Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-05
SISCELLANEous ITEMS.

SSLnaSS u silver Nu tlual terms Win
gold. at a ratio Of Is 10 l.
The raising Of fish for food is at.
tracing much attention all over the
country. The New York State Com.
m~issiouen OF Fisheries this year
Matched anu planted l33.oco.OOp fry
Of different food fishes. a. against
100000 last year.
Sixty thousand hogs twenty-five
tkousand cattle and twelve Thousand
sheep were received ar the Chicago
stock yard Yesterday. These are the
larEeS; receipts over known. This
extraordinary movement IS attributed
TO the failure Of the corn crop.
Pomona California. was visited by
Z severe earthquake shock at 9:l6
Sunday night. II appeared TO move
from north 10 south and lasted about
ten seconds. Some bottles and trink.
ets va shelves were thrown down. and
q reservoir IN the foot hills was
cracked.
General Armstrong. Assistant Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs. has com.
mencei a general inves ;igation OF the
reservations. Wade Hampton. Com
missioner OF Railroads, will begin the
annual inspection OF the Union and
Central Pacific railroads on the 10Th
,Ut August.
The pet names given : o Governor
Waite by the people Of Colorado in
clude such choice titles As His Acct.
dental Highness. Dotage H. Waite.
Co!orado's Cancer. His Ancient ON
impotence. The Human Windmill. and
the Devils Cuckoo.
Indianapolis Journal:--My SON
said the eminent tinancier. you might
as well understand at the start that
you cannot have your cake and eat il
az the sama time. But. dad asked
the young one whats the matter
with keeping my cake and eatin'
the other fellow's:
Since the bill compelling the plac-
ing Of collars on cats went into effect
III New York. several smart mer-
chants have taken advantage Of the
law 10y putting bands around their
cats necks, on which Is painted adj.
vertisemenT Of their goods. The cats
attract much attention from pedes-
TRANS and from patrons Of the stores.
How did the plan Of having three
ianitors work. -Capitarly; didn't
Use as much coal by several tons
How did they manage it, One
was Irish. Il coIored and the other
German, and they made things go
warm when they discussed work that
l had 10 put in electric fans all over
the flats
Poor Charlotte the widow Of the
late Emperor MaXimilian Of Mexico.
shot in 1857, Is reported from Brus-
sells A. being in worse condition than
ever II l. known that she has been
insane since the tragical death Of her
husband; but il i said now that the
moments Of lucidity which she was
having from time 20 time have become
more and more rare.
1ndianafarmers are much perturbed
over the appearance Of the letter b
plainly Impressed upon blades of oats
growing in fields. Acres and acres
have been found to be thus curiously
marked. 1t Is claimed that the only
other times that the letter was ever
found on oats III this manner was just
before the war Of 1872 and the late
civil var. and that the -B- stands for
-bloodshed.-
). +. Star:-The very same week
that Pullman reduced the wages of
his employees he donated 100000 to a
church for the glorifcation Of God.
And the preacher the following Sun.
day eXtolled his beneyolence. and
mOurned that the lsborers should he
discontinued With the lot ordained
Tor them by an all-wise and all. merci.
fu! Creator. who had cvinced His love
by giving them such & good. kind
master.
White Pine Newz:-During his
late visit TO Denver. d. II. Jackson
says he met Frank Hamilton. after
whom the town Of Hamilton in this
county vas named. II will be remem,
bered that three oT four years ago II
was reported that Hamilton. while
being closely pursued by officers,
jumped from a I.story window in
New York and WAS killed. II is now
thought that Hamilton himself was
the author Of that story.
Daniel Meyer said To a. Gazette
reporter this afternoon that be did
not think the Bank Of Nevada would
eject q President vice VI. d. Foley.
deceased. until the next annual meet.
ing in May. Mr.. Meyer thought tina,
George Russell. the Vice President
could act a. President until the cleo.
iioD. When asked who wuuld take
Mr.. Foley's place behind the counter
he said tina, that had not y5t been
decided ou.-Reno Gazette.
Scientific and Mining Pres;-The
Seratc has passed tho House bill sus.
pending for the year 1924 the proris.
ions OF The Revised Statutes Of the L.
S. which require tina; sloo worth per
annum Of labor shall h. performed or
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