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

The Wyoming cattleuen who made
the raid into johnson county last sum
mer and committed several murders, have
been discharged, for the reason that no
jury could be secured and also on &C.
count Of the expense involved. The
case has kept the State in turmoil for
months. The men discharged are among
the wealthisst cattlemen Of Wyoming.
Many Of them will find it necessary to
remove to other parts. ION account of
their health" notwithstanding the action
II the court.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02
CONS rITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

Two years ago twenty-eight amend
meuts to the State Constitution were
proposed by the Legislature. The Con.
stitution required the publication Of those
amendments for throe months next pre-
ceding the general election held last
November. No publication was made
except in the Statutes, aud Hon. Thomas
Wren, very able lawyer, holds that
that is sufficient. Attorney General Tor
reyson contends that no other publication
of the amendments could have been
made, as no appropriation for the pur-
pose had been made by the Legislature.
The Reno Journal says that if the SUI
preme Court sustains the view taken by
Mr.. Wren of the matter, the present
Legislature might adopt such of the
amendments as is deemed advisable and
provide for submitting them to the people
Tor ratification at an early day. so that
they will 60 into effect before the noxt
State election.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02
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WHAT NEVADA MINES HAVE DONE

Surveyor. General Jones in his Report
adduces a few instances of what Nevada
has done toward upbuilding enterprises
and cities in other States:
The Mackey Gable and Postal
Telegraph" were constructed with money
dug out Of Nevada mines by a Nevada
citizen. The largest and costliest build.
ing in the city of New York, or perhaps
in the world, was erected with funds de.
rived from Nevada enterprises by d. U.
Mills, and he has recently duplicated it
in San Francisco. The Palace, Baldwin,
Grand Opera House, the New California
Theatre, blocks of stores and ware.
houses, scores of costly residences have
been built with Nevada money. The
"Port Costa" warehouses and docks, the
great newspaper Examiner vineyards,
orchards, stock ranches, wheat fields
and doubtless many irrigation enterprises
in California have bsen inaugurated and
| completed with Nevada capital.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02
REVOLUTION IN HAWAII.

The Hawaiian steamer "Claudine," "
which arrived Saturday morning at San
Francisco, brought news of revolution
at Honolulu. The rsvolutionists over.
turned the Hawaiian Government and Uni.
ted States troops were landed. A provi-
sional government was established and
commission Of Ave came on
the "Claudine" en- route to Washington
with petition to the United States to
annex the Hawaiian Islands. The story
Of the revolution 10 A. follows: Queen
Liliuokalina attempted, on January Is.
TO promulgate new constitution dspriv.
ing foreigners OF the franchise, abrogatin6
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02

The Japanese government has come to
the conclusion that both the stature and
physique Of the Japanese people are un.
satisfactory and in need Of Improvement.
A parliamentary commission appointed
to investigate the causes Of this lack Of
stamina has, after prolonged investiga-
ton, ascribsd it to the vegetable diet TO
which the Japanese have hitherto mainly
confined themselves. a
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02

THE Board Of Education of Kent, Ohio,

The Board OF Education Of Kent, Ohio,
ia having a serious time enforcing the
truant law. The Omish sect have prac-
tically ignored it. They declare that
their religious belief forbids them to give
their children an education. They claim
that the study of geography and physi.
ology is prohibited by their church rules.
Twenty Of them have been arrested and
fined, and the Board Of Education pro-
poses to enforce the law if it breaks up
the sect.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02
THE Masonic Grand Lodge Of Co.

THE Masonic Grand Lodge Of Connec.
ticut have recently been in session for
the purpose Of investigating the case Of
the editor Of local paper who printed
the entire proceedings Of meeting Of
st. Johns Lodge. At which the latter re.
fused to pay bill claimed by another
lodge. The case promises to be cels.
bratsd one of it, kind, and high Masonic
authorities in over thirty States have. in
response to requests. given under seal
their opinion ~ to the rights Of m editor
In such matter in contradistinction to
his duties - member Of the order.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02
TIE Latest terror in artillery is a q

