The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-11-29
uorrruo oLH1ns.

81 his party dunng the past twenty
ySArs. naturally supposed that under
the circumstances. he would be counted
ont IL elected, but he has been most
ARrssAbly disappointed in the discovery
shat the frauds Of the Republican party
are not necessarily contagious.
A San Francisco dispatch says Shar-
Oa's ~bsqussts for Nevada are: Catho-
lie Orphans Asylum At VirHiniA City.
5000; the Orphans Home at Carson.
5000: Bishop Whitaker, Of Nevada,
~ BE- applied 20 Sueb useful purposes aS
he dssn,s best. $4,000: Bishop Manogue
Of VirGipiH City. to be applied to Yir-
EiniA City charities, $4,000.
4 Warrington special says: The
President has called Oh the State De-
partnisnt for a full state a eut Of our re-
lations With Germany and Austria in
regard 10 tho treatment Of nAturalized
citizens OF the United States in these
Oountries. 1t is understood that the
President has determined that the
United States shall no longer remain in
active upon this question. The State
DEPARTMENT oficials positively deny
AhAt the President has made any re-
quest for papers in regard to the coudi-
Iion OF our na~turalized citizens tn Aus
iriA and Germany, or that there is Ally
truth whatever in the Washington spec
jAl TO the New York papers.
Governor Edmund C. Ross. Of New
Mexico. in his annual report, dwells
upon the fact that immigration into the
Territory is restricted by the fear as to
Ihs validity Of land titles there. He re-
siL<s how tho Spanish aud Mexican
grants have been made to cover grants
vastly lArg r than was originally in
tended. aud that great quantities Of and
havo been ~fraudulen,ly entered through
forgery and perjury. He recommends
Congress to appoint q commission to
quiet the titles. The Indian troubles Of
ns Territory nTe treated at length.
Agent Armstrong OF the Grow Agency
in Montana. has telegrapned the Interi-
or Department that tho Indians on
Tongue river are properly supplied with
Tations and are in no danger OF starva-
ton. II is snid at tn" Department that
. number Of Indians left Pine Ridge
Agency SOME time ago despite the pro-
tests OF their agent, and went into the
Tongue nvsr country.
News comes from Denver, Col, that
ColOroW, with fourteen lodges OF 500
ponies. eamped on the Yeampa River,
twenty-five miles above Cross mountain,
and burned the cattle ranges along the
trail. leaving 5000 cattle without feed.
TIT Indians are slaughtering thousands
OF elk. deer and antelope for their hides.
leaving the ~cnrcasses to rot. The set
Ners are wild over the destruction OF
tho game and the ranges. and have as
sembled and will order CoIorow to
leave, and in case OF his refusal n gen.
eral determination is expected. The
Indians are we'll supplied with rifles and
ANN unition.
An alteration between C. D. Fry md
Nike Wright in Tusenrorn Tuesday eve
ming. resulted in the shooting Of Wright
by Fry. The Times RevieE says it was
found that the ball entered a little
sIo'e the hip joint. going through ard
passing ont at the LnttOck. The wound
js not regarded rs a dangerous one.
Fry was arrested and gave bonds for his
appearance at Court in the sum Of
$500, but A. there wns no prosecuting
o%ficer, the trial has not yet taken place.
The National Cattle Growers in con-
v~ention at ChinnSo. Wednesday,, adop-
ted q resolution which provides as fol-
lows: A finance Committee Of Ave to
collect subscriptions ond raise funds to
prosecute means to secure lcgisl ,tion,
this committee to act under tho Erecu-
tiy. Committee Of the National Cattle
Growers Association. The committee
to gather aud give to the newspaper
press, authentic information regarding
contagious diseases. so az 10 remove
popular misconceptions; to urge upon
CongteAs the necessity Of perfecting the
existing laws and 10 make provisions for
. National oversight Of cattle diseases
ly the Commissioner Of Agriculture.
The resolutions asked for an nppro-
priAtion OF not less than 81, 500, 900
from Congress, to pay for diseased cat
Gle slaughtered, md also 10 provide for
the payment Of experts to settle the val
no Of cattle on the basis Of their health,
before infection.
After t%rnnsaeting some business af.
fseting the dairy interest and butter
Srafie, The Con Vention adjourned sine
die.
The Times says the general opinion
IN billiard circles Was that the Chi.
sago match was TO all intentS and pur-
poses q square hippodrome. aud that Il
va Bchaeier's turn 10 win. The bnlk
liue game now really amounts 10 no
more. 40 far As experts nrs concerned,
than any other game.
Last week the pos, Office at Fort Lar.