Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
3ALNfAGUNDI.

Judge Talbot has returned from
holding court Ill Winnemucca.
Assessor Eggers returned from tho
eastern part OF the county last night.
General White, the missing Quar-.
termaster-G General of Michigan, has
been located in South Africa.
Reno is putting on metropolitan
airs. Yesterday the CON rissioners
adopted the Gamewell fire alarm sys-
tenn.
The officers OF Reno are making il
warm for the violators OF the fish law.
Two men have been arrested and
fined $40 each.
The Enterprise says 1t is now al
most certain that the electric power
from Floristou Will reach the Com
stick about the Fourth OF July.
why. Johnnie, how much you look
like your father" "Yes'm," answered
the hopeful 4-year.old. Everybody
is a-sayin' that. but ! can't help it,"
Elko is SO quiet that local items are
hard TO pick up. If someone would
kick up a fight, get married, or do
anything else ont of"the usual. We
would take great pleasure in writing
him up.
Owing to the failure of the con.
tractors to comply with the terms OF
their contract, the San Diego harhor
contract has been annulled. Bids
for a new contract will be advertised
FOR Mt once
Judge CurIer yesterday sentenced
George Simas, convicted OF burglary,
tn II year i'll the Carson Peniten.
tiary. Simas was admitted to bail
pending IN appeal To the Supreme
court.
Senator Warren has Introduced a
bill authorizing the payment OF trav-
cl allowances to tue late volunteers
who were entitled TO, but did not re-
ccive them. This embraces q num-
Der OF Torrey's troop.
John Hancock, who is now serving
a term OF imprisonment at San Quen-
tin, Cal, Is to be surrendered to the
sheriff OF Lincoln county, to be tried
for the murder Of DR.. Engeike and
George Edmunson an tho verge Of
Death Valley desert in 1897.
The IHDErEYpENT will in a few
day receive several fonts of the latest
style Of type for printing calling
cards. Cards printed with this type
have the appearance of being engrav-
ed. IL you want the latest i'll calling
cards. bring your orders to the INDIE.
PENDENT office.
John Gcnoli kidnapped his 7.ycar
old son from the Diamond mine at
Eureka last Friday and made his c.
cape. Mrs. GenOli accused a neigh
Dor named Mrs. Gibelini Of assisting
Genoli and the two woman engaged
in a rough-and tumble fight. The
decision WAS given To Mrs. Gibelini.
Samuel Dcaton, Thos. III. Williams
and james Olsen, three OF Elxo
county's young men, struck ont over
land yesterday for the Province OF
Alberti, British Columbia, where
they will seek their fortunes. They
took with them six work horses and
expect to reach their destination IN
about three months.
At j.. II. Browns coal mine near
Verdi an important strike vas made
the last OF the week. The indications
for coal had been growing stronger
urtil at last II ten-foot deposit Of first
quality Ignite was encountered. \
big chunk OF the material waa brought
to Reno Saturday night. Mr. Brown
will send n Thousand pounds OF it To
this city to he tested.-Journal.
The fight between Fitzsinm3"s
and Sharkcy was declared Off ycster-
day. Sharkry failed to put up the
5000 :orfeit. Fitzsimmons offered
To light anyone whom Martin Julian
would select. Julian asked Fitz to
name the man and he named Kid Me
Coy. The fight will be before The
J uckahoc Club.
1t il said that children born OF
white parents in the Philippine Is.
lands rarely live more than six
months. People will not live where
they cannot raise families. This nm
doubleday accounts for the fact that
after 30 years Of Spanish occupation
the white population OF the Philip
pines WIS lcRs than ten thousand ont
OF u totnl population OF ten millions.
Tho Philippines is not II white mans
country.-Ex.
Tho custom Of rice throwing Mt
weddings III from the good old
idea OF following ont the biblical in
junction TO "iucreasc and multiply.
and In tho olden times these words
wore accompanied by n shower OF
wheat, MS typifying the idea. Later
on It wns learned that rice. being
moro prolific, WINS the better grain to
use' md SO the custom has been
handed down, but wilbout ycrv ,,,,.