Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-05-16
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY,
Salmagundi.

H.H. tluIliud or LYON county has
been committed to the us, lum at Reno.
The ladies should turn out in force
tonight ut the Depot Hotel parlors.
Read Mr.. Reynolds Invitation else.
where.
John T.JOnes. lately reie scd from
the State Prison. will leave next month
Tor AlaEka where he has secured IA
lucrative position.
Deputy Constable Nichols brought
william Vunce from Carlin this morn.
ing to serve thirty days in Jail for
disturbing thu peace.
Approximately lI0. GOO men and boys
were idle yesterday in the anthracite
dist nets Of Pennsylvania. The tie.up of
The three anthracite dist riots is complete.
1t il the farm which does the business
10 1901 this country exported agriculture
al products to the value Of s9j2, 00O, 900,
while the products Of agriculture
imported from other countries only
amounted TO 1856, 100000.
Attorney Bartlett OF Eureka came IL
town last night and will remain Il day or
two. lie informs the INDEPENDENT that
Judge Jones IL making Il lively h-ht for
the nomination for Supreme Judge.
MIR. Bartlett wouli make M excellent
Attorney General.
The diamond ~diggings III British
Guiana have iatlev developed sur.
prieIngly. Last week Is. 100 stones
were brought To the port ot George.
town us The result al five weeks work
BY the syndicate developing tue mines.
Warren Notewur!, Senator Pitt and
Comm isSnner RuddcI arrived from
Loveiock hast night. They put in today
investigating the water supply aud iilr
probability ~ suIiiri"n. water reach.
ing Lovelock III time for the irrigation
season
MOnnplics are not generous. Some
have reduced cost Of production, cost OF
carriage md cost To consumer. but they
have also destroyed the private business
Of many who were making II q yod living
and have paid enormous iiyi lends and
salaries TO the few.
The Honse yesterday. by a vote cf 1876
to 9, passed II bin appropnatins s2OO..
600 Tor the relief of the Martinique
sufferers. THIS Is SIuO,oU more than
the amount named III the Senate bill
which passed Saturday. The Senate
c]oncurrrd in the House amendment and
the hill now gocs to the President.
y recent dispatch from Lorraine, O..
saiG: Miss frankie Friend. 81 years
old, died here last night under peculiar
circumstances. She alighted from II
ear from Cleveland and became i'll and
weak. She was Insisted Ia the waiting
bon by two women and later sent to a
physiciun's office. She was dead when
plnced on Il couch. \ post mortem
slio wed her l.. AZ 10 he emit ely on Of
place on Hcc .m' u her corset, which
WAS several sizes ~ sma". Her home
vas IN Norw all
IL. rnmir a';ou in. he United
State ON ! y 10 the e, ~ year 100
was = atty - ,,cess I l4.OO0.OOO
Every .,ur,r. No. : tia ~ figures in
this m, |en"f.'.r!. many hh- rOniribut.
81 mo- i'iur d pthcr ;.glo nation.
.'ndii ( um 1877 &c. IS o little over
Coco o. p"r' :. th" Uuited Stntes.
ifrlHp stand. u"N m Toe roll with g..
o6S.2GS. lhon come Greui liriiain(Eng-
land. scotland. and Wal"tl with 3,O2G,-
2OT. the Scandinavian union Of Sweden
and Norway wish 2I6.a, ., and Canada
and Newfoundland With i,0i9.039.
III" consumption oi sugar in the
United States has grown from 1.272,.
i4iS3i2 pounds in $40 I" 5.3l3.9S7 $40
puunds in 1891. lie pr capita con.
sumption is moW S. pomui-, IA com.
pared with 80 pounds il 1870. The con-
sequences Of this most remarkable
change upon the physical condition Of
the people mus: tie mnlrrial. Whether
it IT. for improvement or impairment Of
physical strength and endurance ia u
qurRtiOn. About oDc.Rixth Of the
amount consumed il produced 10 the
United States aud onn.six,h III our il.
land posscssiuns.