Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-08-24
lFROM TUESDAYS DAILY.l
SALMACCND

night.
Attorney Brown left for Eureka
last night.
MIR. c. T.. MAYER has gone to San
Francisco.
Mn Osell left Sunday morning for
I'm extended trip to her old home in
Oswego county, New York.
Mr.. }. J. Hylton and family left
last night for mn extended visit in
Texas.
The Republicans o: Reno polled
IA votes ut the primary election Sat.
urduy.
Mr.. Kennedy returned from Pine
valley Sunday evening. lie p gain
ing elowly.
The census bureau places the pop
ulation OF Chicago ut l,G9S, 575, IN in
crease Of 500. 1852, or 5i.Ii per cent
over the census OF 1890.
While Col. ii. Is. Maxson WIS trying
to ride Il bike at Reno a few days ago
he ran of II bridge and took u header
into about four feet Of water.
Quite "a number of picnicers loaded
themselves into a big wagon this
morning and went up to Mr.. Bruce'e
ranch TO spend the day.
DIR. Ovid Brown, formerly Of New
York and now Of Rome, has made AN
Important medical discovery con-
corning the cause Of Bright's disease.
Major Cummings. an old pioneer
OF the Comstock, died in Virginia
City Saturday evening of internal
he~mOrrhage. He WAS a native ui
Ireland. aged about ~ years.
The attention of water consumers
lis directed to n notice Of the Water
Company i'll this issue. Water is
getting scarce and all should be as
economical us possible.
The Supreme Court has haLded
down its Il, cision il the case Of Ar
mold Maher, whose attorney sought
To sccurc his release on the grounds
that the District Judge exceeded the
authority Of the statutes III sentence
ing him. The decision 81 the court
Is that Maher remains i'll the Pcui.
Tertiary.
An irrigation district is to be form
ed at Reno under the laws OF Nevada
Its purposes are To secure storage
rights Oh the TrucScc and To oppose
the Won Schmidt scheme for tapping
LAX" Tahoe.
One Kscner, employed rs a pros.
pectOr 10y Senator W0lcott. while
fishing III n stream near Battle lake,
Wyoming, lis said to have observed a
piece Of copper float rock and at Il
depth Of Il few inches uncovered a
VEN that promises to develop into Il
million dollar property. The ore
carries - per cen copper.
Ii is reported that General j. G.
llagcrnan will bc a candidate for
Congress before the Dcmpcratic State
convention. AS the General now
holds a position 1t the p~cnitcntiary.
given him 10y the powers that control
the SILVER party. his candidacy before
the Democratic State convention
should receive no consideration. 1t
looks too much like Il trick Of the en-.
! envy Ia create confusion in the ranks
Of the Democracy.
\ hobo who calls himself l.. Nnsh
broke into the sleeping car OF the
extra section men yesterday after.
noon and stole u pistol. pair Of shoes
and a watch. Constable Triplctt
arrested him und found the stolen
pistol i'll his pocket. The shoes were
found on another man. who bought
them Of Nash. Tho watch could not
be found. Nash had his preliminary
examination today and was held to
appear before the grand jury on the
charge III houscbrcakiug.
Col. +. ID. Chadbournc, whose
headquarters are ut Reno. has ten
men on the road between that place
and Ogden buying cavalry horses for
the United States and British
Governments. Tie tells the Reno
GR2n;tc that within n month Ncvadn
will bc called upon to furnseh $500
horses for cavalry purposes. FIc
thinks England will be sending here
for n heavier claSs of horses than are
used for cavalry. for artillery pur.
poses. lie says il troubles in China
do not soon coasc that every huof ot
salcable horses in Nevada will be
wanted.
Miss Hattie Clnrk's parrot, "Ritn,"
met with nm accidental death this
forenoon. Rita pcrcbcd herself on
top OF tho Waller house md, M
Charley Butler was passing with
Glasses delivery wagon, flow down
onto the horse aud fell or under his
feet. Before the horse could bc stop.
pod, he Ind stepped ON Rita, crush.
ing out her lie. Rita was n great
pet in the rcighborhood aud will be
sadly missed. Miss Hattie had DO.
come so attached To the parrot that