Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-05-25

The railroad rate bin went back to
the house yesterday. The bill was badly
d~istigured III its journey through tho
senate, but it's friends are still able 10
recognize it. IL the house coucurs in
the senate amendments, the bill will 20
to the president for his signature. The
bill is now in the shape that the railroad
attorneys OF the senate wanted it and
the house may not concur in the amend.
ments. III the house should st md 10y
The original bill. the senate amendments
will be threshed out III tie conference
committee.
10 compliance with instructions
from Governor Sparks Captain Ma.
honey mustered III Goa pnrics \ and
B last night. After ntustermg out
Company b, that company marched to
the armory Of COMPANY \ and dupli-
Gated the ceremony. .Adjutant Day
will arrive from Carson this week to
muster out commissioned officers OF both
companies. Company a members are
said to contemplate rcorganizing.-
Virginia Chronicle.
Marshal Grimmon arrived last night
with John Ferry man, charged with dis.
posing OF liquor to an Indian. lie was
accompanied by the witnesses in the
case. Ferryman WIS lodged in Jail to
appear mt , o'clock this morning for ex.
animation. At the time stated FERRY
man was brought before the y. S. COM
missioner and plead not guilty. Sheriff
Sweeney of Eureka and George Dixon,
an Indian, testified against the deren-
dant. Fcrryman testified in his own be-
hhif and ADMITTED the truth Of the
charge. He was held in 800 bonds to
appear before the L. =. grand jury. In
default Of bonds ne WAS committed to
Jail. He is an old offender.
June II is Flag day and the one
hundred and twenty-ninth anniycI sary
Of the adoption of the stars md stripes
as the national ensign, and the Ameri'
can flag association Inns issued "A circular
addressed to all patriotic orders and
American citizens. Mayors 81 cities
are requested to oil icr flags displayed
upon all mun.c pal builrings, and Ivy
formal proclamation la invite their
fellow citizen to do the same thing
upon private buildings. School officers
and teachers are requested to arrange
for patriotic exercises celebrating the
day.
". II. Sweeney, sheriff ot Eureka
county, arrived last night from Eureka.
lie reports everything pros porous in the
Old towr aud throughout tho county.
AS an evidence Of this prosperity he
says tho license collections in the
county have more than doubled in the
last six months. There has been quite
an excitement IA Eureka over the Bald
Mountain mines and quite a number
have gone there. Some report fabu.
lousy rich ore and others are more
moderate i'll their statements. Mr..
Sweeney came over rs Il witness in the
case OF the u. $. against John Ferry.
man. He returned on No. 3 this after
noon.
The evidence being brought out by
the invt stigatiou Of the coal roads 10y
the Interstate Commerce Commission
r~onclu-iyely shows that the railroads
control the price of coal and are COM
hlncd together Ia rlIuler the consum-
crs. The chesapeake and Ohio railroad
offered tn carry coal at the rate Of 81 %
Il ton, but the proposition was voted
down by the other railroad managers in
the Association md the rat" was fixed at
sl.iO a ton. All this has been exposed
by complaints Ia the Department Of
Justice, but the Administration il for
some reason opposed to prosecuting the
coal rCad,.
From the qualification Of Senators
Elkins and Aldrich and the other
members ~ the Senate, kno vn to favor
corporations, at the provisions of the
rate bill us It o stands. il looks rs il
the public had been huncoed again by
the republican politicians who control
the congress. IL President Roosevelt
had stood fast 10 his guns instead of
retreatIng ut the last moment, the JOY
Of the corporations and their senatorial
frIrnda would not be so full. But. "hc
vino fights and runs away will live to
tight another day aud the presidential
dear OF disrupting Tie republicans pnrty
has evidently led Mr.. Roosevelt into the
belief TINT discretion il the better part
Of ralor III politics M well as war.
Tho United States supreme court rem
dcrcd Il decision yesterday in the case
against Senator Burton OF Kansas. Tho
decision sustains the Judgement Of tho
lower court on all points raised on the
appeal. Burton WIS convicted Of violnt.
ing the statute which prohibits senators
and representatives from receiving com.
pensati0D for services rendered before
any Of the government dci arimcnts in
amy matter III which the government
may br interested. lie was sentenced
! to pay a iino 81 $3.50 aud 20 nine
months imprisonment in the Jail Of Iron
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