The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-08
LATEST NEWS By MAIL.

| WARRINGTON, Juno 4.
Witness Anderson was subjected to severe
cross.examnaton to-day, and contradicted him
self point.blank in many important respects.
| He said his statement to Democrats that they
carried tho parish Of East FelicaDa by legiti-
mate means was true. When questioned about
his testimony before the committee. he said
that the election was not fair bnt that intmida
ton and violence were practiced. He admitted
that he SO testified, and adhered to the truth.
| fulness OF such statements Reed Is conducting
| the cross-examination, and when he gets through
Butler will take charge OF the witness.
Ons Senator to-day said he could not see how
Matthews could explain his letters, and that ho
looked upon him rs a ruined man. Matthews
defense Is that no acted In the capacity Of coun.
sci for Anderson. Regain says Matthews and
Sherman have been clearly caught Cutter, Of
New Jersey, says that every Republican who
engaged In the Louisiana business but Ander.
son has been rewarded with Office, which con-
vlnces him that the investigation will produce
| important developments. Others are confident
that the evidence to come will be still more
important. Among the evidence which the de-
Tense intends to introduce is letter from the
President to Evarts. requesting him not to ap.
point Anderson to any office. and asking if he
had been appointed to revoke his commission at
| ones.
The Times denounces Anderson as liar, and
says he has told too many contradictory stories
to be worthy of belief.
The President has signed the Pacific Coast
Timber Land bills.
| kilograms have been received at the War
Department from Generals Sheridan and Nc
Dowell stating that as many men as possible
will be sent to protect settlers from the Ban.
mock Indians. The news from the north is very
| alarming.
| BERLIN. June A.
All the cabinets accept the invitation to the
congress to meet in this city on the 18th in.
slant.
The Russians are not relaxing their warlike
preparations south of the Balkans. On the con.
trary they are active. 1t is believed that Grand
Viger Mehmet Rushdi Pasha is trying to IN
duce the Sultan to recall Midhat Pasha in order
to popularize the new Government, and that II
the Sultan refuses Mehmet will resign. leaving
the odious Mahmoud Damad supreme, whereby
revolution would probably be precipitated.
BERLIN, June 3.
When the Emperor was taking a drive yes
terday afternoon some shots, apparently pro.
ceeding from a house in the avenue Unter der
Linden, were fired at him. The Emperor was
wounded in one arm and on the cheek by buck.
shot and small shot. The would.b assassin is
a DR.. Modelling, when his door was forced open
he fired upon and wounded the hotel keeper and
tried to commit suicide. but was secured. The
Emperor was conveyed to his bed sud several
grains of shot extracted causing great loss Of
blood. At o'clock last evt ming no serious ap-
prehensions were felt as to his condition.
The following is tuken from the official &C.
counts and bulletins published in regard to the
attempted assassination of the Emperor: Nobe-
ling fred twice with a double barrelled gun.
The Emperor received about thirty small shot
In the face, head both arms and back, An i'm
mense crowd from all parts of the city thronged
into the Inter der Linden upon the news being
known. The assassin IL q resident Of Berlin, o
doctor of philology, an Agricultural and a
habitue of the Democratic Socialist clubs. A
He fired on persons attempting to arrest him
with a revolver, and then inflicted severe
wonnd on his own head.
LONDON, June 4.
The Heralds cable dispatch on Emperor
Williams condition says: The court physician
still hopes for the complete recovery Of the
Emperor, but owing to his advanced years q
fatal relapse is possible. So great was the sym.
patty of the entire population that all vehicles
avoided the neighborhood and vast crowd Of
people who kept vigil before the palace was o.
silent as though they stood in a sick room. All
the sovereigns Of Eupope. including Mcmahon
have Geographically expressed the deepest sor
SOW for the Emperor's affection. President
Hays cabled kind words Of sorrow and sym
pathy early in the morning. Queen vctorii
has requested three bulletins to be forwarded te
her daily. The Car has requested hourly m
nouncements regarding tho progress Of Ms I'm
perial friends recovery. II the assassin hat
used buckshot. or even No. instead Of No.
shot, the death of the Emperor would hay,
been unavoidable.
Dr. Modelling has admitted earnest sympath,
, with the Ultramontsnes and Socialists. He hat
accomplices. and though he had no reason I,
spare them, would mention no names Just then
I The office OF shooting the Emperor devolvet
t upon him by the drawing of lots, and h
: believed 1t would be to the public interest wer
the head Of the State to be removed. The tow
continues In state Of tho greatest excitemen
and affection. The crime will produce gray
: consequences.