The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-11-01

eounfy wkS Completed this noCufnS-
The total tOOtinSa unofficial. excluding
aPreeinet in the Eighteenth Ward shSu
that HoAdiy received 3A.5N and F0ra-
ksT 1.s2s. a mAiOniy Of so iOr HOsd-
~. The highest vote resolved by the
Republican Senators sAs - les han
the loEss; on The DxDOSrHGe List, and
40 les than the highest The vote ct
:k= z PrvSptAtves II sill closer. but
the footings have no: been completed
Democratic county officers have been
elected. e1eSp: kHhi. for Commissioner.
II theE Missing Prveine, l. counted j; viii
increase the DrGoenie majority ABOUT
100 An exciting legal fight - Low IN
progress The Republican attorneys
this morning Sled . petition IN the
CiIcuIt Court, asking for = nandamGs,
direeting the Ufie T and the Clerk how
- proceed Eitk the count by insiruetirg
them that are and what are hot legal
returns. The hearing Of this p=tiaou
IS set for 2 O'Clock.
The C~ISil-SerFiee Commission has
addressed = letter to President Cl-ye-
land calling hIs attention ~ the attempt
by the Pennsylvania R=publean Con-
Rit;ee TO collect political assessments
in the departments, and sags-s;iug the
prOprie;y vi making ~ Investigation Of
the mater, With a view 10 Furnishing Al!
-- Al
reached by the Lag. They say it j.,
their belief that Chairman Cooper. uho
is responsible for the begging circular,
is n t employed by the Government,
and therefore cannot Be reached. Tae
letter suggssts that Congress be asked
to sItst.d the la~ 80 as to cover such
cases.
II has long been suspected that the
Customs officials II san Francisco we've
Annulling the provisions OF the Chinese
Restriction Act for money, and these
suspicious have recently teen verified.
4 special agent sent by the Adminissra-
ton To investigate the charges u viola
tons of the Las by Federal officials has
discovered that these charges we're but
too true; that large sums OF money were
being Pocketed by the officials for per-
hitting Chinese TO IL brought ashore
without the required certificates. In
view Of the fact .hG; the Federal
court which has sole jurisdiction in this
Iaatter has invariably shown q strong
haas IN favor U: the Chinese. the only
effective means Of cleansing the Gus
TONS service III San Francisco is to re-
move the enurr gam who have 20 long
dIssracrd the Fedora! Offices ~ the Us
toin House. and put in their plAces men
~no Wi chr-Tfully recognize tie valid
lily Of United States Laws. II the Fed
eral Count referred 10 could be served Ill
ike MANNER, il soG!I prove - blessing
to the People pf this Coa,i.
At C~,.p-"a.saa W'=Aasaity 4 youug
~c"mpos.:oE named Rasmus. - ATTEMPTED
20 kill the DANISH Premi-r EstTupp. FIR
ing two shots. one ni which S;suced
icom d bGnou on the PreiuirT's coat,
the other nissingits marx. Rasmussen
was seized by a compile al detectives, a
number Of whom have constantly been
IL attendance on the Premier for some
tme past, owing to the extreme hatred
of the POpuIace toward him and other
mernh-rs of the Cabinet, and was hur-
riedly taken to prison, the authorities
fearing that an attempt at a rescue
would te made.
william Kay, son Of Samuel Kay and
wife, the aged couple who were mystic
riously murdered on the 9Th instan, in
tier dwelling at Folsom, Cal, who was
suspected OF the crime, has proved his
innocence and was released from custo-
dy.
Hugh II. Brooks, alias Maxwell, the
alleged murderer Of Preller, was visited
by his father at the St. Louis Jail Sat.
urday. The father has come from
England to be present at the trial OF
his son. At meeting they fell into each
Others arms and both burst into tears.
They had n long conference together.
after which the father stated dat he
vas more than ever convinced Of Lie
boys innocence.
Is. J. Shay, a real est ,te dealer, vas
sitting Mt dinner in the Nevada est a.
rant. All Pine street, San Frauc.srp
Friday night, with Mrs. Annil I~;rus.r.
wife of j. G. Brown. Il mining tx9e.r,
II for some time has been liylns.i
Healdsburg, and another lady, when
Brown walked in. and going straight Up
10 the table where they were sitting,
drew II revolver, and. without saying Il
word, fred three SHOTS in rapid success
sion into Shay, Shay is still alive but
it is feared hat his won d will prove
mortal. Shay maintains that Brown
had no cause for action against him
The latter was however impelled to the
desperate deed by the belief that undue
intimacy eIIstel between his wife and
Shay. Brown is held 10 await the re-
sult OF Sbay's wounds.
Ip the Hsnion-Teemer Smile boat
race at Albany, N. y, Saturday, the
latter came of victorious.
The Canadian appears to BE- ont Of
luck lately,