Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-04-28
ELKO, NEVADA, SUNDAY, APRIL 2s, 1880
tOREiGti GOSSIP.

| 1t takes $4,000 ynar TO dine tho
officers OF Queen Victoria's guard. on
duty at 81. James pnlucc.
: The richest peer in Eagland ia tho
; Duke Of Westminster. who owns vast
estates in Cheshire and in Wales. His
Income is said 10 equal thirty shilliugs
Il minute.
! A German newspaper published in
Jerusalem says that city is growing
fast in size and population. The Jews
take the lead in building. followed by
the Russians anu Germans.
AT Maripa, in Colombia. n littlo
boy not twelve years OF ago. short
! time ago. stole some money from n
. house and then drowned two children
/ One i've and the other nine years Of
| nge-who had seen him commit tho
/ theft.
Premier Tricounpis, OF Greece.
overcamo threatening opposition to
tho government by n sitting of seven
| teen hours in the Athcnian chamber
one day recently. During that time
! the primo minister did not once leave
! his seat
The Queen OF Madagascar is de-
scribcd rs small, slender. light-brown
/ woman, with 4 very sad face. n sweet
smile and no end OF Paris gowns. Sho
/ Is twcnty-thrcc years old, has been four
! years n Queen, and is really worshipcd
/ by her people.
The prcfcct OF Paris has issued m
| order iorbidding tho ncwsboys TO cry
any thing in the streets excepting the
4tscs OF papers. The law was first
passed 10y the Government OF the Re-
! public in 1893. Under tho reign OF
Napoleon |. the law fell into dcsuc.ude
and with the exception OF brief re-
vival in 1916 has remained dead let
ter ever since.
| "A remarkable scene was enacted in
tho government house nt Calcutta n
short time ago, when the Countess OF
Duhcrin, wife OF tho retiring Viccroy,
received n farewell address from seven
s.pdrcd women. All men were rigidly
secluded from the building. and fe-
male correspondent who was present
says the women, with their magnificent
Jewels and brilliantly-colorcd costumes,
presented n splendid pageant.
the Swedish authorities hnvo do
sided to authorize cremation on GER
tain conditions. One OF them ia that
The Society for Promoting Cremation
must act in agreement with n clergy
man OF the Church OF Sweden in cases
where clerical representatives OF any
other faith refuse their cooperation.
a society has been founded with the
same object in Norway. and IL hopes
likewise to obtain tho sanction OF the
Government.
Tho imitation OF western civilian
ton by The Japanese has led them to
regard Sunday. which in Japan hns
hitherto been decidedly continental in
- character. ia n day OF rest. This
begun with tho closing OF the govern
ncnt establishments on Sunday. The
rolsio citizens followed this example.
and tho closing spread from city TO
village, and now on IL fine Sunday
business Ia nearly suspended and the
places Of popular resort Hro crowded.
Liverpool. Eng, needed un uddi-
tionul water supply. and tho govern
mont wont into Wales, several miles
away, and bought n large valley. in
.!uding tho village of Llanwyddyn.
This valley IL now boiug filed with
body OF water five miles long and
eighty-four feet deep. IL Is undor-
stood that oil tho houses, tho church.
Two chapcls. tavern and post.oillco re-
mnin rs They were, and are gradually
bcing submerged under tho collecting
water that pours into tho valley. n
new village has boon built near by,
and all tho Llanwyddyans have ro-
moved 10 IL.