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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-09
The Utah Construction Company's
Statement Of Business for lQCR


Notice is hereby given that during the year
commencing with January lat, 1908. aud ending
d. CT mber 3lst, 1903. The Utah Construction
Company transacte the following bust ness
In the State OF Nevada to wit:
Value OF grading, tunpeling etc.,
for Western Pacific Railway
Company 81, a57. GOO II
Value OF Grading for Southern
Pacifc Company .................. 1857 81
DISBURSEMENTS 81
Paid to Su6-contract-
ors for grading etc 81 ,O19. 56S Sc
Paid for labor............... 3i8,2I0 %
Paid for timers in 80
tunnels & bridge3 65 40I W
PAID for coal, fueletc 5O2lS 90
Paid for hay, grain and
supplies. LIS. 289 rs
Rental value OF com
pany's machinery
tools. etc. and prof
its OH sub-contract-
or's work ........... 2O3, 555 Is
1872, 276 92 1872 ,276 "
(SEAIo j. G. JONES
Acting Secretary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-06-09

Notice OF Application for Permission to Appro-
pirate the Public Waters Of the State OF Nevada
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14

Court Viii Sentence Six to
Death.
OTHER TWO GOOD FOR 20 YEARS
Motion For New Trial O7erruled-
Two Of the Eight to Have 20 Years
IN Prison-Brief Summary of Grim
inals and Their Capture.

Union City, Tenn, Special-With a
verdict of guilty in varying degree
the jury in the n~ight-rider trials re-
ported at 8:45 p. m. Thursday.
The twelve men found Carrot John
SON, It'd Burton, Roy Ransom, Fred
Pincon, Arthur Cloar and Sam Apple
white guilty of murder in, the first de-
gree with mitigating circumstances,
and Bud Morris and Bob Huffman,
the other defendants, guilty of muir
der in the second degree and fixed
their punishment at twenty years in
the p~enitentiary. The punishment of
the six first named defendants was
left to the court and may be death or
life imprisonment. The defense filed
a motion for a new trial which was
set for hearing Saturday and which
will be overruled, as indicated by The
court when sentence will be p%ronounc-
ed. The court will sentnece the SIX
first named defendants to death.
Thus is ended, in the lower court,
one of tn. most vigorously contested
and notable criminal trials ever heard
In this State, the outcome of a reign
Of lawlessness, the eliminating act of
which being that cf which men were
found guilty, calling forth the muster
ing of the militia of the State, under
the personal direction Of Governor
Patterson, to the aid Of the civil
authorities in the ferreting out and
the taking into custody of those who
were charged with the commission Of
the crime, the so-called "night-rider
clam of Reel Foot lake.
The operations of the night-rider
band began with the burning of fish
docks extending to the inficting of
corporal enlistment on those whom the
leaders In their counsels DENIED guilty
of actions in opposition to the wishes
of the clan, finding a climax in the
lynching of Captain Kanken.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14

,ChIcago.-Tne crime and casualty
records for 1908, as collected by the
Chicago Tribune in its annual sum-
mary, show some interesting phases.
Probably the most striking feature
is the steady increase in the number
Of suicides and the great percentage
of these that are traceable to the
business depression and embarrass-
ments of the year. Self-destruction
due to these causes grew 6vefold over
the record2of the year before, despite
the fact that the financial squeeze be-
gan early. in the fall of 1907. AS a
eapon of self-destruction the revol-
yer gained greatly in favor.
Embezzlements involved a larger
total than in 1907, and a peculiar
phase of this records that more than
two-thirds of this crime, figured on a
monetary basis, is chaIked up against
bank officials and employees. The re-
form wave seems to have had a good
effect on public officials.
The homicide record-deaths of
all kinds by personal violence-in-
creased over 1907. but fell short of
that of the previous year. The death
toll for holiday sports aggregated
S6S deaths and $500 injuries.
The number Of suicides for 1908
was 1882 as reported in the public
press. The following list shows the
steady increase of self-murder: 1899,
534O; 1900. 6735; 1901, 7245;
1902, 1921; 1903, 8597; 1904, 924O;
1905, 1882; 1906, 1925; 1907, TO-
1872. and 1908, 1882.
The causes of these suicides are
stated as follows, the classification,
as in the Ease of homicides. being a
general one: Dependency, 5S1S; un-
known, 1541; insanity, SO; domes-
tic infelicity, IT'S: i'll health, us;
business losses, 6S2; liquor, 5s6, and
disappointed in love, 519.
Three thousand one hundred and
two persons shot themselves. In the
remaining cases 2735 died by poison
1896 by asphyxiation, 1041 by hang.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Miss Curtis, Views.

