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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24

ministration with the foreign coun-
tries was undoubtedly the Vene-
zuela message. the most highly
praisd, as we'll as the most severe
ly condemned, Of his whole public
career. In his message to con-
gress on Dec. 3, 1895, Mr.. Cleve-
land called attention to the long
standing boundary dispute between
Great Britain and Veuezuela, and
to the efforts of the United States
government to induce the dispu-
tants to settle it by arbitration.
Previously in July. Secretary o.
ney, in dispatch to the American
Ambassador in London, had called
attention to the peculiar interest
of the United States in the dis
pute. owing to the relation of that
dispute to the Monroe doctrine,
and again urged arbitration. Lord
Salisbury returned an answer in
which he denied that the interests
of the United States were necessar-
lily concerned in such disputes,
and refused to arbitrate except in
regard to certain territory.
These dispatches were sent to
congress in the following Decem-
Der, together with special mes
sage in which President Cleveland
stated that as Great Britain had
refused to arbitrate, it now became
the duty of the United States to
determine the boundary line by di-
ligent inquiry, and asked for a
special appropriation to defray the
the expenses of a commission to
be appointed by the executive for
that purpose, the commission to
report with out delay.
"When such report is made and
accepted" the message went on,
''lt will, in my opinion, be the duty
of the United States to resist by
every means in its power, as will.
full aggression upon its rights and
interests the appropriation by
Great Britain of any lands or the
exercise Of governmental jurisdic-
ton over any territory which after
investigation, we have determined
of right to belong to Venezuela" I"
This message caused great ex-
citement both in this country and
in Great Britain, being regarded
as an equivalent to threat of war.
The presidents course, however,
was almost unanimously upheld by
both parties in congress, which
authorized the appointment of a
boundary commission. Before the
report of the commission had been
prepared, an agreement was reach
ed thru diplomatic channels by
which Great Britain bound herself
to arbitrate her dipute with Vene-
zuela, thus terminating the incl
dent.
The conclusion of this contro-
versy was widely regarded as the
first formal acquiesance by a Eur
opean power in the Monroe Doc
trine, or, at any rate, in the appli-
cation of that doctrine. to warrant
the exercise by the United States
of virtual protection over the
smaller American states.-Minot
Reporter.
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24

Malcolm Correspondence.
Malcolm School District has
voted bonds to build anew school
house.
The hail storm that swept the
country the past week did great
deal Of damage to the crops around
here.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
DiA Lee Expect DeleaIf

My last official intercourse with Gen.
eral Lee ~as ON the ret eat. l was sent
to him with dispatches from President
Davis and reached him near midnight
OF April 6 rear Rice's station. 1 up.
preached without being challenged by
u single sentinel and found him stand
ing near Il smolderinR fire with one Of
his handle resting Oh an ambulance wheel.
tie was debating some order to colonel
Marshall, who sat in the ambulance
with II lap desk receiving HIS dictutioL.
As General Lee spoke he gazed in to the
bed OF coals rs il weighing every word.
There was no stall OF escort about, so
Tar MS could see. Thnchlng 5 iloIe
Creek, he spoke bitterly anu said Ill
answer To MIR. DAVIS desire to know his
proposed liue Of retreat that it WIS be-
,"ud his control; tia he had intended
tn retreat by the liue Of the DanvIlle
read but bad been forced oil tiint route
b.! the arrival ~ Sheridan ahead OF him
At Bur&vile; tia: he was them foliow mg
the hne OF the Southside road To Lyuch.
burg, but the enemy WIS outmnrchins
HIM and might force him oil; that his
movements were dependent ON the de.
vrlopmeDts Of each hour, and then he
added: -How can | tell? \ few more
Sailors Greeks and it will ali be over
just where | thought it wunld end from
the beginning When | first published
this statement its iruthfulness was
questioned. Fortunately [ aiterwa ard
cav two Of his staff, 10Th OF whom sand
they had heard him express himself IN
the same way. There ma have been
times when General Lee, elated by
come OF his surprising successes. felt
hopeful about the triumph OF our aus
From the probabilities based on num-
bers and III his judgment may
AVE been warped away no v and the n
by the feeling he expressed when, after
Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, t'rede.
ricksburg and Bncellorsv!lle, lie said.
NO general ever commanded such
troops as those under me But his
mind was too mathe NAUTICAL III its work.
ings, and all its calculations were too
habitually based upon what could he
done with a giveG number Of men and
so much material TO make HIM 'orget
the vast disparity between the contest.
ants or hope for ultimate trium ph-Jotn
). Wise III Circle Magazine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
Republican Prosperity.