The latest terror in artillery is gun
invented by DR.. Calling, which is said to
Ere 1000 shots minute. 1t is operated
by electricity so that the soldiers who
play the hail Of bullets on an enemy
stand in no danger unless the other side
has an instrument as well equipped.
In that case both sides would in jiffy
be in the condition Of the traditional
Kilkenny cats. The gun should dispose
Of an army in few minutes and there
would be nobody left to bury the dead.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02
THE noted Oriental traveller, Prof. Al

THE noted Oriental traveller, Prof. Ar.
minus vambery, is of the opinion that
the visit to st. Petersburg of the Ameer
of Bokhara and Khan of Kiva is pre-.
luds to the assumption by the Car of the
title Of Emperor of Asia as an offset to
Queen Victoria's title Of Empress of In.
dia. 1t il said that new coat-of-arms
for the Car has just been completed,
the design consisting Of double eagle
flying over the suns disk-signifying, it
10 supposed, that Russia wants the whole
earth
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02

s. o. WILSON, the head Of "Gideon's
Band" secret political organization in
the South, which is the outgrowth OF the
Farmers Alliance, has been indicted by
the grand jury at Raleigh. N. c.. for
belonging to secret political organiza.
ton. He has been arrested and says that
he will demand an early trial by the
court now in session,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02
AN ;mportant bill has been introduced

AN important bill has been introduced
in the Legislature by Assemblyman Nor
cross which provides for the calling OF a
Convention to meet in Carson in April
for the purpose of revising tho Constitu'
ton Of Nevada. The bill calls for the
election of fifty delegates to the conven.
ton and for special election to be held
February 2Sth. Nineteen thousand dol
lars is appropriated for the purpose Of
defraying the expenses Of the election
and convention.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02

SENATOR WoLooTr OF Colorado has in.
troduced joint resolution directing the
Postmaster General to discontinue the
sale Of the so-called Columbian postage
stamps. except where specially called
for. He said that he knew nothing more
ridiculous than those plasters covering
half an envelope.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02

OWN MUsIN, violinist, who was in
wreck on the Northwestern railway near
Dss Moines, Iowa, recently, has brought
suit against the company for S25. 600.
Before the accident Musin was robust
and healthy man. with coal black hair.
Now he is bent and broken, and his
beard and hair are almost snow white.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02

WHITE, Senator.elect from California,
is q thorough silver man, and In = speech
before the California Legislature accept
ing the Senatorship, he pledged himself
to right the wrong done to silver with all
the means in his power. He takes the
place Of Fslton, a pronounced goldbug.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02

DONALD LEACH, barber of Valpar-
also, Indiana, has been made the defend
ant in an action for $4,000 damages. Ru-
dolph Obermeler alleges that his mus
tache was ruined by carelessness on the
part Of the defendant in trimming it.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02

Twenty-Five states cast their electoral
votes for Cleveland. thirteen for Har-
rison and four for Weaver. Five states
divided their votes as follows: California.
for Cleveland eight, Harrison onei Mich
igan, Harrison nine. Cleveland five; Ohio,
Harrison twenty-five, Cleveland one;
Oregon, Harrison three, Weaver one;
North Dakota, Harrison one, Cleveland
one, Weaver one.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.

The Electoral vote Of the States, As
cast by the Electoral Colleges. is shown in
the following table, which will be found
nseful for future reference:
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-02
Official Paper Of Lincoln Co.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ., 1893.

A RESOLUTION against the repeal Of the
Bullion Purchase act by Congress. unless
free coinage is substituted therefor, was
passed unanimously last week by the
Nevada Legislature.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-14
Bengal Peasant PrONerbs.

The wisdom of the Bengal peasant
cultivators finds expression in proverbs.
of which collection has been made
by Babu in the Agricultural 2epert-
ment of that province. His apprecia.
tion of the outwardly revered Brahmin
betrays itself incidentally in the
maxim. Grain and inundation disap-
pear when south winds blow, like the
Brahmin as soon as he has received his
fee"
Other Bengal rural aphorisms are
Have the land which receives the
washings of the village, and the bullock
which walks fast, and marry the girl
whose mother is good" 'He who
works in the field himself with the
laborers gets the full profit he VITO.
being unable to work himself, super
vises the workings of the lsborers, gets
half the profit; he who orders the
iaborers from his house Il. es not get
enough to eat. london Newc.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-14
Foretold Their Deaths.

