The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-04-04
From Fridays Daily.
HALAAGuNDL

Fresh trAEsplADtsd California Oysters
eeeived daily daily at the Gem.
Regular meeting of Elko Lodg. No.
IL, L. y. o. T., at their hall tonight.
The new census Of Japan makes the
p"pulAtOu ofthAt Empire 81. 50O. 900.
Mrs. G. W. Baker aud Mrs. J. L..
Wines arrived here Last evening from
Eureka .....
EHJnstioe Ward Hunt died here this
morning.
DR.. Hamilton made a statement tbi.
stterhoou In regard to the condition of
Secretary Manning. from which il Ap-
pears he has symptoms Of apopleIy and
is not regarded as out Of danger.
Mr. Hewitt thinks that some sort of n
bill to revise the tariff will DO report.d
from the Committee on Ways aud
Means next week, but he il not at all
SHnguune that any such measure will
pass the House. The leading revenue
rriosners in the House have about
abandoned the hope "f passing any Till
to rHke = general revision of the tariff
this session.
The President in converting With Mr..
IL. y. Baskin expressed NO dissatiAf.c-
tIon with Governor Murray. The -im-
preston prevailing here is that the re-
suit Is due to Secretary Lamar's desire.
Professor Holden claims that the dis
nliSSal is due 70 his influence.
At the invitation Of the President,
General McCleruAnd arrived ia Wash
ing;on this evening aud will probably
Le given his choice between the Chair
SAnShip Of the Utah oumission or the
GJVernorship.
4. ID. Sweetser. of the firm Of Stauf-
fer X S~eetser. who accompanied his
family To Ogden on their way to the
Eastern States. passed through this
morning on his way 10 WinneiDucca.
The Gaze OF alleged assault by L. S
sub Treasurer Brooks was dismissed in
the police court. The assault having
taken place u Government ground, the
trial must be conducted by U. S.
Court.
An emigrant outfit Of three teams,
covered wagons and the usual parapher-
Halla n.sasi fIr.t,h V..., ~
iaS west They escaped an interview
10y failing TO make the accustomed halt
III town.
Mrs. Frank Fenald. with her two
children aud her sister, Mrs. Henderson
Green, depar. for California Tomorrow
morning. They 81 ON n two months
visit 10 their mother. who residea near
Newcastle.
To the Chinese plague and other oil
San Franchises troubles il now added
tn" eIa-peratlng presence OF the Eng
liSh Commandment. Chief Of the SALIVA
ton Army. who came in from Australia
by the last steamer.
A human skeleton Was found among
rocks near the Alta mine. Virginia City,
by n man who was out cunning wednes-
day. Shrcds Of clothing and u bottle
OF rheumatism medicine were found
near the remains. but nothing by which
they might be Identified.
The Supreme Court OF Indiana, which
has just decided the last OF the tel
"phone cases., holds that the telephone
company is n common carrier, and as
huch Is subject To all the regulations
which the law imposes upon common
Carriers. IL cannot, therefore, refuse
tle service to any person who desires il
and fuld'ls the legal requirements.
Joel Docking. n San Francisco con-
tractor. is charged by Johu Emery, his
foreman. with M attempt 10 bride the
latter 10 cause the explosion Of n lot Of
dynamite stored ut North Beach. in o.
der that Docking might recover ~, SEQ
Insurance on some old AlIAniics that
would have been destroyed. The er-
pIos'on would also have destroyed much
valuable property. and almost ineviLa-
bly, a number Of lives.
The great arike OF 1000 workmen st
the National Tube Works. NcKeesport,
Pa. has ended satisfactorily to tle
htrikers, aud work was resumed i'm ali
the departments at once. The trouble
was settled by the workmcn accepting
proposition 10 restore the wages ruling
in 1884, aud 10 advance the vsae of
laborers 70 81 IS per day. The in
crease will range from 2 to 20 per cent.
Times. Review: Tuscarora had an
other narrow escape from dcatrustion
by fire last night. Az Lew Engler was
about to retire. he built FIRE in his
room opposite the Times.lteview Office,
and in a few minutes thereafter a pass
trby discovered flames issuing through
the roof and gave the alarm, when the
hro was sabdued. after burning n space
Of hbont two by uhrco feet around the
Ppe. A strong wind wss prevailing at
the time, and bat Tor Ia timely discov.
cry tho entire business portion Of tho
Town would hays been consumed.
- So
Commissioner Bradley s. 8. Sears and
o. Q. Warner went out to-day 70 pros