Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-07-22
lFRoM MONDAYS DAILY
SALSiAGUNDl.
There will be no mails tonight.

w. c. Hancock, OF Battle Mountain,
has been elected principal of the Day
ton schools.
p. Ii. Mulcahy, OF Reno, has been
appointed Il Waterman st the Carson
Mint. Here's TO you, Pat.
Mr.. Oyerman's house was flooded
Saturday afternoon and he was COM
PEELED to move out his family.
Every body seem TO be putting in
their spare time to-day reading the
papers that came this morning.
There are GS,OOO PostoiIlces in the
United States, and about G7,O0O Of
them do not pay their running ex-
pcnses.
Charley Happier, one of the \. r.
u. boys, was up from Carlin yester-
day. He reported every thing quite
down there.
The match game of base ball be-
tween Elko and Dccth failed to ma.
tcrializc yesterday as the Dccth nine
did not come to time.
The ladies of the Guild request the
INDEPENDENT to state that the enter
tainment at Freeman Hall has been
postponed Ia some time in August.
Mrs. Taylor Allen came down from
OsinO to-day to meet her daughter.
Alice, who was expected to arrive
from Ogden on this mornings train.
W. ii. Wallace, who was made
Postmaster of Jacksonville, o., by
President Jackson sixty years ago. is
still holding the office. He is 81
years Of age.
An exchange says that 100000
American women work in shops and
factories mot Of their own free choice
but because Of the Internal ignorance
OF the men who WELD the ballot.
The Grand Jury at Washington has
found indictments against Broker
Chapman and John Mccartney for
refusing to answcr questions before
the Senate Sugar Investigating Com
mittec.
W. Mckay Dougan. NJ. ID. arrived
from Oklahoma Saturday and went
up 10 the Reservation to succeed DIR.
Turner. The DIR. is Il very pleasant
gentleman and has been in the en-
plOy Of the government for Il great
many years.
DIR. Mcdowell left this morning
for his home at North Fork, Monroe
County, Missouri, being called there
by the serious illness Of II Of his
sons. The DIR. told the INDEPENDENT
before leaving that he expected to re-.
turn about the middle Of August with
: family.
We understand that the railroad
company through its Attorney T.. S.
harrington. made m attempt Satur,
day i'll Cdrlin To hnvc several strikers
arrested for setting fire to the culycrts
burned last week between Elko and
Carlin. They were not successful as
Palmer did not think the evil
dcncc was sufficient To hold the men.
The Madagascar Gazette recently
printed AN advertisement which called
for IA lawyer. capable Of interpreting
the laws of China. and Siam. He
must also possess thorough
knowledge of English constitutional
law. No applicant who is not willing
to nssist at farm work and help in the
blacksmith shop need apply. lIo
must alsO be Il good rider aud driver"
Two trains bringing mail. express
and passengers from the west arrived
this morning. The paper mail re-
ccivcd at this office is not later than
July Bird and consequently of but
little use. Wadsworth and Winnie
muccn seem {" have been skipped by
the trains as no papers were received
from either town. Tho next train
will probably bring MI the delayed
mnil.
Attorney General Olncy instructed
Marshall Humphrey Mt Reno to pro.
coed TO Winnemucca and release the
train tied up there. As the trains
were not running. the marshal tclC-
graphcd to number of prominent
citizens of Winncmncca dcputizing
them for the purpose Of moving the
train. None Of them would accept
aud Inc then asked the \. R.u. boys
Ia take him To- Winncmucca OH an en-.
ginc. This they refused Ia do and
the marshal was compelled to remain
in Reno.
Congressional.