Seaman John Pascal has received
letter from Alitak, Alaska, giving au
account of the suicide of Francis
James, an able seaman who shipped on
the Merom when she left here about
six months ago for the hothern can
neries. Francis James l,illed himself
by blowing his brains c ut with re-
volver.
Perhaps you rememl.wr," said Fas-
cal, that n young maIiI named Law
renee fell overheard from the Merom
when the bark was sailing through the
Golden Gate.
on 'ii'o ~ a the suicid6
OF FRANCIS Jnines leualied ~ my mind
very strange coincidence--a happen
ing which occurred the night before
the Merom sailed. Lawrence, this
young fellow James and myself, were
taking drink together in the Bow
head saloon. While we were standing
at the bar an elderly man approached
us and offered to tell our fortunes,
provided we would furnish him with u
few dimes with which to procure u
nights lodging.
1--WE agreed to his proposition, and
he started in by saying that Lawrence
would die before the month was out.
you will meet with u very unexpected
death, he declared you will die by
drowning, and your body will never
be recovered. Aud rs to you, he con-
tinued, looking at James, i predict
that you will never return To San
Francisco. You will meet with mis-
fortune while in Alaska and will be.
come very despondent. am not cc7-
tain whether you will take your own
life or will die in fight to death with
one of your shipmates. but it looks
to me as if you are going to resort =
self-destructIon.
"You may think / am telling you
what is not true" said Pascal, "but
all this occurred as sure as l am talk
ing to you.
Lawrence fell overheard, as you
know, and here is letter from Alaska
saying tina. James committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head
1 have no further particulars, but
surely it is n strangS case, and / an
anxious to hear what motive led to the
latter taking his life. San francisco
Call.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-14
Bridal Couples Undoubtedly.

A good story is told by one Of the
clerks of hotel near the Treasury on
a bride and groom who were here
few days ago from Western State.
The clerks at this hotel have ac-
quired National reputation for their
ability TO "spot" bridal parties immedi-
ately on their arrival. IL appears to
make no difference how calm and com
posed the groom may endeavor to APP
pear, or how Indifferent and absolutely
at home the bride seems, the clerks
have somo means of ascertaining that
the couple has not been travelling in
double harness very long. When the
bride and groom referred to arrived at
this hotel the rsher day the clerk on
duty happened ~ notice that the gen.
tleman paid tho csbman who brought
them from the depot two fares.
The lady, of course, stopped in the
parlor, while the gentleman walked up
to the desk in the Office and nervously
wrote his name on the register. The
clerk waited few seconds to see
whether the guest t--l any addition TO
make on the book, and then inquired
politely:
Haven't you forgotten something?"
"HoN-s that?" said the man, his face
flushing and his head dr9pping low on
his breast.
care You travelling alone now?"
questioned the clerk, smiling signif-
cautly at the embarrassed guest.
/ "No, of course not, syammered the
man as he grabSge tine pen again.
"How very stupid'oi me !" And he
added the words "and wife TO his
signature on the register "You see, "
continued the guest, this is the first
time | ever wrote that, and l am not
used to il yet.
"Oh, you'll catch on 10 these little
things before long. repl .ed che clerk.
as he assigned the couple, IT, the bridal
apartments, "and then N.pu1l wonder
how you ever managed - live singly
SO long"
In another uptown hcfel II groom
recently became very il dignant be
cause the clerk insinuai I'd he was d
newly married man.
"How did You know I lad Just been
married." thundered the angry guest,
who thought he had successfully con
cealed the fact from everybody.
"Oh, I didn't know it, replied the
clerk, calmly, "but the chambermait
said she swept up quart of rice of
the floor of your room this morning
and noticed lot of white ribbor
tied to your trunk when the porte,
carried it up to your roon' yesterday.
The guest had nothirtg further t'
say on the subject. Washington Post
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-14
A Wonderful ArtiRci;.l Hand.

