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New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
CHENEY TO PASS ON MERGER.

Albany. Jan. An agreement ot ths
boards Of directors OF the Guaranty Trust
Company. the Morton Trust Company and
Fifth Avenue Trust Company. all OF New
York. for the merger OF the two iast
named companies into the Guaranty Trust
Company. has been submitted TO the State
Department of Banks for approval. accord
ing to an announcement by Superintendent
of Banks Cheney to-day.
Guaranty Trust Company stock. which
was quoted at 500 bid on Monday, when
announcement Of the proposed merger with
the Morton and Fifth Avenue trust COM
panieS was made. Is now s2S bid and as
asked. Morton Trust Company stock has
$50 asked to 625 bid. and Fifth Avenus
Trust Company. from $40 bid TO As bid.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
SEABOARD CLEARANCEs

COTTON-The recovery IN cotton which be-
gan after the opening when March sold at
i5o5c and May at 1527c. became almost as
active and excited the previous break had
been, and before the close Marcn sold at 15.7oc
and May at 10 SOC, advance of from 60 10 IS
points from the low level mentioned Bulls
showed increasing confidence during the day. and
the market reached the best point late in the
session. with the close only or points off
from the top, a. a net advance of 11G41 points
the general list. The closing tone firm.
Liverpool closed firm al a net advance of 22O
- i2 points and the English spot market was Is
Tcints higher on sales Of only 1000 bales. New
Orleans closed firm at practically the best prices
of the day. weekly movement: Port receipts.
1sT S53 bales. efainst 2T3.91S last year: over
land to mills and Canada. -. 4S6. against 21,29S
last year; Southern mill takings (estilnated).
6S 600 against 5000 last year. loss of stocks al
interior towns. 4,024. against 4,272 last year;
brough. into sight for the week, 25l 215, against
35l,944 last year. Total crop movement: Port
receipts. 5.242. SOS q 422 added bales. against
6.6,q.372 last wear; overland to mills and Can
ada 46I .53s against 7I5, ,TO2 last year: Southern
mill takings I 800. 900. against 5000 last
year; stocks at interior towns in excess of sep
tember I. 630. So. against 11T.4b9 last year;
brought into sight thus far for season. I6o4.0 .026
against a.537543 last year. The crop moy"ment
is FOR 100 days this season, against $50 last
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
The Presidents Message

have incorporated large dkedge Public Opinion Mouder
No II the world and stockholm President
Taft's vigorous message OF to-day.
long for a newspaper advertisements
1t being Senator'S Representatives. Cabinet ocers
and of will be mailed free applicants
As the President makes Congress- quickly
into law and make OF all monopoly
Steel Beef Sugar etFabbnbatated Zuupps and will do
more to raise wages and prices the peoples than
ANYTHING the hundred all labor
clubs and wordsringers generally will see to
of educator Public Opinion
Noude posted the milk and calendars
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
PUBLIC UTILITY SECURITIES.
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Gilpin observer., 1910-03-17

dirty and dusty uniforms, returning
from some murderous and unrecorded
raid into Manchuria. They seemed
half Chinese and half North-American
Indian, and they swarmed on every
available portion of the deck.
The ship was off again at dawn,
feeling its way cautiously to avoid
the shallow places. There were six
first-class cabins on this boat, also,
Hardy learned, which were given over,
as matter of course, to the princess
and the general.
AS she continued her course for sew
eral days, it was necessary for Hardy
and Smulders to pre-empt places on
the deck for lying down, for the time
comes at last when a man must sleep,
and net being provided, like a horse,
with four legs, lone on each corner"
he finds it necessary to measure his
length on something.
1t was necessary now to test the
depths of the water constantly. Two
men, one on either side of the prov.
sounding by means of stakes attached
to ropes, swaying rhythmically as they
cast their wooden spears, chanting the
depths: "Chetyre, chetyre-polovena
pyat!" (Four, four and a half, five!)
AS often as a down-coming steamer
passed, the little captain made a trum-
pet of his hands and shouted across to
it's commander: How much water is
there in the Shilka?"
The disquieting rumor that the wa.
ter was rapidly falling was gaining
confirmation by each report. Once
the men with the poles cried: tires
polovena" (three and a half), and the
steamer scraped on the bottom At
Pokrovka, dreary Cossack village
near the junction of the Amur and the
Shilka rivers. they found a smaller
mail boat awaiting them that drew
but three feet of water. They changed
over again with a multi-lingual hula
baloo and grand scramble for places.
all save the general and the princess.
who moved leisurely into the first.
class cabins. like the superior beings
they were.
The next day they stuck fast on
sand-bank. and boats crew carried
the anchor far up the river and
dropped it, attached to stout haw.
ser. Then, by means of the MINDLESS,
they deliberately warped the steamer
loose. At dark of the same day they
grounded for good in 21s feet of wa.
ter. few yards below a great tramp
steamer firmly imbedded athwart the
channel There was no hope of go.
ing either up or down for many days
to come. The peasants took the mat
ter philosophically; they would sim
ply live where they were, rent free
buying their bread and milk of the
Cossacks. When God saw fit to send
water they would go on.
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-17
CHAPTER XIII.
Woman's Gratitude,

