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The independent., 1907-04-25

Rudolph Croweli of Little Rock stole
s9400 in currency and went up to St
Louis and had the time of his life for a
few days; then on to indianapolis where
during brain strom caused by mixing
his drinks, he told the whole story TO
a detective and went to jail to sober up
and get ready to go home. lie paid for
his fun as he went along, and now lie wlll
pay for it again. Not only is the fool
and his money soon parted but the fool
and other peoples money have til" same
experience.
The independent., 1907-04-25

the record of Solen M. Fries, from the
adjoining county, who was present at
the festivities.
The independent., 1907-04-25

a public speaker and will use the PEN
sion allowance given her to acquire these
attainments. Colonel Ware was attracted
to the child when he lived as neighbor
to her parents in Topeka. and also on ae-
count of the service rendered in the army
by her brother.
Norman Ramsey, the young soldier IN
the Philippines referred to by Colonel
Ware received an appointment TO West
Point five years ago at the hands o. Con-
gressman Charles +. Scott. He graduated
from that institution and sille has risen
to the rank of second lieutenant of the
Ninth infantry. He is known as soldier
of much promise.
Lieut. Ramsey was a member of the
famous Twentieth Kansas regiment and
participated in the swimming feat at the
Bag Bag river. The work of Lieut..
Ramsey, Colonel ware has referred in
verse as follows
II have got wealthy neighbor
Who is living without labor
Who has cash and bonds and stocks and
stuff and asks me out to dine
And have another neighbor,
Living by the hardest labor
Who's got g Twentieth Kansas boy out
on the fighting line.
There's no fun in being weary,
But if you should put the query,
Which of those two people places
would you take? We'll, | op.ne,
But the man that's got the money,
But the man that's got the sonny
Got the snorting, rip-cavorting boy down
on the firing line.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
THE CONGRESS OF PEACE.
(New York American J


In some ways the congress of peace
in New York city may be even more
significant than the conference to be
held at The Hague in June. On
Thursday of this week Baron Rosen,
the Russian ambassador, delivered to
Secretary Root a circular announc-
ing that number Of the nations had
reserved the right to withdraw from
any discussion at The Hague which
might commit them to policy not in
keeping with their military programs.
The New York gathering, which will
have delegates from many countries,
will not be restricted in it's discussions.
The conference may more clearly re-
fleet international sentiment on this
movement to minimize the possibility
of war than the more conventional
peace parliament at The Hague.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
WAS PlERcE's SECRETARY.
(The Washington Herald.)


Sidney Webster, the recipient of e.
H. Harriman's two-year-old letter, pub
ication of which last week created
such hullabaloo, was the private
secretary of President Franklin Pierce
way back in the sos. Mr.. Webster
had studied law under the great New
Hampshire Democrat, and when Gen.
Pierce was called to the presidency
he brought the young lawyer along
to Washington as his private secreta-
ry. Stuyvesant Fish's father, Ham
ilton Fish, afterward Grants secre-
tary of state, was then senator from
New York, and few years after,
when Mr.. Webster had opened a law
Office in New York, where he has ever
since resided, he married Hamilton
Fishs eldest daughter Curiously
enough, he was the mentor for both
his brother-in-law, Stuyvesant Fish,
and E. H. Hartman, and was directly
instrumental in making them mem
bers Of the board of directors of the
Illinois Central Railroad, from the
presidency of which Mr.. Hartman re-
Gently ousted Mr.. Fish. Although still
a stanch Democrat Of the old school,
Mr.. Webster has taken no active part
in politics for many years. He is de-
scended directly frem the stock that
produced the great Daniel.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
THE PEOPLE SELECT SENATORS.
(Sanilac Farmer. }

For the present, direct election of
United States senators in Michigan
is held up by politicians who are
postponing the reform for as long a
time as the people permit. But 1t
is on the way, and perhaps in the
course of two or three years it will
have been permanently established
in this state.
Sixteen states now elect their sen.
ators by direct vote of the people.
These states are Oregon, Wisconsin,
Illinois, North Dakota, Missouri, Vir-
ginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Ar
kansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and
Oklahoma. All the other states are
considering the subject, with we'll
defined movement in Pennsylvania,
Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas
and Maryland.
The house Of representatives of
Pennsylvania by vote of LAG to Is
passed the bill legalizing the popular
vote on United States senator's, and
the senate is expected to pass the bill.
If 1t does, II states will have adopted
the needed reform.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
(The Nashville Banner.)


