The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-11-08
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dered = decision declaring that postal
cards having q special -neliveY stamp
amxed shall be immediately delivered
the same a. letters With the extra stamp
on them,
The inclined plane 70 eonn-c; the
vickSbung aud Meridian Rnl the Nicks-
burg. Shreveport and PaeiSe division Of
the Queen and Cevsent railway system
by Transferring the passengers and
fr light across the Mississippi river with
out q change of cars. is now complete
and ready for business The last
named division connects with the Texas
Pacific system. The work has been one
OF great difficulty and its completion is
one OF vast importance to travel and
tramc on that s..si connecting lines.
The FIRST train OF -four cars and an en-
CINE were transferred Monday, and
everything was found to work perfectly
Dorsheimer p tally fulfilled his
promise in the Star to give the inside
baets co"~serning tae Ward and Warner
Transactions. His statement fully shows
the transactions b,tween Ward and
Warner, watch we're ~ the nature OF a
transfer of large sums of money upon
p.e;enses SO tiHtSy as scarcely TO
amount TO a pretense at al. II appears.
II eInmp!e, THAT Si.OOn borrowed
ey, earned a prodt OF -, 800 in ten days
pnd 5000 in siE;T days, AMI that the
business in twenty-ome months Iealizsd
n profit of 81 1000. 900 IN casb, ami So
$40, OO0, in Obligations Oi the nriI.
A St. Johns dispatch Of the 18th saws:
The hurricane that ragged on the Iabra-
dor coast was unprecedented even IL
that inclement rrg:on. Over seventy
vessels and three hun ired lives were
lost. The particulars NJ far are mea-
ere, there being no t~c.esIApLic conmu-
nicsiiion,
The bark Eel.ie has just arrived with
So shipwEe.kel aen, women aud
chillren, : scIed faG:n the DISASTER.
Several women died ,Tom exposure nnd
pthe=s were drowned. Over 1000 per
rons ale dc-tiiute ani 1trtnlcl on tue
6 a-t. Fisc steamers have ben dis
patched to their as~i,!4qce, The wor,;
is not yet known,
One II the peakcrs at the Democrat.
ic meeting al NV York Monday night
was eX-COugressIaan SuinHer, of Cali
fnruia. H. said: IL wrs = Black Re
publican during the war, aid 1 worked
nard - lIcc tie slaves; bat nUT / am
working jLsl as hhtd to ire the white
slaves from the bond ige U; tue RcpuLli-
en- part. Do you giant this country
fooled with Cuina.n-E? Tuvy came
BY the Ship 10 tds and were go5b!ed up
D. Republican contractors. Then hon
EFT aud hariw"rking men Of toll were
iErneI II 10 make pL.Cr> for them.
They didn'; Sc; much pay fnr obey live
Sn Fats. IS" IN Ca.i4uyIii are sDin. t.
psk President Cleveland to inyr ihr
CHIN AMEN :rom that place AID We have
received positive us,uggIcr tu4t H. Vii
do So"
Private WashiustoF aIvie.s represent
that the effort 10 coas I!iIute the Central
American republics INFO one Strong fed
Grafton, has not b-en nbanl0nsI, Sec
Rotary Bay ri has been approached to
tender the good Office OF the United
States to til Spauiah-Amcr.cHn Kepub-
lie TO be formed. The dominion of
Spain over Cuba is an obatIrla 10 the
plan.
An intimate personal friend Of the
Presi lent, who talked with han on tic
fuhject ETsS he is experiencing much
difficulty in his ffT p4ts t. r~eor5Inize the
tiviI Service Commission. H.. is aim
jug to secure !oT that service. three men
wlo are we'll known 10 the country and
whose uHaIgs would be received rs an
garnet o! Of his purpose t. give such q
character 10 the Co,nmis ion as to give
confidence to the friends OF the muyr-
In'nt Ll1t he regards iLg reform in the
civil service ~ one uf the most impor-
tan; features OF bis administration.
TIL Utah Commission, which has
lrcu in session nt Washington for some
days, has completed it's report and will
Hnhinii it TO the Secretary oil the Interi-
or to-day. The Commissioners say that
mp 10 the present Simc there have been
HbJnt ninety-;hree convictions OF Nor
mons Under the law Mt Sat Lake. A
lumber Of these wee released upon
payment OF fines, Will about a dozen
~ them have ko"c to thc p'nitcmiinry.
The convicted Hrc giy i ~ sufficient
titGc, Judge Carleton says, to ''wind a.,
In IT clpcks,' nrd their friends send
th IN off with a scrcnadc. Tie same
performance Is ,ccprlui tdo '.ntrty rs''
ut ths expiration %; Their i~,npri,nnmcnr,
fhe New York Herald says of The
meeting of the NJ r~sanIilo Exchange
Wednesday To consider questions in
Nolvcd in the present cpiunRn OF silver
dollars and the pressing ucccEsity q. n
greater supply Of saial! bills; The ~
tendance OF business men was large.
For two tours an animated discussion
OF the questions under consideration
was carried on. The frs, resolution de-