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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
The Plot Against Oklahoma.

The plot 10 ho.d up the Oklahoma
constitution and prevent the admission
OF the state before the neat prcsidctial
election Is clearly IN process Of being
carried out and the plant which il cL-
cheering il ia located in Washington
rather than III Oklahoma. The ostcn-
siblc reason is That the constitution has
gerryman Tered the state in favor u the
democrats, which IL, OF course, very
shocking to republican IDEAS OF pro-
prIcly, such a thing Gs q Republican
gcrrymHnder uevcr having been knoTn.
But the real reason il tie new state
wonld fall INTO democratic possession
aud Md seven votes Of that politirnl
cClor to the electoral college "A year
from next fall. II it had been supposed
that Oklahoma wouId prove to DO so
strongly democratic, the last
would have withheld its enabling or.
dinance at lcnst until after the ner,
presidential election. New states arc
desirable only as they are republican III
politics. Springfield Republican.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
How Towns Grow on Nevada Soil.

On Monday afternoon, the Goth Of Ap.
nj, two prospectors, driving their burros
came unostentatiously into the camp Of
Wonder. Their mere arrival caused no
comment; but when they impaired the
Information to d feS particular friends
thai they were the possessors OF one OF
the richest finds ever made in the state,
and these friends told others in ~strictest
confidence, ere long that peculiar excite
ment winch precedes a stampede in.
fused the entire atmosphere OF the town
Men slipped around to the livery stab
les and rented horses, wagons and every
conveyance mat would carry a man TO
the new stnke.
a lad by the name OF Buford Carpen-
ter made the find. Associated with him
are Mr.. Snitchue OF Tonopah, and Mr..
Sdnderson Of Colorado Syringe. The
original strike shows free gold for a
distance OF 1900 feet along the ledge
which Is from eighteen inches to slI
feet wide.
On Saturday morning, May 10Th, the
town OF Dixie was born. All that day
the surveyors were busy laying u the
town5ite and the eager buyers we're
crowdng around the townsite man and
demanding lots faster hat they could
be staked. ~ the age OF seven day
there were in Dixie five saloons, two
restaurants, two general stores, a hotel,
Hn assay office, a bakery and all else that
lends comfort and amusement to a new
camp. Never in the history OF the state
noted for the rapid growth of towns,
has the Dixie record been equallcd. At
present there are about tire hundred
aud fifty men in he district Search
light Bulletin.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
0uderkirk -WilSon.

Constable Ouderkirk should be thrown
into jail and fed on Angel CAKE for a
week. He has committed a grave
otfense against the peace and dignity
Of Elko's gossips.
Without any regard to the feelings o,
that large class OF our people, he led
Mrs Rose Wilson to the marriage altar
last evening, and together they vowed 10
love, cherish and obey each other tie
rest OF their natural lives.
Judge Bruce tied the matrimonial
knot il the manner and form laid down
in the statutes Of Nevada. The cere-
mony was performed at Judge Bruce's
residence at 8 O'Clock Wednesday even.
ing.
Notwithstanding the secrecy which
they threw around their courtship and
marriage, the INDEPENDENT extends it,
congratulations and wishes Mr.. and Mrs
Ouderkirk a happy, prosperous life.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
REPUBLICAN PARTY FEUDS.

