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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12

Tho Order Of Railway Conductors
and Brotherhood OF Railway TraiDmeu
haye settled their difficulties with the
railroads. Tho original demands OF the
men we're for an increase OF u per
cent aud Tor working day OF nine
hours. The railroads offered an in
crease of 10 per cent and declined to
grant nine hour day.
The result Of the controversy il an
agrecment which goes into effect from
April | as follows:
Tho pay OF conductors IN the passcn.
ger service To bc increased $40 a month,
that OF baggdgemen 1850 Il month and
that OF ilagmcn and brakcmen &c 60 a
month as applied to the schedules i'll
effect April |, 1906.
Tho railroads are not to make any re.
ductiOD i'll crews or increase III mileage
for the purpose Of uifsettlng the increns.
cd wages given the passenger train
men.
Overtime i'll the passenger service is
10 be allowed on tho basis ~ fifteen
miles per hour, to be computed for each
part OF the run subsequently. Time ia
TO begin ut the scheduled time oi lcav.
ing. RJada on II basis OF more than
ten hours for day for II helper or con.
structiOp train scrvicG are to make no
incrc asc III the rates paid Tor such ser
vice.
Tho increase granted i'll the Hgrecme nt
In to- apply also to rntes Tor special eer.
vices IN spociiicd IN the individual
schedule. Upon roads hnvIuR better
basa Tor day's WORK. ur for payment
OF overtime or olhcr allowances, in all
branches of train service. tho accept.
nnco Of this agreement IN not to act as a
reduction.
Tho Brotl,e rhood nf Locomotive Firo.
men were also granted 10y tho railroads
nm increase OF 10 pcr cent.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12

mento valley. to the Sail Lake terminus.
the contract awarded yesterday covers
that portion OF the Southern Pacific
from Deeth to Winnemucca, Nevada,
thence gong northwest through the
Black RocE Indian reservation to the
California liue. Much Of thus piece
Of road is across II desert country and
will mean moro team work in its con-
struction than the o:her portions being
built by the same company. Much
rock work, a number OF til uels, rs well
Us much bridge and contract work will
be necessary. Tie construction people
refuse 70 say when they expect to finish
the work. The first contract awarded to
the company called for an expenditure
Of Sll 600 ,0J0. the second for S2J,50D,C ,Ct 0
the third Tor $500, 900, and the one /, day
for s6,oOO,OO0.
The Utah CONSTRUCTION company,
winch is building the Western Pacific
railroad yesterday fled an amendment
to its articles OF incorporation, ipcreus
ing its capital stock from 100000 to
81 ,0O0,nU0 and the number of shares
from 5000 to 10000 of par value OF $40
each. Carson News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12
Diatrict Court.

The district court convened this
morning, Hon. George S. Brown, presid.
ing. The roll Of grand jurors was called
end the following were sworn, with A {.
w. Sewell as foreman:
A. W, Sewell, Ed Todd, l.. j. Winter
mantel, George Letter, III. NJ. Lane, l..
o. Henderson. Dave Casper, Len
Covert, Sr., Herbert Badt. Warren
Angel, Yves johnson, \. J. Kennedy,
Ben Armstrong;!C. I. Taufer, J. A. Nc
Bride, E: c. Riudel, George Allen.
Judge Brown called tho attention OF
the jury to the report of the last grand
jury and requested that each mem Der Of
the present jury read it. He urged
them to investigate the collection Of
gaming licenses and il they found an
Illegal game running in the county to
find an indictment against the party
conducting it. He SAID the report OF
the last grand jury put the sporting
fraternity on their guard and that they
could not now plead ignorance OF the
law.
Court them adjourned to wait the
action Of the grand jury.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12
ch.rl.. Crock In rsous,..

