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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-12-31
TRAVELLING IN EUROPE.
Good Meals Served on Trains at Less
Cost Than in This Country.

Good Meals Served on Trains at Less
Cost Than in This Country.
l had a meal on Mr.. Depew's road the
other day which cost me dollar, says
4 writer in the Detroit Free press.
gave quarter to the colored walter
who brought me the dollars worth, ana
he looked at it as though he had never
seen such a small coin before and Won
lered what 1t was used for. He little
suspected that usually had my midday
meal for quarter in Detroit. Now,
Mr.. Depew, let me tell you what hap
pened to me a few weeks ago on one OF
the despised government lines in
Europe ! took the morning train from
Basel or Basic in Switzerland to May
cnce in Germany, the train belonging
to the Baden states. The conductor
came along, and, after taking my
ticket. gave me slip of paper on
which was printed in four languages
the following information: | was to tell
the conductor whether at certain
point | wanted dinner, and if SO how
many of them. The dinner the paper
went on TO say, consisted of two kinds
OF meat, roast chicken, three kinds of
Vegetables bread, butter, cheese, pud-
ding and half bottle of either white
or red wine. The cost of this would be
slightly over fifty cents, and all this i'll
IL country where provisions are very
much dcarcr than they are in America
There We're two of us. and we ordered
two dinners. The conductor pasted the
figure two" on the window of the com
partmcnt.
When we came to the place where
the dinners were to be had walters
came rushing along the platform with
the dinners on wooden trays, which the
paper aforementioned said would serve
an excellent table for two people by
merely sitting opposite each other and
placing the board upon their knees.
Exceedingly clean table linen accom-
panied the spread. The walters at
tended only to those who had the num-
bcrs on their windows, and into each
compartment they put the number of
dinners indicated on the window.
The trouble with American railways
is that they seem to look on traveller
as merely victim to be feeced. A
man without long purse has to put up
with mighty poor accommodations
The only exception that l know of is
the Canadian Pacific, where in ordinary
ears they bring around very good coffee
and fresh sandwiches at extremely
reasonable rates. This is kinlS that
might be followed with advantage on
American roads.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-12-31
A GREAT SHAKE.
An Earthquake That Upset Things Eighty
Years Ago.

Years Ago.
One of the most violent earthquakes
of this century was that which de-
stroyed the town of New Madrid, Mo-,
in 1911. The first shock occurred De
cember 16 and was followed by others
of constantly increasing violence until
February. The town stood on bluff
fifteen or twenty feet above the sum
mer floods, and sunk so low that the
next rise covered it to the depth of five
feet. The most marked phenomena,
says the st. Louis Globe-Democrat, oc-
Cured in the Mississippi river, the bed
of which rose, carrying great waves
which swamped many boats and
drowned the crews. Other boats We're
wrecked on snags thrown up from the
bottom of the river where they had lain
buried for ages. The sulphureted gases
discharged during the shocks tainted
the air and rendered the water of the
river poisonous for many days. In st.
Louis county fowls fell from the trees
as though dead; crockrey fell from
shelves and was broken, and the inhab-
itants of the pioneer settlements left
their homes in fear of being crushed.
For several years the earthquake OF
1911 was known as the great shake. "
The center of it's violence seemed to be
at Little Prairie, twenty-five or thirty
miles below New Madrid. although the
vibrations were felt all over the valley
of the Ohio and as far up as Pittsburgh.
sand bars and projecting points of land
wore swallowed up in the flood, with
treat cottonwood trees, which were en-.
tircly submerged.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-12-31
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CRUEL DECEPTION.
Practical joke Played on n Young Lad.
Visiting Cape Cod.


