The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-20
TELEGRAPH NOTES.

The trouble originated over the formers
challenging the latters vote at yesterdays
election.
RENO, New, Sept l6.-The Jury in the
case of Mrs. Alice Hartley, charged with
the murder of State Senator NJ. d. Foley.
returned verdict this morning of guilty. of
murder in the second degree, and recon.
mending the defendant to the mercy of the
court.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. l5.-The contest
to-day between w. c. Owens, w. C. P.
Breckenridge and +. E. Settle for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress from the
Seventh district, was decided in favor of
Owens. 1t was not political fight, it was
moral contest for weeks and months, and
during the last few days it became intensely
personal. Cplonel Breckinridge was fight
ing for life, and he never before made such
speeches or displayed such executive ability
in organization. [
WASHINGTON, Sept 4-Thomas TAYLOR,
80 years old, killed his wife, % years old,
to-day by shooting her with pistol, which
he then turned on himself Taylors wound
is not dangerous, however, the wounded
wife having turned his arm to one side lust
as he was about to put bullet through his
heart. The couple had quarreled frequently
and jealousy caused the deed Taylor ac-
cused his wife of undue intimacy with other
men.
SHELBYvILLE Ind, Sept. l4-A sensa-
tional arrest was made in Washington town
ship last night. For a week the service has
been trying to locate ''Buck" Harlan one of
the most dangerous counterfeiters in the
West. Last week Phillip and Nellie Coup,
OF circus notorlety, were arrested in Marion
county and turned up with hundreds of
dollars of spurious coin in their possession,
which had been furnished them by Harlan.
1t was leared that Harlan was brother.in-
law OF the notorious 'Babe" Hawkins.
Garter drove to the home of Babe" which
is located in dismal spot in Shelby county,
and with the assistance of Detective Taylor,
placed Harlan under arrest.
IIIsbUfG, tenn. oept. l4.-lhe strike
at the New York & Cleveland Gas Com
pany's mine is over. The men have been
out five months. The company has indi-
vidual contracts with its men to work at So
cents ton. The Columbus scale fixed the
rate at 60 cents and the men were called
out During the past week the men have
been breaking away and to day several
mines were in operation, while the entire
plant will be running by Monday. About
5000 men are employed by the company.
vigorous effort was made to win the strike
as it was claimed that if it was lost the
other operators would cut wages to meet the
New York & Cleveland Companys prices.
BERLIN. Sept. l3. During Emperor
Williams visit to Marienburg, red posters
bearing the words, Down with the EN-
peror and monarchy" were found displayed
in various parts of town.
BRssEMER, Mich, Sept, l3-The Goge.
bic Powder Company's mill is still in great
danger The Fire Department has been
fighting the fire for the last twenty four
hours, and is almost exhausted. The fire is
fierce, and the wind strong. Trout Creek,
Mich, on the south shore, is in imminent
danger At Iron Belt, Wis.,, on the Wis.
consin Central, several buildings were burn.
ed. An unknown miner was killed by heat
at Wakefield. Four hundred million feet of
pine are being burned in Gogebic and Onto.
nagon counties.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. l3-One of
the representatives of the Department of
Agriculture abroad, Col. Charles Murphy,
has reported to Secretary Morton the award
of gold medal at the Universal Exposition
at Antwerp. Belgium, to the California wine
exhibit. The California wines failed to
reach the exposition until two weeks after
all the awards had been made and the jury
had adjourned. The persistence of Colonel
Murphy, backed by the influence of Gore,
the American commissioner general, finally
succeeded however, in having the jury re-
convened, with a satisfactory result Colo.
mel Murphys address to the jury was a
most creditable one.
CHICAGO, Sept. l3.-The fireboat aye
mite" wrecked on Hyde Park reef last
night, sank to-day. The crew of ten men to
attract the attention of the life-saving sta.
tion, made torches af their clothing, satur-
ated with kerosene and attached to long
poles. These improvised signals were
waved by fremen. The kerosene trckled
down, painful burning their hands and arms
but even excruciating pain did not make
them cease their efforts The boat was
facing heavy gale when she struck th'
reef and at once began filling with water
which put out the fires. For five hours tn
crew bailed, while the Jackson Park lif
saving crew, under command of Captain st
Peters, attempted to reach the gradual
sinking craft. Three times the life boa
capsized, throwing the crew into the lake
but each time the boat was rightod, an
within few moments time the yosemite
plunged to the notion. The water-drench
ed life savers took off ten fatigued men.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.
va 7A>AS
number OF fishermen have been arreste