Miss Eleanor Curtis f"Marguerite
Blanc"D, in her clever little sketch OF
the Graceful Art" declares for the
theory that the foundation of the
modern ballet is Greek art. The first
masters OF modern dancing argued
that what is satisfyingly beautiful in
marble must be doubly SO il flesh and
blood and set to music; 50 they stud
led old vases and statues, choosing
one pose from a statue. linking it 10
the next With gestures and steps from
a frieze; another pose, more ~frieze;
the idea is that OF Z goldsmith max
ing a chain CT alternate links and a
gem. Dainty as lacevork of flagree,
these entre chats (c~oss!ng t1e f:es
in the ar. on a leap)., or the fisnt
known as "istay' (turns and atti-
tT5e1. THIS was the origin OF the
sort OF. classic. dancing that has var-
ished with Cenee for q period. GA
the end of the phrase the dancer
alights in a pose from a classic draw
ing which must be meant to strike the
mind OF, her audience as the gem in
the chain does the eye" Some OF
these hesdemolselles OF the ballet
have been cultivated and brainy
enough to have written magazine ar
ticies on the art and history of the
ballet and some have made text books
for beginners OF their profession.
Fanny Ellsler's journal shows that
she has had a very cool, keen head
and a perfectly balanced Judgment
of character which she exercised
! without mercy On the great person
ages Of Boston who crowded about
,ter. Speaking of TagIioni whom
| Justin Mccarthy pronounced the
greatest of dancers" Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, VINO is certainly a Judge
on that point, testifes to the intellec-
tuality Of her art. Mrs. Howe long
ago suggested that the "best stage
! dancing gives US the classic in a
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Saved Ry a Parrot.

Naples, By Cable.-Queen Helena Is
taking particular interest in a SIX
year-old girl who vas rescued from
the ruins under remarkable clrcum-
stances. While some Italian sailors
at Messina were climbing over wreck
age thew heard weak cries Of 9Marla
Mara!" After much work they
reached a room where they found 9
parrot continuing to utter cries OF
uMaria." The seamen turned te
leave, but as the parrot persisted IN
its cries, they broke into an ao1oln'
ing rom and found a girl lying sense
less. She and the parrot were taker
on board the battleship Regina Elena
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Mr.. IAFT'S VISITORS.
The President-EIect is Kept Busy
Greeting Callers and Confefrfng
with Prominent Republican.

With Prominent Republ1can.
augusta, Ga, Specialize Presi-
dent-elect is a member of the national
child labor committee, and .Wednes-
day he listened to a report on general
conditions Of child labor in the South,
from A. j. McKelway, secretary OF
the committee for the Southern
States. Mr.. McKelway has Lead
quarters at Atlanta. It was his con-
elusion that the child labor laws OF
the Southern States are pretty well
adapted to conditions, but that there
is laxness in their enforcement. Nc
action On the subject is understood to
be contemplated at this time.
National Chairman Frank H. Hitch
cock returned from his trip to Bir-
mingham and Atlanta, and had an ex-
tended interview with Mr.. Taft. John
Hays Hammond, who visited atlanta.
came back with Mr.. Hitchcock.
Chauncey Dewey, of Chicago, recently
appointed inspector general of the Il
Iinois State militia, is here to see Mr..
Taft and Nj. Hitchcock. Mr.. Dewey
was one of the two Taft delegates
from that State in the convention:
and it is understood he has some po-
litical friends he wishes to intercede
for. A call WIS made on Mr.. Taft
by Judge William II. Jackson, of New
| York, and his brother; Henry Jackson,
of Atlanta. The latter is a Georgia
Republican of prominence.
Henry Anderson, of Richmond,
talked Southern politics with MI left
at some length Wednesday, but moth
ing tangible for publication resulted.
The President-elect smilingly sub
mitted himself for Exposure" to
practically all the photographers in
Augusta Wednesday. They called at
his cottage, they said, to keep an en-
gagement made by Mr. Taft's clap
anese secretary" This meant Mont
co Lopez, his Filipino valet. and
Mrs. Taft enjoyed the joke hugely.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
NIGHT School Teachers.

