Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-07-15
IRON FRIDAYS DA1LY.1
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Huultiouni ummer goods lust re.
ceived Mt Alexander's. \
Tom Hunter shipped ten Carloads
OF sheep to Omaha this morning.
Dave Casper has Just received a
new lot OF samples Of Spring md
Summer Clothing which will be made
% order from $3.50 up.
No local news Of Importance show
ed up in this Office today and it was
too blamed hot to chase the elusive
Local around town.
MIR. E. Weyle has commenced to do
business now and invites the public
to call and inspect his work. Cabin.
els 81 peg dozen. Don't wait for SUM-
shine, rs cloudy weather is prefer
able.
Rev. MIR. Mitchell will preach next
Sabbath, July .he IL, at 1890. Sub
ject. Condition OF the world when
Jesus cane:' Evening preaching at
Carlin.
II is roughly estimated that it will
take II ieet Of 45 vessels to convey
the Spanish army mt Santiago back
tn Span.
Latest designs III wall paper ana
border und ceiling 10 match Just re-
ceived at Alexander's.
Gay Dawley is in town today. He
Is now working for Uncle Sam, car
rying the mail between Halleck and
Gold Creek under n special service,
the contractor for that route having
failed to show up.
The Victory rests with Americas
Greatest Medicine, Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, when it battles against any dis.
ease caused or promoted by impure
or impoverished blood.
HOODS PILLS are the favorite
family catbartic. Easy to take, easy
to operate.
Contractors are reaping a rich har-
vest from the present war. One OF
tile most glaring frauds that has so
Tar come to light Is the extravaganza
of shipping mules from the east to
this coast at a cost OF 1921 each, or
ahont three times rs much rs il
would cost to purchase them here.
While !on arCIooKIng for a change
N the weather. examine the latest
patterns in wall paper at the Poslof-
ice. All goods hrst class and ut the
lowest living prices. Call in and ex-
anime my stock. No trouble to show
goods. /. n. SHERwood.
The journal says d dispatch was
received i'll Reno Wednesday night
stating that the Emmet Guard OF
Virginia City had Withdrawn from
the battalion Of infantry. The reason
given was on account Of not being
able to decide OF n Captain. Tho
Carson News failed to show up this
tnorning and we are without INV
later news OH the military situation
i'll Carson.
Santiago de Cuba, which surrcn-
dered yesterday, WIS founded in 15li,
and incorporated rs Il city bs early as
l"22' AMI was formerly the capital OF
the whole island before it was trans
ferred to Havana. According to the
latest census the population was 3d.
coo. The city Is $50 miles from Ha-
vana i'll I'M air line, aud 500 or 900
miles from Key West by water. 1t
was here that the United States SHIN
VIrginius was seized 10y the Spaniards
and her master, Captain Fry. muir
dered. for which Outrage the Spanish
government paid an indemnity to our
government.
The Silver State says that a color.
ed man, an cy-convict was arrested ut
Mill City yesterday and taken TO
Wnnemucca. II is not thought by
the trainmen that he was concerned
IN the train robbery. but he will bc
held pending al investigation. The
Wmnemucca Advocate says it is ru-
mored that tho robbors secured DO.
tween $4,000 and s2G, 1000. \ posse
o. Humboldt county officers arc in
pursuit OF the robbers. but it Is
doubtful il they are ovcrtaken ms the
country through which they have
gone is very wild and difficult to
catch II man in. Tho robbers Ind
only four or five hours start OF The
officers. Nothing has been heard
from them today.