The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-05-17


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A Sc. Louis dispatch of the 9th avs
The register Of the Southern Hotel was
taken by the police to compare the sig
nature Of W. II. Leno1 Maxwell. the
murderer OF q. Arthur Preller. vi:h :he
inscription, $50 perish al traitors to
the great carse." found in the trunk
containing the body. Exp ITS in hand
writing ,1Emiuel both and declare them
written ~ the saIle nan AL tbs testi-
mou- necessary for ~,x;radiiion is now
ready, but no agent for the State to go
after the mErderer has been selected as
yet.
Advicss from every State in the Union
show that the National Commercial
C-cnyentioD. to l., held III Atlanta, Geor-
gia. ON the 18th, 3th and 2lst instants,
vi he n great success and will lie ma
tIonai and ~nOn-pD'jsical ia all respects.
Reno Journal; Dennis Neyens, aged
IL years, son OF the late Treasurer of
S.ogey connty. who WAS committed to
ia, insane Asylum "a few months ngu,
died at that Institution Friday night.
Resent experiments made by ths Cen
trail Pacias Railroad Company, lead to
the belief that wheat can be raised III
Nevada without artificial irrigation.
The Times-IieYiew very pertinently
remarks that the war against silver
should command the attention Of the
people Of Nevada in preference. TO any
actual or threatening hosti!ities between
Europeanlowers.
1t nigh also have added, "Or any is
sue which has arisen since the war OF
the rebellion or which i likely TO arise
in years to come" II SHOULD have
been the paramount issue in this State
in the Late campaign, but the desire on
part of a large majority of our people to
protect" the big manufacturers OF the
East, and the National banks. was 80 all
consuming that they nadn't rny time to
devote t-the subject Of home protection.
1t is a we'll Developed fact that those
plmpered harnacieS, the National banks
are now, ana have been all along, the
chief, ant most acti.e enemies of the
silver interest, yet, il at any time III
years past, 4 Democrat dare raise his
voice III opposition 10 those ~oyergrown
Republican pets, he was in e~xtraUrdin-
AIRY luck il lie escaped the charge OF dis
loyalty to the Government.
II the people OF Nevada will just con-
tirue to devote their time md talents to
the self-abnegaiiug work of gIuasing ali
the fat Eastern hugs they can discover
with the naked eye, they will in q few
more years, run completely out Of lard,
and II they h"Pr. 20 ever get enough cf
the olraginUus to slick II griddte with, IN
return, their cunidin' Innocence ,nti-
ties them u the protection U! IL guardian
who should be immcdiai iy appointed to
take charge of them.
Ia Oswego, New YORK, early on Sat
urdhy night :Ho masked men enter. 4
the house Of L. 6. ThrnII, daring the alb
Sence oi Ir. and MIR. Thrill at church.
Tn If daughter, Eyed ii years, had just
put her younger sistcr 10 bed and sat at
the piano playing, when two men Gp-
peared in the room. One of them with
a drawn knife, seized her and urdcr
penalty of death commanded ke- TO keep
silence, but said she would not b.
h"rm,d If she made no ontcry. lie then
cut OH her hair and cut her clothing,
saying that he wanted tu be revcnged on
her father. They took some articles of
silyerware and left the house without
doing the child further harm.
Russian war preparations are unabat-
ed. 1t IL reported That Russia has for.
hidden the employment of E~ngIishmcn
on forts in A~ighnnistan.
1t is reported that u. Jules Ferry, late
French Premier, has obtained d secret
interview with the Pope, and has prom,
ised, i'll return for tie suj port Of ia,
clergy in ihc coming election, Il
strengthen the couso,da. II lac III I'll b,
rcsto. ed to power.
The san shows tint the I'll ven million
deficiency Ia god IN tue rrcanury siuc,
the e Administration came ia is &c
counted for by the increased amount %
gold en- deposit in New York bnn%s
Two months ago these banks reported
that they Held in Specie-uearly tn,
whole of which is known to br gold
SI0l ,GGI, 100. On Saturday they re-
ported the amount to be SllJ,O37, 60"
This is an incrcnse uf I'll. 371 900, d
almost exactly the loss sustained during
the two months by the Treasury. An
other suggestive TACT il that the nmuun
Of silver dollars and bullion H. tn,
Treasury over md above outstanding
certificates has increased dnring the las
two m"4ih5 nom $40, 1GS, 500 to 500.
Sll,HIa; Of this increase only about ST.,
100000 is duo 10 the coinage Of silver
dollars required 10y lnU, leaving nbuu0
50 ,00O, 900 ~ the excess of rec ipts %
silver over disbursements i'm the reuulnI
course Of huriucSs. Taking these fact,
and figures ia connection with thu
avowed policy ~ the Administration I,