Neil W. Eyer, chief clerk Ia Assistant
Oregon Short Line, r"iurGed Sunday
from "A two months vacation iup Ia his
old home III Day ton. Ohio, and I,4irr.
lay resumed his duties in the 81 ara
office. II. T.. IIillman who has been Gu.
plnyrd III the office during Mr.. E,cr's
absence, will now take II position wl,n
The railroad company at Wu
~condI.ious III the Gus. ar" p~rrr"uIi.
bly, worse than IN the west said Mr..
Eyer yesterday. -In come plgcc~ tho
rc@nli- OF the long perioi Of industrial
depression are deplorabIc. 10 Dayton,
Tor instance, | saw "A parade of the nm.
employed III which at least 1000 men
were III line and there n relief committe.
has been organized ana III operation for
some time III rn effort To allay the suffer.
ing brought abou, by the s~carci,, 81
work. Do the cOmm Ittce are "A Catholic
priest, u jewish rabbi and IL Protestant
clergy man and they have brought the
work INTO ~ stcmhtic order. Anyone
- VI ' " elNfh NSp AlaNFt
employ mcui uu tire city st rrcts ana
other public improvements, receiving III
pay II check good Ter a. upon the
relief committee This committee has
established u regular wholcsale meat
market nnd grocery and delivers pro-
VISIONS To all "hO are III need. Dayto
IL tile home %! some very lnrgc factories
such 4. .he National Cash Register Com
pany, and the recent Toll in busiucss has
thrown Thousands Of good men ont OF
employment. Ia Chicago, too, where !
visited, free comp kitchens are MAIN
tanned and pntroniz"d by thousands 81
nnfortunHfcs.
The people Of Nevada do not know
tho meaning Of hard times in the eastefn
sense and tb'y are lucky TO bc as pros
pcr"ua III they nrc.'-Rruo JUnrnaI.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
Rickey'S Examination

The preliminary examination Of I. b.
Hickey. cx-president OF the State Bank
and Trust Company, began III Carson
yeeter lay. Hickey Is represented by
Attornc, t!inr,z and D'"irirt Attorney
ltoUeri- nud Attorney. G-nrr-. Stod-
dari apTr.r for the rO .rcn9r.,u.
Tue EazcIre'. .iis Dnt .li,q' - that
Hickey ha+ s~ubpocndrd ~ 81" i:.un leo
witnesses I" prove tia, H.. - u
cIntn ZZ'rI the FUMES uf the dcpu it'rit,
whii1 tho state has surp"rrarri murr
than % and 1t is believed that the x
amirau"m will cnutirue for several day.
Many T~iL"csses wee rSimTncd 10y the
STATE thus afternoon and probably til,
uust uinH gang i,stIunnDy was thur
offered by Riley Davis, privdI. secretar,
1" Governor Sparks, md State Bunk
Examiner Miller.
STATE Bank Examiner Miller this
afternoon in answer Ia u Iii rect question:
by District Attorney Roberts us tn
whether he had ever reported to the
state bank commission that the State
Bank II Trust Company WIS solvent,
said that he had never reported that the
bank was solvent. lie SAID thai the
bank was not solvent and that ID his r, :
port to the bank con mission lie seated
that the liabilities OF the bank we're
greater than the resource.
He also stated that he had notified the
State Bank and Trust Company TINT it
was Illegal 10 trade accoIui- and thus
reduce the resources OF the BANK and
u'ni the direc "rs of the bank 20! we'd
this to he done d~r~irts his order t. TIE
to the contrary.
The attorneys Tor the state are en-
d~eavorlng to show that the directors OF
the State Bank and Trust Conpuuy
knew that the bank was iusulveut on the
22n day Of October, the day before the
bank closed IT. doUrs, and tina, the
directors continued tO take money of
depositors ON that day, despite the fact
TINT they knew the bank Ia br insulvent.
The attorneys Tor the defense are at
tempting la prove TINT the State Bank
and Trust ComPany'a employees did not
know that the bank was i'll nm insnlvcut
condition, and that they acted III good
faith when they received the money OF
depOsitOrs.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
Queer Condition in Lincoln County

i queer state Of affair la, dc yeIopcd
III Lincoln county that calls Tor Icgisla-
tive actiOJ at the next session Of our
lawmakers. SHSritf Saith nf Lincoln
county has been held without hail 10 mp
pear before the grand jury Oh The charge
of murder. lie was committed Ia the
custody Of the sheriff, which Ifs himself.
Thus means TINT Sheriff Smith, being
iiis \ Keeper, is enjoying hip liberty
without restraint. This condition Of
affairs may never occur again, but Il law
should be- passed by the next lcgislaluIc e
mating II impossible T., occur. \
sheriff held I" appear before a grnnd
jury without hni' chou. / he suspended
from office anti Il tri-l jury has passed
upon his guilt or inuuc"ucc. 10 ncquii.
ted he should, hc restored to bis office
and II convicted removed the rc'rom.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
Breen and Maeslrelti Punished

