Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-08-18
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SAI.AIAGUNDI.

Reese and Sam Wheeler returned
from the northern part OF the count,
this morning.
The Utah battery will pass through
E!ko Friday afternoon on tho wa,
home from Manila.
Emmett Key ser, the S. p. baggage,
man, Is taking Il vacation. T.. G
Malloy Of Ogden Is filling his place.
Mrs. John Vargas and children RI,
turned last evening from a visit tc
Mr. Vargas parents at McDermitt
Humboldt county.
Ii is useless to pick flaws in the de
tails Of MIR. McHinley's adminisira,
ton. The whole thing is covered
with Il blanket mortgage OF error
st. Paul Globe.
Nun born Of mi is OF few days
and full Of trouble. What few days
the trouble is out of sight he wand,
crs about mneasily hunting it.-In.
dianapolis Journal.
Mr.. Critchley returned Monday
evening from repairing the telephone
line to Tuscarora and Gold Creek
lie put in today repairing the cleo
tric light wires around town.
w. =. Harrington. a former City
Recorder OF Austin, Lander county,
and later an attache of the San Fran.
cisco custom house, died in cxtremc
poverty in the latter city recently.
1t is terribly hard for a boy to be,
licve i'll the veracity o: his father
when he hears him declare that no
one is truly happy and contented I'm.
less he has work to do.--Atchinson
Globe.
Sleeping Bear, a full .blooded Gros
Ncntre Indian, successfully conducts
Il general store at Great Falls, Mont
He will not give his own people credit.
but extends it to n limited number of
whites.
Attorney Wheeler went to Carlin
today to procure bail for Antoine Pic.
cassO,the MAJ who stabbed Mr.Puett.
Judge Rutlcdge has reduced the bail
from $1,000 to $1,000 aud Mr.. Wheeler
expects to get the bond.
Eva Greenwood, who was confined
in the prison at one time for poison,
ing Il man, has been committed to the
asylum. She has been living in Pine
Nut for some years past and has been
considered Of unsound mind for sever.
al months.-Carsou Appeal.
\ civil service examination will be
held i'll Reno September 23d. to fill
the position OF poStoilice clerk and
carrier. Free delivery will be estab-
lishcd Mt that place November lst, and
appointments will be made to take
effect on that date.
BY his dilly dnllying, by his COW.
ardly fear Of political consequences
the President has murdered man
mcC upon both sides; has weakened
our hold upon the archipelago, and
rendered it's future control uuneces,
sarily diNicult.-Detroit Tribune
Rep.)
a Merchant in Kansas advertiscs
-Wc sell nothing but United State.
sugar. Your choice OF Uawaii or th,
Philippines. Patronizc home indus
try There can be no doubt tina
this merchant is a genuine expansion
ist, says the Rochcrter Democrat ani
Chronicle.
The Secretary of the Interior hal
affirmed the Land office decision il
the ease Of Fred Scott against til,
State or Nevada, involving n tract O
land in tho Carson City district oI
Nevada. Scott il allowed To anlent
hia homestead entry Ia inclu do In,
land claimed by the State under it,
general grant.
One Of the Paris janrnals-thc III
garO-bOastsI that the United State
would never dare TO raise tho Monro,
doctrine against n European nation
This able journal evidently forge,
that the Monroe doctrine was raise,
against the whole batch of Europeul
nations. That's exactly what it j
for.
"What is an ussnesiuP' This quee
ton was asked us on tho street tlii
morning, tho qucstioncr evidentl
having reference To our usc OF tn
word in yesterdays issue. Funk
Wugnall's standard dictionary OF th
English language defines "assassir
No follows: "Onc who ussassinatcs
II who kills, or tries TO kill, treacl
crously or secretly" There you ait
Two tramps got into fight at tb
water tank this afternoon nh
beat each other pretty badly. Cor
stable Triplctt was notified mn
Gcoopcd in the Gghtcrs and their for
companions. Charges OF drunk mn
disordcrly wcro made against JAG
Ryan, John Jones, John Morrisu
and james Campbell. Thoy all plea
guilty md Justice Morgan gavc the
tho alternative Of paying goo cac