrucr tbnn over.
Labor builds schools and univcrsii:c zee,
but remains in ignorance.
Labor digs coal from the bowel. oi tho
earth, but shivrrs with tiIc cold.
Labor mnlScR fnrnitur but eats u cold
meal out OF the "iuIl dinner pail"
Labor builds streets aud public high.
wayp, but in not allowed free nsscm.
blngn upon them.
Labor digo diamonds md precious
mctnls from the earth, but wears glnss
beads and brass jcwclry.
Labor hue bruins, ability md the
power to remedy and change all thip,
but 10 nirnid OF its own puwer.-Ex.
change.
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must approach The sl5,ooO.ooo mark.
Thus The poor overtaxed and impov.
crushed people OF Italy are / o be further
stripped OF their earnings for a war
vessel that it is safe to say viii never
fire a shot in real battle or protect the
people OF Italy from aggression. The
building Of this sea monster will, 10
doubt, excite President Roosevelt to
again recommend an appropriation for
a rival warship that win ou,strip this
latest creation.
1t is hardly possible to suppose that
this country and Italy can become so
involved that powder would be burned
unless a strenuous administration OF the
future should want to @try OUT the
battle monsters, instead OF settling a
dispute by arbitration or mutual for.
b%earance.
In consequence Of the protection
policy OF the republican party, wo have
but little merchant marine to protect, so
a giant navy ls n useless and expensive
luxury, md we have now more than
enough ships to police our seas on our
own hemisphere.
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DUTY OF THE PRESS.

Most persons have heard OF the
philadelphia lawyers" q term which hus
come to stand Tor exceptional learning
and legal aCumeu. The Philadelphia
judge comes TO the front now in the
person Of Judge Sulzberger, whose
utteraDces the other day in regard to the
function Of the press have attracted wide
attention, save the American Press.
Judges so often exhibit Il hostile
attitude to newspapers, criticisinp :nem
and restraining them from printing news
or furnishing them for contempt when
they have done it, that it is remarkable
to find a judge taking the other side.
Judge Sulzberger not only says the
press has a right to criticise, but de-
clares TINT it is its duty. Otherwise.
why was it granted the right of free
speech under the constitution? IL it is
merely a money making machine with
no higher object and without any obi
CATION to the public. why should it have
been the object Of special consideration
by the trainers Of the constitution?
Looking upon the press us merly a
money making institution is a later con-
ceptiop. II would never nave entered
into anyhody's head when TIT constitu-
ton was adopted to print a newspaper
for the purpose OF acquiring wealth.
4 man might engage in farming,
manufacturing or merchandising to &C,
riches. lie might even practice law OF
medicine with that rs secondary object
but he would hardly undertake to print
a newspaper for such Il purpose. Ad.
vertisers and even Subscribers consider.
ed that they were supporting the paper
discharging n public duty rather thai
exchanging their money for value re
ceivGd.
1t is gratifying to rote that the press
has advanced so far from this position
that it If possible to make modest
fortunes and in some cases millions by
publishing a newspaper. This fact
should not impair but increase Its use
t~ulness. \ wealthy newspaper, or ont
with sufficient business 10 enjoy the III
dependence OF my prosperous concern
ought to be a much more powerful
agency for good, a more dreaded cncm,
Of evil, because OF this independence.
Tho value OF Judge Sulzberger'
utterances lies in calling attention TO til,
function OF the press at this time ant
emphasizing it's duty with regard to tn,
public.
1t il unnecessary to say that criticism
by newspapers should be nbsolutel,
fair and just and made solely with
Wow to the public good. The column
II Il public journal having the ;ol
lidence Of the public and deriving it
support from II should not DO used 4
further the private interests OF til,
proprietor or to punish his persona
enemies.
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huTTo DsciI.. NTnInE SHTI.

lhe etory OF how u donkey was de.
clnred by a learned Judge OF the sp.
preme court to have discovered Tia
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine. now
worth s~l5,0O0.0Oo, and thereby caused
the court to award his masters a third
interest," IN the mine WINS recalled last
week by the death Of o. o. Peck, owner
OF the donkey, at his bone in this CITY.
says Ii Spokane Dispatch.
Though the story is stranger than
fiction, it is literally true. and the facts
are familinr, not only to all miners aud
business men in this territory, but can
be substantiated by the court records,
Peck aud W.. NJ. kellogg were pros.
pcctinP together through the Coesur d.
Aleno mountains, in Central Idaho,
when the mine was discovered. Two
weeks prior to the actual discovery they
dissolved partnership but kellogg re-.
tanned Il donkey that belonged to Peck.
kellogg appropriated the donkey. used il
us a pack animal, and they were Ia.
gether when the the gr-at mineral de.
post wac found.
According to the supreme conri, the
d%onkey's participation in the dicovery
entitled Peck to nm interest. Hurry
Bacr and Jacob Goetz. OF Spokane, who
had "srnbstaked" Kellog. shared the
l%atter's interest, and he thus Jared more
poorly than Peck. Gootz aud Baer
subsequently sold th,ir fractional ID
terests for s20O, GOO. Judge Norman
Buck OF the Idaho III rendered the
lannon's opinion. .
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An lmpnrtrut Invention.

