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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-14
Ie're heavily handicapped at the

We're heavily handicapped at the
start"
But which of us is going to In
dia?" Elliott inquired.
81 don't know" Henninger
glanced calculatingly at his COM
panions. "I'd like to go to Zanzi-
bar myself, il you don't mind, be-
cause l suspect that it's the dan
gerous point; and Sullivan should
take Lorenzo Marques, because he
was there once. The shadowing
lies between you two, as far as I
can see.
"I'll match you for it," proposed
Hawke.
Elliott pulled out quarter and
spun it on the table, turning up
tail. Hawke followed and lost.
Pm to be the tracker. then"
said Elliott. Pm afraid III make
poor sleuth. l wish Bennett has
given us description Of the mate.
for he has probably changed his
name"
$50 do I. I'd like to have time to
run up to st. Louis and talk it over
with Bennett. I'd like a lot of
things that We haven't time for"
and what about Bennett?" FL
lictt inquired, after a pause. How
is he to come into the gamer"
The chances are that the game
will be played before his arms
mended," said Henninger. We'll
send him hundred, as l suggested
Or let's make it three hundred
an of course he'll share and share
alike with the rest of us. | think
I'd better write him to go to San
Francisco as soon as he's able to
travel, if he hasn't heard from us
in the meantime. and hold himself
in readiness there to poin us. He
can cable us his address,
The party left Nashville that
night They wired the New York
agency for accommodations on the
earliest steamer for Liverpool or
Southampton. At the same time
Henninger both telegraphed and
wrote to Bennett; and Elliott wired
to the expressed company in Bal
timore to have his trunk placed in
storage for him till his return.
Ito be continued)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-14

ure with the efforts of fair sing
err in the Camden theater, William
Stanton, 16, was sent to Jail for
20 days.
Gee, that's tough" said Stan
ton; 81 couldn't stand for the
singin', that's ALL
While the songbird was
warbling on the stage Stanton
arose in the aisle and cried: Get
the hook" Then he threw a lem
on which struck her in the mouth.
He was hustled out and locked up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-14
HOW AN ARMLESS
MN SHOT HIMSELF

PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE police
agreed that the suicide here of a
man named Onillon was the most
remarkable one that has ever been
recorded in Paris.
Onillon was found dead in his
room, shot through the head. He
was an armless man, his upper ex-
tremities having been amputated
at the shoulders.
If it were suicide, how could
Onillon have shot himself. A pts.
tol lay on the floor.
First thinking murder had been
done, the police finally solved the
mystery by finding piece of wire
Onillon had held the muZzle of the
pistol between his teeth, and with
the wire attached to the trigger
and his toe, had stamped his foot
down and blown out his brains.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-14
NEGRO EDUCATORS SON
LEAVES ACADEMY

EXETER, N. H., Oct 14.-Book-
er T. Washington jr., the negro
educators son, has suddenly with
drawn from Phillips Exeter acad-
envy, which he entered Sept. H.,
and left the village because. as It
is said. he felt he was being dis
eliminated against on account of
his color.
]. T.. Gomiz, a Cuban who was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-14

WILKESBARRE Pa, Oct. IA
Wallace. civil engineer of this
county, who was reported dead at
Tacoma. Wash. is alive and well,
and that body, supposed to have
been his, and which is speeding
east on fast train, is that of an
other man
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-14

Washington's roommate. left at
the same time as reported for the
same reason.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19

the site and u Mohammedsn holds the
keys which open it to the public; for
there is not a Romanist there to even
act as doorkeeper. Protestanism is
busy developing character. bringing to
the full stature OF the Nazarene. the de.
graded natives Of the Holy Land. Other
churches build shrines, but it is our mis-.
sion to build character.
Having attended several funerals in
the Holy Land, | will note one custom
that is unique and characteristic. The
body OF the deceased is placed on the
shoulders Of tour men. 1t rests upon a
rough board which is Of general use. 1t
is inferred without a iox to cover il, At
the head al the proce ~ssion, there are
about d dozen blind men with canes
go slowly through the streets followed
by professional mourning women who
extol the merits of the deceased.
After five days of horseback riding
under the able management OF a Christ
ian draGonan, assisted by a muleteer for
each, we at last reached Jerusalem. but
the sightseeing there is a volume In IT.
self and think this Is quite sufficient
for this time, Yours Truly;
GEo. II. GREENFIELD
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19
Minors Insurance.

