Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
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FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Salmagundi.

Sheriff Campbell left last night 10
subpoena witnesses and trial Jurors.
Mn. John T. Wright returned FROM
San Francisco on last nights train.
MIR. Conrad OF Lamoille valley says
there IL more snow in the mountains
now than there has been for the laat
ten years.
Christian g. Nelson is under arrest at
st. Joseph Missouri on the charge OF
having thirteen living wives. He wns
arrested at San Antonio, Texas, while
on his wedding trip with his thirteenth
wife.
h latest reports from the Rocky
Mountaiu oil well say that everything is
working smoothly md that good pro.
gress is beng made in sinking the water
we'll. This will probably be lone by the
end Of the week.
County Superintendent Henderson
received Il telegram from DR.. Stubs
this afternoon stating that the lectures
by Prof.. Cushman. which were to be
given b"inr, the pupils OF the high
school, beginning Friday o: this week,
were postponed until future notice.
May 10th has been fixed rs tho date
for turning over the island Of Cuba to
its people. President Palma will he in.
augurated On that day and American
! control OF the island will cease Oh his in.
"uguration May Goth should be a
memorable day III Cuban history.
Only o veteran Of 1872 survives, aud
his pension lns just been increased.
The soldiers oi the Mexican war are few
and feeble. Uucle Sam has nothing to
regret III his system OF caring for the se
brave sons who Offered their lives in his
defense.
Waiter-llow would you like to have
!our steak. sirH
Frank Customer (who has been wait
ing twenty minutes)-Very much. indeed,
thank you, il it ISN'T too much trouble,
Philadelphia Press.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to fur.
nish 100000 for the erection OF a free
public Library building in Denver pro.
vided the city will pledge itself to pro.
vide not less than $4,000 annually Tor
the support Of the library.
The practice Of we'll drilling with
ropes is usually credited to the Chinese.
There can lac no doubt thai the Chinese
used the churn drill at least 1000 years
ago The deepest drill hole L. at
~Sperenburg, Germany. This hole il
over 5000 feet deep.
The immense blast set off at. Hated
near Clarks SATURDAY WIS 1t great sue.
cess Quite a number ~ curious people
gathered to See the artificial eruption
and they saw a startling eight. 1t Is
said that fragments OF rock the size of a
Hat car were thrown 1900 feet. The
blhst Wa set oil bj electricity and the
cost Of ;he blast was $4,000. but it did
its work well.
John O'roole Of the Miners Udion, OF
~Fon"pah, has wired the following state.
ment to the Associated Press: THE
rhPid influx nf w0rkingmen ut this place
nj ;he present tiCle indicates n general
misrepresentation Of labor conditions
here. In Justice to the uniformed we
desire To- warn all laborIng men to stay
away until the local conditions here i'm.
prove
Articles Of incorporation OF the
Phoenix oil Company have been filed in
the office Of The county clerk. The in.
corporatOrI reside in ST Paul, Mime.
sofa. M"Rsrs Bald Yin and Eby and
their 1850 'iates have sold the Phoenix
company G60 acres OF land in the EIko
district. The INDEPENDENT learned
that the Phoenix company will be used
~ the basis for the incorporation Of a
larger company. in which the directors
OF the Phoenix company will be the Iii.
r~cctors Oi the company to he organized.
Tho attention OF the Reno Gazette
and Carson News is called to the eyi.
dencc OF Captain David ID. Porter OF the
Marine Corps before the Waller court
martial at Manila. Captain Porter tes.
titled TINT General Smith did not OK.
pliritIy give Major Waller the power Of
lilo and death over prisoners; but that he
did 10y inference, saying that no wanted
no prisoners and that trescbery should
be punished with death. As the soldier
who gave us the story Of The murder OF
prisoners in the Philippines. which we
published Il short time ago. stated TINT
no served under General Smith, the
evidence Of Captain Porter c]orroborates
the story he told. What will the Ga.
zette and News gay now? Will tue
News call Captain Porter n liarY