After two years Of earnest, hard work,
j. Warne Philip s ~ Silver City and
aud well known here, Inns cora plcted IA
machine for the separation Of liquids
and solids.
Tho first test Of the machine WIS
made yesterday afternoon with u lot OF
water and sand winch WIS thrown into
the receiver. The machine quickly
separated them aud the tand came ont
almost dry and sparkling. Tho ~revolu.
tons were only at the rate OF about $50
at the the time. and when this rate il
tripIcd the inventor says the output will
he perfectly dry.
The invention, il wholly successful,
which 1t q appears to be. will be one
ot the greatest things for tic mining
world placed on the market tor some
time. by 1t, III t.! anidInp. the L, nnide
solution can he really separated from
the slime. At the present time an I'M.
satisfactory and "a long md tedious
method is rcsOrtrd Ia III order la gain
this end.
h solid IL expelled rapidly and il
dried 10y tiie uIrifugal for ca. Tho
affair Is simple III construction and cnn
be made OF any capacity -Enrson New.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-31
THE LIFE or A rArrLrsmIp.

The anew navy" is very rapidly beng
retired to other usos, or to tho scrap
heup. The cruiser Bancroft has Just
been transferred to the evenuc service.
and this is the third chip OF the "new
navy"to go off the active list, the Phil.
delphia, built in 1850, being Tho first
and the battlcsbip rexas, built IN 1892,
the second. Tie Philadelphia cost
about 81, 600. O00. and the Tcxns ovcr
$4,000, 900. The lilo OF our val vessels,
therefore, is about nm average OF 10
yeare. md tho expenditure for repairs
during that period very nearly equals
the original cost Az the large cruisers
and bnttleships are worthless FOR other
uses and cannot he sold for use IN the
merchant marine, we may expect to SEQ
in a iow years all the fine SLIPS Of today
broken up ms worthless. ia cnse OF var
Tile solw old bntlieshipH are mn incumbr.
ance, mud the new and faster ones,
which, 10y the way. cost tao or three
times more than the old ones did, would
he compelled to limit their movements
TO the spced that their consorts could
develop.
This elbows the vast cost OF constantly
building ard repairing n iloct NJ battle
ships, mud the people who pay the taxes
should urge a reasonable rP9t rictioD on
these expensive playtbinge, which arc go
costly and utterly worthless in a few
years.
TO chow the extent to which other
countries, m we'll IN the United Siatee.
ire going In this rncc Tor supremacy on
Inc seas, news comes from Italy that che
q building q battleship that will far
the Dteadnought, tho lateot
baitleebip, boil in Ella, arma.
nent and epeed. How much this war
is 10 cost is not e.ntcd, but it
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-31

Twice before the people of Nevada have
given an overwhelming majority o! their
votes to The great leader aud statesman
whom destiny has clearly marked MS the
next President Of the United States.
In this years campaign we are lighting
his battle, ms through ten weary years
he has fought the battle OF Nevada. IL
Nevada would pay her debt OF gratitude
to one who has fought the Fight and
kept the faith, il Nevada would see the
aspirations Of her people triumphant
two years hence, she will make sure OF
u Democratic victory in November next
and thereby express in unmistakable
terms her confidence III the leadership,
the character md the wisdom Of the
next President Of tue United States,
William Jennings Bryan.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-31
Notice OF Amusement,

NORTH BELLE ISLE MINING COMPANY.
~ Location Of Principal place Of business,
San Francisco, California. Location OF Works,
Tuscarora, Nevada.
Notice II hereby given, that at Is meeting Of
the board Of Directors, held on the 18th day Of
August, 1870, an assessment, No. ia OF five (5J
cents per share, was levied upon tho Capital
Stock Of tho Corporation. payable immediately
la United States Gold Coin TO the Secretary,
at the onlco Of tho Company, No. 1871 Bush
street, Room 500, San FranciscO. California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on tho 23tlI day Of September,
1901. will be Delinquent and advertised for sale
~ public auction; nnd unless payment Is mndo
before. will he sold on Monday. the 2snd day
OF October. 1900. to pay the Delinquent assess.
mont, together with the costs OF advertising
nud expenses OF sale.
ly order Of the
BOARD or DIRECTORS.
II. H.. GUSIBURGER,
Secretary.
Onlcc.-NO. ih37 Hush Street, Room erl.
San Francisco, Cal fornia.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-31

NAVAJO MINING COMPANY. LOCATION
~ oiprincipal place of business, san Fran.
cisco, California. Location Of Works, Tus-
carora, Nevada.
Notice is hereby given, that nt n meeting Of
the Board Of Directors, held on the 18th day Of
August. 1906. an assessment, No. IA of five t5)
cents per share, was levied urou the Capital
Stock Of the Corporation, payable Immediately
In United States Gold Coin to the Secretary,
ut the office OF the Company, 40. 1877 Bush
Street, Room 9D3. San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 2Qth day OF September.
1906, will be delinquent and advertised for sale
at public auction; and unless pay mcnt Is made
before, will bc sold on Monday, the END day Of
October, 1870. TO pay tho delinquent assess
mcnt, together with the costs OF advertising
and expenses OF sale.
IJY order OF tho
BOARD or DIRECTORS.
II. l.. GUNSBURGER,
Secretary.
OmcC.-So. 1887 Bush Street, Room SO,
San Francisco. California.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-31
A WINNING TICKET.

