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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-07
GENESIS OF sPEcTER SHIPS
One Instance In Particular satisfactor.
NY Vouched for Explains Many
Stories Of Sailors.

Perhaps the most likely exclamation
OF the genesis of specter ships lies in
me extraordinary effect produced at
sea oy mirages. In the Arctic seas in
particular are to be seen many strange
sights produced by refraction There
Is at least one instance on record that
IS satisfactorily vouched for, and which
explains many of the stories current
among sailors fifty or a hundred years
ago One evening I'm the early 'thirties
q passenger ship was approaching Port
hanger, on the South African coast
suddenly those on board were astound
ed 10 see well-known English warship
quite close to them So clear was the
vision that they were able to recognize
acquaintances aTnoiig the officers and
crew. a boat was lowered from the
stranger and its crew was observed
TO tumble into It. Everything was So
real. 80 obvious. that 1t seemed impos.
siDle that they could be deceived. They
recognized the ship as the Barracouta
she was too well known to admit of
the least doubt as TO her Identity
When the passenger ship arrived at 81
mons Bay a short time after, every.
body expected to see the barracuda
at anchor But she was not there, ard
old not arrive until week afterwards
The first thing to do was to compare
notes and explain the M stery. It was
found that at the time of the war.
SHIPS being seen near Port Danger
sne was at least three hundred miles
away. There Is no room for doubt az
20 the details of the story. People do
not imagine with such unanimity az
20 admit of any explanation other
man reflection or refraction In a cloud
or fog bank.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-07
WHEN MISSISSIPPI WAS LOW
Steamboat Captain Who Once Waded
Ahead to Find the Most
Likely Channel.

Steamboat men who have been con.
tending with low water in the upper
Mississippi river the past summer
should consult with the more ancient
mariners in the Mississippi for point
ers CT the movement of boats on low
water and then start out to restore
navigation on the stream.
Capt. William Kelly, secretary OF
the Mississippi and Ohio River Pilots
society. says this is the first season
since 1856 to his personal knowledge
tnat steamboats, have ceased to run
during the open season.
In the summer of 1856, Mr.. Kelly
says, he was plotting the steamer
Stella Whipple when the water was
Tour inches lower than 1t is now. The
boat was towing two barges down
the stream. but got stuck on the
crossing at Robinson's rocks, IA miles
below st. Paul.
Captain Kelly says he waded into
the river ahead of the boat to locate
the best, place to drop anchor and pull
the boat over the bar. The water
was ten inches deep, and the best
channel was located by wading, and
captain Kelly returned to the boat
without wetting stitch of his cloth
ing.
The method of pulling the boats
over shoal crossings was to carry the
anchor out in yawl ahead of the
steamer. drop It to the bottom of the
river and pull the boat over by line
attached to the anchor and to the cap.
stan Of the boat.
When all was ready the passengers
were transferred to the barges to
ighten. the boat The run was then
made without difficulty till the next
crossing was reached, when the
anchor and capstan process of pull
ing the boat over might be repeated
st. Louis Republic.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-07
.!M!.E!T.Elo p FALL EVERY HOUR
Only oeeasionai'y One Of suinelsns Dt.
mensions Survives Passage
Through Air to Earth.

= E . q e . "
Meteors, or shooting stars. as the>
are more generally called. nave froa
the leg inning OF things been lombard.
~ : the world at rate estimated by
tie highest authority at many ,hou
sands an hour. of which, however, al
average OF only five or six are visible,
10 the naked eye during the same
Pewnd OF time Fortunately, owing Il
oaf protecting envelope OF air, very
lew OF these missiles reach US. In size,
meteors vary from q few ounces to
many pounds in weight. and it is only
very occasionally that one is of suffl.
clent dimensions to survive the pass.
age OF eighty to one hundred miles
IN ugh an atmosphere increasing in
density as the earth Is approached.
Inc speed at which they enter the at
mosphere. calculated at not less than
20 miles second. generates such in.
tense heat by friction that the iron of
winch the meteor principally consists
Is Immediately reduced to an incandes.
cent vapor. which is the luminous train
SO frequently seen in the heavens on q
cieaFc night, The vapor rapidly cools,
and condenses in form of these minute
particles, which assume the spherical
'orm as does shot during its fall from
me top of the tower Finally, the little
:pheres are scattered by the winds and
currents In the upper regions, and
gradually descend in their millions as
an invisible but never-ending shower.
STRAND Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-07
FOUND GUILTY OF
SECOND DEGREE MURDER

