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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-03-08
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In. referrIng to Il bill introduced in
the assembly 10y Assemhlyman Clifford,
Of Ornsb, county. the Touopsh Sun
says:
a bill In prevent Dissertation OF tie
flag OF the United States. which was in.
troiuced this week at Carson. by Mr.
Clifford, the lively little assembly man
Of Ormsby county, Is ~ more Importance
than a great many persons may believe.
In this Part NJ the state, dissertations of
the tias are OF frequent occnrance and
always willfuI. In many public places
within the past eight months speeches
have been made in ronopah nud Gold.
field, declaring III 80 may words that the
iag should he tramp!ed under foot or
worse. Some have said openly and
bous,fully in the public s~trerts, after
hurting their insults at the stars and
stripes, that they would prefer the red
flag OF anarchy. Tie mere referen 20 t.
that much silk " muslin, as the case
may be. aIuouuts Ia nothing, but the
stars and stripes Is the insignia OF the
nation, and an iosult to it is an insult to
all men md women tho are protected
by it. II is the same as saying the same
things Of the sacred obligations OF
A"mericanism or the man who has the
courage to admit that he believes in
the principles OF the republic. For a
citizen to maSs use of such language or
to be guilty OF acts OF violence to the
flag itself ia the worst " treason and in
times OF war such traitors would be
shot IN their tracks. However the IL "
OF this nation aud all states are applied
with great lenience and men are taken
to be virtually joking when they make
their incendiary remarks against the
flag. But that should not be so. IL il
is well that the laws prevent Dissertation
OF the banner that protects the personl
and homes Of all alike. it Is also vel
that such laws he en- forced in spirit anc
to the letter. 1t is proper that men il
this isolated section Of the nation b,
taught that they are rs anenabIe to the
laws as those under the shadow of tn,
capitol at Washington.
The bill OF Assemblyman Clifford ha
practical application in this state,
living and crying need. For the homo
OF Ii state aud the protection Of tn,
principles OF the consii, utiop, the frs
eiclntor Of the law, when it paese
should be made an example Of Cor til,
good Of others who might try to emu
late his trangressions.
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OF State Douglas On Sam DAVIS. editor
OF the Carson Appeal, for criticising the
conduct o: the state library was an out
raReous affair and one that deserves the
condemnation Of all fair minded men.
1t Is a notorious fact that the conduct
OF the state library since Mr.. ID ougla
has been in charge OF it has been iDcom.
petant and inefficient. This jncompet
ancy and inefiiciercy has been so pro-
nounced that the members OF the SUI
preme court sent II communication to
the legislatu t asking that body to place
the management Of the state library in
competeiapt hnnds. MIR. Davis i'll pur-
suit of hia duties rs editor OF tbe Appeal
saw tit Ia comment uSon the supreme
courts communication and WIS .e' upon
by Dorglass and beaten almost t" ips-n-
sibihty.
The Reno Journal in comme nti;Ig NJ
on this cowurdly act says:
III Secrciar! Of State Glib DOnglass
imagines that he has settled his fight to
retain the patronage nf the state
library by hts attack on Editor Sam
Davis of the Carson Appeal, he has
made d great mistake.
The library is II large and valuable
collection OF hoods belonging TO the
state and no one but Il competent person
should be ~ chuge e. them. This
thing OF appointing n person TO office
who happens Ia be Il r, iative Of an
oiicIsl or n friend, without any regard
to the qualifications OF the person, is
something that Onght not 20 be permit
tel, whether secretary Of state of Nevada
likes 1t or not. And who is the secretary
OF state Of Nevada, anyhow, that he
should think himself above criticism
The state law library ought to be
c~atalogued by a competent person and
someone with the required knowledge
OF the duties OF a Librarian ought To be
employed for the task. The justices of
the supreme court ara asilmg nothing
more than common sense would dictate
when they request than the legislator,
look at the matter ill that li:h:.
Satn Davis. as Ii other editor wou!t
be, was well within the rights OF tho
press when he published the facts. Al
a newspaperman il was his duty to Civ,
tho truth all the publicity lie could. ant
to be assailed orally or otherwise To-
doing his duty was an outrage TINT al
the newspapers If Nevada should resent
And the sooue the SECRETARY OF state o.
any other state %oflicIal gets il ont Of hi
heac that his acts and appointments are
not subject I" review and criticism b,
the newspapers the better 1t will be 10
him.
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rnE y~Ioroulous

Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock the
senators absent, passed the railroad bill
and it now goes to Governor Sparks
for his signature. In the morning the
bin was reported to the senate flvorably
by the committee on railroads and
hall past one o'clock was set for its
consideration.
When the bill came up Tor considera.
ton, Senators Pyne, Boyd, Oddie,
O'Kane, Easton and Mack spoke i'll
favor OF it's passage and Woodbury. and
Campbell against it. Woodbury. said
that at that mGment he had a pass ID
his pocket and knew that others who
were going to vote for the bill had the
same, but were going to vote 10 cripple
the hand that extended that courtesy to
them. Campbell spoke against the bill,
but said that he would vote Tor it and
rely on its unconstitutioDaiity.
Senators Brossemeer and Martin were
absent. The former is very sick at the
hou e of a friend IN Carson and the
latter lodged the vote by remaining
away from the senate.
The senate chamber was crowded
with people during the considerutionof
the bill aud the senators who spoke Tor
the people we're loudly a%pplaude1.
When the vote was taken every @Aye"
was greeted with applause and when the
the hnal vote was announced men threw
their hats in the air and greeted the
result with t~hunderous applause.
The bill now goes to the governor. II
is not probable that he will veto it as in
doing he would place himself in di.
rect opposition TO the sentiment of the
} people as expressed by the unanimous
vote OF the assembly for the bill and the
nearly uDanious vote OF the Senate. II
he should exercise the veto power, the
bill can be easily passed over ms head
1t r not likely, however. that Governor
Sparks will use the veto power to defeat
the will OF the people.
The passage ai this bill marks the
first victory the people OF Nevada ever
won over Ii corporations. For over
thirty years they have been held in the
grip Of the railroads. Their pleas for
Justice and better treatment have been
met with sneers and they haze been
made to feel the %tyrnnt's power. Leg
islature after legislature pledged to give
the people relief, have betrayed the
people and fastened the shRckIes more
securely upon them.
But a new era has dawned upon Ne
vada. A Legislature pledged in party
platforms has, with the exception OF one
senator who wears the corporation col.
lar securely around his neck and one
ekulker, tno coarwdly to vote, re
deemed its pledges and kept faith With
the people. All honor to the members
who proved true.
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Nevada's desert regions will be grid
ironed with cable ore.carrying railroads,
il the legislature passes the bill giving
to San Francisco and Manhattan IA right
Of way. Tho provisions OF the measure
are that the ore line shall have IA fran
chise for II road from MiDcrs tn Manhat-
tan. ltuund Mountain md Austin and
from Fallon to Eastgate, Fairview and
Wonder The territory covered will be
hbout 2JD miles IN length,
The plan of the promoters is TO place
ali inch wire cable along the proposed
route, to which n 300 horse power disttil-
late eoginc will be attached, propelling
ten lOO-ton ore wagons by Il release
clutch system. The cable will remain
stationary, Il tive-toot machine working
toy Tie cngiuo aud travelling hand over
hand r:ong the cable.
The scheme Ii patented and is said 10
operate successfully ut FELTON,, Santa
Cruz county, Cal. II Is used there for
carrying lime from a factory TO the seu-
shore. So grent has been the reduction
III The cost where the cable chain grip
system Ii employed that the Nevada
mining promoters are determined to
reduce tue cost Of the transportation Of
ores IN this state. They asserted here
todny that until ,nc railroads reach the
many new camps that are s~pringlng up
throughout the desert regions it will DO
practically impossible TO get ore to a
%shippins point.
f l.. T"rpey OF Manhattan, u prom
inent mining engineer; y. G. Aiken u
promoter Of san FrHnci1co and largely
interested in Nevada mineral properties;
Charles Newcomb, president of the
"QnicAsilveT Trust and Attorney T..
L. SOliusky Of San Francisco, are be
hind the project, and have the capital
already subscribed for CARRYING ont the
plan.
Eighteen inch tires will be used on
the wagons on the trauns for CARRYING
the ore over the sandy iesert. The
right Of way will give the inen who build
tho road exclusive right to operate over
it, and protect them from encroachinR
teams.
Torpey asserted today that when the
engine is working on the cable il will DO
strong enough to pull - ronopah a. Cold.
field train up the hill near Millcrs. lie
said that the traction engine has proved
nnteasibie on the desert, and II cable
line seems to he the ouly re mcdy until n
railroad can he constructed into the
regions "A ppeaI
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j. q. stmbbs nnntnm.

