Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-22
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
County Official Paper.
All at Sea.


sources place the discrepancy as fol-
lows: Gold, S63. $50; silver, S630; t. =
tai S64, $50. The officials of the Mint
are very reticent and but little is
known on the outside regarding the
responsibility for the missing bull
lion.
Following is the latest clipped from
our Virginia and Carson exchanges:
Chronicle:-The uppermost topic of
conversation at present Ii the short
age ut tine MINT, and many rumors
concerning it are aioat. a report.
pretty well authenticated, which may
contain some meat, was being whis
peced about to-day. The report was
to the effect that Joe Douglas. who, as
Lii well known, does a broker and ex-
change business, which includes the
purchase of bullion, bought two bars
OF renned silver bullion from some
person two months ago, which he sus-
pecteI at the Tune came from the Car
son Mint.
MIR. Douglas was interviewed on the
suoJect-very briefly, however, and
he unceremoniously declined to say
anything Oh the subject. Others who
know something of the case stated
that the bars OF bullion in question
Contained no gold. which is the point
which aroused suspicion. 1t is stated
that the bullion from the mines here.
abouts always contains gold and that
the silver bullion without it, from
ordinary sources, is an unheard OF
thing or very unusual. This is mat
ter which will bear investigation.
A gentleman here, who is an ex-
empioye OF the Mint, says that when
bullion il transferred back and forth
between departments, receipts are
given which fix the responsibility
when loss occurs. He says further
that If bullion was appropriated
which he does not doubt, the melting
and refining department is the place
where it occurred.
The Appeal says: "The shortage,
now said I'D be $4,000. is being inves
tisated by Inspector Mason, but all
doors are closed against the newspa-
pers and noGhing whatever can be
elected. IL is now ascertained that
the shortage was first discovered
over Six weeks ago and ever since
that time every effort has been made
III locate the thief, but if he is located.
the outside public are kept in the
d trk. Mason Is reported as having
said that he had traced it as near as
he wanted to, but he refused to talk
about the after. M. Cohn and Sam
Lonsabaugh are Harris bondsmen in
the sum of S2O,0U0 cash"
Tribune: 1.-The stone building down
By the railroad track has assumed a
Clam like attitude on all matters per
tanning to the shortage, and Carson is
rife with theories regarding the dis
appearance of the bullion. Among
the wild theories advanced was at
least one worthy of note. 1t was to
the effect that the money had gone up
tn "uGh the chimney and would be
found lying on the roof.
zone Of the chief regrets regarding
the matter, so far as the Tribune had
he rd an expression, is that it may be
the cause of the dismantling and re.
moval OF the Mint.
at was reported that several arrests
would be made to-day, but the Tri.
bunc is of the opinion that no arrests
will ever be made, and the public will
be given m explanation to the effect
That the shortage didn't really exist,
or that it was due to an error in cal.
culation. although the Tribune firm.
y believes the shortage does exist
and that bullion to that amount was
stolen