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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-14
Esmeralda County Leads

Washoe county must yield her
laurels to Esmeralda, for Bullion Tax
Collector J, F.. Haley. after a weeks.
Investigation of the books Of Sheriff
Ingalls,, has entered in his note book
the fact that this county collects mare
moneys for business licenses and has a
greater mineral production than any
other county in the state of Nevada.
Haley has visited ten counties, and is
now i'll Lincoln county, going over
the books of tax collectors and license
ollector, and he finds that in mineral
Es!neralda is first, Nye second, Church
ill third, and Humboldt fourth. Gold
fields record for the first six months of
this year was $4,000, 900 to the county
books. .f..:.. .... g .
Discussing Esmeralda's future Mr..
Haley said:
"Goldtielders, always optimistic, in
my opinion, do not realize the future
ahead of this section of Nevada You
have one of the greatest mining sections
have seen in the entire state. With
the return of better business conditions
the outside public is going to realize
this more thoroughly than ever before,
and then will come revival of the
mining industry never equalled in Ne
vada. Esmeralda will reap the great
est benefits from this revival, because
you have the people who know how to
bring this sections possibilities to the
attention of the world. My quarterly
report will be submitted to the COVER
nor some time between October 10 and
10TH. "-Golnfield Chronicle. ''-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-14
A FEW HINTS TO VOTERS

Before casting your vote with the
republican party remember some of
these things:
First-The failure of the republican
party to take steps to provide for elect
ing senators by popular vote, and the
refusal of the republican convention to
endorse the reform.
Second-The failure of the republican
congress to pass Il bill providing for
publicity OF campaign contributions
and the refusal of the republican con-
vention even to endorse the reform.
Third-The failure of the republican
congress to pass IL postal savings bank
bill and the hypocrisy of the party in
endorsing this reform, which it had
just ignored in congress.
Fourth-The passage by the republi-
can congress of currency bill which
enables speculative banks to convert
oil sorts of securities into currency and
actually reduces the margin of safety
for depositors instead Of increasing it.
Flfth-The destruction of representa-
tive government in the lower house,
where the republican speaker and his
committee on rules have all power and
not even majority can get vote on a
popular bill if the speaker refuse, con.
sent
SlXth-The fOrty-nine per cent in
crease in the cost of living under the
republican Dinglcy tariff and it's trusts,
while wages have increased only nine
teen per cent.
Seyenth-The refusal of the republi-
can congress to amend this tariff al
though it's iniquities are admitted and
future revision has been reluctantly
promised by lis friends after the storm
is over
Eighth-The Notorious fact admitted
10y Senator Aldrich, republican leader
i'll the senate, that American tariff pro-
tected concerns sell their products
abroad in competition with European
factories at lower prices than they OK
;ct from American consumers and the
refusal of the republican house of re-
representatives. to adopt an amendment to
have our government agents report on
these prices.
Ninth-The republican leaders pre-
tend they favor tariff sufficient only
TO compensate factories for the differ
ence between labor cost in America
and abroad, but the fact is that the
republican tariff is more than sufficient
TO pay the whole labor cost, On steel
products the labor cost is fftcenper cent
and the tariff is thirty-tw, per cent. -
OmmOner
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-14
How TO Get Strong

=. j. DAILY, Of 1247 w. Congress ST.,
Chicago, tells away to get strong:
He says: "My mother, who is old
and was very feeble, is deriving SO
much benefit from Electric Bitfers,
that feel It's my duty to tell those
who need a tonic and strengthening
medicine about it. In my mothers
case q marked gain In flesh has re.
suited, insomnia has been overcome,
and she is steadily growing strong
err" Electric Bitters quickly remedy
stomach, liver and kidney com
plants. Sold under guarantee at
'Elko Drug Co.'s drug store. soc.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-14
Corn Cobs Worth S26,S9O.

