Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-08-10
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SOmuDBslOHe lse9u una WIG came
in this afternoon.
Mrs. DR.. Hood has returned from
her Eastern visit.
Mrs. Grace Martin returned from
Salt Lake last night aud her mother,
Mrs. George Anderson. departed for
the city VI the Saints this morning.
Prof. Nesss returned last night
from North Fork, where he Inns been
doing time in MIR. Hollands hay field.
lie Ii somewhat bronzed and his hair
is full u: hay seed, but he is the same
pleasant fellow.
South Carolina elected the Demo
cratic State ticket yesterday by about
10000 minority. The legislature is
overwhelmingly Democratic and will
elect u Democrat to succeed Marion
Butler. Populist.
\ dispatch from Shanghai says
that two pro-foreiyn members of the
1ouHS Aduieu we're DeEeHutu on
the 9th Of July for urging tile pres.
eryation OF ministers by Ii Ping Han.
now commanding the Chinese troops
i'll Pekin.
The buLonic plague has made it's
appearance i'll London. SO far there
have been four cases OF the plague,
and two deaths from the plague. 1t
IL not thought that the dircasc will
not spread.
Admiral Rcmey tclegraphcd yestcr
day that u Japanese force. $50 strong.
scouting toward Pei lang. lost three
men billed twenty-five wounded.
The Chinese were ]intrcnched in loop.
holed houses.
The straw vote iicnd is getting III
his work again. There III no Deepen.
dencs 10 be placed in those SO called
tests OF party strength. and the man
who wagers his money upon them de.
serves To lose it.
Rev. Geo. f.. PIummer and daugh
ter, Mn. Richards, arrives from
Wadsworth last night. Mr.. Plummer
will cond"c; services in the Episcopal
church tomorrow ut IL IL. III. and 7:30
y. III.
The forthcoming annual report Of
the Commissioner OF Pensions, Mr..
Evana, will show u grand total Of
993.52S pensioners ON the rolls ON
July LIST last. During the year i0.Gij
original pensions were granted and
1863 names were restored to the rolls.
Last night a hobo, who goes 10y the
name Of Frenchy, threS a block OF
wood through the glass doors OF the
Elko restaurant. Sheriff Campbell
soon had him in tow and today Jus.
ticc Morgan gave him the privilege OF
contributing s2O to the county's
finances or retiring to the county jail
for ten days. Frenchy went to Jail.
The sheriff should give him nothing
but brcHd and water.
Jim Belts team took "A notion Ia
deliver milk this morning without
their driver. When Jim tined to stop
them he was rewarded by II OF them
kicking him with both feet ~. his
left knee. Jim was knocked out III
the first round and the tenn took II
spin around, scattering milk and milk
cans through the street. The horses
were finally stopped without doing
anv damage to themselves or wagon.
Jim has Il pretty sore knee. but as no
bones we're broken he will he all
right in Il few days.
MIR. John ID. Cameron received a
telegram today from his son ut West
Point, stating that he failed to pass
the ply sicnl examination necessary
for hIs admission to the United
States military academy as u cadet.
on account of some slight defect in
liis feet. In view Of tho foreign wars
in which the country has been in.
volved by the present administration
il is likely that before they are ended
the government will not he 80 fnstid-
ious in accepting recruits for the
army Virginia Chronicle.
a good many complaints arc made
about the conduct 81 the drunken
10 who hang around tho town. Tho
INDEPENDENT Inns been naked to~burn
them up" along with tho proprietor Of
tho saloon where they congregatu
most. II those who complain to Us
would make their complaints before
Justice Morgan, the n%uisancos they
complain Of could DO abated md tho
town rid OF these drunken l%oafcrs. 4
roasting by the INDEPENDENT will
not have the effect TINT u sentence OF
ten or twenty days in the comfy jail
would have. lear tho white mans
burden yourself md make your com.
plant to tho officers 81 the law.
II. II. Geislmnn Of Tuscarorn had u
narrow Escape from being crushed to
death under n loaded car Inst Thurs.
day evening. Ito VIVA running n err
loaded with five tons ~ ORC from the
Dexter mine Ia tho mill. when tho car
jumped tho irnck throwing him down
II steep bank into n prospect hole.
Tho chr followed aud pinned him
down in the hole in two feet Of water.