Willard A. Lucas, the s. y Of great
wooden manufacturer s Poquetan-
muck. Conn. wears an al, ;fcial hand
made e,i diuminse~s ns..h is really olne
ss th . automatrcal ..,oifders of the cen.
tury. Young Lucas lost his hand in
his fathers mills, and Lucas. Sr. who
grieved exceedingly over the results
of the accident, wrote or went in per-
son to every known manufacturer Of
artificial limbs IN this country and
Europe, vainly seeking n false
hand for his sou. Artificial hands
could have been procured from any
of them, but what was wanted was not
to be found, viz, hand that would
perform all the functions of n real
flesh and blood member. Finally the
elder Lucas, who is known as rare
mechanical genius, took it upon him.
self to make his son T. hsnd-not u
mere dummy" but one that would
be useful for the manifold purposes TO
which such members are put. The
result is n surprise 10 every maker of
artificial limbs in the world. The au-
tomaton is of aluminium and much re-
sembles the steel gauntlets worn by
the knights of the Middle Ages The
fingers are all perfect and lifelike, the
joints in each bending rs readily as
those in natural hand, making it
possible for the young nan to operform
every kind of labor, An expert report
on this wonderful piece of mechanism
reads as follows: with it he eau
grasp and handily use all kinds of tools,
pick up things from the ground drive,
handle gun-in fact, use it quickly
and skillfully ut any kind of work.
Like natural hand, the artificial one
consists of palm that is provided
with fastening by which it is attached
to II cork stump the joints working
by II ratchet, so that the fingers may
he bent forward at an angle and held
there. The hand may be only partly
closed or tightly shut, AMI only one
finger or all, AZ the wearer desires, may
be closed at once and instantly by
striking them against the body or
other object. To release the grasp it
liz only necessary to touch spring at
the back of the hand. The invention
is as nearly perfect substitute for
natural hand as could be devised, and
is the only thing of the kind known in
the world. st. Louis Republic.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-14
Trading Posts in the Far Northwest.

The trading posts of the company
are strange, quaint looking places,
built according to a general type. A
trading post is invariably square in
closed by immense trees or pickets,
one end sunk deep In the ground and
placed close together; platform
about the height of an ordinary mar
Is carried along the sides of the square,
so as TO enable anyone on the inside
to pesp over without being in danger
from arrow or bullet The entrance
Is closed by two massive gates, an
inner and outer, and all the houses OF
the chief traders and employees, the
trading house, furroom and stores are
within the square.
The trade room is cleverly contrived
30 as to prevent sudden rush of In
dians, the approach from outside the
pickets being through narrow pas
sage, only of sufficient with to admit
one Indian Mt time, and bent at an
acute ang'e near the window where
the trader stands. II the passage were
straight the trader could easily be
shot. At the four angles are bastions,
octagonal in shape, pierced with en-
'rssures, to lead the Indians to be-
ieve in the existence of cannon -
chicago Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-14

One Of the problems that men OF
science occasionally undertake I'd solve
over again for the sake of getting besrer
to the exact truth is that of thd dem
sity and mass OF the earth.
The density of body is the iqusn.
tity Of matter that given volu me OF
il contains, while its mass is the total :
quantity of matter that the whole body
contains. In n popularoense the mass
of body is measured by its weight.
Water is taken as the standard OF
comparison in estimating the density
OF the earth. IL has been known, in q
general way, for hundred yeafs, that
the earth's mean or average deksity is
between five and six times that OF
water in other words that thd earth
weigh five or six times as mudh as n
globe OF water of the same slid would
weigh, provided that the water fin such
n globe had the same average density
that water has Mt the surface of the
earth.
The matter composing the earth is
denser in the interior than at the our
face. IL that we're not so It would
only he necessary to take a cubic foot
from the surface of the globe, and
weigh it against cubic foot of water
in order TO ascertain the density of the
earth. As it is, the earth's density can
only be learned by roundabout meth
ods; by noting, for instance, the diff
ference in the attraction of gravitation
Mt the surface and at the bottom of a
mine.
Recently method of measuring tho
mass and density Of the earth has been
put into practice in France. This con.
sists in changing the level of small
| lake which can he raised or lowered by
artificial means and noting the effect
upon the height of column Of mer-
| curry.
The results of these experiments
| have given for the earth's mean density
| 541 times the density of water. The
latest previous estimate, made by
Messrs Corun and Baille, gave $50.
IL has been customary to speak of the
earth as weighing six sextillions OF
tons. Its weight according to the re-
cent determination is 5,757, 900. 900,
900, 900, 900, 600. or five sextillions,
seven hundred and fifty seven quintil-
lions of tons. Avery weighty and sub
stantial globe according To- our ideas,
notwithstanding the fact that the sun
could swallow il i'll one of its "spots"
with hardly wink Youths Com.
| pnnipn.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-14
TEMPERANCE Ygws AND NOTES.