Charles Crock, u former resident OF
this county, is III the Reno jail charged
with assault with inten! 20 kill Attorney
Shutter. Cottrell. Crock seems to be
POSSESSED with the idea that there are no
houest attorneys III the world and that il
Is his duty to kill those that betray him
\ few days ago he employed Shutter.
Cottren to defend a suit against him ID
the district court at Reno. Aiter look.
ing into tho matter the attorney told
Crock that he had no case and refused
To appear in court. Crock tried the case
himself and lost il. He then come to
the conclu-InD thnt the attorney had sold
him out and made up his mind to kill
him. Armed with fork handle, Crock
hid Ur hind tree and when the lawyer
came along be swntted him on the head
with 'hr club. The attorney ran into n
neighbors yard with Crock using hIs
ciU'. at every step. The neighb ,r caught
Crock 10y the thrOat ind took the stick
fam hi". lie wss arrested on charge
al assault with intent to commit murd.
er anj WAS held Ia answer before the
Washot county grind jury. In default
,20c bonds he was lockednp.
GU;t and h,s brother at Que time
oSmeI large tract OF land in this
county. They became heavily involved
and tnrG@ their property over to
Eisard Guoiale Tor the benefit Of their
credit"rs. Thoy were dissatisfied with
Goo inl"'s manage ement Of the property
aud III 1903 began suit ngaius, him for
An accounting. Judge Brown was then
partner uf Attorney Henders IN and
drew the complaint in the case. He left
the amount sued for blank and sent the
complaint TO Crock To eign with ipstruc.
TO I'LL in the amount he thought he
could recover. Crock "lled the blank
with $4,000. Judge Brown ntterward
wen, on the bench and when tho case
qualified and called Judge Bonnitield
To try it. In 1905. Judge BonnifieId
gave the plaintiffs Judgement Tor over
sl2N and costs. amounting to about
with tho judgement and asked tor n new
trial which Judge Bonnilicld granted.
huorneya Henderson and Wilson
tried tho case ior Crock aud after the
Judgement was rendered. no accused
both of them OF selIins out to the other
aide. tIo oven went 20 far IN to clnim
that Attorney Henderson had guaran.
tccd him judgement for $4,000 and
demanded that he deposit TINT amount
with the Henderson Banking Com pany.
On Mr.. liendcrson's reiusnl 10 do the.
Gr"cK wrote him letter threatening TO
Kill him IN sight
lio "ftcrward employed Huskoy Il
L"wcrs of Reuo aud made the same
ohm We hgHiust them. Crock las brood.
ed over his troubles until no has become
insane. lie should DO I'D the asylum
inHtend oi the Reno jnil.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12
Wisdom.

Wisdom is friendly thief, often rob-
binG experience of its most formidable
weapon. remoTse.
Wisdom is acquired when we are too
old to profit by it, and then we are only
in the primary department.
Wisdom ard education are not re.
lated. Education may be pur Ms ed
like 81 commodity at any uDiversity.
Wisdom is not Tor sale.
There are shades uf wisdom, Just ms
there arr shades lnd degrees OF folly
Because - man Is not always wise, il
toes not follow Becess Irly that he is a
fool. IL 1t we're so, the majority OF us
woni be wearing cap and bells. In
dc ID il is a question whether the beue
dts and results Of wisdom are all that is
claimed for it-whether il really justiiics
itself Gfter all. For example, the wise
man buys lilo Insurance at an early age
and lives to pay his prcmitims annually
with wearisCme regularity. That is be
cause the company il II dogrec wiser
than he.
Women are wiser than men. II you
do not believe it, ask ono OF them.
Infants are wiser than either. They
are tho pcrsonihca.iop OF wisdom.
What a pity they are not little wiser
-wise enough to remain rs they are,
with small area H. rule and few
slaves to fan and battle them!-Lite.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12
Thieves and ThIsy.s

Four Nebraska cattlemen who con-
spired to steal 100000 acres or govern.
ment land have been condemned to pay
the penalty for their crimes. Two OF
them are to pay fiuc Of 81 800 each
ana serve one year in county Jail; two
OF them must pay $500 each und spend
eight months in Jail. 1t cannot be said
this ID an excessive punishment for tho
theft OF 200 900 acres OF land.
Suppose that these men had been
convicted OF stealing 300 i'll cash or
that by force they had held up a citizen
and taken dollar from his pocket they
would not have got oil 90 easily There
Is defect in the laws when greater
thieves escape with penalties mild in
comparison with those imposed upon
lesser thieves. IL the man who stole
SlT3O]0 from the subtrelsury is tound
to be trusted employe Of the government
no greater punishment can be inflicted
upon him than upon sneak thief who
takes an overcout worth Sl5, while the
minimum penalty i'll the latter case Is
one year and tho former case Elk months.
Whether Viewel from tho standpoint
OF punHhmeut or warning the penalty
inflicted upon the land thieves is not
likely to have a great deterrent effect
To serve one year III county Jail.
whore money will procure Iuxuries and
where there is no hard labor to perform,
is little enough to pay Tor the use for
years OF 200, 900 acres of land. Tho gov.
ernment is making good beginning
III prosecuting the mrn who seize the
public domain, but the next convicted
criminals should no giveR the extreme
penalty OF the law if the practice is to
he rendered unpopular. &C hcago
Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12
4 Fnlar Alarm.

