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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-03-15
IIIch G"Id StGtSr

W. NJ. "cuh, VINO is associated with
Z. ID. DGncnn amd j. Is. ILy la s.
discovered wha' promises t" uu Il very
valuable properly near tie AiCI~I.o
mine, south ~ GpiconIt, III Ihc Gold
Itin m'n'"s district Some umo ago
Mr. Webb, Will" pro'pcctmrg, found rich
gold iioht hns II was not nnuI recently
that ho Discovered it, source Tho dis.
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The Gazette says railroad strike far
more serious than that OF the y, z. L.
! III 1891, when every railroad west Of
| Chicago was tied up, Will be called on
the 25sh OF this month unless certain
demands made 10y the railroad employees
are granted. Representatives. of the
employees say ;hat unless the lie N ands
they hav" male OF the railroad officials
are acced t0 they will call tho strike
that will eventually close down all the
roads IN the United States. The truuh
! le has been brewing for several months.
The grievance committee OF the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen has been
I meeting in Oakland and an utimutum
Of their demands was given to the rail.
road officials. Tho railroads asked for
more time and were given until llarch
25th. No answer has been made ms yet
aud the employees think they are playing
| for time.
In order that there may be union IL
all the preparations for the strike, and
that every man might have an oppOrluu.
ity to make his opinions known for or
against the strike, representatives, Of the.
B. X, /. have been gong among the men
and receiving their votes. Nearly every
man has voted for strike unless the
demands are conceded. The polling is
now nearly finished and the last work
of organizing for the gteat walkout is
being completed.
The strike viii involve thousands OF
meu and will call out all brakrmcn,
conductors and swi,chmen on nearly
every line between Chicago and San
Francisco. Tho employees are qui,t in
their work and are kospmg everything
as secret Us pDssioIc. They are anxious
to secure general strike and to have
ths engineers and hsUmcn to assist III
winning their dcmamds. -
Railroad officials are expecting
strike and it is scm'-olicinlIy stated that
rather than CCuccde many Of the de
mands the employers viii face the strike
IhoY still regard the Demands OF the
men Ga unfair aud sIy that u 1t were on.
Iy Il question OF granting higher wages,
uud question uf hours they might com
promise, but they object la o:hCr de-
mands under winch they declare "lha. Il
is impossible to ruilruad.7 ~ un exam
Pile they sa! nj the present time The rail.
rond may not hire it, own conductors,
but instead is compelled to promote from
the ranks OF brakcmeO. They cay on
account OF this agreement they have TO
take green hrGhemon who have been in
service erarccly two years and make
cnuduc.or1 out Of them by promotion.
They sny such procedure is criminal
because it forces the railroad owners to
place incompetent mon in charge OF the
traIus. In substantiatiou OF their inten.
| tion To- face strike, it is said that no
large employer or group Of employers is
| Ill B5Itcr position 10 withstand n strike
at the present time than the railroads,
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n California Chaplain

ave regret, oh God, that GO many
come here only TO draw pny, draw corks
and draw poker
This waa the anlutntioD the assembly
received Saturday morning from
Evangelist Schivcr who was invited TO
offer the daily prayer. For tho first
time since the session opened The usual
buzz that accompanies the appeal to the
Almighty was entirely stopped. Tho
mcmbcrs looked 0t one another in blank
arnaHcmcnt
Having caught the undivided nltcn.
tiou OF ha hearers, the evangelist wont
OH nnl castigatcd tie lower house Tor
standing with tho pnwcrs that mako for
OWL.
"Wo arc sorry, ho continued. "that
tho nnti-rarc track bill, anti-prize fight
anti.xamblng bill nnd nthor measures
that would have helped raise tho moral
standard Of the youth Of thia state failed
to become laws
Then. M II rcoigDcd to The fuhlity OF
asking the impossible. Schfiycrs closed
with the hope lint The legislation for the
good oi lha who'o people "uuij bo
enacted, and prayed Tint the spirit
might come on tho mcmbcra Of the
BBcmby.
! Asscmblyman Baxter eays no will
! Introduce resolution rchuking the
! oyangoliBt for criticising tho legislators
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OF the pastor because he is 700 old 10 be
of further use. Dc is s.v'y Ira old.
Furthermore, they say: What We need
IL hustlIng business Eau who can raise
money and q man who cuu preach ser.
mons that will attract, mun not afraid
Of Toloricty.-
The conception Of the church held by
thcs" tTut,oea Is the conception Of zoo
many Churchmcu-.hul ot material
prosperity, influence and tower in the
community. In the carrying ou, OF this
idea many churches have entered the
contest FOR expensive plants, artistic
music nnd scL@erOuu! preaching. They
require Il prstor - no has business capac
ity, social iendcrsaip. Who Is capable Of
mHaing an Impression.
Ia all this miserable program tlc-c is
not Que idea or iDia Ol real Chris tiunit .
II the church IL uuythng moro thun NJ
e!hic sociciy it IS Il divine institution,
which Is srt for the cultivation ~ spir-
ltuUl litp. Al! else IL iuciIrulnl 10 the
man purpose-thC engaging and saving
Of the souls OF mer.
/; Il well enough to nave expensive
chnrchcs-if they reach the people and
minister to their Spirits And mupir-ii
At does not degenerate nto me,e enter
ta'nment Aud good preaching ii it L.
gospel. But the church that Is looking
for combined orator, social lender,
canvassIng agent aud tinuncicr to be it,
pastor-rcgarilcas Of the depth and
sweetness Of his spirituality To-
go out Of the church business aud go III
to the show business -Indilnapo,is Sun
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-03-15

