Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-16
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W. ii. O'Ncill has returned from
his trip to St. Louis.
Is. D.. Forrest, route agent OF the S.
Il. Bulletin, arrived from the west this
morning. lie will begin canvassing
the town tomorrow for subscribers to
the INDEPENDENT and Bulletin.
People who are planning to attend
the Paris exposition will probably be
somewhat taken aback by the an
nouncement that the prices o! trans-
portation to Europe will he greatly
advanced the coming spring.
President Kruger has appealed
through the consuls at Pretoria for
the intervention Of the great powers
III the Transvaal war and to the gov
ernments Of Belgium. Holland. and
Switzerland.
The Kentucky excitement cooled
down with the arrest of Secretary OF
State Powers and Captain Davis on
the charge OF completely in the assls-
sination OF Governor Goebel. These
gentlemen are now lauguishing in
the Jail at Frankfort.
j. \. ferington, Paris Exposition
Commissioner. has our thanks for Il
copy Of the catalogue OF Ncvada's
mineral exhibit. The list comprises
nearly 1000 specimens Of gold, silver,
copper, iron und in fact all tie miner
als found i'll Nevada.
The passenger train WIS delayed
this morning "a few miles west Of Car
lin 10y the wreck Of a freight car.
The passenger train was held until
the wrcckcr from Carlin put a new
truck under the car.
Three BnEques arrived this morn.
ing from Spain. The crop must lie
falling oil III the spring consignment
Of embryo shccphcrders generally
numbers about twenty Silver State
Tho first oc"Hr cable was lai /
across the British channel in 1851
Great Britain now owns 49, cables.
France 81, japan 40, Austria II, Den
mark ~, md Spain II. Norway has
in use 325, mainly short lines. The
United States owns no cables. though
II IL a first .class customer in ocean
telcgraphy.
In Dawson the revenue from liquor
permits for the year is placed at slOu-
900. Saloon licenses are worth S2.5OD
per nnnum. Prices are still up. The
profits on drugs are placed ut 3G0 per
cent. groceries 200 per ccGt. hardware
400 per cent. Beer il worth 800 "a
barrel, and whisky so 10 600 per
gallon.
Tho war in the Philippines il not
yet ovcr. AZ Major Ward and Il COM
pany Of the Sixteenth regiment were
leaving Apnrri in the province OF
Cagaynn. they were attacked by the
natives and eight Americans. includ-
ing Ward, were wounded. The dis
patches add that the ragalans are
harvesting the Americans.
When your wife pays 80 per cent
moro for a broom, 30 per cent more
for Il tin bucket, - per ccut addition.
nj for coal oil, 30 per zen more for
coal, 81 per cent mora for all kinds
Of canned goods, ask yoursclf wheth.
er You Will again vote the ticket made
by the trust party i'll order that the
trusts may he empowered to rob you.
-lioosicr Democrat.
John Sparks has made II sale Of
thIrty-iivc Of his thoroughbred herd
Of Alamo Hereford white faces for
1910 per head. Everything consid-
cred it is tho most important sale OF
thoroughbred cattle that has been
made i'll the State for some time. Tho
beauty OF IL il. they 60 to enrich tho
herds OF eastern Nevada ranges.-
Reno Gazette.
a woman of education, accustomed
to Injuries, but thrown on her own
scanty resources. has been living in
New York on 81 Il week. She is Miss
a ice s. Il. Mitchell, whose Liberty
bell" WINS sung Mt tho worlds fair by
Il chorus OF thousands of voices. She
went to New York TO publish her
music. but found il uphill wor' aud
her money SOON WINS gone. Shr ,.rt-
ed her own food and bought %Wcci,'s
supply Mt n tine.