Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-02-02
IFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
SALMAGUNDl.

a fine shower this afternoon
The indications are good for Il big
storm.
Carson had three shocks Of earth
quaks about 4:30 Sunday morning.
There are about 80 children ut the
Orphans home, the largest number
for some years.
Indian Agent IIargrove has our
thanks for late copies OF the Wash
mgton ID. c. Times,
District Attorney Massey returned
from Carson this morning. lie says
there Is nothing new down there ex-
cept earthquakes.
Governor Stone. OF Missouri, says
he Is i'll favor OF Il straight out bimc.
tallic candidate for President ON Il
straight.out bimctallic platform.
DIR. Mcdowell reports Mr.. Crane
%sutTening from Il complication of dis
eases, but thinks the old gentleman
will come out all right in Il short
time.
The fifth bntlot for Senator i'll the
Kentucky Legislature yesterday re.
suited as follows: Hunter, G3; Black
burn, 81; liazelrig, g; Wilson, 10;
Bate /.
Louis Paulson, who WAS injured by
All explosion in the Nevada mill, at
Virginia City, on Thursday night is
recovering his cyc.sight. which WIS
temporarily affected.
The Silver State says that il il re-
ported that the editor Of we Wads-
worth dispatch came very near get
ting horsewhipped a few days ago by
Il number of angcrcd womcn
Senator Mitchell, OF Oregon. denies
the reports that lie would vote against
the free coinage bill. He says he
will vote for it and that il will pIss
without the vote Of the Utah Scnat
ors.
Tho Gazette says that Phil Richer
had the misfortune 10 run his right
nand through tie mangle while work
ing III the steam laundry Monday.
No bones were broken. but his hand is
badly iammcd.
Sir Charles Dixie said the other
day that sooner or later all Of North
and South America is destined To be-
come Il part Of the United States,
Canada included, and this will he in
obedience to natural relations.
The picturesque upper suspension
bridge ut Niagara falls will within the
next year be replaced 10y new aud
mOr modern structure, for which
plans are nov practically completed.
II will be "A steel arch bridge 1910
feet long and 4G feet wide, and over
100000 pounds Of steel will be need
cd for it.
indianapolis Journal:-"What the
dickens do You know about miscrJ =
asked the b~aldhcaded man OF the
younger one. "WGit till you get mar.
ricd and come home late and have
your wife lecture You for three hours
i'll II whisper Tor fear Of waking the
baby, and then you will have some
Itlnu nf whnI - ,niunr,s
Mondays Carson News says: The
earth has been i'll almost Il constant
trcmor to-day, with six distinct
shocks that could bc recorded. They
were so slight that the register moved
scarcely Il th~irty.sccond OF an inch
The heaviest occurred at about | a.
clock and shook Il quantity Of plaster
down upstairs in the county build
ing.
just after the death Of Andrew
Jackson 4 Wing friend of his met an
old family servant and began asking
Inn u few questions about his late
master do you think" he said
that the General has gone t0 hcav
emf "Dccd. | dunno, sab: dat jist
dcpcn's.' "Dcpcnds on WHAT" "Jis'
dcpcn's, sab, on cf de Gin'al wanted
10 go, sab, or not, said the old negro,
with supreme confidence in the Gen.
cral. "f he wanted to go, sab, he
dab sho, an cf he didn't, ho ain't
sah."