The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-11-02

agreement on their part as to when the
debate shall end, or anything else. They
say they mean to be forced into subm,s.
sion. II fillibustering is attempted,
cloture rule will be adopted and vote
taken this afternoon. The friends of sill.
Yer will die in the last ditch.
LONDON, Nov, LIT is now stated
that 100 Spaniards were killed, 800
wounded and 100 captured in the battle
before Melilla last Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The repeal bill
was rushed through the House yesterday
and passed by vote of 1893 to "a. II
was Immediately cent to the President,
who signed it, and silver purchases have
therefore ceased.
The scenes in the House attending the
passage of the measure were not Of more
than usual interest. There was an abor.
tive attempt at fllibustering. which
failed because sufficient number of Rep
resentatives refused to vote for the call.
ing Of the yeas and nays.
Ex.Speaker Reed in his remarks again
warned Congress that the Sherman law
was not the cause of the present depress-
ion, and that a hard winter was before
the country, largely due to the appear
ance Of Democratic legislation and tariff
reform.
The Treasury Department yesterday
declined the last offers of silver under
the Sherman act on the ground that the
price asked, 70 cents, was too high.
The Senate occupied the time yester.
day in discussing the Chinese exclusion
act.
NEW York, Nov. 2.-An epidemic Of
cranks is raging in this city and Brook
Ign.
CHICAGO, Nov 2.-The funeral Of the
late Mayor Harrison took place to-day.
The Worlds Fair officials have cash
surplus of $2,5O0,00O, with all debts
paid.
New York, Nov. "A cablegram
from London in relation to the war of
Great Britain with the native Matabeles,
states that several fights have taken
place between the British forces and the
Matabeles, in which the former were
invariably victorious. The blacks fought
with great bravery, but the machine guns
and unerripg rifles Of the whites were too
much for them. The destruction was
such that they never got within speaking
distance OF the whites, and they finally
broke in utter rout. The Matabelss' loss
is reported at 5000 killed and wounded.
All Mashonaland reports confirm these
stories and agree that the Matabeles
power is broken.
SALT LAKE, Nov. LIT is rumored
that Powers eight hundred hobos have
come to town. The Citizens and indie.
pendent heelers are watching their move.
ments closely.
Four strong Liberal meetings were held
last evening.
The campaign in this city is being
-~agsd with great vigor at the present
time. This Territorial campaign commit.
tees of both parties are appointing speak.
ers and are holding rousing meetings all
over the Territory.
Yesterday new Utah Statehood bill
was reported to the House at Washing.
ton. 1t provides for admission in 1895.
SALT LAKE, Nov. 2.--The Citizens
Party ratified by large meeting last
night in the Exposition building. The
Liberal meetings were we'll attended
also. The campaign is on in full force and
the nightly scenes in this city remind one
OF those witnessed four years ago.
The lumber company of H. P. Mason
& Co. have assigned to S. F. Walker
with liabilities of $6S,S77 and assets
$lSO,OO0 This was one of the largest
companies in the city and was always
thought to be one of the safest in the
country.
A private dispatch from Washington
last evening says that it is announced
there that Senator Jones of Nevada will
leave the Republican party and openly
ally himself with the Populists. Sena.
tor Jones, while in no sense in touch
with the Sub Treasury scheme with which
the Populists have heretofore been iden-
tilted, believes that honest bi.metallsm
can be better secured by new affiliations
and, while a strong protectionist, is
confident that other influences outside
the two parties must be sought to swa,
either the Republican or Democratic
; parties into the untrammeled wishes o.
the people.
The Pacific Mail steamship Getty o
J New York." outward bound, wa.
wrecked in the Golden Gate by running
on the rocks, and will probably be
, total loss.
Daisy Garland, daughter of ex.Attor
ney General Garland, suicided at Wash
ington by shooting herself through tn,
heart. A love affair is supposed to b.
the cause.
a denunciation Of the American Pro
} tective Association was one of the Incl
} dents of the House of Representatives
Saturday. Congressman Weadock sale