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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-15
Sairnagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Attorney Henderson and Bank
Commissioner Wicher left for
Eureka this forenoon.
Mr.. j. W. Thompson left this
morning for the Duck Valley
reservation to take the census of the
Indians.
Ghc Presbyterian prayer meeting
will be held tonight at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden Henderson.
4 cordial invitation is extended to all.
In a quarrel ovcr a feed bill and
the possession of a stable, Frank
White shot and killed Charles Black
at Manhattan Monday evening.
The men had been partners in the
wood business. but dissolved partner
ship several months ago.
Attorney Charles Henderson of
Elko arrived here by auto Tuesday
evening. He has been employed
by the County commissioners to
assist District Attorney A. S. Hen
dcrson in looking after the county'S
interests connected with the failure
of the Eureka County Bank and the
criminal matters placed before the
present grand jury. Sentinel.
Ed. Todd, one of Tuscarora's
oldest and best citi2ns arrived
yesterday afternoon. He is on his
way to California to visit friend
and incidentally the California
cncampmcnt of the Grand Army.
Mr.. Todd is a vctcrn of the civil
war, but the years seem to make no
impression upon him. His many
friends here arc glad to see him
| looking so well.
Mr.. j.. +. Triplctt brought ia
| this office this morning n copy of
the New York Herald of Saturday,
April -, 1865, containing the par
ticulars of the assassination OF
President Lincoln. The first page
Of the paper is drapcd in mourning
and the whole paper is yellow with
age. A sight of it carries us back
to the troublous times Of the civil
war. and brings to memory the
greatest crime cvCr committed IN
the history of this nation.
A table showing receipts from in
tra-statc transportation on tho
various railroads Of the state is he
ing compiled in the Office of tho
Railroad Commission and the figures
compiled show that there has beer
an aggregate gain of 1888 per cent,
during the last half Of 1909 oveI
the first half of 1908. The amour.
Of i~ntrastatc business reported D!
the various railroad companies 10.
the past two years totals S3,'SZ'
829.O5. The greatest gain ha
been made by the Southern Pacific
which shows an additional gain o
yer n million dollars. Appeal
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-15
Salmagund
Samuel,
FROM FRIDAY DAILY

Mrs. S. +. Quincy is expected
home soon.
The grand jury finished its work
this afternoon and reported to
Judge Brown.
Sheriff Owens of Nyc county was
married at Reno Tuesday evening
to Miss Ida NJ. Nclius.
G. Gold, the tailor, has a new ad
in this issue. He has something to
say that will interest you.
For Salc:-Lots on the south side
of the Western Pacific depot
suitable for business or residence.
H. S. Taber, Elko. Nevada.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-15
Salmagundi
FROM MONDAYS DAILY

Attorney Henderson left for
Eureka yesterday.
Miss Matte Keith returned satpr-
DAY night from her Los Angeles
visit.
Miss Schiller and Miss Knemever
have returned from their vacation
and taken up their work in the
high school
By the time a man reaches 70
years Of age he has consumed 95 tons
of food At the present high cost
of living it would take a Rockefeller
to be able to afford TO live 20 ycars
The grand jury meets tomorrow
morning. There is u good deal Of
business for the jury to thresh out
and the session will last several DAYS.
The trial jury will be summoned
after the grand jury returns its
grist to the court.
Hank Blanchard, one of the early
pioneers of the Comstock. died at
the German Hospital in San Fran
cisco Thursday evening. He was
the David Harum Of Edward Moves
Wcstcott's book. Wcscott was his
cousin. Blanchard was. born in
New York eighty-thrcc years ago.
Judge Langan has set the case Of
Receiver Wildcs against the dircc-
tors of the State Bank and Trust
Company for trial on the 9Th day of
June. Richard Kirman Of Reno
withdrew from the receivers bond
and Judge Langan ordered Wildcs
to file a new bond in the sum Of
$3.50, OOO.
Mrs. c. b. Wclshon came in from
Rowlands Saturday evening. she
reports the whole country round
about there located as mining
claims. Also that more people arc
coming out of Jarhidgc past her
mothers place than are going in
that way. She does not have a
very favorable opinion of Jarbidgc.
The census this year will include
a poll Of the Indian population Of
the country. This has never been
done and reliable statistics will be
obtained regarding the Indians. In
previous ccnsuscs the Indian popu-
lation has been estimated by the
Indian agents, and this has proven
very inaccurate and unsatisfactory.
The number is now estimated at
300, 900 located ON the various
RESERVATIONS
The boy who can't pull weeds or
saw wood without bowling about it,
but who wants to suck a cigarette
and read such books rs The Wand
crcr. or the Blood Stained Bed Of
! n, pboD+,u, p,,p - and tho girl ,ybD
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-15
A CAR LOAD OF Stall

