The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-11-25

bill by the fnauce Committee. He ap.
pcared neither On Friday nor to-day.
although anxious to have tho bill pass
ed. The opponents Of tho bill think it
may DO smothered III committee this
session.
Dnyard said tho Democratic Senators
intend to urge action on tho Louisiana
cases tho present session, and oppose
adjournment until the Kellogg .Spoiiord
case is disposed of. The caucus to-day
decided to dcmaud such notion unitcdly.
Tho Senate has confirmed Chaunccy
l.. Filley, postmaster at ST. Louis;
Alonzo Bell, Assistant Secretary OF lhc
Interior. ConsuIs. John L. Winter, Of
Illinois, at Rottandam; James +. Jack-
son, Of Michigan, at St. Paul dc
Lconda, South America; E. S. Dennis.
of Oregon, ut Tien Tsin. China; Allen
Francis, OF Oregon. ut Victoria, v. l.;
Chas. o. Shepherd, of New York, at
Bardford; W. Lorey, Mt Ceylon. L. u
Taylor, postmaster ut Baltimore; Hugh
J. Cambell, of New Orleans, United
States Attorney for Dakota; Ii. T.. Hart,
of Ohio, Indian Agent, Sun Carlos
agency, Arizona. 49,
New York, Nov. 19.-The repolt ted
outbreak of lcprosy in the Chinese
quarter is officially contradicted. 1t is
believed the cigar makers started til,
report to prevent San Fraucisco China
men being sent here.
LoSDoN, Nov. ga special dispatch
dated .Veran katch, Sunday evening,
says tho fortress and city OF Kars.
with 300 cannon. stores. ammunition,
etc., fell into Russian hands. The
Turks lost 5,U00 killed and wounded,
lOuprisonera and many tlngs.
The Russian soldiers mado but tril-,
Ing b3oty and spared peaceful citizens
woman and children. Gen. Loris Mel
ikof directed tho battle. During the
day, Grand Duke Michael was present
also. The former entered tho city At
l:lU Sunday morning.
!CoSsTASTISoPLE, Nov. ia rcpoet
is cure hero that tho Russians hive
made nh assault on PleYnG md been
repulsel.
A Russinn official dispatch. dotcd
Bogot' Saturday, 18th, says: News
has just been received thnt a dctneL.
ment OF Cossacks and Infantry succeed.
eel in driving the Turks ont Of Rosalie
Pass by turning their fortified positions
on Morasaidagh. The Turkish oapu
there was captured. ....... ..
YIEsNA, Nov. ia correspondepl
publishes the iumor that the Mon,.ne-
grinS have captured Aniivari by storm,
and are maroning on to Duloiguoa.
CoSsrASJISorLy, Nov. ls.-Tbe
Turks hnyo expelled tito Russians from
the village of Berkovtscha.
A London correspondent says, I have
reason to believe tho peace party III the
cabinet lately received q notable ccces.
sionr and that i've Ministers arc nov
virtually committed to Tho policy OF
non-iptoryention. '
VERSAILLES, Nov. I'm. deKcrdreI,
on Introducing his interpolation in the
Senate, today, admitted tho right Of
the deputies to order M inquiry into
the elections, but said he wished TO
prevent the inquiry from encroacLine
upon the prerogntives of tho executive
or ludicature. Duke DO Broglio replied
that the proposed inquiry constituted
such an encroachment and would not
DO impartial, and being n parliamentary
aud not judicinl inquiry, Uitizens were
not bound to answer tho gnoGlious Of
tho investigating committee. Tie in
stluctions which tho government had
given onthe eve OF quitting Office, We're
that the fnnctionanes must act in 70.
gard TO this Inquiry ~ ordered by ilIcir
Supporters. N. I.aboulNyo urged that
the government ought to invite the
innctionnries to give evidence before
the commission. As tho deputies hnd
right to imronch tho ministry, they
alsp necessarily had tho right 90 mako
judicial inquiry. He urged the Scuat.
70 adopt cOncilintory attitude, aud
pointct' to its responsibility as Immense.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Tho Scnh,o
committee on elections ut their meet.
ing this afternoon. generally agreed to
t"ko no Testimony In tho Spufrord-Kell.
ogg cnse; but to admit in evidence the
LouiHiano investigation reports Of both
Houses of Congress. A Republican
member Snid they would probably reach
some definite conclusion IN tho caso
within the next fow days.
Stopa hnyo been taken to relieve tho
Immediate necessities of tho Utos nj
lia%iins and their go0ug will all DO dc.
iivcred TO them ut their agency shortly.
a Cheyenne dispatch reports tho
capture of horso.thief and eight horses
OF whom Scott Davis md few others
haYo been in pursuit during the pnsl
low weeks. Two men with tho lorgcR,
wero ovorhaulcd nfior Chase OF 400
miles over q very rough country and
both %orc wounded by their pursuors,
but ono succeeded In making his cs.
| cape.