The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-03-01
GENERAL NEWS.

A dispatch from Admiral Coubert says:
"we have attacked the Chinese squad
ron aud gained a complete victory"
Another dispatch says the French Heet
succeeded in sinking two of the three
Chinese men-ot-war, which took refuge
in the Ningpoo river on Saturday last.
A printed protest Of large proportions,
against permitting Masonic societies to
participate in the dedication of the Wash
ington monumen next Saturday has
been received by the Congressional COM
mission charged with the arrangements.
Associated Press Yokohama adyices
are as follows: 1t is firmly believed in
Japanese government circles that the i'll
demnity which Korea has agreed to pay
Japan for the attack made by Chinese
soldiers on the Japanese ministry and
troops at Seoul, Korea, and the burning
Of the Japanese Legation on the nigh. OF
December 9th, will lead TO war between
China and Japan.
Bray Bros, grain commission mer-
chants of San Francisco, closed their
doors Wednesday. Liabilities, $500, 900;
assets same amount, but not readily con-
vertible. 1t Is rumorcd that the failure
was caused by II heavy delaicatiOn OF one
Of Brny's clerks. The principal crcdi.
tors are Sather K Co., bankers, 500. OO1:
c. g. Knox, S90,O OO, and J. NJ. Shot
well, S3o,OO
Frank Cameron, a fireman. on the Ne
vada Central road, while uiling II part OF
the engine, Wednesday, slipped aud fell
from the fast running train. breakiog an
arm and it is feared, received internal
injuries.
Silver State, 10Th: ar. y. Griswold.
who worked in this vicinity for several
year,. farming, etc, and married u Mrs.
Slater, from whom he afterwards sep
arated, about two years ago, jumped into
San Francisco bay at the Oakland Mole
last Sunday night. The engineer OF a
train saw him make the jump and threw
him a line, which he refused to grasp,
and in IA few moments he sank out OF
sight. lie left his hat and Goa Oh the
wharf and his identity was established
by q memorandum book found in his
coat pocket"
At "A meeting Of the House committee
on appropriations it was agreed to re-
commend an appropriation III aid OF the
New Orleans Exposition, The amount
and manner OF its expenditure were left
to " subcommittee, consisting OF Can
non, Long and FOlIctt.
Representative Reagan received a
communication from Prcsilyn: elect
Cleveland, requesting that tie petition
OF Democratic members OF the House.
urging hun to refrain from committing
hims,i II in regard t o the coinage Of sill
yer i'll his inaugUri address, lie forward.
ed.to him by mail. 1t is understood
that this request is in response 10 All in
quiry whether hc preferred to r~ccciy, il
by mail or at the hands q. a delegation
OF the signcrs.
In the Investigation OF the reported
abuses i'll the Pension Bureau now pro-
ceeding before u committee of the House
Mr.. Sawyer, who has charge of the stat
istics bureau. testified that when Col.
Dudley became Commissioner in 1881.
the running expenses OF the Office were
about $500, COO n year, and that for
the last ycur they were -, JOU, 900. the
special examiners division alone cust:ny
during the past year. about 81, OOn, eco.
lie said the increase in the amount @ .
work now performed in the Bureau OYER
that done before Colonel Dudley became
Commissioner is very slight. lie nlso
testified that the number Of cases dis.
posed of 10y special examiners the past,
six months, with 800 examiners at work.
was z per cent smaller thnm tie number
disposed Of during the correspondents
period last year, when there wcr, bat
24O examiners at work.
The Secretary of the Treasury. in r..
Spouse to the resolution adopted TRIMS
United to the House Il statement OF the
expenses incurred under the law pruyid.
ing for the appointment Of special dcpu.
ty mnrshals, supervisors OF election and
chief supervisors. The statement shows
that during 1876, 1880, 1882 and 1884
the expenses for special deputies were
SG5l, $50; supervisors, 1928, 33i; Chief
supervisors, $3.50, 752; total, $l.97J,9IG.
The knitting girls of st. Loui. have
struck against a reduction of wages.
For the first time in the history of the
country, lakes Ontario aud Michigan me
frozen over from shore to shore.
a $4,000 fire occurred on Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, Thursday. A man
and a horse were killed by falling wallis
during tho fire.
n stock raiser named Campbell seems
to be allowed TO Craze 100000 head Of
cattle undistubed on the OkInhomo
land from which the boomers were Iaiely
expelled.
The session Of the Oregon Legislator,
Is drawing near its close and the pro..
poet is that II will fail TO elect n