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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
MILLIONS OF STARVING
PEOPLE IN CHINA

Famine and plague are sweeping
China. Known deaths number 30,-
600, and according to official
! figures the death rate averages a
hundred daily.
Officials have little knowledge of
the condition in the interior or
they are not PERMITTING the facts
to be known. 1t is possible to
estimate the number of deaths that
have resulted from lack of food.
Dr.. Samuel Cochran, an Ameri-
can engaged in the work of relief,
writes as follows:
Zone million people will die
before the first crop is harvested.
This will be scanty because the
people have not enough strength to
till the soil and no animals remain
for plowIng."
Japanese and Russians have
offered assistance but unly in few
places has the offer been accepted,
the Chinese not liking to receive
favors from foreigners whose
political motives they distrust.
Physicians combating the disease
believe warm weather will kill the
germs although it may bring only
temporary respite. The plague
is of the bubonic type and summer
heat would serve to augment the
scourge.
Pneumonia and typhoid trans
mitted through the Respiratory
apparatus Chinese emerge from
their winer quarters to open air.
Medical authorities say such
an epidemic as at present, which
is entirely pneumoniac, has not
visited the world since the middle
ages. Owing to the political
question involved by the presence
If foreigners along the railroads
the plague in Manchuria is receiv-
ing greater attention than the
famine, but the death rate by
famine is many times greater than
that by the plague.
Ths famin1p-will result in the
destruction OF crops. as only six
teenth of an inch of rain il two
days fell last August in the district
where the people ordinarily lead
hand to mouth existence AS soon
as the first pangs of hunger were
felt people left their homes. but
many were unable TO get by the
border and returned and took up
the death struggle beside their
homesteads.
1t is estimated that 2,000,0 900
people without food are existing
on roots. grasses and anything that
affords the slightest nourishmcnt.
Relief has come from foreigers
in Shanghai collecting money.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
INTERESTING FACTS

In Persia there are no distillcrics
nor brewsries and native wine is
the only Intoxicating beverage used.
1t is said that under favorable
conditions the olive tree lives to be
1000 years old.
A Ger nan engineer has invented
sleigh that is drawn along by n
motor driven aerial propeller
placed in front.
The king of England the most
important of all the monarchies of
the word has the shortest title.
The cheap labor Of Japan has
been found to be costly in the
operation Of scme industrial
establishments.
The worlds gold output now
averages about S1,250, 600 q
day Of whch South Africa provides
more than one third.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
KAYER-.M 'CAINE

Two of Elko's young people
pledged their love to eacn other
Saturday night at the residence of
the brides father. The groom was
Harry Mayer and the bride, Miss
Bernice Mccain. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Fl. E.
Henriques in the presence of few
guests.
The bride Is the daughter of Mr..
HamM cCain one of Eklo's esteemed
citizens. She has lived all her life
in his county and has a large
circle CT friends who wish her
much JOY and happiness.
The groom is one of Elko
county's most promising young
men. He is steady, industrious and
reliable and has the confidnce of
all who know him. He Is book
keeper for the w. T. Smith Com
pany the largest business concern
in Elko county. Harry's host OF
friends wish him and his bride the
best there is in life.
The young people left for Cali.
fornia Saturday night. On their
return, they will make their home
In Elko. The Independent extends
congratulations and best wishes.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17

For drink and tobacco VIC paid
more money last year than ever
before in the history Of the country.
The taxes handed over to the
federal government amounted to
$3o8,000,0 in addition to the
sun paid producers and the profits
Of v,nders. AS liquors and tobacco
may be estimated Iuxuries. the vast
sum voluntary expended in
obtaining them in a heavy item in
the cost of living which might
with advantage be greatly reduced.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
PAIO 4 BET while
DYING IN A SNOWSLIDE