Our republican friends are very proue
to point out the difference OF opinion
amongst democrats as to men and meas
ures with a view o; preventing the unfit
cation Of the democratic party. They
caunot the complain il their own
fac.ioDal fights are exploited, especially
rs they are asserting themselves most
aggressively and nbirusively. These
republican feuds are most prevalent In
New York, Delaware, Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kansas, Mime
sofia, North and South Dakota, Iowa
and California.
In New York there is the Huges and
anti. Huges factions; IN Delaware Adj
dicks Is still u bone OF contention; in
Massachusetts, the tariff rev:sionists and
standpatters are expressing themselves
in any thing but a kindly mood about
each other; in Pennsylvania the Penrose
ring is hatterinR the refcr cts and graft
is so prevalent that the Taft and For
aker fractions are trying TO destroy
each other; in Kansas the ne Is a con-
plicatiop OF corruption and personal
politics.; in Minnesota it Is the people
against the machine tiuctured with too
much railroad Doodle; in North Dakota
the Northern Pacific Railroad ring has
been knocked n and Is ready to turn
the state over to the democrats rather
than see the retor ners successful; in
south Dakota the Gamble and KittreGge
factions are preparing for another death
struggle; in Iowa the Cummins AMI
antI-Cummins rings are opposing each
other Oh whether the tariff shall con-
tjnue to shelter the trusts and who shall
succeed Allison us Senator; in Cali
forni9 the Hartman railroad ring has
the party by the throat and there Is an
era OF corruption and grating, with
several prominent republicans in dan
ger Of indictment and conviction. In
fact the states where the republican
party Ia united are the exception and it
Is almost impossible to name one where
charges OF grating and r%ottenness are
not openly made by some faction against
another faction.
These republican feuds are disgusting
the honest voters Of that party and it
Is evident that it will be more and mord
difficult to get all the elements ueces-
sary to success combined ON whoever is
nominated. The bitterness ~eugerderd
Will also effect the nomination and elec.
ton OF the local tickets II there is
where the democrats will ave a great
opporiL i.ity Ill some OF the doubtful
st ates and congressional districts.
But to take advantage OF these differ
euces amongst republicans the demo-
Gratis must uLite and while cleavIng to
the essential principal Of democracy can
afford to compromise or lay 10y their
disagree lnerts on policies until they
have defeated the ommon enemy.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
Follow Your Ore.

10 an informal conversation the other
day 4 weL-knowu mining man who has
been highly successful, and whose
judgement Is the guide for mining cap
~italists, expressed himself as follows to
this effect:
Follow Your ore values in the pros
pectlng stages Of work. Find where
the values have come to the surface or
practically so. This may mean hun
deeds OF feet OF work, but as a rule is
not very expensive, as it is at or neal
the surface, and cheapest i'll .he end.
These ore bodies are of the e~ruptIve
class. There is hardly an exception
that any that are worth while do not
come 10 the surface.
Il wouldn't any more think OF first
putting down a working shaft indepeu-
dent OF ore values, or departing from
the same, than l would OF building n
mill before ! got the ore. 4 vein is so
liable to do so many o5uery things in
the first few hundred feet. Pinch,
spread, turn somersaults like a iurrow
Of plowed ground, or what moi.
IN follow a dollLr value farther than
any fellow You ever saw, no matter
what it is in, rather than the finest
looking ledge hat is barren. 1t is a
thousand TO one tina; the first shaft is
not going to be The right place for
economical working. You may for IA
time have values so concentrated that
the orc ears can travel to end OF tracks
and stand resultant loss Of flour gold,
but Tia. is bad business.
Surprising the first shaft is as crook.
ed rs a worm. II will serve rs well for
a ventilator, and, assuming that It has
followed ore values, the financing should
not be hard, and later the permanent
workings can be placed to best possible
advantage.
"That is the only theory / know about
the first stages OF making a mine
Goldfield News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
Sen1tor John T. Morgan.

Senator John L. Morgan, Que OF the
ablest and purest men in public Lie In
this country, died in Washington, D. C.,
at ll:l5 Tuesday night. He had been
in poor health for a number OF years,
but had attended to his duties more or
less regularly during the sessions OF
congress. He suffered from angina pee
TORS, which vas the cause OF his death.
Senator Morgan's home was at Selma,
Alabama, where his remains will be
taken aud laid away.
John I. Morgan was O statesman i'll
the best sense OF that much abused
word. He did his duty on all occa-
sious, regardless Of fear or favor. No
threats could swerve him from his Juiy
as he saw it. During his long service
in the senate Of the United States, no
faint Of scandal ever tarnShed his re-
cord.
When the fight for silver was at its
height and Voorhees, and Others forsook
the white metal, John I, Morgan was rs
true as steel. The Establishments Of
honor aud position could not swerve
him from the path OF duty He fought
Neyada's fight and Its people owe him n
debt OF gratitude
Senator Morgan was eighty-!hree
years Of age, lacking nine days, being
born at .Atheus, TEMP, June 20, 1924.
When nine years OF age he emigrated to
Alabama, in which state he has resided
ever since. After receiving Rn acade-
mic education he was admitted to the
bar III 1915 and practised until hs cleo
hOn to the senate.
He entered the confederate army as Il
private in 1861 and rose to the rank OF
brigadier general. After the val he re-
sumed his law practice at Selma. lie
was u presidential e!ector in 1850, voting
Tor Bcekiuridge and Lane, aud again i'll
1876, when he voted tor Tilden aud
Hendricks.
lie was elected To the Cuitcd States
senate and seated in March 1877; WIS
reel, cted III 1882, in lsSS and i'll 1894.
He was nominated for IL FIFTH term by Il
caucus OF the democratic party, and
also 10y a meeting OF the republican and
populist parties, who differed with him
politically, and in 1900 WAS elected to
the Eth term Ly the unanimous vote OF
the senate and house OF representatives..
lie vas apaIu rD-alect.i IN lDt In
length OF continuous service in the sen.
at9, he is only eScellcd by Senator ALI
son Of Iowa, having represented his
state tor thirty years.
Next to his colleague, Senator Pettus,
he was the oldest man in the senate.
As chairman OF the committees on Tor
eIgn Relations and lnter-ocvGnic canals
be gained international reputation.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
The Lost Tribe.

