Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-10-12
FROM THURSDAYS DAIL,.
SALNIAGUNDI.

wa 'NoA
yesterday afternoon.
Charles Hensley, u native Of Iowa
aged "A years. was found dead in his
cabin near Austin, Lander county,
last week.
There will be a special meeting oi
the Bryan aud Stevenson club mt the
courtroom next Saturday evening
See the notice elsewhere.
DR.. Leonard returned from hit
hunting trip today and will now at,
tend to business. He reports the
country south OF the road full OF can.
didates. ull anxious to sacrifice them.
selves upon the aItars OF the people
All voters who favor tho election OF
William j. Bryan should bear in
mind that Francis G. Newlands is
doing all he can to elect him and that
E. S. Harrington is doing all he can
to defeat him.-Silver State.
COuside rable mystery has existed
for several years as to the identity OF
the man i'll Denver who voted for
Palmer and Buckner in 1876. They
received IL vote in that State out OF
u total Of nearly . 10000. q
AT the meeting OF the Bryan and
Stevenson club last evening the
political situation was discussed and
an ado lrnment taken until Saturday
l evening. Every member should be
present next Saturday evening.
Under All amendment OF the Aus.
tralian ballot law pissed by the last
legislature, voters can not get sample
ballots OF the county clerk as hereto.
fore. They are placed in charge Of
the election clerks and are given out
to voters ON the day OF election.
During the month of Septemb Der
Carson vas visited by 4.73S miles of
wind, the highest velocity being 81
miles III hour OH the 9TH. Only .O3
Of m inch Of moisture fell during
the mouth-Appeal. Now that
Senator Stewart has returned Car
son will have more wind.
Joe White, who broke Jail Mt Aus
tin some time ago and was arrested
ut DeLamar and taken back to his
old quarters, has been held under
$4,000 bonds to appear before the
Lander county grand jury to answer
to the charge of Jail breaking.
4 complete list OF Protestant mis-.
sionuries killed i'll China since the
Boxer movement has been issued by
the American Bible Society. 1T con-
tains forty-three known 10 have been
murdered. The fate Of l25 more is
in doubt. or those killed thirteen
were Americans and thirty British.
The Bulletin says Mr.. harrington
spoke at Hawthorne the other eve.
ming to a large audience. 1t pro.
nounces him II pleasing speaker and
an atfable gentleman, but saYs he is
handicapped when he tries to ex-
plain the benefits that are to result
to the people of Nevada through the
decentralization OF Silver.
Clerk Dawley received a letter
from Judge Talbot this morning,
dated LunGon, September, 18th. in
which he states that he will arrive in
New York about the middle OF Oc-
tober and will come directly home il
business requires his presence. II
not he will make u short visit to New
England.
us. Surveyor. General Kyle came
down from Tuscarora last evening,
where he had been to look after some
government surveys. lie called mt
the INDEPENDENT Office this forenoon
aud talked over the political situa.
ton. Mr.. Kyle is a very pleasant
gentleman and it does one good to
meet him.
Congressman Newlands told the
INDEPENDENT yesterday that he was
we'll pleased with his trip through
White Pine and Lincoln counties and
that both were safe Tor Bryan and
the Statc ticket by good majorities.
lie also said that Utah was surely
Democratic by a good majority. Mr..
Newlands will return To Eiko in a
few days and address the people ON
The political issues Of the campaign.
The growth Of the aluminium in.
dustry 10 II OF the most remarkable
features OF the indu strial history OF
the United Suites. Its production
for commercial uses began in 1881
with u total output OF 47,i6s pounds.
At present the rate OF production is
over T,OOO,OOO pounds n year. The
Electrical Review, discussing this
industry, says that four yours ago
aluminium was but little used as "a
conductor OF electricity in place OF
copper wire, but now its largest use
is for that purpose, ns it has proved
to DO cheaper and better than cop
per.