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

'ANNo iNlfphNH ooOut NV
inches OF snow IN Mardis.
The high school grounds are being
lcvelcd and put in shape for fencing
Bryan is stumping Kentucky for
Goebel. the regular Democratic noun.
ince i0r Governor.
The Supreme Court has approved
the compilation Of the States lave
made by ii. G. Cutting.
The father OF Attorney John L
Wheeler died ut his home in Milton
California, this morning.
Colonel Ma1scn and party have
Just completed rurveying 5000,
acres OF land in Elko county.
Tho total assessed valuation OF
Lyon county property this year is
sl,lG3,iG3, the taxes on which foot UP
s3i,3l7.
W. j. Doolcy OF DeLamar is al.
ready being talked Of rs a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Congress in 1900.
Threshing wheat IN the midst Of q
binding snOwstOrm was II novelty
witnessed at Il ranch near Dayton,
Lyon county, last week.
At Saturdays session OF the State
Supreme Court Edward j. Cahill and
Mark Averill OF Virginia City; f. T..
Roberts, Empire, and o. IL. Mack, a
brother OF Judge Mack, Reno, were
admitted to the Nevada bar.
The Columbia won the first OF the
series Of yacht races yesterday. Tho
Shamroc!: crossed the starting line ,
seconds ahead OF the Columbia, but
was 10 minutes and eight seconds be-
hind at the finish.
Congressman Ncwlands writes
that he will he i'm Elko soon. Would
1t not he II good idea to have him talk
to our people OH the subject o. Statc
development? He has studied the
question and would interest our pco-
pie.
The snowfall at Truckec, California
is said to be the heaviest known in
October since the Bonner party per.
Ishcd near there in 1916. 4 continu.
ancc OF the storm will result in heavy
losses Of cattle and sheep in Sierra
Valley.
President Stokes Of the Nevada
Central Railroad reports a decrease
in earnings OF $1,000 81. and Il de-
crease i'll expenses OF $ll, 0Gj % for
the past year. The profit and loss
account shows u net less Of Sj.292 3G
for the year.
Attorney Henderson %canvassed the
town yesterday for subscriptions to
the fund for the reception Of the Ne
vRda cavalry on their return from
the Philippines. The amount sub.
scnbcd was SH 30 with several parties
yet to interview.
To many citizens who are now won.
dcrmg "whnt has become OF their
summer wages" the Filipino problem
the trust problem, the silver problem,
and other burning questions pale into
insigniiicance about this tim, OF tho
year before the o~vercoat problem.
Just rs we are ready for press news
is received Of The killing Of Jcsorh
Schocph at White Plains today, but
with no particulars. He Inns been
working on the section there for
some months. The body WIS taken
to Wadsworth on Il freight train
Silver State.
The Forty-sixth regiment, U. S. V
III command Of Colonel W.S.Schuitcr,
which was recruited largely III New
England, left South birmingham,
Mass. yesterday for San Francisco to
embark for the Philippines. 1t re-
quircs iifty.seven cars to carry the
men horses and equipment.
There were OF battles yea
terday between the Beers aud British
but no reliable news VIVA received.
Tho dispatches received at the
British War Office showed no mater.
al change i'll the situation.
Tho Pacific Construction company's
contractors for the FlOriston Pulp
and Paper company, expect to have
the buildings completed i'll sixty days
Between 30 aud 800 mcn n,e en-.
plnycd. Florrston will have n popu.
lation Of 1000 people inside OF 81,
months when the great factory is il
full operation.
A drunken monkey belonging to q
discharged Texas soldier attracted
considerable attention at the depot
this morning, Gays tho Gazette. The
monkey, although in America only
three days has already developed I
tastc for American whisky and hi,
indulgent owner had him filled up L
his fullest capacity.
Tho mines OF Phoebe have paid owe
s30,0O0,O 900 in dividends in tho year
gone 10y md. ns ncHr ns We can lin,
out they were closed down on uc
count OF the water, with plenty o
orc III sight, any ono who know IN,