Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-05-05
IFRoM SATURDAYS DAILY
SALNIAGUEDI

Silver was 8. CTS yesterday.
Miss Ida Campbell went down to
Lovelock to-day.
Miss. Hattie Clark returned to
Humboldt on No. 4 to-day.
There were no new Developments
in the Mint Examination yesterday.
Miss. Ruth Ttriplett has closed her
school at Tecoma and returned to
Elkc.
Mr.. Lang will leave for his placer
mines in the Island Mountain country
Monday.
One grain of gold after leaving tho
gold heaters hand will cover forty
square inches.
The desert OF Sahara is us large as
all the portion OF the United States
lying west OF the Mississippi.
Out OF l 100000 inhabitants OF
Spain, over 100000 are ignorant OF
the art OF reading and writing.
II. ii. Scott, formerly Sheriff ofthis
county, died in San Francisco Thurs.
day morning from pneumonia.
Land iii New York has been sold at
a price equal TO sS,O0O,0O0 an acre
the highest in London mt 81. OO0, 600 an
acre.
Secretary Carlisle Inns accepted the
invitation To deliver an address on
the financial question Mt the Memphis
convention May 23d.
1t lis now proposed TO build heavy
artillery OF aluminium. Tests have
recently been made in which the re.
suits have been satisfactory.
Tho Grand Army at Sacramento
elected Charles +. Wilson of San
Francisco Department Commander,
and w. Is. MAXWELL Of Sacramento
Vice Commander.
The Main legislature has decided
that people can't die OF "heart fail
ure- i'll that state hereafter. They
must have some more specific all
ment OF go elsewhere to shuttle Off.
Scsse Stinson and Nelse Ouderkirk
returned from II trip to DcLamar
yesterday. They report the camp
very much ovcrdonc and advise every
workingmnn to stay away from there.
Laborer, admiringly to comradc, rs
stylishly dressed woman sailed by will,
shoulders apparently five feet broad
i say, Jimmy, there's II pair OF
shoulders for a hod.-Philadelphia
Record.
Mr.. William Mitchell has sold G,OOO
sheep to Ethering & Morg nm OF
brigham City, Utah. The sheep will
remain in tho county until they
nro sheared and will then be driven
to Utah.
The Nevada Grand Lodge OF a. o.
U. w. will meet at Winncmucca on
tho Sth OF May. Delegates will get
half.farc rates on all railroads, and the
convention will, no doubt, be Il big
~euccess.
\ special TO the World from Toxic
avs the Russian and French fleets in
these waters arc prepared to stop
Japenese communications unless
Japan abandons all claims upon
territory in Manchuria.
Governor Mathews, Of Indians, says
that he will accept the Democratic
presidential nomination in 1896. He
refuses to declare himself for FREQ sill.
vcr but says he stands by his party
record and declarations.
Paper indestruciiblc by fire has
been invented by NJ. Myers OF Paris.
A specimen OF il, which WIS subjected
to 4 severe test-cnc hundred and
forty.eight hours III n pottcr's furnace
-came out with its glaze almost per.
feet.
DR.. Frederick Andres, who was the
first practieing physician to locate
west Of the Mississippi river, died in
Minneapolis Sunday at the ago Of 92
years. Dr.. Andros was u member Of
the Legislature OF Minnesota in its
territorial days.
Tho secretary Of state turned into
the state treasury, for the quarter
ending on March 3lst. 1850 - in fees
from tho Office Of secretary OF state
md clerk OF the supreme court, being
tho largest amount That Inns been
turned in for several years, says the
C8rs0D Tribune.
Tho Iowa FREQ silver Democrats
hevc determined to call n State con.
yention Of bjmctaligts in Dcs Moincs
in June. Measures aro being taken
10 secure tho attendance OF Senator
Wolcott Of Colorado. md other FREQ
silver men Of national reputation, 10
deliver addresses.
Tho most powerful light intho world
ia now being set up on Fire Island,
of Now York. II will bo ready for
business about July lat. 70 ships Il
will be visible 100 miles ont at sea.
The light will be electric, having n
power Of 100000 600 candles without
tho lcns. Tho lens will increase the
power to 10000, 900 candles.