Ahpnt two weeks ago word was
brought n toWn that a Mexicau and
Young wo'aan we'e Occupying a cabin
On Mr.. James RuEsoll's ranch weet OF
town. 1t was also reported that tie
woman wns crying every time any Que
SRS hcr, Tho officers wore notified and
naio trip to the cabin. ont no one was
FOUND. That night tho Mexican and tho
woman came to town and stayed nj tho
Silver Brick. The officers won't there
early in the moroing, but tho couple had
ich. All trace was lost of them until
Two days a1o when Constable Oudpr.
kirk learned that TIC, couple were ataJ.
,DR at tho old adobe On tile Tuscarora
road. lio went Hitef them and overlook
Them ut rucker:a atntiop. iio arrest rd
tilo on n warrant sworn out Tor occupy
ihR the cabin nj Mr.. Rueasll'e ranoh
and broguht them back to town Friday
eyenmp,
Tia M"rlchn was 10 igod in jail and
hc woman was taken to.a lodging house.
nus morning they wore interviewed by
D'e'rct Attorney CdiDc. tho woman
savo her name 10 Dot,a Wilson, nged 20
Seara, formerly ~ Fruitvnlc, California.
aud eaid that tho man was her friend
aud that che was with him Of her own
lfeo viii The Moxcau wns also IN tor
Viewed and proved TO DO Joo Sanchez,
well known about here. Iila eiory
'A'ucd exactly with the womRn's. They
M'h stated that they were making their
way 70 rauch in the northern part Of
ho county, whore Sanchce expected to
get work After tho interview, thoy
wero taken before Judge Bruce and the
chnfge against them diamisscd.
hs tho story waa first told. Il appeared
'""l the man was keeping tho woman
WN'aHt hcr viii and II caused consider.
Ah'e c1citmept In town aud tho officers
"e" ahsious 10 got them. II appears,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12
The Postal Deficit.

An expert st8tisticiaD OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission has Just made
public the result OF some Of his in yesti-
cations with regard to the mail service
OF the country, and the report is likely
to convince one that the proposition of a
we'll known and reliable capitalist who
proposed last year to take charge OF tho
Post Office Department, reduce letter
postage to one cent and make over to
the Government all tho earnings above
seven per cent was proposing Il good
thing not only for himself but Tor tho
Government ms well. The statstician
! referred To has disc0vOrd that while the
Government psys the railroads s3l.75
for conveying mail matter from New
York to Buffalo, the exptcRs companies
pay only $3.50 per ton between the two
| cities for tho snmo weight, and the
| question arises. why should the Cow
| companie8Y lIc also estimates that Il
railway mail car costs 10000 and that the
Government pays nh annual rental OF
s5ii7 for thia car, aud that the roGds
subtract $1,000 Tor tina ,ntopanco aud re
pairs, giving the road not annual pro.
tit OF siliT ON nm investmcnt oi 5000.
Congressman Tawney OF the Appropri.
ations Committee hns found that there
are postal ears That have been runoiug
Tor % years aud have earned sl0G.l75
zach, though he states that II years ia
tho average liio Of car. Even this
would make their ne. carong q little
more thnn 1000 each Such nstound.
ing iigurcs as these afford an explanation
OF our large postal deficit annually aud
serve TO chow that were the railroad
rates just or reasonable, even without
any other economy, the postal service
| might render the GoserBment IN annual
surplus. From the fece OF inventors
tho Patent Olice affords the Govern.
mon, large profit, while the postal
service not only docs not pay its way
but il heavy expense Sentinel
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12

One hour a day Withdrawn from friv-
olous pursuits, and protitably employed =,
would enable any nan OF ordinary ca
pacity to master any science. One hour
Il day would make an ignorant man IA
well informed man in ten yeas. Ono
hour day would earn enough to pny
for two daily and two weekly papers
two leading uagazines and dozen good
books. In an hour day boy or girl
conld read twenty pages tboughtiully-
over seven thousand pages or eighteen
large volumes year. An hour a day
might make all the difference between
bare existence and useful, happy living.
An hour day might make, nay. has
made uiaLy Uu unknown man famous
one, n benefactor To his race. Consider,
then the mighty possibility of two, four,
yes, elk hours day that are ON the aver.
age, thrown away by some of our young
men and women in their desire for fun
and diversion Mercury.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12
Uncle Ike "Saw Things"

