Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-08-26
[FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.l


Times ure rather dull.
The grip is raging in Ely.
Silver reached s.Gi yesteday.
The California Democratic State
convention meets III San Francisco
to-day.
President Dcbbs OF the A.. Il, u
testified before the Strike Commission
yesterday.
Commissioner Palmer came upfrom
Carlin on No. l this morning and re-
turned Oh No. 4.
Frank Rockwell, formerly route IL
gent for the express company, is a
candidate for Sheriff of Wushoc
county,
The people of Persia. ate over 1000
tons Of horse meat last year. yet they
are not noted for their horse sense.
Philadelphia Item.
Judge Mayhugh informs the
INDEPENDENT that the taxpayers of
Ruby Valley are very indignant over
the action Of the Commissioners III
buying those metal boxes.
Over one half of the voters Of Cali
fornia have signed the Examiners Pc
tition for the government ownership
Of the Pacific railroads. 1t should
have great weight with Congress.
Carson Appeal:-Both the Silver
men and the Republicans are now
claiming John u. Jones. 1t would he
"A good idea for the Senator to settle
the question OF disputed ownership
and define his boundary lines.
Judge Ross. in the United States
Circuit Court mt Los Angeles ycster-
day, sentenced four mcnto the coun-
ty jail for eight months each and one
for ten months for violating the ON
nibus injunction during the strike.
An exchange says it takes a rich
man To draw Il check, II pretty girl to
draw attention, u horseto draw a cart,
Il topper to draw Il cork, Il free show to
draw Il crowd and an advertisement
in your home paper TO draw trade.
Two letters bearing the postmark
1859, addressed To General Geo. X
were received at the post
Office 1T Madison, Ga, Il short time
ago. Where the worn messengers
have been all these years is a mys
terry.
or the entire number of United
Senators since 1877, 2y0G9 out
Of 3,l22 have been lawyers. or the
- Presidents of the United States 10
have been lawyers. Seventeen of the
% Vice Presidents and 2lS Of the 232
Cabinet officers have been members
of the Bar.
Silver State:-The government has
gone into the %boycotting business on
a dig scale. Over 1000 men have been
discharged frumi the Union Pacific as
result OF the strike. The road. as ia
we'll known, is i'll the hands OF govern
me mt receivers.
Sheriff Henderson received a dis.
patch from ilountain Home, Idaho,
last evening sitting that DOmingus.
who killed Martinez on North Fork a
little over two weeks ago, was in the
custody Of the officers there. The
Sheriff lett this morning to bring the
prisoner To Elk0.
White Pine Ncws:-The recent gold
discovery made ncnF w. ID. Camp.
bells ranch in Stcptuc Valley, about
twenty miles from Ely, il a very
prospect. Tho ledge aver
ages about four feet in width and is
traccablc for over a mile. The rock
II white quartz and averages about
free gold.
Carthage tNlo.l Press:-If your To-.
mi paper has trod on your toes a lit
tie in performing its mission, don't
get your back mp and abuse the edit
Dr. but stop nmd take Il long breath,
md think for II scason, aud sec II you
remember some Of tho favOrs
and kindness il has shown YOU in the
past. Then reflect that il may not he
before you may want II favor
again.