Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-08-23
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SalmaQundi.

relatives and frende.
The Carson News saye that Surveyor
General Kelley is improynI slowly aud
will soon DO ut his Office again. This ls
welcome news to every citizen Ut Nevada.
Miss Sadie Henderson left for Cincir-
natl on No. . this morning to enter the
Conservatory Of Music. She givee
PROMISE Of m excellent musician.
John and DR.. Joseph hende rson &C.
c%ompnnied Superintendent Davis L
Bullion today. They will inspect the
workings OF the Nevada Bunker Mining
Company while there.
Tom Biggs and Oscar Russell appear
ed before the justice court in Reno yes
terday and was sentenced to pay fines
OF $40 and $40 respectively for the
assault made by them on L. l.. Houchine
the Journal reporter who criticized the
work OF the fire department recently.
Deputy Sheriff Gibson, who ehot and
killed a young mining engineer named
Maundrell ut Goldtield Il few nights
ago, has beeu held to wer on the
charge Of murder. The killing has
called forth much bitter comment
against Gibson, the general opinion
beng that it was to a large degree
unprDvoked.
Misses Rose and May Gardner return
Ell last night from their California trip.
While away they visited Santa Cruz and
other points OF interest and spent the
time pleasantly and profitably. Miss
Rose will resume her work in the school.
room upon the opening Of the term.
The carload OF l.. w. W. agitators who
were shipped to Rhyolite last week from
Montana station by Sheriff Owens, were
liberated after Il SO called preliminary
hearing by the justice of the peace.
The charge placed against the men was
that OF displaying weapons, which was
admitted, but the justice professed to be
unable to find q statute against il,
though such statute Is a conspicuous
feature OF the nevada laws.
The telegraphic service throughout
the country is becoming worse each day.
The Gazette says that a few operators
are at work at Reno, but The service is
far from satisfactory. Less than one
fourth OF the usual amount OF telegraph
news is received by the Western news
papers. The mon are confident OF win
ming ont and their former employers
are confident Of breaking the strike.
So there yon are.
Tho announcement was made ill New
York yesterday that almost all the di-
Almonds belonging to Mrs. StaDford's
estate mad been quietly disposed OF in
London and that only $3.50 600 vas
realized, although experts appraised the
gems at half a million and regarded
.hem ms especially valuable, nearly all
having interesting histories. The pro.
cecds will be devoted to Stanford
university IL compliance with Mrs.
Stantord's Will.
The radical element Of the GOldtield
Miner Union ia in control and all the
miners employed on the Consolidated
properties are on a strike. Work is
going along us usual in the other mines.
Senator Nixon left Reno for GoldiieId
yesterday to assist in bringing about n
speedy settlement. All work in the
building line is stopped by tho
plumbers strike and the streets Of
GoIdtield are filed with idle people.
Tho Oregon Trust md Savings Bank.
OF Portland closed its doors yesterday
Zen days ago it's deposits amounted to
about 5000, 900. On May It'll tho bank
issued a statement show ing that its dc.
posits amounted to s2,IGi, 400 and its
liabilities to s2,G3S, 400. Tho directors
place the responsibility FOR the failure
upon tie cashier. A large number OF
depositoFs are Of tho poorer and middle
~classcs.
a lake Of quicksilver, covering IN
area Of moro than three acres and hav-
ing Il depth ranging from 10 feet to so
fcct, has been discovered In the noun
taius Of he State Of Vera Graz, Mex
leo. The value OF the product is ceti-
mated nj millions.
4 skiuiul razor.wicldcr slashed tho
pockets Of Joe Dayidson's pants last
evening On Ccutcr street, M that com
mercinl traveller was lettering his soul
by listening to a religious singer. Some
ono in the crowd go clcvorly cut the
pocket TINT Joe never felt it., aud when
no went To- pull out some change no
found That the bottom wasn't there.
Neither was the sG5 in coin and the link
buttons which no had put thorc earlier
in the evening journal
Vim. j.. Bryan was tho occupant Of one
OF the three coaches ~ the North western
train which was ditchod near Bclvedorc,
Illinois, yesterday, while on hue way to
deliver nm address at Rockford. Tic
canc out hlnudly aud made tbis entry in
his dinry: "rhla ia the fourth time q
wreck has occurred Oh my journey Il
| speak Mt heItoCktord Chatauqua." Mr.,