Tho success of local insurance organ
'zation Tor miners is shown by the
recently published second annual state.
ment of the Federal Proyidenl and Ac-
cideDt Association which 10 mnintaiucd
by the miners i'll the employ Of the Fed
erhl Mm,ug and Smelling company in
the Occur D'aIeue district OF lduho.
sn!s tho Mining Reporter,
Tins .ssoCiatiOD WIS organized two
ycHrs ago by tie company for tho nut.
ual benefit OF employer and employc.
Both tue company and the c,npioyce con
tr1buted to the general insurance fund
the latter mt tho rate of SI,C0 per We IL.
The amount contributed by tho miners
III 1906 was Sl7,l26 aud by the com-
pany, 1858, one half OF the miners' con-
tributjoDs Tho total disbursement for
tbs period were s5I. 7Ol IL, There
we're, ia addition. unpaid Above claims
Of eJ.6T 60 for tho meeting Of which
pay u,Gnts the re was on baud Jan. |. 1907
The sum OF so,3G1 10
The benefits are in brief the ioiioSing:
Death by accident, $3.50 to the family
or persons dependent; partial disability.
rendering a miner unable to 10 mnn ial
labor, $3.50; loes Of leg. nrm, foot or
hand, $3.50; loss Of nn cyc. $3.50. eic. Tho
management ot the assertions affairs is
vested IN q board OF elk irustecs Of
which three are selected by the work.
men and three named by the company.
Much satisfaction is Expressed b., the
miners ns we'll M by the company over
the successful WORKING Of this 9, stcm.
There are employed in The miuca over
1000 miners.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19
New Laws Aud Publicity.

The Nevada Legislature during the
recent session changed or repealed II
majority OF the laws on the statue books,
and enacted II lot OF new oues. they
are now in force. and it ia safe 70 say
not one person in 1000 has any idea OF
these law uow-nol ever the lawyers.
Most states put new lave INTO effect
&c days after passage, allowing he
public an opportunity to see them he
fore ensctment.
We have reason tn believe the new
laws will no, be printed and get into
the hands of the people before July l..
With bad mail facilities it. may be even
later. Halt the people will have been
'Iolaters Of the Law before they can buy
il copy OF the sS ssion laws enacted.
Perhaps the Solons may have amend.
ed the law relating to transfer OF real
estate, divorce or marriage. Who can
sayy What n lot OF legal ,angles may
arise from the folly OF our law makers.
Hereafter they sbou. : provide for pub
lIshnG the laws betCr" they endeavor to
enforce them.-LasVegas Age.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19
CALAMITY.

Men like Hartman make a thousand
anarchists for one made by men like
Johann Most. The notorious Alton deal
is a typical Illustration 81 the machinery
"a! manufacture. The %vatiuuc Eases OF
this have been discussed as they tran
splred. The cynical f%rRnlness OF Harm
man and others before the interstate
m commission ties them all
logically together, so that the infAmy
may be reviewed as n whole.
The Alton was an old fashioned cor.
poration with small capitol, debt and
mileage, like the old Boston il Albany
or the present Lackawanua, II was
conservatively managed, paid liberal
dividends steadily and put surplus earn
ings into betterments. The people who
owned it did not realize tho golden
opportunities in the modern fashion Of
capitalizinR present and prospective
earninge, ~mortgagIug everything in
sight, dividing up the stock and bonds
among promoters and leaving the public
to furnish means through heavy freight
SA"A " AIN NV" tNhbC ich gNlNI-
dends, depreciation and improvements.
The figures have been printed. Harri-
man and associates bought the stock at
5000 diluted il 90 per cent, sold al the
bonds they could unload on banss, life
insurance. companies and the public
through their connection with them MS
directors, paid dividends tu themselves
and renlized profit on the sale OF stocks
and bonds to the amount Of nearly s25,-
600, 600.
La THE process the liabilities OF the
company, on which the public must pay
interest and dividends through freigh,
rntcs, increased from $40, 200, 900 TO
nearly 1926, 600. 900. In this time only
about s!0,C0o,C0O was hddod to the
value Of the property by better men,s,
with no allowance for depreciation.
The promoters did not even spare one
another. The Rock lei nd group was
joined with the Union pa.itic group in
the deal, with the understand ,nR that
thoy wore to manaRc the Alton in alter
nate years. Mr.. Hartman took IL first
and when the Rock Island people 90, Il
tho next year the ~treaur, was empty
and everything ~mortRaged up to the
Init.
IL o common MAN acquired dollars
instead OF millione in preciScly THE
way, he would go TO jail Hartman is
worshiped as a master Of high finance
Minneapolis Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19
4 SINISTER LIGHT.

