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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
Nearly A Trseedy

Last night Us Jailer Elmore was
standing near the passenger depot
watching the people from No. Q. q mar
and passed him. AS they passed
the woman told the man + 0 20 away
rs she wanted nothing to do with him,
Shortly after they passed some one re,
marked that the man had a gun and
was quarreling with the woman. A
moment afterward Sheriff Clark came
along and inquired for the pair and was
told they had gone up the street. He
and the jailer then started after them,
but the sheriff stopped to see some one
and the jailer went as far rs the Bakery
saloon and waited for him. While he
vas on the sidewalk waiting. he heard
a woman scream in the neighborhood OF
the Mercantile C%ompany's store. He
rushed at once to the scene, but the
man had left the wona and gone mp
the street. When in front of Mrs
Keith's. he was stopped by Clark Per.
SONS and another man who happened to
be coming down the street. They
turned him over to Jailer Gilmore who
took him to Jail. At the Jail he gave
his name rs X. Z. Fender. He told
Jailer Elmore that he was an engineer on
the Southern Pacific and did not want
to Ike locked up. "All right" replied
the jailer, Il am 4 brakeman and I'll
just sidctrack you and lock the switch"
Fender was then locked up.
Fender threw his gun away before he
was arrested. but it was afterward
found.
From what we are able to gather, it
appears that Mrs. Fender brought suit
for Il divorce some time ago and i'll the
settlement of the matter Fender was
given the custody of their two boys
and Mrs. Fender the custody of their
three girls. two Of whom are quite
young. Fender now claims that his
former wife is not 4 proper person to
have the custody of the girls. The
trouble last night doubtless grew out
OF this.
Mrs. Fender has been working at the
Redwood Hopital for several weeks rs
II cook. She made Il complaint against
Fender this afternoon, charging him
with carrying concealed weapons.
She told Judge Bruce that Fender
drew his pistol last night and threat
cned to blow her ID brains ont.
From other sources we learn that the
only thing that prevented a tragedy
last night was the five year old girl
Of the couple saying Papa, if you
shoot mamma, shoot me too" when he
threatened to shoot the mother.
Fender begged of his wife this after
noon to give him another chance. but
She insisted on prosecuting him.
1t is IA case of insane jealousy on his
part.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
A Lever Peso

"Men talk sincerely" once said W
T. Stead. the great apostle Of peacs
"about loving one another, about ,bs
universal brotherhood Of man, and il
the saine breath they assert that Il I,
right to burn and main and kill in v,r
They are not NJ logical Us a youn.
colored recruit who serve in tbo
Philippines. This young man ut ths
end Of his initial engagement was
hauled before his captain.
so you ran at the first fire, did
your said the captain scornfully.
Yes. sab, an I'd "a run sooner, sab
if I'd knowed it VIZ COMM
HIVE you no regard for your rem.
tation. CalhoGnf'
NAB reputation hain't muffin TO me
sab. 'longside o NAH lifc.'
The captain smiled and twirled his
mustache. Here was an intelligent
young man. He'd talk him over TO the
right point Of view.
Even If you should lose four life.
Calloun, ne SAID. you'd have the sat.
isfaction of knowing that you hul died
for Your country
"'Wot satisfaction could dat he to
me. sab. when de power o feclin' il
WIZ goneI.
Then patriotism means nothing to
your
Muffin, sab. I wouldn't put nah
life in de scales agin any government
dat cher existed. for no government
could replace de loss o me-
Calhoun. il all soldiers We're like
you the worlds governments would all
go to pieces
On de contrary, sab. dey'd last for,
ever, for, if all soldiers wuz like me,
den deere couldn' neber be no fightin"'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
Contest Between Human HOGS

Three members Of the Manhattan
Fat Mems club who are in training for
the forthcoming annual championship
eating contest met at 24I East Third
street to settle IL private wager Of $50 ;s
to which of the trio could get outside
of the most food, the New York World
says. Here is what they consumed:
Ex-AlderInan Frank J. Dotzier. who
weighs $50 pounds. 275 oysters. 81
pounds of steak, IL rolls. II cups of
coffee. three large pies.
Jack GoSsnan, who weighs 3l5
pounds, 30 oysters. six pounds OF
steak, nine rolls. ten cups of coffee,
three large pies.
Jack PrObst, who weighs 320 p"rnds.
100 oysters. |. pounds of steak, ten
rolls, six cups Of coffee, four pies.
Peter Balvado. the referee, awarded
the $50 to D0tzicr. who had hard work
pushing the money into his vest pocket.
y dozen other members of the clul
who were present as Watchers. got ~
interested in the contest that their
mouths opened and shut automatically,
as the trio ute. Finally they all began
to howl for some food for themselves.
ITS all gone" said Balvado. With
loud cries the IL rushed out to Il res,
taurant.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
Jury Finds A Dime Under Skin Of Steer

