Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-13
[FsoM WEDNESDAY 5 DA1Lr.l.
SALMAGUNDI.

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ing in the County Sent to day.
Mrs EisenberY returned from San
Francisco on the delayed train Mon
day night.
A wild engine this morning
knocked Mrs. Laug's COW OF OF tho
track breaking her leg.
Mics Belle Butler has closed her
school in Ruby Valley and returned
to her home on South Fork.
WIN. Slomau. General Contracting
Agent OF Wnshb rms Circup, gave
the INDEPENDENT Office o pleasant
call this morning.
The dispatches say thut tho Presi-
dents message was listened to with
intense interest, aud dead silence in
both Houses yesterday.
Senator Carey. OF Wyoming, has
declared himself in favor OF the un
conditional repeal OF the purchasing
clause OF the Sherman la y.
Miners are fiocking TO G,aas Valley
Cal. from Colorado, Nevada and the
other mining states. There are al
ready five men there FOR ever, job.
The Presidents message xas loudly
appl.uded 10y the Democrats | n the
House. A hssty reading fails to
show US where the silver mon among
them found anything to applaud.
The INDEPENDENT acknowledges
the receipt of n copy OF the Senate
and Assembly } 'urnBls Of the last
Session II the Legislature. Secretary
OF State Grey has our thanks for tho
same.
Soil in Egypt is titled by exactly
The same kind OF p!ow as that used
there 500 years ago. The burrows
made are extremely shallow aGd the
ciods are further bruken up with u
big wooden cudgel.
As the result of n canvnss, the
friends of the n additional repeal Of
The purchasing clause OF the Sherman
net are a good deal more confident
that they will carry their point. II
looks like n majority for it in both
houses, though il will not DO put
through without n hard fight.
The best record for hay balinr, li5
bales weighing eighteen ;ona, made
ty the "Germar Boys" in Carson
Valley, wRs recently beaten on tile
Little ranch rear Carson by Charley
Belle crew, who bslcd IN one day 10
bales weighing eighteen and one-half
tons. - Genoa Courier.
The postal note will sunr he n tn Il M
OF the past as the ''postnl scrip" will
s"on take its place The new scrip
will be 10 sheets calling fcr amounts
from me cent I" five dollars on the
pa! mont ~ ore cent tho amount to
be sent will be tCrn off, tho same as
ia done with an express order.
An exchange says ons third Of tho
country think they Gao beat n LAWYER
in exp"unding the law. one half Of
them think they can beat a doctor
healing tho sick, two thirds o. them
think they n boat tho minister in
preaching tho gospel and all Of them
thin': they car beat an eiitor rnnning
a newspaper.
The Anacondl Mont J Standard
suggests TINT Carlisle's understrap-
per, Preston, is competent to 60 be-
~ e CnnRrcss and have the law 81
amended us 10 shy that hereafter" the
Secretary OF the Treasury shall buy
as much silver per month az London
would like Ia have him. at the mar
ket price which the Lon Ion market
will kindly name
4 California man hits the nail on
the head when he sings:
Our country, 'tis OF thee,
Land Of monopoly.
or thee I sing,
Land OF the ring and trust,
lInnd where tho banGs do bust
Where we arc ground TO dust,
BY our ring"
Assistant Secretary OF TIE Interior
Reynolds, in answer to questions con.
corning recent pcusion suspensions,
says: ave arc simply correcting
abuses and p! Icing all p%cne,ons under
the Act Of June 81. 1899, on an equal
ity. "e are pledged 10 make tho
pensinn.-on "a roll Of honor, md will
continue this work until the people
who demanded tho reform, shall call
p halt.
Senator Hill introduced n bill yes.
ter'lny to reIeul certain Sections OF
Sherman Act, and Stewart. 0ns 10 70.
store the right of coinage and another
to supply the deficiency in currency.
The latter directs tho Secretary OF tho
Treasury to issue silver certificates
for tho silver bullion no v ia the 'Treas.
ury in exccss Of the amount necessary
to redeem outstanding certificates;
also to issue a hundred million dollars
Of four per cont bonds. All tho bills
were refer rod 10 tho Finance Com.
mittee.