Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-12-26
[FROM TUESDAYS DAILY
SALNIAGUSDl.

Only Is degrees below zero last
night.
jacobs, the tailor, is busy making
suits for the masquerade bali.
f.. y. Gray and r. VI. Woodward
left for Mountain City this after
noon.
Tho trains on the ). u. seem to bc
running on Il 20 as.yOu- please seized
ule rs none Of them have been on time
today.
\ long-haircd -yap.- travelling
around the world from Paris. passed
through town on loot this forenoon
lie expects to return la Paris in
time for the exposition in 1900
The Supreme Court Of the United
States yesterday affirmed the decision
Of the lower court in the case or J. J
Ebanks, Il convicted muir ierer Of Cal
fornia, bIsing i.s decision on the
Durrant case.
Il NJ. Collin has begun suit in the
District Court against the Gold
Creek Towrsite Company To fore
close u mechanics lien oil the -ullice
building" The notice to lien holdcrs
appears elsewhere.
The White Pine News says That
taxes have been paid closer in White
Pine county this year tnan for Il mum
her of years. Tie TREASURER collected
:E9 poll taxes, which was only thir-
teen less than the total vote Of the
county last year.
New York's c'.pitol, which has cost
S22,00O,C00. ~ sj.OO0,OOO more than
the capitol ut Washington, is not
large enough TO accommodate the
state departments aud a bill will he
introduced TO erect M additional
building at Il cost uf > ,0UO, GOO.
Steel freight ears with a capacity
OF 100000 pourds and cvc q will
eventually displace the cid style Of
wooden cars carrying from 10000 to
GO.OGO pounds. These cars are said
To lessen materially the dead weight
hauled and in many other WAYS are
more economical than the wooden
cars.
State Superintendent Cutting has
the thanks of the INDEPENDENT office
for "a copy nf the mining laws Of Ne
vada compiled 10y him under an act
Of the last legislature. Mr.. Cutting
has done his work well and the result
Is II very handy pamphlet for all who
have To consult the mining laws.
j. NJ. Barrett rushed into the Com.
mcrcial Hotel about 5 o'clock this
morning saying that he had just been
held up and asked for Il pistol. Tho
weapon was given him and lie went
down the track II short distance and
then returned and gave up ti,c pis.
tol. We are unable To learn any fur
thcr particulars.
The Board Of Asylum Commiss ion.
crs began the Investigation of the
chargcs against DR.. Bcrgstcin ycstcr-
day. The evidence al discharged
employees us published i'll the Ga
zcttc bears out the charges. DIR.
Bcrgstcin's side of the controversy
was not presented when the Gazette
we nj to press.
Not in America, not over i'll the
KloudiliC, but in the far.oif East, ut
Rnngoou, the capital Of Burmah. is
situated the lannon's golden pHgoda Of
u buddhist temple. the whole Of the
exterior 81 which ia one mass Of sliim-
mcrIng gold. This generous coating
of the mcttl is the result Of years and
years Of offerings to Buddha, for de
voices from all parts Of the world
come to Rnngoon and bring packets
Of gold leaf. which they place on the
pngoda. During the last century the
King Of Burmah gave his 0itcraD
weight in golh 10 the walls Of the pa.
CODA, an Offering worth $4,000 stcrl.
ing.
Tho Carson Appeal has i~nvcsti.
gated the lNDErEHDEnT's charge that
the letter heads used by the Justices
Of the Supreme Court were pur.
chased in Oregon and finds the same
correct In commenting thereon the
Appeal says: "rhcir lcttcrhcads can
bc printed at the State Office without
additional cost Ia the State and the
law plainly directs that they shall
not he purchased outside the State
Tho State Board Of Examiners
should see that no bills for such work
are allowed and II they ARE allowed
tho Controller should fatty refuse TO
draw tic warrants"
To Explore the Antarctic.