lions and Jacks for sale at live and
let live prices at the Nevada livery
barn, Elko, Nevada. Stull Bros.
Ramcscs II is credited by his
torians with having been "the best
advertiser his country ever saw"
Up to quite recently, however, "his
country" had never seen the colonel;
of course. - Washington Herald.
The two Eastern surety companies
which guaranteed the amount of
Nye county funds deposited in the
busted Rhyolite bank have paid
over the entire sum, S21, 1852, to
the county treasurer.
If it will not again disturb the
serenity of Governor Dickcrson's
hcnchmcn on the Reno Weekly, we
would like to inquire if J. +. Haley
has resigned as bullion tax collector.
Ryan and StOddard were elected
by the people, and Haley, the editor
of the governors paper was APP
pointed by the governor.
Senator Easton of Lander county
is a candidate for lieuteant governor
on the republican ticket. Massey
and Easton can be beaten If the
democrats make the right kind of
nominations. The republicans will
make a desperate effort TO carry the
state this fall and the democrats
should put their strongest mcn on
the ticket. We can whip them
again if proper men are nominated.
The lntcrmountain Sheriff. as
ISOLATION will hold ITS 1910 con-
vention in Salt Lake City June Is.
The association is composed of
ShcriTs of the States of Idaho, Ore
gon, Washington, Nevada, Montana,
Wyoming andUtah. The convention
last year was held at Boise, Idaho.
It is expected that about 400 peace
officers from the above states will
be in attendance at the convention,
and much good will result from the
discussion of plans for uniform com.
m%unication between the member,
of the association in regard to tn,
capture of criminals and othet
work of the officers.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-15
PIANOS

If you think cannotsave you more
money than any other house, write
and see. Mehlin and Sons, Stcinway
and Sons, Henry F. Miller, Shoningcr
and many other plans.
J. ID. Mariner.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
DARING PERUVIAN O'ERlOPS THE ALPS
Crossed the Snow-Capped Peaks in a
Heavier-Than-Air Machine-He
Missed Goal BY Mishap.

Domodossiola, Aaly.-The great feat
Of crossing the snoW-capped Alpine
barrier between Switzerland and Italy
in a heavier-than-ai machine was
accomplished Friday by George Cha
vez, the young Peruvian aviator.
The plucky hero of the exploit, how
ever, lies now in local hospital
badly injured as the result of an acct
dent that occurred just as he had
completed the most arduous and
nerve-racking portion of the task he
had set out to accomplished flight
from Brig, Switzerland, across the
Alps to Milan, in Italy, in all dis
lance of about seventy-five miles.
Both of his legs are broken, his left
thigh is fractured and his body is bad.
ly confused.
The accident occurred as Chavez
was endeavoring to make landing
here. The Alps had been crossed sue
cessfully, and the aviator was de.
scending with the power of his ma.
chine cut off when, about thirty feet
above the ground, sudden gust Of
wind seemed to catch the mono
plane, which turned over and fell.
When the crowds that had been
watching the descent ran up, they
found Chavez lying bleeding and un-
conscious beneath the twisted wire
cage. Willing hands lifted the avia.
tor from the ground and bore him to
the hospital.
Forty miles away, and over count
try that has none of the hazards of
the Alps, lay Milan, the goal Chavez
was seeking in an endeavor to win a
prize of $4,000 offered by the Italian
Aviation Society. Chavez had lost
the race.
Henry Weyman, the American avia-
tor, who made two unsuccessful at.
tempts in the Brig-Milan contest, sent
telegram of sympathy to Chavez.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
LEGISLATURE COST STATE $274,945
Expenses of Regular Session Totaled
$122,5O9, Special Sessions Con-
suming Remainder.

