The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-15
Indian Reservations
In Utah to be Thrown Open
to Settlers.
Revolutionary Plots Thickening in
Brazil. Admiral Da Cana in a
Critical Condition.
England viii Not Change
Her Policy Toward Silver
In India.
Doings Of the Utah Legislature.

Doings Of the Utah Legislature.
New YoRx. Feb. 5.--Silver, SO 7.s;
Lead. $s.lO.
SALT LAKE, Feb. l4.-The Mayor Tues
day night appointed James Devine as Chief
of the Fire Department, Willard Young as
City engineer, A. F. Doremus as Chairman
of the Board of Public Works, Charles
Wilcken as Water Master and John James
as Police Court Clerk
In the legislature yesterday the Council
debated the Capitol work bill, received
long protest against the DR.. Park bill, the
landlord lien bill, and passed the memorial
for the opening of the Indian Reservation.
The House passed the Worlds Fair appro.
priation bill, the townsite bill the bill
requiring City officers to hold no other office
the volunteer fireman poll tax bill and dis
eussed many matters.
New YORK, Feb. l4.-A dispatch from
Rio Janeiro says that Admiral Da Cana.
commander of the rebel feet, wounded in
the neck and arm by bullets during the
battle of Armacaron last Friday. is in
critical condition. Every effort is being
made to save his life. Advices from Per.
nAmbuco say Jose Maricsno, leader OF the
antagonists, has escaped, to Parahy ba,
where he is conducting an outbreak. Apo.
thsr dispatch from Rio says Piexoto,
suspects the Barbos De Lima, Governor of
Pernambuco, is plotting to make the north.
ern states separate republic, with himself
as president, has ordered Castro Petite to
arrest the Governor at the first sign of dis.
loyolty.
LONDON, Feb. l4-The House of
Commons was excited to-day in anticipation
OF An important movement against the House
OF Lords. Hsrcourt, replying to question
by Groschen said there was no intention of
rsopening the India mints or returning to
the minimum rate for council bills. There
was also no intention to place a tax on the
importation Of silver. No change in the
present India policy was anticipated.
WARRINGTON, Feb. A.--The problem of
settling the Uintah and Uncompahgrs In.
disns of Utah has engaged the attention of
the House committee on Indian affairs for
some time. Rawlins of Utah has bill be-
fore the Committee by which the Indians
will be given lands in severalty, eighty acres
for each head of family and forty acres
each for the others. He proposes that the
remainder Of the land be thrown open to
settlement, settlers to be allowed l6O acres
at $l.2o. The mineral lands, and lands con.
tanning timber Of commercial value will be
excluded from the plan and be governed by
existing laws. The Uintah's hold 2, 800, 900
acres and the Uncompahgres l,70O, 900 or
$500 acres for each Indian.
TELEoRAPHIc NOTES.
PARIS, Feb. 9.-Advices from the Soudan
state that Col. Bonier and his column were
attacked and cut to pieces by natives near
Timbuctoo and that Timbuctoo itself is in
danger of being taken. The natives, Taure-
gas armed with lances and knives, made the
first attack upon the heading division of the
French column. The attack was so desper.
ate and we'll sustained that the first division
was apparently cut to pieces. The news of
the disaster was brought to the second por.
tion of the column by Captain Nugette,
who, badly wounded, managed to escape
and the second portion of the column at
once retreated to Timbutoo.
CARSON, New, Feb. 9.--About o'clock
this evening. when the Virginia 4 Truckee
mail train was q mile out Of town, the
express car was smashed in and box con.
tanning about 81 900 to pay the wages of
section hands, demanded of Jack Page,
Wells. Fargo 4 Co.'S express messenger, at
the point Of shot gun.
The train moved slowly going out Of town
and It was evident the robber got aboard
when nearing the outskirts, getting between
the mail and express cars. When about
two miles out Of town, the rear door of the
express car was suddenly smashed in and
man with shot gun demanded tin box of
money, which he knew to be in the car
The robbsr then took hold Of the bell cord
and gave the ENGINEER the signal to stop the
train. After securing the box, the robber
jumped from the train, starting toward
town,
JoHANNssBURo, Africa, Feb. 9.-Advices
have been received here that Lobengula,
King Of the Matabeles, who was driven
northward from Buluwayo, his capital, by
the forces Of the British South Africa Com.
pany, isnow wandering almost solitary in
the bush, having been deserted by nearly
all his followers.
CHIcAuo, Feb. s.-Joseph Gaffney,
wealthy mine owner Of Butte, Mont, fell
down stairway this morning and broke his
lsg He was taken to the county hospital.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. s.-The last will and
testament Of George w. Childs was ad.
mitted to probate to-day and letters testa-
mentary granted to the executors, George
W. 9. Drexel and James w. Paul, Jr. The
writing is brief, occupying but one sheet of
toolscap paper.