The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-04
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VIRGINIA. July 81.
Edward Weller, President of tho Ophir and
Mexican mines, who has been for several days
investigating the charges made by the Evening
Chronicle against Superintendent Curtis. to-
day suspended Mr.. Curtis pending tho Anal
Francisco tonight. Colonel Weller will start
tomorrow night. Superintendent Hardy of tho
Imperial, is Temporarily in charge of the ophir
and Mexican.
SCRANTON, July 80.
The Delaware, Iackawanna and Western rail-
road strikers to-day unanimously resolved to
teturn to work at the reduced wages, and trains
commenced running In all directions shortly
after O'Clock without any disturbance. Tho
strike of the miners and iron workers number.
Ing several thousand still continues with no
prospect of termination. Destruction of pro.
perty Is greatly feared. Several places were
raided and robbed last night, and provisions
carried of in large quantities. There Ia much
distress among the poor.
BALTIMORE, July 80.
Inquiry into the causes which led to the
death of ten persons in the riot OF the evening
Of the goth. when the Sixth Regiment fired into
the mob, was begun to-day. The testimony
showed that several soldiers were knocked
down before any shooting took place by them.
and that they fired without orders from tho
Colonel. Captain Tape, who commanded the
detachment, testified that as soon as the doors
were open volley of stones and other missiles
were poured in perfect shower upon the SOL
diers, some Of whom were on the stairway
and some on the landing. Some shots were
fred over his head by some Of his men. He
succeeded in reaching the street. where he re-
formed his command and gave orders several
times to charge bayonets At no time did he
give an order to fire, and did not even give an
order to load. He tried to stop the firing. in.
tending:to use bsyonets only, and recollected
saying to his men, "For Gods sake quit firing"
He heard the report of several shots from the
crowd which was in the rear of his men. He
started with 80 men from the armory and had
IS men when he reached Camden Station. He
heard threats that no man OF the regiment
should leave the armory alive. He was FIRE.
Quently appealed to by some of the men to a..
low them to wheel and fire on the mob. but he
did not give the order. He believed If his men
had not Aired, they would not have been able to
to have retained their muskets.
BUCHAREST, July 81.
dispatch from Sistova states that an import.
mt engagement was fought on sunday, near
Rustchuk, between Czarowitch and Ahmed
Eyoub Pasha. The Turkish corps Is reported
defeated with a loss Of thirty guns, ten stand
ards and five thousand prisoners.
Later official dispatches confirm the foregoing.
The number of Turkish prisoners is now given
At 5000. Ahmed Eyoub army is stated to be
completely routed. The Russians will probably
At once resume the offensive and follow up their
advantages.
LONDON, July 81.
There has been no entirely reliable information
from the front for several days. Tho Russians
are vigorously engaged in Strengthening their
position in Bulgaria The Roumanian forces,
not being great enough to advance on Adrian.
ople and keep up its line of communication
there is danger OF repetition Of the campaign
in Armenia, where too much was undertaken
by an insufficient number Of troops. 1t i;
believed that two great battles, one north and
one south Of the Balkans, are imminent or il
progress. Austrian Intervention is liable to b.
immediate, in case decisive victory uncoveri
Constantinople. England's action will b,
guided somewhat by Austria, possibly in com
binatlon.
Midhst Pasha visi. to Vienna is thought Il
have resulted n guarantees az to Austris'
action. suleiman Pasha and corps effected
junction with Redif Pssha near Teniselgrah
and an engagement is proceeding. Her Maj
esty's steamers Flamingo aud Condor, which g
to the Danube to protect British interests I'M
assert Great Britains treaty right to maintai,
two gunboa's on tho Danube, will be accom-
panying to the Black Sea by the ironclads Shar
non and Agincourt, to support them. shout
their passage be opposed.