Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-10
[FROM MONDAYS DAILY
SALMAGUNDl.


Dave Casper returned from Sar
Francisco last evening.
MIR. Moran Is getting ready to
build mn addition to his resider ce
Commissioners Weathers and Reed
are attending the meeting OF the
board today.
Harry Mayer left on M. 4 yseter.
day to"ccept u posi- ion rs bookkeeper
at Golconda.
Owing to delays on the U. P. No. 4
will not arrive until about Z o'cl ok
this evening.
MIR. Wintcrmantel has u new nd to-
day. Read it over carsfrIly and call
and see his stock OF i'welry.
Glad to see Mr.. Triplett on the
street tolhJ. His lace is badly peeled
W, but he seems to have the best of
his ol ! enemy.
Quit" a number Of soldiers belong.
ING to the Eighth Infantry regiment
passed through yesterday on their
way To Mniiila.
Willie, the siI-year-nlh q NJ Geo.
Overmnr, who has been suffering
with th" measles, is reported worse
toiay. We hope the little fellow will
recover
The funeral Of Mr.. Cogawell's little
hoy took place from the Episcopal
church Yesterday afternoon. There
was II large attendance ~ sympathiz
ing friendc.
Th" manager 81 the Western Union
telegraph cnmnnny at San Frarciaco
has wired tn Wiunemucca Tor a daily
weather ret ort for the brneti. Of the
San Francisco Produce Exchange.
The Montana L"gislatnrc has pas.
srd n bill lrgIlizing twenty.rnmnd
Priz' figh's, when conducted by IN
athrIctic cut. md also passnd 4 hill
making gambling Il misde neanor in
Montnna.
Rem" is no longer an incorporated
city. 4 bill to disincorpornie the
city pnsSed the legislature md has
been signed 10y the Governor. REM
will now take it's water and fish to-
gethrr.
Ey-ShcsiT Matter lost u $40 bill on
the street to-day Enmcw here bet wecn
the f. +. NJ. store md lake Nelson's
saloon. Hanynne slIOuld find it. he
w"mli mike Mr.. Matter happy by
sending il tO him.
The proposed amendment to the
const il u'ion. au'hnriz ng tho es'ub.
Ii hmcnt ~ II lottery in Nrvada, WIS
defeated in the Assembly Saturday
by u vote ~ II tol3 II failed 10 get
the constitutional majority.
Send in ,our items winnie they are
frosh. We don't like TO publish n
birth mfter The child il werned. II mar
RI re after the honeymoon IL over, %
death after The widow marrrcs ncain,
or the notice Of M entertainment
when the jrb work is done elsewhere
mud You charge the editor for admis.
ion.
EX:-Whrn "A splinter has boon
driven deeply into the hind. il can be
extracted 10y steam. Nearly I'LL a
widc.mouthel hottie with very hot
water, pincc the injured parts over
the month and press it tightly. Tho
Ruc'ion thus produced will draw the
flesh down aud in II minute or two the
steam will extract splinter and IN
Illumination together.
The bill to reduce the intercst on
State land ia having rather u rocky
time in the Assembly. II came up
Saturday aud II motion to indefinite.
~ postpone u was heRtou 10y d close
vote nni il was mado q sperial order
for today 10y u vote OF 10 TO II.
During tho debate nn the motion to
indefinitely I,os' ponr, tho lobby was
ordered cleared U prominent lobby.
ists worc calling members TO the rail
and trying "a fnrco action on tho bin.
Russia puBscsscs the largest stand
inn arny on earth. Every year some
~ i.GnO ]couscrip,a join the Russian
forces. which in time OF poIce num-
Der l.OO0.r0p mon. On y war footing
this ripos to 2,500O00. and calling ont
the present reserves wnnld incrcnRc
IL to COT. 20 vol trained soldiers.
Sln I'LL ssity ariso tho militia
w0uld bc chilled ont, bringing the
rzar'e forces up to 9,0u0,000 mon.
The United Siates Scnnic hal lin.
ally donc justice to Commodore
Scblcy by promoting him over
Admiral Sampson. Tie achcme 10
hot or simpson nj thu expense Of the
gallnnt Commodore who destroyed
Cervorrn's fleet a most contempt
iblc and should forever Disgrace al
who Ind part in IL. The people dof
| the ir hnis I" Admiral Schlcy and re
Z j. 70 that justice ln, ~ Ia; been don,
ium. Dewey, Schlcy and Sampson
! will now have their proper places IL