It seems now certain that the next
Hague conference will be held in June
Of this year, and the matter is engag-
ing the attention of the several pow
ers. There has been only one meeting
of the conference. That was held in
1898, at which time a permanent In
ternational Court of Arbitration was
created, which has, from time to time,
settled some international questions.
This court of arbitration, however, can
consider and settle only such specified
controversies as are submitted to it,
and has not the power to formulate
principles and incorporate them in
international law.
An effort was made in 1904 to Sc
cure another holding of conference
by the representatives of the powers.
This was urged by thhe interparlia-
mentary union, composed OF legislators
of fifteen different nations, held in
ST. Louis that year, and the United
States government took the initiative
in suggesting such a conference, with
the approval of the signatory powers,
except Russia, nation that was then
engaged in the war with Japan, but as
soon as that war was ended, Russia,
through her ambassador at Washing
ton, proposed that the time had come
for second conference at The Hague.
President Roosevelt at once accepted
the suggestion, but as he had previous
ly taken the leadership in the matter Of
urging a conference, he transferred the
initiative to the Czar, giving the move
ment, however, his thorough approval
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
Velps and Viehs from All Around
STUDY OF THE NEGRO.

An important investigation of the
negro in slavery and freedom Is now
being made by the department Of eco
nomics and sociology OF the Carne-
gle Institution of Washington, which
was founded by Andrew Carnegie.
This investigation will be of great i'm
portance of the negro as we'll as the
white race, as 1t will show what the
negro has done and what he Is capable
of doing. The work is being con-
Quoted by Alfred Holt Stone, an edu-
Gated business man from Mississippi,
who is thorough impartial and can
did student Of the economic develop
ment growing out of negro slavery
and the work Of the negro under con-
ditions Of freedom.
Mr.. Stone has outlined a treatment,
which is reasonably exhaustive, relat-
ing to the economic life of the Ameri-
can negro, without trespassing on
either the political or social aspects OF
the topics. He recognizes the diff
Guilty Of treating the one as separated
from the other two topics, but the de-
STABILITY Of such method is believed
to more than outweigh the difficulties
involved in it's execution.
Mr.. Stone will treat of the condition
OF laboring classes during the Ameri-
can colonial period-the introduction
of negro slavery into America as an
economic factor. He will also investi-
gate the efforts to utilize slave labor
in manufacturing and other industrial
enterprises. His work will constitute
an exceedingly important and novel
feature in American economic history.
He will also treat of the negro as a
free man, the result and development
Of negro industrial schools, their
effect with reference to local economic
conditions, the negro land owner and
all such topics as will bring out clearly
and fully the whole Industrial relation
Of the negro to economic conditions.
This investigation will be compre-
hensive in its scope, and it will be at
least year before such progress has
been made as will justify report on
this important subject.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
"5EN HUR's" LONG RUN.
(The New York World)

The two thousand five hundredth
performance of ben Hur," original
ly produced at Broadway theatre, was
given recently at the Academy of
Music. In honor OF the occasion illus
trated copies of Gen. Lew" Wallace's
novel we're presented to women pat
rons. The house was packed and the
audience applauded again and again
the famous chariot race scene. Ev-
en- in these days OF long runs the
record of "Ben Hur" is remarkable,
and the fact that the attendance is as
large now as in the first season is
moro wonderful still. A supper was
served the company on the stage af-
ter the performances.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
(Florida Times-Union.)

Gen. Leonard Wood now succeeds
Grant, at New York, and takes the
place most coveted in the army. Soon
he will take the final step and become
the premier soldier of great instance
an instance, never equaled before
save by the favorite of despot, of
the meteoric rise of a soldier without
a war. For, even In Cuba, Col. Wood
stood aside to let Roosevelt shine at
the head OF his regiment, and It may
be said Wood never had experience In
war save rs . phystcian!
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
ITALY'S DWINDLING PEOPLE.
(London Globe.)