Austin, Textile regular session
and the four called sessions or the
thirty-frst legislature cost the state
of Texas $274,945. The regular SEES
sion of sixty days cost total OF $l2Z-
500, of which $92,S44 was mileage
and per diem and S19,9G5 was contin'
gent expenses. The first called SEES
sion cost $43,505, of which $56,9Sd
was per diem and $6,519 was contln-
gent expense. The second called SEES
sion cost $45,S19; $3G,S07 was mile
age and per diem and S9,0ll was con-
tingent expense. The third called
session cost $51,617; $47,43S was mile
age and per diem and $4,179 WAS con-
tingent expense. The fourth called
session cost $21, 1874; Sl7015 was per
diem and S4,179 contingent expense.
The above figures were this week
handed Governor Campbell by the
state treasurer. Numerous conflicting
stories have been circulated as to the
cost of the thirty-frst Legislature, the
special sessions, etc, and TIE Stats
tics were prepared to show exactly
what was spent.
The thirty-frst legislature was In
session approximately 175 days and
its average expenditure on this basis
was $l,571 a day for salaries, con-
tingent expense and the mileage in
Guided.
1t is to be noted that during the
regular session the contingent eX-
penses were higher than at any other
time. 1t is to be observed that the
contingent expenses Of the last two
called sessions were very low.
The third called session was the
most expensive, but this is accounted
for in the fact that mileage had to be
again allowed the members for that
session, running up expenses. Other
wise it would have been less eXpen-
sive than either the first or second
which did not run the full time, was
the least expensive.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
Road Over Graves Of Family.

Orange, Tex.-H. F. Brock of New.
ton was recently paid the sum of 500
by the Frisco Railroad Company
whose road was built over the graves
of his wife and children. The read
was built through the edge of the old
cemetery and at that time there were
a number of graves that were I'M
marked and not until relatives came
to Orange and made an investigation
was it known that the railroad passed
over the graves.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
ALL GRANARIES FULL
GLAD TtDiNGs OF PROSPERITY
FROM AMERICAS CAPITAL
MONEY SHORTAGE UNLIKELY
Nearly Every Crop Bumper one'
Cotton Gratfying-The Balance
of Trade Favors Us.

WASHINGTON. is unlikely thal
there will be any shortage OF money
this fall anywhere in the uhlteu
States. This is not to be construct
as promise to any particular lndlVl-
dual. but is the large, personal view
Of the treasury department, whose
hand is on the pulse OF the nation 5
financial and business life and repre-
sents the opinion of oi1cials VINO con-
stantly watch for symptoms OF any
stringency. In their opinion the dan
ger mark, if there actually has Deeh
one during several months past, has
been left astern. They give these fea
sons for their prediction OF pientllul
money:
Primarily the banks saw what iook-
ed like a money shortage coming sew
eral months ago. They knew they
could expect no help from the United
States treasury such as they got III
1908 and prepared themselves. They
have piled up gold, built up reserves
and cut down risky loans, and bonds
and other securities which might not
be easy to sell have been turned into
money, New loans have been closely
scrutinized.
By doing all that the banks have for
titled themselves against an emer-
gency. How we'll they did it was seen
last week, when $l0,O00,0OO was moved
out of New York to other banks and
done very easily. Panics foreseen
never come fnanciers say. Money Is
plentiful in England and on the CONT
nent of Europe. That is always said
to be good sign in making predlc-
ton for this country.
Nearly every crop in this country
this year is reported to be a bumper
one.
Corn will set new record. Four
ffths of the crop has been gathered,
so the chance of loss from frost is
small. The oat crop is the greatest in
years.
The cotton crop will be 100000
bales greater than it was last year.
Nearly all other crops are reported
very large.
Next month, it is estimated, inves-
tors all over the country will receive
nearly $17O,OOO,OOO in dividend checks
from industrial railroads and other cor
porations. That will add, of course, to
the money generally in circulation.
The record crops are one argument
against money shortage because they
mean that the United States will have
great amount of food and manufac-
turing materials to sell to Europe.
Europe in the meantime will be SELL
ing material to America, but undoubt-
eddy not to the extent it did last year,
and therefore will owe Americans
money. This will be paid in gold
which will come across the ocean in
bars. The banks will take it to the
United States minis or subtreasuries
and gold certificates will be issued to
represent it. Thus several more mil
lions of dollars will come into circu.
lation for business.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
Aviator Breaks His Spine.

