The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-21

under command of General F. Deming
Smith, is here soliciting aid from the Mayor
and County Commissioners The army is
10 strong and is now at Thistle without
provisions A number of them have reached
this city and are soliciting funds for the
army.
WASHINGTON, June l6,-The Stewart
bill which passed the Senate to-day, amends
the mining laws in several technical matters.
The most important are the changing of the
time when assessment work shall begin from
January | each year to October |, requiring
assessments on mines already located to be
performed before October |, 1895, and re-
ducing the usual amount to be performed
before that date one half
OMAHA, June l6.-The force OF twenty
deputies who has been in this vicinity for
several days, has been strengthened by the
sarrival OF over 100 deputies at Big Springs
There are over 200 commonwealers at this
point, camped on the hills narth of the town.
Ii.vlbIe occurred a. rakeJh forty miles
east. Deputy Hubbard of Lincoln, with
small band, was called there to prevent ten
men from taking possession of an engine and
several box cars. Hubbard was forced to
subdue desperate negro, who drew knife,
The Others at length submitted to arrest and
all were taken to North Platte and lodged
in Jail
New YoKK, June l6-Erastus Wiman
has been found guilty of forgery in the
second degree. The maximum penalty for
the ofiense is ten years at hard labor in the
state prison. The jury, after listening to
the impartial charge of Judge Ingraham,
retired at 2;30 and in an hour they agreed
on the above verdict. Judge Ingraham de-
layed Mr. Wman's sentence until June 20.
CAMDEN, N. j., June l5-At a small
village on the outskirts OF Camden horrible
crime was committed. A man named
Kaufman arose from his bed and with some
sharp instrument, supposed to be razor,
cut the throats OF his wife and three children
and then washing the blood from his person,
he neatly dressed himself and committed
suicide by hanging.
SOUTH MCALLIsTER, |. T., June 5.-The
leaders of the coal strike movement say that
the settlement at Columbus in no way
affects the Indian Territory. 1t is not ex.
pected that the men will 60 to work soon
but 1t is believed they will generally observe
the agreement. There is great deal OF
suffering among the families of the miners
for the necessaries of life and unless work is
resumed serious trouble will surely ensue.
New YORK, June l5-At Duane and
Elm streets fire started in the basement oi
six story building. After the roof of this
building fell in, which was very soon, the
flames communicated to the Edison building
across the street and in half an hours time
half block was destroyed. Tn,
neighborhood is known as the station
cry and paper district, The only new
structure in the burned block was q hand
some building owned by the Faber Penci
company. The total loss is estimated a
S25O,000.
HENDERSON Ky, June Is. Twelve hun
dred of Kelly's army landed just below tn
: city to-day at noon. Kelly called on Mayo
johnson and demanded aid, saying that
: it was refused he would turn the entire her
loose. The Mayor told him to do as h
, liked, also adding that they would be con
troled by the city authorities.
| HoNGKoNO, June l5.-Seventeen hundre
a Chinese have died here since May of tn
r terrible plague. The European populatio
t up to the present time has not been attack
8 ed and the epidemic is now rapidly decrea
t ing in severity. Placards have been poste
o in the streets of Caution, saying if the go
o ernment destroys the Chinese quarter
+ Hopgkong, the British quarter of Canton {
the island of Sha mein will be burned.