f. ii. tiarriman's letter to Sidney
morning. throws n sinister light on that
connection between high finance and
politics, OF winch we have heard so
much in the last three years. If Mr..
tlarriman's tale be true. President
Roosevelt personally appealed to him
for help about Il week before the election
OF 1904. The candid Hartman explain
ed that the upstate republican leaders
OF New York were unwilling to support
Depew for reelection, nnn President
Roosevelt gracionsly promised to -lake
care OF Depew by making him ambas.
ador to France. Thcreupon Hartman
returned to NGw York, subscribed $50.
eco to the republican campaign fund.
Informed the friends Of Derew as to
the cnsis, and secured, with their help,
SiJO,0U0 more. The money, says Mr..
Hartman, turned ahout $4,000 votes in
New York city, and thus made u differ
ence OF 100000 in The ioinl result. Later
Prehident Roosevelt decided that he
would rather have Depew senator from
New York than ambassador 10 France.
There Il n thing which Mr.. Hartman
docs got explain: tine method 10y which
his fund turned 50,C30 vGtes. He
speaks Of putting $50 into an election
district, mot including the wlnchers on
election day" Can it be that the $50
WIS used Tor tie. purchase Of votes?
President Rooacvc!t cannot, OF curse
rest easy till he knows that the money
was spent for Legitimate" purposes.
We nov see why Depew made such an
outcry over the proposal to drop him
ont OF the senate. lie had helped out
the campaign at a critical moment, and
was entitled to a reward. We under
stand why President Roosevelt wanted
to send Depew to France. His cwn
election and incidentally the safety Of
the republicans hanging IN the
balance. But why did the president
change his mind after tho country had
been saved? We should like to know
New York Evening Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19
The LATEST Aian Alive.

What may well be tho worlds record
Inns been established by a man named
james Thompson, who went 10 bed in
1887 and did not leave II until Hbou, n
fortnight ago. @rhe Latest man alive
was n term applied to him by the Lur.
gan guar lians.' says the London Tele.
graph.
Thompson who lives with his mother
at Glare, Lurgan. WIZ still a youth when
he began his long rest. lie was looked
after by his mother, and his presence l.,
the house was hardly known 10 the vii.
layers. lie would have remained in bed
Tor the rest OF hie life in all probability
Il not Il crsis occurred in his domestic
affairs.
MB. Thompson who is now 80 yoars OF
age, was taken III, and had 20 be 70.
moved 10 the UnioD infrmary. Lsft
helplessly alone Thompson was con-.
PEELED to get up. A search was made
Tor tie suit which no discarded 90 years
before, but no was unable 10 dress with.
ont assistance. Two neixbbors wore
callei in and tho work Of squeezing him
into the clo.hes occupied the three men
a whole evening. When dressed ne wa
too tired to walk and an ambulance VIVA
brought 70 convey him 10 Union, lie re.
posed there until his mother was we'll
enough to go home, when he followed
her back. This time no was compelled
to walk as the guardians refused him m
ambulance. "'"
The lacts OF the case came out when
The relieving officer applied 10 Lnrpap
guardians Tor relief Tor NB. Thompson
who has only occasional help from some
moro energetic Sons who hive omigrnted
to Australia. She was allowed IS penc,
a week. Tho recital at the story cor.
the guar Iians.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19
n New School House,

In an article on the schopl house
q"cetion, the FREQ PRESS in Inst nights
ISSUE sage: at will DO submitted To tb.
people To decide by vote whether or not
tho present site shall 10 continued n,
use and tho present building added to,
or whether mn entirely new silo DO se.
cured and ,omo disposition DO made Of
the present site and building"
Will the Free Press tell the people OF
this school district how any proposi,ion
regarding tho sale Of the prcaeut school
ground or the repair ~ tho present.
building can DO submitted 20 the ucopIc
under tho notice Of the tru.tem caII,,.
tho special clrctionY Iy the tetms M
TINT notice only oDc proposition, tim, Of
purchasing n eito and erecting thereon n
school house aud cqnippmg the same ron
be voted on at tho special election. Nh
othcr proposition u be submitted 10
tic voters under that notice, b~ccuIso |,
calls Tor n vote on II question only.
moro has been no demand nm the
part OF the people Of this school die.
met Tor the purchase Of Il now
sitc Tor tile school house. IN,
wn'cf hcvor heard il discussed by onv
ono before the notice Of tho trus,ooa
cai''hR tho special election WINS publish.
ch rNa some one, however, thouoht
u nc" cite wan needed, 10 ehowp by Tho
IN" authorizing the issuance OF bond.
passed ny Tho recent Legislature. A
''fn'lihr Act was passed IN lgO5. b,t
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19