The jury in the case of John
Autenini, charged with the murder
of ]. w. Clark at Millers, after
delibe rating for Id hours, brought
q verdict .of murder in the
second degree The verdict was
returned this afternoon, the case
having been submitted at about
midnight last night. G. B. Ports
was foreman Of the jury. At no
time during the deliberations was
there vote cast in favor of the
defendants innocence Of the
charge for which he was indicted.
1t isrepyrted that the jury on the
first ballot stood seven for murder
in the first degree, three for
murder In the second degree and
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-07
THE BLACK HAND AND cARUso
Famous Tenor Tells How the Society
Made Him the object Of Its
Sollcltous Attentions,

Enrico Caruso has been telling the
English newspapers more details of
now 1t happened that the Black Hand
made him an object of its solicitous
attentions during the opera season In
New York. He is inclined to believe
tnat there would never have been any
trouble at all n II hadn't been for the
TACT that he has a charitable iiature :.
According to Caruso, the Black
Hand would not have been tempted to
bother him II It hadn't been for an
italian barber In New York. The bar.
Der shaved the singer frequently and
~eIl and Caruso was pleased with his
work. SO when he heard the barber
one day deploring the lack of SUN.
eient cash to enable him to take trip
back to Italy to see old friends once
more Caruso delighted the man by
making him present OF $500.
Wish had never done It," says
Caruso. my Italian barber was go
overcome with delight that he singed
all the hair on one side of nv head
ana cut half my chin of that morn.
ing. Then he went away and told the
newspaper men all about It. Next day
got nifty letters each asking me for
$500. Next week got twice the mum.
Der and several threatening letters
from the writer's OF the first batch
And few days afterward the BLACK
Hand people tried to blackmail me.
us very hard work being charitable"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-07
N. P. Nelson arrived from Cariin
this morning.
orIaIn oil Nuptlal kl.a

The nuptial kiss, with meaning
akin 10 that OF the kiss Of peace, had
Its origin in a most serious and prac.
teal church ceremony known as the
espoisals. Among medieval people.
as among some classes OF Jews today.
1T was customary for the bridegroom
and the bride to meet before wit.
nesses In the church some days or
even weeks before the MARRIAGE and
there make a pledge OF future union.
and at such times ring was usually
presented by the prospective husband.
'cmetimes. however, the man was too
DOR to buy the ornament, and instead
resented a kiss, which was doubtless
lore pleasant, and was. considered q
hiding pledge before man and God
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-07

Hear when Dream of You"
at Opera House. Friday night
sung by composer.
When l Dream of .1ou"-latest
song hit--get a copy at Smith
Stationery Store.
One of those $3.50 Genuine Cut
Glass salad or fruit dishes, will be
a nice gift. Other pieces from 80
cents upwards $4,000. AT Winter
mantel Jewlery Store.
Have you heard when i Dream
of You.. latest waltz song hit COM
posed by Elko County boy.
when l dream of YOU sweet
melodious, at Smiths Stationery
store.
Do not let your watch go to ruin
from neglect. Remember that
my business is the care of watches.
Take your watch to Dean Harrison
and let him examine and repair
it.
TO EUGENE CONNER: Any
person who knows the address of Eu-
gene Conner will confer favor by
communicating it to me, his sister,
Pauline Conner, 324-Crocker Bldg.
San Francisco. Cal.
Your choice of Laughlin lax
gold Fountain pens $1,000
different styles. At Wiutermantels
Jewelry store.
Informal health talks for women,
illustrated, each evening, z to 8
o'clock at Commercial Hotel, room
So. Side entrance.
Happiness, Contagious as Yawn.
Good nature, happiness and laughter
are as contagious as yawn. Happi
ness Is a state of mind, and there is
aothing that contributes more largely
10 the general well:being of society
han man with a hearty sense of
aumor.-Marshall P Wilder
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-07
DISTRICT COURT

The trial of the case of the state
against Domingus consumed all of
yesterday and most .of today.
Both sides rested about 1880 this
forenoon and the court took a
recess until 1880 this afternoon.
The attorneys were making their
arguments when this reporteelosedy
The case will 60 to the jury late
this afternoon.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-07
BOTTLE FLoATED ACROSS SEA
Picked Up In the Azores Three Years
After Being Cast Adrift OF
Carolina Coast.

