Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-15
he Weekly independent.
IRON SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SAIINI GuSDI.

" y owens came up d CnTIin
this morning.
Il Farrell and ". }. Smiley, twJ Of
ElKo county's solid cit q. ns, are in
town today.
= brother Of Captain Ward, who
went down with the Rio Janeiro, was
an east bound passenger this morn.
ing. 3 .f.
The railroad company is putting III
coal chutes at WadSwortlI: The
Dispatch says the improvements in
the wadsworth yard will cost the
company 10000,
Paris Gibson, IA lifelong Democrat.
has been elected United States Sena.
tor 10y the Montana legislature. The
election Of Gibson gives Montana two
Democratic Senators. 90,
II il sai that there are u few $1,000
counterfeit bills in thus State. il
would be just the luck OF some
country editor to get II oT them in
payment for back subscriptions.
Mr.. George w. Litton was taken
seriously i'll Thurs lay afternoon md
his c"ndiilon Ii considered critical.
lie WIS resting custer this aftS:-
noon. The INDEPENDENT sincerely
hnVna HINT ln ,,.nt ..a- UH
According to the Appeal, Speaker
VnnDuZcr created Il sensation in Car
sou the other day 10y appearing on the
streets dressed III "a very loud new
suit. The clocks in the Capitol all
stopped when Van made his appear.
Hncc.
The statement Of the Philippine
Commission tint the natives are not
honest enough Ia hold office, sounds
hke the advance notice Of an intention
to largely increase the army OF
American carpet-bagscrs i'll the
IslEudF.
The Delaware legislature has nd.
joutnGd without rlectiug United
States Senators. The Republican MS
had II good working maj Jrity in both
branches of the legislature, but were
unable to agree among themselves.
As consequence, Delaware will he
uurcpresented III the United States
Senate until the next election.
Carson scored a big victory over
Reno yesterday in the Legislature.
The bulls for the removal az the SIutr
fair t" Carson came up III tho Assem-
bly, on motions To refer them to com.
mitrces aud Carson won on every
point. In tie Senate, a motion Ia RS
consider the vote 10y which the bills
wore pGssed, was voted down.
Hannibal Spencer. a colorcd gentle.
man, was arrested by Constable Nc.
Coy yesterday AFTERNOON fo- selling
liquor To Indians. Hannibal sold the
noble son Of the plains u quart Of
alcohol that eoOn laid them ont. fIe
Acknowledged tho corn t. Justice
Morgan this forenoon ana went to
Jail for thirty days.
Tho New York World eays Pr,si.
dent Mckinley will call for q stand
ing army uf 10000 men. Congress
haa just provided Tor IN increase To
lOJ,OOO, but Tire President now adnits
TINT our officers md soldiers cannot
stand the Philippine climate more
than two yCnrs nj best, md the 10000
are to take tho place Of those who
fail first. And still the wnr is over.
Tho Legislature has pnssoJ n con.
current rcsoluI0D directing our Sen.
htors and Congressman Ia use their
best c%ndeavurs III favor Of u cOnsii
tutional amen lmeut pr, vldmg for the
eloctiou OF United States Senators 10y
direct vote OF the people. This rec.
olutinn will have about Rs much II,
feet upon John L. and William NJ ~
did tho resolutions Of the Republican
and Silver parties calling upon them
u rcsign.-Silvcr State.
After nearly thirty yrars oi con.
slant effort. md the expenditure OF
nearly 5000, 900. scientists have cue.
ceedcd IN accurately meaBurfnr the
earth. They have learned that itf
diameter through the equator Ia 1906
miles; il height from polls to pole
1880 miles. lilo earth. the rotore, Il
iiatteneh MT tile polca, AMI while tbit
fact lIat long been asserted, the &c,
tual measurement has removed Tie
question from The domain Of doubt.
II In held by Indinna Politician
TINT the Office Of Governor ~ ,liar
State ia UDc ~ The most trying IN tn
country; and as evi lcnce they cit,
the fact that there il not M ex Gov
ernor now hliyc. In The Inst ten yer
four men lRvo been called o. dis
charge the dutics NJ tho Office. nh,
three OF them were comparatiyel,
young, were in robust health whcI
they succeeded to the Office md gny,
evidence ~ falling health before tbt
cluso Of their iorma.