Some strikingly curious population
statistics are now being published in
Rome. Some years ago the Italian
population was one Of the most prolific
in Europe, and in one period of twenty
years increased from $4,000, 900 to 49,
100000. Now the tendency is strongly
in the opposite direction, while, at the
same time, emigration, which now
reaches million souls year, is leav-
ing whole rural districts depopulated.
The annual increase has declined from
1888 per 1000 in 1901 to 81 in 1906.
In the f1ourishing Industrial districts
there Is some progressive increase,
but in the rural provinces, like La
buan, Apulia, Sicily and the Campagna
1t dwindles down az low as IL per
1000.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
LIVING AT THE CAPITAL.
(The Ell Paso Herald)

Senators and members of congress
are rebelling against the cost of living
in Washington. Elaborate entertain
ing was inaugurated during the Cleve-
land administration, and the power of
millions was felt and set the pace.
Thirty thousand dollars a year Ia
considered a very modest outlay for
the maintenance of family of high
Ayers In the national capital.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
FREEDOM FOR TAR HEELS.
Wilmington Messenger.)

What shall be the composition of
the next state Democratic convention,
has already become question of great
interest to the people. The question
is being discussed by the press in all
parts OF the state. There is an in
creasing demand that it shall be one
representative Of the Democracy of the
state, not composed Of the followers of
any particular faction or clique; that
it shall be as broad as are the prin-
ciples of the party. The people are
tired of being ruled and whipped into
line by few men who claim to be
the party managers. They are tired
of waiting for that emancipation from
bossism in the party which they were
promised by the stump speakers in
the constitutional amendment cam
paign in 1900, and If they are not vol
UNFAIRLY given the freedom promised
then they will take it-by force IL
cessary-freedom within party lines
to think and act for themselves and
not be held in submission by a few
self-constituted bosses. The freedom
Of thought and action within the par
ty Is what was held out to them If
that constitutional amendment was
adopted. To free themselves from boss
rule they voted for the amendment and
hardly before the counting of the bal
lots was completed the old bosses
began to crack the whips over their
heads and with the old-time cry of
negro domination Ito get rid of which
they supported the amendment) to
frighten them back into abject submis-
sion to their domination. This fac
tional rule, instead of being abandoned
as was expected, has become more
and more despotic till it has become
merely a question as to how much
longer the people will submit to it.
There is a remedy for the evil and
it's application lies with the people
themselves and the time has come, we
believe, when they will apply that rem
edy. 1t can be done within the party
and there is where it should be and
will be done. It is for the people to
take charge Of their own political af-
fairs and to manage their party for
themselves"
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
GREAT RAILWAY PROFITS.
New York American.)

A preliminary report of the income
account of railways In the United
States, issued by the interstate COM
merce commission, reveals that the
statements Of the big companies are
not based upon facts.
This government report shows that
in the history Of American railways
no earnings in any previous year COM
pare with the record of 1905.
The operating expenses In 1906 left
a net earning for the combined COM
panies of $7S7,596,877. The average
profit per mile to the companies was
$3.50. These are the carriers now
protesting against carrying American
passengers for two cents q mile.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
EASIER THAN FILLIBUsTERiNc.
(The New York Herald.)

tine New YORK HeraId.)
The Plat amendment gives the
United States right which all intelli.
gent Cubans recognize-of interven.
tion and OF supervision for the guar
antee of stable government and finan-
cial credit. The only hope for Cuba
lies In our exercising this right by
the establishment of a protectorate.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
RESULT OF TWo-cENT FARES.
(The Philadelphia Press.)

(The Philadelphia Press)
The shares of every railroad affect
ed by the 2-cent-a-mile passenger fare
law rose Saturday, the day after the
act was signed.
1t is pretty clear that those who
buy and sell these shares and those
who own them do not believe that 2
cents a mile will be either ruinous or
without profit. The. rate has come
here and Is coming over the country
without causing apprehension or arous-
ing alarm in the stock market.
Whether the reduction stands or not
is for the courts to decide, but the
public Of shareholders accepts 1t, thus
far. without anxiety.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
OLDER THAN THE OLD COUNTRY.