Practical joke Played on Young Lady
Visiting Cape Cod.
The practical joke played on a young
lady who recently visited the cape will,
no doubt, in time come to her ears, SO
it may as well be told here, says the
Cape Cod Item. Her brother, who is
full of mischief, informed her privately
after her arrival that the residents of
the cape pronounced marsh mash, and
that it would be an exhibition of good
taste on her part if she used the cape
pronunciation while here. The good
natured girl adopted the suggestion,
and rather astonishcd u young man n
few days later by saying to him:
81 suppose as you live here you arc
on the mash good deal"
Thinking that she had reference to
the fact that the female is rather in ex-
cess of the male population, he could
only stammer:
"Wcll, er, no, can't say that am. y
THAT is rather strange" said She;
"if | were you ! would be. Indeed
she continued, as she east her eyes over
the eXpanse of green fiat spread out be-
fore her, Il think You are fortunate to
have such a chance"
Pcrspiring and blushing to the roots
of his hair, he burted out:
Il would like to go on it, certainly,
but the young ladies here arc so very
modest and proper In their conduct that
that, well, it wouldn't do, don't you
know"
81 don't see what that has to do with
it," she answered, turning away from
him, as much astonished at his Language
as he was at hers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
BOTH SIDES FRIENDLY.
American Interests Will Not Suffer
in Brazil
THE BELIEF IN WASHINGTON,
The Cabinet Meeting Discusses the 0ues-
I'm Southern Waters-The German
Reciprocity Treaty Up for Considera-
tion.

WAsHTNGToN, Nov. 6.-TLere are no
new developments in the Brazilian situa-
tion. IL is not believed that the civil war
in that country will in any way affect the
United States. Both parties to the contro-
versy are considered unusually friendly to
this country
The impression prevails, however, that
both the Yorktown and the Boston will
be stopped at Rio Janeiro and with the
Yantic, which is expected to reach that
port at any time, will make sufficient
naval force TO fully protect American in
terests.
The usual cabinet meeting is being held
at which il is expected that the question
as TO increasing the naval representation
the South Atlantic will be considered. IL
is also believed that further consideration
will be given to the German reciprocity
report. That this treaty has already been
ratified is denied by the German Charge
D'affairs and the State Department offi-
cially.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
GOT HER VERDICT.
First Case Ever Won BY a Woman
LAWYER in Massachusetts.

Boston, Nov. G-The first verdict ever
won by woman lawyer in the State of
Massachusetts,, was returned this fore
noon in the first session of the
Superior Court before. judge Blod
gett. The plaintiff in the case
was Coleman Tierney, who in September,
1890, was employed in the Aull building,
then being constructed on Court street.
lie alleged that he was injured
in consequence of defect in
steam shovel which was being
used by the contractors, the Norcross
Bros. He sued the latter and his counsel
was Mrs. Anna G. Fall. who was recently
admitted TO the bar and who is associated
with her husband, g. III. Fall, in the prac-
tice of their profession.
Mrs. Fall, who is slight brunette, con-
Quoted the case in manner which would
have reflected credit upon many of her
elder professional brethren of the bar, and
succeeded in getting verdict, notwith-
standing she had as an antagonist Col w
>. b. Hopkins, who is generally recog-
nized as one Of the ablest of the Worces-
fer County bar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
FOUND IN BENEDICT POND.
The Body Of an Unknown Man Was
Seen Floating.

Early this morning as a man named
Cleveland was passing along the shore OF
Benedict pond in Cranston, he saw
body floating face upward in the water
near the shore.
The lower portion Of the body was
wholly submerged, only the face being
visible. Cleveland at once ran TO neigh
boring house and securing long pole
hastened TO the shore of the pond and az
ter several Intellectual efforts succeeded In
drawing the body out onto the shore.
Medical Examiner Palmer was notified
and In short time appeared and reviewed
the remains, after which the body was
conveyed To the morgue in the dead wagon:
Previous TO the arrival of the medical
examiner large crowd of excited people
gathered around the corpse and endeavor-
ed 10 identify IL, but to no purpose, rs the
swollen features and hideous gashes in
the skin, made probably by the fish in the
pond, completely eradicated all promi-
nent points of resemblance with anything
or anybody.
Soon after the oody was found it WIS
noised about that il was that of Patrick
Mahon, who had been missing from
his home, 90 Dahlia street, since
Aug. 3, 1891. The description of
the missing man tailed with that OF
the body, even TO a slight sandy mus
tache, but owing to the above causes the
Dody could not be positively ldentlned,
Mahon's wife asserting that IL was not
that of her husband. She, however,
thinks she has a trace of the missing man
and Immediately after the finding OF the
body went TO Cranston, where she imag-
ines Mahon to he confined.
On the arrival of the body at the morgue,
DR.. Palmer made an investigation and
gave out the following facts for publica-
ton: The man was alive when he entered
the water. which was probably done with
suicidal intent. In life he was a
person of about 35 years of age, five
feet seven inches in height, weigh
ing about 16O pounds. He had short
black hair and eyes, and a sandy NOUS
tache The body was dressed in we'll
worn black cutaway coat and vest, and
striped pants, woolen shirt and no under
shirt.
In one pocket was found S113, and in
another pay envelope from the Provi-
dence Worsted mills, with the inscription
on IL made with rubber stamp, sep
tember "a TO October g." This would seem
70 prove that the body was not that of
Mahon, as he left home more than a
month previous to the time the envelope
was issued.
The name on the envelope Is, however,
illegible, although slight trace Of an 81:
can he made out.
The body will remain in the morgue
over night, and in case no one claims IL to-
morrow will be buried by the clay.
The body has been identified as that of
James Barry, who was an employe Of the
Providence Worsted Mills.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
THE FINANCIAL NEWS.

