Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-20
lFRoN THURSDAYS DArLr.l
sALMAGUNDI.

II
There aro four patients III the
ty hospital.
Prot. Snyder has rented tho Crom-
bic residence on Picty Hill.
Hugh Martin aud wife arrived
from Island Mountain to-day.
f. VI. McPhctres and Disk Dorsey
returned TO day with their camping
parties.
A judge in Louisville, Ky, hal
three girls before him Sunday week
charged with smoking cigarettes in n
public place.
It is rur2ored that Bourke Cochran
tho anti.silvcr leader Of the House, is
preparing TO join Senator Till in IA
o of the bimetallic standard.
Tom Henry Of Mound Valley, is in
town to-day. lie says tho people OF
that section arc saying very hard
things about Cieveland's message.
The bureau OF engraving and print
ing Mt Washington is working extra
time to supply the demand for the
new issue Of the national bank notes.
Lander Tuber shot n pelican in
Litton & Hunters field yesterday that
had u bill eleven inches long and
wings that measured ten feet from
tip to tip.
The State officers Of Kansas have
decided to send out IA commissioner To
solicit seed wheat for farmers in that
state, taking notes from tho farmers
in payment.
Miss Mary O'Donnell, who sue
ceeded Mrs. John Henderson in tho
primary department OF tho Elko
school, passed through this morning
bound for tho Worlds Fair.
H. j. Mayhntn, w. B. Duvall, A. p.
Shively and Joe Lang came down
from tho Island Mountain placer
mines to dry. Owing to tho scarcity
OF water, work has stopped for the
present but will DO resumed in tho
Fall.
The Virginia Chronicle says Silver
City is the iivelist camp in that part
OF Nevada ut the present time. Pros
pecting in the various claims is being
pushed with vigor, and the various
mining properties ure all being de-
veloped.
The silver in n dollar is now worth
only so cents, shrieks Shylock. Well
the metal in 100 pennies is only
worth Sc; but what o. it? Ono Of
them is the ono hundredth part If n
dollar just tho sume.-Nangtuck
Comm Citizen.
The government pawnshop is still
jewing down the price Of silver. Yes.
terday 10000 onnces OF the white
metal were offered TO tho Treasury
Department. at from 20 10 "A cents
per ounce. All Of it mas declined
aud e.T2G tondered.
Tho Now York Herald's cry about
the Sherman law, "repcal first, debate
afterwards" the Salt Lake Herald
snys, is like lynch law-hang first and
try afterwards. II will not do. Re.
store silver, then kill tho Sherman
law; that IL moro like the right thing.
The Nows says retrenchmont has
begun on the G. G. r. f., only one
messenger, riclsncr, will DO retained in
the express department; express mat
ter will be sent only on Monday. We'd
ncsday and Friday; and u telegraph
operator will accompany each train, To
telegraph FROM each station.
The diphthoria is spreading in Re-
no. So far thore have been tnreo
cases, one OF which terminated fatal
ly. Az diphthcria breeds from filth,
would it not he n good idea ,or tho
people OF Elko tn clean up their
promises? 1t might save tho lives
OF your children.
a nov war cry has boon raised in
Congress, and it will doubtless 10
heard when tho silver mon go for.
ward TO victory. 1t ID "Down With
the Financial -Four lIrndred of Wall
Street," that talismanic number, it
is alleged. being tho head and front
OF tho CLrending gold bugs.-S. Il.
Post.
Tho King OF Assam has 200 wives
who arc divided inlo nino classes.
When ono OF these ladies dies, her
body is let down over tho palace walls
and then buried; il 10 against tho law
for n dead body 10 be carried out
through the palace door. At the
Kings death, HE consorts receive
permission to 70 marry themselves
In any ~ h;s pnh;a,lo