Floating sluggishly at the mercy of
the waves for over three years a pint
Dottie containing the address Of VIII
liam Fl Windoiph, this city, Travelled
across the Atlantic ocean and was
! finally picked up of the eastern coast
OF the Azores about nve weeks ago
The hayward travels of the little
bottle are most mysterious. It crossed
the Atlantic or at least reached the
other shore; whether currents or
winds took II miles in detour before
1t reached its destination is a subject
OF conjecture.
On January q, 1907, Mr.. Windolph
on his way to Tampa and Key West
passed down the coast OF the Caro-
ltnas In Merchants and Miners
steamship, the Merrimac. on North
Carolina In an idle moment he put HIS
card within whisky bottle and push
Ing In the cork against the rail OF the
vessel tossed II overheard. Until Il
disappeared from sight In the green
waves Mr.. Windolph watched the tiny
adyenturer, never thinking to hear,
from 1t again. s
Three and one-helf years after the
card had been sent ott on the sea 4
strange letter came to him from the
fishing firm Of Manuel vasconceiles q
Co.. Spain Within the envelope was
the same card which he had sent out.
unstained by the water, uninjured aft.
er it's long voyage.
With the card was a letter stating
that 1t had been picked up in whisky
bottle of the eastern coast Of the
Azores, In tho province Of Prnia. by
one Of the crew OF the fishine smack
D. Carlos, DeI,onxa, captain. The let.
ter was In excellent English. but but
from the style had evidently been
written by an educated spanfaFd. II
did not state the exact date OF the
finding Of the bottle. Philadeiphia
Bulletin.
New Flre-Escape Idea.
A New Yorker has Invented mat
tress trucks" q bit OF fire apparatus
which 10 designed to be elevated 60
about the second story OF house and
then spread out in such q manner
that Imprisoned persons In the Upper
stories may Jump into them with alb.
solute safety.
/ d..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-12-07
SALMAGUNDI

ftter To-Day.
Allen Fisher. one Of the leading
citizens of Wells. spent the day in
town. He looks as youag as he
lid Is vars ago.
Mems laundry wanted by Mrs
e. E. Davis. Satisfaction guar
enteed.
Phil Snyder left on No. 8 this
afternoon for Auburn California,
where he will spend the winter.
Mr.. Shirley is installing a new
lighting plant in the Owl saloon.
1t is Of greater capacity than
the old plant.
Mr.. Harrington returned this
afternoon from a business trip
through the southern part of the
state. -
DR.. West has gone, to Ruby valley
to see Mr.. Murphy, who is re-
ported much worse. He was
getting aong nicely from an attack
of pneumonia and had relapse.
Treasurer Miller is busy making
out receipts for those who waited
until the last day to pay their taxes,
1t will be a few days yet before
he is able to figure up the delin-
quent list.
The funeral of Patsy Patterson
will take place from the under
taking parlors at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. Friends and
acquaintance are respectfully rel
quested to attend.
The Oorcas Society wants to see
you at the church fair to be held
sat Mizpah Hall Friday afternoon
and night These ladies will
strive excellent refreshments and
have many useful articles and
no ne made bread, pies and cakes
for sale. Don't forget the time
and place and above all don't leave
your pocket book at home for you
mill mad ifc oonk.ok,
The Ely basket ball team arrived
: this afternoon to play two games
with the high school team. One
of the games will take place at the
opera house tonight and the other
tomorrow night. The games will
begin at 8 o'clock. The sport
promises to be lively as both teams
will do their very best to win.
Give the team the encouragement
Of your presence at the games.
A blizzard swept along the
Atlantic seaboard and lake region
yesterday. At Canton, New York,
it was twelve degrees below zero
the lowest temperature recorded.
ln Kentucky, two feet of snow fell
in the mountains and ten inches in
the slOwJands. quite contrast
between this sort of climate and
the bright. balmv days Nevada is
enjoying.
Mrs. DR.. Eby representing the
Presbyterian Sunday school: Mrs.
Wintermantel, the Episcopal Sun
day school, and Mrs. Means, the
Christian Science Sunday school,
met at this Office this afternoon and
divided the Christmas tree or
naments among the three Sunday
schools. They also divided the
money left over from last year.
The Suday schools will here after
have Christmas trees for the
children
Mrs.John Fitz Maurice of Butte.
Montana, gave this Office a pleasant
call this afternoon She called to
renew the acquaintance that begun
In the Elko public school when
she was pupil Of the writer. She
is here on business connected with
the death Of her mother and
expects to leave for home to-
morrow night.
President Taft's message is very
lengthy document. He makes
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-17
FIND
ECZEMA CURE

