Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-20

Trainmen reported forty-three
inches OF snow at the summit OF the
SIerras at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
1t Is reported upon good authority
that a railroad organ will be started
in Reno before many moong. says the
Carson News.
The aged father of Walter Stofici of
North Fork died last Saturday and
was buried Sunday. Death wasthe re
suit OF extreme old age.
w. ii. Wibra got in from White
Rock yesterday. He reports the pco-
pie up that way well and happy.
Tho entertainment gwen by the
Literary society last night NOTED
about $50 'or the library fund.
n. a. Hummel. cnitor OF the Walls
worth Dispatch, is at the Palace uo-
tel. Reno. threatened with pneu-
Oumia.
Milton Wallace departed for his
home III Sacramento on No. 4 today,
III response to Il telegram received
this morning stating that his sister
was very ill.
Tho beers captured IN armored
train yesterday III its way to MAZE.
king with British guns. The entire
train crew with the exception Of the
engine driver were taken prisoners.
Tcxa fever is reported rs being cp-
idemlc i'll California, west OF Lake
Tahoe and cattle interests are being.
seriously jcOpariiZed. Cattle men
are hopeful that il will not spread to
this sectiCn.-Gazctte.
The jury i'll the case OF Al White OF
Keno Va. J.J. Quinn gave the plain
It'll a verdict for SiiO. The suit was
brought by White Ia recover $1,000
damages for defamation OF character.
Quinn called White a thief and IL liar.
Governor Gage has refused la par
don John Hancock, wanted i'll Lin
oln county on the ch irye Of murder.
Ills refusal il based ON doubts OF the
conviction OF Hancock il turned over
To the authorities Of Lincoln county
for trinl.
Mrs. GlaZier. a resident OF Reno
who sued for II divorce and alimony
on the plea Of failure To provide. WIS
confronted i'll court with Il batch OF
bills produced by her husband who
filed II cross complaint and was
awarded a divorce.
MIR. Hicks Of the firm Of Hash &
Hicks spent II day Of two this week in
theWndsworth country where he pur-
chased II cnrlOad OF honey. This firm
has bought altogether fanr carloads
this season, paying for the same about
$4,000. Tho Nevada honey III now
practically all sold aud shipped
journal.
Some New orkcrs appear to have
n peculiar idea rs to the eternal fit
ness Of things. Tho warden Of Lud.
low street Jail, for instance, during
the recent celebration III New York.
had "a large transparency erected
over the main entrance To that build
ing with the words: ~Wulcomc.
Dewey"
In Cliina carrier pigeons are pro-
tcctcd from birds OF prey by apparat-
ua consisting OF bamboo tubes fastcn.
ed TO the birds bodies. As the pigc-
on tiies the action OF the air passing
through the tubes produces a shrill
whistling Gound, which keeps the
birds Of prey Mt n distance.
a regular blizzard set in last night
about q o'clock and the snow came
tumbling down Mt u lively ratio. The
storm kept up the greater par: Of the
dry and the indications are that il
will continue tomorrow. Tho storm
has done 4 vast amount of good TO
this section. y. B.-Whcn the fore.
going WINS written, snow.flakcs were
falling thick and fast, but Eincc then
the clouds have broken aud the storm
Heems to bo over. 1t may he fair
weather tomorrow md il may he not.
BE your Own weather sharp us we do
not seem to hc Il bowling success.
Corporal Parker OF tho Nevada
Cavalry arrived in Reno yesterday
morning. flo WA discharged on the
2nd OF September md sailed for
home mt oncc on the transport New.
port. which arrived IN San Frnnciaco
last Tuesday. Up 10 tho time Inc left
Mike Clcary, Frod Stanley. Pcto
Eagle, Charles Stewart and william
Sexton, members Of tho tooop had 70.
enlisted IN tho 18th Cavalry. Sever
nj OF the boys had been discharged
and some OF them had gone INTO iusi-
meas nj Manila when no left. Parker
reports all tho tho boys tired Of sol.
dicr lifc md anxious 10 get home.
Tho state Inns about reached the
limit OF Indebtedness which II may
incur under tho provisions of the
constit utiou. and before the next leg
islaturc mccts, something must he
dOuo 10 increase tho state