Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-09-02
[FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.]
SALMAGU

Admiral Skerritt is quite i'll at
Denver.
+. 4. GARLIC is down from North
Fork to-day.
There are about 10000 Knights of
Pythias in camp at Washington.
Congressman Shaw, Of Wisconsin,
died at his home in Eau Claire yester-
day morning.
IL you want an Office this Fall, let
the people know it through the col
umns Of the INDEPENDENT.
w. S. Clayton, OF Mound Valley,
attended the meeting OF the Demo-
cratic County Committee last ever
ing.
Ex-C congressman Woodburn has
been employed to assist Massey and
Wren i'll the defense OF the Carlin
strikers.
@Thrce cheers for the Vigilant."
calculated Muggins, clated with her
success. She's first at last: she's
always been behind beforc."-Phil-
adelphia Record.
Korea has one little ironclad, built
way back in 1919, and, curiously
enough, for use in war with Japan.
1t Is the oldest ironclud in the world,
and probably the most useless.
At the meeting Of the Democratic
County Committee held last evening,
it was decided not to send any dele
gates to the Democratic State Con-
vention to be held in Carson on the
l3ih Of September. The sentiment
was also against holding a County
Convention.
1t is reported that parties on Mary's
river are killing fish with giant pow
der. The dead fish lie in rows by
the dams and the stencil is said to be
fearful. Such wanton violation OF the
fish laws should he punished and
some steps should be taken to bring
the guilty parties to justice.
Cap. Palmer told the INDEPENDENT
last evening that there was an affect
ing scene at Carlin yesterday when
the indicted strikers left for Carson.
Nearly every man, woman and child
Ill the town were on the platform
wishing the boys aspeedy deliverance
f:om the hands of their prosecutors.
The Virginia Enterprise is spelling
Il whole lot of good ink and paper in
shedding crockodile tears over the
Of the Democratic party in
this State. Our neighbor need not
borrow any trouble ms the Democrat.
IL party will be on deck i'll fighting
trim when the proper time comes. 1t
Ii only sleeping now.
Chicago Times.-The japanese
army is said to have caught the Chi.
nesc army at it's religious d~cvotions
the other day and defeated it with
great slaughter. The missionaries in
a turn this incident to good
account, for the Chinese warriors
-chinchinning' Il large wooden
joss when taken by surprise.
Kingman (.Ariz.) Miner: - State
is now almost us important il.
Arizona rs the free coinage Of silver.
With two Senators and a Congress
we could improve our chances in
the fight for supremacy wonderfully.
Give us Statehood and we will add
three good and true silver men to
tight our battle in Congress.
Tho Republican papers in their
great JOY over persuading \. G..
to accept the nomination
Governor, are comparing him to
Webster, Americas greatest
statesman. Great Caesars ghost!
where arc We mt? They can't fool the
this Fall with any such tatfy
ms that. Clevc may he called Il Web.
stcr now, but after the election his
will he Dennis.
Ex:-An amusing incident is told
VI a local preacher. who at ono time
owned Il parrot. Of which hc was very
When going the rounds Of his
he often took il with him. and
he sat the cage containing the parrot
III the pulpit 10y his side. Shortly
after the preacher offered prayer. you
imagin the surprise Of the audience
md the preacher when the purrot was
first SOC To stretch out it's right leg,
then the left, ~ il he was just waking
from n good nights rest, when all Of a
sudden = gave three ilops OF it's wings
md cried ut the top Of its voice: "I'vc
o 1.-THE cramps rs SUR as hi. Run
for DIR Johnson"
An exchange says you often want
TO know villa, constitutes II chr lond.
Well, pastc this in your hat and you
will find M answer handy. Nominal.
ly, II car load il 10000 pounds. II is
nlso 10 barrels Of salt. 20 OF -four. 60
Of whisky, 900 sacks of flour, ten cords
Of wood, eighteen 10 twenty head Of
ruiilp. Ufty la uiyiy hnt,u p,,nI,, O.,