"D"viIud Ham, Is .'Cauuad Pork.''
Since tho pips-ace ~ the Pure Food
IA" AMI the inspection 10y the United
) ics gUvGrumrui "t ali ,nan Ter Of can
u" aud preserved goods prices on most
uf The products are declared To have
materially advanced The markets all
o"cr the United States have been
Affected.
1t Ia s.atcd by wholcs ale dealers that
~yrups. canned meats and lard have
Increased IN price, but the ir labels have
been changed. The labels now ere
supposed 10 name the exact article
winch the can contains, when in many
places the gauIy label formerly ON the
outside Of the can was designed to cause
the month Of the purchaser 10 water
with longing for daiuties no, inside
the can.
Instances are now namsd where
syrupa are now labeled -MsrIe Blend'
instead OF ~Purc Maple Syrup" LabcIs
on canned meats are said to have been
altered from Canned Chicken 10
"Poltcd Meat, Chicken Flavor" and
-DrviIcd Ham to Canned Pork, Ham
Flavor
The priora in canned meats are said to
have advanced 10 per cent to II per
cent aud those quoted "a syrups from
. per cent to IL per cent.
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More Trouble AT G0ldflrIi.

Serious trouble is bre swing at GIld
tieid between the miners and business
men on one side and the Industr rial
Workers OF the World Oh the o:hc-. \
dispatch of the lltb, gives the following
regarding the situations:
/. w. Wism is crushed i'll Goldiield
Six hundred wor!l;ngmen are now meet
ing in New Nevada hotel. Two hundred
business men are holding. meeting in
the Montezuma Club, and are forming
a vigilance committee.
Tho building Trades has sent com
m;ttec to wait upon the miners and
receive them into The brotherhood end
if they desire to Withdraw from the
|. w. W.
II is apparent ,hat the |. W. ". vii -
wiped ou; OF existence unless new de-
velopments take place tonight Pcac,
is assured and Golirrid's greatest era
OF prosperity will ensuc. Miners cp.
po ied TO the |. w. W. will parade tho
streets of GoldfeId tomorrow morning
Tho building trades council, cierkF,
BARRIERS, members 0t the chamber of
commerce and MonteZIma Club will
iIln in tie demonstration.
The whole town is armed. Frank II.
Silva WAS killed last night because 4 .
+. OF l. men were served with meale.
Halt a dozen men were beaten by the
|. W. VS. and driven ont OF town.
Leaders of |. W. w, have been arrest
ed for the murder OF Silva.
The situation is now III the control OF
the better element, and life and property
is believed to be safe.
Mines will resume Wednesday morn.
at 7o'clock.
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Volume ~
Converting Tree I"," Nsw.p.psr..