The supreme our has rendered it's
decision L. the contempt ca seq 81 Judge
Breen and District Attorney Maes,re' i
OF Lander county. II will be remen.-
Gered that these gentlemen severely
criticized the .upreme court Ter !ts de-
oision in granting Patsy Dryer a new
trial. Both atttorue,s are found guilty.
The decision III the case OF Judge
Breen concludes rs fullows:
@rhe language and order Of respond
ent, considered US IA whole, Is not within
the province Of Legitimate criticism, but
is Of that character hicb is IN uup ar
ranied r, Election upon the honor, in.
tegrity and dignity OF this court, the
effect OF which ID to impair the respect
due it's authority and constitutes a grave
breach OF professional propTiety.
Because OF the language aud entry
complained OF, 1t is ordered that the re.
spondent, Peter Brren, oe suspended
and prohibited from practicing or ap,
peartng rs attorney or counselor ut Law
III any OF the courts Of this state uEti
the further order nf this court, and un,
less within twenty days from the films
Of this opinion, he has 80 entered in tht
minutes and caused the language and or
der which he had so entered in the min,
utes Of the district cour; to be elpungeC
from the records Of that court ara the re
upon presents to this court an affidavit
OF other satisfactory evidence that eaiC
language and order ave been expunged
a futher order will b entered 10y thu
court on the first day Of lis next tern
directing that his nane he struck from
the roll Of attorneys aud dilsharrinR hiu
from thereafter appearing ar practicInI
III my OF the courts OF this st lie."
MaestretIie's punishment was lighter
owing to the fact that he filed an answer
i'll court stating that he did not intend
nor desire to offend the court uor were
his remarks meant to be OF such char
acter. The court simply suspends mu
from all practice, save hat as district
attorney, for thirty days.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21

Russian Legislative body. The speaker
I'd an utocr in The strictest sense OF
the word aud HE will is absolute. This
fact is demonstrated by the reply Ut
Congressman Jones OF Washington to
people and organizations p~etihOniuH
him to make a effort TO have the tariff
on wood pulp and print paper removed
for the purpose Of dealing the paper
trust a blow. Congressman Jones tells
the petitioners that he has favored such
removal, but it is hopeless this session
because it would raise the whole tariff
revision question which canuot be got
ten before the house this year. 10
other words au Americau citizen elected
and sent ns the representative OF q Tree
people Is % permitted by il' overs
that control Legislation to Introduce Il
bill for the relief Of las constituents
from the grasp Of Il thiev.np paper trust,
which in principle IL no better than the
h~ighSaymRp who robs his victim.
Tia, Ia legislation III the American cor-
gress of today. !her have been many
changes since Wmh uIt"n, and JefIer.
son, and Lincoln died. Our hoastei
freedom is becoming n very thIu shell.
The senate is often referred /" us tue
aristocratic end OF the congress, but 1t
a fac that there is more individual
freedom and less herd'nG in that body
than among the members Of the house.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
Lee Estate SeuIem Mt

C~0nsidcrnble interest is being mani
fested in the settlement Of the estate OF
John Leo Of W"d7worth 10y many Car
son City people who knew the merchant
pioneer.
II has been authoritivcly stated that
the estate amounts TO $3.50, 900 each in
San Francisco and SiO, 900 cash il Reno,
besides his Wad-wortb property and
considerable real estate. lie WIS a
member OF the great firm oi Murphy,
Grant Il Co. Of San Francisco.
In the early California days, when
Lee, Murphy and Grant were among
the gold hunters on the fuba river,
they became acquainted, md when
Mnrpby and Grant sought to engage in
business ID San Francisco it VIVA priH.
cipally Lees money TINT enabled the NJ
to 10 so. DURING all these years the
three men were close friends, md the
only wish Leo was known over to cr-
press concerning the disposition Of his
body WIS that Il should lie beside his
old friend. Murphy. Together Murph,
and Lee attended the Paris exposition.
While abrOnd Lee met his nephew,
Boyd, tho only relative known To he
living. Upon his return Gr spoke 10
friends ~ though iiujd would only rct
a small SHARE Of the cslut,
For hs mary az four cn ycnra before
his death, Lee wac ~tcnIcrIy CURSED and
cared for 10y ~ wadswortb la,i,, who
lived mostly at the house and presided
Ha the hOrsekeepcr. For half nu hour
before hls death L"c tried To tgIk, and
IT wns PLAN ,hHi he wished tO say some
thing about this paticui, silent minister
10 b last wants; but death cat hin oil
before lc could maze kuoxn shat he
wished no cay, and the woman wns lci,
unproTided for. II wonlI seem IN
merciful IL some provision were not
made 10y the administrators FOR her.
Lees life was uausuaI. 70 be the
p"osacseor Of almost halt Il million Of
wealth and still remain with u little
trading store IN u little town, cut off
like "~niswortb. srcua altogether un-
usual. No doubt, however, Lees greai.
est comfort WIN the presence Of the old
familiar place and the "p]panionship Of
the lifelong frieuIs. H. rru o.c ~rionccr
days, after he had c"fnr to Nevada.
L"e Kept n trading st"r. 10 GIoudnl, ,
and when the old Eugli.h mill near
Reno closed down, IT," wont Ia Wads.
worth, where he spent tho remainder ~
his day News
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21