Dr. Elizabeth Altman, Of Gott-
heiWer is the first woman to be eject
ed teacher in a night school in the
GermansEaapire, She. entered upon
her duties IN Frankfort. Fraulein
AtRmaR is well known in Germany
OHaccoGat of her original ~investiga-
hGas!upcn sociological subjects. She
has Written and ,1ectured extensively
ppon the condition Of the working
WOmsns Especially those employed in
the factories and shops of Germany.
As size has lived among the women
about whom she lectures and writes
and knows thoroughly their eondi-
tiOns she is looked upon as the lead
1ng authority. on the subject and es-
pecIalIy well fitted to act as their
Teacher il nignS school.-NeW YORK
SIM. yz - 4.r
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
France is the Worlds Banker
Enormous Yearly Savings-Great Invest
s roents Abroad-WeaIth is $IIOO
Per Capita.

Paris.-Aituough general trade
conditions in France, as in other
European countries, suffered in 1908,
largely because OF the reduction In
American demand, following the
financial crisis, figures submitted by
M. Leroy Beaulieu and other statis-
ttcians at the end of the year regard
ing the wealth of the French people
demonstrate the imposing strength
OF Frances financial position and her
right to the title of "the worlds
banker" Frances fortune is grow
ing steadily, as the result Of an an
nual saving of 100000 600, much
of which must seek investment
abroad.
M. Leroy Beaulieu's figures show
that France now receives $360,000,-
900 as an annual income from for
eign holdings, which are principally
government stocks, the amount hav-
ing been almost doubled in the last
fifteen years. He estimates the pres
emit wealth of the French people at
$45 900, 1000, 900, or more than $11O0
for every man, woman and child,
and as the estimate is based on de-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
SHAFT at Fort Malone.

Petersburg, Va, Special.-PennsyF
vania is having erected on the site u
Fort Malone, in Prince George c0up
~. a granite shaft in honor Of
members of the Third Division, Mn
Army Corps, who were killed in ~, ~,
tie in front Of Petersburg during ",
Civil War. The shaft is 60 zen n
high and is of Barre granite. 1t WI !
be unveiled in May next, at WIZ ~,
| time an address will be made by 'u'
] President of the United States
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
1903 Made Big Suicide Gains
~~<%e@
1882 Persons Ended Their Lives, Max
ing New Record in Line of EndeaVOr.


ing, 1904 by drowning, S25 by cut
ting throat, So leaping from roofs or
windows, 65 by throwing themselves
in front of engines, 81 by stabbing,
27 by fire, 3 by dynamite n 1 by
starvation.
Embezzlements, forgeries and bank
wreckings, amounting to 1885,
538. are in excess of those of last
year. Ten bank presidents, twenty
eight cashiers, eleven bank clerks
and four brokers have made way with
S1O,OS5,472, while agents, forgers,
postmasters, public officials, loan as
ISOLATION managers and ordinary
clerks combined have stolen only
about $500, 600. Some slight moral
compensation was made on the part
of thirty of these ffty-two hnanciers,
who committed suicide.
A noticeable feature Of this record
Is the steady increase OF murder by
highwaymen and thugs, being 101
more than in 1907.
That more care has been exercised
in hunting is shown by the decrease
in casualties. During the hunting
season proper IS persons were killed
and 81 injured. and out of season
100 killed and 35 injured, a total OF
100 RllIeu anu 1Ho InIul0u' % NO
pared with 1911 killed and 155 in
iured In 1907.
The principal epidemic was the
cholera, which prevailed in Russia
and Eastern Asia and the Philip
pines; TOO died in Russia. 10000
in the Philippines and 10000 in
China.
In the innumerab1e baseball fields
65. were killed and SO seriously in
jured. nearly all of whom belonged
outside of the league clubs. IN the
football field IS were killed and 31s
injured.
The persons who rock the boat
have drowned 8. and the criminally
reckless who didn't know it was
loaded have killed fl and wounded
! 81.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14

clared succession taxes, it Is adj
mittedly far below the real figures.
In addition, Mr.. Leroy Beaulieu
takes no account of the great amount
of gold and securities which the
French, especially the peasants, keep
concealed. These probably rival the
hidden treasures Of India.
During the last fifteen years $751;
100000 in gold was loaned abroad.
yet the. excess Importation amounted
to 1855, 800, 900. In 1900 the gold
holdings of the Bank of France in
creased by $500, 200, 900; they now
stand at 500, 100000, the largest
in the history of the bank. The other
banks hold $833,80Ao0o. .
The balances Of trade, which in
1898 amounted to $140,00o,0OO
against France, are now In Frances
favor. Increased taxation. however,
keeps pace with the increased wealth.
the budget OF 1909, owing to the pur-
chasa of the Western Railroad and
extraordinary expenses in connection
with Morocco. being the highest in
the history of the country cot ex.
cepting the war period.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Gorsets Good For Women,

