Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-06-17

Aubrey l.. Wiskcr and family OF No.
Rpa, are registered ut the Commercial
Hotel.
Attorney Marion Wilson and family
have returned to Elko after o delightful
visit to California.
y Citizens Alliance hns been formed
at Ely. The object IL to prevent law.
lessness and S strikes in the mines.
Stanley Taber began holding down
the boo'Secper's job this morning mt the
Smith CoIupany's store. Success to
him.
Tomorrow is the Tooth anniversary OF
the batt!e Of Banker Hill. On that day
u forefathcrs taught Great Britain a
lesson that she Inns never forgotten.
Thirty thurspnd feet OF lumber has
been ordered, and work will probably
begin some time this month on the new
concentrator that is to he built ar the
Ruth nine. This mine is one OF the
best paying properties in White Pine
county.-NewF.
Mrs. Campbell gives notice that on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF next
week she will sell tailor made suits,
skirts. shirt waists, underwear, etc. etc.
at prices that will astonish the PEOPLE
Of this section. For further information
see her nd. elsewhere.
One OF the locomotives OF the Tono.
pah railroad has a little history. 1t ran
the blockade with troops i'll the recent
revolution III Columbia by which Uncle
San got control Of the canal strip at
Panama. 1t was heavily protected with
armo; plate, and this was removed after
its arrival III Nevada.
h census Of the Philippine island
recently completed shows the popula
ton to be Il million less than was ex-
pccted at the time the United States
purchased the islands. Is it possible
that II million OF these poor devils have
been -benevolently a~ssimilated" since
the United States took possession OF the
islands?
Professor James Bluett, the great
English astronomer. says the next full
moon will have across its face the dark
spot that resembles n cross, and tllat on
the 21th inst. 1t will be very plain to the
naked eye. The Professor says the spot
is caused from the shadow made by the
north star crossing in front OF the eve.
ming star.
The California delegation to the Ma.
tional Republican ratification meeting
at Chicago stopped here this morning
and lickrd up Mr. F~arriugtor. The
special train then proceeded on it's way
To the Windy City. Mr.. Harrington will
attend the ratification meeting at Chi
cago and then go to 81. Louis to see Il
National convention of free delegates
From there he will come home.
What Is said to be the largest arsenic
minc in the world, and is stated 10 be
Mt present turning out seventy tons per
month. is situated in Floyd county, Vir-
ginia, seventeen miles from Christians.
burg; the nearest railroad point. The
number Of persons employed at the
mine ia about l25, who are housed and
supplied with the necessarics OF life by
the company owning the mine. The
camp il provided with electric lights,
and the plant, which is considered the
most modern in existence for the treat.
ment of the ore is driven by electric
power:
Governor La Toilette Of Wisconsin,
has taken the bit in his teeth and is run.
ming away with the whole badger outfit
convention, band wagon and
all. The fact that Senators Spooner and
Quarles and Congressman Babcock Of nj
have been split out OF the tail end Of the
concern, docs not seem to %diecuncert
him in the lcnsi. Quurlcs and Babcocl
are terribly afraid that they may lose
their political scnlps, but Spooner, tho
FUZZY wuzzy Of the senate, grimly in.
sis,s that they sllall share his fate. II
is mn amusing situation from a ccrtuir
point OF view. La Toilette, master Of
the State, has adopted the "lowa Idea
that the tariff shall DO reduced where
ii affords shelter for trusts.