The Baker City (Ore.) Democrat
publishes the following story. which
may give st0ckmen u pointer:
After having cut into the steer
over which the suit arose. the jury in
the case Of Kirby vs.. Johnson ycster.
day found under the skin "a silver dime
Of the date Of 1905. which the defendant
claimed he had placed there uS "A means
Of identifying the animal.
According Ia the story told by the
defendant. he had had severed cattle
stolen and he placed seven dimes under
the skin Of ~ many animals ~ "A second
means of identifications. The dimes
were to supplement his brand Diamond
A." which WAS also identical with the
brand Of the plaintiff.
The story of the dimes was sprung
by the defendant as IA surprise upon
the plaintiff, The presence of tho
dime seemed tn make the Identification
Of the steer complete.
The jury. however, didn't seem to
attach much importance To the finding
Of the dime. When they brought in
their verdict yesterday they found
that the animal belonged to the plain.
tiff. The verdict and the dime were
both handed Judge Smith. The steer
was turned owe to the custody Of
Kirby, but the dime. since none Int
the defendant claimed il, was given by
the court to him"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
Birds

from overhead comes the plaintivc,
inquiring note Of the bluebiri. called
the harbingcr Of spring. and who, even
at this late date, may have Il brood of
young in the deserted woodpeckcr's
hole over in that dead apple limb. Did
you ever hear how the blucbird got his
coatr Well, this is the way the Indians
explain it: One beautiful day the male
bird, in the e%Xuhcrance Of his spirits.
flew % high that he rubbed his back
against the sky. and the blue. rubbing
of. stained his coat. Coming home his
wife WIS ~ struck with the beauty of Il
that she decided to get one for herself IN
the same mannc and so flew away up.
on that quest the very next morning.
hut, tho day proving to Inc not 80 bright
Us tho preceding one had been. the stain
she got was not so intense, and so. to
this day, the male birds coat is much
brighter in coloring than IL that Of tho
female.
What is that flash Of fire through the
trees ahcadf a scarlet tanager. n Of
the most brilliant of all our birds on his
way to his nest with % bill full Of food
for the hungry maws that are awaiting
him there. He IL tho Proinctheus of the
Indian legends who. according 10 them,
brought the first fire i'm his beak from
the sun To the carth.-New England
Magazine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
Fosters Weather Bulletin

COPYRIGHTED 1909. by ". \. FOSTER)
WASIIINGTON, ID. c.. July 2.-Last
bulletin ave forecasts of disturbance
TO cross continent June ~ to July ..
warm wave June - to July /. cool
wave July | to ). This disturbance was
expected to cause a great high tenn
peraturc wave and bc followed by "A
great fall in temperatures. Next dis
turbancc will reach Pacific coast about
:, cross Pacific slope by close of 4,
great central valleys . to H., eastern
states and provinces IL. Warm wave
will cross Pacific slope about :. great
central valleys longitude los to 81
about o., eastern states and provinces
longitude 80 to f5.about July II. Cool
W. will cross Pacific slope about IT,,
great central valleys ~. eastern states
and provinces IL.
This disturbance will inauguratc the
most severe storm period Of the month
and for ten days, July II to 20, better he
on the watch for dangerous storms.
During those hot days Of July people
love To bO Oh the water and therefore |
advise all to select some other period
than the ten days mentioned
July. prior to 20. will bring too much
rain to the southern or cotton state
and | am expecting drOuth in northern
states and Canada. Tho highest ten.
pcraturcs usually occur not far from
July 10. the highest averages covering
from July ! to 90, but this year I OK.
pcct the highest averages to occur
eight or ten days earlier. Not far from
July ) very low temperatures will pre-.
vail about Chicago. through the north.
western states and the provinces near
Manitoba.
Some danger Of destructive hail
storms July II to 90 in those crop sec.
tons Of which Minnesota is central.
Those hail storms sometimes do great
damage and that period will bc closely
watched by all interested parties. The
disturbance that will bring those storms
are similar to those that cause tropical
0n orr southeastern coasts hut
his year the disturbance will come q
title too early for that class Of storms.
aa---. ----
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
Around the World In Thirty DAYS

