The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-03-11
WEEKLY ELK0 INDEPENDENT.
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Eukns has 6p considerable excite
ment around the Office of kellogg & Co.
uR- Rnt and Call brokers, OH South &
street. Operators wLc had made calls
were calling all day ~ see Mr.. Bushe-
the representative, hcIJ, If kellogg &
TO. Mr.. Burke pus in no appearance.
a clerk recently employed, who knew
nothing whatever about The business, or
about Nr- Euke, was besieged with
qiesaonss In reply he oould only state
that Mr.. Burke had not been seen ut
tue Office since yesterday afternoon,
aud when leaving at that time had said
nothing about any projected trip from
the city. Tie clerk, however, had
hcard that AIr. Burke had gone to Zero
to see off the family Of u friend. In that
case it WAS just possible that he might
be OIL this mornings train, which ut
Last accounts WAS showed in, in the
Washoo Valley. This explanation,
however, did not appear very sa~tisfact-
CRY to tho. callers II was stated that
all day yesterday AIr. Burke received,
without objection or discount, any
mount Of silver tenlcrc2 TO him, con-
trary to practice which he had hitherto
pursued; an1, also. that he lad REDUCED
his'rate5 on Calls-n very remarkable
proceeding OH n rising market. These
hNplG Nrnra knl.nn ~ rNtI,ar .,,s..
circumstances, especially MS the telc-
graph line between here and Reno is
open, and Mr.. Burke might have sent
IL message accounting for his absence.
u cSHSes had been coin to-day in the
Virginia Office Of Kellogg & Company,
every cnll might have been paid in full,
and n large surplus left in the hands of.
the clerk. It is known that the FIRM
lost heavily OH Alpha and other stocks,
and il WAS noticed that yesterday, while
he took i'll any money that WAS offered,
on almost any terms, lIe paid with very
great reluctance. Most demands he
succeeded in stIving off until ''to-mor-
row." A large number of people who
can iii afford to meet loss, placed them
Sc3vts i'll the category of Losers by Kcl-
logg & Company. 4 miner in the Con.
Virginia is 4 creditor TO the amount of
$4,000 OF q put" on Alpha. Icstcr-
day he was strongly advised to 60 anil
have n settlement with Mr.. Burke, but
he declined, saying that it WAS sail
right" To day Kellogg K Co.'S crcdi-
tors have 'the blues" The cmploycs
Of Dordmnn's barber-shop are ont 10
the amount Of S12o. Burke is said to
have resolved fully $4,000 yesterday, so
Stnt he has probably carried off n snug
little pile with him. Virginia Chronicle.
The HnmiltoE stage arrived in pi-
ochc on Friday night ut II o'clock. The
driver Immediately reported q robbery,
under the following circumstances. As
he was driving along the pitch beyond
the slaughter house u man stepped out
On the road and ordered him to halt
and throw OF tho box" the individual
at the same time pointed q shotgun or
nile at him. Under this persuasive
argument he threw off the box (and
who would not), when he WAS ordered
to turn back OH the road He did so
for n short distance, and returned by
the hospital road down Lacour street.
The agent Of Wells, Fargo & Co., aG-
oompanied by Officer Kelly, went to
the place early yesterday morning and
found the box with exchange papers
for the Record Office, all of which they
brought into town. On examination
Of the box yesterday morning the sta
Pic holding the lock was found to be
neatly sat MS il done by q coal-chisel
or fine saw. Pat Ryan, the driver,
judges that tho man who stopped the
stage was an IrishmHn, from his ac-
cent. The loss we are informed was
only triiiing on the part OF the c7press
colnpnny.--PiOehe Record, EtL. 9th.
The Eureka Sentinel OF Tie Sd pub
fishes the annexed item regarding the
Cereal Furnace, the inventor Of which
made ElkO his headquarters for several
weeks SONIC months since:
The Creal furnace. near tho Rich
nlond works were fired up again u few
days ngo for n second experimental
nm. Tho result, so far us We can learn,
was no n success. The heat was sufi-
GENTLY intense to melt the orc, but the
arrangements for separating the metal
sruin the Stag were in some WAY defect
i've, the former carrying the Inter with
il through the discharging upp
Tho inventor, Mr.. Crcnl, we understand
IL confident that he can make the fur
mace work successfully Notwithstanding
the diScOurngiug results attending the
first two trials.
A Piocho date Of the 1at says:
Referring to county troubles, the
County Commissioners met yesterday
and passed the following resolutions:
II ia ordered TINT ull contracts for cvun.
~ supplies are hereby Cancelled; that tho
County Clerk Is requested TO notify
the County Physician, Janitor, Jailcr.
Laundrcss, Hospital Steward and all
others employed directly or indirectly
by tho county Of Lyncoln that all con-
tracts and salaries cease from this date.
Ordered further, TINT il certain charjia.
hlo persons desire to maintain some 81
the i~udigont sick, the use Of the County
Hospital and fixtures is herewith tend
cred for the purpose.
WHILE in Eureka, II few days since.
We had the pleasure of meeting George
W. Cassidy, Of the projectors Of
the S'Htinti, who had just returned from
II visit to San Francisco. lie was look.
ing splendid, as though honors were
easy with him. We tried TO interview
him In rcgnnl To his being II candidate
for Congress- This Fall, but lie would
not interview worth II cent. We think.
however, he will bc II candidate. In
this connection, wo also hear for the
first time illnt our old fcliUw.townsimnn,
John il. Kittrel, will lc u candidate
for tho same rosition.--W r.. =. Nc~,.
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