Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-15
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Tie INDEPENDENT has received II
copy ~ Controller Litirave's rel ort
ms Insurance Commissioner Tor 1897
There is no news from Washington
To lay. Congress is allowing McKin.
ley's policy to have fun sway.
Major Cox sent the roll OF Co. +
To the Adjutnnt-Gencral' Office to-
day. The c"mpany starts out with
forty five members.
In SPANS population 81 100000
nearly S,O00.0O0 report mo occupa-
ton" 100000 are registered bcggars,
aud two-,liirds @! the whole number
can neither read nor write.
Elko's population is Oh the Increase
and Thompson. tie draymnn, is cnr-
respondinGly harry. He don't care
whether he delivers any freight to-
day or not.
Mr.. Gurlncr is cutting Il rnanhole
thnn.h lac roof OF the hi h school
huiIlng today. rhis WAS found
necessary III order ga re upon the
roof Ia maze come nc c.s Try repair .
Several weeks 20 Ross Levers
sol several carloads OF apples FOR
shipment 10 Em. md and Scotland.
Yesterday re received Il letter from
Liverpool saying that some 81 the APP
pies brought $50 per box at auction.
Appeal.
The full equipments for Co. T. ar
rived from Carson City this morning
and were d i,t.ibut-,I among the mcm-
beers of the Company tn hay. ll's
Es present II vcIy s"llirrly y
an" in heir uniforms uIh they are
sur" To he - credit To the Nevada
National Guard.
Carson .Appcll:-A. &. Pratt has
invented Il new tangled ronirivance
I" hoist ore f-nm a mine. In run it.
self and does the work without steam
power h. the mere force of gavIta.
tiun. Il reminds III the Chirn-
man idea If II cable car; -Np
pu-hce. no pTll 9. 90 like hcl!ce."
Train No. | WAS over three hours
late this morning. The delay Was
CAUSED 10y the wreck oi a passenger
tram Yesterday on the trcsilc be-
tween Davisvi.I- and Sacramento.
Til" over! ,rh train hal to 20 around
10y Nary Vile. thus causing the lie.
lay.
PRECEDENT Stubs II the University
received It letter from the War De-
rarim"mi Nnrday stating thHi Lieu.
tcruh' Hubbard would bc relieved
from auty at the Uuivcr.,:y AID or
d"rcl tn ipin his cummanl. The
Lieutenant has not received his
oiicinl orders as yet.
y good suggestion for a button or
badge that some vi To- awake news.
paper might X out with advantage
Is offered 10y ~ \" and SAY s.: Uncle
ram I" SraiT-Grt off tins continent
AMI
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it'll" quick about it
1t was disrlnsch by one Of the orI-
crs recently is sucd tlHat the depart
mput ~ the navy at Washington In
determined upon the Turmu'in Of an
additional liCri. to lr knoTu rs -Ii,c
%''"sTuIto ilcci." to he rouposeI OF
tug. steam yachts and other email
vessels which may bc Ob'aimablc md
which are =" he uscl rs Il sort Of mo-
liz defense Of sea coast cities.
M;j,r Miller returned from South
crn California last night where he
lihI been with u lot of mules. He
dii not succeed in Distressing Of his
mules, but came very near hciug nr.
r"etrd for ho!d!ng'up the 5. =. train
down there Il few weeks ago. Ills
escape from the clutches Of tlic de.
t~crtivrs offset his failure TO sell lis
mules nr"l he Is currcEpnud!ngiy hap.
by. Major Gays the condition of the
st,c tx III the s,C;ion he vas VI is truly
lnnculHblc Horse. cattle and sheen
ARE dying hy the score from starya.
ton. William aud Charley Moody
remained III California.
Hiram II. Hill. ono az the Colorado
p"rospcCt"rs who went to Mountain
City III February 81 last year and was
largely Instrumental in bringing that
camp Ia the attention 81 the mining
world. ia in town for u short visit. Mr..
Hill hn- Il number uf specimens Of
exceedingly rich ore taken from the
late strike in the Walker Boys mino
which shows large Quantities OF ma.
tive silver III flakes ard wires together
with horn aud rnhy silver and u con-
Siderable showing Oi free gold. Ito
alan shows spec mems from the pho.
nol'ic dyke recently discover ii near
TINT place which experts pronounce
ilcnti"nl with the Cripple Creek rOcl,.
Mr.. llill IL very enthusiastic OvCr
the showing AMI predicts for Noun
tain City II brilliant future.