DR. L. e. Landrone, whose plan to
Improve the human race by applying
Auther Burbank's plant theories to
the -airing of children has attracted
much attention, now commends the
modern corset. In an address before
the members of the Women's Literary
Cub fhe declared that the stays were
300d for the reason that the torso
muscles nave been weakened for cen
turtles through the generous support
OF the corset until now the, average
female fprm canld not stand without
! ITS help
The speaker said that the body was
eomp0ssd of chemical fluids at the
mercy of the emotions. Anger, ha-
tired and sorrow poisons the fluids of
the hodyswhile love, cheerfulness and
happiness serve as eliminators of the
motive fatigue poiscns.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
R8EN5B8S3A
4S2NEWEST
MN FASHIONS
E*is~KxX&x1

Brown is smart, but only in the
lighter and more unusual shades.
Coats revers are very long, often
extending almost to the waist line.
Though several sorts Of overskirts
figure, skirts proper are untrimmed.
The ruche will probably be a most
conspicuous accessory during this sea-
son.
The American beauty waistcoat
adds a smart touch to a black coat
suit.
One fad is the employment of black
chiffon with colored cloth and silk
gowns.
Dog collars come in links of solid
jet or in links studded with cut jet
beads.
The rage for tassels is undated,
and they are to be found in gold, sil.
yer and silk.
The most fashionable ruching is OF
white crepe, doubled and standing out
about an inch. 81 =
One-button gloves are much in IA.
vor for evening wear. under these long
lace md net sleeves.
Little belts not more than an inch
wide, studded with jet or jewels, vie
with the Empire girdles.
A bit of bright color is obligatory
on the hat Of taupe or other dull
color, and sometimes it is more thar
a bit.
Parrot effects in brilliant coloringl
are immensely popular, as well as ow
heads in conjunction with other nov
elites.
The new evening hoods Of French
design are being copied and modified
resulting in some picturesque as vel
as useful headgear.
The sleeves are so tight at tn,
wrist that a woman does not wish
glove any longer than a two-buttol
length, for it yer the arm ant
spoils the ft.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Hill PAYS Carnegie's Gift.

Berlin, BY Cabfe.-David Jayne
Hill. the American Ambassador, paid
into the Seehandlung Bank, Wednes-
day Andrew C~arnegie's gift OF $l2o'-
600 to the Koch Institute for Tuber-
culosis Research. Mr.. Hill also com
municated to the president OF the IN
stitute Mr.. Carnegie's cordial &C
knowledgement of the qualification ne
felt upon having been elected an hon
orary member and his good wishes IOr
+fEA success 6fgse Observation-Disclosures
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
MRS. ERB A FREE WOMAN.
With Her Sister She is Acquitted Of
the Murder of Capt. j. Clayton Erb
By q Jury in Media Court.

With Her Sister She is Acquitted Of
the Murder of Capt. J. Clayton Erb
by q Jury in Media Court.
Media, Pa, Special.-Mrs. Florence
NJ. Erb, wife of Capt. ]. Clayton Erb,
and her sister, Mrs. Catherine Beizell,
who were charged with the sensation
al murder of Captain Erb on the night
of October 4th, 1908, Thursday walk
ed from the Delaware county court
house free women. After the jury
had been out nearly eighteen hours it
brought IN a verdict Of not guilty in
the Ease of each woman, both Of
whom had been charged separately
and jointly with the shooting of the
captain.
During the morning the jury filed
into court and asked for further in
structions on the question Of self
defense, soon word came from the
july room that the men had agreed.
The defendants were sent for at
once but there was a few minutIs'
delay before they arrived.
When the foreman announced the
verdict Of acquittal there was a sec
ond's pause, a dead silence and then
with half a scream, the sisters Cell
in each others arms. Women wept
as they looked at the pathetic scene.
In an instant the women were sur
rounded by their friends and atto7-
neys and overwhelmed with congratu-
latiOns.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Building the Sea wan at Sumter.

Rapid progress is being made On
the construction of the sea wall on
Sullivan Island and no trouble is
experienced with the receiving of the
material. At the scene of the work
there is a large force of men and a
fine equipment of machinery, driving
piles and placing rock. and the work
is very satisfactory. The building OF
the sea wall, of course. is under the
sharge of the United States engineer
officer stationed at Charleston. Capt.
e. M. Adams, of the corps of engi-
neers, and he has as engineer in
charge Mr.. J b. DuPre, a we'll
known civil engineer, who is assisted
by Mr.. William Dehon, another capa-
BILE member of that profession.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
National capital Eyents.

