Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-13
IFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY
SALMAGUSDI

President Mckinley yesterday laid
the corner stone OF Chicago's new
Federal building.
The trial OF Robert Mex enzie and
Arnold Maher for cattle stealing Is in
progress ut Carson.
Miss Lou Lane returned today
from nm extended visit TO friends and
relatives in Starr Valley.
There WAS another brush yesterday
with the Filipinos. AS usual the
Americans drove the enemy from the
field.
Mrs. Emma Il. Coffin OF Dayton
passed through this morning on her
way to Deer Lodge, Montana, to see
her father, vino is seriously i'll.
The total coinage at the United
States mint during September was
s9.5GG, I?i, rs follows: Gold, S6.S60,.
97i; silver. S2,44l .26S; minor coins,
a2Gi,570. b
Walter Case, oldest coductor on
Humboldt division OF the Central Pa
ciiic railroad has been appointed the
travelling conductor, a polite nane
for detective.
At Il recent meeting OF the Nevada
State Board of Health, the cattle
quarantine was 50 changed us 10 al.
init cattle from noIthen California
and southern Oregon.
wintcrmantel has gathered up tie
diamond rings he threw at the editor
the day the young jeweler arrived at
his house and he now offers them Tor
sale cheap. See lis new ad.
Next Monday evening the Tusca-
rora Miners Union will give it's first
anniversary ball. Tho editor ac-
knowledges the receipt OF a compli.
mentary ticket and a cordial invita-
'iOp 10 De present.
james w. Wilkins OF San Fran
is headed this way on M auto.
mobile enrOute TO New York. lie
will pass through Elko on his horse
less carriage the last of this week or
the first of next.
W. T.. Fordhnm is IL from Spruce
Mountain. He and Mr.. Hartley have
a lease on mines there and are taxi
ing ont ore and shipping it to San
Francisco. The INDEPENDENT il
glad Ia learn that they are doing well.
There is n complaint all along the
road of a scarcity of stock cars. II
Uncle Coils would invest some OF
his surplus earnings in cattle cars
and send them to Nevada, he would
accommodate those who are com.
PEELED TO ship over his line.
The Western Federation OF Miners
has extended an invitation to all sur
men To form a Top tIand Work
crs' Union with Il standard wage
Of 81 per Gay Of 10 hours, with
the moral and financial backing OF
the Federation.
The Central Pacific Railway Com
pany las deposited i'll the United
Treasury SAT ,0OO, 900 in 4 per
cent gold bonds to secure the Govern.
that amount Of notes due
the Government oh the purchase Of
the road last January. This is in pur-
Ruancc 81 the contract h.adc ut that
MIR. Hanna will no: he able to per-
sua,lc the people that he and his
party are the sincere enemies Of
The Republican PARTY begot
the %"trust." and since the offspring
has attained it's growth it llns in turn
been the mainstuy OF the Republican
party. y falling out between them
would he a strange ufuir.-Ghattan-
News.
Italian ranchcrs in the vicinity Of
Dayton are employing Piutcs to hur.
yest their potato crops. Tho young
mahalas about town who have been
employed TO wash dishes in private
families have all joined the potato
picking brigade. and as conse.
quencc there is CONSERVATION among
thu housewives OF the community
Lyon County Times.
Tho Governors proclamation us
published yesterday contained the
word Supervisors" for Commission.
crs. Tho Gazoitc jumps onto the
Governor with both feet for calling
the county dads Supervisors. Tho
lSDErENDrHr copied tho rroclama.
ton rs it appeared in the Reno Jour
nal, but tho copy received through
tho mnil gives II county fathers
their correct titles.
Gentle reader, il you should re-
ccivo II lot Of Patent Office report and
Other Government junk during the
noxt few wocks, IL will not bc be.
cause your Senators and Congress.
mar are full of love for You. but be.
cause the mails are being weighed
for the purpose OF fixing tho amounts
10 bc paid the railroad companies Ter
its transportation. Great ia tho Son
atorial and Congressional respect Tor
you when the mnil weighing scnson IL