Madame Antolnetto Sterling, the cele-
Drated vocalist, is rigid teetotaler.
Out Of 1880 criminals convicted In Canada
during the last year, II IL reported that but
lJ2 were total abstainers.
Most OF the Canadian provinces, Sweden.
Natal In South Africa, and Finland, have
scientific temperance instruction laws.
Scientific temperance text books have been
translated into the Swedish. Finnish. Nor
WeSian Japanese and Chinese languages
The applications 20 the Boston Associated
Charities Inst year show that twenty-two nar
cent. OF the causes Of illness were intemper-
ance.
Congregational temperance Association
ms been formed In ireland, with the Rev.
newman Hall, anephew of DR.. Newman Hall,
as secretary.
Tho Army Temperance Association, Of In
din, had In August a roll OF %, sGI members.
all OF whom, except the honorary members,
are total abstainers.
The British Woman's Temperance Assocla-
tion viii make mn effort during the next few
weeks to obtain a largely signed petition from
women Of the Direct Veto
Francis Murphy. tho temperance agitator.
is arousing the old-time interest In his work
at Decatur, ILL.,, and other towns In the
neighborhood. He is assisted by his wife
and son.
Richard Cobden said Every days ex-
perience tends more and more TO confirm me
In my opinion that the temperance cause lies
at the foundation Of all social and political
reform"
Cardinal Manning said prevention ofin-
temperance IL not only better than euro, but
prevention In duty, and cure is n lame,
halting attempt TO undo an evil which we
have willfully permitted.
The half measures used 10 control tho
drink traffie In India having proved failure,
q call for the organization OF Prohibition
League has bosn issued by q number OF mis-
slonaries and doctors.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-14
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS.
PAID THE PENALTY.
IN '. TENNIS HANGED ron rnr MURDER

BENJAMIN '. TENNIS HANGED FOR the MURDER
oF LITTLE AGNES WRIGHT.
HARnisBrno. Benjamin +. Tennis was
hanged here for the murder OF little Agnes
Cooper Wright.
Tennis crime was revolving one. His
victim was Agnes Cooper Wright, a school
girl Of 0 years, whom he assaulted and then
choked TO death Sept. 10, 1898. A week
later Tennis was arrested. On his way to
Jail he made confession. Two weeks after
the crime was committed he pleaded guilty
to the charge OF murder and the evidence
was taken to establish the degree Of his
crime. The court decided he was guilty OF
murder in the first degree and sentenced
him to death
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-14

! No boy expects 30 become drunkard
when he begins 10 drink. In fancicd secur-
ity youth OF generation after generation have
embarked In the current Of tippling only to
be drawn into the rapids OF appetite and fn-
ally plunged over the awful abyss Of drunk
onness. To prevent this and thus save tho
childhood OF to-day and the Nation Of to-
morrow for an intelligent sobricty. il tho
first object sought 10y what ARE called the
temperance education laws already cnactod
by the National Congress for schools under
Federal control and bythirty-siS out OF forty
four States that constitute the United States.
In these schools are tho overwhelming ma
loritics Of the future the law-malins power
OF tomorrow.
Every years experience and Observation
Strengthens the faith In the prophecy that
ten years from tho day when physiological
temperance is "a thoroughly taught n ~
schools as geography and arithu
cohol question will be settled
Alright In this Republic by poI A
gcnce with corresponding habitell.
deed, must be the heart OF tho n
who could deliberately Withhold :
warning science has against ,rtle
and other narcotics from the cl
- g. ~ her -cate..---..-. en-