Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-05-05
lFRoM DAILY
sALSiAGUNDl.

COuHt vi tne cleCtlOn.
Tho vote cast in town to-day is
nearly solid for the high school.I
Durrant was charged with the muir
der OF Blanche Lamont last Satur-
day.
The Railroad company has conclud-
ed to pay the $1,000 back taxes duo
Washoe county.
A great deal Of interest is being
taken in the election to-day and a
heavy vote will be pollcd.
The notorious Jack the Ripper" is
said to be Il prominent English ply
stefan, who is now i'll an insane asy-
lum.
The examination of Henry Piper
charged with stealing bullion from the
Carson Mint began in San Francisco
this morning.
An eastern paper says the income
tax returns show that a great many
people are spending moro than $1,000
per year without making it.
Governor Jones isEued a warrant to
Sheriff Kayanaugh and he has taken
Michael Lamb back to Nebraska to
serve his sentence of two years for
cattle stealing.
Ex.-There are no gold or silver
coins in China. \ taci denotes a sum
OF money. At Shanghai it is 81 Is and
for customs it is 81 ~ The indem-
nifty no doubt calls for custom taels.
There is one point tho women
voters haven't been able to make ont
yet says an exchange, and that il,
why il takes Il man from q o'clock in
the morning till ll:30 at night to cast
his ballot"
The postofiice department has ruled
that Il letter is n sealed package con.
sisting Of mn envelope OF any size. but
OF the usual letter shape and its con
tents, but. that rolls or a package not
inclosed in an ~cnvlope, as the word
envelope" is generally used, cannot
be considered a letter.
An Act Of the Legislature to encour-
age agriculture. provides that any citi-
zen or resident OF the State of Nevada
shall be permitted To sell fruit, eggs
and poultry, also pork and beef by the
quarter and other agricultural prod
ucts of his own industry without the
payment OF license.
An exchange says IN who work
over gasoline stoves should know that
nm ounce Of alum in the rinsing water
will render anything rinscd in it nj.
most unini!amablc. IL aprons and
dresses are riused i'll alum water and
then ironed us usual the dangcrof their
catching lire while at work over the
stove is much lessencd.
Exchange:-TlIerc is hardly n mar.
ricd man, except editors, who does
no, carry i'll his pockets u picture of
mn attractive oma who is not his
wifo. We violate no confidence when
we say her name Is Miss Anna Wides
Williams, Of Philadelphia, and that
her picture ornaments the silver dol.
lar which all Of IFS use.
The Shoshones at the fandango yes
terday unanimously elected Harry,
the Preacher. chief Of the Elko coun.
ty Indians. Harry says lie wants his
people to live like white people and
stay away from tramps. He says In
dians have no sense when drunk and
he wantsull his people to leave tramps
alone or they will get into trouble.
Irl Hicks predicts that the summer
md early autumn will bc dry and
warm. April and May will be atmos.
phcrically suited for the pushing OF
agricultural pursuits. Hail storms
md local cloudbursta will he some
what frequent during these months,
but in June will come the stormicst
weather Of the summer. Enormous
downponrs, amounting To local
floods, may then be looked for in many
places.
Ilirsch Harris. Meter and Rcfiner
OF the Mint. testified the other day
that for ,li,o weeks the scales. on
which tho bullion was weighed when
transferred To tho melting and rein.
ing room. were tempered with to such
mn extent that Il skilled mechanic had
10 he called in to place them in order.
Had all the old employees been
bounced when the q administra.
ton took charge perhaps this would
moi have occurred.
Journnl:--A committee consisting
~ n number Of prominent citizens
and business men. acting in behalf
Of the people Of Nevada, have request
cd tho Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion to spend day in Reno and listen
10 the complaints Of tho people
against unjust and cxorbitant rates.
Thia ia the first move made in tho
State 10 got tho Commission 10 listen
TO the people and hear what they hayo
to say in favor Of enforcing the fourth
section Of tho Interstate Commerce
Act.
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so Fnr mud SCt 40 Scnr.
Mrs. Sctibhicr Gmprcssivcly What.
over you do, never, never marry u