a Rhyolite dispatch of the 9th says:
Five be hiskered men, wearing thei r
long hair done up in a knot on top Of
their heads, claiming to represent the
lost tribes OF Israel, with Headquarters
at Benton Harbor, Michigan, nave ar
rived in Rb!oli,e after a long, weurisome
trip overland from the Michigan town
III a two-hOrse wagon to engage in min
ing. They have been many weeks on
the road and regard Nevada us the new
promised land.
They claim that Ia 900 constitute the
members OF the tnbe that were lost and
That will be gathered together again.
They claim that LOCO, including the IN
selves, have assembled at Benton Har-
Dor, and that they hHSe III their posses.
sion 81 900 900 with which to subsist
upon and provide for the remainder OF
the lost tribe, as they are gathered to-
gether. When 144,OOO are found the
m"illeneuni will come, according to the II
teIef. In the meantime they will en-
gage in work and the accumulation Of
property to the best Of their ability.
Their purpose in coming tn Nevada is
to buy mining claims and Their flood the
country with members OF their tribe AS
they are found, and thus accumulate AZ
much as they can by the time the IA,
600 show up.
While they will still maintain their
headquarters in Michigan they will carry
on mining operations extensively in
Nevada. They wish to keep busy and
think they can obtain better results
from their manual labor and speculatiuns
III this state than In Michigan. They
all share alike in the results Of their
labor aud speculations and they will
mine upon this bass, which they
claim Is practically on tho socialistic
plan.
They may place the whole thousand
ut work in the Nevada mines, only leav-
ing a corporal's guard at Benton liar
Dor to maintain tho head Of the house
hold and to receive the lost once ns they
come into the fold. The party in Rhyo.
lite Is composed OF ID. x. Eubanks, Coy
Parnell, Thomas Roe, Roy Lindstrom
and Alfred Warmer. Eubanks, the
leader, doubtless induced, his brethren
to make tile trip, as he, NAM years ego,
before he became allied with he ORGAN
i%zatiop, was a Nevada miner. IIe DO.
came infatuated with the country at tina.
time and never lost interest in il.
The men say they arc descendants OF
the house Of David RGd are Of tho lost
tribe. They adhere strictly TO living as
they think tho Bible teaches, and are
vcgotnrinns. Increase IN population il
prohibited and no children will DO horn
in their colony without the mother md
father bong expelled thcrefrom no a
penalty. They will only permit m in.
creasc by the gathering in Of the los,,
As soon ms they purchase a icw mining
claims they will send for n euHlcieoL
number OF their people to begin dcyel.
opmeui WORK.
As far ma investigated, they arc pleas.
cd with the prospects in Nevada. Ib.v
will put hail = million dollars hoto II
they think it will pay.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
Shooting Scrape al Lander.

