Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-11-23
lEaoM SATURDAYS DAILv.l
sAIsIAGUNDI.

The official returns will be founC
in the table.
Ex-Governor G. a. Ramsdell OF
New Hampshire died yesterday OF
aPoplexy. He was GO years OF age.
Bryan carried Esmeralda count,
by about 100 majority, Newlmnds by
about liO and Fitzgerald by about
200.
Tom Fitch. the political prostit ute,
has announced himself us II candi
date for United Suites Senator from
the State OF Utah.
Attorney.G General Griggs announced
yesterday that he would withdraw
from the Presidents cabinet ON the
4th OF March.
Seven freight care were ditched
near Osino this morning. The
wrecking crew went up to clear away
the wreck.
William Sullivan was hanged at
San Quentin yesterday Tor .he murder
OF Spencer Gaylard, the watchman OF
u Tuolomc county gold mine.
Trenmor Coffin il IL candidate for
U. s. Judge when iiawley r~etires.
Judge Huwley having served ten
years can retire on full pay and the
wires ure being pulled for Coffin to
succeed him.-Appeal.
james Russell Jr. returned yester.
day from 4 trip through the northern
pnrt OF the county. lie reports con,
siderable sickness in that section. A
mild form Of smallpox and typhoid
fever are the prevailing diseases.
At the meeting OF the Shakespeare
Club. held yesterday at the residence
Of Mrs, Sheldon, Rev. George r.
PIummer delivered a very interesting
lecture on the subject, -Shakespearc's
Use Of the Bible"
The Supreme Court has handed
down it's decision in the Bouton
cattle stealing case aud affirmed the |
judgment Of the lower court, which
means that Vic Bouton will serve
seven years III the ~peuitcntiary.
White Pine county is enjoying the
beginning Of what PROMISES To be II
great mining boom. Senator Clark
OF Montana has bought several
groups OF mines and will sink a
double compartment shaft upon one
OF the properties 5O feet deep.
j. q. Phelps Stokes. while III Aus.
TN, said: III silver was worth 10
cents per ounce our company would
again commence operations in Aus.
tin and give employment to many
miners und other employees.'-Re.
yeillc.
The following are the official ma.
j~orities in White Pine county for the
Fusion ticket: Bryan, l7S; Newlanda
1876; Fitzgerald l23; Evans l43; Boo.
her lG4. Green, for Senator, had
his majority over Comins reduced to
nine on the official count.
Complaint has been made to the
INDEPENDENT that trappers are scat.
ter:ng poison around promiBcuously
and that val liable dogs are getting it.
The INDEPENDENT knows nothing
about the truth OF the complaint. II
true. the trappcrs should be more
careful in the future.
The trials OF Mnrgarits Galindo. in.
dicted for assault with intent To kill,
and \. a. Scholc, indicted for murder,
are Get for 10 o'clock Tuesday fore.
noon. Galindo's trial will come fret
and Suhole's will follow. Sheriff
Campbell in now securing the county
for trial jurors.
The vigorous campaign that the
N"i i'lhi AlAlthI 10 libIblNN w "okS
in the Philippines seoms to be 4 need.
lees waste Of effort and money, III
Wow OF Senator %IInnna's claim that
now the election is over the Filipino
rebellion will evaporate. But mHyhap
this evaporation story 10 only pomo
hot air that Mr.. Hanna had left in
stock when the campaign closed
Salt Lake Herald.
The Gazette in an item oulogizing
Rev. +. Vernon Jones says no 10 zone
OF tho livclicst devil chesers in the
Reno ministry" Tho Rev. Jones may
DO all the Gazette claims him to be,
but the fact that Bro. Bragg still 70.
mains in sin and is possessed Of seven
different kinds OF political deyils,co
yinces us that tho Reverend gentle.
mar has not been speedy enough to
catch all tho devils in Reno.
On tile brow Of a lofty peak Of the
Sierrn Nevada Mountains Is u signal
station in which. day after day, a wo.
man sits with field glnss in hand
Sho 10 watching Tor firos that might
break out in the snowsheds that skirt
tho railroad through the rocky Willis
by day Mrs. Paul Roicko 10 on guard
and Mt night her humband watches
Should n small namo pass unnotot
for an hour tho whole chain OF shed,
might DO consumed and tho truckl
nnInnuoroI