The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-06
LIGHTNING

We have no doubt, says the Times
Review, of the s,nrecity Oi the Reno ira
zettr in It's advocacy Of a." enlargement
OF the silver dollar, nor Of its belief that
the adoption Of its views would advance
the interests Of the silver predicting
States and Territories. II il. Hcvcr;he-
less, n fact that 1t Is playing into the
hands Of the goii.burs, who were the
o~riginatNTs o! the scheme. Sherman,
the o PRONOUNCED enemy Of silver in
the L tied States, aivuc ted the same
proposition in Il public speech in Cali
)fornia, and anything inloTs-d 10y him
upon that question rhouli b. d~istru,tcl
upon general principles 10y tie friends
of silver coinage.
Correct. Euinently correct. There
can b. no mistake made in coppcrimg
any proposition touching the question
oi silver coinage advanced 10y that arch
enemy of silver, John Sherman.
The Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
have sent n memorial to President Cleyc
land setting forth the fac; Of the coutin-
uni smuggling of Chinese across the boz
der from British Columbia. and asking
for the assistance of the forces Of the
United States in putting an end to it.
Wednesday +. ID. Parkinson shipped
fourteen cars Of BEEF cattle To San
Fr tucisco from Iron Poir'. ull ycstrr-
day Il L. Evans shipped three cars Of
becves from that pltc,. =. +. Judge
shipped ten cars OF brcyes to san Fran
cisco yesterday from this pIncc.-iSilvrr
State.
Times Reyicw:-We are Informed that
Joe Hall and William Dye, The lesSces
Of the Found Treasure, have struck n
nine inch vein of rich chloride ore.
S~qusbble Gu'ch * showing up finely
nowadays and new DISCOVERIES are OF
almost every day occurrence.
I'll" New York Tribuue's w.shingtou
dispnch says: ItIrrtiy we'll undrr,t TODD
that the President vii! recommend the
suspension O! the coiurgc Of hazard
dollars, and j, i, q mcrai.y believed that
an overwhelming majority of the DEM
ocrrts in Congress will refuse to ngrcr
10 it.
An Arizona "prictor owes his life to
the sngacity Of his horse. lie va taken
sick and lay III camp 'hIee days perfect
ly helpless until finally the horse went
several miles to II camp and by his ac,
tons induced some one to bring nssi 8.
tumcU to hi, .irh master.
The financial adjustment Of the debt
OF the Pacific Railroad Companies to tlc
United States is II subject which will
be considered ~ Congress very shortly.
By the operation Of the Thurman Act.
a. II stands, til" aggregate amount due
10 the United States from the companies
1870, when tile ucbt maturrr. will b..
over aud above all payments. about
SOS, 900, 900. The companies propose
that this su'u, with incest at , per
2oE:, sail b. divided into sixty equal
yearly im.tdIn 'nts. ami thus be pnid
of gradually.
II is stated that Senator James G..
Fair and James G.. Flood nrc each en-.
%dcavOriuR 10 obtain control Of the South
Pacific Coast Railroad. ia which each
own stock; that Senator Fair offered
Flood = bonus Of $50, 600 10 name the
figure at which lie would buy or acll.
This neither OF them il willing 10 do.
A report in connection with the matter
il that the Wabash ruiIrond X DESTROYS
OF securing tho South Pacific Railroad
~ al outlet ON the Pacific Coast.
The Grant Monument Fund now con.
tains $4,000 and Tie committee feel
confident that The balance needed will
he secured pitiou, much officially or
delay.
Tho h,avy storm in the East last,
Tuesday has done much damage about
New York aud the New Jersey coast.
Peter D0nshue, the we'll known San