The local druggist il naturally slow
to recommend q remedy for any dis
case; he will make a recommendation
as rule, only after he has been
thoroughly convinced. For he Is not
looking merely for one sale but must
have permanently the confidence OF
his customers.
Perhaps no remedy in the druggists
stock has been more widely endorsed
by druggists themselves than the re-
cifc eczema cure, oil of wintergreen.
thymol and glycerine, as compounded
in d d. d. Prescription.
Among hundreds OF letters from
prominent druggists we quote q few:
ave have a number OF very enthusi-
astic people who have been cured By
ID. ID. ID. Prescription. These cured pa
tents do as much TO increase the sales
as any advertising. You cannot make
your advertising too strong, as we are
ourselves enthusiastic In pushing the
goods"
The voegeli Bros, Drug Co.. Min.
>neapolis, MINI: T. p. Taylor & Co.,
Louisville, KY; Woln-Wilson Drug
Co., st. Louis Mo-; A. Bauer, Terre
Haute, Ind, and scores Of other lead
ing druggists have written, the strong
est kind OF endorsements for d. d. d.
Prescription.
We ourselves have carefully lnvesti.
gated this remedy and Hnd that 1t is
a simple compound of oil OF winter.
green and other healing ingredients.
Our long experience with this remedy
hac piyan ne Tho uraatout ,nu0 .,ao -
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-17
FORT .SEIAFTER NEWS
aaannnnn y nn II u u .,s u u u u u muaau,

The roof OF the post hospital is be-
ing stained and the work is now al.
most completed. This improves the
appearance OF the building TO a great
extent. Fort Shafter has hospital
that is not, "a far as military posts
are concerned. excelled in the entire
group. Of Hawaiian Islands and the
boys all realize and appreciate this
and are content to know that at any
time II illness overtakes them that
they have a hospital to which they
are always admitted where they will
receive the best treatment that they
will receive the best OF medicines and
a place they can stay until entirely
recovered.
The swimming tank was refilled Fri.
day and later In the day many were In
for a plunge.
On account of the heavy rain Friday
afternoon there was no parade.
The drills for Friday were garri-
son under direction OF company com.
manders from to s a. m. and an
hour Of gymnasium drill for Com.
pany @ and Company II.
Sergeant Santon. Company q, Goth
Infantry, returned on the u. 8. A.
transport Sheridan few days ago.
He has been on four months leave
OF absence and visited his home at
st. Louis, Mo-, and several other
places on the mainland.
Musician souers. Company e, goth
Infantry. was admitted to- the post
hospital Tuesday. His illness Is not
of a serious nature, and 1t is expect
ed that he will be back for duty
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-17

amusement OF the children. An-
other natural park that could easily
be converted into playground
would be the lot situated between
School and Kuakini streets, on the
Nuuanu stream. The committee rec
commended that this be purchased,
and as It would require very little
additional expense to put It into
good shape, they considered It a very
desirable location,
The suggestion made by Judge
Dole some time back. to convert a
portion OF Thomas Square, into an
athletic field for the Mckinley High
School. was strongly opposed by Tie
The committee, how
ever, recommended that the water
front parks at the foot of Nuuanu
street should be beautifled by plant
ing banyan trees. Other spots were
named In connection with a chain
|of Fairgrounds for the children of
this city, one being on the Pauoa
stream and another In Kakaako.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-17
Observation-Disclosures M OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! FORT DE RUSSY ITEMS i
!, . . . 4 y sn . . . b D . :. = /. . u !. /. b