Charles, France.-The aviator, Poll
lot, was killed Sunday while making
a fight with a passenger. The latter
escaped with slight injuries. The ma
chine had reached a height Of nine.
ty feet when piece of canvass ripped
out from the wing. The aeroplane
fell, turning completely over and bury
ing the two men under the wreck
age. Poillot's spine was broken.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
Squirrels Damage Pecan Crop.

Hampstead, Tex.-Sportsmen are
having lots of fun now. Squirrel hunt
ing is fine, the Clarke bottom being
favorable place on account Of the
numerous pecan trees which are scat.
tered over the entire tract 0!
land. One party showed q, another
IS and another 5 squirrels, all killed
the same day and within a short dis.
lance of each other. Squirrels are IL
orally running the pecan crop. The
ground under some of the fine trees
is covered with pecans which have
been cut by squirrels.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
Silver Chest Recovered.

Houston, Textile police have re-
covered chest of silver from Thelma
Denton that was stolen from Nathan
& Sons of Eagle Lake, in the burglariz-
ing of their store last week. The
burglars were caught in Houston and
$1,000 worth of the stolen stock recov.
cred. The entire loss was about 81, 500.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
Chavez Draws $4,000.

Milan.-The aviation committee
which has supervision over the aerial
flight across the Alps has awarded
$4,000, half of the amount of the
prize, to George Chavez, the Peruvian
aviator, who was injured after cover.
ing the most dangerous part of the
journey. The condition of Chavez is
reported satisfactory.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
TROLLEY WRECK CLAIMS MANY w,
Cars Met On a Curve, s,,.
Dense WOODS, One Fn,,,, WV
Other Filled With Passe,,.."

Bluffton, Ind.-Forrytwo D.,, s
were killed in an interurbaD ' ,,'e
wreck between Button and 'y N
Wayne about noon THURSDAY w. rN
caused the wreck no one soon, wa
know. At least no one yet has "a.
ed a clear explanation. At ,1.ss
the train left on schedule, a rs,r.'
train consisting of one car Io,, n'
ton for Fort Wayne. At prsc,Ie,~,
the same hour single motor %, ~
Fort Wayne for Button empty to nj.
up load of passengers to brin, ), ns
to Fort Wayne for the county f.I.
Fort Wayne,
Some one made a mistake. Al Kim,
land, eighteen miles south Of ~
Wayne, the cars met.
Those who were in the accider, r..
tell little of what actually occu,,.,
In the extra car We're no passen.s,.
In the regular local were probsblv s.
ty-fye or sixty passengers. OF ,hsa
few escaped death or injury.
The dead: W. E. Bowman A .
Hyde, S. E. Stuckey, William H Rec,
Lloyd Brown. L. c. JustuS, S. H Bos
inson, H. D. Cook, Ernest Grouse NJ,
! Thomas, Ralph Walser, Oscar Zimmr
Miss Pearl Sayler. R. F. Folk, Ian,
Swartz, F, B. Tamm. John W TriboI.i
Mrs. Garrett Maxwell, Charles Refs,
Blanche Archibald, Thomas Gordor
Frank King and wife, Son of Llm
Brown, Harold Nelson, John Johnyr
Jesse Hoffman, DR.. S. Z. Thompg
Mrs. Hiram Folk, Mrs. Myrtle Has
Mary Daugherty, Daniel Debach, il
Swartz, Joseph Sawyer, John Smj,
and wife, John Reed, Joseph Eden
George Semthurst, Warren Crane
Ben Cramer.
The injured: F. A. Parkhurst, II,
W. Jones, c. VI. Browne, John Ekhe
berger, Margaret Tribolet, Mrs. ".
Burgan, B. T. Corkwell.
One heroic act which will stand 0
in the annals of the wreck Is that d
formed by Conductor Spiller Of 1
northbound car. Though severely
jured, he staggered down the track a
tagged a limited train only sht
distance away.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
G|NNEoS COTTON REPORT FOR TEXAS
About 20 Per Cent of Counties Heara
From, and All Show Crop
Shortage.

