Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-08-19
From Tuesdays DAily.l
RALNAGUNDI.

Tor San Francisco.
A party Of picniccrs went out to
South Fork to day.
John X. Bradley returned last even
ing from Pine Valley.
II you want fine. fresh fruit go to
Walter Clayton. See his ad.
Hugh Martin arrived yesterday even
ing from the Bruneau country.
Blaine has returned. but what has be-
come OF his right bower. Andrew Car
negie;
Justice Morgta has registered just
100 voters in this precinct up to the
present time.
Walter S. Holbrook Inns returned from
u visit to his family in Ogden. He left
them all well.
The breaking ont OF yellow fever at
Jacksonville. Florida, has caused al
exodus Of residents OF that city.
Crsar Alexander is happy. He has n
new bicycle and is learning to ride it,
though it is a little unruIy at times.
j. W. Dorsey has just completed a
c"ominodious cellar under his house.
The work was done by John Craig aud
George Eliuore.
No licenses will he IsCued to hnck
drivers Mt the State Fair, who will not
agree to take passengers to and from
the grounds for twenty-five cents.
Tue HALEY Inter-Idnho has sue
cuinbed to the inevitable u is gath
cred to Its fathers" Like II sheep led
t. the slaughterit died aud made no
sign.
Remember that all articles md ami
mails for exhibition Mt the coming Nevu-
dN State Fair will be carried to and
from Reno free Of charge by the rail-
road.
When the Esmernlia News speaks Of
Free Trade Germany" it exhibits O
lamentable Ignorance Of the affairs Of
Europe, and thus proves that it is very
unreliable ms Ill adviser Of the working
men Of America.
Tho Lyon County Times expose its
Ignorance by intiInating tina. tue Presi-
dent OF the United States makes all the
laws rs we'll as enforces them. The
Times is respectfully informed thnt Con-
! Dr.eu - IL. Loo. ,,,ol;,,r ,,,,.r
Mountain (Cnl.) Democrat:-Why is
it, if protection makes high wages. TINT
in California. where there are SO few
Articles protected, wages are much
higher than in Pennsylvania, where
everything is 80 highly protected?
Miss Mary A. Griniths, seventy years
old. brought suit in the Supreme Court
OF Brooklyn last week for 10000 dam
ages against Joseph b. Bennett, n re-
tired merchant. ~sevcnty.two years old,
for breach of promise Of marriage.
care you familiar with Thackoray's
works. Miss Sooter?" asked Mr.. Miles
StHndish OF the Pittsburg girl, and she
Hrtlessly responded, Cant say thnt 1
mn. / do not keep the run Of half the
]fouudries they are putting up i'll Pitts
burg"
New York dispatch snys that bets
Mt $1,000 to $500 on Cleveland are
being made in that city. As%semhlyInan
Sullivan, OF the Second District, offers
to put up 500 to $50 OH Cleveland but
finds no takers. This is condensed
from n dispatch published in the Reno
journal.
The papers throughout the State have
removed the Whit. Pine News to Ely,
but tn News OF last Saturday says:
ave have not got there yet. but We
are building n nice Office for the News
ut the county seat, md expect to get
there shortly"
Watkins lIHrnll:-In 1871 n Republic
can House, presided over by james
G. Blaine rs speaker, voted to put
both srlt and conl on the free list. Eu-
gene Hale nmd other Republican, leaders
urGel them on. Did they seek TO "ruin
American industrirs?"
An item is going the rounds Of tho
press which states that the revenue de-
rived from licences in Elko county
averages over $4,000 n month. This ID
IL mistake. The INDEPENDENT stated
some time since TINT tho revenue dc.
rived from this source averaged over
81 .0C0 a month. The average is nbouI
81 800.
On the 18th OF July the mountain Of
Bandnisnn, neRr WakRmntsu. japan,
burst into fnmos. The eruption wa,
terrible. Six villages were destroyed
aud numbers OF dwellings in other villa.
ges were buried beneath the sand nnt
ashes. il ia cstimntsd that fully 900
people lost their lives besides tho mum
beers who were more or less injured.
Boston Giobc:-Free wool means
wool nt lower prices for every New
England woolon factory. Does nn,
smnrt. w~ide.awnko New England factor,
operative believe that hiI employer viii
not be nblo to pay as good wages n