The princess was sitting on one of
the benches of the upper deck. attired
in the costume of Little Russia, with
the Japanese parasol turned toward
the sun, over her shoulder. Hardy
had rather avoided her since the Incl.
dent of the brigands, as he felt that
any attempt at friendship on his part
would be taking advantage of the
service he had been able to render
her-a service which he assured him
self, he would have performed just as
eagerly for the humblest peasant
woman on the boat. The Romanovna,
in fact, had been nearly prostrated
since that dreadful happening, re-
naming in her cabin until now. under
the care of her maid.
Monsieur" she said to Hardy, who
was promenading the little deck. He
threw away his cigar, removed his
hat and bowed very low. He noticed
that she was still pale and that her
eyes looked unnaturally large, "Parlez.
vouz Francais, monsieur" she asked,
sweetly, with a perfect Partisan ac.
cent.
I'm peu. madame" he replied, "but
unfortunately. very badly"
"Ah, but you do speak it," she cried
with animation. you speak 1t well, or
at least well enough to enable me to
express to you my undylng gratitude
owe you my life, monsieur. Pray,
sit down here beside me. | owe you
my escape from a horrible, hideous
fate"
Hardy sat beside her on the bench.
You owe me nothing, madame"
he said: there was no great danger
for me, really. The-the oh igation Is
all on my side. There is not n muz.
hik or Bouriat on the boat who would
not have done the same thing. They
are all envious of my great good for
tune"
Il owe you, nevertheless, my life."
she insisted. "and you have my undy
ing gratitude, as said. do not
know how l shall ever be able to re.
pay you!"
Hardy frowned.
81 did not do It with any thought
of repayment Of any kind. madame"
he said "You will best recompense
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-17
CHAPTER xI.
Up the Amur,

The blackened ruins of Aigun and
its grisly story of men and women
slain in that swoop of the Cossacks,
that awful picture of fire, slaughter
and rapine, and the thousands tram
pied by horses, cut down by the
sword, or driven to death in the turbid
Amur. illustrated. in Hardy's mind
one phase of the advance of Russian
civilization; another and more pleas
ing phase was symbolized by the large
white gymnasium of Blagovestchensk
the first building OF that progressive
modern city that could be seen from
the decks of the Alexsay.
The imperial mailsteamer, on which
they embarked about dark, was a
much smaller boat than the Alexsay,
and OF lighter draft. There were only
six first-class cabins, all forward, and
the poor princess was obliged to
squeeze into three of these. the gener.
al taking the other three. Hardy man.
aged to obtain an upper berth in a
second-class cabin aft, but was soon
driven out of this, as the Russian be-
meath him smoked some filthy brand
of cigarettes all night lighting them
every five minutes with old-fashioned
sulphur matches, the acrid fumes of
which, mingled with the smoke. arose
in sitting clouds to his nostrils and
filed the entire cabin. The Russians.
much to Hardy's surprise, kept the
door and window tightly closed, and,
though he arose several times to open
one or the other. his fellow passen.
gers Immediately shut 1t again.
He arose at last, dressed and went
out on deck, taking his blankets with
him. The air was balmy and he soon
fell asleep, lulled by the breathing of
the engine and the whispering of the
waters. But he was not allowed to
enjoy his repose long, for about mid
night the passengers and the baggage
were changed over to another steamer
that drew trile less water and was,
unfortunately for the comfort of the
passengers. allssave the princess and
the general, Of smaller holding ca
pacity. This new steamer brought
down the disquieting rumor that the
Amur and the Shilka, which latter
river formed the waterway higher up,
were rapidly falling.
I Here, too. they took on a detach-
,ment Of Bouriat cavalry in faded,
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-17
SYNOPSIS.

