Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-03-30

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believed that contributions frem this
source in that year amounted To over Il
million dollars. lilo declared this WIS
stealing money from tho people and
such men should be punished.
Yesterday District Attorney jerome.
had o warrant issued for George W.
Perkins, vice president ~ the New York
Lie Insurance company at the time the
contributions were made to The rcpubli-
can national committee. Perkins Will
apply for Il wit II habeas corpus and
Jerome will submit the facts and ask
for u speedy decision.
Congress has passed nm act increasing
the appropriations to acriculIur ,xI,.
pertinent Stations throughout the U,itad
States by this act each static. gets
$1,000 additional to the Sl5.pUU rroyit-
ed by the Hatch act This gives Ncvnda
$1,000 year fer its experiment station
The first installmcut Of 5000 on the,
new appropriation will be availnb O. thlr
year.
y new tyre OF bullet, ku0y rs the
-, Is be pG served i'll the trench
Infantry. This projectile CONSISTS Of a
cigar shaped cylinder OF brOu2c. iu-
stead Of lead, and is casei with nickel.
On being fled it revolves mt the rate of
500 turns "A second during its flight.
At $40 yards II will penetrate the
equivalent bulk and resistance of fix
men standing one behind the other.
y plat of ground twelve feet in diane
ter snnK from SIGHT Monday on y street
abo"c the Fourth War,I sch ml ~. "a in
Virginia City The cave.im WAS due to
hWLcrs III a drItj OF the Cuo!lar mine
ro.ting away. The new rave is near the
place where. two years ago, the Collar
hois'nnG works Disappeared from .i.ht
from the same cau@cs; and near where
the Wood IL Comp lny's st re lii ,ppe IT.
ed thirty two years ago. II is believed
the tlmh"rluE WAS defective, and that
win the rottng which has been going
ON for years has caused the recent
cave.
The %coromcr's jung that investigated
the Adobe wreck on 'hc - X Il. G.. re-.
tTrnch Il verdict ;hnt the same was cnus-
ed by the neglect of Operator Lively,
but that said urgltc CT was not wi.tul nor
malicious. The jury recommended that
no criminal proceedings be started
against ANY one, and suggested that the
Denver Il Ri tirmde adopt the block
system OF construct "a Gouhlr track.
The verdict Is said To be the III llcst iof
it, SOFT III the history Of the State, aud
there II great Dissatisfaction expressed
over 1t.
y Lovclock dispatch {" the Silver
STAT" says that the people are wild over
the reported strike at Seven Troushs Oh
the edge Of TIE Black Roc.s desert.
During Saturday evening forty teams
left Loveluck for the ncy stnke.
Samples Of ore brought To Lovclock
are rrh III gold and will as-ny into the
thousands. Gold WAS visible 10 the
naked eye and some .! the samples be-.
ing almost solid with Tia" yellow metal.
Nc'"fi.u. +" ia" siOTirs 81 those vino
have come from the Seven Truugh=
county, the entire region l., rich ~
minerals. |; IL more than probable that
II towusiic will Toe laid out in the
r%icIuit! Of the strike.
y Naplr'. Italy, III 'patch says hat J
Scott nf Spokane, Washington. died
thee" Of heart failure ON the 9Jth. aged
~ years. This undoubtedly refers to
Joseph Scott, mnuIger Of tile i~lnll,ck
Lrmi a Cattle Company. rs he was
known (" ne somewhere along the
Mediterranean sea, where he went for
the benefit o. his health. lie was large.
y Interested III the compIny of which
he was the manager aud was vi II known
- this county. iio has been in poor
health for several years. Mr.. Scott was
II native IT LELAND. \ widow survives
him.
Ihomas iagGar;, chairman of the
democratic n%n'ionnl COMMITTEES, says
that he will appear before the house
committee On elections il Mr.. Coriciyou
of the republican committee will do tho
same, and testify to tn" contributions
received in 1891 10y his committee.
Referring to Mr.. Taggart's offer, the
New York World says: elias not Rooso
welt sufficient influence with Chairman
Cor'ciy"u to induce him To acccc Ia To
this fair proposition? IL should be an
opportunity dear to the Presidents
heart, cun.Ilcring how cmphntically
during tn" campaign he repealed the
rhnrgc that campaigu money had been
.:i"cu I" his party by corporations in
need of Legislative or executive ~favors,
MI except hardened spoilsmcn comccdc
the pr sslng demand for reform in
campiign financing. The beginning OF
reform is publicity
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