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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-20
Al Epss.ae :, W,

AFTER Admiral Evans had oern On
grievously wounded in the n;.acs
Fort Fisher during the civil war bo ,,,mn
picked up In II marine named w,,'
mouth and carried into comnarai;vo
shelter. Wasmouth was killed "A fou.
minutes later. Evans own ccoun CON.
tinucs: AFTER Wasmouth was k;l,ad
soon fell asleep. ind when I awoL. :,
Was some time before l could recall my
surroundings. The tide had come in
and h hole in which l was living w,s
nearly full of water, which had ah,r,
covered me and was trickling into my
ears. could see IA monitor firing and
apparently very near. and the Thought
came to me that l could swim off to her
II l only bad u bit of plank or drift
but this l could not get. 1t was plain
enough that / should soon be drowneJ
like II rat in Il hole unless l managed IN
get out somehow. Dead and wounded
men were lying about in CHASTITY piles.
but no one to lend me Il helping hand
BY this time l could not use NV legs in
any way. and when l dug my hands into
the sides of my prison and tried to null
myself out the san gave way and left
inc still lying in the water. Finally |
made Il strong effort and rolled myself
sideways ont of the hole.
When l got ont / SAW a marine
short distance away nicely covered by
Il pile of sand and firing away deliber.
at"ly at the fort. l called to him I,
pull me i'll behind his bar of sand. but
he declined ON the ground that the fir.
WAS too sharp for him to expose himself
| persuaded han with my revolver =,
change his min / and ia two sec puds IA,
had me i'll "a placc'of safcty-that is To-
say. safe lay II small margin. for when
he fired the Confederate bullets womb
snip the sand II few inches from our
heads. IT the marine had known that
my revolver WAS soaking wet and could
not possibly he fired | suppose | would
have Dccn buried the next MORNING. AZ
many other poor fellows were. As SOON
~ | could reach some cartridges from a
dead sailor lying near me | loaded nv
'h''ihi'S IL IllSHt IN useful
before the job WAS finished.
"When | WAS jcrkcd in behind this
pile of sand | landed across the BODY Of
the only coward | ever SAW in the naval
service. At first | WAS not conscious
that there was Il man under me, ~ com.
plctcly had he worked himself into the
sand. He was actually below the sur.
face of the ground. The monitors were
firing over MS, and rs Il shell came roar.
ing by he pulled his knees up to his
chin. which hurt me, as it iostlcd NV
broken legs. ! said: Hello! Are you
woundcdr No. sir. he replied: i am
afraid To move All right. then |
said. keep quiet and don't hurt my legs
again The next shell that came over
he did the same thing and the next not.
w~ithSthnding my repeated cautions. 81
| tapped him between the eyes with the
butt of my revolver, and he was quiet
after that"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-20
IEsiray Notice.

y gray gclding. y ar q years Of
age. branded L with bar below with
hook curving downward on ends Of bar
and Il diamond bench upside down on
left shoulder, and II bay gelding about
10 years old, branded X with . dots
above thu iron on the left hip, cainc to
my ranch on South Fork abDnt the 10th
Of last July.
The gray gclding has a wire cut across
the breast and LEFT shoulder ard weighs
about 1850 pounds The bay gclding
has Il little white on the left hind fot
and weighs about 1900 pounds.
The owner can get these horses 10y
proving property and paying all tx.
Irn'cs for keeping and advertising.
AN. GRfswoLp.
Lee, Elko County. Nevada.
Elko, Nevada. November O.. 1908.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-20
NEVADA SHOULD FOLLOW SUIT

The people Of South Dakota have just
taken u long and II strong step toward
the eradication of n great and growing
evil in hat stutc-thc divorce mill
industry" that has for years past
scundalizcd the entire country. To tn,
electorate in the political contest Of
November 3 fell the duty of acting on Il
referendum in the matter Of an act Of
tho Legislature worry materially amend.
ing the states divorce law 80 that the
present abuses of the divorce system
would he very largely prevented. The
vote on the question was Ovcrwhclm.
ingly in approval of tho act. As soon
the canvassing board makes official an.
Deccmlrr-it will no longer be possible
for discontinued wives and husbands to
~ to Sioux Falls. spend six months. get
freedom in a secret hearing and tho
The new statute is extremely short
only five sections and one hundred and
fifty words in all-but ii will wipe a
foul plot from the good name Of u great
state. Its chief provision is the require.
ment Of one full ycarS's residence in the
state in cool faith before "a divorce
action can be begun there. beside u
residence in tho county Of not less than
three months preceding the suit. Star
or special session wOrk-long
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-20
THAT TARIFF REVISION