Jules Verne would give a Thousand
years of paradise to be alive in this
age of wireless chatting. of turbines,
of Trans.Siberian railroads and Japa.
desc expresses. What Il Of
the aeroplane would he not dictate III
to the nav of Il talking machine.
With Il five-day steamer from New
York to Plymouth, starting Saturday,
we could connect with the train for
Berlin. via Flushing. arriving on Friday
ut $40 o'clock in the afternoon. Catch.
ing the slow express t. Moscow. we
reach there ut 100 o'clock in the after.
noon Sunday. At : o'clock in the even.
ing we start over the new trans.
Siberian roadbed. making Hardin in
five and One-half days. We then take
the Japanese express To Fus;in. arriv.
ing Sunday morning. With the new
gas engine boats Of the Canadian
Pacific line we reach Vancouver b. c
on the 9th day out, and "A gG.huur
schedule from Puget sound to New
York lands us home OH the 2sth day.
But the trans. Siberian is still build,
ing and the Corean express is not we,
in operation. Nevertheless, this
schedule is not II dream of madness,
but u practical possibility that will b.
carried III within five years Boston
Post
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
Swiss Impressed With Nevada

f. Cry Guyer, II of the party OF
nine Swiss capitalists who came to
this country recently and wen TO Aus.
tin, having received letters of credit
for 81. 200. 900 to invest in Nevada, has
stated in an interview that he, with
his companions, was greatly impressed
with the vastncss of the State of Ne.
vada. 1t was his first trip to Ameri.
ca and the most pleasant feature of his
journey. he said, WAS the dispclling
of certain illusions regarding the West.
when we left home many of our
friends bcsought us not to go. 1t was
safe enough. they thought. to come t.
America, but to venture into the far
West, into the mining rcgion-thcy
shook their heads and said they never
expected to see lis again. Now we
have been at Austin several days. We
have circulated among your people
under all circumstances. We find the
people of the West are great hearted.
We see also that it is the land of op
portunity.
1T is too had that Nevada has nc
forests. The members of our party
have discussed this matter a great dea'
and with as we have two gentlemen
who are we'll versed in forestry. They
believe that with n small outlay ot
money it will be possible to transplant
certain varieties of trees from Europe
to these hills and grow fine forests here
and rs II result produce more rain"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
CAUSE OF SILVER
YET CONSIDERED

Going back to the silver question,
which so greatly occupied the atten-
ton of the people of the United States
4 few years ago, the Rocky Mountain
| News of Denver makes the following
observations:
Again the world is ringing with the
cause Of silver. Never before have the
| prospects becn.so bright of interesting
| the entire world in the necessity of
silver money. Never before have the
great financial interests understood
80 clearly the meaning of ii gold
| standard.
Now that the ASiatics have found it
impossible 10 buy our exports on Il gold
basis. the pocketbook of the nation is
touched, and men like J. !. Hill are
willing 10 heed the silver plea. On the
other hand. the greatest financial ON
bination in the country. disregarding
the menace of the times, has de-
tcrmincd 10 eliminate the silver dollar
and the grcenbacks from the currency.
They have not yet learned the lesson
which seems To bc imprcssiug its
meaning upon Hill. For years he has
been trying to build up trade with the
Orient, and now he finds himself con
frontcd by absolute failure.
I'm his alarm he does not know which
way To turn. Tied hand and foot 10
Wall street, he is impcllcl to side with
the interests that seek to enlarge their
dominion ovcr the nations money. He
depends on Wall street to finance his
immense railway operations, and, if
necessary, he can entirely dispense with
the Oriental trade. His peculiar posi-
ton, however, has enabled him to see
both sides of the question, and in spite
of his affiliations with the money power,
he has raised his strong voice in behalf
of silver. Coming from such Il II
even Il faint-hcarted plea for the white
metal has ten fold more Significance
| than the plea of the consistent silver
advocate.
"IIill has Just given qualified in
dOrsement to Il league formed in Canada
W uIpt l"N l'DItilhS Va III Va
! minis and to restore silver prices by
means of a compact between the British
empire and the United States.
The silver problem is full of diff
fcultics, says the worried Mr.. Hill L
wish it We're possible to ignore it. But
our consuIts IN Asia warn lis that at
| the present rate of silver exchange Asia
has ceased to import our wheat or flour
or lumber; that the Shanghai merchant
who, eighteen months ago, bought the
sovereign or five dollars gold with five
tacls. must now pay nearly eight tacls.
The result is disaster: he no longer
buys
Such is the effect of our costly gold
standard. For a few years after the
discovery of gold in the Klondike the
cause Of bimctallism wancd. because il
seemed aS if the enormous quantities OF
gold flowing from Alaska and Colorado
would satisfy the worlds demands. II
has been stated frcqcntly of late thai
more gold has been produced in the last
twenty years than in all the centuries
before. And yet. with this vast gOlC
production, the money situation has
been rapidly revcrting to the acute
stage that existed in the SOS and early
ms
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02

