Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-21
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Sa1maQundi
DR.. Wichmann is in custody at Reno
for performing IN unlawful operation.

TOT performing an unlawful operation.
State Engineer ThurteI was a pas.
seuger on No, 4 this morning FOR
White Pine county.
1t WIS rumored in Wall Street yes.
terday that Hartman had gained con.
troll OF the Baltimore and Ohio and
Reading roads.
Wall Street, we ars told, is bidding
for gold, but most Of US are bidding
Tor any kind OF money md find it slnv-
ing work to get enough to make both
ends meet.
District Attorney williams left for
Buffalo, New York, this morning ON
business connected with the estate Of
the late Hiram Chase.
What a relief it must be to Secretary
Shaw and other unpopular stump
speakers that there is a plant for repro
cess'ng' spoiled eggs in full blast at
Chicago.
Harry Humphrey, formerly deputy U.
5. marshal, has assumed the duties OF
internal revenue collector for Nevada,
the position formerly held by Mr..
Blakeslee who resigned.
A Reno ,ispatch eays that Senator
Clark and the Schwab interests are ne.
gotiating for the purchase OF the copper
mines near Pdlisade. Sen I Clark
and Z. d. Delnias, his mining engineer.
visited the property last Saturday.
Prof. Grandson arrived from Reno
this morning and went ont to South
Fork to investigate the disease among
the horses Of that section md Mound
valley. lie was met at the train by
Charley Crane who took him to South
Fork.
1t will he n joke ON the President
congress can't understand his next
message on account Of his queer spe1
ing, but then Secretary Loeb can he
called in to interpret, il he is not down
with nervous prostitution by TINT time.
Senator Joe Miller OF Austin has re
turned home after spending several
months in the hospital undergoing
treatment for a wound inflicted 10y IL
minnie ball during the civi! war. The
ball struck Mr.. Miller. who was a
confederate soldier. in the groin and
never troubled him until several years
ago. lie is now considerably improved
md believes that no is entirely well
OF the iDiury.-Carson Newe.
Tho city Of Reno has placed IL lien
against the Southern Pacific railroad
to the mount OF 81, 300 for falling to
the streets bordering upon its property,
\ lien was also placed upon the prop.
crty OF MB ID. Byington, mother of the
OK. district attorney OF San francisco,
for the same cause.
Governor Sparkle, Hon. Geo. \ Bart
lett, Ncvada's next congressman. James
g.. Sweeney, nominee for supreme
judge. and Dave NJ. Ryan, the present
State treasurer and tho next one also,
Will address the citizens OF Elko on the
political issues OF the day at Leonard
Hall on Saturday evening. Everybody
10 invited to he pre- 'ent. SEQ the notice
elsewhere.
The Carson News raises u big howl
because Governor Sparks does not live
in Carson, and opposes his reelection
on that ground. At the same time, it
advocates the recollection OF the present
secretary OF state when it is u notorious
fnct that Mr.. Douglas has seldom been in
his Office since tho adjournment Of the
Inst legislature. The News condemns in
tine democrat what it uphoIds i'll the 70.
publican. That's republican consistency.
The monthly statement Of the coinage
executed at the mints ri the United
States during August shows II total OF
1890 900 pieces, with a value OF 1859.
100. or this G32, 0tC pieces were eagles
and double cngles, value 1880, 900, and
5,l78,000 pieces OF silver, amounting to
100000. There we're 100000 one cent
pieces struck or, besides 100000 five.
peso gold pieces for Mexico and 10000
silver pesos Tor the Philippine lslands,
for which work no charge except tho
cost oi labor is made,
1t turns ont that Nipple, the suicide
president Of the wrecked Real Estate
Trust Company OF Philadelphia WA u
cousin Of j. Nipple Mitchell OF Oregon.
tho republican sonator engaged in tho
land frauds, who recently died after DO.
ing convicted Of crime. Ito seems 10 have
inherited a pcncbant for roguery. No
doubi, the theories of tus party develop
cd the germ into life. Proteclionism Is
tho root. kernel, and Hover Of thievery,
and it is not surprising to lind its chief
exponents IN trouble when the truth
out. All rrotectionists are not
bank thieves but all bnpk thieves uro
republicans.
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