The miraculous escape of Mrs. R.
H. Mason from death in the snow
slide: :atJordan in which; h;hcr husband
was killed by her side in bed. and
six others also killed, will remind
number of people now in Goldfield
who formcrlly lived in the San
Jaun III strict of Colorado, of some
of the disasters and freaks OF snow
slidas in that section. An incident
is recalled ir connection with the
slides in Marshall and Virginius
Basins. which killed about forty
men during the winter of lSS3-84.
A slide at the Virginius mine
swept down ovef the bunk h use
and mine buildings, emtombing and
killing many men. Among them
wert two men who had made bet
of $2c with each other as to
whether thay would get caught in
a slide Il At winter. The one who
took IT,, 'C"ative side of the
proposition was one of the men
who was ''aught and piniored
among ttc crushed tiinbers of the
ban!;huuse His friend escaped and
one of those VINO Joined in the
work of rescue and digging the
buried and dead out of the ruins.
The better who escaped, was
digging his way down toward where
he heard the groans of an injur ed
man. Finally he uncovered The top
of length of stovepipe amid the
ruins. and through this called TO
the man. who was apparently badly
injured and near to death.
SIS that you Bill?" he questioned.
Eyes, Jim: I'm pinned in by
timbers and I'll be dead before
you can dig me out"
Words of encouragement were
called down to him, and the work
of rescue resumed with vigor. Then
the voice from below replied:
Its no use, Jim, Pm done fo7|
Wish could shake your hand,
though before | 90.
jim reached down through, the
pcice of stovepipe while Bill
reached upward with his one free
hand. Then Bill SAID:
THAT reminds me, Jim, we've
got q bet on whether we'd get
caught in a slide this winter.
lose. and I'm going to SETTLE"
Withdrawing his hand. he
managed to reach a pocket in
whi III he had 500 gold piece, and
passed it up into the stovepipe.
Here's your twenty, jim, he
gaspei. Good bye. old man, I'm
gone"
And nc died there, but he paid
his bet before he crossed the
range for the last time. .-Goldfield
Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
i lRST INDICTMENTS
UNDER GAMBLING Law

The indictments returned by the
grand jury yesterday against w.
G. Wilson and Frank Morrison
on the felony charge of violating
the gambling law are the first that
ha:e beer found in any county in
the State for that offense. Wilson
and Morrison we're arrested at
Loveock Sunday night by Constable
Wolf. bound over to the grand
jlry by Justice Hood Of that place,
have been indicted ny the grand
jhry and their trial will take
place at the April session of court.
The defendants were found yester-
day. when bench warrants were
issued and they were again taken
into custody. Their bail was
increased from sJ0Oto $1,000 each
and R.. NJ. HarG2 the defendants
attorney expects to secure the
required bonds and get them out
of Jail some time this evening.
There have been several arrests
in the State for violations of the
lmbIing law. but this is the first
ctse that has been taken into the
tiial court.-'Humboldt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
Woman May Go TO Parliament.

Miss Margaret Mcmillan Of London,
Englund. who has been visiting the city
schools OF America. has been one OF
the managers of the public schools OF
London. and was for several years a
member Of the board Of education OF
bradford, England. She has been
talked Of for the first woman member
Of parliament IF tho sufrragists ever
win tho ballot. She says that nothing
hns ever united the classes In England
like this common intereGt. Women
have been in politics for forty years, In
England, sho says. and If man is a
candidate his wife does most OF the
electionoering.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17

answers to questions. She
VOLUNTEERED nothing. She expressed
neither sorrow revenge or justifi-
cation.
Captan Dave goes back to
Pyramid today. He says Snake
speaks neither Shoshone nor Ute,
but tumble Of the two He told
her to have, no fear, but to speak
to people. Reno journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
How TO Mend an Eao.Beater.

Don't throw away your Dover cgg
bcater Just because It "skips" II II Ia
otherwise snnh Take some soft
twine and twist tightly around under
the head Of the screw in the center OF
the wheel. until you hGvo enough or
to mako II run hrmly. II may wear
OF In q week or two. but Ia easily re.
placed, and have found that Il pro.
longs the working life OF tho ogg.
bsatcr indehnitely.-Woman's Home
Companion.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
MlracuIousI

An nd clipped from Des Moines
paper; I'm looking over an almanac,
] read Of -. purchased a hot.
tie; In three days felt better. I
took five bottles and two months later
l went 10 work. My friends say Il IA
tho most wonderful euro thoy ever
saw
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
In Kansas,

Darn these autoInobiles!" said the
Kansas Farmer. Bother you much ~
asked the tourist. ~ sh'd say 90.
wen a feller sees a funnel-.shape
cloud comm down the pike he don't
Know whether to run for a gun Of a
cyclone cellar."-Toledo Blade.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
10000 Tons Of Dutch cheese,

