Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-07-01
(FhoM MONDAYS DAILY.1
SALMAGUNDl.

were passengers on No.3 last night.
Everybody is invited to come to
Elko on the Fourth as the boys in.
to whoop her up.
Surveyor T. X. Stewart came down
from the North yesterday and went
on to Reno to-day.
Alex Garden is down from Halleck
to-day. He says there is nothing ex-
citing in that section.
1t is again reported that a straight
out Democratic paper with John
Dennis MS editor will soon be start
ed i'll Reno.
\ mean man at Astoria, Or, has
invented a bar.glass with holes in it,
30 that more than u reasonable drink
will tun out.
Candidates for county Offices this
Fall should let people know what
they want through the columns OF the
INDEPENDENT.
Mr.J. Farren whe has charge of the
Tccoma copper mines is in town to-
day. He report ola gooddealo of work
being done at the mines
fyou want a good photo. taken of
yourself, wife, children or sweetheart,
read the notice OF J. Pasevitch in IN.
other column and give him a call.
The people OF Italy are the most
heavily taxed Of any civilized nation.
The State taxation equals % per cent
Of the earnings ofthe people.
II Elko does not have a splendid
celebration on the Fourth, it will not
be the fault Of the boys having it i'll
charge. They say they will make the
Eagle scream even if they have to pull
out all OF his tail feathers.
State Printer Eckley has just fin
ished printing $1,000 copies Of the pro-
posed Constitutional Amendments in
pamphlet form. They will be SEN to
the voters OF the State, so they may
act with full knowledge Mt the polls
The recent floods caused II loss of
100000 to property in the vicinity OF
Cascade Locks, Or. The uncompleted
locks mt that place, on which the
United States has already expended
millions OF money, were nearly destroy
ed.
Melville Glover, a Guthrie, .. r.,
farmer. WINS bitten by a rat. In about
a fortnight he began to show syInp
toms OF hydrophobia. Recently his
trouble seems to have developed into
a chronic mania, and he has been sent
to M asylum.
At young ladies seminary. re-
Gently, during an examination in
history, IN OF the pupils was inter
ragated thus: -Mary did Martin
Luther die a natural death?- mo-
wa the reply, -hc was cXcommuni.
Gated by n BULL
The Indian mail carrier between
Sawycr's Bar, in Siskiyou county, and
lIoopa Indian Reservation, California,
was held up by n highwayman, who
relieved him Of the mail pouch, which
was supposed to contain about 300
in coin and gold dust.
Attorney.G General Olncy has asked
Congress to increase the deficiency
appropriation from $4,000 to s125,.
600. He claims the increased expense
il due To the work of United States
Marshals in pursuing Commonwcal.
ers along Western railroads.
Twenty.four carat gold is all gold;
- carat gold has - parts gold, l Of
silver and | of copper; Is carat gold
has IS parts OF pure gold and three
parts each Of silver and copper in it's
composition; IL carat gold il half gold
the remainder being made up Of 81
parts Of silver and sl9 parts OF copper
Senator Hill says that Cleveland is
the last Democratic President TINT
will be elected in the United States.
We rather think David is way off on
his prediction though we hope he will
be the last representative OF the
money power Ia fill that exalted sta.
ton. Clcyeland's Democracy is way
below par while Hills Ia not much
better.