Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-02-15

Ieeoluuon wa9 into tha
assembly yesterday making it n crime
for a hired lobbyist to attempt 10 IN.
huence the vote Of my member within
the Capitol.
Out OF 80 girls who were asked by
a statistician why they wanted to get
married, 81 Of them answered Because
The other 30 perhaps answered mat it
was none III his bioumin' blu siness.
Mayor vii on, has decided not to be
a candidate FOR re election. His relsons
for not entering the race are tia, hs
private business demands the whole OF
his attention. BY hls refusal 10 he come
a candidate, Reno loses the services OF
an active, 6rainy, honorable man as is
chief executive. Ex-senator Rolf I'm,
announced himself rs n candidate
and Ricbari Kirman, one OF R.po's
most active young men and capitalists.
ID considering the proposition OF becom
ing a candidate.
An explosion Of gas in a rest anraut ON
West Second street. Los Angeles, yes
terday killed several people, injured a
ecore more ar less seriously, totally de-.
moished the two story brick building.
destroyed three small business houses
and Uttered the street with debris. The
explosion was caused by gas leaki ing
from the mains in the restaurant.
Failing TO provide a peunlty, .he
Hu5key concurrent resolution which
was passed Monday by the SENATE and
had already gone through the assembly
may prove Ineffective. The legislators
having passes may ride ON them not.
w~lthstanding the law. The Huskey
measure does o provide Tor their pun-
ishment, at least, II the rule is not
| obeyed.
When a train is five or any other
number OF hours late why will not rail.
road officials tell The truth, the whole
truth, at once, about it? Why will they
post false statements on the b]lacKbonrda.
telling five or ten successive lies instead
OF one whole truth? Do they think
that IA multiplicity OF fulschoods il
equivalent to The truth because both
come in the end to the same time OF day?
DO they imagine that the public ia
better pleased wbeO the news ia broken
grad ually ?-Buuetin.
District Attorney Game returned
last night from Wells, where he had
been to attend the preliminary examina-
ton ut J.J. Kelley, charged with the
robbery Of four Italians OF s34 in the
railroad yards. Kelley was held to.
appear before the grand jury and hls
bond was fixed at Sl5Uc. lie was CON
United to Jail. Kelley md two woneo
Of the haltworld clai u that he is no;
the man who committed the robbery and
three Italians swear positively that he
is the man who took their money.
VIII Wocdhurn Jr. has been appoint
ed stenographer for tho supreme IL
OF the state Of Nevada, a position recent.
ly created by the legislature. Mr..
Woodburn expects to retain the position
until James d. Finch formerly OF Carson
but O OF Washington, %. O., arrives
hora and assumes the duties. Mr.. Finch
Is now acting as private secretary to
Senator Newlands, OF this state and
expects to come here Immediately after
the present session OF congrt IS adiourus
News.
Henry Evans, n cnlored man, was
found dead in ms cabin in a lonely
part Of the Pinenut hills last week.. The
passing OF this man brings to memoir a
tragedy which Occrred in the mouutains
some fifteen years ago in winch Evans
played n lealinG part 4 man named
Webb, a gnD.fighter. started a TOW with
the colored man. aud without warning
Webb pulled his gun and began pump
ing lead at his victim, who was urarmed.
Webb'a aim was detective, and Evans
who was q powerful built mau. grabbed
a small club club or limb and threw it
with terrifG force Mt his antagonist,
striking him him on the side OF the
head, killing him nstqnily.-Enterp riw
Tho case OF the State VI, J. y. Carroll
occupied the attention Of Judge Bruce
and a iasy OF twelve honest M true
mon the greater part nf today. Tho case
won't to the jury this afternoon aud tho
twelve good men we're divided on the
question NJ guilt, Seven Of them stood
for conviction and five Tor acquittal.
An oil expert, hired by the Nevada
Oil & Gas Company to make q report
upon the merits n the oil indications at
Sand SpsinRs, Churchill county, re.
turned this morning with a very fatter-
ing report. Oil globulos were found at
a depth OF eighteen feet, and every indi.
cation points to petroleum. deposits Of
great size, Exploratory work win coon
he put dnder way ny the oil company,
Fallon Standard,