Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-07-21
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and gave him n certificate OF character
when he left the cabinet. II the clerk
had confessed as Morton did, he might
have escaped punishment and got a
certificate OF character.
Recent excavations in Egypt have re-
vealed "a bond-dated 4. ID. l00-ap-
prenticing IA slave for two years in tue
-semigraph,' to be taught to read and
write shorthand, or -the signs that your
son Dionysius knows" the teacher
receiving i'll all 100 drachmas-about
s23.
Roosevelt wants to open the gates OF
America to the Chinese. Tins would
DO tho final act OF a strenuous" lie,
for after so dong, the American people
would relegate him to the shades OF
privacy, where he could spend his time
murmuring: What IL dam fool | was."
Ely Record.
The verdict Of guilty in the Senator
Mitchell case was accompanied by a plea
for mercy ON behalf OF the defendant.
1t seems that the time has not yet come
for the American public to rid itself OF
the idea that the criminal who is enti-
tied to no clemency is the poor. hungry
wretch who steals Il ham or a sack OF
ilour.-Si!ver State.
When the French beat the Formosans
along the coast III 1881 the latter retired
To the interior. When tile French pur.
sued them, they found Il queer line OF
defense. beyond which they could make
no progress and in storming which many
died. Tho Formosans had poisoned tho
springs, water courses, etc, as they re-
treated, and the campaigns Of the French
against them never got further shan he
poison line. The poison was Il native
one, MS deadly rs arsenic or strychnine.
Tho United States usurped II part OF
the territory OF Colombia i'll order to
construct the Panama canal. Tho pres-
ent administrator has begun work on
the great ditch, and already there are
rumorS Of a grave scandal III connection,
with the construction OF tine liquid link
between two seas. No doubt President
ltnoseve!t's attention will soon be called
to the existing situation, and he will
proceed TO do things. 1t was some time
before he took an interest in the postal
scandals. Meanwhile a grave scandal
threatens and the national Gdministra.
tiCn ignores the situation.
When Mr.. MayhaIn and party were
here several weeks ago, he interested
two New York men in the oil fields.
They old him to 20 ahead and put down
a well. Mr.. Mnyham has leasel several
hundred acres in the Etko oil field and
yesterday he informed the PARTIES inter
estcd that the reason he had not begun
work WIS that other matters had taken
up his time and hc had not been able
to secure Il driller. lie assured them,
however, that he would go TO the
West Virginia oil fields within n
month, employ n competent driller and
send him here. There is plenty VI
money behind Mr.. May ham to insure
the sinking Of Il well.
Yesterday William Drake Of Wells
went ont with Il party Of Western
Pacific surveyors and did not return
until late last night. llo wore his
rough clothes on the trip and this nom.
ING when went to dress up he found all
his clothing, five suits missing. Ii then
dawned on him that his room at the
Bulls Head hotel had been entered by
thieves who took all the clothing III
sight. lie notified the officers up and
down the road OF his loss and came
down Oh No 3 to buy more clothes. lie
suspects three hobos who have been
laying around Wells Of doing the job.
Sheriff Clark went west on No. 3 III the
hope OF catching the suspects. Mr..
Drake'r loss will reach close to $50 or
more.