Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-02-17
IFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
.ALMAoUND,.
Kansas City and Indianapolis had
100000 fires Yesterday.

Constable j. F. Short. OF Ruby
Valley. is in town to day.
The Gazette is agitating u rock
pile for the tramps that infest Reno.
County Treasurer Williamson of
White Pine county left for home on
No. l this morning.
The French steamer LaGascogne
was sighted south OF Fire Island at
800 yesterday afternoon.
About 1000 sacks of mail for the
United States went to tine bottom Of
the North Sea with the Elbe.
Joseph prout, one Of the suspected
Weber murdercrs. surrendered him.
self to the San Francisco police yes
terday.
The Commissioners OF White Pine
county have fixed the tax rate for
county purposes for this year at 81 55
OH the sl00.
Michael Carroll was caved on in the
Union shaft, Virginia. Sunday morn
ming, and crushed in a horrible man.
ner. He will probably die.
The Carson authorities have closed
Flannery's grog shop in the State Cap.
itol. The members OF the Legislature
will now have to go across the street
for their eye openers.
\ Different Qestion-Father Tim
r.essivelyl--Suppose l should be TAX.
er away suddenly, what would he
came OF you, my boy? Irreverent Son
I'd stay here. The question is,
What would become OF you?
The snow storm that began yester-
day afternoon continued through the
night and a greater part OF to-day.
About ten inches OF snow had fallen
up to three o'clock this afternoon and
it was then showing at a lively rate.
The first cable car used in the world
for carrying passengers was one ON
the Clay street road in San Francisco,
whice went into operation OH the lst
OF August, 1873, the first dummy grip
being controlled by Andrew S. Hal
Idle, the inventor and builder OF the
road.
II is estimated TINT the lost mails OF
the Elbe contained 81. 100000 in reg.
istcrcd bonds addressed to New York
banks, which however can be replaced
1t is also believed that $4,000 in gold
cash went down to the bottom OF the
North sea with the ship, besides many
packages OF diamonds.
There is II proposition Oh foot to
erect a building in New York which
Is to be 20 stories high, and its esti-
mntci cost will be one hundred
millions OF dollars. The top OF this
building. when completed, will prob
ably be nearer heaven than the aver.
age New Yorker will cyer he able TO
get by any other route.
a man at Groton, Conn, has a pc.
culiar notion about the comparative
value Of money. 4 dollar isn't a dol
lar to him rs it is TO most people. lie
likes his money i'll pennies-it makes
him believe he has so much more
value. For years he has taken his
savings, converted them INTO pennies
andhoarded the coins away.
Scntinel:-"On principle" said the
honorable member from nh eastern
county, placing something in his
pocketbook and putting the latter
back i'll his inside vest pocket. II am
opposed to n member OF the Lcgisla.
turc accepting "A railroad pass, but
when the road just forces it on you.
why, you know, why, that's different"
a brakeman on the Moline & Ohio
railroad, on renching Orovillc, Ill.,.
saw II man standing on the bumpers
and clinging to the brakerod. As he
paid no attention to the brakemnn's
commands to alight, he grabbed him
by the arm and attempted to pull him
down. Tho man was immovable and
MI investigation proved he WINS frozen.
His hands were SO tightly fastened to
tho stool that il is said tho bones were
broken and the flesh torn in unloosen.
ing the body.
Stick tn Your Opinions.