Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-08-24
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
sALMAGUNDI.

Frank Gregory is getting along
nicely at the county hospital.
The wind blew a perfect gale this
afternoon, filling the air with dirt SO
that it was impossible at times to SEQ
across the street.
Grand Chancellor Winfrey will
visit Elko Lodge X. Of p. Friday.
evening. Tho attention OF the men,
bers IS called tn the special meeting
notice elsewhere.
The dispatches tell us that Senator
Stewart has gone over to the Nc.
kinley camp on the question Of ex.
pansion. Tho good, pious soul OF the
old maj ycarns after moro territory
for trusts and syndicates to exploit.
Every list OF killed aud wounded
that comes to W. from the Philippines
is Il record OF unjustiiiable cruelty to
own SONS and adds to the long
chapter VI dishonor with which the
Mckinley administrator has darken-
ell our national annals.-Atlanta
Journal.
Mr.. Bryan is Il dangerous man.
He is Il man OF the people, and that
sort OF a man should not he allowed
to go at large these times. lie might
Intrude himself in some rude way
upon the palatial repose Of Il protec.
tea monopoly and smash some OF its
crockc,y.-COlumbus(O.) Press. Post.
Mr. Ford informs III that John
lakewood received a letter yester.
day summoning him TO San Francis
20 TO the bedside of his brother who is
not expected to live. 1t will be re-
membcred that VIM. lakewood WIS
thrown from Il horse and seriously
iniurd about Il year and a half ago.
The census Office has made public
the census returns OF ST Paul and
Minneapolis. The population Of St.
Panl Is l63.G32, m increase over 1890
OF BOATS. 22S9 per cent. Tho popu.
IatiCn OF Minneapolis il 2O2,7lS an
an increase W. 1890 OF 1880, or
23.CJ per cent.
Mr.. VI. O'Brien Of San Francisco
and W. w. Percival Of Vallejo ar.
rived Sunday night to put the Elko
roller mill i'll order. An experiment.
tai run was made today, but it will
probably be several days yet before
it IL iii thorough order for making
flour. Mr.. Percival will remain here
and run the mill.
SIM lay afternoon the northern
section Of this city was visited by a
heavy rain storm and the streets
from the Arlington north we're flood.
cd. From the P~Ostoiice south not
enough rain fell 10 lay the dust and
the citizens are wondering which Sec
ton is the lust or the unjust."-Car-
o Appeal.
Every horse i'll the English army is
numbered. and has Il little history
kept for it. Tho number is branded
on the animals feet-the thousands
on the near hind foot, aud til. units,
tens and hundreds on the oil hind
foot. Thus, the horse whose number
Is, say S,3ji. will nave i'm S on his left
hind foot aud 35I on the right foot.
President Mckinley has appointed
Vim. Mcmillan, the Republican can
didatc for Governor two years ago,
Inspector OF u. $. Land Offices. His
held OF labor extends us far east us
Florida, northwest Washington and
northeast to Minnesota. The salary
is two or three thousand dollars a
year. Tho appointment il Il good
one.
Mr.. j. q. Ford came in today. He
informs us TINT ZOO Minoletti was
accidently shot at Sadler's ranch in
Huntington valley Inst Friday even.
ing. Another man was foollng with
a pistol when it was discharged and
the ball struck Minoletti in the Leg
making a eveTe flesh wound. The
wounded man was taken tn Eureka
for treatment.
Tho work OF raising funds for the
navy arch in New York has practi.
cally been abandoned. Nothing
more will be done until autumn, il
then. Not n contribution Of any
moment has been received by the
committee since April. 1t has been
decided to cut the amount TO he
raised from 81 100000 to S5OO,O0O, and
to dispense with tho decorated
columns, which arc the feature that
makes the original arch beautiful.
Tho figures showed that sl97, 1902
had been co. ccted in cash aud
plcdgcs-mostly pledges.
Toledo, q.