We are advised that the tariff com
mission appointed by the last, congress
is 10Y i'll session in Washington, and
that the varnish manufacturers Of the
United States have been before it and
have expressed perfect satisfaction
with the present duty and that no
changes willbe recommended. That's
revision with IL rrnganur. There are
but few varniSh manufacturers in the
Unitcl States, and they have grown
arrogant and dGspOtic, d]iCtatorial and
naughty, fat and sleek. as well goOmed
rs Il crowned monarch. OF course they
are satisfied with the present duty.
Would Il man living in Il palace and
rObcd in purple and fine linen submit
voluntarily to reducing his income and
lesscning his ease? Or would he readily
submit to the great common people, the
proletariat. whose substance is being
drained to maintain this royal splcndor,
as the arbitrator of his income? And
| these are the lords of finance who arc
1 tpilNlllfu ANtbu NtlN' tll' iIltl NJ Nv NV
revision Of the tariff. As usual they
are the people, the $1,000. 0)1 consumer
are scorncd as are King Lcopold's black
slaves in Central Africa. The manu-,
facturcrs of chemicals. oils and paints
have been before the commission and
they. too. are perfectly satisfied with
the prcsnct schedule. They manage to
live and maintain yachts, and motor
cars, and summer cottages, and winter
palaces. and marry. ihcir daughters to
the bankrupt royalty of Europe and
pay for their divorces later on. They
think the present tariff hill about tho
proper thing. while the struggling
labOring man of the nation is squeezed
rs dry rs u lemon to pay for drugs for
ufacturiug chemists are satisfied. but
are the people,
Have o ever heard of u farmer
being summoned before Il tariff ON
mission, or II carpenter. or a brick layer,
or a mason or Il miner. or n shop work.
man. or a swcatcd sewing wOman from
the garrctS Of n great city. or the girls
from the cotton mills. or the ]laundrCss
from her ironing board. or any other
ma OF wurna who earns II daily wage?
Have they no wrongs Ia bc rcdrcsscd.
or arc they simply a mighty horde Of
dumb slaves TO he driven hithcr and
yOn as hidden? Revise the tariff
why certainly. Baker City Democrat.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-20
TAFT AND PROSPERITY

The Republican newspapers whicl
have been prcachins calamity an,
crying zoe for the past two or thre,
months have changed their ,une sine.
election and are now exaggerating tn,
Importance of the success of Mr.. Taft
For instance. We observe the fOllowin.
i'll black letter, with a fence around il
i'll the Chicago RecOrd-H Herald: ''One
million men put 20 work; idle mill
and factories rcppencd; textile plant.
are working overtime; full tim. re-,
s;med in big industries; Wage III.
creased or promises of advance made
in many lines; work on orders cOndi,
tional on election is begun; railroads
begin extensions and order rails and
rolling stock; big shipbuilding pro,
jcctS are placed or announced: con.
tracts for residence building numcr.
Gus in South and West; real estate
market booming on demand for land
for homes; South sees greater i'm
provement in all lines than in many
years; luxrries, as we'll rs staples, are
demanded in all sections of the ma
ton"
All of which may be truc. We hope
it is. Good citizens, patriotic citizens
of all political parties should never, for
base partisan purpose, seek To impede
the progress of the country or take
the bread from the months of little
ones. OF course, the one million men
must have been idle or they could not
have been put to work; the mills
and factories were shut down or they
could rot have been reopcned. Let
the cause of this depression b. state |
fairly. Either the miles and factories
were closed on account of the mAiad.
ninistratiOn Of President Roosevelt OF
they were shut down III accurdunc,
with IA precOncerted plant to discredit
Mr.. Bryan and produce Il scare in or
der to influence the voters on election
day. Perhaps both reasons are true.
Nevertheless. we are promised an or.
of prosperity, forced prosperity in som,
respects, but the people of the countr,
will welcome a change from the de
preston Of the past thirteen months
We should not travel too fast and to,
far at the outset, however. Tn
country would not easily recover from
another era of Mckinley prosperity
In the general grab for wealth tn
laws have been tramplcd under foo
and conditions have arisen which RI
quire rnadjustlnent. Until these prof.
lens are solved there can bc no last
ing benefits to the people ut large. L
addition, the tariff remains 10 he re
risc,! and some OF thc onerous burden
removed. Until this is accOmplishc
it would be the part Of wisdom To pro
coed along conservative lines and no
raise false hopes rs to prosperity.
The opening of the mills and fuC
tories and the employment of tho,
sands of idle men means that the sul
frrings Of the poor in the East on u,
count of the panic will he in Il mca,
urc ended. The outlook to this G,
tent is frightened. May they never d
closed again. eve to influence nm clct
tion-Salt Lake Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-20
Government Intestigating