Austin. Textile following IS TAP
ulation of remarks noted on the gin
ners' reports by counties Tor the hoil"i
of August received by Commissioner
hone. Only about 20 per cent OF the
elnners made such notatl0ns, put the!
give a fair indication OF the condltloh
and prospects of the cotton crop
throughout the state during August:
BAYLOR County-Owing to the eX-
treme dry weather the cotton crop Will
he short; will take about ten acres 10
make bale.
Brown County-Owing to the con-
tinued drouth the crops Will BE cut
very short.
Bowie County-The cotton crop VIII
run about six acres to the bale; JUST
abOu. Ore-thiId of crop.
Cass County-The cotton crop is es'
linated to be shorter this year than
was 1909
Cherokee County-Cotton crop very
short.
Coke County-Crops are very short;
wont be more than an average OF one
bale to every seventy-fiVe acres that
were planted.
Coleman County-In some places
! crops are a complete failure; all crops
short owing to continued drouth.
Comanche Conuty-Cotton crop Will
be very short and Will soon be picked
out as it is opening fast.
Concho County-On account OF the
dry weather the cotton crop will be cut
short
Fisher County-Crops are very short
will take forty acres to make one bale
! of cotton, and no feed stuff only IN
spots.
Grayson County-Cotton crop very
short; cut short by the dry weather in
early part of season; when rain began
the bollworm set in.
Grimes County-Boll weevil began
| it's destructive work early; will make
about two-thirds of a crop.
Guadalupe County-Cotton short and
about all picked out.
Haskell County-Crops very short;
will produce about half as much as
did last year.
Hill County-The crop will be light
this season; it has been dry and hot;
the plant has shed badly.
Jones County-Hot winds and dry
weather have caused very short crop.
Knox County-Cotton is one.fourth
shorter than 1909.
Lynn County-Cotton crop extremely
light.
Maverick County-Practically no co.,
ton; dry weather great damage to eV-
erything.
Montgomery County-But little cot,
ton planted; will make something like
half bale to the acre.
Morris County-Cotton very short
this year; not as good as last.
Nacogdoches CouHty-Cotton season
very late.
Newton COMMUNICATION crop consid.
cred short for this year.
Palo Pinto County-The long drouth
has cut cotton very short.
Robertson County-Cotton crop is
short
Runnels County-Many gins will not
run on account of scarcity of cotton.
Schleicher County-Crops will be
very short. The April planting will
make about a bale to every twenty
acres
Tarrant County-Cotton crop very
short
Taylor County-Owing to the ex-
IRENE hot weather cotton opened early
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
Corn for Mexico.