j Z. Stuhbs, contrary to what mnuy
may believe of him docs not wear hOofs
and horne, neither tloes he 20 ubULt
exhalln9 sulrhurous Odors, mud, In short,
Ia not the devil. but II devil OF n nice
fellow, personally. nnd a most entertain.
ing story teller.
Last night, whilo in Il reminiscent
mood, he told tie following:
About twenty yenrs ugo, there WINS IN
old fellow up here at Kclton who was in
lie chitl, business, and In the habit OF
shipping u chr or two ~ cattle V O Y
little while, and at times, uf importing
come
81 WA HERO ut one time when io wns
coEtcm plating The importation of a
bl"odcd bull, and he called on the ln
inquire nbonC rates. | told him tlint the
rate for n COW wna baacd on n weight of
200 pouudr, aud that q bull was eur.
posed - weigh twice hat much, or
I,CG0 pounds.
"rhc old mau was nlllictcd with whnt
"a called an 'myoluninry SiuK', and this.
together With his msiuuat nc smile M
times during the interview, rather dis
concerted me. Whom | told Inn TINT
the weight OF The bull would DO con.
toy the company, he studied the
matter catofulIy for some minutes
ans woring INC. then lot smile and
involuntary wink loose on mo and said:
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encouragement Van Duurr.

Clarence d. Van Duzer Is now a has
been. His term as congressman from
Nevada expired at noon on the 4th Of
this month. Ho was first elected in 1902
and reelected in 1904 lie made an ex-
cellent record during the first term and
a very ~discredl,able one the second.
How he closed his public career is told
in the following Washington dispatch
OF the Ith:
a touch OF the trnc;c was given to the
closing day OF the Fifty ninth congress,
when late yesterday afternoon epre-
sentative Clarence Deviur Van DuZer Of
Nevada was held up in tuo corridor Of
the house by "A group oi EIcn who threat
ened hun with Arrest, prosecution and
personal Violence.
There we're tive OF them, two coal
dealers, their attorneys and two others
said Z" tie private detectives. Van Dnz-
er was waylnid rs he was coming from
the ergeant ut arms office with his
mileage allowance, amounting to be-
tween 81 900 and 81, 100. and judging
from the medley ui sounds and threats
an effort w;g beng ma,ie tn separate him
from a part or all Of it.
After wrangliug with Van Duzer for
five minutes one Of the alleged detect
Ives announced that hc wouid take the
congressman into custody md thus pre-
cipitated II spectacular 'ienoucment d.
Capitol Policeman Webbcr hal arrived
on the scene By that time and rs the
sleuth seemed sbou, 10 lay hands upon
the agitated representative, Weber
stepped forward and announced that Van
Du2er's person was sacred under the
dome OF the Capitol and tina, anyone who
undertook TO restrain him or deprive
HIM Of his liberty did so at his peril.
Being Il member of congress and that
body beng IN Gesssun, the Nevada menu
Der was immune from arrest for any
thing except treason or felony. There
WIS II cessation OF hostilities Tor IA MN
ute or two, and Wcbber esaJ; ted Van
DuZer to a cab that was in waiting and
the latter drove away 1t is said he left
the city coon Rftorward.
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GovEuSon spArKs STANDS PAT.

GOVERNOR Sparks STANDS PAT.
A Carson dispatch to the Reno Jourp-
nj says that J.C. S:nbbs Of the Southern
Pacific, Chief Counsel Whittemore os
the Salt Lake railroad and 9th, railroad
officials argued tie merits and dement's
Of the railroad commission bin with
Governor Sparks for two hours Tues.
day.
In the course oi the argumen', Mr..
Stubs is represented IA saying:
ave are hard hit by The go called rail
road commission bill. The law il not
defeated in the cOurts. will work untold
harisnips on the people as well us the
railroads. Your rates in some cases are
too low, and in others we already make
concessions which your trainers OF the
bill did not detect.
Tho Southern Pacific will stop all
projected improvements, il You sign this
bill. The Southern Pacific will let the
state regulate the line il it must but
when the matter is finally settled we will
again dictate to the people. Do not
misunderstand nae, | do not mean that
the management Of the road will be un.
fair. We viii continue to direct oper
atioDs Ill orr interests, thus serving the
interests OF the residents Of the stnte.
you would base the rates iu Nevada
On tho rates charged over the hills from
San Frnncisco. This may seem fair on
tha fucn 80 ~ h,k ,a nno-,t, ,.L. I:r
foreDt conditions. The whole trouble
lies with the men who make laws for the
government Of the intricate systems OF
railroads, aud yet 40 no. TN lerstaud the
fundamental probiems That hoy s..ouId
know.
ave will fight tho bIl in tho courts
aud there we expect 20 win il you do no
send THE mo hack to tho senate Tor
reconsideration
Tho threat was ma ic md IN lIs we red
Tho governor heard but he did not re-
sponj in II W ~ that would satisfy the
speaker,
81 viii he tru 10 my trust" he said
firmly, @tIo poopI" seii me here to rp
resent them. to exercise my better judg.
ment against intluunc cs such ~ yun
would bring to bear. aud ! viii have Ia
refuse ! our reQuesJS.
81 ag rec with some " ycnr views
tuat the rates IN Nevada on some CON .
mouitics arc too high and you cay on
others too low--but you sho uld have tx.
planned It all 10 che assembly pnd senate
railroad committee.
"My course lies clear before mc. 1
will do NY duty 10 tho state"
Ae told in yesterdays issue. Governor
Sparks affixed his sigUBtuto to the bill
aud II IN nov 'hr Inv ~ the state. 10
doing go he gave force and clrrc, Ia the
will Of the people M expressed IN the
nj most unanimous passago OF tho bill 10y
the Legislature. White he merely did
his duty IN aigu!ng .his bill, no never.
theless dcscrvca the thants Of every
citizen Of Nevada FOR nanTuIiy standing
between them and ih" iLsalMblc greed
OF tho r%GiIronds.
All honor to John Sparks, Ncyad 20
honest, fearless governor
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Where He Rubbed n.

