Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-12-27


How little the population of
france moves about il shown by the
last census. Out Of 3S,COuOOO in.
habitanis 2l,000,00i live in the town
or village in which they were torn
and 3l.5Op,O 0 have not moved ont of
thelr native departments. Onl, l..
0O.OOo have emigra;cd Ia Frarc-
from colonies or foreign countries.
III appears that a settlement OF tn,
suits III winch tho estate OF the late
Evan Williens is involved, will take
place soon. In the Supreme Court
Monday Attorney Coffin, Tor the ca.
tate, stated, regarding the Mack mat.
ter. Int II settlement of all the
c%."i"s aud cross claims wnnld nos.
'ihly take place and i. 20 there
would ~ no'hT2 10 wrau=ie ubou,
- ~" colrts. IA" continuance WINS
.;.a.r 81. -I,ig=rU N,.Ss.
That "a, f' j. many u lii. .,e:ween
III" cup Hnd lip wis Hp ly r:irst nte.i
at Carson last SuL.dny wien a we'd.
'iu"G failed To ma:ariallzc. The bride
WIS dressed in hcr welding ii lcr,.
tile suesis were assembled, "a lat
wedding cake graced the table, but
the prospective gro IN, who is an EN-
ploye al the state. failed to put in nm
appearance and the match has been
declared of .-EnterprIse.
Six men were fatally wounded IL a
church at Pike. Ohio. Wednesday
night y religious meeting was il
progress when Charles and Ornn
Day appeared slightly intoxicated
and announced that they had come
"tn clean ont the L"ggs, n family
with which the Days had had ire.
quent quarrels. a general fight Ell.
sued and Mt it's close six men, the
Days among them, Ia! IN the fl or
fatally hurt. Many oshe re- were
slightly injured.
Damascus, :he oldest city III the
world. will SCOT have in it's streets
h tracks IL ii railroad, on winch the
most m"iern methods will prevail.
For more than 1000 Years the cit,
got along without means of iranspor
tutIou. although it was enter prislnr
enou!h to fird ii place in the BinIr
and the worlds history. Wheat ha-
wrought Il change III Damascus now
It, annual output OF the cereal is IL,
q ",nOO bushels A boom town in th.
West waa never more lively than this
relic of the dead past.
Some OF the papers which defend
Imperialism are also describing jim,
Hill as a public hnuefactor and
apologize nR for ;!!c consolidation OF
the trans-cUntineniul lines. The - is
a II rilarity between the arguments
which justify a colonial p ,licy in the
orient and Tia" aT.:menls Winch
defend a railroad monopoly in the
northwest. Both systems are based
upon the theory thai u few people
are divrnely appointed to ho the de-
vel1pmg aud that gl.e rest of the
people are condemned by fate to be
Observation-Disclosures.
This afternoon While two sauaws
were getting u Ill ,u!out' NJ the back
door or the White House etsuran
they began discussing their claims On
II certain young buck, and eoun be-
gan to use expressive language, and
later came to blows. The iii yersity
OF their mode Of fighting was quito
amusing. They would slug. pull
nair. beat IN another with rocks
and throw sand until the air looked
like IA wliriwinG was raging. One Of
the aauaws was badly cut about the
head and BLEED like Il stuck beef. Tho
winner os tho tight got the buck
while the loser has no claim ON lin,
this beng their ruling liz y3ch
disputes. -wadsworth Dispatch.