The production OF cheese IN Holland
Is large industry. The latest figures
snow Its annual production to amount
to l7G.00O.O00 pounds. In addition to
the purity mark the cheese vii; be
marked to show where and when II
was made and stamped or labeled.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
NEvA]A'S NEW IDEA

editorial believes that Nevada
after all may be on the right ira k
in its methods of administering
the death penalty. In commenting
up11 the subject it says:
Nevada has struck II new note
in the symphony pathetique" of
human ills by evolving men who
have heen condemned to death.
the plan suggested in Ne
vada is that men who face the
gailows be giving the privilege of
dyirg in some othrc fashion. 1t is
planned 10 give to men in such
predicaments a deadly poison. and
insure them an opportunity to
take it. If. after a stated time,
the prisoner hasn OF shuffled the
mortal coil by theaid of the drug
placed in his possession the moose
may then be adjusted.
The terrors Of death by hanging
are probably, the terrors of anti
cipation. Experts say that the
actual cX. .eritnce is usually not
extremely painful. 1t is like the
pulling of tooth h-the end,
reached almost simultaneously uith
he beginning.
But the days and nights of
waiting are equivalent perhaps, to
many deaths, whereas the law has
exacted but me death.
The theory that the law Furnishes
is an obsolescent one. and will be
quite abandoned when a higher
condition of kindness and intelli-
gence prevails. The law may have
a right to say that man may not
live; but it requires a wholly
sinister kind of logic to show that
the law or any other earthly
power has right TO make any
human being suffer. Suffering
may sometimes be inevitable but
that should be because 1t cannot
l. eliminated.
\wan who is imprisoned
ven the best possible
- -ocrol
1s'"' Pa' to death d:
thing is ever right or HeceY.afy y
should be killed mercifully.
The Nevada idea may be a step
in the right direction. Though
unless the prisoner may be made
to believe that he has received the
fatal draught surreptiously it is
likely, after all, that he might look
forward with equal terror to the
hemlock and to the noose."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
A nn,ihla AoIIdav

A Double Holiday.
IF two heads are better han one.
ought not this coming one. too, bS q
very wise ons7"
How so7"
Isn't II coming with two header
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16
John lbd, A.
Offered the On, Reatanc FederlT

The great of vii
Friday bavee 1880 troops actively
armies Generals T. Bcanregzd JGseh
active the ees- The thai
gagged since May "a in forming towards Manassas Junction
Dowes the banks Bull
% neighs opposite @ forcs Tc STE 2os
Mcdowell provisioning soldiers
army
under
at the ods beuregayds @ he started turning
left with tho sudey
fall the
This movement which brought
while the brigade
nd Bee who with Barlow and Whe
were driven pelmeI the their
reformed under of Stonewan
ons army and hers with the confede holding southern
flowed with both Beauregard
the ded as one man seemed assaultng the confed
Irout al the way to the streets of Washington
It with the actual battle that
union dankng battery
TO the enemy This after
IYoungs Branch
bod then captain with his
unconscious of the fact that his Immediate commander
the courier battery being norousy the
and It has BEEN povidential
ccafed shelng
flushed
"a neW confederate line to be established along Henry the
routed ofigades be
victory beyond that CAPTAIN
s9a his four did splendid
ms description how Boau1egd aid with The rest OF
army from the valley Of the Shenandoah
land witnessed at the battle of Bull reading 49,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16
GEN. JOHN D. IMBODEN.

prospect OF not participating prominently
IN the oaitle, saying that he had been
9rdeTen TO the Stone Bridge (across Bull
extreme left, to cover The ieII nank OF ~
.nc army from any movement that might
De made against 1t. And as he had bee n
ulrsc'eu 20 take battery with him, he
had selected mine. and wished me 10 move
at once. He gave me a guide, and said
ne would follow Immediately with his In
iantrF. when | told him we had been
twehty-lour hours without food for mep
or horses. he said he would order sun
plies 10 follow. remarking. "You viii have
,nGnty OF Tune TO cook and eat. 10 the
inuSlc o' battle In which we shall
prsDabiy take little or no part"
,,,nS maa we went, rciracins our steps TO-
MANASSAS Junction. After an hour or SO
we aseendcd tho hill to the Lewis house
Shi'rr IN thc DAY used as headquarter
oy cehcraI Johnston To forward rein
iorccments 10 Bcauregard In the thick
of the hghtlng that decided the dayJ,
he'c 4 courier al full speed met us with
h""s mat the whole Federal army
S%e"c9 TO be marching northwesterly on
The other Cor Washington side OF Bull
Run, Hating my men. I rode TO the ton
oi ihe nh. and had full visw OF long
column "f gltter,ne bAyonets moving up
on the north side OF the creek
CHANGING down The valley. / SEW Bees
brigade advancing. and galloped to meet
him and rcpor, what had seen He
OWNED the plans Of Mcdowell Ito flank
braufeshrd Oh the lefO and asking me
10 accompany him. rode rapidly past
the Lewis house. across the hollow be-
Sond u. and up the next Hill (Uenry
b'Il where the actual battle WAS fought
and dccidcd) through the pines emerging
ON the summit Immediately east OF the
Henry house. As the beautiful open land
scape In front burst Upon his Vision hr
oNcla'ned with enthusiasm: Here is the
,n nn',ieme'a, ,c and we arc In for II; Bring
III look round for n good DOsitIon
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16

