Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-23


thing lovely down the river.
Two carloads OF sons md daught,
ers OF sunny Italy passed west today
They had the appearance Of immi,
grants.
Lumber il reported scarce in Cling
house aLd parties are iu Virginia
City buying up buildings to move
to the mining camp.
1t Is reported that the gold Demo
Gratis will make an effort TO capture
the organization OF the Democratic
National convention.
Sam Wheeler will begin shearinp
sheep at the hot springs next Mon,
day. We learn that several sheen,
mon will shear their flocks at the
springs this season,
1t is reported that Governor Taylor
has prepared II statement milking a
second appeal &C. President Mckinley
for federal interference in the Ken
lucky muddlc.
Nine inches OF SNOW fell in New
York City yesterday. Traffic WIS par
alyzed IN some sections Of the city.
Who would live in that land Of bliz.
Znrds when they can enjoy the
bright sunny days OF Nevada?
y school teacher in II nearby town
recently asked his pupils the detini.
ton Of the word drydock. Imagine
his surprise when one OF the young
sters answered: 1T ia a doctor going
aitcr u drink
MIR. and Mrs. Tom Stiutun came
down from North Fork yesterday.
Mr.. Stiuton has sold his ranch and
all his cattle Of the 40 brand to Mr.
Charles Adams. He and Mn. Stin-
ton will make "a visit to Oregon before
settling down again in this county.
General Wheeler has arrived in
Washington and rendered his rcsig-
nation To tito President. As soon us
il is accepted, lie intends To make Il
tight for his seat in the House Of
Representatives.
Senator COmmins was in town last
Saturday for tie first time since the
accident which came 20 near costing
HIM his life. Ito il sluwly rcgain,ug
his strength and to all appearances
has many years OF usefulness before
him.-White Pine News.
Yesterday the largest casting ever
attempted III Reno WAS successfully
accomplished at the Union iron
works. II WAS II 3000.pound mortar
20. a stamp mill beng erected in
O~linghousc canyon by Proctor s.
Allen. There are thousands II tons
OF good ore awaiting the completion
OF the mill.-Journal.
An exchange suggests that the
next Thanksgiving proclamation may
DO signed: -Wi!liam Mckinley. Presi
dent OF the United States, Emperor
OF the Philippines. King OF Samoa.
Arckduko OF the Sandwich islands
Grand Dato oi the Sulus,and Gazako
OF Guam"
Upon the rcqucst Of Gen. OTIS the
war department has just purchased
fifty additional typcwritcrs which
will be forwarded imcmcdiatcly to
the Philippines. raising the strength
OF the battalion Of fighting type.
writer's in the island to 22j the largest
force of the kind ever mustered into,
service with an nrmy in the field.
william Wallace Calder was HING
cd ut Lewiston, Montana, yesterday
for tho murder Oi NJ. Mcltac md his
shecphcrder in Fergns county over a
year & q Calder and his brother
murdered the e crcmatcd their
bodies and took McliHc's sheep, mum.
bering 5000 and sold them. Caldcr's
brother turned States evidence.
According to computation there
arc Mt present not ieRs than 10000
locomotives in operation in the whole
world, viz, in Europe Gi,O00. America
10000, Asia 1900, Australia 1000, and
in Africa 200. In Europe, England
has the grcateet number !. o., 1900.
Then follow Germany with 10000,
1frn .,,.N ,.,Il, II mn 4 ,,aI rin II,tt,or
with 5000, Italy with 1000, Russia
with $500, Belgium with 1000. Spain
with 1000, Holland with 1000 and
Switzerland with 200 locomotives.
Tho concert Mt tho high Rchool Inst
night drew II large audience. Every
number on the program waa excellent
and some Of the singers had to 70.
spOnd to Tho Instrumental
duct 10y Misscs Clark mud Smith was
excellent and they were rewarded by
q storm Of applause. Tho young
ladies would not respond 10 an en-
core. Tho managers 0f tho lecture
course deserve II good dcnl OF credit
for furnishing tho people OF Elko
with u series Of high cIaes entertain.
ments.
According to tho report recently
mndc by General Davis, Governor OF
Puerto Rico, only about ouc.cightll
Of the area Of that island, or 100000
acres, IL under cultivation. This
acreage comprises 10000 acrcs OF