Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-07-17
(FRoA MONDAYS DALY.
1ALSIAGUNDl.

to day.
Tho Humboldt river is falling
rapidly.
A cool wave followed the severe
wind OF yesterday.
The runchers in tho ~vnlleys have
commenced bayiug.
Regular meeting Humboldt Lodge,
No. %, A. D. u. ". at their Hall to-
night
Times arc quiet in Elko. Tho free
coinage OF silver would make them
boom.
Lawyer harrington returned from
the western part Of tho State last
evening.
Mrs. Geo. Gilmore and children left
for Chico, California, on No. 4 to-day
10 visit relatives.
Only six persons were killed by the
explosion at Berkely, instead Of 1877
as first reported.
Bishop Leonard, Of the Episcopal
church, called TO 500 the IspErEsD-
~ force this morning.
The wind sent great clouds OF dust
through the streets, yesterday, keep.
ing everybody in doorI
General Field. Teaver's running
mate. served in the Confederate army
and lost a leg at Slaughter Mountain
Harry Keyser, the INDEPENDENT
devil, having gone out TO rake nay,
Enroll Taber takes Lis place in the Of
lice.
We received some moro Govern
ment junk, to-day, in tho shape OF ir-
risation reports, franked by Senator
Stewart.
II. A. Shearer, OF North Fork, came
d,wn Yesterday and returned to-day.
He reports everything quiet in the
northern part OF the county.
Two lone fishermen came into town
last evening with three or four
measly little fish. They might have
bought them from IN Indian for al
We know.
General Weaver is sound on the
silver question. Let tn give him the
unanimous vote Of tho State il silver
is not ronouetizsd before Congress
adjourns.
The French Army boasta Of four
living Generals on the retired list
who were bo!u in the last century,
and Ut u Generals who have passed
the ago Of eighty.
Carson bppcal:--Allcn Bragg has
gone TO tho lake for a season, leaving
the task OF running the universe on.
tirely 10 tho hands OF tho Almighty.
Before be left be assured the Lord
that he would DO back soon.
We arc informed that n vote Tor
President VAS taken last weok on n
through train at Carlin which stood
az follows, fifty votes being Gust:
Weaver 40, with tho other 10 divided
between Cleveland and Harrison.
Gan. X, NJ. Clarke has returned
from the Chicago Convention. The
INDEPENDENT would like to See him
take Stewards seat in the United
States SsnlIe on tho 4th Of next
March. The people and not the cor.
poration' would then be represented.
Chloride Ber:-Ihe election OF
United Sta,es S, nators has become
tho n ugly blot upon our govern
mental syst, A dozen woaI.hy
gentlemen have bought md paid for
thoir seats in tho Senate. and other
wealthy gentlemen are waiting for
their opportunity to do tho same
thing. This corruption will have 10
be restrained somewhere, and the
longer il goes unchecked tho moro
difficult it will 10 to stop.
S. +. Butchers Gdzefie:..-Thore has
boon q better tone in tho beet market
this weok owing TO a slighdy i'm
proved demand. We cunno, change
our quotations, however, while good
steers a-s selling at ~ cents Or lcas.
Tho cattle being slaughtered arc
either from tho ranches Of wholesalers
or commission CATTLE. Cattlemcn
continue 10 thin out their herds ms
grass becomes scarce. This accounts
for the number OF shrlmps that orc
being e,auChtercd.