Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-11-24
(FRoM DAILY
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Mps Flo Layton, the young lady
who attempted suicide in Reno the
otter day, died yesterday.
The jury i'll the case Of the State
vs.. Mrs. Estes, indicted for cattle
stealing by the Ormsby county grand
jury, brought in u verdict OF not
guilty. The Jury was out but twenty
minutes.
liarve McAdams is in town today.
When we asked him what he was
here for. he told us it was none Of our
business. He atterward told us Il
good many things, but we didn't be-
lieve any Of them.
An exchange makes this frcptic.
but somewhat pathetic appeal: @For
the love OF all that is bright and
beautiful, for the sake OF coming
generations, for the hope Of the bless
ed hereafter, pay up that old sub.
scriptloD."
n sheepherder held up John Vow
ell with u pistol theotlier day. John
had his pistol strapped to his saddle
and was compelled to take consider
ablea busc. IL John could have got his
pistol there would have been a very
different story tc write.
The eastbound flyer passed through
about IL o'clock this forenoon and
train No. 4, eastbound. due ut 1850
this morning did not arrive until
after . o'clock this afternoon. We
have been unable to learn the cause
OF the delay.
III God gave us the Philippines, rs
President Mckinley claimed in his
recent speeches, isn't 1t a little
strange that He put il into the hearts
and minds Of the Filipinos to fight us
when we went to take possession Of
what He had given us? Will Bro.
Bragg please answer the question?
The following from the Salt Lake
Tribune indicates that it will pay
ranchers to hold onto their wheat.
@Statistician Hyde of the agricultural
department figures it ont that the
worlds wheat crop is l2h per ZEN
less than "a year ago and he is looking
forward to dollar wheat
James WclshOn, miller at the Riy-
erslde llourIng mill, narrowly escaped
death i'll Il terrible form Yesterday
morning. Ills coat became cntanglrd
in some betting and he was lifted
from the floor and carried up to "a
belt wheel, where his arnI was hor-
ribly manGlcd. II is disIOcated in
two places and the bones protrude
through the tlesh.-Journal.
The Springfield Republican says
Lyddite is a secret compound some.
thing like the French melinite. an cx-
plosive six times more powerful than
gun powder, and that when fired the
shells separate into thousands OF
making II u frightful in
Of war. 1t is used in the
English army alone, End the Rcpub-
lican thinks that General Joubert's
protest against the USE OF it on the
ground OF humanity, because il makes
such frightful havoc in managing and
tearing the men when the shells cx-
plodc, liz IA natural one.
John II. Martin Of the Nevada Cav.
airy returned last night. He looks as il
the service he saw in the Philippines
had agreed with. He say the boys
saw some very hard service after they
were mounted. John does moi think
much OF the lighting qualities Of the
Filipinus. They have been whipped
so much since they woke up Uucle
Sam that they will not stand for n
good fight. lie speaks in the highest
terms Of the men and officers Of the
troop. Tho people Of Reno, he
Gays, gave them Il fine reception
and treated them royalty. John
says Sergeant Ed. L4ichtcr was
honorably discharged in Manila,
came home with them nn the Ohio
and remained in San Francisco. where
he had Obtuincd employment. John
will remain i'll town Il fow dnys before
going to his home at Gold Creek.