Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-03-02
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
SAIIAIAGUNDI.

last night.
Vim. Mahony came in from the
west last night.
Winnemucca had an earthquake
shock yesterday. No damage WIS
done.
Mr.. Engler left for San Francisco
last night to lay in II stock OF spring
and eummer goods.
Rev, Mitchell went down to Beo.
wave today to attend the funeral OF
Mrs. Benson's mother. He will
return tonight.
There is only one case OF pmall poI
at Truckee. The report that Miss
Finnegan has the disease is pro-
nounccd false by her father.
Tho State Of Nevada produced 6s7-
q pounds OF lead during the year
1879, which is an increase Of over 500.
600 pounds over 1898.
In the towns Of the Philippine Is.
lands which are under American con
troll any native, who may be found
N OF doors after $3.50 p. IN. without
a pass is fined three dollars.
The Porto Rican tariff bill passed
hc i::nse yesterday by a vote to l72
to i6l.Four Republicans voted for h5
substitute introduce by the Demo-
Gratis and four Democrats voted
against it.
Jewellers nurse reports him able
to sit up end getting along nicely.
lie will be able to leave the pest.
house in n week or so il he takes
good care OF hImeslf.
A jury was secured Tuesday after
noon at Genoa to try Joe Pete for the
murder OF VIM. Dangberg. One wit
ness was examined and it is thought
that the case will be finished in short
order.
Lon Curry, ID Of the tram robbers
who held up Il Union Pacific train at
Wilcox, Wyoming, last June was
killed yesterday al Dodson, Missouri,
while resisting arrest. Curry WIS
the last OF the gang.
Joe Eden, the prisoner who escaped
from Deputy Sheriff O'Connell Mon.
day evening, is still at large. Posses
are securing the country in all direc-
tions, but his capture is doubtful. 4
reward Of 500 is offered for his ap.
prchension.
4 rush of Firms will be a feature
OF immigration to the United States
this year, $4,000 having engaged pas
on II steamship line. Nearly all
are farmers. New political condi
ions imposed by Russia are the
cause Of this movement.
There have been 40i Americans
killed in the Philippines; 234 died
OF wounds and accidents; sol have
died from disease, making the total
mortality l,529. The number OF
wounded who recovered is 1862. The
total casualty list Is 3,49I, covering
the eighteen months.
In the Vic Bouton case nj Whine.
mucca yesterday Jos. O'Neal refused
to testify against Benton ON the
ground that il would iucriminate
himself. This left the State without
any Witnesses and the district attor.
ncy moved to dismiss. This WIS OPP
posed by the defense and the case
was submitted to the jury with in
structIons to acquit. After the YER
dict Of acquittal 'vas rendered. the
district attorney moved to dismiss
indictments no. ., 4 and 6. This
leaves but ono indictment against
Bouton.
Our better and bigger hall took us
to task last night because wo said
yesterday that the young lady sun
liowcrs at the concert made Us wish
we were twenty-five years
After che hal pulled ont several
hnndtuls OF II hair aud made us MS
bald as an iron wedge, knocked ont
our front teeth and nearly chokcd the
wind ont Iof us wo rccnnted and now
wish We had never said it.
St. Joseph, Mo-, has offered n
bounty OF 5000 to the policeman OF
that city :or every highwayman they
may succeed in killing. This can
hardly bo considered a lawful coarse
for n municipality TO take. but il 10
worthy OF remark that since the
bounty was offered not u single high.
wayman has been shot in that town
and for caso that are too obvious
to be mentioned.
Wadsworth has a smallpox scare
Conductor Wahlstrom, who WIS taken
down ut Truckce, lived in a caboose
ut Wadsworth with his trim crew.
Tiieso men wero SO careless that tho
matter wns laid before tho Stnto
Board of Health and that body mot
Mt Wadsworth and quatantincd the
throo brakeman who we're with
Wahlstrom when he wins taken down
Tlioy are now living III their cabooso
n short distance outeido OF the town.
Tho proprietor Of the ClubSaloong got
too much booze in his tanks yesterday
and wont on tho Wurpaih Iugt niuht