The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-02-28
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tbs. Cal, was Wednesday sentenced by
the L. :. Cinait Court TO i< i~,pri-sn-
lS3; al hand .ziOr. Smith isz Ger
Es, &c years Old. and ssul= 10 this
country uh-n ~ years old. vhea able
To read lac invested extensively in cheap
literature. When arrested = nur.6er of
dime novels Sere fou..d On his per1on.
A needing of the anti Chinese Con-
gross, at Portland, Or Saturday Passed
n res1z on e~nsuriny the action Of
Gov. Squire in pf.-iaim:ng martial
Jaw a. tie insoirnee of imperialism, aud
ASKING The Coast representatives in Con
gr-ss to prefer art;ae Of impeachment
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The Suu's London special says: The
silver meeting at MahheI.r Wednes-
day might ass a mos1 important one.
There was a lArg- atteudaa7c q msn-
bers OF the Bouse of Commons. inclGd-
ing Proniu=lt silver advocates. Arthur
Ba.four, 4 nephew Il Lord Salisbury
and President Of the Local Government
Board in SaIisbnry's Ministry. wrote to
express his syurpsth;eS With the silver
nUvensaL which lac Was sue had many
s~ymlIathizcrs ia LADcssLirn.
Greuiel. Governor Of the Bank Of Eng
land, d,nouaced the Government for re-
1usius To ausEer the questions
ell directly with tue currency. aud de-
cared the people lad II right to the iu-
formation Tor WATCH those questions
called.
Judge Yat s. Of Peoria, Ill, who act
ed ss cgRt 10 a rich widow Of that
place, Rnd uhu after s~qunndefing her
fuItuue Of 81 .9CO, 600, abscondcd aud
deserted his u,!= and family, has, 10.
getLer with II young woman named
Cameron. who. il is alleged, he had ru-
Incl. been traced To Montreal.
I;u'liou valued at S2iO,O00 was
shipped from Deadwooi, III tile Black
Hills. Dakota Territory. FrLy. ). sad
10 Gep!elent the product of the mines in
that district for the last fifteen days in
JaLu-Ty.
At u meeting Of the Coinage Commit
lee, - which all the members were
PRESENT, a proposition TO report adverse
by tie ball to suspend the coinage Of sill
Yer was voted down 10y : to 4. At the
Last meeting the vote was a tie. Eel
ton, " IA uas absent beiOr., voted with
the silver men, but Norwood changed
Lis vote aud voted against the proPo-
sItion.
ceEdinG TO a New York c%orrespon-
dent Of the Philadelphia Times. MHckny
aud Fair have settled th,ir differences. |
bccobge friends again and are joining
hands III new enterprises. The source
o. The ubUyr statement is not however, |
sncu Us to inspire confidence III its yer
acity.
Eureka Sentinel: The case Of Thos.
Dixon VI. j. Aheru, was disposed OF by
the District Cont yesterday. The jury
returned a verdict ia favor of the plain
till for 5000, being a rental for the land
in dispute for five years at the rate Of
- n month. The counsel for the de-
fendant gave notice that lie would serve
his notice for a new trial.
Mr.. 5. Wrnban Of Cortcz, while
walking over some timbers the other
day. missed his footing aud received ill.,
juries gu his lower right limb which are
giving him considerable pain and an
nuyance. In going about lie has TO use
!erGtchcs.
4 st. Louis dispatch says: OF the
siHty-eisht brats which cumpOsrd the
Government feet, which broke away
from their mOoTingS at CAROLS Island
Sunday night. only sixteen have been
saved and among them the most valua-
able OF the steamers is seriously dam
aged.
The subcommittee OF the House
Committee having charge OF the postal
Telegraph question, have agreed 10 re-
port adversely to the full committee on
hll propositions for the building or pur.
chase Of telegraph lines by the Govern
nient. II will recommend additional
legislation regarding the tmusmissiou
"f teiegrams over the lines opened by
"
land gnnt or subsidized railroads.
The PRESIDENT sent the following
nominations to the SENATE: James ID.
GrOome, to he Collector Of Customs,
aud j. Freeman Iiuisin. ~ Naval Of
ticer OF Customs in the District Of Bal
tinore. Nd; PondIcton King, Of North
Carolina, to be Secretary of the Lega.
I ON at Constantiaopie; Edward l.. Par,
son, Indian Agent at Ouny, Utah.
The Directors Of the State Agrcultnr.
al Society have decided Ia hold the next
State Fair at Reno, from October Ith TO
Dth inclusive.
The special investigation into the
conduct OF the Pension Office ordered
by Commissioner Black. has disclosed
fraudulent transactions ia the Depart.
nent. Among other discoveries II was
found that at the Philadelphia agency
u was the custom for clerks and others
connected with The Office to draw the
pensions OF men who hsvs been dead
for years. aud the OF n number
Of women, who had hacn allowed non.