Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-01-26
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
ALMAGUNDI

There are fourteen patients at the
county hospital.
1t WIS reported in Berlin yesterday
that the Beers had defeated General
Butler.
Sheriff Campbell has nine regular
boarders, Three OF them are candi-
dates for tie Carson pen.
Tho ChicngoRecord thinks General
Wheeler would be well pleased il he
could arrange to have General Otis
run for Congress against him in his
Alabama district.
Governor Gage will call an extra
session OF the California legislature
to meet on January 10Th. The main
object OF the extra session will be to
elect a UGited States Senator.
The Senate committee on elections
yesterday presented majority and mi
nority reports on the right OF former
Senator Quay to a seat in the Senate.
Tho majority report Ii agslnst Quay.
1t ID reported that Assemblyman
Dooley OF Lincoln county is I'm u.s.
pirant tor the Democratic Congress
sional nomination. MIR. Dooley made
Il very good record at the last session
OF the legislature. "
DR.. Amos G.. Warner, graduate OF
the University OF Nevada in the class
Of 80, died Thursday in Las Cruces.
New Mexico. lie had gone to Mexi.
co i'll the hope OF beueliting his
health.
In the Senate yesterday Mr. Petit
grew offered "A resolution calling ON
the President to send to the Senate
the report OF General j. G. Bate re.
lating to the treaty with the Sultan
Of Suiu. Among other things, the
resolution asks whether the Sultan
and his ollicials are under civil SER
vice. 1t went over under objection.
Uncle Sam soon will be the ice
man. He has sent to Manila the last
of the material with which to build
the hrge icc-making plant and cold
storage warehouse. 1t will he 30
feet square and it will cost about
0 0,U00. 1t will hold enough beef
mutton, pork, butter. eggs and other
perishable food TO supply 10000 SOL
dicrs for three months.
Auditor for the War Department
Morris has forwarded to the House a
report on the amount due the State
OF Nevada for expenses incurred in
aiding the suppression OF the rebel
lion. 1t shoT VS. the total amount ex-
pended 10y the State to have been
si12,0Ol, Of which u refund OF 1859
was made about ten years ago, Ieav.
ing SiG2,i4l still due the Statc.-Ap.
peal.
The Roberts case was before the
House yesterday. Taylor OF OHIO adj
vocated the majority report which
fdvors the exclusion OF Roberts, and
Littlefield of Maine advocated the
minority report which favors the
scating Of Roberts and his expulsion
afterward. Roberts spoke in his own
behalf. He did not agree with either
the minority or minority but thought
between the two, he thought substan-
tIal justice would be done.
When the Americans went to war
with Mexico n melody, every verse Of
which ended with Green grow the
rushes, Oh" was very popular. 1t
pleased almost everybody mud was
sung by young and old. While in
camp the soldiers sang it constantly
and all the Mcxicaus could hear was
green grow the rushes, oh" They
Immediately began to call the Amer.
cans by tho first two words rs it
sounded to them. @gringoc5.' They
made it into word by which they
will yer remember the Americans
@GrIngo.7
Tho Twontieth century, which will
begin on Tuesday, January /, 1901,
will have II leap years, the greatest
possible number. February will
have five Sundays three times. 1920,
1913 aud 1876. Tho earliest possible
date on viii custer can occur il Mar.
u. Tho last time that it came on
that day was 1918. The latcst that il
ran appear is April 18th. 1t will oc-
cur but ono time in the coming cen.
fury on that dntc-1Si3. Tho middle
day Of the century will be january J.,
1881. There will DO $50 cclipses. In
1879 there will be seven eclipscs. In
tho United States eight solar cclipscs
will be visible-lolS. 1925, 1915, 1851,
1879, 1881 and 1901. There will be -
transits Of Mercury. Tho will DO no
trausit Of Venus until 200i."
a State Developer. "a
Recently Senator Livingston, who