Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-10-21
lFRoM SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SALoiAGUSDI.

Governor Russell went down to
Reno on MOI.
George Russell, Mr.. Morgan, uud
MIR. Currey are better tcdn..
Mrs. j. X. Henry OF Mouud Vully is
mt the Commercial Hotel taking care
OF her daughter who is quite sicw.
Charley May. Uncle Sans collector
Ii IN town today. He called ut the
INDEPENDENT Office and paid his re-
poets.
John Henderson received dis.
patch ut Denver stating that Charley
WIS not quite 80 well, but VIVA in no
danger.
We took copious notes OF lust
nights meeting and have some good
ammunition slowed away for use in the
campaign.
IL the people OF Elko county want
a sheriff who will attend strictly to
his duties, they should vote for /. n.
Sherwood. He is competent aud
worthy.
Governor Sadler, +. d. Kelly Sam
Davis and W. ID. Jones paid this Office
n pleasant call this forenoon. We
regret that we were too busy to en-.
tertaiu them.
Governor Saldler in his speech last
night touched briefly on the cattle
quarantine. We shall have some.
thing to say on hat next week. There
il considerable meat in this when you
get down TO it.
The largest check cver issued by
the United States was drawn the other
day in favor Of the international Nay
igation company for the sum Of al
i75,OOO, Tor the rental II steamers used
during the war. 1t was cashed al the
office al tho assistant treasure. III Phil.
adelphia.
IL the doggered composed by 4. G..
Cleveland and recitcd at his Reno
meeting il a correct guugc Of the
man, the people OF Nevada should
rclegatc him to oblivion. No man
who inilicts such indecent stuff upon
the public is tit to represent Nevada
anywhere much less in the Senate OF
the United States. Every true Ne.
Tadan should put the seal Of his con-
domination on the nan who seeks To
ride into Office by such vile means.
Tho rules OF the international Pos.
tai Union still apply in postal rates
between the United States. Hawaii
and the PHILIPPINES, except in the
case OF army and navy letters. which
are carried at domestic rates. This !
docs not seem to be generally under.
stood, and many people seem To think
that since annexation the u. $. postal
rates apply. Tho result is that many
Letters are mailed with insufficient
postage. The rate is , cents on let.
tiers.
The Silver Party meeting Friday
night was full Of funny incidents
Mr.. Kelly and Governor Saddler de
voted n good deal Of their time to the
editor OF the IHDErESDET Their
thrusts were good naturally received
and caused a good deal OF laughter.
Were it not for the TACT that we la vc
been friends for w tNccnty years
We would turn the tables and have a
little fun with them Our opportunity
will come before the campaign il
over.
Although equipped with electric
lights. railways, md other modern
cOnvcnicnces the towns Of Porto Rico
and Cuba have no sewer systcm4. de-
pending entirely OH surface drainage
to carry off accommodating iilth. The
result il that tho towns, like II major-
Ity OF those in Central America. arc
filthy aud disease breeding beyond
description. Tho vigorous sanitary
measures adopted 10y Govertor Wood
in Santiago il rapidly improving the
health Of residents.
Record. Union:-Garcia's present
attitude in Cuba il that Of the truc
patriot, lie III going about the island
systematically ndvising the people to
accept tho nit uation and do all i'll
their power to enable the United
States to establish peace upon n per-
mancnt bnsis, and set up q Iicpubli.
can form o. government for and by
tho people. 1t requires more thun
ordinary courage to preach that gos-
pei to II people who have been bat
Ting for three years for recognition
OF II form Of civil government, which
they claim il already established. and
TINT sprang FROM their FREQ will.
Two WA Bonk- In Ono Volume
"Cuba'a Fight Tor Freedom and the