He remarked, I'm support your battery,
Unlinber right here" We did so, when
n perfect lull In the conflict ensued FOR
twenty or thirty mnutes-at least in
that part o| the field.
II was at this time that Mcdowell
committed I think. the fatal blundcr
OF the day by ordering both Ricketts, :
and Griffin's batteries to cease firing and
move across the Warrcnton turnpike to
the ton OF the Henry Hill, and take po-
sjtion on the west side OF the house,
The short time required to effect the
change enabled Boauregard TO arrange
his new line of battle on the highest
crest of the Hill. southeast OF the Henry
pines Ii one o? the federal batteries
had been left north OF Youngs branch
lin its original position) 1t could have so
swept the hilltop where we reformed.
that it would have greatly delayed. II
not wholly have prevented. us from oc
cupyng tho position. And If we had
beer forced back To the next hill. on
which stands the Lewis house sherman,
who had crossed Bull Run not far above
the stone bridge at n farm ford. would
have had a lair swing al our right flank.
TO say nothing OF the effect Of the aItil-
lcry playing upon us from beyond Bull
Run.
When my retiring battery met Jack
son. and he assumed command OF us,
reported that / had remaining only three
and suggested that the cassops be sent
tc the rear for supnly, he said, ''No.
not now-wait till other @urs get here.
and then you can withdraw your bat
terry as Il has been so torn 10 pieces.
and let your men rest,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16

gave the word fire, Heavens. what
Il report Finding myself full twenty
feet away. / thought the gun had burst.
But It was only the pent-up gas that.
escaping sideways the shot cleared
the muzzlc, bad struck my side and head
with great violence. | recovered i'm time
10 see the shell explode in the enemy's
ranks.
The mon fred the other two rounds.
and limbered up and moved away. just
as the Rockbridgc artillery. under Lieu
tenant BrockcnbrouSh, came into posi-
ton. followed n moment later by the
Lees5urg artillery, under Lieutenant
Henry HeatoD. Several other batteries
soon came into line. So that by the time
Griffin and Rickets were In position near
the Henry house, We had, as. ! now
remember. twenty-siX fresh guns ready
for them.
Jackson ordered me TO go from battery
10 battery and see that the guns were
properly aimed and the fuses cut the
right length. This was the work OF but
few minutes. On returning to the left
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16

my horse. n shell exploded in the midst
OF Hsmpton's infantry. killing several
and stampeding fifteen or twenty near
est the spot I trie'l to rally them. but
one huge fellow. musket in hand and
with bayouet Fixed. had started OF a
run. ! threw myself In his front with
drawn sword. and threatened 10 cut him
down. whereupon ne made z lunge at
me | threw up my LETT arm to ward off
the blow. and the bayonct point ran un
der the wristband OF my red flannel
shirt. and raked the skin OF my arm from
wrist 10 shoulder, The blow knocked
me sprawlinc on the ground. and the
fellow got away | tore OF the dangling
shirt sleeve and was bare armed as TO
my left the remainder OF the fight.
| overlook my battery on the hill near
the Lewis house. which was used as O
hospital. In a field In front ! saw Gene
eral Johnston and his STAFF grouped On
their horses, and under fire from numer-
Gus shells that reached that hill. l rode
up TO him reported ammunition all
gone and requested 10 know where l
could find the ordnance wagons and get
a fresh supply. Observing the sorry
plight of the battery and the condition
of the surviving men and horses, lie d.
rected me To remove them farther 10
the rear 10 a place of perfect safety, and
return myself 10 the field where / might
be of some service.
J took the battery back perhaps q mile.
where We found n welcome little stream
OF water. Being greatly exhausted,
rested for perhaps all hour and returned
10 the front with Sergeant Joseph Shu-
ma
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16

