Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-04-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Salmagundi.

A soldier train passed East this after
noon.
Everything WIS quiet aud orderly in
SAT- Francisco yesterday. The indica.
lions were good for an early settlement
of the strike.
Ed. Wheece. charged with intent to
kill w. ii. Bertrand at Tonopah. Wa
hound over to appear before the Grand
jury with bonds fixed at St0U.
The Enterprise says that Ex-Suprenie
Judge Bonnitield il a candidate Tor
Governor on the Fusion ticket and that
his boom il being engineered by Hon
George S. Nixon.
A bunch Of 1870. pound steers sold in
the st Joseph, Missouri. market yester
day for sT.25 per hundred. This ia the
ing beet price ever paiu in that market
for cattle.
Dwight A.. Dawson has been appoint.
ed postmaster at Reno to till the vacancy
caused by the death of Il. p. Kraus.
Dawson was recommended by Senators
Stewart and Jones.
There are about 1000 people in Reno
who are without visible mems az
support. 1t will be Il good plar il the
authorities tell tile outside world thnt
there are more mea here now than cali
be accommodated with work.-Reno
Gazette.
Dan't forget the Rebelah dance to
morrow night. You are sure to spend
Il most enjoyable evening, beside hay.
ing tho consciousness OF doing
thing forth- '"nefit OF helpless children.
Tho Rebekahs will be out in full force
to see that everybody is comfortable and
happy.
a snow storm set in last night and at
this writing, $3.50 p. M, still continues.
The snow Is very wet and heavy and
nelts almost as fast rs it falla. A great
deal Of water has fallen and the ground
is thoroughly soaked. The storm IN.
snres plenty Of grass on the ranges and
the stock men are corresondingly
happy.
a rich strike Is reported in the Frac-
tion shaft at Tonopah. The ore il
ruby silver and goes about 1900
10 the ton. The new strike is in ground
that does not belong to the Tonnpah
company. \ special dispatch to fhe
Virginia Chronicle says the new strike
has caused great excitment at Tonopah
and Sodaville.
There are in France 2,SG3, 900 dogs, IN
average OF 10 to every 1000 human be.
ings. Irish dog7, curiously enough,
come next. with a percentage Of 10 per
LOCO. England has only 80 per 1000,
Germany 81 and Sweden only IL. 1t If
stated that Germany claims To have
almost 2,500,000 dogs. Russia only l,5OO,-
600 and Turkey, oddly enough. only
100000.
Work OF tearing down the Mexican
mill Oh tne Carson river is III progress.
This mill in by gone days has ground
ont bullion by the ton. The old iron
hat did the good work is going TO San
Francisce junk men The main build.
ing will still be used by Governor AID.
amS, rs a plaster mill and the electric
light system will be maintained at the
place.-C,arson Appeal.
Director OF the Mint Roberts is re-
ported M expressing fear that the in.
creased production Of gold will serious.
ly disarrange the worlds credit" It is
said that he has announced his purpose
to discourage thv production Of gold by
refusing to recommend any moro assay
officeR. Can it be that gold is likely 10
become SO plentiful that it will be cheap?
Will the financiers n around to
silver rs the more stable and scarce
metal. ns they did between 30 and COZ
What the %iinancicrs want il a dear
dollar. and they will detest gold RS much
ns they have detosted silver il gold
becomes go plentiful Rs to lessen the
purchasing power Of the dolIar.-Com.
moncr.