Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-02-18
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SAI,NIaGUSDI.

hiS' "IiildNh Mayer ol lJccln Is
visiting her Elko friends.
The confirmation class will meet in
the church at &. p. IN. every Thursday.
Visitors desiTuu5 vi being present are
welcome.
The keel Of the Maine wis laid ut
the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1888. The
vessel had "A speed of III knots and
cost S2,5uO.OOO. She va heavily ar
mored and WAS considered one Of the
finest ships III the American navy.
1t is pretty well settled that the
sinking Of the Maine WAS caused by
the explosion Of her magazine. 1t is
10 be hoped that the official investiga-
ton will show that the terrible dis
aster WIS not caused 10y Spanish
]trcachcry
y Chicago judge has just laid down
the principle that insanity is not Il
ground for divorce; that "a permanent
mental aiii c'ion is on the same level
rs an iucurdblc physical ailment, and
lunacy is therefore no more Il legal
cause for divorce thnn is consump-
ton or cancer
The Governor has appointed james
Graham Of Midas Il County Commits
sioner Of Nyc county to ill the va
caucy created by the death of ID. W.
l'uhan. There we're several Hppli-
Giants for the position, geography aud
Il large number II petitioners were i'll
favor Of Mr.. Graham. The salary is
so per month and no mileage.
Attention is called to the al OF the
New York Life Insurance Company
i'll another column. W. L.. Cox, the
gentlemnnly agent of this Co, is "A
Nevada boy and what he earns will
remain in the State. He will remain
here II few weeks and would he pleas
ed to SET all who want insurance
III Il first class company.
Lcprosy is increasing i'll this coun-
try with frightful rapidity, and the
medical department OF the govern
ment is alarmed by the spread Of the
disease y census Of the lepers in
the United States is tn he taken pre-
paratory TO their isolation under gov
eminent control.
Austria Is Tia" only country IN the
world which never places a woman
III prison. no matter what crime she
commits. lus;cnd Of beng locked up
t~hc'fcrnaie ma!cfaCtOr is sent to one
81 II number Of converts, devoted To
the purpose, and is kept there during
the time for which she is sentenced.
The court yards stands oIeu all day
long, the only bar tn cgrcss beng a
nun, who acts as doorkccper, Just
the sam" rs in the ordinary convent
y sister OF the Duchess Of Mari.
borough, at her home in Vermont, in
vit"d all the villagcrs to Il Christ mas
fcte; and Among the many adorp-
mcnts of the tree. one consisted OF
I thirty-.ivc col sat hes. y returned
miner from KInn like spent $1,000
VI al his tree. and his friends carried
away gold nuggets rs souvenirs,
while the children used bits OF
gold to play at marbles. London
III bits.
Wm. L. Cox. of Reno, New, arrived
at the Depot Hotel last night. lie is
general agent for the New York Life
Insurance Company. the oldest inter.
national company III the world. This
Company If now doing business I'M
der the direct supervision OF eighty,
two separate governments. It's poll
ciCs are without restrictions OF an,
kind. Tho New York Life. on nc.
count Of economical management
1nd good linancicriug, was able or
Jan. LIST la put its policies ON II three
per cent reserve basis without in
crcasing it's premium rates. II 70,
want tho most liberal policy on fI,
market get it III the New York Life