Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-09-04

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contests will not be known until
the official count is made.
John Judnich, in Austrian miner
shot and killed his wife in Virginia
City Tuesday morning and then
Killed himself. Three small chill
dren are left to be cared for by the
state.
Miss Margaet Foley OF Massachu-
sets, a suffragist orator, will be in
Elko next Monday, Tuesday ard
part Of Wednesday to talk for equal
suffrage to the rodeo crowds. She
is said to be II hard worker and
will hold two or three open air
meetings daily. We bcspsak for her
a respectful hearing.
Referring to opposition of the
United States government to fnat-
ing a French loan in New York the
leading English financial paper, the
London Economist, says: 1.-The
United States has done honor to
itself and a service to the world
by refusing to allow its bankers to
take profit by prolonging the earn
age in Europe"
Mr.. H. Floto, az mt of the Car
negie hero fund, arrived from Phila-
delphia last night tn investigate the
rescue of a drowning boy by Ern-
est Jacobs at the Hot Springs about
a year ago. The incident will he
remembered by many of our peo-
pie. We hope Ernest will get a
medal for his GOODNESS and btav-
cry. Mr.. Floto spent some time
at the springs and consulted the
independent files.
The reports from the European
war are very conflicting. Berlin
will report a great victory over The
Russians and st. Petersburg will
claim the same battle as a complete
rout of the Germans and Austrians.
London and Paris have but little
news of what is going on at the
front. But from what little news
is given out, 1t seems that the
French and British armies have
checked the German advance to-
ward Paris.
Jim Burkr, the Bullion miner,
brought in the election returns yrs.
terday but failed to bring q sample
ballot with the votes, He reported
the mines looking better than ever.
The Davis tunnel or the old Kerr
& Peterson lease, which was start.
ed last winter, has been driven into
the ore and it is bigger and better
than in the present workings rs
feet above. The tunnel cuts the
ore body 800 feet below the sur.
face.
The nnw light recently installed
in the famous lighthouse on the
island of Heligoland, in the North
sea, a claim the distinction of be.
ing the most powerful flashlight in
European waters if not in The
world. Ii is equal to $40, 600, 00C
candle power, and in normal wea.
ther is clearly visible a distance of
thirty miles out to sea. The flashes
themselves which last but a tenth
Of a second have been observed by
people standing on the mole at
Busum over forty miles away. The
cost of maintenance for the giant
eye amounts to $4,000.
1t was a rather clever thing that
Senator Nelson said, that while
Europe was mobilizinR its battul.
ions We we're modifying our capt.
tai. The new banking and cur
rency system for which the country
has to thank the Democratic party.
could not have gone into operation
at a nor oPportunc moment. I'm
fortunately, it is not yet in opera
ton. though it is so close to it,.
The Republicans had pressed upon
them for many years the immediate
need Of a system of muhilizing our
banks resources, and under the
leadership of Joseph G.. Cannon,
Republican Houses o! Representa-.
tivcs would do nothing. Thc coun-
try has reason TO be grateful for
II Democratic Congress. - Philadcl-
phia Record.
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