Converting Trrr InI" Sswspap.r.
!bc directors Uf.a great : ,gGt fac. uryut
Ei5cU;hai, Germnny, i'll which American
nctEQls uave be3n introduced, have set
u remarkable record in cOope auou with
newspaper.
Al 7:Jj III the morning, three trees
we're cut down III the woods surrounding
the factCry and carried tn the pulp mills,
after hnv.ng been deprived Of their bark
Gnd brnncEcs as last as score Of men
could WORK
They were instantly transformed into
paper, and at 1884 the first roll of paper
w'p, ',ndy. The pscssroDm of tive paper
w's $50 nlle5ioH and the paper was
rushed there man automobi;r with no
loss Of tinc aud immediately led 10 the
prCHScs.
At IL o'clock sharp. the first copies
were sold, printed on paper which two
hourH amt twenty tive minutes before.
hn accn gaYIng ia the UOrnlug brcuzcs
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News ~ uhnthGf rich strilio reached
Tonopah last Cve>ihg about do'c!ock
and Immediately mining men aud pror-
portors got together Nhcir mining ouitiIs
aud made NIL 'posaibio !hnsio for the
depot to 10 on hRnd for thc evening
tram Tho ncw'strikc wns hndc at n
blind stat,Oi! on tho fnilroud between
Liniiig aud Th0run called Acme. Cop
por lodges from ten to ninety fect in
with that cnn be traced ior five milcs
have been found. Assays that have been
made show tho orc 10 10 from O. per
cent to 10 pcr cent copper. Abun
alVly oi TOnopah's prominent citizens
'ott on last OvOning'a team for tho new
copper liolda ~ Nevada. rho trucks at
tho depot romih1Cl oro oi general
moving day, 'Ge.+caihp stovcs, tents,
bIaokcte, picks md shOycls wore elacItCd
aboard galore. Itumor Oh tho Rifcoi
lat night wa9 To tho effect TINT one
clnin had gold Tor $4,000 before The
III" original locntor had time TO even
pro 'rcc, tho ground. Many will leave
on this mornnge train for the now cit,
4" Acme. lIonlnHn.
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Ell<o, Nevada, Friday, March Is. 1907

But this IS only an IIlI stration. Thus
Is the regular order oi things with all
the %cparuncuts, aud the pIstal service
must do the entire work for nothing.
The planting Of u Gate farm and the
trausmIs ION ut public documents is
worthy work i'll itself, out to compel the
postal service to do this work free and
hay :Ae blame for deficit Oh the uews-
papers ~ an evident absurdity,-
Imperial Standard.
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now dId Tnoy Got Thcrc7

4 GnliHgli diapuloh ~ the iO,h Gays
that at Il depth of21 tcct in the maiu
ahatt rcccotly ninrtod 10y the niah Orc
Gold AInius Company, bumGn teeth
and bnuCa wcro discovered. Tho gfuc.
eomc rclics woro IN fulil formation.
Query. How came they there?
The property lics west o! tho sand
storm aud ia promising ldcnity--Ior
nny thing but human bones. With the
bones and tooth wns found u bit Of POI
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ished iron. They were all firmly imbed
ed within the cemented material and it
Is a good guess how long tncy have been
there.
Nayhap they belonged to come ship.
wrecked mariner who Went 'inwn when
the sea covered this part % The country.
Or thry may have beion &c To some
prehistoric miner who uscI iron to ex-
tract gold from Mother Earth.
VINO knows?
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-03-15