plenty TO call for his arrest the Jail is
a much safer place for him, for, from
present indications the mob gang is 60
ing to carly things a little too far one o.
these days, and il ever a vigilance CON-
mittee ,s organized bere, We wouldn't
give much for the kids chauces.-
Goldfeld Chronicle.
And this is the condition OF affalrs
that b speaker OF the assem- bly,
advocated and supported by hs
votes at the special session Of the legis.
~lature, called for the purpose of passing
laws to suppress disorder and lawless.
ness and maintain the peace ut Gold
field and elsewhere within the burdens
Of the State Of Ncvhda. the ~lNDEPEN-
DEN does not intend Hut the people oi
Elko county shall forget u,e =. cord
Robert +. Skaggs made ut the special
Session OF the Legislature. iiis Yates
and speeches wsrr all against the maiI-
teCarce Of Law and order IN ia. state.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
Hunt Grazinu Decision Affirmed

Tho following bulletin recently issued
by the Forest Service is important to
stockmen:
United States Attorney Carl Rasrb Of
Montana, has notified Clifford Pinchot,
Chief Of the United States Forest
Service, tina, the United States Court of
Appeals ut San Francisco, has all med
the decision u Judge Hunt in the graz
ing ,rcspass case iDsiit uted by the Gov
eminent against Thomas Summon.
M copy Of the decision has yc, been
received by tho Forest Servi e, but il is
believed that IL forbids stockmcn Ia
allow their cattle To daft upon the
National Forests, and that the National
Forests need not be fenced to prevent
such drifting, although the state lave
may make such fencing necessary Tor
private lands.
10 December, 1901, Shannon allowed
his cattle Ia drift upon the Little Belt
National Forest in MoDtaou. 10 put
a stop to this, suit was brought by the
INV ''uAtot w pu hHTCD TO- ltUI,
Judge Hunt, in the United Statce Cir
cult Court for that State, rendered a
decision In favor Of the government,
and issued M injunction perpeIuaIly
restraining Shannon from allowing his
cattle to driit upon the forests. Mun-
tana has II fence las by wbich land own
ere must fence their lands before they
can obtain redress from stock me n
whose cattle, feeding upon the open
pablo domain, rnnge upon and injnte
tile private lands.
Shannou's counsel argued that ,h,s
state law should apply M against The
United Siasee, but Judge Hunt held
that tie power OF congresa over the
public lnuds, incIu1ing the national
~foree's, is o mple,e; that congress haa
lh"fuiiy delegated 20 the secretary %,
agriculture the Authority 10 make tegu.
Iasions to protect the forest; tina, the
secretary bad properly made a rcgnta.
lion Thai cattle mus, no, range upon
the to'eet without permit, and tina, con
s~cqnen'ly Shannon VIVA n ireaspasser
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
Curious COMBINATIONS.