Following il the ticket nominated by
the democratic state convention:
Governor-Juhn SPARKS.
Copgress-Geo. A. Bartlett.
Supreme Judge-James Sweeney.
Lieutenant Goyernor-Daniel Dickiu.
sou.
Controiier-J. p. Raftice.
Attorney-Genneral-R. G. Stoddard.
Sec. Of Stntc-F. b. Mannix.
Treusurer-Dave Ryan.
Surveyor Gen.-E. d. Kelley.
Supt. of Schools-R. II. Mitchell.
State frnter-I. G. Lewis.
Regents-C. Is. Henderson an6 Cine.
Levers.
District Judges-F. p. Laneap, Vir-
ginia City; W. II. !. Pike, Reno; S. j..
Bonniiield, Winnemucca; George S.
Brown, Elko.
Daniel Dickinson. the nominee for
lieutenant governor is she present.
recorder Of White Pine county. T.. b.
Mannix. the nominee for secretary of
state, is editor Of the Buufrog Miner.
|. G. Lewis, the next state printer, is
the publisher OF the Carson Appeal.
Tho names Of the other nominees are
familiar tu the voters of Nevada.
The ticket is composed of excellent
material and it should have the cordial
and earnest support OF every democrat
III the state. The convention has done
its part and the rest remains with the
voters. II the democratic voters 10
their duty, the ticket will be elected
from tCp to bottom. Let us do our
duty.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-31

Bishop {. IL. Brent, 81 the EplscOpal
church in tho Philippines, has old.
fashioned notions abont tainted money.
lie does not bclieye, M the republican
lenders do. TINT "all is fish that comes
to his not and Inns the rcfore refused Ia
accept $1,000 offered for charity by
agents oi the Manila Jockey club. at
If claimed 10y the churches tlln, gnmlina
Is carried III To such an extent M to 10
seriously impeding the DEVELOPMENT
aud progress ~ the islands. Tho citizen
cbnrchmcn 81 Manila have organized a
Moral Progress League. and il VIVA n
donation Ia this body that waD refused"
No%, IL Brent wns laboring in the
United SiHtcs he might think tllnt
subscription from tho life insurance cor.
porations to tho republican national
committee IN 1901 wcrc ikcn from funds
that should hive been sacrcd to the
wido%s md orphans Of policy. loidcrp,
aud we're therefore inintcu money. Ills
oId'fashioucd idens wonId dnuh,k es do.
mhDd restitution, nri n cnntrrhtcd
with Prcsidcn Ituosc welt. Tor whose cnm.
paigu md on whose behalf III. tainted
money was subscribed, would iiAn
Nathan ~ old. ehy "lhon art tho man!-
return tli8 tainted money, or order
r, siiiutjoD Ia bc mndU by Chairman
Cnrtclyou Of the republican national
COMMITTEES, Ia ricar l0ur skirls OF the
scandal.
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A"oeCeht ontrlch.
-oh! My soul aud body. Just look
there!'
\ girl in u white dress and peek a. boo
waist, who had been walking nJopg the
path toward the ostrich house i, the
New York Geological park, stopped sud.
denly, peered through tile shrubbery.
blushed and turned back. She seized
the arn OF the young man with her and
led him back. Don't look" she
begged.
AN ola woman who had been walking
Just behind glanced toward the ostrich
yard and gasped. SWELL, | uever!- she
exclaimed, and she seized the arm OF her
whte.whskered husband and turned
him back, too. ate bad enough in tue
vaudeville" she cried.
What the woman had seen startled
many others. Closer inspection would
have convinced them TINT it vas not a
pair OF very robust tlesh-tinted human
legs that was pacing up and down urder
the tree i'll the ostrich yard.
Old MIR. African Ostrich hus been SUI.
tertng with the heat. On Saturday
night he could stand it no longer. lie
deliberately stripped the iiue light
feathers from lis long neck md ample
bosom till he looked MS il he had a yer,
loud peck.a'b"o waist on. This made
him cooler. He proceeded to rip the
feathers from both his legs, from hi.
body down to his knees.
Tbs gave him a startling appearance.
New York World.
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Walker Lake Reservation.

+. II. Lcupp oi the Interior Der art
ment has written to Senator Nixon ns
follows: Concerning the present
status 81 the Walker Lake Indian R.t-
ervation. Nevada. | have to ndvise you
that tho allutmcnts tn the Indiana
entitled thereto lIave been approved by
tho Secretary % the Interior, mud an
agreement negotiated will; them for tho
surrender to the United States 81 III. ir
right to u1o and occupation 10 tho
surplus lands. Tho lands ccdcd and
r~c!iGquished arc To be opened TO settle.
mcnt md disposition under existing
lave by proclamation of the President.
Tho office caunot tell inst when il will
be issued, but il though, that the lands
will DE subject to settlement and entry
some time this fall, say ahout October
next