Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-04-28
lFRoM DAILY.
..ALMAGUND,.

The oil boom has busted.
Silver reached s.G6.s yesterday.
The Indians are gathering for tie
fandango.
Mr.. Crosson came down from Starr
Valley to day.
Wells, Fargo & Co have stopped
carrying letters.
Charley Gardner began work on the
fish hatchery yesterday morning.
Detective Stillwell was on the Com.
stock Saturday tracing IL clue to the
missing Fair will.
Mrs. Helen Weber. the first white
oma who cver saw Lake Tahoe,
died in Stockton last week, aged 10
years.
Mr.. W. /. Plumb left for Mountain
City this morning. fIe thinks the
new sheep law will be tested in the
courts.
George Carpenter, we'll known in
Reno, committed suicide Thursday
night by cutting his throat with n
pocket knife.
The lower House OF the Tennessee
Legislature has passed the Senate
resolution, favoring the free coinage
OF silver at the ratio of 1G to /.
The Cherry Creek Odd Fellows
have moved their regalia and para.
phanalia To Ely where they will here.
after hold their lodge meetings.
Tho following patents were issued
to Nevadans Int week: j. l.. Greg
DRY, Washoe City, fire escape; and L.
Harris, Palisadc, exhaust nozzle.
Henry Piper, an ex-employee Of the
melting and refining department OF
the Carson Mint, was arrested in
Berkeley late Saturday afternoon.
Tie appeal says the defense asked
that the examination OF John Il.
Jones, charged with completely i'll the
Mint steal. be held with closed doors.
Don't stay from the polls next Mon
day. The question to be iecided is
an important II to the rising gener.
alton and everybody should turn out
and vote.
Thomas Irland arrived from San
Bernardino this morning. He told
the INDEPENDENT that Mr.. James
Talbot was very sick and his recov-
cry doubtful.
The Railway Age OF Chicago, finds
that in 1890. there were II train rob-
berries by brigands. or "hold ups; in
1891. there were l6; in 1892, u; in
1893, -; in 1884. 81.
Four men and two women. all ne.
groes, were lynched Saturday night
Gr~ecnville, Alabama. for the
murder of Watts Murphy. Thcy all
acknowledged their guilt.
II cattle get bloated put Il handful
Of pepper in the nostrils. The vio-
lent snecZing that ensues will enable
the animal to get rid OF the gas in the
stomach, and all will be well.
The decision Of the Supreme Court
i'll the income tax case ~necessitates IL
revision Of the estimates OF the govern.
mcnt for the fiscal ycnr ending June
Both. From the last data obtainable
it il believed the deficit for the year
will amount to 10000, 900.
The Carson News says that the mi.
litia men have retained Pouiadc as
counsel to take such steps MS may be
necessary, in order that they may
receive their allowance for armory
rent. This will probably involve n
test Of the constitutionality OF the mi
litia act passed by the last legisla.
turc.
The suit o. Il. Sudler VS.. John DOYLE
for 81 600 for malicious prosecution
and defamation OF character, growing
out Of n charge OF cmbezzlement made
by Doyle against Sadler in ccnnec-
ton with some mail pay, and OF which
Sadler was discharged, has been
transferred from Eureka TO Lincoln
county for trial.
Mr.. Edison said recently that he
believed the news papers OF the future
would he published 10y phonograph.
His reason for this was that tho eye.
sight Of people n becoming poorer.
the time Of busy people WA becom.
ing moro and more occupied. and
many Of tho newspapers were now SO
large TINT il was impossible for busy
people to rcnd them through.
II the people Of the county demand
qualified teachers to teach their
schools, il 10 their duty to establish
Rnd support ut lenst II school in the
county in which teachers can bc fit
ted for thoir work. Tho county high
school will be such n school. Show
your interest in tho education Of your
children next Monday by voting
"yes.'
Michael Lamb. u convicted Ncbrns.
ka cattle thief, was arrested mt Brittle
Mountain last Thursday by Sheriff
Wright Of Ogden. Lamb WINS con.
victcd in 1892 and sentenced to two
years in state prison. The case wa
appealed 10 the Supreme court and in
1891 il rendered II decision sustaining
the lower court. Lamb was out on