Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-03-30
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
From Saturdays Dailyl
SALaIAGUSDI.

Regular meeting Elko Lodge No
ISL. o. o. f., Mt their Hall tonight.
Another consignment of new goods
received ut Remnants to-day.
There is an unusual amount Of sick
ness in Elko ut the present time.
Commissioner Rigsby and Robert
Tucker are reported on the sick list
today.
Col. j. b. Moore, who has been
spending tho winter below, arrived
from Reno last evening.
Boston Couricr:-When IA woman
wants the earth it is with the view Of
giving it to some man.
Tho El,So Water Company has re-
sumcd tho work of laying mains
through the principal streets.
According u tho Almanacs aud
tn, Oldest inhabitant Winter has
gone and Spring has come to stay.
Tho Ohio river is up 10 80 feet 10
iI:haS at Cincinnati and still riaing.
1t is beloved it will go above 20
feet.
We have no neHs from Herman
since the report that he had sur
rendered himself TO Justice Max
Schocn at Mountain City.
a. Fisher, Of Wells, and John Tin
man ,f ti, iirr, Of Sn,rku {. T,.,..
came down from Wells this morning
aud stopped over in town to-day.
Commissioner IIamill is agent for
the American edition OF tho E~nclyclo.
p@lia BFittanica, and is taking orders
for the work.
General Won Caprivi, the COM
nandcr Of the Tenth ARMY Corps, has
been appointed Chancellor OF tho en-
pre- In succeed bismarck.
Adams, the American Minister to
Brazil, on his way to tho United
S!acs on leave Of absence, has arrived
al Southampton from Rio Janeiro.
IA. Fletcher, Special Examiner for
The U. $. Pension bureau, is in town,
and will visit Fair Play and rusca-
rora on business connected with his
Office.
Tho late cold wave seriously dam
ngcd tho peach buds along tho Ilud.
son river, and also in Michigan and
Delaware. This seasons crop will be n
small one.
Good judges say that hard drinking
Is on tho wano in Now York, because
men nro adopting moro and moro tho
European custom OF drinking cxclu-
s:ycly Mt thor meals.
Tho present high water in tho Mis-
sissippi il tho greatest flood which
has swept down tho river since 1871,
when largo sections were inundated
aud much suffering caused.
Owing to tho illness Of our foreman
who Is bcdfast with In grippe, or Romo
Kindred malady, and the i'll health of
other members OF tho INDEPENDENT
force, VIZ must ask tho indulgence of
our readers il tho papor is not quite
up to tho mark.
According to tho Appeal, tho seven
Raycroft brothers of Douglas county
II stood OF cach others heads would
mukoa human pyramid 90 II. in height
and their combined weight il 1903
pounds, tho lightcst weighing 1870 and
the hcavioat 30 pounds.
W. G. Love, District Attorney, has
instituted proceedings 10 compel tho
County Commissioners 10 pay him q
salary OF $50 n month for services IN
M'ollicio Superintendent Of Schoola.
Tho matter will DO determined by II
oec'sion OF tho SGpromc Court.
WV. Wcnthors aud vito, Of Star
valley, passed. through lust evening
=" their return from Sacramento
O'"n'y' California, whore they went
s'nio Three weeks ago 10 attend ut tho
o'"sldo Of Mrs. Wcathcrs' father who
o'od after their arrival there.
III China the man who lives nearest
'uc scono Of n murder Ia accused OF tho
.nnc' and no must provo his limo.
,Vuco or clso stand tho punishment.
Noocsnt tako u Chinese detective
o'g 70 iind n Glow, and thus thousands
ao''ars nro saved, II tho accused is
rnolic meetings nro boipg hold
throughout the country, and rcsolu.
'ons adopted d%enouncing tho blair
educational bill and kindred measures
proposed In Congress-. Tho pcoplo
sVne,ai'y nro opposed to any mcasuro
@n.oh proposes an enforced pioty by
~suspondins oil secular employment,
on Sunday.