Following the many complaints that
have been received by the Department
of the Interior concerning mineral
lands to which title is claimed by the
Central Pacific Railroad company,
comes the announcement that the gov
crnIncnt will investigate the railroad
lands. The plans and scope of the
work is told in the following circular
letter that is being sent out by d. J..
LawtOn, special land agent:
General Land Office,
Denver, Colo, Nov. H.. 1908.
Several special agents are now work.
ing in Nevada, under the direction Of
Nj. d. McEniry, chief Of the field
division of the general land Office, of
the Department of the Interior, for
the purpose of investigating the many
complaints that have been received by
the Department of the Interior concern
ing lands which had heretofore been
segregated by the Central Pacific
railroad, and :or which the government
has executed patent.
During the two years last past the
general land office has been making
Investigations of similar cases, and in
cases where they have found that the
lands were known mineral lands in
character ut the time application was
Inide Tor patent. II have obtained
sufficient corrolOrativc proof to sub.
..-
s,ant'atc the iacts'' they have recon-
'h"nd'd II suits have been brought
ana are now pending III the Depart
'icnt OF Justice having III view tho
SFettihB asidc Oh snch patent.
Az" p''cht cilh oe alstnrbod that has
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-20

evening. The official returns from all
the counties in the State was canvaSSed
with the following results:
Senator. Francis G.. NewlandS, ma
jority, 1858 Congressman. George \.
] Bartlett. plurality, 3,Gsi. Bartlett
carried every county in the State with
the exception of Storey. Judge Tai
bots majority was over 500. he received
more than two-thi;ds of. the votes of
Elko, his home county. Charles l..
Deady's majority Will reach Close to the
1000 mark. Bryan carried the State
by $50 majority.
The Democrats have elected 81 out
of IS aSsemblymen and five ont of eight
State Senators. They now have seven
ont of eleven hold-overS in the Senate
which gives them IL out of 10 in the
upper house, making a total of IL out
of 81 on joint hallo; in both houses i'll
the next Legislature.
While the meeting WAS in session 4
message OF co~nsratUlarion WAS tele.
gTaphed Senator Newlands at San
Francisco and informing him of his I'M
p~recedsntei majority.
The reports Of the State Chairman.
SECRETARY and Publicity BureAu were
submitted and SHOWED tina; the cam
Paign was oocHiGctei In a systematic
and business manner and more Scono-
micily tha2 any other campaign ever
carried q in this Stale The chairman,
secretary. Publicity bureau and the
assistants were highly commended by
the passing Of resolutions, for their able
and efficient work which the results OF
their labors have already shown. Gov
ernor DickerSon's administration WAS
Endorsed by the committee.
The most important feature of the
meeting was the decision of the COM
mittee to maintain the present organi.
cation and 10 strengthen it in such a
manner that the Democracy will he a
united and inivncible party in Nevada
at h next campaign two years hence.
\ plan was discussed and outlined TO
form jefferson Democratic Clubs
throughout the State to teach the voters
the principles of Democracy as ex.
pounded by the founder and prophet of
Democracy i'll America. An organizer
will visit every county in the State and
cooperate with the county chairman in
each county in cffecting thorough
organization of clubs. Headquarters
will he maintained in Reno in charge of
MIR. y. b. Gray, Secretary OF the State
Central Committee, and under the
direction of State Chairman Peter J.
Somers, who will keep in close touch
with all county organizations in the
entire State. Literature will bc fur.
nished to each county chairman tn I've
distributed 10 the voters of his county
to teach them what Democracy is and
that the Democratic party stands for.
The voters will he kept informed on AL
matters relating To legislation, both
State and National, as well as political
and social events that transpirc. The
plan outlined has the. hearty ap
prevail of representatives, iofthe Demo
cratic press who We're present and
assured the COMMITTEES of their earnest
cooperation. The mex two years viii
be made Il campaign of education b,
the Democratic party i'll Nevada
Virginia Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-20

