The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-05-03
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Memo len to be Appraiser OF the port o!
New York. vice A. p. Ketehum. sus-
pended
A.. w.wymnn. Treasurer ofthe United
States. has rendered his r~esisnation, to
take effect May LIST. Mr.. wyman ten
dered his resignation through the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury on the Sd OF
April, but any announcement OF the
fact has been withheld at the request of
Secretary Manning. q. ID. jordan, fer
uerl, cashier of tie Third National
Bank Of New York. was appointed his
successor.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has re-
ceiycd from the Union Pacific Railroad
Company S9lG, T0i, of which 1888, 54l
is t, be applied TO the sinking fund ac-
count, Had SEo5 :G3 L. the bond aud in
terest account, iu accordance with the
awards made by the Court If Claims.
The First Comptroller having decided
that the Commissioner OF Agriculture
can legally use the p!aro-pneumOnia APP
4 DAtliAhAAiNH W 10y wi NsNh aiihlhlN ~ II
may be found necessary to kill in order
to stamp GA, tie infection, Commits
sinncr Coleman has prepared IA set of
rules Ia g'vern the action OF the De-
partment Iu this regard.
The Chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics,
in his niuta monthly statement for the
.p,.pt 6..,l ,..r ,F H.. in,n.rt ,nJ nv
port of tile United States, reports the
excess value of exports or imports over
exports OF merchandise, ms follows: For
the month ending March 81, 1855, ex-
cess Of imports, 81, G0l ,GiS; for the
twelve months ending March 81, 1885.
excess of exports, Sli1,57i,G CSC. During
the twelve months eadihg March 81,
1885, they were 1896, lgl ,J3I. and dur
ing the preceding twelve months, $685.
2JT, n decrease of SS7, log, 9l7. The
total value Of exports ni merchandise
for the twelve months ended March 81,
1885, we're $7i3, 49,, 9JC, and for the
twelve months cn,lrl March 81, 1881,
S'aDIsteF'tA tNNlfA~f. AC.''-s Wa
Further cot of death ni,d disas-
ter from the c!0ui-burt in Kansas,
Tuesday, are received. 4 special from
Medicine Lodge SAvS the water rolled
down over the iowlsnds east of Medi-
cine Lodge City Ave TO twelve feet per-
pendiculnrly, carrying death in its wake.
Several whole families are known to be
drowned Yesterday morning parties
who had gore out 30 give relief found
men, women and children ~ciingimg to
trees with nothing hat tLrir night clothes
TO protect them, AMI sone without any
clothing Whatever, Tut SILL alive. Their
c,i-s comli b- heart as early nS4 O'Clock
il the morning above the rUaring waters.
Three attempts were inndc To rcscuc
parties beyond the river, but each boat
iii turn was swHnpcd and the occupants
only saved themselves by swimming to
the trees. Eve bodies had breu rccoy-
cred up 10 the hour OF the writing of the
dispatch, which was sent ovcr to the
first railroad point by mail. Another
body was in sight, but could not he
reached. There were eight movers
wagons camping in the bottoms, and one
old IA has recognized the bodies of
three Of his innily-his wife and two
children. James Gibbs and his daugh-
ter and niece were washed away with
their home. A Mrs. Harris md her lit
tie girl Of IL years Of age were found
drowned. CT. W. Paddock and family,
consisting Of wife and four children are
thought to he all drowned. Frank Ship
p Ter put his wife and child ON the roof
and his house went down. He was
Knocked of by II projecting limb and
swan ashore several miles below, but
of the late OF his wife and child moth
ing is known. The people in the Medi-
cine river bottoms had earlier warming,
and all escaped with their lives.