Southwark from the summit OF MI,
Moosilaukc and near its hase lies tho
pretty little village OF Warren, n. II,
Here lives the towns genius. whom
everyone calls Pat ono who ia
ever ready with his good nature and
Irish wit to make friends with nil.
Ono cold. rainy day the Methodist
minister OF the town met pat" on tho
street In his shirt sleeves and said.
rat. you ought to have on your coat.
you VIII cate. you dca" OF cold" .
Sure. way reptile at. "Whcn
! get n good soaking I use n ,ittIo
whiskey and always come out nil
right" "
But, Pat" said the m lister. MAY
ask where you rub Il on?"
You are too wisc n man Ia nsk
such n question M that" replied Pat,
with n laugh.
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4'Now look here young Teller, look
here. l know that u bull Is some bigger
than a COW. Even n railroad man knows
that. But then the neck is the main
thing that is bigger, and you know DID
well that the bulls neck uon't weigh no
1000 pounds more than the cows.
II was forced to agree with him, and
and the result was that lie got the
weight fixed accordingly to his more
accurate ideas Of such things,
Il don't know whether it was his logic
or the smile and the involuntary wink
thai did the business, but | WINS tlOored.
and | tbnk the point taken was worth
it.--Reno journal
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SLEPT with the Dond.

Tho body OF William NJ. Eek VIA
brought IN thlg Wornlng from his camp
some six miles ou, on the malnpia to the
south, says the Goldfirld News, where
he died suddenly. Wort Of his death wus
brought to towI by his Larturr. Victor
Shauberi, and Acting Coroner Solomon
returned with him nnd accom- panied the
body in. An inquest wa he'll. result.
ing in II verdict OF death ifom natural
cnusoe. Eek aiId Slauberi retired
carly IN tile evening, Eek beng N per.
feet bodutb. DurnR tho night ShauDctt
vac awak9 ncd by the Tail Of the body Of
bis partner uCrUss hls feet. Eek s,ome
to have arisen during the night without
awakening SlH ebert. The latter AT
lirSt thought /, was Il man who had been
employed with th,m aud who had gone
To town and was expected 10 return
during the night ShaUbcrt foii ~ tLc
man'a clothing III the darkness and
found tint IL VINE hig partner. lie arose
md aftof maxine Il liqht d]iHcogofcJ
that Eek WIS dcad. ilr started at once
iOt town, leaving the body alone. BE.
cause of the presence e coyotes on The
desert he induced Judge Solomon Ia
return with him nj once. Eek Ia said 10
hive bCen subject "a c%pilcrtic attacks
and this is supposed 10 have been the
cause 81 hia death.
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To Teach People Abou, Snake.

Statc HooIogist Surface, OF pcnnsyl.
Vania' Is preparing to sond TO
each county In the state for
use Of It's schools n collection
Of snakes found IN PENNSYLVANIA.
with u chart showing the fond
OF tho various serpents, the ramInca.
lions OF tho snake family and the zoo.
graphical district situation OF tho vo.
rlous Species. Tho snakes will be
used for educational purposes. 80 TINT
the teachers aud pupils may be able
to recognize the varieties from their
appearance and know whether they
are poisonous or not.
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Abou, Death VALLEY.