y shooting scrape took place at Lam
der, one Of the c mining camps in
Lander county, Wednesday afternoon
that resulted seriously to Joseph Smith.
From Leonard Patterson, who brought
the wounded man to Elko this morning,
we learn that Joseph Smith and Marion
Farlow had n dispute oyer u trivial mat
ter and that FarlOw was not able to take
it up, He then went to Frank Wilson's
place and talked the matter over With
him. Farlow md Wilson then went to
Smiths CABIN and called him out and a
fight started. Wilson and Smith were
struggling when Wilson reached around
Smith aud shot him. The bullet enter.
ed Smiths right hip and ranged DOWN
ward aud lodged between the knee and
the hip.
News OF the shooting was telephon-
ed to Beowawe and Mr.. Patterson went
ont TO the camp and brought Smith in.
DR.. Scott OF Carlin worked over hin,
last night, but was unable to find the
bullet. Smith was brought to Elko thus
morning ana taken Ia the Boiling hos
pitnl. Hc has a wife and three child
ren. Airs. Smith and one Of :he child
rem accompanied him to Elko.
Smith and Farlow are partners. They
came to lander about three months
ago from Ontario, Oregon Wilson
came from Ontario about seven months
ago. He used to keep a saloon in Tus.
curora.
The officers at Battle Mountain were
notified OF tho shooting and Farluw and
Wilson were arrested. They are having
their hearing today.
DR.. Hood is attending 10 Mr.. Smitl's
i~pjuriee aud ia making him rs comfort
able IA possible. lie bad not located
the bullet ut a late honr this afternoon.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
Adsp,s New Dess..

Stamped envelopes sud wrappers Of
a new and unique design viii be in nse
alter june 80. Postmasters have been
notified that ehortly after that date the
department viii begin the Issue OF
stamped envelopes and wrappers in four
different denominations, as follows:
One, two, lou and five certs.
The form of the stamps will be eclipse
on end. The subject in basrelief and
the colors OF the backgrounds viii be as
ollows: One cen Benjamin franklin,
green; 2-oeut George Washington, red;
4-cent, Benjamin Franklin, black; o.
cent, George Washington, blue.
Within a border surrounding the sub
iect In bas-.elief will appear, IN white
embossed capital letters the words
United States and the denomination,
/, >, etc, n on each side OF the sub
iect-
The new wrappers and envelopes will
not be issued by the department until
the present supply OF the old style Is
exhausted. Postmasters are directed
not TO send in their unjamaged enve-
lopes and wrappers OF the present de-
signs Tor redemption. They will con-
tnue to be valid for postage, and will
be sold until the supply IL exhausted.
As soon n possible after June 80 the
United States stamped envelope agency
Nin be moved from Hartford Conn , to
Dayton, OHIO, where the envelopes and
wrappers are to be manufactured under
a new contract, taking effect July l.
On account Of the delay likely TO be
~occasioned by the removal, postmssters
and regular users OF special request
envelopes should be notified that their
orders for envelopes needed promptly
should be placed to reach the depart
ment by June -.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
THE BROADER HUMANITY.

The poverty Of city slums is d conse-
quence and ali associate OF vice and
weakness, either physical or mental.
1t rcsults from the sins OF fathers.
Some suffer for their OWE, but it ia
usually vicarious suffering. I'll health
and i~ncapacitY are icgacies from other
generations and the natural law OF the
citys jungle trhmples the weak merci
lessly. The bitterness OF poverty seems
doubly to he pitied whcn it is suffered
by helpless, blameless dependents, VINO
make up the most pitiful aspect OF the
slums. Onlookers look with aching
hearts upon struggling PARENTS and joy
less children with lives OF pTivation be-
fore them. Often purses are emptied in
lavish charity which brings comfort all
too rare i'll these lives, but atterward
comes the lapse into want that seems
more terrible than before.
The problem ia perennial Tor those
who dispense charity. Relief Of any
kind in the form Of gifts can only be
temporary. The helpless are also hope.
less, and can not be taught even to help
the mselves. Those OF ply steal strength
can be sent back to the land, il they will
go, but rs a rule they are either unable
or unwilling to do heavy manual work.
They lie in the grip OF the old economic
law, in a Law older than society, older
than humanity itself, the survival OF
the tiitest. That Law has been appealed
to FOR eyes past 10 settle the problem Of
poverty. The wenker must 90 10 the
wall, the fortunate strong ones have
aid. Tho commercial world ia orvaniz
cd on Tho bRsis, and puts a premium on
ruthless oppression In the great citiee
the POOR arc still grow ing poorer, in
obedience to this law
La this law OF nature all powerful
over mnD, or is there n divine law, a
higher law Of altruRm, that will super.
aede IL? Must the world always be
dominated by the the principle OF Heli,
or will 1t vet realize and give precedence
TO The brotherhood OF man?
Signe are abundant TINT mankind is
approaching a higher plane. The world
is learning that commercial success can
DO %orerdone; thnt ite most effective
method 10 lcgaiizcd piracy and lie uI,i-
mate ambition a monopoly Of dollars. 10
HE great material triumph the winnef
finds honor withheld, aud suspicion
rampant. We are beginning 10 look NJ
things differently. 1t II coming 10 bo
recognized that the duty Of the strong
is to heip the weak; that in helping Zach
other We help the weak; that in helping
each otlior We help ourselves, aud tina,
selfish greed 10 productive OF unbappi-
ness Tor tiiosc who gci, mud misery for
those who lose.
Socialism, 10 it2 No, 1t 10 humanity
rieing above the Lowell Of the brute in
the i1nglo. II is not ccouomic doctrine
that Ia moving man, but human kind.
ness. Minneapolis Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
LOOKS BAL FOR III


