Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-06-18
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sALAIAGUNDI.

nv hithihk iulcIeoLS OI NnlIS zine
county are looming up.
The Infanta shook the dust OF Chi
aga from her No. rs yesterday.
The defense in the Borden case are
knocking the prosecution into smith
Greens.
Chris Evans left hand was ampu.
tated just above the wrist yesterday
afternoon.
All having bills against "Whittaher
Hail." Reno, should read the notice in
another coldmn.
Yonkers SYSTEMATICALLY oil
the men who have invented flying
machines are residing in our come
teries.
Tom Roe left New York Sunday on
a race against time to San Francisco
on a bicycle. He expects to make the
trip-in G5 days.
The California courts | old that a
shnlf- breed" person is not an Indian
and therefore it is not an ofense to
sell liquor to them.
The snowfall in the Rocky mount
ANS along the line Of the Canadian
Pacific railway during the past Win.
ter was thirty-one feet.
In q cemetery adjoining a small
town in Vermont there is a tomb.
stone bearing this legend: "Sacred
TO the memory Of three twins"
Leroy D. Brown, formerly Presi-
dent OF the State University at Reno,
has been elected Superintendent of
the Los Angeles public schools.
The doors of the Riverside Bank
log Co., Riverside, CAL, failed to
open yesterday morning. The exact
cause Of the failure is not known.
The Carson Appeal says that Cali
fornians visiting the Worlds Fair,
when they see tho California exhibit,
go to their hotels and register from
Ohio.
The number Of prisoners locked up
in fourteen OF tho western and middle
States is 11o,53S, and OF this vast
number OF Offenders but one SIKH
know how to read.
The National Order OF Railway
Conductors will ask IN investigation
OF tho cases OF about thirty conductors
discharged by the Southern Pacific
Co. during April and May, ptesum-
ably on reports OF spotters.
The Baackcs Wire Nail Co., OF
Cleveland, Ohio, made an assignment
yesterday. Liabilities, s225, 900; rs.
sets, 100000. Inability TO raise
money to meet maturing paper wac
the solo cause OF the failure.
The route from England to India ia
strewn with treasure, owing to the
many shipping disasters. An indus
trious statistician reckons that fully
sS0O,OOO,0o0 worth OF gold and Jewels
lilo at the bottom Of tho sea on that
frequented say.
The origin OF "a feather in his cap"
is thus explained: In Hungary, in
1899, it was decreed that only he who
had killed q Turk should wear a
feather, and he was permitted TO add
a fresh feather to his cap for each
Turk whom he had slain.
The Washington Post says that the
general feeling in official circles is
that the government will uso United
States troops to enforce the Sunday
Worlds Fair closing decision Of the
Federal Court il necessary. though
tho latter contingency is not antici.
pated.
Kentucky has a long parliament
which won't adjourn. 1t has been in
session for eight months or moro and
has the power under tho now Consti-
tuition to cit indefinitely. 1t ia tho
last Legislature, however,, that can
do 30, and is making the most OF its
opportunity.
Up to Tuesday Of this week, Mt tho
test OF dairy breeds in Jackson park,
Chicago, tho Jorsoy COVE were leading
tho Guornscys and Short.horns ut
every point. Tho breeders OF Jersey
cattlo all ovcr tho Unitod States are
rejoicing and claim that this test has
clearly demonstrated that their brood
is the breed, par excellence for dairy
purposes. A fair average Jersey COW
weighing $50 lbs. live weight will
yiold about 2T0 lbs. OF butter per an.
nun. The common run OF COWS yield
about half OF this amount.
Times.R eview:-An ill.adyisod ut.
tempt TO work some OF tho mining
dumps hero through tho ngeucy OF
Chincso labor, was promptly uippcd
In the bud by tho action OF tho miners
ut thcir meeting Friday evening. II
cheap labor must 10 used IN rondcr-
ing tho working OF tho dunpo profit.
able, which no doubt is tho case, why
not givo tho unemployed youth OF the
town n job ut n suited prico pcr ton
for screening. IL would keep tho
boys out ~ ,uischiof and enable them
to be self.supporting TO u gfoat de-
grcc.
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