Franklin county, Missouri, is the
birthplace of the Missouri nicer
schaum," as those persons who desire
to give it q more aristocratic mans
have christened the corncob pipe.
OF corncob pipes during the year
1907 the county exported 22,GOS, 4s8.
Besides these she sent out $4,000
pipe stems, 20,8O8 Cleaners" and
l0S,9O2 wooden pipes, in value more
than half as much as was realized
from either her live stock or her
grain expectations. Gasconade coun.
ty shipped corncob pipes to the num-
Der Of 1856, GAO, valued at 500, 800,
and showed a total shipment for the
two counties of 24,4e5, 1873 such pipes.
st. Joseph Gazette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-14
Contrac, Let For Governors Mansion

The contract for the erection of the
governors mansion was let YESTERDAY
by the state board of capitol commits
sioners and it will be signed tomorrow
or the next day and then arrangements
completed to begin work at once on the
construction. The Friedrich &c Hoffel
company of Reno landed the contract
for the building, the successful bid
being $22, TOO. 3 ...=--" .ag-.#
There were five bidders for the cree.
ton, the bids being us follows: Fried.
hoff & Hoffel company $22, 700; Eugene
Schiller, Reno, $25,99O; Clock g. Shea,
Reno, 1923, $50; s. Fl. Newton, Reno, $28,-
800; Burke Bros. &, Roush, Reno, $2a, :
425. The bids of the Friedrich & Hoffel
company being the lowest the commits
sioners awarded that company the con-
tract for the construction. The con-
tract will be signed tomorrow or Tues
day and the commissioners announced
yesterday that the work would then
Immediately begin.
The mansion will he located on the
ground donated by 7. B. Hickey for
that purpose. The lot is just west of
the city and commands fine view of
the capital.
Although not ~ pretensius building
the governors manson will be one of
the prettiest and homiest structures of
the kind in the country. 1t will have u
foundation of concrete and the main
part of the building will be wood
Carson News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-14
The Shoe Man

Having been in the shoe business all
my life, I claim to know something
about the business. I carry large
stock of mems and women's shoes and
am selling my share. am sorry that
1 cannot keep cobbler, but I cannot
SO L will have to do what repairing l
can and let the rest 60 The most of
my time is taken up selling shoes.
A. l., MAUK, The Shoe Man.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-14
Reinll:1llart Co. G.
Serial No. 0893
Notice for Publication
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United'States Land Office.

United'States Land Office
Carson City, New II
..,s.-s q. August % 1903
Notice is hereby given that Eliza J. Riordsn
q mound valley, Elko County Nevada, has
MED IN this othce her application to llNte
under the Provisions OF Section 2sO6, I'd 70
Statutes OF the United States, the SouthyEszSt
quarter OF the Southwest quarter OF Section(
Nine 90, Township Thirty Id0) North, RanRei
ttlIty-slx 1867 East, NJ d. NJ, containing forty
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
land described. or desiring to object BECAUSE
other reason, to the disposal to the applicant.
should file their afidavits Of protest in this
once on or. before the 10th day OF October A,
LOUIS ]. COIN,
Register.
Date OF last publication October s. 1908
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-14
APpL1oAr1oN NO. 1901

APPLICATION NO. 1901
Notice OF Application for Permission to Appro.
pirate the Public Waters or the State OF Nevada
August, 1908, In accordance with Section 25,
Chapter XVIII, OF the Statutes OF 1907 one John
w. ompson, OF Elko, County Of Elko ID
Engineer OF Nevada for permission to apbrJ
pirate the puplio waters OF the State of Nevada
Suoh appropriation is 10 be made from Echo
by means OF q ditch aud twenty cubic feet per
second is to be convened TO points W. n OF
Sec 20, and s. n OF Sec. IL. by means Of ditch.
es and there used for irrigation and domestic
purposes. Water TO be returned to stream. No
Signed.
FRANK r. NICHOLAS,
State Engineer
Date Of first publication, August IL, 1908
Date OF last publication, September 81 1903.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-14
PlunkvllIe Parson,

But your minister is gru1."
Kinder"
And chews tobacco"
We're satisfied. Them sort don't
run much to afTlnlties or sech is cur
experience. "-Washington Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-09-14
$40 Reward

