Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-06-23
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
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Lishilic NihSer wis an urrlNHl on
No. 3 last evening.
Clerk Dawley has been ON the
sick list for several days.
Ex-Congressman Ii. +. Bnrtine Of
Nevada is now connected with the
Anaconda Standard.
Mrs. j. III. Marlett, mother OF Mrs.
James Holland, arrived from Canada
yesterday and left this morning for
her daughters home on North Fork.
The White Pine News reports rich
gold strikes Mt jacksonville in that
county, \ thrcc-foot ledge has late
ly been developed winch averages
from $50 to s3G a ton.
According to yesterdays press die
patches, the Nevada troop OF cavalry
Is III the midst OF the hot fighting in
the Philippines. There is no doubt
about our boys distinguishing them
selves il the opportunity presents
itself.
Mrs. John Henderson yesterday re-
ceiyed Il telegram conveying the sad
news OF the death OF her father, w.
n. Henley, who succumhed to heart
disease ycsterla June, Goth at Horn
brook, Cal. lie was Il brother OF S.
NJ. Henley. and the bereaved relatives
have the sincere sympathy OF the en-
tire community i'll this their hour of
trouble.
\ frog, Il duck, "a lamb AMI "A pole.
cat started for q circus. When they
arrived all were able to pay their AL
mission Zee except the poor ~polecat,
who was thus compelled to crawl un-
der the canvas. This is how it was;
The frog had a green back, the duck
had n bill the lamb had four quarters
but the poor pole cnt had only a cent
and that was bad.
\ bashful pretty maid OF %, living
in New York and worth Sl5O,OQO, Is
lonely and is advertising for a mate
III the Reno Gazette. Here is an OPP
portunity that beats IA foot ledge of
800 gold ore.
\ late press dispatch says the Gov
eminent OF Trinidad has decided to
:dopt the Marconi system OF wire
less tclegraphy for communication
with the island OF Tobago. Tobago
is an island in the Windward group
OF the British West Indies. thirty.
two miles long by twelve miles wide,
twcniy.four miles to the northeast OF
Trinidad. 1t was ceeded to Great
Britain by France IN 1873.
Seventeen Governors have already
accepted the invitation OF the Texas
chief executive to attend an anti
trust conference to be held in Austin
As this will be the first public meet
ing OF the Governors OF North and
South Carolina for several years it
will be interesting 10 note whether
these two gentlemen will celebrate
the event by a ratification OF that his
toric remark that ats a long time"
etc.
An Eastern exchange says Senator
Stewart Of Nevada does not expect
the Senate to ndopt any report by
the American delegates toIhe Hague
peace meeting that contcmplates cur
failing the Scnatc's constit utional
prcrogatiyes. Talking about tho
pending proposition for a permanent
board OF international mediation he
declared that it looked to him like
another effort to dispense with tho
Senate. THAT he Oaid, was the
reason why the arbitration treaty was
defeated. President Cleveland had
contriycd II way Of settling troubles
without consent OF the Senate.
General Joo Wheeler, unlike a good
many other shoulder strapped oni-
cia's, believes that active work is tho
duty o! men who hold commissions
in Uncle Sans army. AZ IN indica-
ton OF his sincerity he purposes re-
signing unless he 10 permitted to 20
to the Philippines. Tho War De-
%partment's disinclinatiou To assign
the general to duty there is said to be
duo to tho fact that Inc would bc com.
PEELED to servo men there that he
ranked during tho late war. but tho
general shows tho stulT OF which Inc
made by saying that Inc will waive
that il he h permitted to get into the
present iightinR.-Ex.
Every citizen oi Princeton, Ky,
who lived there last February was II
dry or two ago fined one cent IN the
circuit court. All tho culprits signed
n petition nsking the grand jury OF
tho March term not 10 indiGt tho in,
s,irance companies doing business N
that city for conspiracy 10 rinse ratca
The grand jury failed to return mn,
indictments against the Insurance
companies. Tho circuit attornc,
then fled n motion to have all tho
signcrs OF tho petition arrnignod fol
contempt Of court in having inter
fcrcd with tho grand jury. After {
contest tho citizens were H~rraignot
nnd fined.