The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-11-20

feelings Mt Central City is intensely
hostile to Hall, rs it Is believed his MS
sault was wholly unwarrantcd, and his
dealings with the creditors Of the Com
pany is evasive.
a letter from St. Petersburg says Tint
constant complaints are coming in from
the authorities Of Eastern Siberin
about violations Of frontier and illegal
seal-hunting OH the part of American
VIII nlers. The seal fishery in the sea
of Ochotsk hus been almost ruined by
their depradations. and in the Com
mander Islands, which they have farm
ed from the Russian Government, they
have cut down all the woods, contrary
to tic terms OF their contract, and ex-
PEELED most of the inhabitants. The
whalers recently pushed as far as Belir-
lng's Straits, where they hive driven
away the Russian fishermen, ill-treated
the natives. and caught n great number
OF young whales in Russian waters.
Tho Russian authorities say TINT the
representations made Mt WASHINGTON
OH the subject have hitherto proved
Intellectual, the United States Govern
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control tho doings of the shipmnsters
on the Pacific coast, most OF whom
came from San Francisco. The Rus
sim Government will, therefor, accord
ing to the correspondent, carry out its
threat of treating these people as pir-
ntes, for which purpose the number of
ships OF war cruising in the waters OF
Eastern Siberia will be increased.
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TnE quantity of wheat now being
ground and flour manufactured ut the
Winnemucca Touring mills, SAYS the
Sirer STATE, is pronounced by connois-
seurs to be equal to the best in the
United States. Tho mill contains mt
present, according to the estimate Of
the proprietor, about seven hundred
thousand pounds of wheat, mud though
running steadily, the grain arriving
daily almost equals what is reduced to
Hour. Mr.. Kclmcr says that he intends
to send IL sample of the flour to he
Centennial, II let the world see what
the deserts of Nevade can produce in
That line. Eight big teams, whose loads
Will average twenty thousand pounds
III all, ARE now being loaded with the
finest quality of flour at the mills.
This, for n country where snObbish pas
scnSers from the East say q wolf would
stHrve to death, is doing tolerably well.
A dispatch dated P%ittsburg, Pcnnsyl-
vauia, November 9, says: The Pennsyl-
yania Railrond made an experiment To-
day Of running q train through from
New York to this city, q distance OF
four hundred and fifty-three miles, in
eleven hours, without stopping. The
train left New York Mt z O'Clock this
morning, md proceeded ON schedule
until near Downington, TWENTY-FIVE
miles west Of Philadelphia, when Mr..
Douglass, foreman Of tho engineers Of
Of tho road, put his head out Of the
window and was struck by Il post on
the sido OF the track and instantly Kill
led. The experiment Of running
through to this city WIS abandoned i'm
consequence Of the accident, but tho
trim came OH through, reaching tho
city Mt 1880. The engine showed no
signs OF breaking down, and but one
hundred and sixty-fivc bushels of conI
were used. Another experiment will
be made in two weeks.
In the last ten days 2I4 criminals
have been sentenced to death in Eng.
land and "..ies, but only 1903, or Less
than hal the number, were in fact cx.
ecntcd. In tho yehr 1874 as many rs 2G
were sentenced to death, md IG OF
them were executed. In tho SO years
1864 there have been I32 criminals
executed i'll England and Wales, or II
u year upon IN average. The largest
number in that period was 90, in 1868
tho smallest was four, in 1871. There
wcTO III executions in tho first 10 wears
md there wcro l03 In tho last 10. ii
We go further back than 1868, we find
very different figures; IN tho three
years lS33-3j the executions were moi
less than lOl, averaging IS a yenr. but
even in those dirk ageB VIC have looked
In vain for records OF capital sentences
passed, rs our italian contcrnpornry
fdNy"m states, by clerical justices OF
the pcace.-Lomf0H Times.
ST. Louis is to have n big hotel, with
two thousand rooms, nj u cost, with
furniture, Of two million dollars. II
will cover about four acres, will be
called the Hotel Grand, and will Dc
larger that the new Palace Hotel in SRu
Francisco, which 10 now unsurpassed IN
tho world In size. CONSTRUCTION will
begin next Spring, Boston capitalists
providing tho money. Until tic cree.
ton OF tho Palace Hotel, tho Grand
Hotel, in Paris, was wisluui q rival.
Tho Reno journal reports TINT q few
days since n fiuo body Of ore was struck
in tho lover drift Of tho Consolidated
Poo mine, which ut present varies from
u foot to four. An assay Of the rock
yielded $500 to tho ton. IL Ia Thought
Il will run all the way from $500 to
81 1000.
THE Nopn California; State Insane
! Asylum 10 o ready to receive patients.