The British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce gave a large dinner at the en-
bassy In honor Of the Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Root.
The President transmitted q spe-
cial messagI recommending h single
head or governor for the District OF
Columbia in place of three commits
sioners.
Felipe Pardo. the Minister to this
country from Peru, who went abroad
the last of November, and who, ru-
nor said. would not remain as Minis.
er to this country, has been assigned
to duty here for another rear.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
The Couture.

Present coifures reveal in1nitespa
tfeHee and infinite time in the doing,
ana the efbect is simple and artless in.
TIE Gtreme. No more of your round
bu4Iet heads, encfreled with regular
ana Rrnpst metallic waves achieved
IN the systematic passage of a hot
irun1mathematical1y balanced -and
srm0unted by geometrical coil OF
prec5se proportions and definite out
TneAaIt this is now thought provin-
eEprim. g~raceless, not to say de-
rode Instead, the hair. is: bundled,
roned twisted and loeped with the
x~uuea4anceo of carelessness and indeh=
mitR intention, high drawn here,
aru0u7ng there, now sweeping. in a
amuoth. long fiat stretch of shining
dcek. Hen breaking into a witching
eAndr1 or Fascinating curl. The iron
erumDHes up this little spot, or a bit
Of hrHIzantine smooths out that, after
Ahe culture is almost completed, as
4he Gxigencies Of the hair ornament
mr. hat suggest ,No~tWo women wear
their hair alike, save that it is done
over. 5r~gariably, for the evening in
more elaborate fashion than for the
sTncgning-YOgue. ~
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Venezuelan Matter Not Yet Settled

Washington, Special-Dailv advices
are being received at the State De.
partment from William I. Buchanan,
the American special commissioner,
who is now in Caracas. conducting me-
gotiations with the Gomez govern
nent, having in view the reaching of
an understanding regarding a basis
IF settlement. of the international
questions pending between the Unit
ed States and Venezuela. as a pre-
requisite for the resumption of diplo-
matte relations. Nh. Buchanan's dis
patches are hopeful in tenor but show
that no definite conclusion have been
yet reached. His instructions are very
broad and form the basis on which
his negotiations with the Venezuelan
government are conducted.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
rrofessionai Shoppers Helpful.

-
WHO are the professional shoppers.
Tho + they that so excel the aver
asn woman in her fayorite pastim9?
UmHzlateIJ there were in New York
civ alone 5000 of these gifted buy
ers. N suddenly a relentless edict
vas passed and the number was re-
duced-at one fell crash to a mere 500.
And the Surviving 500 are doing busi-
ness tn this day, foiling at 1t steadily
ron o TIL deWy eve; comparing,
.prieinx. choosing, buying and for
wardinS to their customers the goods
that they demand. The surplus $500
were eliminated because they were
NOT regular. That is to say, they fol-
lowed the fascinating business OF
Swapping only as ar a~Vocation, used
m ms n side-line TO increase their in
comes by buying things for casual
In their off hours.
The FIRST professional shopper In
View York is a woman who began in
1Ss4. and is still at the head Of an
5nrrezzfng business that has far out
-nwn hef most ambitious dreams,
1Fhexe are many amateurs or semi
1-na1eurs In the field, but the pur-
rehasTng agent mentioned is M OF the
ht Knpun and of longest experience
Sae was at the head of the dressmak-
m~ d-e-,artnnent when falling health
foreed her to give up that employ
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14

fluent form with the Illumination OF
life and personality" Il cannot re-
call in the dances which 1 saw in the
Taglioni season anything which ap-
peared to US sensual or V e SEN
suous, rather the very ecstasy and
embodiment of grace" This is what
she says she said to Theodore Parker.
and it is as good as that threadbare
story of what Margaret Fuller said
to Emerson and what Emerson re-
piled and a good deal more authentic
Loie Fuller has just published he1
Memoirs" in Paris, and Anatcle
France has written a preface fol
them as exQuisitely as if written fol
the works of Racine.-Boston Tran
script. 3as ,sssr
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Grounds OFF Cape Charles.

Norfolk. Va, Special.-Losing her
bearings in the dense fog early Wed.
Fnesday morning the British steamer
Anglo-African, with a carog from
Tocopila, Mex. bound for Baltimore.
brought up on Smiths Island, of
Cape Charles. There is little wind
and only a moderate sea running
She is reported in good condition. II
is said it will be necessary TO lighter
the cargo before the vessel can b
hauled of. the beach.