Tho average reader does not caro
much about what congress has doUe, or
how much has been apCut. but OCCASION.
ally hc may look at tho figures il they
arc put in a curioua way.
y Washington correspondent says
thai tho amount Of money appropriated
by the last session III congress, which
adjourned Monday, would make cou-
tinuous strip Of go bills reaching from
New York 10 san francisco. That IL
coined in gilyor dOlinrs It would require
|, 100 freight cars Ot 10 tons each to
carry the money. That would mean 10
freight trains iondCd down with nothing
bat silver dOllars rut in actual iisurCa.
which inw con comprehend, congress
appropriated Sl,sOO, O,l3l, ,oS0.05. OF
cDuree this sum will not bo iutCrCsling
To- hat class WHO have no idea other
than that the gnrcrnmGnt actually
crrUtcs tho mrnny md can not con-.
pfrhcnd ,hul cyory dollar, whether coin
or paper. representa- HAT amouuL Ci
ynluo ~ labor OF lax paid by Tho pcOrlC
Ia tariiI, iutCrual tovcGuC, or otherwise
ind that tho government has no more
money Of its own than the poorest
pRupcr.
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Rnlrh K. Perry u Reno, who pleaded
guilty 10 tho charge Of pues'uV counter.
felt money. was sentenced to serve cigh.
teen months III the Btato priaOn hy Judge
Harrington Friday. Perry Gtntcd that
hc waB IN palJom drinking aud CARROTS.
r0g with several cOmrunions, and the
bartender handed him u 90 piece, rc.
marking: "rhis is Countcrfrii; Rra il you
can pue1 it, Perry went 10 n cigar
Gtwd near hy nnd passed the mon0y,
and then returned to hia compaDiona,
toilug them thnt hr hnd worRC1 the
counterfeit or. The hoy was drunt nj
tho time, and pIcnd'd lhjs in defense
AZ lac stood before tho court to bc sch.
fenced tears alrcRmcd down hta lace aud
his breast hcavcd with emotion. ilorc
wore fcw dry oycs in the COURTROOM -
Enterprise.
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thufch or circus.
Tho trusiocs Of largo charch in
Chicago have toqhehtcd the rceighntion
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Dutch Successful Coionizcrs.
Hollands colonies arc so times rs
big as tho mother country.
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to control the votes of their people
precisely as they have been doing in the
past: and the people, by their sustain
ing this declaration and submitting to
the priestly dictation, consent to be
used politically for church purposes,
just as they have consented TO be used
all along.
SO that if the declaration is in,
tended to be taken at it's face value, 1t
is an absolutely new departure. and a
radical one, from the old conditions and
from the old doctrines and precepts,
That is, if it is not sincere, it is not new,
as the Deseret News says, but if it is
sincere, and is to be actually carried
out, it is the newest thing there is.
But if it is not intended to be taken
literally and seriously, then it is the
same old rascally hypocrisy. tho same
buccaneering and plratical flag under
which the autocratic, cruel, vicious,
law defying lecherous, grasping, auto
cratic, avaricious hierarchy has sailed
in the past and will continue to sail now
and until its power is brought to an cnd.
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FOR THE CHINESE FAMINE.

The donation by tho Mormon church
of twenty tons of -four to the starving
Chinese was gracious and merciful
thing, crcditable to the human feelings
which prompted it. But far more diff
fcult task than the giving, will be get
ting the -four to those who need it. The
missionary societies arc doing great
work in relieving the famine distress
in such localities as they can reach,
and those societies would probably be
tho best nlmoners of that kindly and
generous gift. If, however, the Mormon
church prefers to take charge of It's own
bounty, and apply it through its own
agencies, the report of the relief fur
nished would be even more direct and
personally interesting.
One thing is certain In all this busi
ness That il will not do to hand over
any relief supplies, money, food, or
clothing, TO the local Chinese authori-
ties; for they would appropriate TO
their own use and enrichment anything
received by them. It would be a repe-
tition of the old story in the former
famine, the few becoming wealthy in
stealing donations, and the many would
suffer and die. It is the same in all
semi-barbarous countries; those in au-
thority have neither mercy nor compass
sion upon the multitude. but with the
utmost indifference sec them perish. The
same thing is not unknown in countries
that pass for civilized nations. as was
seen at the latest great Russian fam
inc, where the rapacious officials took
the world 8 contributions for them.
selves, became fat and rich by using
and selling the supplies, and let the
people die of starvation
History is pretty certain to repeat
itself if the contributions are sent as
before, and the Chinese, if their Off.
Gals are depended on to distribute the
relief, won t get what is sent to feed
them. Those donating to this cause
should see that the food goes to those
who need it,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-09
CUBA AS A CURSE.

The Hon, Andrew D. White, scholar
and veteran diplomatist, thinks that
Cuba as State Of the Union would
be an unmitigated curse. And yet. as
such Cuba might not be without value,
as bringing into operation some latent
provisions of the Federal Constitution,
If Mr.. White s contention is true,
that Cuba would be incapable OF self
government, then we might find out in
what way the guarantee by the Nation
of a republican form of government 10
every State IS TO he enforced. If Cuba
would not be able in fact to maintain
a government republican in form and
fact, the Nation would have TO estab,
llsh and maintain such government
for Cuba, under National auspices. 1t
is not very apparent just now how this
would be done; but no doubt way
could be found.
But if way could be found TO give
State republican form of govern
ment that was not able to provide one
for itself, then there ought to be n
way found under the Constitution to
give a State an actual republican gov
ernment when only the form is pro-
vided in and by the State, and not the
substance. 1t surely could never have
been the purpose of the Constitution
makers 10 stop Mt the mere form--the
husk or shell; their intent was to pro
vide the substance as well as the
shadow, the actual republican govern
ment as we'll as the form of il.
If the Nation would establish and
insure republican form of govern
ment in Cuba, as it undoubtedly would
do should Cuba become State in the
Union and be found unable to main
tain such a government for itself, the
Nation should insist upon an actual re-
publican government in Utah-a gov
ernment in fact by the people, and not
by the rulers of n theocratic church
Especially does this obligation press
upon the Nation. since these same
autocratic theocrats professed the Mt
most humility and readiness TO let poll
tics alone, which they have not done
and since Judge Jere Wilson. the thco-
Gratis attorney, pointed out how this
State could be brought to time If the
Statehood compact were not observed.
Wouldn t it be good idea to test the
National power in this regard, first on
Utah, and then on Cuba, should there
be need7
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WOMEN FAVOR THE CANTEEN.