On account OF lack OF ward room
in the post hospital here. the fol-
lowing members of Company @, End
Battalion Of Engineers, have been
transferred to the post hospital at
Fort Shafter for further treatment:
Private Ara Finch, Private Freder-
lick Hummell, Private Plank, Private
Reinhart and Private Holt. The re-
naming men In the post hospital
here are members of the survey de-
tachments and viii remain at this
post until well enough to return to
their camps. Private Messherry of
the Waimanalo detachment was sent
to the post hospital today from his
detachment to receive treatment.
Promotion.
Second Glass Private Andrew
Brotke Of Company G has been pro-
NOTED to the grade of first-class pri-
vate. Private Brotke is on detail as
post plumber OF this camp and on
extra duty In the quartermaster de-
partment.
To Duty
Private Farley, Company G., was
returned to duty today from the
post hospital and will leave for his
detachment the last OF the present
week. Privates Marcus and Ford,
both OF the survey camps. arrived at
this post yesterday and are to be
sent to the hospital here. Both of
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-17
CBILDpEN:WlL
HAVE FAIRGROUNDS

In the social hall OF the Y. M. c.
A. yesterday afternoon, the follow
ing-named gentlemen were elected
members of the executive committee
of the Civic Federation: p. NJ. Pond,
J. w. Gilmore, w. A. Bryan, Edgar
Wood, A. +. Cooke. Both w. r..
Castle and Ed. Towse were offered
denomination, but owing to pressure
of business declined the honor. p.
NJ. Pond and j. w. Gilmore were
elected to I'LL these two vacancies.
d. l.. Wilmington, chairman of the
committee on legislature and public
service. read a very interesting re-
port. In which he stated that the
COMMITTEE believed all the counties,
with the exception of Hawaii. were
being administered as honestly as
could be expected.
The committee on parks. streets
and public works outlined a system
of Fairgrounds for the children In
those districts which at present are
SO crowded that the children are
forced to play In the streets. The
first Of these was the lot at the cor
ner of Nuuanu and Beretania. for
merly the property of Queen Emma.
Most Of the trees have been cut down
and all the flower beds are buried
under piles OF lumber belonging to
some Japanese contractors. Vi
The committee recommends the
purchase of this place so as to con-
vert 1t into playground fitted with
necessary paraphernalla for the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-17

Handball.
Handball has again come into its
own at this camp after short lay
OF. Some of the members of the
survey camps who are on pass In
this camp have made II interesting
for the home camp players, and the
result is that all the members of
this camp are again at the game,
playing both in the afternoons and
in the evenings. This game has be-
come the most popular sport at this
post, and many good players are to
be found among the men here.
New Telephones.
A new telephone system is being
installed at this post which will con-
meet all of the Offices and the vari-
Gus buildings OF the quartermaster
department. This system, with the
aid Of the double outside system,
will make It possible to communicate
with any portion OF the camp from
all the Offices. The new telephones
are received from the Signal Corps
of the army.
acquisitions.
acquisitions have been submitted
from this post for the target mate
rails to be used during the rifle prac-
tise to be held by members OF this
post in the next few months. These
materials will be forwarded from the
States and will be received at this
post by the ordnance department.
These will be taken by the COM
panies to Fort Shafter at the time
the men leave for target practise at
that post. New targets are also to
be received for use OF this command.
Athletic Entertainment.
The members OF Company G. gave
an entertainment last evening on the
sea shore, which included smoker
and refreshments to the entire post.
Corporal White of the engineers was
in charge, and u good time was en-
joyed by all. After the refresh
ments were served. Corporal o'Neil
and other members of the garrison
gave an exhibition of athletic per-
formances which was enjoyed by all
present. 1t is hoped by all that
more Of these evenings will follow.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-17
BAND CONCERT.

The Royal Hawaiian Band Will
give a public concert this evening
at the kakaako Mission, rendering
the following program:
March-The Fairest Sousa
overture-Light Cavalry -. Suppe
Observation-Disclosures Cupid. .Losey
Observation-Disclosures Girl -. Balfe
Vocal-Hawaiian Songs $40.
..,............ AR. by Berger
Selection-Runaway Girl am.
''''''''''. Monckton
lntermezzoT Rainbow -. wenrich
Ffnale-Powhatan's Daughters :.
......,...,.... -. Sousa
The Star Spangled Banner. :.