A. L. Burton, an old time prospector
who has rvained the hills and valleys OF
California for many years. aud Others OF
Bennett's hole, Death Valley have filed
nm application for n l6O acre ranch
Near Benefits there are about six ser-
tons OF the finest grass land. It is a
burro's paradise, and quite a crop O,
mesquite was rsised last year. Accord
ing TO tho report ~ the geological eur
vey, liennett's Hole Ia DIT feet below
sea level. In 1887 Prof. Wheeler est.
mated that>it was only 81 tcet below tho
level Of the sea. According to the same
authority the lowest point in the valley
il at Mormon Point, whore Prof. Wheel.
er erected a monument which has eince
disappear ed, Oh which was the legend
1884 feet below sea level. the lowest part
Of the valley. Mormon Point is - miles
southeast OF Bennett's.-
A dispatch recently published in Pa
cihc Coast newspapers, related on the
authority Of one Parker, that n few DAYS
since ten inches OF snow fell in Death
Valley. The report, says Mr.. Barton. IL
ridiculous. no snow over falls in Death
Valley, but warm rains sometimea do
Searchlight Bulliten
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To Whom Ii May Concern.

W approximately three thousuuC
Acres OF Outside land, lying along
the Creek bottoms from fuckers to
Gold Creek. Tie Adams Estate has no
lands o' nine nnde' lease except what
Is under fence at Rancho Grnudc7 aud
"liny Stacks." AS | nave pad interest
aud taxes on this property for twenty
five years, while he public have used it
THE yaaT, 1t will be my intention 10
force trcsspHssers to hclp pay my in
terest and taxes.
ii. MORGAN HILL,
Beaver, Nevada.
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the constitution than they would gain
by the new republican doctrine OF ex.
pediency. for who a Say that the
disintegratioD and humiliation OF law
that would ensue would not lead to an
end OF free government? Let us there.
tore be patient OF the ills We have that
we may not suffer from stu greater
ones that we know Q oi.-Excllnnge.
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With the issuance uf II marriage Ii
censc yesterday to w. Is. Root, ~ Ely
New md Miss Lena Miller, II California
belle, by the county clork here, u
cour,ship oi the most ut renuous charac.
ter omc To nn end. says the Salt LIKE
Tribune.
An alarm clock TINT failed To 90 OF
started the trouble that caused the Root.
Miller nuptials to take place " dnya
later than originally planned. Mr.. Root
who If IL Of Ei!'s prominent buainess
men, and his bride wore 10 have been
married in Salt Lake. Tho two were 10
meet at Cobre. New, last Friday and
proceed TO Salt Lake.
Friday evening saw II very lonely. Il
full bride.tO be landed safely ~ Sal,
Lake and an excited. iate.bewaiImp
prospective bridegroom pacing his office
III Ely, cursinR alarm cloCks IN general
and one III particular.
MIR. Root had missed his train. Tho
alarm didn't 20 Oft till ten minutes b..
fore the Southern Pacific ~passcnycr
train pulled into Ely Friday morning.
IL 10 II good half mile from the Root
home /" the citation. As the pros pectiy w
bridegroom bounded up the depot steps
he could dlmly see The tail Ii hts Of Tie
last coach M II swung out arrosa the
valley toward OGDEN. lie wired franti.
cally and finally got into communication
with the per;urbed Miss Miller. There
WIS nothing Ia do but wait till Saturday
for the reunion nnd until todny Tor the
marriage license.
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In an interview, published in the
Reno journal, j. &. Stubs, traffic
manager of the Hartman lines, denies
that no used profanity To the Gazette
reporter and tina he said the things
imputed 10 him III tue interview
published by tho Gazette nmi which we
copied in yesterdays issue. 10 the
Journal interview, Mr.. Stubs admitted
that freight rates are too high in this
state and :bat he would have az reed To
n reduction OF ten per cent had he been
consulted by tie Commercial League.
In regard to passenger rates, hc thought
the q was ample Justification ZOE them,
but lie wOuld have been willing tu agree
to a tnnterinl r%educCOu ~ them also.
He said thcse iclucuuua had Uecn
planned before the commission bill was
framed and would have been voluntarily
put into effect. lle thinks the biIl If
useless 10 the people so fur as actual
aCcOmpli hMeUtJ nrG concerned.
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ii. MORGAN HILL,
Beaver, Nevada.
Where Snow ls Sold.

In some parts of Asia Minor snow Is
obtained in the mountains and packed
tightly IN n conical pit which Is GOV.
cred with straw and leaves. At the
bottom OF the pit n well Is dug, with q
drain to carry off the water formed by
the melting snow. The snow Is deliy-
cred to customers in nearby cities at
the price OF ten to % cents for 100
pounds.
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