The newest development in the fight
on the army canteen question is the
organization of a Woman Canteen
Temperance Club in Washington in IA
vor Of the restOra ion of the cantecn
This club is said TO have obtained an
immediate popularity among the ladies'
at the capital, which will make it a
very strong force in the swaying of
legislation. IT is probable that the ma
jority in Congress, both of the Senators
and representatives, are pretty well
convinced by this time the the abo-
lition of the cantoen was a very bad
mistake At the same time, they are
so terrori2ed by the ladies' temper
ance societies that they dare not act
for its restoration. This balancing in.
fluence from women who are in favor
Of the canteen may help the members
Of Congress in both Houses TO see their
way clear to do the thing which they
are convinced ought TO be done
The organization of auxiliary clubs
throughout the country is now proceed
ing under the direction of Mrs. J: W.
Mitchell, wife of Captain j. w. Mitch
ell, department manager in the District
of Columbia of the Spanish War Vet
Grams. Captain Mitchell has personally
seen very much of the evils attend
ing the abolition cf the cantecn, and
still he is not himself free to engage
in this crusade for the reversal of
bn bv To
fore in this matter. His wife, how
ever is at liberty TO proceed on the
lines that she considers effective, and
upon information which the Captain
Will furnish, as we'll as upon the know
ledge that she herself possesses. The
tional campaign in Washington last
fall, unanimously resolved in favor of
! the restoration of the eanteen, and
directed their legislative committees to
make a fight therefor before Congress,
! They appointed Captain Mitchell TO act
| daughters and sisters of the veterans
/ Join heartily in the work.
/ The first organization was made re,
Gently in Washington. And Mrs Mitch
7 ell, as national secretary, reports cx-
cellent progress in pushing forward the
work of organizing clubs throughout
/ the country. She claims that the Wo-
men s Army and Navy League, com
posed of the wives and friends Of
the army and navy officers, at a
recent meeting strongly endorsed the
work Of the Woman S Canteen Temper
ance clubs, declaring that these clubs,
working for the restoration of the
cantcen. were in fact working for real
temperance and the genuine interest Of
the soldiers. Other prominent ladies
have gwen this organization earnest
and hearty support, and those active
in the organization of the clubs have
received written and verbal encourage
meDt from members Of Congress, from
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ministers of Protestant denominations,
bishops and priests Of the Catholic
faith, Jewish rabbis, and from num-
Der Of organizations of different sorts
throughout the country who take an
interest in this matter, in favor Of the
canteen.
AS these clubs arc an outgrowth of
the action of the Spanish War Veterans
Mt their national convention in Wash,
ington last fall, the action of the
women in these organizations and Of
the clubs that they organize will be
in conjunction with and under the
patronage Of tho Spanish War Vote
rams. As soon as the organizations are
strong enough throughout the country
to Justify them in bringing the proper
pressure TO bear upon members of
Congress, they expect to begin the siege
In Washington and to press Congress
to correct the mistake it make in abol-
lshlng the army canteen, There is no
question also but the high officers of
the army, including the officials of the
War Department and the Secretary of
Nh ulusell, are Hi very mucn IN cRln'
est in depreciation Of the act abolishing
the canteen, There were signs of wa
vering at the last session Of Congress
on this question, and many Senators
and Representatives expressed them
selves as ready to vote to revive that
question; but they were deferred by
the great pressure of the women's tenn
perance organizations against such ac.
ton, But with their backbones braccd
up by the action of these new women IS
organizations, the war may be expected
to be hot at the next session of Con
gress, with the probability of the re-
storation Of the canteen.