Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-17

bail, Matson vas committed % the
Eureka county jail. Judge Jewell in
formed the reporter that he was unable
to learn what tho trouble was about.
A good many Federal officials are
feeling that after all, it will be just
their luck, il President Roosevelt does
not run for a third term, or il he did
run, should be defeated. A good many
too feel that the country would go to
the demnition bow vows IL their SER
vices W ire dispensed with. But it is
sate to say the United States would
still be on the map il the q. o. p. was
vi ped out OF existence.
O*ninR to the numerous and diverg.
cat divorce laws in America u curious
state OF things can easily exist. You
may divorce your wife in Arizona.
But MS You travel in the same train with
her to New York she is your wife still
now and then, and for an hour or two
ut n time. Unless you get the con
dnctOr Of the train to call the state
frontiers and read the local rode, yor.
cannot DO certain whether you are
bound or free.
Lady Florence Heeketh, daughter OF
the late United States Senator william
Sharon Of Nevada, has given notice
through her L,ndln collector that che
will not help in the rebuilding Of the
the Palace hotel. This information has
been conveyed to the other Sharon
heirs. who, however, TINT the
Palace will be rebuilt. Architects are
already studying plans for the new
Palace.
AT Princeton, Iifnrnin, yesterday.
DIR. l.. IL. Francis snot and fatally
wounded S. p. Merton, n saloon keeper.
The trouble started the day before when
Francis presented n bill to Morton for
professional services. Morton resented
tho presentation OF the bill and sIappeo
Francis. Yesterday morning Morton
armed himself and w~entito Francis office.
Francis ordered him TO stay ontside.
but Morton continued to advance and
Francis tired mis- revolver, the bullet
striking Morton in the center of the
neck inflicting a wound that is thought
to be fatal,
A Nina dispatch Of the 18th says that
a freight train ON the Nevada & Caliior-
MIA railroad vas demolished to-day No a
result OF the brakes on the cars failing
to hold and the entire train dashed down
the mountain. Tie compiling between
the engines md cars broke and two en-.
gines and twelve cars ran down the steer
incline at II rapidly increasing speed
and finally jumped the track and fell in
a heap. The engineers managed to es.
cape and no one WIS injured, but the
cars were demolished and a mile OF
track was torn up by the terrific speed
OF. the tram.
DR.. Stubbs has received the bids
submitted by contractors for the con,
strnction Of the MaGkay mining build.
ing at the State university y. The bid,
were opened by Architect Richardson oI
New York and are MS follows: North
western Constructor Company s97 .40g
Self IL Selman, sl06, 600; +. Robb.
slOi. 79G.50; Fowler IL Lyon, slO4, 5Gl;
Burke Brothers and Schuf, slo5, 900
As MIR. and Mrs. Mackay only gave
$4,000 to complete and furnish the
building, it is evident that they have to
increase the donation or the building
will have to be much smaller and less
ornamental than the Original plans O n
t%cmplated. Architect Richardson is ex.
aiming The rlans md arranging with
MIR. Mackay to have them changed
Tie completion 81 the building will be
indefinitely delayed.