Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-16
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SALMAGUNDI.

w. L. Smith left for San Francisco
last night.
Mrs. John Henderson and daughter
are considerably und.r the weather.
Judge Talbot left for winnemucca
on the noon train to lay to hold court
Mr.. Gutridge has bought the four
lots lying east OF HEM Taber's from
Dave Casper. The purchase price
was 800.
\ local contractor tells the journal
TINT there will be between fifty and
seventy five dwellings, erected in
Reno this summer.
Our fleet on the Asiatic station nov
numbers thirty.ti vessels, ranging
from the Oregon OF l0,0G0 tons to the
Bnsco OF forty-two tons.
The Democratic State Central
Committee will meet in Reno on
April 18th. 4 full attendance is re-
questcd rs Important business will
come before the committee.
Gee Chung, who attempted to hang
himself in the Winnemucca Jail sew
cral days ago, died yesterday. He
had refused to eat anything since he
failed in the attempt at suicide.
Read the ISDErEEoEST-Bulletin adj
aud take advantage OF the terms OIL
cred lay the combination. Tho Bul-
letin gives all the news Of the world
and the INDEPENDENT gives the local
and State news. Give Mr.. Forrest
Your name and we will do the rest,
The building over the Bonner shaft
Of the Gould K Curry mine at Vir-
ginia City was partially destro, ed by
fire Saturday. The fire company did
good work in preventing the spread
OF The flames To adjoining buildings.
Ten thousand immigrants landed
ut New York last week. or this num-
Der, half were Italians. Strange to
say, there were Il large mum Der OF
young Englishmen who left their
homes to avoid military service.
Mrs. Cora Chambers Of Wadsworth
has begun SUIT against Charles John.
st0n OF the same place for $4,000.
This is the outcome Of the criminal
cas- that turned W%adsworth upside
down several weeks ago.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew re.
Gently taId that there are now III the
Senate Of the United States rs great
"A number OF great statesmen as there
ever had BEEN" And having said that
we suppose this interminable twad
dler Immediately went to the looking
giass.-Bcc.
Last night Frank Shaw met us on
the street and toll us TO advertise his
residence and furniture for sale to-
day. We wrote the notice, but before
it was put in type he told us that he
had sold the property To Myron Pix
ley OF Starr valley. This shows plain
ly that it pays to advertise in the lS-
DEPENDENT.
The President has committed the
sentence Of William Steele, former
cashier Of the Chestnut street nation.
al bank ofPhilnhelphia from six years
to eighteen months imprisonment.
Steele wa convicted in 1888 OF aiding
and abbetting an officer OF the bank
i'll appropriating the funds Of the in
stitution for his personal use.
Great Britain has refused the good
offices Of the United States to bring
about peace in Afnca. Lord Sails.
bury's reply to Presidents Steyn and
Kruger concludes as follows: "IIcr
majesty's government can only m.
swer your honor's telegram by saying
il is not prepared to assent to the III
dependence Of either the South A.fri-
can or Orange Free State"
The Chief Of the Census complains
TINT most OF the applicants for posi-
tons can write but little and know
almost nothing Of ciphcrng, and from
this fact lie draws the conclusion TINT
the public schools teach too much
Psychology and physiology and not
enough plain English and arithmetic.
Nm. Wcstlake. wanted i'll Sacra-
mcnto for the murder nf X. |. Watts.
was arrested yesterday about two
miles west Of Reno. while working
with the section gang, 10y Sheriff Nc
Inns Of Washoe couIity. When ar.
rested Wcstlakc had in his possession
the murdered mans valisc aud also
wore his shoes. The prisoner WIS
taken TO Sacramento last night.