The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-11-23
Bland Says There viii be a
Majority in the House
for the Measure.
Earthquake in Persia. with a
Great Loss Of Life.
Death of Jeremiah Rusk, ex-Secre-
tary of Agriculture.
Doings In Salt Lake City.
special Dispatches to The RECORD.

special Dispatches to The RECORD.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Silver, COT;
Copper, So IS; Lead, $685..
SALT LAKE, Nov. 2l.-The Utah Com
mission will hereafter take charge of the
school elections, but the Board of Edu-
cation must provide the polling places.
The county court yesterday fixed the
salaries of the respective county officers
charged with the assessment and collec- |
ton of taxes, as follows for the year
1898: County Clerk. $425O; County Col.
lector, $3.50; Assessor, $500; Treasu-
rer, $500; Attorney, $250O; Sheriff,
$4,000. These salaries are inclusive of
all compensation of deputies, clerks and
assistants.
Wild rumors came to this city last
night of the express messenger on the
Rio Grande Western train which left
this city last night for Ogden, having
been murdered between here and that
city, and the express safe robbed The
facts are that, on the arrival of the train
in Ogden, the messenger, Hallett Sayres,
was found dead in the car and the safe
open, but its contents undisturbed.
Sayres was lying on his back, his leg
upon the safe and his pistol partly under
him, a bnllet having gone through his
heart and glanced up, and went through
the roof of the car, 1t is supposed the
accident occurred at about Hooper, His
work was finished up, his books straight.
ened and all valuables and papers put in
the safe, and it is supposed he was put
ting away his pistol before locking up.
The death is thought to have been purely
accidental
A telegram from Washington says that
the silver men propose to renew the sill
yer fight as soon as Congress meets
Bland says that he has private assurance
from large number of those who voted
for repeal, to make it evident that he can
get majority in the House for free coin
age, and he has prepared bill for early
introduction which is practical revival
Of the free coinage law of 1887, and
makes silver coins of all denominations
full legal tender to any amount. 1t i,
his purpose not to push this bill at once,
| Int 10 al Grak l. Ca 4 H.
passage Of the tariff bill. He Think
there should be heavy reduction in thu
tariff and large income tax imposed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 81. Special Com
missioner Blount's report ON the so.callet
Hawaiian investigation is published thi
morning and occupies four columns il
the newspaper
Ex.Minister Stevens declares it to b.
shameless prevarication of facts ant
promises to expose Blount's conduct
Blount holds Stevens and the marine
responsible for the revolt.
; 1t is said that Cleveland, in the even
of failure OF his Hawaiian policy, vii
, attempt to shift the blame upon Gresham
and Blount.
A special telegram from Cuidad Juarez
+ Mexico, says there are reports Of furthe
engagements between the revolutionist
and the Federal troops. The situation
Is favorable to the revolutionists, as til
country in which they are operating is i
sympathy with them and is difficult c
l access to the troops on account of it's ma
ural roughness and the snow. Paleme
and Conception have been invaded an
!, the former completely looted. Presider
Diaz has ordered that revolutions
: caught be shot like dogs.
In every town along the river seer
agents are enlisting recruits for the re-
g olutionsts, and the spies of the Cover
u ment are making suspects to be arreste
: and put to death.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2l.-A cable fro
;. London says that Great Britain is wakil
:, up in regard to naval matters. Lo
Charles Beresford, formerly Lord of Il
:, Admiralty, says that the navy of Gre
:, Britain must be actually stronger th'
, the combined fleets of both her possit
~ enemies, France and Russia. Hepropos
:. an expenditure of twenty-five MILL
pounds sterling for the construction
six ironclads of the Royal Sovereig
class, twelve battleships of the :" B,
fleur" class, ten cruisers Of the "Blak
IS class, fifty vessels of the Havoc" ella
Id designed especially to destroy the Ell
st my's torpedo stations. Half MILL
De pounds should be expended for reser
IS, ammunition supply, similar to that ma
%. tanned by the French Government
or Toulon, and 1884, pounds should
or used for strengthening the moles at G
nd raltar.
st New YORK, Nov. pa meeting v
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