Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-27
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
3hLNfAGUNDI.

Rev. NJ. s. Riddle arrived from Eu.
reka this morning.
There is Il good deal OF ..uneasiness
in London over the situation in the
Transvaal.
Road Supervisor Yates has filed up
the mudhole on the postoflice cross
ing. Hope he won't miss the others.
The Japanese government owns the
telegraph lines in that kingdom and
messages are sent TO any point for
one cent Il word.
Al Holmes and Charles Bird came
i'll from Reno this morning. Mr..
Holmes has the contract to plaster
the Hot Springs Hotel.
Mr.. ". L. johnson arrived from
Ogden yesterday to relieve Agent
Morrow, who will leave Friday OF
Saturday for Il two weeks rest.
Reno seems to have a good thing in
Congressman NcwlGnds. lie is Mt
the head Of every movement for the
benefit Of the town and gives liberal
ly 81 his cash.
1t is estimated that 1000 head Of
cattle belonging to the Western
Meat Company will be fed on Big
Meadows, Humboldt county, tue
coming winter.
The Forty-cighth infantry, now on
duty ut rort Thomas, kentucky, has
been ordered 20 proceed to San
Francisco November 9TH, preparatory
to emtarking for the Philippine Is
lands.
y man WIS arrested in Chicago
yesterday who confessed to having
forty-two wives scattered throughout
the world. He gave his name MS
Walter S. Farnsworth, though he has
many aliases.
Congressman Newlands has offered
to pay for the services OF an engineer
and also make Il contribution toward
the other expenses If property owners
will pave Virginia street on the block
north Of second strcct.-Rcno Journ-
al.
Five trains carrying the Forty
sixth L. S. Infantry passed west to
day. Guards were stationed on tho
car platforms and the men were not
allowed to get off the train. Seven
more trains are To follow.
Admorc, /. r., is the greatest in.
land cotton market in the world.
Over $4,000 bales OF cotton are mar
kctcd each year there, which are
brought into town by wagons. This
is exclusive OF the product shipped
10y railroads.
The Mining lvcstor says the mines
Of Cripple Creek district, Colorado
are paying dividends at the rate OF 81
current month are estimate at S26S,.
900, During last month the total WIS
S73},500.
Judge lIawlcy of the United States
Court paid the following meritcd
tribute to the late George Humphrey:
Never Mas the Office OF United States
Marshal so we'll conducted rs by
George Humphrey. lie was fearless
and efficient to the last degree"
Warden Henderson has appointed
Mr.. Gregovich, one OF the guards.
commissary Of the State Prison, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
OF George NJ. Humphrey. The Car.
son News says Grcgovich is II very
competent mau.
Tho LovclOck Tribune is RESPONSE
bic for the statement that Il twelve.
foot vein OF ore, assaying from s40C
to 5000 per ton. has been developed
in n mining claim recently located in
the mountain rnngc near White
Plains. humboldt county.
y little girl was trying to tell hcl
friend how absent minded her grand,
pa was, said: "llc walks around
thinking about nothing and when ht
remembers il, then he forgcts TINT
what he thought OF WIS something
entirely different from what lie want
ed TO rcmcmbcr.7--E FIX.
Tho popular manager 81 Il prOmin
cnt local stock.broker Office received
II letter yesterday informing him thai
no il lcgatcc Of El5,OO0, bequeathct
by Il deceased relative who left a val.
liable estate near Edinburgh, Scot
land. Tic Iegatcc requested that hi
name should not he mentioned unit
the hcqucst 10 Observation-Disclosures
Chronicle.
Tho teachers institute. which
closed its session in Reno Saturday
adopted resolutions favorinR a chang,
OF the readers, Biographies md aritiI
mctics now in usc in tho publ
schools. To carry on: tho views o
the tc%achCrs, Il committee OF IL Of In
leading educators Of the State wa
appointed to consider tho revision q
the text book list and to report thei
conclusions 10 the state Board q
Education. Tho state Suporintcr
dent Is chairman Of the committc