Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-11-18
FROM WEDNESDAYS DA1LY.l
saLMAGUNDI

Jurres Holland is down from Nurtl
Fork.
John Frost is down from Whit,
Rock.
Tie treaty with Spain is still hing
ing fire.
+. NJ. Ish left for Salt Lake tin
morning.
Captain McCalla, after cxaminf
the Teresa, has wired the Navy De
partment that III his opinion it vii
he impossible to rescue the ship.
The returns from the county SO Ia
rs We have them will be found IN the
table On the first page. AS soon at
the official count is made the tabl,
will he completed.
The returns from the State ar,
nearly all in and the indications point
to the election OF SRdler and the
whole Silver ticket with the ercep
ton CT Cutting. He is showed undel
very deep by Ring.
Tho following p~luralities and ma
j~orities are reported in Lyon count,
with the count complete; Ncwlands
%; Mcmillan, 93; Judge %; Bclknap
2G7; Littell, go; Davis, 149: Ryan
l6l; Kelly, CO: Murphy, 40; Maute, 10
Ring, 81.
Tho Reno Journal says that Con,
gresham Ncwlapds has told Cover,
nor Sadler that he was not a candi,
date f"I Senator ut this time. This
may all be true, but politicians will
keepa weather eye on Francis all the
game.
Quite u number Of Elko's citizens
have asked for the name OF the writer
Of the letter that appeared yesterday
As so many are anxious to learn the
writer's name, we IA sec no harm in
publishing it. The letter was writ.
ten 10y Charles 4. Ross. We apollo,
Gizc to Mr.. Ross for giving him away,
The case Of Edmund James, ar.
rested at Carson for buying votes, was
dismissed in the Justice Court yes,
terday. Will Combs swore that
james had given him s5 and told him
to stand pat for the Silver party
THIS evidence was uncontTadicted
but the Justice held that no ofIense
was committed because James had
exactcd no promise from Combs tc
vote for a particular candidate.
Attorney Braggett who fought the
suit OF NJ. w. Fox i'll the Hale & Nor.
cross case. has been allowed - pei
cent OF the award made by the court
which will entitle him to receive ovel
100000 for his services. The amount
due him WIS ordered to be paid &c
him ut once by the court but the pay,
mcnt Of the amount due shareholder:
in the mine will probably be delayed
for some time.
Tho Virginia City Enterprise say.
thai IL force Of mechanics is employed
at.the G. IL G. shaft overhauling the
immense hoist engine. The machinery
had become some what worn and is &c
he placed in good condition, ms the
lowering OF lumber for the drainage
boxes will u o begin. La is moi
known when the lump will arrive
y few men have been put to work nj
the Utah.
Mr.. Trlplctt returned this morning
from Carson, where he had been as
II witness before the U. S. grand jury
i'll the case OF James Smith and d
Chinaman charged with selling
whiskcy TO Indians. Both were in
dicted and the Chinaman plead guilty
and was sentenced to the Storey
county jail for thirty days. Smith
stood trial and was convicted. Satur
dry was set for passing sentence. liz
will probably get a good dose.
Some very funny things occur rec
during the campaign and one OF then
wRs the anxiety Of the State candi
dates who visited Elko to have the
INDEPENDENT say a good word FOL
them. This it did without regarC
To the party to which they belonged
Three Of these candidates who
were so ANXIOUS TO have the IL
DEPENDENT speak well OF them were
newspaper meD and controlled pap
crs, but not IL ri them eyer men
tened the candidacy Of the editor o
the lNDEPENpENT or had a good wore
to say for him in return for tn,
friendly notices given them. Thir
struck us ns being rather funny.