The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-10-08
GENERAL NEWS.

The total population OF Canada, ac-
cording to the census, is 4, 2SS, 444.
All the prairie and brush fires in Wis
consin have been extinguished by rain.
The value Of exports from the United
States for the twelve months ending Au-
gust 81, 1891, was 5000, 264, 43S. The
value Of the imports was 1899, 039, PAL.
The reports from the famine-stricken
districts in Russia are of serious nature.
Clergymen are becoming beggars, women
are selling themselves to support their
children and no work can be procured
by starving persons, even on the Volga.
The conductors, switchmen and brake
men on the Southern Pacific Atlantic sys.
TEN have demanded an increase in wages
and strike at an early day is possible,
as the company refuses to acceed to the
demands.
A quadroon named Lou Stevenson, at
Hollanbale, Misc, called white man
named Davis TO the door of his saloon,
when negro named Grant White shot
and killed Davis. The people hanged
the man and woman.
Experiments arc to take place in
Wales with "Snyder's dynamite projec-
tile" an American invention. Owing to
successful trials in America the interest
in Europe is enlivened, and the expert
ments there will be closely watched.
Sixty years ago only one public bank
ing company existed in London, and at
the Bank OF England private accounts
were at that time opened rarely and with
the greatest difficulty.-Boston Journal.
In consequence Of the immense crops
in the west, the Mccormick Harvester
company have already sold their entire
output of 10000 machines, and have
more orders to FILL Their sales this year
will be the largest they have ever made.
The greatest activity is being displayed
ct the German Admiralty Office. On
March 3, 1895, the German navy is to be
strengthened by the addition of no few
er than twenty.six new war vessels in
different categories for which the Reich
stag voted 3l6, 800, coo marks in 1889.
A leading merchant of New Haven was
fined $50 and costs for allowing his Gus.
toners to guess on the number of seeds
in squash. The charge against him
was that he disposed of his goods by
chance this way. He appealed to the
Supreme Court.
The Wall Street Daily News says Cali
fornians are somewhat astonished at the
persistency with which Mr.. Gould shuns
California. Within three years h,
has been within 300 miles of tn,
State line, but neither business interest
nor the solicitation Of personal friend
could induce him to take trip to Sal
Francisco.
A lost mine has been found almos
within the city limits Of Nogalos, Sonora
As far as examined, ledge four feet il
width has been disclosed which vii
average 70 ounces in silver and four
tenths Of an ounce in gold. Withou
any development work it is calculated
that there are 1000 tons of ore in sight
Fuel and water are abundant in tn
immediate neighborhood. The owner
feel that they have a good thing. Pros
pector.
1t is proposed to hold a mining con
gsess in Denver at the opening of tn
new building of the Colorado Mininl
Stock exchange building, which is ex
pected to occur in the last part of tn
present year or early in 1892. Tn
meeting will be national in character
invitations being extended to everyon
in the United States interested in min
ing. A convention Of this kind, if wei
attended and thoroughly Representative
Of the great mining industry of the coun
try, would doubtless do much good
Engineering and Mining Journal.
A northern exchange reads the Bee
very vigorous lecture because ''it speak
of the royal family Of England as thougl
they we're hogs" Well, we apologize
to the hogs. The porciue family o
America can get into Germany now with
out physicians certificate. There ism
male member of the royal family O
England that would be accepted as son
in.law by any father who has regard TO
the future development and cleanliness
Of the race, unless whole college of SUI
geons testified in his behalf. -Sacra
mento Bee.