Frederick Hardy, a fashionable Boston
by "a girl and sent NV "a friend to take
charge OF an American Trading Company
store in Russia On his journey through
Japan he met Stapleton Neville sup
posedly al Englishman. They agreed to
go together to Russia. Because OF sus-
picious circumstances they were several
times molested by the Japanese. Hardy
was arrested and found upon his person
were papers showing maps of Jap forts.
he met Aisome Sano daughter of n Jap
merchant. In Nevilles shoes Jap found
pictures of forts. proving him to be a
Russian spy. Hardy departed for Rus
sia on a steamer. which was wrecked
shortly afterward, He was rescued by
n Russian steamer. on reaching Vladi-
vostok he was well treated. He started
for Siberia, meeting Princess Romanovna
on the train. Hardy boarded vessel for
Amur. Hardy showed the princess his
sxpertness as q rife shot.
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-17

| God! was there, he ran as he never
ran before. Rounding a little turn in
the road and clump of trees, he
came suddenly on sight that thrilled
him with rage and sickened him with
fear, not for himself, but for the prfn-
cess. There she was, struggling in
the arms of big Chinese, one of that
half-sayage tribe that inhabits the
wild regions of Manchuria. The beast
had lifted her in his arms and was
running toward the woods with her,
while another carried the maid Two
other Mongolians, with long war bows
in their hands, completed the strange
picture. Hardy shouted again, and
the four Chinese wheeled about and
regarded him with startled malignancy
that turned on the instant to amuse-
ment.
Those four great brutes beheld one
rather small. dark man, of dapper ap-
pearance, despite his weeks river
travel-a slender, dark man in blue
serge suit and negligee shirt, who me-
chanically adjusted his gold pince-nez
as he advanced now at a slower gait.
The two Chinese with war bows fitted
long arrows to the strings and, with
sudden lift of the left foot and a
widening of the arms, they let drive.
One arrow whizzed by Hardy's head
and the other pierced his clothing,
making nasty scratch on his left
side. Then the pistol cracked twice
and the two Chinese fell sprawling,
with bullets through their bodies. The
other two promptly dropped the faint
ing women and started to run. Hardy
aimed deliberately at the one who had
seized the princess and fired. 1t was
long shot, but the bullet took effect,
as scream of pain testified.
Neither the princess nor the maid
evinced any signs of reviving, but
lay there huddled on the ground as
though dead. Hardy ran to the edge
of the bluff and there, as good fortune
would have it, was the generals lotka,
and the general himself strolling
along leisurely on the sand The
American shouted so loudly and flung
his arms about SO wildly that the or
derly, the two muZhiks and even the
governor himself were soon scram-
DiinS up lue Sleep DdHh toward MIN.
The Romanovna had revived by the
time they all reached her. and sat in
the tall grass putting up her abundant
hair, woman fashion, and looking
about with awakening eyes. She was
as pale as a ghost and held out her
hands appealingly. Hardy and the
general helped her to her feet, and it
was the American who supported her
until her trembling limbs regained
their strength. The general surveyed
the dead Chinese, and then, standing
squarely in front of Hardy, removed
his cap and made low bow
At the next station they found a
small government boat, the Pushkin,
awaiting them, that drew only one
foot of water. 1t had been sent down
by the authorities to pick up the gen.
eral, and Courtland Hardy, execution
leader, was taken on board and one
of the four cabins was given to him,
although one of the greatest heiresses
in all Russia was thereby compelled
to occupy room with her maid
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-17