San Antonio, Tex-Railroads report
an exceptionally heavy movement OF
corn to Mexico, from twenty to thir.
ty cars passing through San Antonio
daily. The duty on corn, which has
been suspended by the Mexican gov.
eminent for several months, will be
put back on Oct. l. This is causing
dealers and others in Mexico to lay in
as large a stock as possible.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
.PAYNE-ALDRICH TARIFF LAWS
AID VALOREM RATES SHOW A
SLIGHT REVISION DOWNWARD.
Average Rate Paid on Imports Is LOU
Per Cent Lower Than Under
the DingIey Law.

Washington.-The operation of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law for one year
shows that the average ad valorem
of duty paid on imports of all classes
was 1.66 per cent lower than under
the Dingley law, which was in force
for the previous year. The comparl'
son was made by the bureau of Stats,
tics of the department of commerce
and labor for the year ended June 80,
1909 and 1910. q
1t is demonstrated by the compari-
son that more than $1OO,0O0,OOO worth
of goods were imported in 1910 under
the new law in excess of the total in
1909, under the Dingley law; that the
revenues in the last year exceeded
those Of 1909 by abont $3O,O0OOOO and
the average ad valorem rate of duty
paid was only 41.19, as compared with
43.15 under the old law.
The value of the principal dutiable
articles or groups of articles imported
duties collected and the average ad
valorem rates of duty in 1910 as COM
pared with 1909 follows:
Sugar-In 1909, value $93,379,O2l;
duty paid, $56,3G2, 7SS, average 6O.36
per cent. In 1910, value $101, ABS, los;
duty paid, $5IO24,G75; average 1922
per cent.
Wool and manufactures-ln 1909
value, $52,SO7,241; duty, $33,361 ,S17;
rate 63.1S. In 1910, value $70,736,957;
duty, SAL ,9O0,693; rate 1928.
Cotton manufactures in 1919 value
$61,0O2,G62; duty $33,06O,402, rate
53.41; in 1910, value s67,93S,SS0, duty
$3S,O76,761, rate 56.05.
Fibers and manufactures in 1903
value $5O,SS5,S7O; duty s1S,43S,16l,
rate 1868; in 1910, value $61,440,741,
duty $22,427,670, rate $3.50.
Iron and steel, in 1909, value ST.
626,6sO, duty $S,216,06S, rate So; in
1910, value 37,45S,2SS, duty $685..
246, rate 1885,
Silk, in 1909, value $30,406,367, duty
$16,1S6,131, rate $500; in 1910, value
33,6S3,667, duty $17,67S,O21, rate 53.43.
Tobacco in 1909, value $27,332,O3S,
duty $23,269,45S, rate 1913; in 1910,
value $3O,4S1, 469, duty $26,l24,3S9,
rate 1914.
Chemicals, in 1909, value $751;
$40, duty s7,36O,396, rate 23.13; in 1910
value, $3O,934,4O1 duty $7,246,SS4, rate
23.43.
Liquors, in 1909, value $21,S56,363,
duty $15,650,113, rate 71.60; in 1910,
value $23,S96,15S, duty $17,572,3S5,
rate 1854.
Fruits and nuts, in 1909, value S16,,
SSS,SO2, duty $6,173,136, rate 1855;
in 1919 value $21, 223,O1O, duty $S,.
43S,755, rate 1916.
Lumber, in 1909, value $20,463,941,
duty $2,296,6OS, ratee 1922; in 1910,
value $23,76S,O77, duty $2,O'v,641, rate
ST..
All other dutiable imports in 1909,
value $253,325,O02, duty $74,OO2,2S6,
rate 1924; in 1910, value $2S3,S2S,S52,
duty $77,305,584, rate 27.24.
Total dutiable imports, In 1909,
value $6S2,265,S67, duty $294,377,36O,
rate 1915; in 1910, value $7S6,315,2
duty $326,23S,6O5, rate 41.49.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-09-30
ElIinaer Pecan Crop Short.

Ellinger, Textile pecan dealers OF
Texas and the public in general seem
to be under the impression that this
section of the Colorado River Valley
will make bumper pecan crop, sup
position which is absolutely without
any foundation, as there will not be
enough pecans made to feed the SPUR
rels and crows half day.