The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-20

y. when Mr.. wiseman drew = pistol and
chased the betray,r through the streets
firing at him ~ he ran. but missed his
mark. Public sympathy is WIDELY
with wisemAn.
At San BernArdino Wednesday night.
Chris Bolt. while walking near the rail
road depot, was struck on the head with
a coupling pin and fatally injured by
some unknown person.
A California lion eight feet in length
and weighing 200 pounds, MAS killed
near San Rafael. Cal, Tuesday. The
pelt sold for S57.
It is reported that Mackay and Flood
are on their way 10 Mexico. at the So
licitRtiou Of certain American mining
experts. who claim to nave discovered
a deposit of silver ore yielding n mar
velous percentage of gold. The Won
derful deposits are said to be situated
in almost inaccessible parts Of Mexico.
and it would require millions of dollars
to set up machinery or get the ore to
market. For this reason the property
has been offered to the Bonanza firm.
The furnace at Railroad District is.
We are informed, doing excellent work
under The iutelli GENT management Of r.
j. Frank. No difficulty has been cape
fenced from the first. forty tons per d:y
being the amount OF ore regularly re-
duced. Though his knowledge OF smeI,-
ing is Of comparatively recent acquire
ment. Mr. Frank has been n successful
manipulation almost from the very first.
A London dispatch Of the Sth says:
There has been elected up 70 3 o'clDcN
this afternoon 32i Liberals, 325 Conser-
V~atiVes, and 75 Sationali-ls. RuuorS
are current that Lord Salisbury, Pre-
mier, has resigned, hut they aIe not
confirmed.
A Little Rock special says: T. W.
Humphrey. agent for the Southern Ex-
press Company, confessed to Superin-
tendent Agcl. that he had stolen the So
600 package. taken from tue safe No.
Vember End, and tanned the money.
He " : arrested. Humphrey was for
merly postmaster ut Hope. aud has
hitherto borne a good character.
The Servians Thursday attacked the
Bulgarian outpOsts ut St. Nichola,
lzoOr and YriSower and were repulscd
at all points.
In view Of the amount Of business al
ready secured. the steel rail manufac-
turers have agreed to extend the total
output for the peIt year to 1000, 900
tons.
The warm endorsement given by the
President in his message to Captain
Ends and his Tchauuteprc ship Railway
scheme, gives n good deal Of surpri~r
" members and Senators. The irieu,is
OF EndE are, Of course, very much e!at-
3D. n the adherents OF the Nicaragua
II scheme are correspondingly de-
pressed.
Alarge and enthusiastic joint meeting
OF business and woEkingIueu was held IN
Sacramento Thursday night to discuss n
plan for forcing the Chinese from the
venue OF labor now held by them.
Addresses were made by a number Of
prominent citizens. and resolutions we're
passed ~tHvOrins n State Convention to
formulate IA plan for Al general move
ment oil over the State against the eui.
plOyment OF Chinese.
1t is conceded by parties in Wall
Street. Interested III Pacific Mail that
the stand taken by Cleveland on the
subsidy question in his message. is u
dcnth hlow to the claims Of TINT COM
Pnny. 1t is thought they will shortly
accept the terms offered 10y the Posimns-
Der General regarding sea and inland
postage.
The bill giving the President authori.
ty to treat with railway companies with
regard TO the modification Of their r..
tp, ctivc concessions, has ppssed both
houses OF the Mexican Congress and has
become n law. The railway represent
tHtives will immediatelr resume active
negotiations for notifications r.! the
terms OF concessions fixing the time for
the conipl, ton of their lines.
The committee 10 arrange for the re-
ception Of Nr. Parnrll and his nssuci.
mites on ~JarnRry Goth, 1886, met in Chi
cnBo Thursday evening. III" reception
committee, as made NJ, includes the
Governor Of the State. two Senators.
the mayor Of the city, Judges Of the Fed
ernl and comfy courts. the Catholic
Archbishop. the Nicnr.GcncrnI, clergy
men, several Protestant ministers, some
aldermen, the justices OF the peace.
county and city officials. editors of the
daily newspapers, presidents Of the Ir.
ish societies. officers Of the militia and
many prominent citizens. This com.
mittce will so out oil q special train to
meet Mr.. Parneli.
A general order hns been issued from
the headquarters OF the G.. A. Il. in
Washington. informing the Members
that Washington has been selected q,
the site pTopOrhd for the q, A. X. mon.