Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-01-14
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SALMhGUSDl.
Only twenty-one below zero last

Only twenty-one below zero last
night.
ASscmblyman Snilcy and j. r.
Bradley came down OH No. 4.
Tho grand jury will meet tomorrow
forenoon at 10 o'clock. There is con-
siderable work FOR il Ia do.
AL the applicants for teachers GER
tiiicates that cainc from Starr Valley
returned by last evenings train.
What II blessing to Il suffering
public il would have been il Cor
bett AMI FItzsimmons had killed
each other i'll the Carso on ring.
Durrant's body reached Los An
celes yesterday afternoon. MIR. and
Mrs. DurEant did o show any
signs OF grief.
The Senate has confirmed the NOM
nation OF Hon. Sardis Symmetrical
to he United States District Attorney
for Nevada.
The INDEPENDENT hears consider
able complaint about the trainmen
blocking the street crossings with
freight trains. Something may drop
il tho practice is moi stopped.
Jim Millen was arrested in Carson
Tuesday evening on n charge of per-
jury preferred against him in Co!usa
county. California. Ito will be taken
to California Tor trial.
y dispatch from Earlsboro, Okla
homa. GATED yacte:dRy. Gtai:s ti.is:
scouts sent nj from there Tuesday
night were coming back and report
the Creek and Seminole In iian upris-
ing Il fake.
Jcff Bradley. manager Of the
Crocker-Hofrman lind aud water
company, will pass through tonight
or tomorrow with "a lot OF fine blood
ed balls for the Promo1tory. Utah,
ranch. They will be taken off the
cars at Dceth and fed unul Spring.
by n simple rule the length uf the
day or night, any time OF the year,
may he ascertained by simply donb-
ling the time Of the suns rising,
which will give the length Of the
night, and double the time of the
setting will give the length OF the
day.
Chris. Guldagger returned last
night aftor a six years absence. lie
came from Genesce, Idaho. where his
folks are now living. Chris has
grown to he n fine looking young
man. II is his intention to remain
here il he can find employment. He
put in the day calling upon his old
scLoolmates and talking over his
hoyhood day]. If he stays uD.il he
wears ont his welcome, he will be
with It's a long time.
a tornado struck Fort Smith, Ar
kansas. yesterday forenoon. destroy
ing about 100000 worth OF property
and killing and wounding many peo-
pie. Al noOn the death list was
placed mt fifty mud growing hourly.
Hundreds OF people were injured,
some fatally and others moi so badly.
Tho debris in the lodging house dis
trict caught fire and many persisted
III the ilames. \ heavy rain followed
the tornado.
The election OF Mark Hanna passed
oil according to program Yesterday.
When the Assembly convened Otis
rose 70 Il question OF pcrs)n mi priv
lege and made a long statement re-
garding the Boyco bribery charges and
asked for M investigation before the
vote was taken. \ motiUn to ap-
point n committee was lost by a vote
OF % to D.. The charges were
brought up in the Senate also. but no
action was taken. The SENATE and
House met in joint session and on the
call ot the roll Hanna received 70
votes, Mcl{isson 10, Lentz |. and II
was absent. Hanna was declared
elected for both the long and short
terms.