Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-04-16
tFRon THuRsDAr's DAILY
SALSIAGUNDI.

Jno. r.. Bradley came down from
DeetS lust night.
Potatoes are scarce oil over the
Coast and consequently are in grea,
demand
A car load Of onions was shipped
to Sen Fruncirco from Wadswcrth,
Tuesday.
Quito au improvement in tho
weather to-day, this morning having
opened out bright und clear.
Jno. L. Wright and family. who
have been in town during the Winter,
eft tins morning for Ruby Valley.
Sheriff Henderson arrived last
night with the three men charged
with bu~rglarizing tho residence OF
Rev. Houghton.
Disastrous cyclones in many places
in Kansas, Missouri and Indiana
yesterday, resulted IN tho usual dam
nge to property aud loss Of life.
The Ladies Of the Guild nre busily
preparing for the japanese lunch at
st. Panl's church tomorrow night
By all means be sure to attend.
II the pictures labelled "higL art
in somo publications aro correctly
named tho lovers OF the beautiful will
haze 10 ccrtcnt themselves with
slow" art.
A census OF the great trees OF Cali
fornia, the "giaLt redwoods," reveals
the fact that there is even 2,cI5 Of
them left, tho average diameter OF tho
lot being 80 feet. -
The court OF arbitration in the
Boring sea trouble decided not to nd
NIT for the present the British sup
plimentary report. This is a victory
for the United States.
G. B. Bellinger, Of Portland, hns
been nominated for judge Of the
United States district court uf Oreyo.
TO I'LL the vacancy caused BY the
death Of Judge Deadly.
The oldest coin in the world is an
E:.ian piece OF he year 100 3. G. 1t
is not dated, OF course, the dating
system being n modern invention,
dating back less than 500 years.
Tho Democratic Senators in cnucus
ut Washington yesterday, decided
that the Roach ease was not 10 DO in.
v~estiGnted during this session, but
'hnt an inquiry will DO made into the
Mnrtin case,
Governor Colcord Tuesday reap
pointed q D.. Van Duzer Neyada's
land agent ut Washington for n term
OF two years, and John D. Miller, Jr.
commissioner II deeds for Nevada r.
reside in New York.
Every veteran who lost n limb in
the war, gots o now one, oil the money
value thereof. every three years
There ara only. two men upon the list
who lost both arms md both legs and
lived for any length OF time. &c
Tho annual report Of the Southern
Pacific system for 1892 shows: Gross
earnings SIS,9T2,l S5. doerease ei.4T7,,
12l; operating expenses S3l ,2e3, l99
increase 5i2I,5SI; lot earnings sl7,.
GS3,996, decreasc, sl,Go2,2 O8.
Last Fail n middle aged man, found
dead in Connecticut, WINS only identi.
iisi bvn large number Of small scars
found upon his legs, caused by the
most peculiar custom o! sii,kiug pins
Tito them &c keep his stockings up.
T.Ic shorteat burial service on rec
ord wHs performed in France recently
The deputy mayor OF Il 10 yn in thai
countr, stepped 10 the site OF ,ha CO..
TIA, uncovered liia lead, md sa,|
Citizen MorI, in tie nams or the
ln~, wo bury you"
y dispatch was Z q 'eivcd from Og
Zen this morning stating that Mrs
W. ). Van Driclcu died at Tint pluc,
~ Los A. NJ. 10 day. 4 mnre cxtendo;
notice will appear hereafter, rs W,
nre unable ut present 10 obtain iht
desired information in relation TO her
The individual who last night
threatened 10 "clcnn out tho ISDI
PENDENT olllcc, and black the presen,
editors cyes," failed To put in an ap
penrunce this morning nj tho sane
tum sanciorum, aud hence wc were
' cheated out NJ II good item whicl, vi
I had in store headed Tho Sprinl
! i'!Eht5 Comm nee" ...a f,
WIN. Lloyd, Henry LLOYD and Geo
Eoge, charged wph cntcnnE ;hp ic,i
dcuce OF ". II. /. Hlughton AID
stealing n lot OF s.lvcr%s are, ctc., la,
II hearing before Juslirc Henley THU
afternoon aud were bound over il
tho sun Of e5n eaci, Ia appear b,
foro Tho Grand jury. Not furnishing
the necessary bail they will accepI
81 tho conn'y's hospitality and spcut
tho intervening time in tho cooler.