Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-07-09

"A Dar or bullion weighing 80 pounds
and four ounces was received at the u.
8. mint in this city yesterday from the
! Consolidated Mines Company at Gold
field, the value of which was over $780,
600. The bar is one of the largest ever
received at the local mint and as soon
as refined will be sent to the mint at
San francisco. Appeal. y =
The preliminary hearing of the SCOTS
charged with numbering defenseless
man named Webb at Dry Lake station
on the San Pedro and Los Angeles rail
road, resulted in their being held to
appear before the grand jury of Lincoln
county. The hearing established tie
fact that the bullet which killed Webb
was fired from the gun held by Mrs.
Scott. + '= - - 1}H
Spencer Cone Wyckof, Brooklyn
crank, has sent Governor Dickerson
letter in which he says he '..has made
fervent prayer to Almighty God that
He will compel the republican delegates
to reconvene, reconsider their recent
action and place the name of our honor
ed president in nomination" Mr.. Wye
kof is; evidently Disguised with Taft's
nomination. ''+'r'
While riding on horseback near Tena-
DO about 8 o'clock yesterday morning,
+. II. Hopkins mining man was shot
from behind with $3.50 rifle. AS near
as we can learn, five shots were fired,
one of which struck Mr. Hopkins in the
upper part of the right thigh, just miss
ing the large blood vessel. He was
brought to Elko on No. last night and
taken to the Boiling hospital, where DR..
West attended to the wound. Mr.. Hop
kins is resting well today and no serious
results are feared unless infection sets
in -'.'.-@
The Denver convention was dashed
into fury of enthusiasm yesterday by
Oklahomas blind senator. Senator
Gore was called upon for a speech, and
when ne mentioned Bryan's name the
convention went wild. The cheering
lasted one hour and twentyseven min
utes, just forty minutes longer than the
cheering for Roosevelt at Chicago The
delegations from most of the states
marched around the hall and pande-
mOnium reigned. 1t was the greatest
ovation any candidate ever received in
a national convention.
Constable Drake brought Michael P.
Griffin from Wells last night and turn
ed him over to the custody of Sheriff
Clark. Griffin is charged with forgery
and Justice Triplett committed him to
await the action of the grand jury.
From what little we have heard about
the case, it seems that Griffin found a
pocketDook containing $500 in money
and several checks, and proceeded to
have good time. He spent the money
and then forged the owners name to
the checks to raise more. The pocket
book belonged to man working at
Shafter and he caused Griffin's arrest.
Special tonight-In addition to the
regular program at the moving picture
show, the Atlantic Fleet at San Fran
cisco, will be shown.
The ovation Bryan's name received
in the Denver convention yesterday was
enough to make Roosevelt turn green
with envy. The mention Of his name,
coupled with the great Office he holds,
at the Chicago convention, controlled
largely by his appointments to federal
offices, provoked q storm of enthusiasm
that lasted forty-seven minutes. Yes
terday when Senator Gore, Oklahoma's
blind orator, mentioned the name of
Bryan, q private citizen, he started
storm of enthusiasm that ragged for
eighty seven minutes, nearly twice as
long as Roosevelts name was cheered
at Chicago.
After The San Francisco fire, the
Chinese of the Pacific coast subscribed
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