For the return of a breastpin, emerald
and pearl setting. Gold bar with star
in center. Lost on streets of Elko
August Z. Address
ETHEL STCLA1R DEETH, New.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

newspapers in New York, just prior to
the Spanish-American war, to the effect
that if it's special ambassador" or
special commissioner" would do GER
tain things the proprietor OF the paper
would see that war was declared.
If the highest authorities in both the
United States and Japan are to be relied
upon, the two countries have been in
no danger of war at any time since the
anti-Japanese demonstrations in San
Franciso more than year ago. Wild
eyed, irresponsible editors in various
parts of the country, not excluding Cal
ifornia, it must be admitted with regret,
have limited at the near approach OF
the war demon at various times since
the lamentable school incident In San
Francisco. and in spite of the repeated
declarations from both Washington and
Toxic that war between the two coun-
tries was too remote a contingency TO
be considered by sane men, there still
are to be found, here and there, fool
newspaper editors who see sign of
trouble in every move made by either
country in it's relations with the other.
Japan is even more desirous of avoid
ing anything resembling serious trouble
with this country than is the United
States, and heaven knows that war
with Japan or any other country is the
last thing we want. And there will be
none
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
A THIEVES QUARREL

THE tin-plate makers of this coun-
try are having quarrel with the
- steel trust over the division of
tariff spoils A hundred thousand tons
of tin-plate bars have been sold by the
steel trust for delivery in Wales at
s21.9O. Allowing $4.1O for the cost of
shipping the product, the price at the
mills is $3.50, while the price to Ameri-
can consumers is $29.
Naturally the tin-plate makers view
the action of the steel trust with dis
pleasure. The latter is selling to the
foreign competitors of the tin-plate men
for S11.20 per ton less than 1t demands
of them, and their tariff protection" Is
impaired by this discrimination. The
tin-plate makers demanded and re-
ceived, through the Dingley tariff law,
special protection which they did not
need at ALL The steel trust organizers
Jared likewise. The latter have now
succeeded in employing the tariff law
to deliver a foul blow to one of their
best patrons.
This is a case where the ancient adage
touching upon the subject of honor
among thieves does not apply. Fur
thermore 1t may be said with equal
truth in this particular instance that
when thieves fall out no honest man
appears to receive his dues.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
NEGRO FOLLY

nHREE prominent negroes have
issued a call for a national con-
Il vention of the members of the black
race in America to be held in Philadel-
phia next April. The object Of the con-
vention is declared to be to formulate
demands upon the respective parties for
the next national campaign and to
determine what candidates for the
presidential nomination most deserve
the confidence of the colored voters.
Such a course as this is, in our opin-
ion, most i'll advised. 1t is folly to plan
a minority movement on a mere race
or color line. There is no reasonable
ground upon which such an issue can
be created, particularly in the expecta-
ton that 1t can be injected into the
domain of national politics. None will
profit by such a project except dema-
gogues, and it will avail such as these
little.
But if the negroes are SO foolish as
to insist upon endeavoring to inject a
race issue into the approaching cam
paign, let them turn to their friend and
champion, Joseph Benson Foraker. The
present status of the Brownsville Incl
dent makes him their logical candidate.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
FOOL TALK

nHE state department expresses sur
prise over the publication in Vari-
Il Gus foreign papers, as we'll as in a
few American newspapers, of reports
intended to convey the impression that
there is serious friction between the
governments of the United States and
Japan over the adjustment of the ques-
tion of Japanese immigration. There
should be no surprise over the attitude
of most of the foreign papers, which
are prone to act as disturbers every
time the United States confronts for
eign problem; and there likewise is lit
tie ground for surprise that certain
newspapers of the class commonly re-
ferred to as yellow are doing every
thing In their power to compel the two
nations to fight, willy-nilly. The state
department should bear in mind a mes
sage said to have been transmitted from
the proprietor Of one Of these yellow
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
Badly Needed

''Peter Alvarado, the rich Mexican
mine owner. who recently gave $4,000. :
900 to the poor, is a foe to divorce said
Philadelphia broker. ION my last visit
to Mexico City l dined with him. and he
condemned the spread of divorce Bit
terly.
''EIe told an old story on this head. He
said young musician exclaimed one day
in his nearing:
cat last have fame IL my grasp
How SOP Mr.. AlvaraOo asked.
"'You know Mendelssohnl Wedding
March" and the marvellous reputa ii
brought him? said the musician.
Yes What of it?" said tine million.
aire.
Well said the musician, Z am going
to write a divorce march.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
Senator Makes Strong Plea
for Fair inheritance Tax

enough to let me have it. Ought 7 not,
then, pay my fellow men, or my govern
ment, which represents my fellow men.
for this privilege?
BY inheriting this wealth which I did
nothing to create. and which the gener-
osity of society alone permits me to have,
I have greater power to help support
this generous government than hundreds
and even thousands of my fellow men
who are earning their daily bread and
a surplus for their families. Also. l am
relieved from the necessity of earning
my daily bread or supporting my family
or doing anything of any kind for my
fellow men; because. after the govern
ment has made me pay for the privilege
Of inheriting the wealth L never earned.
I still have the greater part of that
wealth left for my own support and
pleasure. What conceivable subject of
taxation is more just than that upon
property neither created nor earned by
its recipients ?-The Reader.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