off that Hardy thought they were
stuck for good. 1t was necessary to
wake up the passengers, with the ex-
ception of her highness, the princess.
and drive them all over to one side of
the boat to list her. After an hour of
most exciting work, during which the
captain dashed forward and back on
the bridge, gesticulating with his en-
tire body and shouting like a mad
man, they got off and were under way
again. only to make another hours
stop for wood This time, as before,
a bewhiskered muzhik was sitting ON
the bank by fiaring fire. He could
be seen very distinctly from great
distance. and as the steamer ap
preached the officer in command
shouted at him again and again. The
soundness with which he was sleep
ing, with head upon breast and arma
folded upon knees, gave rise to con-
siderable amusement among such OF
the passengers as were awake. The
plank was laid and several of the crew
ran up to him. One of them pushed
him and he sprawled over
He's dead!" announced the sailor
"Dead?"
Yes, sir; transfXed by an arrow
He put his foot upon the mans
breast and. seizing something, pulled
A moment later he held up in the
light of the bonfire Chinese war ar.
row; then, throwing it to the earth,
he stopped and wiped his hand upon
the grass.
Toward morning they stuck on the
sand again. in wide part of the river,
with dense forests on either bank.
The steamer drifted about and blocked
up narrow channel through which
they were attempting to pass. The
sand came level with the surface Of
the water on either hand. The captain
tried in vain all the expedients known
on the Amur; he attempted to lift the
boat around by means of mast
planted at her side in the river: he
sent the anchor up stream and es-
sayed to drag her through bodily by
means of the windlass; he added to
this power the pulling force of a wood
en- windlass, set up ON one bank of the
river, whose long cross bar was
manned by half the boats crew, but
without success.
What is the matter?" the princess.
coming out on the deck about nine
o'clock in the morning, asked Hardy.
I'VE are stuck for good" explained
the American. II hope you slept
well?"
"Excellently, thank you! But hope
we are not stranded as have invited
some friends to house party at my
country place near Moscow"
A rowboat drifted into the mouth OF
the channel and lodged against the
side of the steamer. II contained four
dead, one of whom was priest In
long robes. He was lying fiat on his
back. with his head lolling horribly
over the side, his venerable beard
floating in the water. All were
pierced with arrows. The general of.
fered the princess his arm and con.
Quoted her below.
"Zakouska?" he said, patting her
hand.
Cro BE coNTINUED.)
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-17

me if you will dismiss all thought of
obligation. 1t would pain me to think
that / had imposed any such imag-
mary burden on you. l am more than
repaid in my own satisfaction. l trust
you are quite recovered from the
shock
But, you were wounded, The gen.
eral tells me that you were wounded.
Do not deny it," she commanded,
smiling. 1.-The entire boat knows of
it. 1t is fortunate the arrow was not
poisoned
Not wounded" replied Hardy;
merely scratched
The princess fixed her eyes on him
for several moments.
Il have always insisted" she muir
INJURED, that the American gentlemen
compare favorably with those of any
country in the world, and now 1 know
it. Pray do me the honor to sit here
and talk with me while. We will
change the subject. if you desire How
do you like our Russia?"
Hardy talked with her for an hour
or so. She spoke slowly and distinctly
for him, and he found, under such de-
lightful auspices, his French was a
much more practical and useful ac-
quirement than he had thought. They
talked of the increasing activity of the
Chinese marauders, of the possibility
of war with Japan, of the wild flowers
of Siberia, of Russian and American
society. He found her intensely patri-
otic, and firm in the belief that Rus
sia could crush Japan in a month.
should hostilities actually break out
AS they were thus engaged in con.
versation the general approached, and,
bowling before the princess, proposed
zakouska to Hardy.
"Ah, monsieur" she laughed, "do
you know the great Russian institu.
ton of zakouska?"
Yes" he replied, at was about the
first Russian word l learned, and |
have heard it more frequently than
any other since"
Then she said, rising and taking
the generals arm, I'VE will have "a.
kouska in my cabin. VIII you do us
the honor of joining us?"
Certainly replied Hardy. with
alacrity. II find it most delightful
custom!"
And all day long they steamed up
the winding and yellow Amur through
virgin solitudes of rolling prairie,
through interminable stretches of
primeval forest, with medieval Rus.
sia on the right and ancient, prehis.
toric China on the left.
The grinding and jarring of the lit
tie steamer on the sand was now a
matter of hourly occurrence. Oc-
casionally large river boat would be
passed, 'gh foundered and dry, either
deserted or occupied by a few pas
sengers, patiently waiting for the wa.
ter to rise. Many rowboats drifted
by, laden with more fortunate people.
going with the swift current rather
than against 1t. To these the captain
shouted continually:
How Is the water in the Shilka?"
And ever came the same reply:
Failing. slowly falling"
At midnight they ran upon a sand.
bank and had such difficulty getting
Gilpin observer., 1910-03-17
CHAPTER XII.
To the Rescue,