tory will come to the party which shows
itself the sincere friend OF the tariff
reform. There was u time in the
history Of American politics when there
was greater opportunity for Il leader
than nov Will Mr.. Taft prove to he
the great tariff rcformcr? II not lie.
will some other republican rise to the
OCCASION
IF. ON the other hand. the new leader
of men is to be democrat, the task
before him is Il heavy one task calling
for indefatigable effort. great skill and
n broad versatile mind"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
SPLITTING OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY .,

1t cannot help but afford considerable
comfort and consolation to the demo.
Gratis to notice the way in which the
republican organs are hedging over the
way the Aldrich.C Cannon crowd is
manipulating matters in congress.
Some Of the old standbys-those sheets
which are so hidebOund that they can
recognize no good in a democrat or u
democratic measure. are now 50
Illustrated that they are couccding de.
feat at the next election. One of the
last to make its plaint is that stubborn
exponent of standpatism, the bean-cat-
ing Boston Globe. 1t says, cditorially
When Cleveland was elected in 1892.
prophets were not wanting who pre-.
dictcd that the republican party was on
the verge of dissolution. Yet in ronr
years the democratic party was split
and the republicans seemed imprcgna.
bly, intrenchcd in power.
To-day, in spite Of the success of the
Republican party in every election since
Clcveland's last. symptoms are not
lacking that it may I've split no less than
the democratic party is. The tariff is
the wedge that is dividing the re-
publican wings and carrying off not u
few democratic splinters bpsidev.
THE question now arises. will the
the managers of the republican party so
smooth over all differences us to keep
tho party intact for another successful
combat7 Will Aldrich and his assist.
ants hand the president II bill he can
conscicntiously sign. thereby paving the
way for u perfect agreement between
all intcrcstsy
whatever faults the republicans
have. needless contention is not one of
them. Its leaders and its managers
have shown II genuine capacity for
government, and for that reason they
and theirs have been long intrustcd
with the administration Of national
affairs.
"The same thing was true of the |
democrats in the old days when tic
wings were hopclcsSly divided. Slavery
dew the wings and finally wrcstcd
Of the government from the
democrats.
What slavery did to the democrats.
tho tariff and the entire system OF
privilege which is fostcrCd by
1t may yet do TO the republicans.
There arc times wICn voters rise stt.
beriOr to party claims upon them and
unite to redress wrongs which can wait
no longer to bc righted. Is the present
iuch q timer II II Is. which Of the two
great parties will benefit from the i'm. I
change? /
There can bc little doubt that when {
he gage Of battle Is thrown down. vic.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02

Mr.. Kapp, the man appointed 70
work up "A mining exhibit for the
Goldfeld. Mining Congress. arrived on
No. 8 yesterday and left for the north
this morning. This is a matter that
should interest the mine owners of Elko
county and they should see that u
collection Of ores Is made that will
place our mineral properly
before the visitors to the congress-.
Mr.. Ankcnny ut the assay Office will
take care of all ores sent to him and
ship Thorn TO GoldRcld. This is Il state
affair and the state agrees to return all
exhibits If the owners desire it.
Exhibits that arc not returned will be
sent to the Mackay School of Mines ut
the State University. Tho congress
meets in September aud no time should
bc lost In collecting M exhibit from
this county. -a
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
TROUBLE In The CAMP

