Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-03-25
NFROM TUESDAYS DAILY
5ALAfAGUNDI.

W. I. Smith departed for San
Francisco Inst night.
The tria! Of the Fort IIalleck cases
began III the United States Court Mt
Carson this morning.
Mr.. Triplett returned from Carson
this morning. The Chinunan arrest.
ei here for selling whisky Ia Indinus
was given II year III the pen.
Henry Smell, the Lamoille stage
driver, is confined to his house with
Il severe cold. Mr.. Conrad brought
the mail i'll yesterday. .
MB. Puctt came up from Carlin
last right to be Mt the bedside OF her
sister, Miss Ivy Bruce. We are sorry
to learn that Miss Bruce is gradually
growing weaker.
4 bill appropriating slG5,OOO for
the relief OF the families OF the sailors
killed by the Maine explosion passed
the House yesterday by "a unani-
mod vote. No inflalnmatory
speeches were made.
While 1892 mortgages were re-
lcrsed in Nebraska during the last
six months OF 1897, ;here we're filed
during the same period 4G,l0i mort
gages-lo,ll2 more filed than r~eleas-
cd. The state is not yet going wild
over the increase Of prosperity.
In the United States Court ycster-
tiny John Perry plead guilty to selling
whisky I" Indians and was given one
year i'll the penitrntiary aud 800 fine.
john likes prison fare So well that he
asked Judge ilawlcy To give him "A
longer term. but the Judge couldn't
see IT that way.
MIR Mitchell has sold his upper
ranch. known rs the Hale ranch, and
500 head of stock cattle to Mr.. j. J.
ii! lion Of Mound Valley for $4,000.
The ranch comprises abnnt l.3OO
acres Of hay and pasture lands. Mr..
Mitchell still has his home ranch
which he will stock with cattle.
\ Washington dispatch nf yester-
day says: The belief is general this
afternoon that President Mckinley
has finally decided to recognize Gu
ban Independence. although some
Congressman think that this runor
Is put forth by the administration to
restrain the i'm paticnce Of the jim.
goes.
The father ~ county high schools"
III the last issue Of his paper glorics
over Saturday. filthy article. What
mannc Of man is he? Is he tit tu
teach the Young? \ man capable 81
uttcrinG such sentiments and pub
fishing them Ia the world is liable to
ui:cr the am sentiments and use
the samc language in the schOolropm.
We ask the trustees again, is such a
man tit t." he principal Of the Elko
public school?
y monster gun frOm the govern
m"nt works at WItcrvlict. New York,
passed through this forenoon for San
Francisco where il will do duty in
protecting that city from the attack
"t foreign enemy. The monster
-d"g Of war" weighs 1890 pounds
and IL transported on Il ear especially
constructed for TINT purpose. The
carriage occupied IL separate car.
The service charge of this gun Is
nearly 1000 pounds Of powder and it
carries Il projcctile that weighs 1890
pounds. II calibrc il L. inches md
ITS range from IL to IL miles.
Max SclOCn formerly Of Mountain
City, but now dong business in San
Francisco. arrived last night. Max is
travelling for J.. Bambcrgcr Il Co.
dealers in cigars and the Empire
glove works. In addition TO this he
IS lhc agent Tor the Continental
BuildIug aud Loan Association Of
san Francisco. lie paid the lHDE-
Pendent office Il pleasant call To lay.
Max. though located III San Francis
90 at present. has Il strong feeling Tor
Nevada and its people and hopes to
become Il citizen of the State again
before long.