Her wisdora you'll admit" quoth he.
The maiden said: 'I must agree
Your point l. nicely taken;
But ponder. please, on Solomon.
A thousand wed this wisest man,
His wisdom not forsaken.
''Thus from ripe antiquity
The lessons plain as you may see,
And surely you must have read It."
And Cupid from his CULVER there
feathered arrow flashed in air,
And at their hearts he sped It,
-t%--
A Mr.. Yeast has been convicted fol-
conspiracy to defraud the United
States government In land entries In
Nebraska. Do not show how Ill bread
you are by making light Of the matter
-
"Hobson of osculatory fame wants
the government to start a magazine.
What do you suppose his motive is?''
"Oh, he wants a chance to edit the
woman's department"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
Fortunes
and Their Remedy

long term franchises. for, while pur-
chaser would hardly pay more for 1000
year franchise than he would for one run
ming fifty years, the community is tied
up indefinitely. Long franchises are
necessarily one-sided, since the corpora
ton can abandon the franchise at any
time If it finds 1t Improbable, while the
city can with difficulty extricate Itself
If it finds it has been too generous.
Second-Every franchise should contain
a clause permitting the city to take con-
troll of the property upon equitable terms
Third-The franchise shotld be given
to the highest bidder, ant, the city should
reserve the right to regulate the rates to
be charged.
Fourth-No franchise should be granted
without a referendum vote. Franchises
belong to the people, and the people
should be consulted about the granting
of them, as they generally are about the
issuing of bonds.-W. j. Bryan, in The
Reader.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

Hha ~ WCSOi WOTlu. II1S veal
of even the badge of the fifth grade may
consider himself notably distinguished.
The badge of the Order of the Double
Dragon is world renowned for it's
beauty. 1t is of gold and oblong in
form, with an ornamental border ana
with Chinese characters meaning The
Double Dragon Order" Between the
two rampant dragons is the sun, In
chief, with a silver center. The badge
Is edged blue and is surrounded by
green band. From the center issue
white, blue and red rays. Down the
middle of the decoration, in Manchu
characters is the inscription: 'The
First Glass Decoration of the TEACHING
Dynasty"
Membership in this celebrated order
has been conferred on H. II. ID. Pierce
minister to Norway; John Barrett, d.
rector of the bureau of American re-
publics; John Fowler, consul general
at Cheefoo; Captain Henry Leonard of
the United States marine corps; Col. Y.
w. Symons, Capt. A. w. Brewster, Col.
]. A. Ockerson, Capt. j. NJ Sigworth,
Lieutenant c. c. Kinney, Lieutenant
Paul NJ Goodrich and Lieutenant Allan
Smith, jr., all of the United States
army.
One OF tho most distinguished orders
in the world is the Order of st. Mau-
IlCt anu 81 us, TIE HOlllS VI HliSi
Is Italy. Some Americans who are
waiting for congress to accord them
permission to display their insignia
are Dr. Eugene Wasdin and II. d. Ged-
dings of the United States marine hos
pital service. and Commander William
l.. Howard, formerly naval attache to
the embassies of the United States at
Rome and Berlin. This Is the decora-
tion which was conferred on J. Pier
pont Morgan in recognition of his gem
erosity in returning the stolen cope of
Ascoli.
Archbishop O'Connell is one of the
few Americans who possess a badge
of the Order Of the Chrysanthemum,
This decoration was instituted by the
mikado in 1876, and is given infre-
quently and then only for unusual SER
vice. 1t was conferred on Archbishop
OConnell in recognition of the able
handling of a special mission from the
vatican to Japan and in token of the
emperors personal admiration for him.
Boston Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
nldn,t Use L4ls own Goods