nothing was said about q new site then.
That Act read hat when in the Judge.
ment OF the trustees -they deem il ad.
visable 10 build a new school house, or
one or more school roome, etc. they
shall call q special election. In the
Act passed by the last legislature, the
words ito purchase suitable grounds
are inserted before the words Sto build a
new school house in the act Of 1905,
making the present law read, when
in the judgement Of the trustees sthey
deem 1t advisable to purchase suitable
grounds to build a new school house,
ETC. It is safe to cay that Assembly.
man Russell or Fernald or Senator
i'unter never heard the proposition OF
purchasing a new cite for the school
house discussed before they saw it in
the bill they were asked Ia pass. There
has been almost a universal demand
for a new school house for the last three
or four years. but the purchase Of a new
site has never been demanded.
The proper way, in the judgement OF
a large lumber OF the people Of the
district. Is for the trustees to Withdraw
the present uotice and submit the propo-
sitions Of building a new schoolhouse or
repairing the old Que 10 the people.
There s no question but what tie tote
will be almost unanimous for n 800 900
schoolhouse, but there is serious doubt
OF the proposition submitted by the
rustees receiving the approval OF the
people.
A matter hat should receive conside.
ration Is the night OF the trustees to sell
the present school ground. AS before
stated Charles Croker, by deed dated
August %, 1877, decided tie prcsen ut
school ground to George Russell, WIN.
Plu!hofI and George w. Lyttou,
trustees i'll trust for Elko school district
aud their successors in office. Under
that deed have the trustees anything TO
sell IL the present ground is not used
Tor school purposes? Would not the
ground go buck to Mr.. Crucker or to
the Elko TOwnsite Company. his
successor?
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19

The last anarchist to consign Old
Glory to the oblivion of he'll Is Sam
TregonnR, the walking delegate OF the
industrial disturbeB Of G%oldfeld, and
be stin lives. 1t is about time that
some Of these agitators were given the
run out OF a camp which has given them
a good livelihood, without their doing
any return Tor it except in the way OF
stirring up strife, and throwing men out
OF good jobs. men who desired nothing
better han to be let alone.
There was a man III San Francisco
who cursed the American flag. He was
a member OF the Cement Workers, who
are affiliated with the American Fedora
ton OF Labor. When it came to the
notice Of the Cement Workers that one
OK their number had desecratei the flag,
they promptly threw him out OF the
union. Tregonmg IL a member OF tie
Western Federation Of Miners. Why
do not the miners eIpei him?
The cement worker III San Francisco
went Ia that city from Mex ZEALAND
When the administration at Washington
heard OF the occurrence they concluded
that the sooner that New Zealand got
the oifscouring back. again, the better it
would be for this country, no matter
how badly New Zealand might feel
about it.
The same course Of procedure is.opeD
in the case Of :hls ~"lacsguari Tregon
ing. The New Zealander is under ar.
rest III San Francisco. and Il trial will be
given him with q view to ~deportIng him
to HIS native land. The same case APP
plies to rregoning. No doubt the
country from which be came would no,
be particularly pleased to get him back,
but that is the misfortune Of the country,
whatever country it may be.
There Is another remedy which might
also apply To men Of the stamp Of
T~regonInR; it is the same remedy which
Is used in the case OF d mad dog who
runs riot on the public thoroughfare
1t is a quick and effective remedy. Tie
man who insults the American fiag
deserves to be shot.-Tonopah Bonanza.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19

Considerable comment has been
caused throughout the country by a
recent decision handed down by the
supreme court OF the United States in
regard to acquisitions from one federal
district TO another. The decision was 20
the effect that where II prisoner was mr.
rested in a jurisdiction on an indictment
in another. a showing must be made by
the government III the court jurisdiction
where the man was arrested before he
couli be returned for trial.
Heretofore all that WINS necessary 10
show was the warrant for the mans ar
rest nnd he WIS sent forth with to the
place desired. but under tho Iatest
decision the government will nov have
TO produce witnesses mud offer evidence
sho %Ing the man. guilt before the man
can be legally moved. The greatest
objection made 10y the officials OF the
government to the decision is that the
ncw rule lays bare the hand OF the gov.
eminent, the prosecutors evidence be
tore 'rial.-Carson NewR.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19
THE CANAL REVIVAL.