But what would the general do, the
military governor of Irkutsk? For, as
everybody knew. he must be at his
post on certain date, and the White
Gear would not be apt to take the will
OF God into account Within two days
the generals Intentions we're made
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-03
THE CIRCUS

The circus has come and gone
and with it a bunch of Elko money.
1t was late in arriving yesterday
morning and the performance in
the afternoon was undoubtedly cut
good deal on account of its late
arrival. If il was not the show is
not what it is claimed to be one of
the best on the road.
There was large crowd present
in the afternoon and the greater
part of it went away disappointed.
Some of the trapeze and hor-
rizontal performers were excellent
but the rest of the show did not
appeal very strongly to this scribe.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-03
MEETS WITH FATAL
ACCIDENT At CARLIN

Hiram Mcfarland a wealthy
sheep buyer whose home was in
Ogden, was accidentally Killed by
the cars in the Carlin yard about
IL o'clock Monday night. His
body was found lying on No. l
track in the east end of the yard at
II :25 o'clock by the switch crew.
His left arm and righ leg were
cut off, his neck broken and his
body badly bruised. From ap-
pearances he had been dagged
about $50 feet by the oil boxes on
the trucks.
How the accident occurred is not
known, but it is supposed that Nc
Farland was walking along the
track when he was struck by the
door of passing freight car and
knocked undeer the wheels.
He had just concluded a big
sheep deal with Mr.. Thomas Griffin,
the Carlin stockman,. He and Mr..
Griffin were together nearly all
day. He was well known here and
had many friends who are saddened
by his untimely death.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-03
SRERIFF OWENS IN TROUBLE

A Tonopah dispatch of May
31st to the Carson News says:
A suit was started in this city
today by the County of Nye against
Sheriff Jack Owens who has been
missing from this city for the last
month. The suit is to recover the
sum Of twenty-nine hundred dollars
which was lost by the failure of
the Nye & Ormsby County Bank.
The whereabouts of Sheriff Owens
is unknown at this time. The last
he was heard of was at Portland
Oregon this on the1lth of May.
The grand jury is now exporting
his books but at the present time
il is too early to determine the
irregularities although il is believed
that he is short about nine thousand
dollars of the county and state
funds.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-06-03
SIMON BRAY ANSWERS
CALL 40 GREAT BEPOND

Simon Bray died at the hospital
at Hollister, California, last Thurs
day of tuberculosis in his sixty
fourth year.
A week before the fatal termin-
alton of his illness he felt well and
had high hopes of recovery and a
return to Austin where he had spent
the better part 0f successful life
and where his best friends live.
But week ago today his condition
became alarming and Joe Bray,
brother received telegram to come
at once. A telegram was received
Thursday from Joe, stating that
death had come.
Simon Bray was one of the sturdy
characters of Nevada. He was born
in England. He resided in Penn
sylvania for a time, but came to Ne
vada in the seventies settling in
Austin. He took out his naturali-
cation papers in this town, and dur
ng the remainder of his life. he
measured up to the highest standards
of good citizenship always taking a
leading part in policies he con-
sidered best for his community and
the state.
In the rough and tumble business
life of the frontier, he formed his
own strict ideals of business probity,
and he leaves a record of square
dealing and stubborn adherence to
principle, that should serve as a
model to the young men of the COM
mnuity in which he exercised his
greatest activities. He made money
in different lines of business as we'll
as in mining and his last years were
spent in comfort and earned ease.
In politics, he exhibited the same
stubborn loyalty to principle that
governed his private and business
life. He was a staunch republican
and, having given his allegiance to
the fundamental principles of the
party, he stood faithful to his opin-
ions, no matter what wave of
temporary eXpediency carried his
colleagues into other beliefs. He
kept the republican organization
alive in this county, when he was
practically the only one to stand by
the cause" as he was fond of
characterizing it.
He served this district in the
Legislature and made his impression
on state legislation at a time when
the state needed just such men as
Simon Bray. He was never married.
Burial will take place next Mon
day in Hollywood cemetery near
Los Ancles. Austin Reveille.