That all il not lovely i'll the repuhll-
can camp over Aldrich's upward re-
vision of the tariff is plainly evident
from the walls that now and then
issue from the republican press. In i
recent issue the DeS Moines Register
and Leader, one of the most hidebound
republican paper in the west, voices its
protest against Aldrichism and Presi-
dent Taft's change of front in the
following editorial:
1T is not ut all difficult t recall the
Allison amendment with which Senator
Aldrich So nearly tiim-tiammed Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Rate legislation had
progressed far enough for a count of
noses and the astutc senate leader had
discovered that the majority vas
in bed. and the president impulsive.
The Allison amendment very nearly
accomplished what months of hard
fighting had failed to do.
1T was certain that the senator
would make some turn when he dis
covered that there WAS II majority in
favor or an income tax. Perhaps his
growing intimacy with the president
ought To have forewarncd the insur-
gents. The senator, who was rarely
seen about the White House III Roose-
scvelts time, had been cultivating
Presidents Taft a~ssiduously. President
Taft, unlike President Roosevelt, having
never battled very strenuously in
politics. has been taxing the senator at
his W appraiSement. He has come TO
feel that the senator has been mis-
represented and abused. He was in a
frame Of mind 10 SyInpathize with the
senator.
And So u special message. when the
president had been insisting that it was
not his part to direct the course of legis-
lation sidctrackS the income tax, and
proposes some how-not-to.do-it meas.
urcS which will come to nothing, hut
still serve to distract attention from
the tariff schedules, which will now he
voted without question. And when it
is all owe the senator from Rhode
Island will have achieved one Of the
greatest triumphs of Il long career of
political g~cncralship,
Senator AldriCh's victory will he ac-
knowlcdged. He will he conceded by
his bittcrcst opponents To he II man of
rare capacity. Ii Is doubtful if ever
before in our politics has any man been
able to organize u successful opposition
10 what his party WAS supposed to have
promised in a national campaign and do
what the president had definitely
promised, without losing cast with the
administration. The party and the
president promised revision downwards
and the senator has succeeded in raising
nearly every important rate, with the
shc president III active sympathy.
Where President Taft will come out
in the public estimation is another
matter. He will always I've embarrassed
by his positive declarations in favor
of lower rates. He had also committed
himself to an income tax. which he sait
could be had. in his opinion. without
amending the constitution. And thcr
after deciding that Is president he ha(
no right To interfere with the course of
legislation, he allowed Senator Aldricl
to persuade him to sit up all night tC
write a message to Sidc-track the mcr
who had been fighting for what he haG
recommended"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02

There arc many handsome window
decorations in town, but that Of the
Rcinhart Company Ia worthy Of special
mention. In II Of tho large windows
Of that store Is tho most cmblcmatic
decoration In the town. The picture Of
Washington. bearing tho legend First
In war, First In peace and First In the
hearts Of his countrymcn" with an
electric light, drapod as n liberty boil.
hanging ver II makes the window very
attractive. The other window Is alao
handsomely decorated. Both show
artistic work.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02
Ely Miners Demand A
Guaranteed Wage Scale

At Il meeting of the union miners
employed nj the Veteran mine. held
last Sunday, it is reported that a de-
mand for a guaranteed wage scale to
apply to cOncentratOrs and all others
employed underground, was support
ed by n vote of l0I to 28. says the Ely
Mining Exsositor. The company will
have until July 1 To meet the demands
of the union. or it Is claimed n strike
will be called. Whether such action
would involve any other unions in the
district is uncertain at this time, and
would probably depend OH points sub
scquently to the calling of the strike.
The vote Of Sunday is said to he IL
division along grounds Of nationality,
rs most Of the miners mt the Veteran
are Austrians. who are the ones de.
handing the Hat scale or u guarantee
for those working under contracts.
The other miners are Cornishmcn, and
are said to have stood together ~ q
minority and voted against the prop.
~osition.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02

Last evening Judge Bruce tied the
matrimonial knot for Charley Duval Of
Glover valley and Miss Kitty Wool
vcrton Of Ruby valley. The IsDErEND.
ENT wishes Mr.. and NJ rs. Duval n long
life of happiness and prosperity.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-02

mcnt when he left our William and his
800 pounds holding down the lid with
the taxpayer underneath.-Baker City
Democrat.