Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-12-16
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Ase Woinack has thirteen boarders
at the county hospital.
There is one solitary Republican il
the Texas Legislature.
&. G.. Wallace is in town today. lie
Ii confident that Senator Stewart has
the best OF the Senatorial fight.
Tho Gazette ia conducting Il ballot
Tor United States Senator. Last
weeks voting resulted rs follows:
Stewart II, Clcveland9 Newlands Is,
Il Republican |, Lcete !. Mcmillan /
The treaty Of peace with Spain has
Mt last been signed. Ii will now have
to he ratified by the two governments
before its terms become binding. THIS
will probably be done inside OF the
next sixty days.
Mn. Joseph Mitchell. nm old resi-
dent II Virginia City, was found dead
III her bed Saturday urnIn She
w's i native OF Leeds, England. aged
about GJ years. Her death Is attri-
butcd to hear, trouble and old age.
Tho al Of the Masquerade ball to
he given On the 26th OF December
appears today. No expense will be
spared to make this the event Of the
season. The prices Of admission are
reasonable aud there should he a
crowded hall.
Tie spectacle Of a legislature at
tempting to elect II mai as United
States Senator WHO has just been ill.,
dictcd on five counts OF cmbcZZlemcnt
Is not often heard ~ in any country.
and yet that Is what the people Of
Pennsylvania arc trying to do.
Word WAS received in Virginia City
Saturday that Captain B. Armbrust,
once Il prominent business man Of the
COmGtOCk, WAS dying at the Soldiers
Home in Youn:svillc, California. All
old ComstucHcrS will remember Mr..
.Armbrust and hc sadderci Ia hear
that he is dying.
The Elko Publishing Company's
editor had another bad spell Satur
day ana vomited the usual amount OF
slime. Poor fellow. we hope mo felt
better after his effort. HIS abuse
has no effect on us. NJ We consider
the source from which il comes. Go
right on with your abuse as no fur
Their notice will he taken Of You.
\ nice little sum Of nearly Ea.0OO,.
900 sterling, belonging I q the Pope.
lies unclaimed in the ltalian treasury.
When the Italian government took
possession 81 Rome M annual civil
list Of some l3.00O was assigned to the
Pope rs compensation for the loss OF
the temporal power. But neither
PiuI IL nor Leo XIII would touch
the money lest they should acknowl
C,.gc the ugurp,nG power. and 80 the
income has been accommodating ever
since.
Phoebe Mes ,cngcr:-Salt Lake eI-
perts are examining mines in Cherry
Creek and other White Pine county
mining districts with II view Of pur-
chase. The certainty OF the compile.
ton ~ the Utah IL Pacific to Lincoln
county will make il possible To han
die the low grade ores oi south west .
cnn Nevada protitairly and many
clnimR heretofore abandoned will be.
ON valuable properties with cheap
ar transportation facilities furnished
by the railroad.
There is grcat irritation in Madrid
ovcr the continued refusal oithe Fill
lipin0s to rclcns" the Spanish prison.
crs. who are said to exceed 10000 III
number. The insurgents are de-
mnnding Tint Spain pay as Il ransom
for these prisoners the 10000. 900
which Uncle Sam agreed to pay
Spain for money phc has expended
for tho improvement Of tho Philip
pine Islands. Uncle Sam has agreed
to libcratc those prisoners and hc may
have to fight in order To do II Ii is
unnecessary Ia say that it will be
done.
John Shicr, the defeated candidate
for the Assembly IN Lincoln county
has filed papers 10 contest the cleo
,iun Of ". j. Douley. Tho grounds oI
contest arc TINT the Democratic pnrtJ
Of Lincoln county lost itR organiZa
ton two years ugo M such, by Tho
Democratic fusion party, and that thu
certificate Of Dooicy's nomination wa
defective because il did not contain
n d%isbursing committee ns require,
10y the purity law. Two Justices o
/, the peace have been appointed t.
, take testimony.
Mr.. j. .. Gregory. n merchant q
, Wadsworib. was assaulted md robbie,
IN hir store about . o'clock this NOR
1 ing by two men, II seems TINT NJ
Gregory sleeps in the store md ba
got UP Ia answer n call for admission
, Tho men entered the store. knOckc
- Mr.. Gregory down and bound mn
gagged him. They then took SGO
:, aud left, leaving MIR. Gregory hell
:, lces on the floor. Tho officers nlnn
n the road have been notified, but {
q Mr.. Gregory IL unable TO giyeauy dc
/, ecription Ot the men the chances