Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-12-15
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SALNIAGUNDI.

The mercury crawled down to -four
below zero last night. NV, but it was
cold, but nothing like it would be al
sixty-one or more.
Ex-senator William v. Allen OF
Nebraska has been appointed to fill
me vacancy cause by the death OF
Senator Hayward. This makee one
more oppositiLn vote in the Senate.
The yield Of the p~lacers Mt Osceola
White Pine county, this year was sl5-
600, representing the work of seven
men, and the owners expect to mein.
tam this yield Indefinitely.
Not since the severe winter of 1889
and 90 has the plain east OF town and
the entire landscape in that direction
been covered with snow Us is was this
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chronicle,
An official investigation Of the
charge that Major John a. Logan vas
killed by one OF his own soldiers rs
an act Of revenge has been made with
the result that it is proved without
foundation.
Private Bruce OF the Nevada Cav
airy and Edwards OF the Yorkton,
who were taken prisoners several
months ago by the PHILIPPINES, have
been rescued by the American forces
under Lieutenant-C Colonel Howes.
The dispatch conveys no Information
regarding Honeyman, who was cap
tnred with Bruce.
Antoine PIcanso is getting along MS
well rs can be expected ut the county
hospital. The physicians have ex-
tracted several pieces OF bone from
his shoulder and fear that it will be
necessary to cat of II piece OF the large
bone OF the arm rs the shoulder Joint
Is very badly shattered. 1t ia not
thought that he will lose his arm, but
he will heve no use OF it il saved, The
physicians will make a thorough ex-
animation in d few days and then de-
eide what is best to do.
A printer Doesn't run TO n doctor
when he IS ont OF sorts. Nor will he
go to n baker when he wants pi. Nor
to hell when he wants the devil. Nor
to the bible when he wants a good
rule. Nor to the gunshop when he
wants a shooting stick. Nor to the
cabinet shop when he wants furnit-
IRE. Nor to tho bank when he wants
quoins. Nor to n girl when he wants
a press. Nor to Il lawyer when he
has n dirty case, Nor to a butcher
shop when he wants paat. Nor to a
pump when he is Gry-uud has n
stand otf.-Ex.
Congressman Mondell OF Wyoming
proposes to initiate a movement to
get Western men together so that
they may work in unison in all mat
tiers affecting their territory in COM
mon. He has invited the Congress.
men from South Dakota, Idaho, Col
orado, Nevada and other States hav-
ing arid lhuds within their borders to
meet him on Saturday night ut WASH
ington, for the purpose OF laying out
n program relative TO Legislation to be
asked from Congress affecting the
disposition Of public lands and tho
supply OF water to the arid region.
Tho Globe, Arizona, Times says:
Tho county is full Of experts who, in
the language OF the late lamented
Bill Nyc, don't know u true ledge
from n "true lissure gopher hole
Tho other day one OF these gentlemen
was standing by the Old Dominion
tramway rs the buckets brought up
a tram load OF fluxing lime. Tho CT.
pert took a piece Of the lime, adjust.
cd his magniier philosophically, gave
n profound jack knife ussay, and 70.
marked that he didn't believe that it
would run over II per cent in copper,
but it might carry considerable sill
yer.
The eitu0tioD in the horse shooting
industry in Mclean county. ILL.,. is
typical OF the present trust methods.
Tho blacksmiths and horse. shoers Of
that county met and organized n
County protective association" which
is in effect a trust. One would OK.
pect that the maintenance OF a
blacksmith trust would DO difficult,
but the farriers have the aid OF the
manufacturers in carrying out their
plans. Tho hardware association has
agreed that it will charge a prohibi.
tive price to all %blacksmiths and
horse. shoers who are not members OF
the association.