Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-08-02
lFRoM DAILY
sALMAGUNDl.

Dave Casper's store ID closed to-
day on account Of the death OF his
father. 1t will be open tomorrow.
Mr.. Mayer will leave tomorrow for
Lake Tahoe where he will spend two
or three weeks camping out and hav-
ing u general good time.
Virginia City was visited by Sc
we're rain storm Saturday. lr less
than ten minutes there was two inch
~ of water in the streets.
j. b. Dougherty came up from
Carlin on y o..lthis morning and re-
turned on No. 4. lie reported every
thing quiet i'll our sister town.
Free silver meant more money,
more happiness and less misery. II
the masses want more misery, thfir
ballots should DC cast for Mckinley,
the idol of the gold men.
What will it profit the American
people to have protection il the
money Of the country is so scarce and
dear that the people cannot purchase
the products Of the protected INDUS
tries? -"
Ex-Governor St. John said in the
Silver Convention that il all the sill
yer in tho world WAS dumped in this
country and coined it would only
amount to $50 per capita, and that
wns not too much"
Topeka State Journal:-The gold
men are the calamity howlers this
year. They see about nine kinds OF
ruin awaiting the country il the pres
ent gold standard, which has proven
80 disastrous, shall be disturbed.
Butte Miner: - The Republican
papers OF Montana will continue to
tell about the beneficial effects OF Il
high protective tariff with all the ten
acity Of Dominica hen trying to
hatch out a China dOorknob.
The Virginia Chronicle says Judge
Mack will probably resign and de.
vote his time To tho settling OF the
Kirman estate. lIc promised Kirman
before his death to look out for the
estate and he feels as il he ought To
keep his promise.
Over i'll Engl md people are talking
about celebrating the birthday Of the
potato. 1t is just 300 years since the
first potato plants we're taken from
this country to London, and the same
year Sir Walter Raleigh planted
so me Of the III III Ireland
Tho Commissioners OF Internal
Revenue has submitted to Secretary
Carlisle a preliminary report OF his
bureau for the year ending on June
80. 1t shoGs that the receipts OF
internal revenue for the year uggrc-
gated SliG,S30,G l0; an increase OF s3,-
3si,5i7 over the receipts o: the pre-
ccedIng fiscal year. The PERCENTAGE
of the cost of collection will be 2.07, II
reduction OF Is compared with the
preceding fiscal year.
De putty Secretary OF State Do an
found the minutes OF the first Con-
stitutioDal Convention OF the State
while searching in the basement OF
the Ca pitol building for some old rec
ords Il day or two ago. This record
was supposed TO have been destroyed
md is II valuable find and will now he
preserved.
An attempt n made on Thursday
night to burn tho Courthouse at
Hawthorne. Tho fire was started in
the basement Of the building after all
the oilic ers had left, and il was cvi-
dent from the fact that coal oil was
used. that it vas the work OF an in
cendiary.
Tho Chicago Express says: Mark
Hanna. the Republican "boss- who
has charge Of McKinlcy's campaign,
liz worth five million dollars, and the
eve men he has chosen as assist.
nn,s in the campaign management
arc blessed with n combined wealth Of
thirty millions.
David Potter, u civil war veteran
and mn old resident OF that section,
committed suicide at Carson Thurs
dry afternoon by shooting himself
through the left breast. lilo used nm
old muskct, loaded with Il piece OF
brass. and pulled the trigger with q
string tied 10 his toe. lilo died three
hours later, after suffering much
pain.
Will ON one who knows tell us
how to pronounce tho name OF the
Democratic candidate for Vicc.Presi.
dentY Some Gull him Sc.wall and
and others say Scw.ali. We think il
is the latter md AIR. Tollcy informs
us that all the speakers nj the st.
Louis Silver convention go pronomnc.
cd il. Which In it., Sc.wall or Sow.allY
Dave Casper received u dippatch
from Now York Sunday morning
stating that llis father wns dead. Tho
old gentleman reached tho ripe old
ago Of SO and until few months ago
wa hale aud hearty. Three sons
and three daughters are left to mourn
the loss OF their agcd father. Mr..
nnd Mrs. I aspcr have tho sympathy
oi Cui people in their sad ailiiction.
Since 1878 there have been nine
CpilcmicR of Uyspntory in different