Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-17
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
FroE. Saturdays Daily.


D.. III. lnoor went NJ to Wells this
morning.
Arrived this evening by stngr from
Tuscsrora, Dan koss. J. A. Timpson.
The Times-ltevicw has entered upon
IT, t"enty-irst volume. We wish it
continued success.
Hugh NJ. Brooks. alias Maxwell, who
murdered PrelIer il st Louis md cnr-
c-alrd the body in n trunk. is sentenced
10 be hanged on the 18Th Of July.
James Mntcer and Tracy Fairchili re-
turned this morning from Font Iiullrck.
Mr.. FaircEild succeeded in his mission
which VAS the purchase of n number Of
horses.
A tailor i'll New York has challenged
n %ncighbor to fight n duel. saying TINT
for weapons ho prefers cnunons. This
settles the old SANDER that a tIilor fights
only with shears.
Alta :-"When Allen G.. Thurman
WAS student. he was so famous in
mathematics that he was nicknnned
'Eight-nnHle.trinngle' by his mates"
Now the old gentlrmnn's name is Eli.
Allen Grecnbcrry Thurman was born
In Lynchburg, Virginia. November -,
1913. and hence will be seven days
niort Of 10 years OF age when lac is cleo.
t.d NicC-Presilsut Of to United S,ates.
Preparations nrc in progress for n big
Fourth OF Jug celebration ut Decth.
There will DO horse rnccs. foot races,
md various other amusomenis during
the day, md n grand ball i'll the new he
til at night. Look ont for the alyer-
ti.omont which will appear next week.
Con.tnble McAdams went down to
Reno this morning in charge Of q man
an the train who is insane to some e1-
tent. Who he il or where he cnmo from
We could not l-nrn. McAdams went
up on No. 3 this morning and met No.
. OH which the crazy" was travelling.
Stephen Grover Cleveland, the TWEEN
ty-second President OF the United
States. ard for the second time tho
standard bearer OF the Democracy Of
the Nation, wac born Mt Caldwell, New
Jersey. March Is. 1893. and OH the day
OF his second Inauguration ns Pc ,idcnt
will lax only fouIt zen days OF being II
years old.
When n stranger comes among you
claiming to be n Minister. or n Temper
ance i%ru;uTrr, or any kind Of n reform
en-" ask him 70 his credentials. II he
cannot produce satisfactory document
airy evidence that is whnt ho clnims Ia
DO. drop him. Many persons attempt
TO "beat" their way through the world
on just such clnims.
New York Star:-Despite the talk
about judy. G%reshnm's strength and
availability, md tho somewhat bolster
ous boom Of Mr.. Dcpcw. there Rccms
to be n good deal OF life left i'll the Sher-
mat movement. John Sherman will
biiNi'NuNt'iJ hnNt W CAIfCNlllkIN SltbIR
If not nltogethcr tho strongest-show-
Ing in Chicago when tho Convention
opens.
Tho Enterprise 20 far forgcts its dnty
10 ~ masters M to shy that "Mr.
Wood, n wealthy Sow York Democrat,
spoke freely md intelligently OH the
political situation in New York" Tho
anomaly OF n Republican paper ncccu.-
ing a Democrat Of speaking ''intclli-
gently" Is accounted for from tho fact
thnt Mr.. Weed snys Cleveland will lose
100. 900 votes In tho State OF New York.
That's a good many to lose, but wo sup
pose Mr. Weed knows.
Charles Crane, OF Kanosh, Utah. In n
iwo.ooIumn article In tho Provo Amcri-
cnn, enters "a vigorous Protest Againat
Adopting n FREQ Trade Policy la Amcri-
en-" Next thing va know Mr.. Crnno
will exhaust his limited brain power IN
n vigorous protest against nh nmond-
IpVut w tHb tUIlSlltUtiOh " wv bHllbu
Slntcs recognizing pulyLamy M n divine
institution. This IL just ns liable TO 90
our as that free trade will be adopted In
tho United States.
Now York sisr:-Tho disruption Ia
Tho Republican party upon Wnino's rc-
tiromcnt liz perhaps moro plainly OK
hibitod in Pennsylvania than Ia any
otl'Or Middle State. Hon. Christopher
j.. Mngco ia authority Tor the statement
TINT john Sherman will receive NJ least
twenty-five voLoS from Pennsylvania on
tho frat ballot. md no predicts that
Sherman will succeed 10 Bininc'a
strongth in the Convention M tho
apccinl representative Of tho ayStcm OF
protection.