a depression In the ground about one
hundred yards to the northeast of the
Henry, house, where we unlimbered.
Bee had chosen the best possible posi-
ton for battery on all that field We
were almost under cover by reason OF a
| In our front, and not fifty feet away,
| Our shot passed not six inches above the
surface of the ground on this swell" !"
lower ground. where as we loaded only
the heads of my men were visible TO the
enemy.
We went into position none too soon
CAPTAIN James 3. Ricketts, (afterward
Of the opposite h came beautuily @a Ei eTaSi and
fifteen hundred yards to our front,
wanted 10 open on him while he was un-
lin,berlng but General Bee objected till
he had received a fire. and had thus as
certained the character and callber OF
the enemy's guns, Mine. four IN num-
ber, were all brass smooth-bore six
FOUNDERS The first round or two from
the enemy went high over us Seeing this
General Bee ordered us to fire low and
ricochet our shot and shrapnel on the
hard smooth, open field that sloped to-
ley between us. We did this and the
effect was very destructive to the enemy.
We firing over the heads OF Bees. Bax
tons. Evans's and Wheat's troons from
a position on the north side of Youngs
Branch OF Bull Run, opposing the adj
vance of the federal infantry
The rapid massing of federal troops in
our front soon led to very heavy fighting,
We were hardly more than fairly en-
gagged with Ricketts, when Captain (af-
terwards major gcneraO GriffIns splen-
did battery came TO his aid and took
position ful five hundred wards nearer
10 us. Ricketts, had six Parrott guns.
and Griffin had many more. and. /
think, two twelve FOUNDER howitzers be-
Sl0pS. THESE
the rifles Of both batteries. since the shot
and shell OF the rifles striking the
ground at any angle over 10 or 20 de-
Rrees. almost without exception bored
their way In several feet and did no
harm, 1t is no eXaggeration to say that
hundreds of shells from these fine rifle
guns exploded In front OF and around
my battery on that day but so deep IN
the ground that the fragments never
came out. After the action the ground
hA,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16
sBeaureeard's 8 Aid

the aeSt day. the 18th Of July. We
4 w inehester for Manassas. II was
IN 'hs afternoon before my battery
,neurPt tnG nc, me OF mareh-as ] now
The case when VIC left Unrncrss
|S month before, II was Thought
I,ao'e That Patterson. who was south
lsn, 1n otoInac- and only n few miles
- "2uia Fellow MS. But i T., u.
|Tl ana AShby with the cavalry so
|plrte'y masked our movement tba !
as Hct suspected by Patterson unlll
20. The day before the Rull RIM
anu 'nen III was too late for him
rcached me 1T Roctortown. virginia
.pgh General Bee. TO collect tho four
batteries Of Johuston's army into
{ro'umn. and, as senior artillery cnn-
n TO march them by country roads
were unnbslructed by Infantry or
Vs as rapidly as possible 10 Manassas 8
rtion and 10 report my arrival. at
Inonr. day or night, 10 General Bee,
was going forward by rail with his
.ne. Having assembled tho batteries
|ur night. ] began the march ut dawn
h'uraay, July 20. the day before tho
nout in the morning We reached a
IN Fauuuinr county-Salcm.
II IL was, The whole population
OUT 10 greet us. Mon. women and
-" p',Shl us DaSkotS. trays and
~ loaded with their own family
Hiasts With the Improvidcncc Of
a. ca1npaigncrs. we had finished the
sit nclore our three DAYS cooked rn =
so ordered n halt for thirty min.
!, 70 enjoy the fcnst.
staunton artillery (my own bat =
" was nj the head OF the column
N pe'nH largely composed Of Young
pl nigh social standing, was ea-
'ss honorcd by the ladies OF the cil
,K daughtcrs of Colonel John A.
lns,on. late OF Mount Vernon. |
sa tnnt sone of The young fellows
~ battery. lingering round the
FtS Borne by Ibcsc young ladies
phnc thcm die or conquer In tho
W. seemnd very miscra bic during the
X'nucr OF the nlrch. No doubt many
}Uem. during the cattle, felt that II
IL nc b"ttor To a." on the field than
III, hno i've 10 mcct those euthuslas-
k'rlS again. ] make special uoie OF