The local money market still remains
stringent AT To Ga per cent. for time
loans and 4 TO ~ for call loans.
The permission granted by the Board OF
Aldermen yesterday TO the New YORK,
Providence and Boston Railroad to build
its line Is step in advance that should
have been taken long ago. We have been
accustomed TO delays here for some years
but the belt line IL "A necessity AS Is now
well known, the line is 10 he extended
from Harbor junction road TO fleiu
Point, north along the harbor front 10
Sassafras Point and thence by priuSe 10
Fox Point. The extension whlle OF
immense value to the city VIII necessitate
n great outlay of money for the roau anu
may be temporarily OF douptiul earning
capacity but TO those who are looking TO
the future for an investment the STOCK OF
the New York, Providence and boston
offers many Inducements. Jhls DelJ sys-
tenn will give the road hold upon the
local freight business that must eYehtual-
ly prove highly remunerative. III gives
the road access TO the city from every di-
rection and yet enables IL TO send through
freight to points beyond the city without
touching the city at any busy point
As an instance of the valuelessness or
reports OF railroads made'to the comInls-
sioners the quarterly report OF the New
York, Providence and Boston, recently
given out, shows that the earnings OF the
company have been less this year than
they were last year, while, as n matter of
fact the earnings were never equal 10
those of this year. Bookkeeping is so in
tricate "A matter of science and the taxes
that railroads pay being somewhat de-
pendent upon the value of their
plant. IL is expedient for the
management to charge as much
as possible of the construction account
and maintenance. In that way the
value of the plant appears less but the
expenses appear greater. Bearing tins
fact i'm mind IL is easy to understand how
the report made To the Massachusetts
Commissioners should show decrease in
net earnings while the business Of the road
was never before so great. such reports
may not be satisfactory to stockholders
and may Co some extent depress the stock
value, but the actual value is nevertheless
added TO the stock by improvements made
and paid for out of earnings rather than
out of capital.
The petition of 900 citizens yesterday to
the aldermen to secure an electric light
plant for the city, will probably die the
death il deserves. The city has already
one franchise proposition under consider
alton and the gentlemen who are opposed
20 granting exclusive right will only hurt
their own cause by such illtimed action
as the petition proposes. The sale of Mar
ragansett Electric Light at 15H was
probably not caused by any fear that the
company's business would be ruined by
the action of the committee to whom the
petition was referred. The first offer for
about two months of Mercantile Trust at
1OOH is today noted on the Exchange.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
Olneyville.