The Indianapolis Newe has All inter-
Getting article on the resuscitation OF
some canal projects that were exploited
long ago. The canal fever proceed ID
the railroad fever many years, and after
having given way to the latter, is nov
supplying additional and cheaper
transportation. The fact that some OF
The canal projects OF seventy or eighty
years ago are now being revived rather
tends 10 chow that they have intrinsic
merit.
Among the projects brought before
congress during the early years Of the
internal improvement craze we're for q
canal from Chesapeake bay TO Lake
Ontario; q canal from the Illinois river
to Lake Michigan; a canal from Lake
Champlain to Lake Ontario; from Lake
Erie to the Wabash and OHIO rivers;
from Lake Michigan to the Wabash
river; from Lake Michigan to the Miss
issippi river; from Toledo, Ohio. to La
fayette, Ind; from Wabash river to Mis-
souri, river; from Chicago to the Gulf
OF Mexico; from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean; from Lake Michigan -
the Atlantic ocean, and many others
AL Of these projects originated before the
era OF railroad building began, and they
represented the intense desire Of the
people for better mea OF Transports
ton and the cheapenng OF freight rates,
which were then excessively high. Con-
gress made large land grants to some
OF them, and 10 doubt they would have
been completed but for the ushering in
OF the railroad era, which soon occupied
public attention TO the exclusion OF
every thing else. Now that the trans.
portatiop business Of the country has
outgrown the capacity OF the railroads
10 handle it, and freight charges are
higher than they should be, canal pro.
jects are agein coming TO the front, in.
Guiding sone OF those that were in favor
two or three generations ago. The days
OF public land grants for internal i'm.
progements are past, but there are in.
dica6oDs that pressure will soon be
brought to bear on congress FOR appro.
priatiops for canals.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19
lDistiICt Court.

Court conveuel at 10 O'Clock this
morning, Judge Brown presiding.
Ii being the time set Tor passing
sentence on T. j. KewaDe, Jap for
shooting another Jap at CubTs 10 Feb.
ruary, Judge Brown rccouptcd the in
dictment, trial and conviction OF the de.
iendant and nskei il he had any legal
cou9e to show why judgement should
not be passed against him. Attorney
iaotr' who defended the Jap. stated to
the court that during the trial he
sincerely believed tho Jap was Innocent,
M he had denied shooting the other Jap,
but einco his conviction he had admitted
that he did the shooting. fIs asked for
az much ienia:cy az the court could
consistently show under the circum-
stanccs.
Judge Brown stated that since the
trial no had Investigated the case M far
ns he could md had come to the conclue.
ion that the Jap WHO WINS shot had not
told the full truth at the trial, and TINT
kewane's story NJ told to him yesterday
could not be fully credited. 10 the Jan
who was shot had told the truth, Ke.
%ana WAS guilty Of u deliberate attempt
!" commit murder aud should be cen, Ia
prison for fourteen years, tho limit
liked 10y law. But he ws convinced
that a fight had occurred in the meat
house and that Kewane fired the shot
under tho impulse OF anger and was Oh.
titled to some leniency. lie concluded
by sentencing kowane 10 three years
imprisonment In .he penitentiary.
TUE 10 Il case where a man delibe
" hee to hs attorney and goes to pris-
on because Of it. Had Kewane toId
Attorney Tdber the truth he could
nave made u good defense Tor him and
1t IL extremely doubtful II he would bnyo
been convicted. AZ it ia he Rs,s ,hrec
years in the pen for lying.
Sheriff. Clark and Deputy IInrris
will cave Tor Carson tonigh, with Wat.
son' Adama and Kcwane who hnyo
beeu sentenced to the pen. They will
"Iso tnkc the lighting Basque with them
M Ian M Reno and leave him NJ The my.
lum.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-19
District Court.
GEO. ii. G~REESFIELD

Tho case u! the State vs. T. j, Kewana
went to the jury about . o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. After celebrating Tor over
two hours, the jury brought in a verdict
OF guilty. Judge Brown discharged the
jury and set 10 o'clock Friday us the
time for passing sentence.
Cour; convened this morning to pass
sentence upon James Watson and Chas.
+. Adams. who plead guilty to a charge
or burglary. After inquir.ng mso the
history OF the men, Judge Brown sen
tened each to one years imprisonment
IN the penitentiary. Conrt then ad.
jourced.