(The Salt Lake Tribune.)
II American millionaires continue to
bring ancient collections over here,
this country will soOa bo elder than
the old country.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-23
Mike Sherry Escapes from the Asylum
and Begins Battle on
Commercial Row

RENO, April 22.-Mike Sherry, an
insane man, who several months ago
barricaded himself n a CABIN i the west.
ern end Of the city and stood IF ihe
officers for two days with q revolver
I'D q rife, yesterday escaped from
the Nevada insane asylum and at
smptcd to kill officer Mealy on Com
mere al Row in this city. He cut ON
Ger Meffiy's clothing clear through
to the body in several places but fail
Cd to wound him seriously. He wa~ at
last SUI dued by the officer and taken
70 tie poliee station, where he was helo
until an asylum attendant took him
back TO the asylum.
sherry mas been a quiet patlort
since he has been committed TO the
asylum ard has been allowed The free.
dom Of the yards Yesterday he was
turned loose in the yard with a nun
Der of other patients and he left the
grounds and came to Reno. He was
creating a disturbance on Commercial
Row when Officer Mefiy attempted to
arrest him. The insane mar walked
a little way toward the officer and the
made a vicious lunge toward him WIT
a big clasp knife. The knife blaze
ripped the officers clothing ope1
across his abdomen and scratched the
skin but failed to make a deep wound
Officer Mefly grappled with the insane
man, but before he could disarm hin
the fellow again struck him with the
knife, this time ripping his coat lust
over his heart.
The officer considers himself lucky
to escape with a slight fracture when
had the knife blade been a fraction Of
m inch longer, his abdomen would
have been cut open by the murderous
insane man.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-23
State Notes
Continued from page 2.N

Once more the mines Of Goldheld
are turning out the precious metal.
The difficulties that nave for weeks
beset the great mining camp have
cleared away, and today thousands Of
miners took mp their lunch buckets anu
resumed their places IN the mines.
The agreement has been made along
lines that seem permanent. The con
sentative, fair-minded leaders Of the
miners ard the captains of she opera
tors have been brought closer together
than they ever have been before. ard
the result of this better understanding
Of each others views will be that Ia
Dor troubles will probably never occur
in the southern camp again.
Probably never before has a strike
of such duration been so carefully and
competently handled as this one. The
operators were DESTROYS of only one
thing-they wanted to see the trouble
settled, but above that they wanted
to see it settled right. In this the con
servative miners were in centre ac-
cord with them, but numerous OBJ
%stacles, things about which the general
public knew nothing. had to be cleared
away before such an understanding
could he reached.
Step by step. sometimes 50 slowly
that apparently nothing was being
doe, n gTes was made towards the
desired goal. The public fumed and
fretted, wiling to temporize, anxious
TO see the stok market revitalized, but
had in keeping the future welfare of
the camp toileG on. 1t was a thankless
task. a task beset with rocks and
shoals. hut on both sides there were
men wiling to risk all rather than sac
rifce worthy principles.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-23
wEATH1K REPORT

Following II the report OF he local
off &c of the U. 5. wsath : iu-eau of
the department Of agriculture, for
N.nnemueca, Nevada. for twenty four
ending 5 a. m. April %, 1907:
Maximum temperature "a.
Minimum temperature, 30.
Mean temperature, 5?3.
normal temperature, 40.
Prevailing direction of the wind.
northwest.
Forecast for VIII antucca and VI
entity for "a hours ending ) p. ~.
April "a, issued from San Francisco.
cloudy; cooler tonight; cloudy on
Wednesday.
j. G. HAYDEN,
Official in Charge.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-23
BIG MINING DEAL AT WELLS
Vicinity of Wells a Scene of Great
Activity in Mining and Railroad
Building
The Elko Free Press says:

The Elko Free Press says:
Constable Drake, who spent yester-
day in Elko, says that Wells is a
scene of great activity at present. both
in mining and railroad building.
A deal has just been eonsnmmated
at Spruce, he says, whereby Mr.. Spence
has disposed OF his mining property
at that place to capitalists for a cash
consideration of $2f5,000. This is one
of the Lest propert es in eastern Elko
county. Mr.. Spence has been develop
ing it for several years. lie says, too,
that great activity prevails at Com
tact, and that some big sales are
looked for in that camp shortly. An
auto line is TO be established from
Wells to that camp Immediately.
"The Western Pacific is getting
busy in the vicinity of Wells said
Mr.. Drake. "There are sever con-
struetion crews of forty to seventy
men at work, three west and four
east of town. he company is putting
men to work as fast as they can be OBJ
tanned and there is no doubt that it is
the intention to rush the line to an
early completion"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-23
BITTEN BY A SPIDER

Through blood poisoning caused by
a spider bite, John Washington of
Bosqueville, Tex, would have lost his
leg, which became a mass Of running
sores, had he not been persuaded to
try Bueklen's Arnica Salve. He
wr ties: 1.-The first application relieved
and four boxes healed all the sores.''
25c. Guaranteed at the Eagle Drug
and Jewelry Go.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-23

If you want to tell your friends In
the East or West or any where els
about the mines of Humboldt county
and the wonderful opportunities of.
fered by this section, send them the
Silver State. 1t tells the whole story
and saves a great deal of writing.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-23
~WINNEMUCCA ASSAY OFFICE
-. CHEMISTS AND ASSAYERS :.

Prompt and careful attention given
to all samples sent by mail and
press. Regular prices charged for al
work. Address all samples: Winnemuc-
ca Assay Office, p. o. Box SO, Winnie
;nucca, Nevada. :
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-23

WANTED-Furnished house of four
rooms. Apply at the Silver State of.
Zee. M11w1
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-23
New Reception


DAVE CORDANO, Proprietor
fine Club Rooms and Restaurant At
tached.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-04-23
Railroad Meat
Market

TEETH ( EVANS, Props.
We have taken possession If
fhe "Old Corner Meat Mar
sei, recently the property Of
George Berk. We shall bid for
an increased trade and prom
ise to give the finest meats,
beef, Pork, Mutton, Corued
Beef, Ham, Ba -on, Leaf Lari
and Home Made Sausage.
Out of town orders will be
given strict attention. Give
us a trial.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-04
AMATEURS TONIGHT

At Theater Royal. First perform. ance 7:30 sharp.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-04
.*The WOMEN'S TOGGERY. .*
RECORD OF PAST SEPTEMBER WEATHER
Section Director at Phoenix Gives Out Some Interest,"
 ing Data,

The following data, covering a De riOd of twelve years, has been con- piled from the weather bureau rec ords at Phoenix, Arizona, by Section Director Jesunofsky. It is issued to show the conditions that have pre- vailed, during the month of Septem- Der. for the above period of years. but must not be construed as a forecast of the weather conditions of the present month.
 Approximation or normal tenn perature S3 degrees. the warmest month was that of 1899 with an aver age of SC degrees, the cOldest month was that of 1900 with an average of 79 degrees, the highest temperature was 112 degrees on September 2, 1899, the lowest temperature was 4 degrees on September 9, 1895, the earliest date on which first killing frost occurred in autumn was Decem- Der :, average date on which last killing" frost occurred in spring was February IS. the latest date on which last killing frost occurred in spring was March 31. 1897.
 Precipitation-(ra or snow melt edD-Average for the month 1.06 inches, average number Of days with .01 of an inch or more 4, the greatest monthly precipitation was 3.67 inches in 1897, the least monthly precipita- ton was trace in 1901 and 1906, the greatest amount of precipitation re- corded in any 24 consecutive hours was 1.93 inches on September II, 1897.
 Relative Humidity-Average 5:32 a. ID. 52 per cent, average 5:32 p. n. 20 per cent.
 Clouds and Weather-Average num- Der of clear days 22, partly cloudy days cloudy days 2.
 Wind-The prevailing winds are from the east, the average hourly ye- locity of the wind is 4.3 miles, the highest velcity of the wind was g miles from the west on September 13, 1902.