Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-24
FROM ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
SAIINIAGUNDI.

Tho advertised for Friday
night has been postponed to some
future time.
| Two old cannon. consigned 70 the
commanGant at Rock Island, Illinois,
passed east today on u freight train.
Ed Odell. one Of Lamoille's pros.
porous citizens, is III town today. He
reports Mr.. Rcinken's boy rs improv.
ing.
The flag iloated Mt half mast today
as a token Of respect to the memory
OF our late Weep President, Carrot A.
Hobart.
The life insurance policies ON Vice
President Hobart's life aggregated
about s35o,O0O. One company alone
had issued a policy on his life for
100000.
The First National Bank OF Winnie.
mucca and the Washoe County Bank
OF Reno have bought the business OF
the Love!ock Commercial Company
and installed Robert c. Moore Of
Reno as manager.
The Var Department is informed
that the trouble at Fort Ringold,
Texas, is til" result OF a drunken row
and the belief is expressed that it has
been exaggerated rs to its proper
tons.
\ party OF Eastern capitalists have
located both islands OF Mono lake.
An expert from Boston will arrive
next week to take charge OF the
work. 1t is believed TINT an abund-
ance Of coal oil can be obtained from
those slands.-lluwthorne Bulletin.
Tho INDEPENDENT is informed
there is danger OF Il fuel famine in
towr, Owing to the failure OF the rail
road company to bring in coal. Uncle
Coils should devote some of his time
to practical railroading instead OF
spending it all in picking up ~nicGels
i'll New York.
The Chicago Chronicle says: We
fancy we sec our noble executive @fr-
ing Brother Hanna from his post of
Lord High Everything to the Admin
istration, ms predicted by the Wash
ington correspondents. When that
interesting event happens, brakcmen
will be discharging railroad presi-
dents ind der kaiser Won das water
land will be deposed by Private
Schmidt.
The freight conductors will persist
i'll blocking the crossings until some
OF them are reported to headquarters
and they lose their positions. While
the passenger train from the EAST was
i'll today, Il freight train stood on the
s~idetrack, blocking the crossings from
near the water tank To the freight
house. \ reporter saw two ladies
who wanted to cross the track walk to
the water tank and back again to get
to the hotel platform. This is an out.
rage on the public that must lie stop.
ped.
.Admiral Dewey raised q storm OF
criticism by deciding the home, pre-
sonted to him by tho people. to his
wife. The force OF the storm will be
somewhat broken by the fact
that Mrs. Dewey has decided the
home to the Admiral's son. A few
days ago tho Admirnl's deeds were
on every tongue and his name was
greeted with cheers everywhere. But
o his pictures arc Missed and the
tongue Of scandal is busy with his
name. II seems To us to be "A tempest
i'll a teapot. The home was given to
him without any conditions, so far rs
we know, and he has a right to dis
pose Of 1t anyway he chooses.
Tho Virginia Militia companies
that attended the soldiers reception
in Reno seem to have been out for
trouble. They got into II row with the
officers over II OF tho men who was
under arrest and at Llkcviow on their
way homo one OF them wantonly
stuck his gun out Of tho chr window
and shot 4 very fine dog belonging to
MIR. McEwon, killing il instantly. Tho
dog WINS n very intelligent animal AMI
used to carry tho mail from Carson [ %
Mr.. McEwoD's ranch Rt Lakcview, n
distance OF ten miles. every day. The
Report says Mr.. McEyon is greatly
inccnsed over the wanton deed and
has offered n reward OF $50 for tho
discovery OF the perpetrators.
Sam Doughty, M OF EIko county's
gallant soldier boys, returned last
evening after moro than Il years ab.
soncc in tho land OF tho Filipino
Sam has grown considerably since he
left here IN 1893 and IL IA tough and
hearty ms n pine knot. lilo docen',
think much OF tho filipnos or tlIeiI
country and can't see what Uncle
Sam wants with either. Sam ia 8
thorough Hnti.cxpansionist and be.
licvcs Aguinnldo and his followers
arc lighting for tho right Of SELF gov
ornmcnt. lIc snya tho American
now hold tract Of country abou.
sixty miles long and thirty milci
ut1, G,,n ,lu,r,.1 Il;,.. .f...t.