"l'e got dat Job as wat Cbormnn y, sout
me-" said Old Uncle Ike, tho wcllknOwn
district building laboror, "an ccrl'ny
In oblecged tor you. Won ] ropohted
ioh dooty do bops cay, Ike, hcahs cum
lantrumB for to put on tic wuk; sum of
dem in red and sum Of dem is grccnI
De rod wuns mus be sot Mt each Gu OF
do eIkervashum and do green wuns
mus be placed ter chow how do tinh
engums kin git crcrOas do ditch Jce'
90, boss, scz, hnt whnh ia gwinc to bc
stashunod7 'YOu mus 10 to dat trench
on Bughtwood avenoD. just crlongsidc
dat sojer's cemetery, an stay dah trum
elk p. IN. 10 ak a. M Goe! | cum noah
frowin up do job right den an dah, for
Ise pow'iul skccrcd oh night doctahs.
But TUX the lanirnns ont 10 do ditch
and bull me littl' Iinb az do night wv
col! Bop' lookip' nj dat graveyard ter
see Of aDywun ob dem night doctahe
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12
western rnclao oon,rnc, Lot.

Tho Utah Construction company OF
Ogden, has received tie contract for
building tho romHipmg 32l miles Ot the
Wcstern Pacific lite from Daeth Ne.
vada, to the observation-disclosures line, nj
an approximate cost OF sG00O,000. This
amount, added To the same company,
briuGs the aggregate sum to 100000
and the mileage to 725. The contract
Tor the construction OF. the entire line
from Salt Lake to the const has now
been lot. That portion TO DO built by
the Utah Construction company extends
from Orovillc California, In the Sncra.
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M taken to the Boiling hospital

ana taken to the Boiling hospital.
He was born at Fort Douglass, Utah,
on the 10th Of May, 1865. His father
moved to Glover Valley, this county,
when James was child and the most of
his life has been spent here
Mr.. i!oueyman has been IN business
in Carlin the last two or three years and
at the election last November, he was
elected constable of that township. He
was serving the people efficiently and
had their confidence aud esteem.
widow and two sisters. Mrs. O.
T. Hill Of Wells and Mrs. r. NJ. Steele OF
Clover Valley, survive him. They have
the sincere sympathy OF large circle
OF friends i'll their bereavement.
The remains were taken to Wells this
afternoon and the funeral will take place
in Clover Valley Thursday afternoon.
CocKren in Ill Health.
Francis Marion Cockrell, formerly
United States senator from Missouri
and now Il member Of the interstate
cOmmmer3G commission, IS III some
what precarious condition, not having
recovered as rapidly from his partial
breakdown OF a month ago. He Is com
PEELED to remain closely i'll his Washing
ton residence and at the recent election,
for the first time III 80 years, was unable
10 cast his vote. For more than 80 years
ne probably has been the hardest work.
er in public lie. Several yeara ago his
physicians warned him to pertor N less
labor. but nc disrcgarded thus admon
tinn. and even nov his family has
hard time to keep him fcom overworking
himself. He has not gono to the offices
OF the interstate commerce commission
Tor "A month. but insists upon doing a
certain amount OF official work at his
residence every day, including Sunday.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12
snrr.mc Judge. Draw rnoir Pay.

For two months the justices OF the
supreme court have drawn no salaries
Tho law provides thRt every case submit.
ted 10 thrm shall be decided within
ninety days. and ii,uot 80 decided the
pay eiiall bo held up until official action
Is taken. Yesterday the case at issue
was disposed Of aud each Of the men,
bcs ol ,he bcuch filed down to tho
trcustrcr's Office and drew their salaries.
Tho suit, pending since last fail, that
caused the trouble. VIVA that oi Gulling
versus the WasiIoe Couaty Bank. Judge
Fitzgerald wrote his opinion 0i the case
boforc he retired from the bench. but
Judge Talbot Disagreed. Then the
phnscs ~ tho case were investigated by
Judge NorcrOss aud SwccDy. This
took several months, and the time limit
had passed before any mcmbor OF the
6onCh was Gw are
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12

James Il. lIoncyman, constable Of
Catlin, died from pneumonia at the
Boiling hospital Monday afternoon. lit
was taken sick on Tie 2nd OF this month
nud Iaet Saturday he VIVA brought horc
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12

however, from their stories that there
was no foundation for the reports first
circulated md that it was only u false
alarm.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12
DIED.

