Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-08-26

OF at ~ierington.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
anderson. OF washoe County, died ON
saturday afternoon. The little one Sc.
cured Il bit OF ily.paper md licked oil tho
covering. She was in great distress but
H~htidotes failed to save her life, and she
died in great agony.
Mrs. Mary Carroll, aged about 10
years. was run over by. a V. & T. switch
eng'ne ut Reno yesterday afternoon and
so badly injured thnt she died shortly
AFTER II engine a backing ucross
tile bridge to the turn table OF the time,
ana the crew did not see the unfortunate
woman.
j. ii. Dambacher, a recent arrival
from Sonora, California, was stricken
with heart failure yesterday Mt the Hall.
lax mine at Tonopah and fell from n
bucket lOO feet above the surface u the
bottom Of the shaft 200 feet below, Two
men in the bucket with him were un-
blc to save hnm.
w. w Morris. the principal stock.
holder IN tn" Montana Tonopah mine
'nti a heavy stock holder in the Reyeille
MIN" sixty miles east OF Tonopah drop
ped dead III the latter mine Sunday
nigh, SMILE inspecting the underground
workings.
Inc Wlnncnucca conventions organ
lied yesterday with Acknowledgement
sweeney ms temporary chairman OF the
Democrltic convection and Controller
DAVIS rs temporary chairman or tile Sill
yer convention. The usual committees
w"re appointed and the convention
adjourned unit . U'-lrc.i al tie cycm.:...
On the first 1T September the head
quarters Of The United States Geological
Survey. 81 which l.. II Taylor is the
head Tor this section. will he transferred
from Reno to ~lInZcn, where it will re-
main until the great irrigation work in
progress there is completed, This will
take the entire office force to IInzen.-
Gazette.
w We 'al'AhlT III lllt ItllTtu
list OF the United States army, DIT more
than there was in 1898. or this list 100
were IN service ~ generals less than two
weeks and two for less than a month be-
fore retirement. Taking the entire list
int" confederation, DO never pertorme
active service II the rank.
Constable Mccoy yesterday arrested
james Wills, Fred Wood and W. b
Nelson, projectors Of the Gem saloon,
for selling liquor To a minor. Wills
plead guilty and was fined 500 and
costs, amounting to SlU.65. The other
were given until 10 o'clock tomorrow
to plead. In default OF 300 bail each
they went 10 Jail.
The Reno correspondent OF the EI.
mine is a daisy. Ills account OF the
t,.e at Judge Browns residence Friday
evening would take the first prize in a
liars contest anywhere i'll the world.
Instead ot the kitchen being entirely
destroyed. as statcdl i'll the dispatch to
the Examiner, the Judge says it cost
him less than n dollnr To repair the dam.
age caused by the tire. II all the re-.
ports sent ont by the Examiners Reno
correspondent contain no more truth
than this one they are absolutely worth.
less
Mlsiak:ug him Tor Constable Wolf
" men i'll ambush fired several shots
at Deputy Constable Haynes at Love-
lock Il few night ago. \ short time
bcfor the sho0oing Haynes says tim! he
heard "a man sitting in front OF the Big
McHiow hotel make the remark to a
companion that he would like to pump
Wolf full o! lead. lie paid no attention
to the remark ut the time, but it was
windy recalled to his mind u few houls
later when the bullets began to fly
about him. One TOT them pierced hls
hat. Silver State.
Tho Montana Press: Mr.. Roosevelt
did not tell the country. through the
committee, what laws have been en-
forced against the organizations known
h' ~ NHlNi " w III give u llSt OF trusts |
that have been converted 10y prosecution
from bind" Ia good trusta. Perhaps
he will 10 that III his letter OF ac-
ccp.Rncc, for such n list will he u handy
thing Tor the Republican campaigncr. |
md no less handy for the Republican |
editor.
MH. Cordclia l}otkin waa sentenced |
yesterday 10y Judge Cook Ia lie I'M
"prisOnmcnt ut San Quentin for II" muir.
der Of Mrs. john =. Cumming III Dover.
Delaware, by mean 81 pnlsGncd candy. |
In passing sentence .luigc Cook OK.
pressed regret TINT lie could no Impose
IL" henth ponaliy, MS the jury in the
vcr'G' ;'non liked the punishment. Mrs. |
Rrtkf rAA& we'd the sentence withou, |
my evidence Of emotion. An appeal
will he taken to the Supreme court.
About $3.50 yesterday afternoon |. s.. |
Sherwood met with mn accident that will
lay hnm up for some time. llo was Oh
his step ladder about ten fcot high fin.
lshing u joo Tor Mr.. Wintcrmantel when |
tho ladder slipped and fell FROM under