Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-24

kane Falls to-day has 81 900 900 worth
OF buildings in course Of erection.
Enterprise:-It is almost a. safe as a
registered letter to say Postmaster
General WanAmHker. Mr.. De Young
should begin looking after the Depart
ment Of the Interior. That portfolio
will probably be given to the west.
In ono county Of West Virginia (Mer-
cer1 700 people have been indicted by
the Grand Jury of the United States
Court for illegal voting. The most So
Etous question thus presented is, how
many years will it take to try them2
A senseless rumor has boon put in
circulation to the effect that . plot for
the assassination of Harrison has boon
discovered. or course there is nothing
in it, and it was no doubt started by
some newspaper reporter who is yearn-
ing for Q sensation.
Harpers Bazaar:-"AhI" exclaimed
the matter-of-fnct man joyfully, as he
saw the heading in the newspaper,
"Trials of Authors" $50 they've mr.
rested come Of those confounded poets
at last, have they? Wouldn't 1 like to
DO on tho jury7"
n. Badt, of Wells, has tho largest
and most varied stock Of general mer
chandise to be found in Eastern
Nevada. 1t is a pleasure to visit his
Large establishment and inspect tho
endless variety of goods 30 conveniently
and lastly arranged.
Another illusion is gone. A ladv
clerk has defaulted. It Is Miss Boietta
K. Hogue, long head clerk in the Rave
niue Collectors Office at Harrisburg, Pa,
She stole $6. 500 of Government money,
speculated with it and lost it, and alb.
sconded-all just like little man.
CaSeia County Times-Frsd Dubois
writes that tits not at all likely that tho
new Administration will make any
changes Of federal Office holders without
cause until the expiration of she,r
terms. This is cold comfort for about
two-thirds of the Republican party.
L. W. st Clair came down from Deeth
this morning with q broken collar bone.
The accident was caused by the recoiI
OF q heavily charged gun with which he
attempted to shoot q coyote. The gun
went'off, no did the coyote. DR.. Neigs
repaired damages 80 far az possible.
An intimate friend of J, B. Haggin
says that Mr.. Haggin has denied to
friends in New York that he had pur.
chased Proctor Knott. The report of
the purchase came in the shape of .
dispatch from Lexington. Mr.. HaRgin
declared TINT the origin of the report
was mystery to him.
Owing to the inclsmeDcy of the
weather there was not very large au-
dience to hear Mrs. Talbot's lecture last
evening on Woman, and tho Temper
snce Crusade. The lecture however,
was an interesting one and shows that
Mrs. Talbot is an earnest and intelli.
gent worker in the cause OF Temper.
Rnee.
Lord Salisbury intimatss that he will
have no dealings with the Democrats
party in this country, but will wait for
q Republican Administration before he
condecends to send minister to this
country. Thus the foolish campaign
lie that tho British Government favored
Cleveland 90 against Harrison il sx-
posed.
The whiskey trust, It is said, has
formed combination to freeze out ali
the antitrust distilIeries and for this
purposs the price Of whiskey will be re-
Guced TO the lowest possible notch on
tho LIST day Of January. This nows It is
feared will have the effect Of greatly re-
ducing the number of New Years day
swearers of. still, you can swear of
with mental reservation that IL
comes down the oath don't 20.
The Bulls Head Mt Wells Is one of