Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-12-22
lFRoM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
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The Presidents message takes
nearly all our space to-day. Read it.
MB. Chas. Smith arrived from
Winpemucca last night to spend the
holidays.
We regret TO learn that Charley
Greenberg is very sick at his ranch
mt Osino.
The delay OF No. 3 yesterday was
caused by the wreck of a freight train
near Towles.
Eighteen degrees below zeno this
morning in Elko and twenty-four be.
low in Carlin.
According to the evidence given in
the Heney trial Monday Cole Ather-
toms potato patch is worth $4,000 an
acre.
William II. Chamberlain. well and
f~avorably known especially by the
travelling public, died in Reno OF
paralysis yesterday afternoon. He
was formerly proprietor Of the Depot
Hotel ut Elko.
Ivan Kovalcy's ease will be carried
to the Supreme Court of California.
His attorneys have been given TWEEN.
ty days extension OF time in which to
file a bill Of exceptions, The appeal
will delay Kovalev's execution, which
10 cot for I,n,,ory QEh
Congressman Ncwlands has decided
To appoint George r. Bliss TO the ca
detship at West Point to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of II. G..
Butterfly last Summer. Bliss stood
next to Butterfly i'll the competitive
examination and wus Butterly's alter
nate. He is now attending the State
University.
The Denver News says: History
will record that there has been no
greater builder Of political tomb.
stones than Grover Cleveland. He
has placed them above the buried
fame OF men who once stood as trib.
unes of the people, and he bids fair
to chiscl the monument that will mark
the grave of the party he is blindly
Lending to execution.
The Presidents message on the
Venezuelan question WAS received
with the keenest interest in the Sen
ate, At tine conclusion of its reading
there was hearty hand clapping from
all quarters Of the chamber Chand-
Ter led in applause on the Republican
side. Tho House discussed the prop.
osition to have two Election Commit
tees and let the message lie on the
table.
Appcal:-Strenuous attempts are
now being made To run Joe Langevin
out of town. First it was bribery
and now il is open intimidation. lie
is Observation-Disclosures but lie de-
clines to he scared, and the men who
are engaged III this business will
presently be made awara of tho fact
that the Government of the United
States is able TO protect its witnesses.
Burglars forced an entrance into
the Miners Union library at Virginia
City Tuesday night and attempted to
rob the safe. Two holes we're drilled
into the outside door and the knobs
knocked of. \ ball Of putty was
found Oh the floor, showing that the
burglars intended to blow the safe
open. They were evidently disturbed
us they left without opening the safe.
The only new evidence in the Hen
ey trial Thursday was that Of w. ii
Sample, baggage master at Reno, who
testified that he received a package
for lieney last August, a dirty look.
ing canvas sack, extra heavy for it's
size. weighing Il hundred pounds
more or less. Hency or somebody
else took it away next day, paying
ten cents tariff for the twenty.four
hours.
Three cases OF grave robbery at the
Rochester cemetery have been traced
TO the students Of the Kansas Medical
College at Topeka this week, and
popular indignation has reached n
crisis. Threats were made to burn
the college, the students were sent
homo and a squad of police took
charge Of the building. Company III
OF the State militia was called ont To
preserve order.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Lane, jan.
ltress of the Presbyterian church,
carried coai and wood into the church
and prepared the fire ready for light.
ing Sunday morning. On going to
the church Sunday, she found TINT
the fire Ind been started during the
night and that the coal and wood had
disappeared in smoke. An cxamina
ton Of the doors showed that they had
been pred open with a jimmy. 1t is
supposed that trnmps did the mis-.
chief.
a convention OF oliver mcn from all
parts OF Nebraska met at the capital
Of the State and organized the Ne.
braska Silver League. The object OF
the organization is 10 wage a decisive
campaign and nominate candidates
in favor Of the free coinage OF silver.
An Executive Committee consisting
Of Silas A. llolcomb, (Populist). OK
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