Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-04-27
IRON SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SALMAGUNDI

to her bed. Tho other grippe victims
are getting along slowly.
The Times-Review says that p C..
Iyman il seriously i'll in Tuscarora.
His condition is such that his wife
has been tclegraphod Tor.
Attorney harrington returned from
the western part Of the State this
morning. lilo says the Republican
fences were put in good condition by
the State convention aud are Row
high enough TO corral all the sheep.
Is. y. Leak, Il travelling horse doc.
tor, gave a lecture on the streets this
afternoon on the diseases Of horses.
lie exhibited a number OF teeth he
had extracted, which clearly showed
that horses are sometimes i'll
need OF dentists rs we'll as the human
family. .
III. S. Starrett and Judge Cheney,
two prominent Silver party Republic
cans, were delegates nt the Rcpubli-
can State convention. Starrctt WIS
elected Regent Of the University two
years ago 10y the Silver party. Star
rctt and Cheney are about us difficult
to locate politically rs Governor Sad
Ter and Judge Mack.
While the United States Senate
VIVA discussing the question Of hydro.
phobia i'll the Distinct OF Columbia. it
Wal suggested that the climate there
cOnduccd to madness not necessary.
ly hydrophObia, but just plain mad.
ness. Anyone who watched the per.
formance OF the Republicans in re-
gard to Porto Rico would naturally
agree with this.
Deputy Sheriff Weldon left Mon
day morning for Hamilton with two
81 the horses recovered by himself
and Clarence Norman from tho
horsethIcves who rode through tht
county last summer. lie returned
Tuesday after turning the horses over
t0 Sheriff Campbell of EIko. who
paid the boys Sli) from the owners
OF the horses, as compensation for
their efforts to capture the thieves
White Pine News.
AZ a meeting of the EIko GunCIub
last evening the following committee
wa appointed Ia map Out aFourth Of
July celebration: a.. W. IIessun, L.
Robinson, j B. Fitzgerald. G. f..
Wilson and f.. lieiDhart. Tho COM
mittec will have the matter under
consideration until the next MEETING
OF the club on the lith Of May when
1t will report the result Of it's work to
the club for adoption or rejection.
Judge Webster and Controller
Davis are having n warm time in the
journal and Appeal. Tho Judge
wants to know how 1t il that Mr..
Davis GOWNS md runs the Appeal as
reported while he ~ receiving 5000
per aunum from tho State under Il
contract which an officer Of the State
ia 10y Inv prohibited from making"
The Judge wakes warm and warns
Davis not to use his name again in
connection with any matter that he il
IN no way connected for your purpose
or fer my purpose" There may be
colIac and pistols for two.
Tho Douglas county grand jury i'll.
y%cstigatcd tho escape Of 10, Pete aud
made the following report: I'VE, the
Grand Jury Of Douglas county, fully
weighing the testimony produced be.
fore ns. and fully dcliberatmg upon
the same, respectfully report TINT we
10 not find j. T.. Brockliss, the sheriff
OF this county. guilty OF willtul mis.
conduct III Office i'll the escape OF Joc
Pete, Indian. confined III the county
jail, under sentence to be hanged
May /. But il is our opinion that
the said Sheriff wns somewhat neg j.
gent in caring for the safe c~Oniine.
mont OF the said Joc Pete"
a Now York dispatch says: Mrs.
Mary Lynch, widow, died fcom star.
walton today, two policemen brought
her food when thcro was no longer
need OF il and rs they entered found
tho womnn's boy. seven years old
~kDccling Mt his mothers bedside and
beard him say: oh. please. God,
don't lpt mamn dial pl,nan not Lnr
something to cat 80 che can live with
me-! This too in u lind Of %millionuircs
IA land where prosperity rcigns
md banks %Bpringing up IN every town
mud hamlet. IL Ia enough 10 mike
u doubt the goodness Of nm all wise
God. to record such events. Can the
sweet prayer Of that innocent soul
bowed down with deep forruw nsccnd
to Him nnd 30 unhccdcdY II IL can
then who RnOwsY
Uncle Sam has 10000 young men
in the Philippines fighting climate.
Tho death rate among them IL great.
or than among the FilipinOs. Con.
erals in command Of different acc.
tiOns Of tho Island " Luzon. nro Gull.
ing Tor more soldiers III cider io
maintain tho peace which the admin
ia,ratiOD papers have proclaimed over
tho island. Otis liz calling for moro
soldiers to take the place Of those
who have died. gone insane aud nro