William j. Bryan, on his last visit to
New York, declined to answer one Of a
Washingtons correspondents questions.
"I shouldn't know my business il l
answered such question as that" said
Mr.. Bryan, smiling. EVERY one must
know his business; otherwise failure
follows; and I'm sure you wouldn't want
me to fail like the young salesman of
fountain pens.
''There was, you know, young foun-
tain pen salesman who, to his great JOY,
succeeded on his first trip In persuading
a stationer to order 500 pens. But all Of
a sudden the stationer's manner changed
to the young man.
"I countermand that order he
barked, and hurried into his private Of
flee, slamming the door behind him.
Later In the day his bookkeeper said
to this stationer:
May ask, sir, why you so suddenly
countermanded your order for those
fountain pens?'
The young salesman, the other an
swered, booked my order in lead PEN
cil.'
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

What makes Billups SO happy?'
He says his fortune is made"
HAS he invented something?"
"No. He lives in Hollywood, and
says he's going to open sanitarium,
use hot hydrant water and advertise
mud baths"
John D. Rockefeller, jr., says drunk
enness is the cause of poverty. The
young man nearly got it right. He
only reversed the truth.
s.
The Louisville Courier Journals sug-
gestion of an X-ray for Jeff Davis is
just like Marse Henry. He, too, wants
to see the wheels go around.
81
A brother of Charles NJ. Scwab, also
a Pittsburg millionaire, found his soul
sister, an actress, and set about we'd
ding arrangements without attending
to a small but necessary preliminary
the divorce.
81
Governor Sparks of Nevada does not
emit many
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
THE AWAKENING
HOW DARE HEP

n nEPRESENTATIv HAYES of CAL
n, ifornia, in discussing the Aldrich
AZ currency measure, is reported as
having declared: "Wall street in its
boldest moment could ask for nothing
better fitted to its own peculiar pur-
poses" He further characterized the
bill as "a stock gambling instrument,
pure and simple"
Since when has member of the
American house of the representatives
of the common people, who are not sup
posed to know anything about such
esoteric problems as those related to
finance, been privileged to impugn the
motives of so sacred person as a sena-
tor of the United States? 1t is mighty
good thing for this plain citizen from
California that lese majestic in America,
like extortion in California, does not
fall in the category of crime.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

r5=====7OW that the United States has
ID +: !: !. :: : s: :;
- decorations for her own distin-
guished men, and Americans, with old
fashioned contempt for anything savoring
of display minded the neglect not at al.
There's constitutional clause, however
which interferes somewhat with the wear
ing Of brilliant insignia from abroad. No
body in the employ Of tibet United States
government may accept any gift or dec
Grafton from a foreign power without first
obtaining permission from congress.
Japan has been running France close
second in lavish recognition of Americans.
Than the Order of the Rising Sun there
Is nothing more noble in the far east As
500 as congress passes the necessary per-
missive legislation twelve Americans of
prominence will lose no time in affixing
the badge of the Order Of the Rising Sun
to their dress clothes.
In the first class of the order are Post
master George Won L. Meyer and Lloyd e.
A Il
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

In accordance with a decision of the
superior court at Sacramento State
Controller A. B. Nye will retain his
office, in spite of the effort of Governor
G'llett to oust him. In view of the
splendid work perforemd by Controller
Nye in compelling certain corporations
to bear trifle more. nearly their Just
share of taxation. the decision in his
favor will be generally applauded. The
failure of the machine to put one Of it's
men in over in the controllers Office
is a blow to Herrinism, but it needs
many more before it can be counted
down and out.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12


Brussels; Irwin b. Laughlin, second sec
retary of the American embassy at st.
Petersburg, and Thomas Smith. vice con-
sui at Moscow, have been assigned place.
Then the Mkado has given the fifth
class decoration cf the order to Ransford
S. Miller, Japanese secretary to the Amer
lean embassy at Toxic; Samuel Smith.
consul at Moscow; Roger S. Greene. con-
SUI at Dalny, and George H. Scidmore
consul at Nagas2ki
A notable diplomat who has recently
been decorated with membership In
the Order of the Rising Sun, is the
former ambassador to Russia, Robert
S. Mccormick. After the severance Of
Russian Japanese diplomatic rela-
tions, Mr.. Mccormick took charge of
Japanese interests. In return for
those services, he is now given the
badge of the Order of the First Class
of the Rising Sun.
China is another country not at all
stingy with its expression of honor.