Next Wednesday, Nov. IL, is the date
decided on for the high school dedication,
Miss Nellie Thurber, the leading alto in
the European Opera Company, has been
visiting Mrs. Bella Mcfarland, Plainheld
street.
Princeton street in Johnston is being
paved and curbed.
The new Johnston directory, now be-
ing compiled, will soon be issued.
Lawyer Ambrose Feeley of Olneyville
has gone to his home in Woonsocket with
an attack of chills and fever
Sergeant Holbrook was out Of town
yesterday on business.
Glass No. 10 of the Broadway Baptist
Church will give an entertainrnent next
Monday evening in Irons Hall.
Lawyer Ambrose Feeley has been obliged
to discontinue business through illness.
The new business block being erected by
George 4. Beane is rapidly nearing COM
pletion.
The plat between Princeton street and
Dyer avenue is being graded to a level Of
the street.
The new Johnston directory, now being
compiled, will be issued next month. IL
is decided improvement over the old one.
The stereopticon was tried again last
night, but success does not seem to be
coming its way. The necessary candle
power to produce good reflection does
not appear TO be forthcoming.
The attendance at the Olneyvllle n1gnt
schools continues TO be about the same as
when they first opened.
After the caucuses are over, the ward
rooms will be used. in case those who
were, through lack of space. turned away
the opening night return.
Several hundred who were, perhaps,
anxious and willing to go at first, could
not do so because of the want Of place to
put them. This, of course, is the case
every year, and many boys and girls enter
in night schools who, perhaps have no in
tention of remaining the entire term.
There are always many more the first
night than any succeeding one, although
so far the average attendance has been
very good. This influx of some who do
not care for the benefit they might derive
from the studies taken up deprives those
who, mayhap, had they the chance, would
make the most of IL.
This drawback will be remedied as soon
as possible, and any of those in Olneyville
or any of the surrounding districts who
could not attend at first, and desire to do
so yet, will be allowed n chance If they
will but present themselves after the 23d
of this month.
The overflow schools will be thrown
open then, if necessary, all depending on
the appearance or non-appearance of the
scholars. More teachers will be en-
ployed and every advantage given all SO
desiring an opportunity ta advance him
self and themelyes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
ACORPsE WAS ROBBEr
And Gen. Campo, Worlds Fair Agent
From Columbia, is Arrested.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Gen. Julio Campo
Of the province of Bogota, United States
of Columbia, who is also the representa-
tive Of his province 10 the Worlds Fair,
and George III. Simpson, south American,
have confessed to the theft of 5000 in
cash and jewelry from the body of Mrs.
Charles H. Traitteur, who died suddenly.
When her husband returned home he
missed the diamond ring and earrings
that she usually wore and her pocket
book. After the funeral Sunday after
noon he made thorough search, and,
finding no trace of the jewelry, notified
Inspector Byrnes Evidence against Gen
Campo led to his arrest, and Simpson
finally admitted that he was with Campo
when he pawned the stolen jewelry.
Both prisoners were taken TO the Tombs
police court
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
KN0BSTlCKS AT WORK.
Trouble in the Hathaway and Acush-
net Mills of New Bedford.

NEW BEDFORD, Nov. 6-Yesterday morn
ing nine weavers at the Hathaway Mill
got into a dispute with an overseer about
discharging a loom-6xer, and they finally
quit work. They claim il as strike, but
treasurer Knowles does not recognize it,
and mas new weavers in their places.
Yesterday noon fifteen women and one
man. operatives in the card-room Of the
Acushnet mill, asked an increase Of three
quarters of a cent per hank. and were re-
fused IhcreUpon all went out on strike.
and "a greater part of the room is idle. A
committee waited on . reasurer knowles.
but he refused to see them. "A few knob
STICKS are at work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
Market Notes.

The par of sterling exchange Is L.s6.7. The
rate Of demand sterling bills at tDhtcb gold can
bo exported 10 London tCdhOlu loss Is L.sS5s for
bars and LSg14 for coin, and the rate ut tChich 10
can be imported tCithOut loss Is L.S5S4.
NEW YoRk-Sterling exchange is 4.s1-
4S4l@.
CHICAGo-The drouth is still unbroken
farmers are finding difficulty in getting
water for their live stock. Winter wheat
is making no headway. No prospect of
rain to-day.
ALBANY, y. Y.-The statement of the
New York Central Railroad for the quar-
ter ending September 80, submitted TO the
State Railroad Commissioners gives (:
Net increase, Sl,297,27l net income in
crease, 81 ,019, ,343; profit and loss surplus,
Sl4, ,l20,9l4.
NEW NoRK-Money 81 to per cent.
NEW YOEK-lIeidelbac Ickelheimer are
advised of the shipment of S40O,0OU gold.
NEW NuRK-Ihe cotton oil report is very
conservative. The company really earned
q per cent. on the common and per cent.
on the preferred stock. The management
made one charge and expense account for
repairs of $4,000. There were also other
charges To this account of over $780, 90.
Very few of them will need TO be made
next year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
Brunoniana.