H. ,. Van Lccr. successor Ia n. l.
Guldagrr. IL practical h,rsr shDrr with
years Of experience. will conduct a
general hl%acksmithinR business ut the
old shop. Mr. Rigsby will remain
and attend 10 tho wood work. A fair
share Of the public patronage Is sole.
tied. y
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-20

Bread tickets good for scent loavos
at Cochrano's Bakery.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-20
democracy IN .tysla

Is United And luvipcibls
An important meeting of the Exccu.
tive Committee Of the Democratic State
Central Committee was held ut Demo.
cratic headquarters in Reno SATURDAY.
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THE DAILY INDEPENDENT
suBsCKIrTInN RATS

sUBsCKIFIIuN KNTFS
one D
Six Months. %
For any period under six mouths, IS cents
per mouth. Payable In advance Delivered by
carrier 10 EIko at IS cents per month or s5
:ents per week. Issued every Afternoon. SuI
days excepted.
Battered At the ElKo ppstoGnce Tor tranSmis>!oL
through tie mails as secoui-cIAs matter.
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Born

liARnfN In Elko, Nevada, November
iG, 1900, to the wife Of Lee Hardin
Il son.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-17

continued from yesterday
That luau at the Puunene club! That
was luau for your life! 1t was the
real thing with all the proper trimmings
even to having the food spread on
tables only foot above the floor while
the guests squatted down with their
feet beneath the table as comfortably
as they could, which, in my case believe
me, was not very comfortably, for L
measure many spans from hip to toe.
One very soon got used to the novel
position, however, and forgot everything
but the joy of introducing tasty food
into an open air melted vacuum.
About the time that everybody was
feeling less hungry and far better bal
lasted amidships, some speechifying be-
gan, Frank Baldwin acting as toast
master. The polo PLAYERS were called
on and all said few words but it was
George Fairchilds who made the hit of
the evening. He said. ''We think that
that Kauai hospitality is good in fact
we have thought that it was unbeaten;
but tonight | must say very emphati
cally that Maui has Kauai backed off
the board in this respect. - Then we
all cheered very vigorously. not intimat-
ing any aspeTsion on Kauai but glad of
the expression of sentiment that had
been bubbling up within all of us.
After the luau there was to be a
night trip up HaleakaIa on horseback
and over to Makena on the other side
of the island where arrangements had
been made for the steamer to stop. l
had no riding togs along, but that
would not have prevented my making
the trip had it not been for personal
cardiac popularity that objects very
strenuously to sudden high attitudes
So, after the tables were cleared
away and the band struck up dance mu
sic | was able to dance away without
the thought of an all-night ride in front
of me-
In between the dances I had very
interesting talk with Mr. Krumbhaar
This great sportsman is very much of
a wonder. When he came TO the Islands
a little more than four years ago he
had actually never been in the saddle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-17
.LEAL WAS NOT THE
BATH|NG-TOG CENSOR

The gasoline-propelled flight of Motor
cycle Officer Leal through the streets
and along the Waikiki road yesterday
afternoon on the police department.
motorcycle, which seemed to be speed
ing perilousIy near the so or 55-mile
rate, gave rise to all sorts of rumors,
particularly to patrons of the street
ears, who merely caught a glimpse of
the speeder Leal received a phone
message at the station from the Beach,
but it came in indistinct chunks, there
fore he was uncertain whether a mur-
der had been committed or someone
was drowning and needed police assist
ance to effect his rescue, or Just what
When the officer arrived at the Sea-
side, coated with dust and his machine
fairly smoking, he learned that the ex-
citement was caused by a little sawed
off man who occasionally MARBLES in
Hotel street theaters, who had Jumped
into the surf with all his clothes on
except hat and shoes, and was swim
ming merrilv about among the other
bathers. The man was drunk, very
drunk, but as he was able to swim, Joe
didn t believe that he could act as a
bathing togs censor, and returned to
town
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-17
FATAL SHOT
WAS ACCIDENT TAI
Lane Webster's Death Due to
a Slippery Trail and a
Comrades Fall

