Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-03-01
From WEDNESDAYS pAIYL
Sa1maaundi
President Roosevelt aud cabinet yea.
terday decided to reject all bids Tor the
construction of the Panama canal.

yNoN
terday decided to reject all bids Tor the
construction of the Panama canal,
Marshal Grinmon is expected TO ar.
rive on No. 4 tomorrow to take the U. s.
prisoners to Carson. Sheriff Clark will
accompany bin.
The accounts OF Auditor Powers of
Lyon county have been :ound correct.
All revenues due h county FOR the
past two years was accounted for aud
the auditors books agrent win Tie
treasurer's.
1t ID now thought that the big steal 10
the Chicago sub-treasury III not a theft,
but the result Of "a clerical error. IL this
theory proves true, the cub treasurer,
should get Il new force of boohKccpers.
a recruiting Office for the u. s. army
is to be opened in Reno. II lis likely,
according to Captain Battlet, TINT men
enlisting now will SEQ actuI! aervI ~,
and that most of he recruits will bo
placed with tho coast artiller, and sent
to the Philippines.
Now that bicycles have ina 10 their
appearance on the street, those who ride
them should remember that they are
liable to punishment Tor riding on side
walks. This is merely a warning to
bicycle riders to keep Of the sidewalks
with their wheels. II they do not,
arrest aud punishment ace pretty
sure to follow.
Jerome pu: Attorney IIuumel on the
stand yesterday morning III tie Thaw
case, but Dc.mas ubie:ic,g to nearly
every question and was sustained by the
court. Jerome excused ilummel TEN.
p~orarily and called Mrs. Tuaw and con.
cluded her cross examination. Delmne
then began her re direct examination.
The state OF Washington produced
III, 0O0,00C 600 shingles il l9OG, fiscal
year, or GS12 per cent OF the total output
of the United States. Washington has
459 mile, with a daily output oil 1870,
GOO, or IS per cent more than III 1905.
10 no other state does the yearly output
approximate Loco. zoe. 900.
Sheriff Clark returned from Carson
this morning. IL. informs us hat
Dave Moore, one 81 the men held for
dispensing Of liquor to Iudiaur, was not
indicted by the U. ). grand jury he-
cause Of the death Of Indians Belle, the
main witness against mm. Moore
plead guilty before the U. ). comiuis
sioner. He is Il bad egg and should be
run ont nj town.
Kitty Blaine, one OF tile Nit nesses
against Joe 5. Noriega, held in j,iI on
on the charge Of disposlnu OF liquor to
Indians, started for Carson Friday
night, but got drunk mt Carlin and
returned to Elko. She WAS arrested by
Sheriff Clark today and locked up to
await the arrival Of the U. 5. marshai
who Will take her 70 CARSON
Mr.. George Russell has returned from
mis- trip 10 California, where he wen, 10
attend the Wedding of Miss Margaret,
his youngest daughter. On his way
back, he stopped a day or two at Car
son and heard considerable talk on the
ra'lr0Hd situation. From what hc heard,
he mcliues r. the u~ciulcn that the meas
urn that passed tue assembly viii he
beaten III the sennir IIs thinks shat
some sort Of "A rnilTOld measure will be
pissed before the Legislature adjourna.
y lnrge portion at thr population nf
Elko attended the iudiwu fnndangn last
night. The youth and beauty uf the Iu.
dian camp we're out ~ full force. Many
OF the young squuTa wore dresses TINT
wore tue envy of some of their pale faced
sisters. White kid slippers and white
stockings were worD 10y some OF the
young squuwS. The white yeopIe filled
up the hall. leaving int little space for
the dancers. An Indian policeman,
dressed IN uniform, Kept order md
tnanHgcd the dances. Tho music WIS
fnrnlshcd by Il palc.facc boy with II
month organ. Tho young men Of Elko
picked their partners from among the
gaily dressed squaws and did tho best
they could on the crampod floor spnce.
The daaca wac q big success
Death was the penalty Steve DDtG.
lick paid Friday for giving IA wrong
signal in the Star Pointer shaft OF the
nevada Consolidated. Dotolick had
been employed ut the shaft since Feb.
ruary 1si, and It was his duty to send
up the loaded buckets. One bell was
the signal to send up tho buckets.
This signnl was given Friday Afternoon.
and the engineer obeyed. a moment
later the cable Jared ~ though it had
met some obstacle. The engineer
stopped the engine and waited for
another sigOaI. II did not come. Then
an investigation wa9 mado and Dotolick's
body was found jammei bet wern the
cross head aud the shaft timbers. 1t IL
believed TINT hn gave the wrong signal
md attempted % correct his mistake
and was caught between tho cross head
and tmbers Fly Move.
l. a. Savage, the disopvcrcr Of The
Nevada Wonder mine, a prominent