Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-01-22
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aALMAGUNDI.


Rather cold this morning.
F. j. Frank came in from. Bullion
yesterday and returned to-day.
Visitors Is the number OF 6,S25 have
inspected tho prehistoric tracks at
the State Prison within the past Two
yenrs. -
The INDEPENDENT acknowledges
the receipt OF n copy Of tho report of
Acknowledgement T~orreyson. 1t is
ar interesting document.
The term Of tho President Of France
is seven yeurs. lie receives a salary
OF $4,000 q ycar in addition 10 eco,
100 a year for expenses.
1t is asserted that there are now
mor native born Canadians in tho
United States than in Canada, and
more in Chicago than in Toronto.
"Delegislation" would not be n bad
motto for the Legislature OF. Nevada.
Ambrose Bierce, Of tho Examiner, is
entitled to the credit OF tho sugges-
ton.
Only a night from old to news;
Only q sleep from night to morn.
The new Is but the old come true.
Each sunrise sees a new yenr born.
Helen Hunt.
Seven @ arc candidates for War
denship: Hank Knight, Eureka; Pat
Coruett and George Brown, Storey;
Frank Fellows, lGumboldt; +. j. Bell,
Washoe; F.. j. Mccullough and j. S.
Burlipgsme, Ormsby.
Yonkers State:mnn: - "See that
team OF horses, how nicely they 20
together, John. Why can't a man
and woman pull together like that?'
"There's every reason, my dear.
Those horses only have ono tongue
between them"
Tribune:-Senators Williamson and
Stearns, OF Lander and Eureka coun-
ties respectively, elected as RepubIi-
cans, forsook the party and caucussed
with the Silver party Senators, giving
the latter n majority and the orgaai
cation Of the Senate.
The Peoples Party Congressman
elected in the November election arc
AS follows: Alabama, 3; Colorado, Q;
Kansas, 8; Nebraska, 3; Minnesota, l;
Nevada, l; Wyoming, l; North Da-
kota, 1; Pennsylvania, l; California, !;
making n total OF 10.
The continued cold weather has in
creased the suffering at Homestead,
and it is stated that nearly 3OO PEG.
pie are on the verge OF starvation.
Contributions are still coming in, but
the aggregate amount is SO small
that it will not procure bare ~necessi-
ties.
A Boston theatre publishes the fol-
lowing conspicuously on its prosram:
ITO the lady patrons Of this theatre:
Will yon aid the management in its
work OF reform? Wear r small bon
net or remove your hat during the
performance. The theater is we'll
heated and protected from draught.'
Gazette:-As q Republican paper
tho Virginia Enterprise lived n healthy
life for more than a third OF a contu.
~. Three days as a populist organ,
however, Knocked il o ut and its light
wns cItinguished without evon a
spasmodic flicker TO give notice OF its
departure to the great newspaper
graveyard across tho creek.
Tho Burlingame Land Company
with q capital Of $4,000, divided into
5000 shares Of the par value Of 500
each, has fled articles OF incorpora-
ton with tho Secretary Of State.
The object OF the corporation is to
deal in real estate in Nevada and
California, furnish water for irriga-
ton, mining and other purposes, to
build reservoirs, dams, etc. and to
manufacture gas, electricity and other
artificial light. The principal place
Of business is Reno.