Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-18

lates the action of the heart. Now
we underst md why the salt trusts
caused many cases Of heart failure.
DIR. Dillingham;, OF the New York
Board Of Health. says the presep,
epidemic Of the grip is more deadly
than small pox. Last year over t.
600 deaths were caused by the
disease in Greater New York. 1t is
estimated that 100000 people are i'll
with the grip in the Eastern and Cen.
trail Western States.
The working men who voted
for the be"f trust in the late cam
paign are now Obliged to eat fifty per
cent less meat than they could afford
before election, The dinner pail
must be filled with something less
substantial now ihan meat. But
when they fall back on the Other
things the! discover tlat they have
also advanced in about the same
ratio.-Appeal.
IL Is understood that the !cgis.
latures Of "a number of the different
States will this winter consider bills
providing for a 30 percent reduction
IN sleeping car rates. In the event OF
their passage the sleeping car G,jtL. "a
MES threaten To retaliate 10y proper
tionately diminishing the
datlons. but us the ears are already
constructed and equipped the threat
is not regarded seriously by the
general pr bile.
Since the beginning OF the Spanish
war the government has been levymg
taxes and spending them at "a tire.
mendous pace. 1t paid Spain $780,
UOO.tOO for territory which wis nj
ready the coun;ry's 10y law Of con.
quest; it has spent hundreds OF mil
lions Of dollars and thousands OF
lives in efforts to get from the Fill
pines the TILE to this territory, which
SPAN did, aud could not, give, and it
has been paying tribute to the Sulu
Sultan to enable him tn perpetuate
slavery and tn maintain polygamy in
noble statc.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Why should not signals come from
Mars? 1t is not ST. very far away; the
sunlight reflected upon it reaches the
earth; why should not electricity. tue
vital agent Of the universe, which
travels fastcr than light. come and
make signals here? 1t is useless.
presumpiuous "ven, to deny that
such thing Is possible, for the past
sixty years have shown that the grasp
which the MINIS Of men have upon
natures elements is most frall.
Enough miracles have been perform
ed to convince men that they ought
o to denouDce something which
they cannot comprehend. Great
things are expected to he revealed in
this century just entered upon. Let
us wait and hope for the glories that
are to he revealed Salt Lake Trib-
une.
The fusion forces Of the Assembly
will caucus Sunday night. A lively
fight Is going on for Speaker and
other attaches. \ Silver State cor
respondent from the Capital says
Van DuZer's friends claim he is a
sure winner and rsti mate his strength
at twenty votes. Mite Roll Is sail to
have a "cinch" Tor Chief clerk OF the
Assembly. Crawford OF the Reno
Ledger seems III the lend for Ser
geant at-Hrms. Morton OF Washue.
~McDonOuEh of Lincoln, and Riddle
al Humboldt will contest for journal
Clerk while Virgin Of Duuglas and
Bingham Of EIko. will Try conclusions
for Assistant Chief CLERK. # is said
that Considine of Storey is q sure
winner for Secretary OF the Senate,
aud Bert Mcintosh Of Humboldt will
be the Assistant.