lIeney and Langdon have made good
go far in the San Francisco graft cases.
Ruet plead guilty to the charge OF extort.
ing money from the French restaurants
and a jur! has convicted Schmitz Of the
same ~ofIense, after a LONG and tedious
trial.
The sight Of these scalps at their belts
should nerve them TO greater effort i'm
the prosecution OF the wealthy mon who
furnished the money to corrupt the city
government. They should not res, unit
the scalps Of the milionaires who bribed
the city officials II tho trolley, gus, tele-
phone aud other steals ure safely behind
the bars Of one OF CALIFORNIA; peniten-
~tIlries.
The task will not be an easy one.
Calhoun, Ford, Glass and the other
indicted boodlers will spend money like
water TO Keep the prison stripes from
their bacSS. Having bri0el n cts
government and stolen from 1t fran.
chsses worth millions, they wi | stop II
uo.hIng 70 save themselves from tho
p~enit"ntiary.
The conviction Of Mayor S,hmitz Is
Il long step toward the ,ony,c!ion u the
indicted ~miilionIires. lie has hal their
moral aud financial euppyr', be ,ausc oi
his knowledge u their criminal acts.
IL he could be saved, their chances o!
escape from the lRN's clutches syoulI
be greatly improved. Nov, that he Ia
facing the pc]uitentiary, they must, tight
tie harder to save themselves.
The task before lIcney, Llngdou and
Burns If n s;upcudous uuc. Every trick
OF he Law aud every practice that wea.-
thy criminals can resort Ia Will be usci
tn thwari the IN s. q justice.
More power tn the men who have tho
publication OF San i'ranciscO's gove.r-
meni in their hand. They should tal
ter not until the last bibcr and 5riJe
takcr Is clothed III prison stripes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
THE OKLAHOMA L

The constitution drawn by the new
state Of Oklahoma is the admiration Of
all people who are wishing to see hob
bles put on those large Law breaking
trusts and corporations that are riding
the people.
Oklahoma has not received the presi-
dents final endorsement and there are
some noted newspaper men who ara say
ing that tho much prated square deal
does not extend to the new state.
Oklahoma is almost eoiidly democsa-
tic. There is no state in the union that
is as strongly republican IS Oklaho-
ma will be democratic.
And therein hangs a tale.
Oklahoma will hnve seven votes in the
next electoral college. There seems to
be no dispute about what candidate
those votes Will he for and it Ia rumored
in Washington that there is a plan on
foot which has the presidents square
deal endorsement to hold this state up
till after the next presidential election.
At presnt the state is over run with
a lot OF carpet-bagglng federal poll
ticians who have a soft berth.
Oklahoma was one Of the first states
to adopt the two cent fare, but rs long
as the federal government can keep
those hands tied the railroads can charge
as they Like. Oklabome is democratic
and strange as it may seem Will be pro-
hibition.
A good reason for this fact arises
from the population, many Of whom are
Indians. Statehood withheld and the
whiskey bootlegger still plys his trade.
IL the reports are true that there is a
well developed movement on hand to hold
up this state then a roar will go up from
the southwestern states that Will not
bode any good for the perpetrators Of
this outrage.-Nebraska Liberal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-06-14
Feeds The Hungry.

Remembering the time when he was
PenGiiess and hungry, A. ?. Come lly, a
wealthy Nevada man, is staying IN
Reno, and every night, he makes
tile rounds Of the places where
the homeless sleep in chairs, calling
them all TO lunch counters where they
are fed. Connolly never CANDLES,
drinks seldom, and likes a little recrea-
ton. He finds more pleasure in help.
ing out the hungry than other rich men
do i'll spending their money on them
selves.
Connelly is rapidly gaining a name
about town. He finds no trouble in
using so a day TO satisfy the cravings
OF the men in need OF food.-Reno
journal.