Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-09-28
FROM THURSDAYS DALI.
SALMAGUNnl.

SoLectOr BIakeSlee came up from
Reno this morning.
The strike eituation in Pennsyl.
vania remains about the same. Both
sides claimed gains yesterday.
Walter Elmorc is spending u few
days in town. He says the people
around Halleck are pretty solid for
Bryan and Newlauds.
Sheriff Campbell has nine steady
boarders. Six OF them are waiting
for the grand Jury to pass upon their
cases.
There don't seem to be much OF.
citement ill local politics. But few
Of the candidates are swinging
around the circle.
Secretary OF state Howell Inns our
thanks for a certified list OF the
candidates for State Offices. There
are only two sets OF candidates i'll the
field. those on the fusion aud Republic
can tickets.
John Kcllock. better known as
-Scotty." attempted to blow his
brains out at Reno yesterday. Friends
interfered and took the pistol from
him. lie was taken to Jail to sober
:, up.
The American has made Il poll u
Chicago's vote, by winch it figures
out that that city will give Bryan
$4,000 plurality. This looks well OIL
paper, but will it pan ont in Novem-
Der!
II is said that George Ostrander
has been offered forty thousand dol.
lars for his onyx mine i'll Arabia min
ing district. II is understood that he
holds the property at $4,000, and it
believed that he will get ms price.
-IIovelOck Tribute.
james Howard has been found
guilty OF the murder OF Governor
Gocbel. The verdict Of the Jury fixed
death us the penalty. The jury con.
sisted Of nine Democrats, one Re-
publican and two anti Goebel Demo-
Gratis.
Spain is about the only country in
the world that is sitting back and
taking things easy these days. She
is enjoying that enviable position OF
having no islands or special spheres
Of interest" To be protected.--Des
Mnines Leader.
The preliminary examination Of
Harry Brooks on tho charge OF
murder, for shooting Young Darrnh
at Paradise Il few weeks ago, resulted
III his being bound over to appear
before the Humboldt county grand
jury. He is now III the Winnie
mucca Jail.
Hanna says he is in favor Of COM
mercialism. Certainly; We all know
that. Ii was Commercials ii little
business transaction with the OHIO
legislature that put him INTO the ma
tional Senate. But for commercial
considerations he never wonld have
got tlcre.-Co!umbus (O) Press Post
Three young men at Cripple Creek
threw dice the other night for choice
OF wives among the many local dance
hall girls, and the three weddings
took place Immediately after. The
good thing about the matter Is that
it WIS practically impossible for any
one III the crowd to get the worst OF
it.
y large clHss Of miners has been
organized in Virginia City to study
Tor the degree Of Mining Engineer to
he conferred by the State University.
a class might be organized in EIko.
Here is an opportunity for chr young
mcn tn do something beneficial for
themselves during the winter. DR..
Stubs will cheerfully furnish the
necessary information aud start the
class III the road tn success.
Tho Democrats aud Silver parties
have fused on county nn6 legislative
tickets III Storey, Ormsby, Wushoe
and Esmeralda counties. In Hum
boldt county tho Republicans have
nominated a ticket and the opposition
candidates are running by petition.
In this county the Silver pnrty has
pdescd ont Of existence and the two
old parties face each other with full
tickets. In tho other counties the
machinery of all the other parties 10
ont OF gear aud candidates for Office
are running by petition.
Tho Galveston News list OF dead
from the storm OF September Sth rep.
rescnts "a total OF 1850 names. Tho
In LEGATIONS arc that not moro than
1000 people will DO actually &c.
counted for. Tho News has made a
diligent effort to get II complete list
OF the dead rs possible. II ia reason.
able to assume that SOC or Il thousand
people noro lost whose names uro
not ~obtainablc, which would make
the total list on Galveston island
about 5000.
a San Francisco dispatch Of the
10Th says: a special from MERGED,
Cal, says That County Treasurer