Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-08-31

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uniform il necessary to gain their
natural and political rights. In this
secret warfare. the women join with the
men in the slaughter Of their enemies.
Sunday a woman ehot and killed General
MIN Mt a railroad station and yesterday
General Won Liarlisrski. acting military
governor general Of Warsaw, was killed
in a cab while driving through the city.
The assassin escaped.
Governor SPARKS has signed the
agreement between the State OF Nevada
and the Federal Governmental by which
the State and the Government shall
bear jointly Ito expense OF experiment
work connected with the irrigation
projects in Nevada. This is in accor.
dance with an act passed Il year ago by
the State r~atifyinP the agreement be-
tween State and Federal governments.
The States share Of the expense is
1000.
y Wmuemucca Dispatch to the
Gazette says TINT in u desperate battle
which O place At Kennedy, u mining
camp about thirty miles south Of Col
conda, last Saturday afternoon, Martin
iIuwley, one ~ the most promir emit
mining men in the district was shot
through the head by p. +. Molinary, a
prospector. Tho shooting was the ont.
come Of q dispute owe. some mining
claims. llavley will probably die.
MUlinary gave himself up TO the author
tiles i~cmcdiately after the shooting.
German government statistics show
lint 1921 horses and 2,l5l dogs were
slaughtered for food under government
inspection during the first three months
Of 1876. This WIS nm increase OF 1922 hor-
ses and 3i6 dogs over the uumber slaugh-
tered during the same time in 1903. II
Ii estimated, says the National provision.
er, that among the poorer classes, forcei
to resort to dog and horse meat by the
exclusion OF foreign meats from the
country, the consumption OF this sort of
meat was much larger than the official
records show.
or the sd 5000 $50 increase in the ex-
ports Of the United States during the
past year.. more than S1G,000.000 was
contributed 10y the single item OF
breadstufrs. And yet, when western
farming interests ask for u little con.
sideration in the matter of tariff re-
ciprocity, republican leaders get to.
gether and decide. that they will make
no tariff concessions to the farming iu-
tcrcsts.
X. Il. Wilson, formerly nf Denver, who
vent into Ely district six months ago;
is in Salt Lake. lie says the depot ut
Cherry Creek. White Pine county, is
piled so high with sacks " ore waiting
shipment that the statIOnhouse itself
appears like "A pigmy. Piles Of ore, he
declares, are in evidence ut all the
stations along the new road for n con
siderable distance north 81 Cherry
Creek. The railroad company will get
this ora out as soon after the line is com
pleted into Ely rs possible.-Telegram
Mn. Annie Walsh. the GoIdlield
woman, has escaped again from the in
sane nsy um. Saturday night she forced
herself through a window and. in spiie
OF the fact that she wore iron leg mana
Cles, managed to climb into a tree,
drop to the gronDI from II second story
window, scale the wall and escape. An
examination of the place where che
escaped Shove that she jumped into the
tree that stood near her window. Upon
II OF tho branches was found a
Switch" Which she wore in her hair.
and a smnll bit Of her clothing, which
had caught as she made her way to
freedom. She was still Mt large when
the Gazette went to press.
While 1t is not yet definitely known at
whit tune railroad Day will be cele-
brated in Ely, the committee OF arrange
ments is vigorously at work in making
ample preparations for all who may
come. y number OF the prominent
gentlemen h have been invited to be
present md speak upon ,hnt OCCASION,
have accepted the invitation. and their
presence will add greatly to the eujoy-
mcnts OF tho celebration. Boeide this
mental feast. n barbecue sufficient for
all will bo in readiness Tor all comcrs.-
Ely Record.
y committee uf the citizens Of Nina
recently waited upon tho officials Of
the Oregon Short Line while thcy were
at Nina, ana SITTER explaining tho need
Of a schoolhous ~ for MINI Mt once, The
committee was assured that the railrond
company would build n modern, up-to-
date school building Mt NINA in the near
future, tic cost beng approximately
$4,000. Tho rniIrond people stated ;hat
thoy would ra'lIer build the school
building themselves than have q special
tax voted for that diotrict. in Winch
event the expense to thom, beng The
largest taxpayers. wnmll he moro III the
long run than il hey hal biilt IL will,
their own carpenters and matcriaI.-
Nina Miner.