The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-30
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Rich pettolium deposits have been dis
covered on the plains of Zante, Greece.
The entire Detroit street railway sys-
TEN of eighty miles has been purchased
by New York syndicate for S.. 900, 900.
The earth's fifteen hundred millions OF
human inhabitants speak 1904 different
languages and possess about one thous-
and different religious beliefs.
A public subscription is to be opened
in London to raise funds to erect
memorial in st. Paul's cathedral to Sir
John Macdonald, late premier of Canada.
1t is stated that there are not enough
graduates from West Point this year to
GERS in the regular army, and not enough
applicants for the required number of
cadets next year.
A fine deposit Of meerschaum has been
discovered in New Mexico. This is the
first find of the sort in the United States.
By the time that this country has been
half prospected there will be very few
minerals which we shall have to import.
A ukase is being prepared to the effect
that foreigners doing business in Russia
who fail to become naturalized citizens
within few years shall be expelled
from the country.
The strike of railroad employees in
Paris has collapsed. Most of the men
have already resumed work, though
some stations and workshops are still
guarded by troops.
The sheriff of Fayotte county, Texas,
has been indicted by the United States
grand jury for unlawful interference
with the mails. 1t has been the custom
of the sheriff to open all mail matter Of
prisoners in his charge.
Iowa shippers of grain and cattle, at a
meeting held at Sioux City on the 23rd
inst, ordered suits filed to recover
money paid railroads at discriminating
rates for number Of years, the Fedora
courts having decided that they can re
cover. 1t is estimated that the rebate
will amount to million dollars.
Baird, who purchased house for Mrs
Langtry, the Jersey Lille, unexpected.
returned to the house and found the Lii
lie dining with another man. He pitch
ed the man down stairs and disfgure
Langtry by kicking her in the face. Sh
began an action for assault and Bair
gave her $25. 600 to withdraw the con
s plant.
I. Senator Stewart has rendered hi
n compliments to Hon. John Sherman, {
/. Ohio, in letter to the New York Sur
q 1t directs the attention of the Ohio COL
r bug to many points which he does ne
q care to discuss and does not want til
!. people to understand Senator Stewai
is shedding more light on the none
question. through the columns of I'll
press, than is pleasing or profitable
:. the opponents of free coinage.
Commissioner Carter of the Gener
\ Land office, has directed the register an
;, receiver of public lands at Lewistowl
j, Montana, to receive mineral application
? and allow mineral entries in the abal
II doned Fort Maginnis military reserv
ton, Montana, under the same cond
tions as have been made with other pull
lie lands. The same rule applies to IL
= Fort McDermitt military reservation
this State.
d A fpecial from New Orleans says. I'll
II new bounty law passed by the last Coz
It gress requires that all applications +,
}. the bounty must be filed before July
They have been pouring in since the b
ginning Of June, and it is supposed all
= them have been filed The application
h are for 450, DOC, 600 pounds OF sugar, al
. will call for 80, O00, 900 from the FEEDER
!. treasury if the crop turns out anythiI
!. near what is expected.
Q Portland, Me, Argus: A silver dc
8 lar in 1873 was worth between 3 and
q per cent. more than gold dollar. Coz
Q sequently, at the lowest reckoning
b 81 ,O00, 600 in silver coin was, in lS7
< worth $50, 600 more than 81 1000 in gol
0 coin. We know a number Of men, WI
, would consider themselves quite wealth
il they owned $4,000 in either golC
i silver or paper dollars. And We ais
know a number of men who are wort
considerably more than $50, 900 who be
lieve that silver today would be at pa
with gold had not it coinage bel pro
hibited by law