Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-01-06
FROM THURSDAYS DAILi.
SAI.NIAGUNDl.

was slightly worse yester lay.
The Director Of the Mint gives Ne
vada's gold product for the year 1898
ut s2,976,400 as against S2,9J9,T3l for
1907.
Tho F. r. NJ. Go. las received Il sill
yer medal awarded the Elko flour
mills for its exhibit Of SILVER Medal"
flonr Mt the Omaha expedition.
Howard Wright. who was born and
raised in Carson, has been elected
Speakerlof the Assembly in the Ca.i.
fornia"Legis!=ture.
VIM. Wondburn has been engaged
to represent Govcrno Sudler in the
contest ease that may affect his cleo
ton as Governor.
Uncle Billy JeGrics returned from
his Missouri visit today. The old
Gentleman looks as il he had been
'ell treated by his Missouri friends.
The commissioners of Waslloe conn
" have ewarded the county printing
Tor this next year to the Reno journal
for s9SS 30. The Gazette bid
Sl,0l2 %.
The diploma awarded to Bnoher &
Albert b. the Omaha Exposition for
the mineral Eohp exhibit was received
today. 1t is deliberately engraved and
is Il very handsome affair.
The statr printing Office at Carson
opened up Tuesday morning. There
were 2OG applicants for employment in
the bindery, while the number OF
that department does not exceed
twelve.
Rcinhold Sadler has taken the oath
OF Office and is now Ncvada's Cover
nor. IL wa administered by Chief
Justice Belknap before II small party
Of friends. Mcmillan, Sailors op-
ponaLt. still hopes thai the Supreme
Court will grant him Il recount rs the
! result Of his contest,
! The Commissioners proceedings
are not yet written up and it Is rmpos-
siblc to gel II full report. Nothing Of
particular interest was done by the
county dads, "utside of approving the
bonds Of some Of the officers and re.
turning others for correction and rev.
cnuc stamps. All official bonds must
bear ono OF Uncle Sans war stamps
before it can he approved. Officers of
all grades should bear this in mind
when fixing up their bonds.
The dispatches state that trouble is
brewing in Santiago, caused 10y Presi.
dent Mckinley ordering all moneys
received for customs at that port sent
To Havana. Before this order was
made the province had settled down
and WAS cODicntcd. Now the re is a
complete change and the situation is
so critical that II spark will set Up II
blHz which would plunge the prov
ince into I~nsurrcction. With trouble
~" w. IA ~"'u III liz insurgents
Of the Philippines en- his hands Uncle
Sam starts the new year with a big
elephant Oh his hands.
The Reno Journal continues to lee
iurc the Democratic members of the
legislature or their duty III the Sena
torial fight. 1t shows n good deal Of
interest in Mr.. Npwlands that is not
consistent witt, its fine spun theories
OF duty. Simmered down, the Jour
nal desires the c Of Mr.. New
lands and would sec nothing neon
sistcnt with the Democratic State
platform II the few Democratic mem
btrs 0f tho legislature would cast
their votes for him. II wou'd be
thrown into commissions though il
any Of them shoul vote for Stewart
who is more of q Democrat than New.
lands ia. There is no accounting for
the Inconsistencies Of some people.
The resident Mt the eau tor, says
Gtnnt Hen. has Il year Of two win.
tcrs md two summers. The sun plss ee
south to the Tropic OF Capricorn ou
December 81, when il is winter,
comes overhead in March, when il is
Skinner; travels north 60 the Trouic
Of Cancer in June, which gives winter
again; aud is overhead once more IN
September, tho sccnn summer
Tho temperature change is. small
however. Ii IL always hot. yot the
plants and trees have definite season,
: GLOVER ind f;nit-a fact explained
10y the wet aud dry periods.
Tho powers That hG have move | n,
"licc ~ the stat" Superintendent q
Public Iustruc iOu ont Of the Stat.
Capital huild ng To The State PIN,
ina Office. This the Gazette calls NJ
~unGrarcful act and the Carson New
intimat"a that IL wns done by the 81
yer party officers ia chow their cumi
Z ~ +" the only liopubli IAN State Of
hritl elected. Not knowing muyihrnl
" nboni the rcasons f"t tie removal -
the Office. the Ism rrSpEYr cauno
criticiac II. II wouid Eccm. however
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