Particulars of the death of Lane
on the Island of Molokai on Friday af-
ternoon. came by the steamer Mikahala
yesterday morning, showing that 1T was
accidental while the deceased and sew
eral of his young friends were out hunt
ing. The funeral was held yesterday
afternoon at three o'clock from Cen
trail Union church.
About four 'clock Friday afternoon,
Lane Webster, accompanied by Ather-
ton Gilman, Arthur Gilman, Lionel
Steiner and young Genoves, left the J.
+. Brown ranch house near Halawa on
a hunting trip. About a mile and a
half from the house they started down
a slippery trail. The trail was rain
soaked and its descent was attended
by some difficulty. In the Nan was
young Webster and behind him Ather-
ton Gilman. Suddenly, Atherton Gill
man s feet slipped from under him, and
in trying to save himself the gun which
he was carrying loaded, fell and was
discharged. A cry from Webster told
his companions that he had received
the shot He fell, and his companions
went to his assistance All were
stricken with grief at the tragedy, and
their trembling fingers were almost un-
able to bandage the wound to stop the
flow of blood which poured from the
bullet hole in the calf of his right leg.
After doing what they could there,
they got HIM to the top of the trail,
placed him ON horse and took him
back to the ranch house.
Atherton Gilman left the party after
they had started for home and gallop-
ed nine miles for doctor On reach
ing the house with the physician about
nine clock that night young Webster
was just breathing his last. The doe
tor examined the wound, and according
to the report brought from Molokai
said that even though he had come ear
lier he could not have saved him, as
the wound was mortal one.
The entire party stopping at Brown s
accompanied the remains back to Ho
nolulu yesterday on the Mikahala.
The services at Central Union church
were impressive, and every feature was
expressive of sadness. Classmates
of the deceased at Punahou College
were the nallbearers, and there were
floral tributes from the class with
which young Webster would have grad
uated next year-'09. Other floral
tributes came from the Gilman chill
dren and others connected with the sad
tragedy.
The casket was borne into the church
and deposited among the flowers by
Harry Lucas, president of the 700 class,
Richard Cation, James Winnie, Huron
Ashford, Guy Rothwell, Charles Davis,
Fred Wilmington and Theodore Cooke.
The services were conducted by Rev.
d. D. Scudder, and a choir, conducted
by Stanley Livingston, rendered
" Nearer, Ny God, to Thee The
casket was deposited in vault in
Nuuanu cemetery.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-17
BUHLER'c PLAYERS
At THE VOLCANO

Joe Cohen has received letters from
the Cohen-Lumley dramatic company,
headed by Richard Buhler, which show
that wherever they have played it has
been with the s"S. r. O' sign out.
The company played two nights at La
haina, three nights at Wailuku and
then crossed to Hilo. Crowded houses
greeted the company at the two Maui
towns, and representations have been
made for a return engagement at Wal
luku. Good @business is also reported
from Hilo. Last evening the company
was to have taken in the glories of
kilauea crater
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-17
EXPERT GIVES AUTO ADVICE

The following article from the San
Francisco Call, written by r. R.
L 'Hommedieu, one of the best known
expert automobile writers in the coun-
try, is well worth reading. If owners
of cars would follow the writer's au.
vice there would be fewer repair bills
and less difficulty in collecting them:
GA forcible example was seen yes
terday of the inability of the motor car
owner to cope with trouble in his vein.
Gle. An owner who had been paying
for repairs to his car got very little
satisfaction. He was at loss to know
what the trouble was, and was on the
verge of blaming she manufacturer for
turning out an inferior automobile. As
last resort he interviewed Tony
Nichols. the noted driver, who, he
knew. was familiar with the make OIL
ear which he owned. Nichols ran IL
around the block, stopped it, grunted
out "carbon,'' and with wrench and
screwdriver. soon had the exhaust
valves. where the trouble came from,
in view. The engine had been choked
up until it was a wonder that it would
work. Within 80 minutes Nichols re-
placed the valves. the engine was starr.
ed and it hummed merrily song that
was music to the owner s ears. As he
drove away Nichols said: "Well, that
lob would have cost the owner at least
six hours time in a repair shop, if not
longer. 1t has already cost him good
deal. and vet it had not given him any
relief. The trouble with most of the
repair shops is that those who own
them are not mechanics, and therefore
unable to judge of the ability of their