HoNEYMAN-ln E!ko, Nevada, April 8,
1907, Mr. James L. Honcyman, "a
native of Utah, aged Al years, 10
months and % days.
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BORN

GooCH-At HalIecl. Nevada, April s,
1907, to the wife of VI. GooCb, a twelve
pound daughter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
for 2I4Yd.wide SIC Sheeting

Bleached sheeting, 2A yds. wide;
a first-class standard make at
less than present mill cost; IA
yds. wide; 37c quality for 25c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
LABOR FEDERATION
READY FOR FIGHT
ANTI BOYCOTT INJUNcTlONS
WILL BE CONTESTED
Leaders of Convention See in Van
CIeave's Action an Effort to
Disrupt Workingmen's
Organizations
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 13.-The fight be-
tween the American Federation of Labor
and the manufacturers growing out of
the suit brought in the District of Co.
lumbia by James Van Cleave, president
of that association, for the anti-boycott
injunctions desired by a St. Louis stove
manufacturing concern, came to issue
before the federation convention today
when the board received and referred to
a special committee of fifteen resolutions
setting forth the fight that is now being
waged by the Manufacturers association
lin an attempt to disrupt the labor or
ganizations of the country" and provid-
ing for campaign of education
against Van Cleave and his interests
through all central bodies allied with
the American Federation of Labor and
its commissioned organizers, who are
directed to make such expenditures as
may be necessary to effectively carry on
the work. Resolutions were introduced
at the days sessions as follows:
Calling for federal aid to prevent
United States and Canadian lumber trust
reciprocity because of disastrous results
from competition between white and
Asiatic laborers. Calling upon congress
to exclude Japanese laborers from the
United States and all of it's insular pos
sessions.
Calling for federal aid to permanently
prevent the enforcement of the freight
rates on forest products contemplated by
the Hill and Hartman railroads"
An appeal was made to the federation
from trade unions of Colorado for imam
cial aid against war by capital
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
WILL CONSIDER NEEDS
OF FIRE DEPARTMENT 7
Pasadena Council Postpones Calling
Bond Election for Light Plant
Until other Questions Are
Looked Into
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Nov. 1S.-Postponement OF
calling the election to issue 100000 light
bonds was again decided on at the spe-
cial meeting of the council this morn
ing. 1t was deemed advisable by the
mayor and members of the council advo-
eating the additional bonds to wait until
the elgal holidays end before taking fur-
ther action.
1t is said this action was the result of
conference between the mayor and
City Commissioners Medin, CroweH and
Windham regarding the need Of addi-
tional funds to complete the Mentor ana
Hurlbut street engine houses.
Commissioner Medill has all along ad-
vocated that it is of more Importance to
the city to equip these engine houses
than to add more expense to the lighting
nlant. 1t Is said the mayor Is Degln-
ming to take notice of this view and has
an idea of adding the fire bonds as Wen
as bonds for the east side outfall sewer
to the proposed issue.
Opposition is feared to the electric light
issue If some provision is not made Tor
the needed fire equipment. 1t is point
cd out that the men at the new Dakota
street engine house have only single
lantern to see how to care for the horses
after night, to read by and go to bed
by, yet the city has its own pole line
within three blocks OF the engine house.
which cannot be wired and the lamps
cannot be installed for lack Of money
in the electric light fund.
The city commissioners ask that the
Mentor street engine house be doubled
in size and that an engine be added to
the equipment. They also propose to
increase the size of the building for the
Hurlburt street fire station and to pro-
vide funds for an automobile chemical
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
DENNIS O'SULLIVAN
H0N0RED IN LONDON
Irish Comedian and Vocalist, For-
merIy of San Francisco, Is
rendered Complimentary
Banquet
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 13-The friends Of Den
mis- O'Sullivan of San Francisco, the
Irish comedian and vocalist, gave him
a noteworthy complimentary dinner at
the Hotel Cecil tonight on the eve of
his departure for the United States on
long starring trip during which he Will
give a number of Irish musical plays.
t. P. O'Connor presided, and the event
was an enthusiastic Irish demonstration.
Pipers played Irish melodies, and Mr..
O'Sullivan and others sang Irish songs.
Many of the most prominent Irishmen
in London were present, and the COM
pany included also several members OF
parliament, writers, musicians, artists
and clergymen and a large contingent OF
American residents.
Mr.. OConnor made a brilliant speech,
in which he paid a high tribute to Mr..
OSullivan's personality. He called at
tention to the work Mr.. OSullivan had
done in ireland in popularizing the Irish
music which, he said, had made his name
a household word throughout the island.
Referring to Mr.. O'Sullivan's losses by
the San Francisco earthquake, the speak
er declared that adversely had first given
him to art and now that adversely was
returning him to art.