Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-09

Lawrence Burrows arrived from
Tuscarora by stage last evening. Ho
says the town is lively, large number
of miners being at work and every
available room of both public and pri-
vste houses occupied Mt high rents.
The new steel cruiser Charleston
sailed rom San Francisco ut 5 o'clock
Tuesday morning for Santa Barbara
: channel on her trial trip. Chas S.
Delhi, Of the Associated Press, is tue
only newspaper man allowed on board
Reports from 7arious parts of the
county show that the rain and snow of
the paot few days has been general, aud
abundant feed on tho ranges is now
assured, and stockmen and farmers
feel very different from what they did n
! week ngo.
Jennie Osborne has sueh the Wards,
james NJ. the Irish trngeiiau, and his
wife Carrie Clarke Ward, now in Sun
Francisco, for S270 for salary due her
rs nurse and actress, the Wards having
failed to meet tue 1nancial part of tho
contract.
Thirteen miles from Cheyenne is
what is said to be the lnrgest horse
! f"rui iu tho world. There arc I2O. OOO
acres of land where roam 5000 horses,
which require tina constant attendance
o. Go men. One hundred miles Of wire
fence keep the animals in bound.
Three bnrs Navajo bnIlion, valued ut
$4,000, were shipped to Sau Francisco
by Wells, Fargo IL Co.'S Express yester-
day morning. The Tuscnrorn mines
are turning out silver rapidly with good
prospects for the future, ns tn ere seems
to be an inexhaustibIe supply of the
precious metal in that district.
For some time past, the ex-pugiIist,
Paddy Ryan, has been employed ut the
Cafe Royal, San Francisco. as II bounc-
err. He kicked up q row with report
@: named Leslie and had very large
head put Oh him, ind would have been
severely thrashed had not his friends
interfered. Reporters are not to be
trifed with.
On his way west Senator Stewart was
serenaded by the Winnemucca correct
band and made b-ief speech, in whi ch
! the 81 liver State quotes him as saying
he will make the Administration and
the Senate show their hands on the sill,
Yer question Mt the first opportunity
and will see that the opportunity offers
| itself"
Record Union:--A railroad is to be
built from Jerusalem to Juffii, OH the
Mediterranean. How this practical ngC
is taking the edge from romance and
the slcredneEs from things holy! Just
think Of the still air of Palestine being
made to vibrate with the shSut OF mod.
ern brakemen: "Pussen3ers for the
Valley Of Jehosaphat will tuke the fol
| ward car.
Last Monday furious forest fires were
raging in the northern parts of MIME
sofa and Wisconsin. An Immense
amount Of damage has been done, aud
for miles on three sides Of Duluth the
fire rug d among the pines. Many con
try residences have been destroyed. On
the Hartmantown road, near Duluth,
every dwelling for four miles il de-
stroyed. 1t IL feared also that some
lives have been lost.
The contest with skin gloves between
Bill Keogh, Of Chicago, and Phil Dun.
can, tho colored giant, at the Opera
House, Virginia City, last Monday
evening was won in three rounds by
K.ogh who received not scratch
Duncan displayed a disfgured fronts.
piece but was not severely punished. Il
is announced that Pete Jackson, the
Australian, AID Kcogh will meet mex
Saturday Eight either at Carson or Re