Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-12-20
(FRoM WEDNESDAYS DAILY,
SALMAGUNDl,

Ahc press, type Hlu Olnor materlal
for the Island Mountain paper wer
shipped to the mines this afternoon
The Mining and Scientific Pres
lays the total yield OF the Comstocl
from 1859 up TO 1891 was s33S, 444,
65S.97 from ore. or this sl97, 67I,oT9 G.
was silver and sliO.T71, 9T9.2S wa
gold.
Internal Revenue Collector Ma,
came in from Eureka last night ant
will remain in town till Friday. lie
reports very dull times in the western
part of the state.
EtJournal:-Judge Rising neglected
to sign the court minutes in Lyon
county for certain months in 1894,
and the Legislature will be aeked to
pass Il bill authorizing Judge Mack
to correct Md approve them.
Harve McAdams is fitting up the
Mayhugh building for a saloon and
chop house. Harve is a good rustlcr
and We arc pleased to learn that he is
to become u citizen OF Elko again.
lie will open his place on the 25th.
Saturday night burglars entered
the cellar Of X. s. Osburn's residence
III Reno and took all the preserves
jams and icllies Mrs. Osburn had put
up for winter use. They also took a
cake and two dressed chickens which
mad been prepared for. a Sunday
dinner.
Corey Bros. have two hundred men
and ~siIty-hve teams ut work on the
reservoir and bitches at Island Noun
tain. Beside the men employed by
them. there are about one hundred
men in the camp and vicinity work
ing on quartz claims.
Sheriff Quirk caught two men in
tho act OF burglarizing Millievich's
fruit store in Virginia City Monday
night. The men gave their names MS
Frank MOsgrOye aud Frank Westons
They are strangers i'll Virginia City
and are supposed to he professionals.
Ex-senator Morgan made a bitter
epeech on the Cuban question yester
day. He characterized the Spaniard
as robbers, cut-throats, ~assassins
ravishers and pirates" At the con
clusion OF his speech the Senat,
agreed to his resolution calling 70
Information on the Competitor ant
other cases.
Governor Sadler told the Carson
News yesterday that he had not ye
made up his mind whom he woulC
appoint to fill the vacancy caused b.,
the death Of Attorney-Genera
Beatty, but would let the publ,
know early next week.
Martin Anderson, a Norwegian
carpenter. made a desperate attemp
to commit suicide in San Francisco
yesterday. He first fired two shots
into the top Of his head and finding
they took little effect, he slashed his
throat with q razor, almost seyerinG
the trachea. Then he returned to his
pistol, and fred two shots more into
his head. When taken to the Receiv,
ing Hospital, all four bullets were
protruding from his skull. lie will
probably die, although he may YET
survive his own five attempts.
In 1892 Mr.. a. l.. Gnldwater, who
ownes three retail drug stores in New
York City, having learned OF the
great value OF Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for colds, Group and whoop
ing cough. ordered Il supply for hi
customers. met with so much IA,
vor that he soon fonnd it necessary Il
order more, and during the winter
sold over two gross OF the remedy. II,
says il gives the best satisfaction o
amy cough euro he las ever handled
For sale at % and so cents per bottle
by NJ. II. Miller.
An item is going the rounds OF the
press Of the birth OF n child tina. hai
two heads and two sets Of arms. Al
exchange says: awe want to adop
that boy right away. We want e
teach him Ia DC Il printer. We viii
give him n sit between two cases. II,
can set brewer with his north pair O
arms and primer with his south pair
When the foreman was out OF tn,
room ic could swoar ut poor cop.
with his west mouth and at tho proc
reader with his eastern one. III,
could spond his salary with ono.l,a
OF his makeup, but he could have
harder job in draw inv his doubl
pay with his other half
b..