The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-04-16

Twelve hundred Dflck- makers nave
struck against decrease in their wages,
at Trenton, N. j.
The President has appointed Thomas
F. Wilson of Arizona, U. s. Attorney
for the Territory of Arizona.
Three hundred and ninety four thou
sand ounces of silver were purchased at
Washington on the 9th. at prices ranging |
from 1897 to 9S35.
Tennessee is whipping up the off horse
to her chariot of progress by passing a
bill providing that school directors shall
be able to read and write.
The action of the Arkansas Senate
Thursday defeats the proposition to ap.
propriate $50, 900 for the Worlds Fair.
The Legislature adjourned Friday.
Joaquin Miller is putting in his time
between shooting at hunters who tres
pass on his grounds back of Oakland,
CAL, and writing life of Christ in
rhyme.
Investigation of the records and citi.
, zenship of the Italian assassns who were
shot at New Orleans show that all but
four of them were citizens of the United
States.
1t is figured that on the shipment of
$l,O0O,OO0 worth of gold coin in an
Atlantic voyage there is lost by simple
rubbing something between $1,000 and
$1,000 worth.
Tho director of the mint at Washing.
ton has issued circular to artists pre-
scribing conditions for the consideration
OF new designs for standard dollars, half.
dollars, quarters and dimes.
Edward Peterson, John Wood and
Grant Shoup, three young men living at
Miner, Tozewell county, ILL.,, have been
arrested, charged with counterfeiting.
All the tools and half bushel of coun-
| tcEltlb hlChlco "CAo SappulS"'
A Georgia paper says man who
would cheat a country editor out of a
years subscription would give a nickel
with hole in it to the foreign mission.
airy fund and sigh because the hole
wasn't bigger than the nickel.
Fifteen tons of powder were taken
through the streets OF Chelsea and Char
lestown, Mass, last week to schooner
to be taken to Fort Wadsworth. New
York harbor. Great caution was taker
to prevent an accident
Senator George +. Edmunds of Yer
mont, who has been in the Senate of tn,
United States since April, 1866, and il
nearly if not quite all that time has beef
one of the Republican leaders, has re
: signed, to take effect on the lst of No
vember next.
Two Italian prisoners in New Orlean
have promised to diyulge the secrets @
the Malta, and there is CONSERVATION
among the members of the order in tina
city. The police are quietly and cffeC
: lively working to destroy this organizu
ton of cutthroats.
. 1t is announced that the German gov
eminent has definitely resolved to with
draw the embargo upon American pork
!. The official notice will probably be dc
layed some time in view Of certain negC
n tiations going on between Germany an
= the United States.
e The strike of the Burlington switch
y men at Omaha has assumed serious n;
J, ture. The yards are guarded by
Il strong detail of police. The strikers al
!. quiet at present, but threaten to injur
v the on-union men at work.
By proclamation issued by the Pres
y dent there has been added to the Ye
y lowstone national park strip of Ian
about twenty miles wide on the eat
. side, wider strip on the south extent
u ing over the great Rocky Mountain d
vide as far west as Idaho.
q Great interest is being manifested b
a the citizens Of Washington in the gu,
4 cessful trial of the Edco electric ca
a which is moved by storage batter
n called the accumulation. The car move
steadily on over the track and at yer
n rapid speed when desired. 1t will be
success.
IS 1t is currently reported that Gener'
e David s. Stanley, commander of I'll
It military department in Texas, wi
!. shortly be promoted to the major-geI
eralship and DO transferred to the con
8 mand Of the department of the Pacific
succeed General Gibbon, soon to be r,
e tired. Colonel Forsythe, who di
Q tinguished himself in the recent Siou
a Indian compaign. will succeed Generi
Stanley.