Professor Mcmillan Brown, ethnol-
ogist, holds that the future Australian
people will, id all probability, be black
Ants are really very long lived, con-
slder'ug their minueteness. A natura.
list had two queens under observ,ion Tor
ten years and one ~ Sir John Lubbock's
ant pete lived into her fifteenth ear.
Ivy growing over the walls Oi a house
renders the structure cool in summer
aud warm i'll winter. It also keeps the
vale dry. II IF, however, destru tive 20
woodwork, forcing the JOINTS apart.
Most OF the stone marbles used by
boys are made in German. The refuse
only OF tue marble and Hgate auarries is
employed, and this lie treated in such a
way shat there 10 practically no waste.
The old %beadgear which Geronimo,
the Indian chief, wors IN his last battle
With General Miles has been bought by
Robert v. Wells OF Washing .on, and
will tie given to the Smithsonian Insti.
tuition.
Mercury has Il year Of eighty.eight Of
our days; Venus II u 1927 days; Mare
year is 6S1 days, while That Of Neptune
ia GO,l27.T days. No earth man could
hope to reach the age OF n year IL no
lived III Neptune.
Tho amount Of water daily lifted from
the watere OF the world hy evaporation
is about $40 cubic miles. and the aver
aye mount Of rain which falls on the
tface Of the globe during a year 10
siXty inches,
NJ. Antoine Cliareitc, n clever young
Chemist OF pars,b "a Informed the Acad.
emy OF Science IN tin, city that he has
succeeded in producing by artificial
means crys,sls Of large size having al
the characteristics u dinmoods.
Emperor William has conferred on
Baron MarschslI Won Biebotstcip, the
German Ambassador IT CunstautinopIc,
who III head Of the delegation Of
German Order Of the Black Eagle, the
highest Pruseiau decoration in recogpi
ton Of his services at The Hsgue.-Pns.
burg Dispatch.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
LAWLESSNESS AT GOLDFIELD

There are many evidences that the
Western Federation, despairiug Of re-
cosnitioD by the mine operators II Gold
Held, Inns deter miued iO renew The policy
of brute force and intimidation which
hns characterized the organic ,tinu, here
aud in other camps. Again last ri hit
a crowd Of the %honUdIum members
ghtlicfed around II n%on-unipn miner M
Main aud Crook IT reefs md Womb fl, ..
beaten him badly but Tor the timely
arrival of Constable Claude IDmap.
This ,s the fourth assault known ,o the
public III two dayr, and yet not a single
arrest has been made. What do the
peice officers purpose to do abont itY
ls 1t the intention to allow the 90 Inv.
breakers to continue the ir practices until
they Kill some oneH Every man Of ilrcm
is subject to arrcs. md inca rceration in
jaiI. There is where they belong, and
II is tho duty u the officers TO put them
there.
Ile affection is particularly called 10
ono "Gun.shoc Kid whn was the chic,
aggressor III last evenings sport. We
nndcrstEnd that a criminal charge ia
even nov hanging ovcr the head OF this
lad, and that he had been mixing
strenuous efforts 10 induce Sheriff
Ingalls, 10 return TO him u eawedoH shot
gun which "a takes from him when he
wns arrested. The 'Kid' bas done a
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
What The IriShman THOUGHT.

An Irishman had just been arrested
on II charge OF disorderly conduct and
was beng tried before the police court
judge, who seemed DESTROYS Of convict
ing the prisoner, although the evidence
was very doubtful. In the end the
judge was compelled to discharg &c him on
account OF no proof against him. As
the lrishman was about tn leave the
court, he turned to the judge and said:
Your honor, has a man a right 70
think without it being called a contempt
OF court?'
Certainly" replied the judge.
+Well, thin said the other, "I'm
thinking your honor is d d-n fool"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
Leonard Kelley Drowned

a. o. l~lugur, Tom Wilson and
Leonard Kelley went out la the hot
water pools near the Hot Springs bridge
thus forenoon "a wash their clnthcs,
iIOgUe and Nilsson hal wn.htI IN. ire
and went ont to hang Tia, ~ on the
brush I" dry, leaving Kelley sitting on
,he ridge oi rocks that dividcs the two
pools. lie had taken oil his clothes
and laid the IN Oh The rCcl,a. When IItrur
aud Wilson returned fruGi hanging ont
their ciGthr., Kelley was MISSING, but
hts clothing las un tiic ROCK. n- il liz!
when they lctt 10 hang up their clothes.
They did not hcar Kelley scream while
away ANA cannot account for his absence
except on the theory TINT lac fell INTO the
pool and was drowned. Tho ar.iIcut
occurred about 10 O'Clock aud iiuyu,
ana Wilson came Iumedi I"ly IN toxin
TO notify the authorities. SnrriT Clarl;
ana a party went "a the pools this after
noon ,o rearrh FOR the bn ~ II the miss-
ing man.
Kelley IL well Ap0Nn ~ rrsr, hLyrnv
worked n. sumner "a u TO rarIior Iur
Mr.. Nelson. There in no fr!snu Ia
suppose that hc committed su.crIc.
Sc'crn people have met their death
in this poo! aud none 81 their Hudics
were ever recovered. II Ins beer
sounded {" The depth Of Zoo lee; with.
ont tiud nR the bItrru.
Nine or ten ytr"s AGO II boy nhDu. Il
l"nrs of y was drown"d - the p,nI
and every effort wac made Ia recoy..r his
body, but without surc,Rs.