The New England Association of Col
lege Presidents assembled in Manning
Hall late yesterday afternoon and contin-
ued this morning and afternoon. The as
sociation consists of ten colleges in New
England. All of these but two
accompanied by one or more
of their professors. A large majority of
the visiting presidents attended chapel
exercises this morning.
Prof. John Howard Appleton of Brown
is secretary of the association. There is
no regular president. Each meeting is
presided over by the president of the cols
lege where the association is held.
The object of this annual meeting is TO
discuss topics of general interest respect
ing all the New England colleges, as to
curriculum, requirements for entrant e
and other topics.
mostly secret this year however, a
pamphlet containing the business of the
me- ing will he published. Present were
Cha. W. Elliott L. l.. d., of Harvard.
accompanied by Prof. Briggs, the Rev.
Samuel G.. Bartlett, ID. d., l.. l.. d., OF
Dartmouth With i,rofi II lord The Rev;
Bowdoin, Brunswick, Me-, the Re-.
George Williamson Smith. ID. D., l..
L., ID. of Trinity with Prof. Lutner.
Merrill r. Gates, Ph. d., LII. ID. of Am
herst, Amherst, Mass, with Prof. Morso
the Rev Bradford Il. Raymond ID. d.,
Ph. d., Of Wesleyan, with Prof. Van
Week the Rev. Elmer III. Captn. d. ID +,
OF tufts, with Prof. Malseby and Pre- :
dent Andrews, ID. ID, LII. ID, of Brown
also Prof. Perrik Of Boston University.
The Republican students will organize
n Republican club tomorrow morning
The Democratic students have already
organized with j. Il. Smith, 's2. a. chair
man.
night at the Tenth Ward caucus as MEM
ber OF the Providence evening school COM
mittee.
The 'g2 I.iber Board advertised this
morning the fact that prizes will Do
offered TO undergraduates for the best
piece Of prose or poetry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
N0RWAY'S SENSATION,
A Clergyman Denounces Himself in
the PuIpit,

BERLIN, Nov. Ga strange sensation
prevails in Stanenger, Norway. DIR. Lars
Oftedal, a clergyman widely known for
his philanthropic work, denounced him
self in the pulpit as guilty of immortality,
and asked those willing to forgive him to
rise. Nearly all arose. 1t seems the
bishop had previously accused Oftedal Of
a liaison with lady of his congregation,
and said he must either diprove the
charge or leave the pulpit. Oftedal is
famous in Sweden and Norway as an
apostle of public morality.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
An Insult to Bl.hop Brooks Resented.

BosroN, Nov. G.--The parishoners Of the
church Of ST John. the Evangelist. with
which the Rev. Father A. G. a. Hall was
connected, regard the latters recall TO Eng
land by the Crowley Fathers as an insult
10 Bishop Phillips Brooks and. in. n com
munication last night to the Rev. Mr.. Long
ridge. the successor of Mr.. Hall, they in
formed him that on that account they can
not consent TO remain under its ministra-
tiOn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06

Charles II Engley, n well-known young
man OF Attleboro, died yesterday on the
train i'm the Providence station, Boston,
while on the way home from the Adiron-
dacks. under the care Of his brother. He
had been i'll with consumption and the
physician where he had been stopping
thought il safe for him TO return. lie was
nearly thirty years old, and unmarried.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
A BIG STRIKE.
Bituminous Miners Will Join the
Block Coal Men.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. 6-The State
delegates to the convention of bituminous
miners last evening decided to join the
block coal miners in striking for an In
crease in the scale of wages
Tomorrow the strike will be formally
declared. Ii involves about 5000 bitumin-
Gus and :, 900 block coal miners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06
The Cork Election.

CORK, Nov. 6.-Election for a successor
to Parnell in Parliament opened to-day,
with unexpected quietness. The candi-
dates are John f. Redmond. Parnellite,
and Martin A. Havin, McCarthyite. A
large force Of police was on hand to pre-
serve order. About 1,50O votes were cast
in the first hour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-06

oats and provisions open strong and
higher, looks like bull day.
The news on wheat is all bullish but
large longs are free sellers.
Firm cables dry weather in the West
another ediction of the Russian ukase
Brddstreets report of the visible supply
and heavy buying by New York caused the
advance i'm wheat. There is "a large ship
ping demand for oats. Corn strong on
shorts covering.
A Berlin cable says wheat and rye l
mark higher A Liverpool cable quotes
wheat &c. per bushel higher.
Growing warmer in extreme Northwest.
Some rain at Fargo, Oak.
Receipts of grain in Chicago for last five
days have been $4,000 bushels above ship
ments.
Provisions weak on estimated large re-
ceipts of hogs for tomorrow.