The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-01
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

INV W. 60.
SALT LAKE, Feb, 81 "A dispatch from
Georgetown, Colo, states that traitorous
petition is being circulated calling upon all
the silver states to secsde from the Union
and join the Republic OF Mexico. The petit
ton, which is signed by the Mayor of that
city. will be circulated throughout the
Western States.
The people of Colorado are on the verge
OF despair over the silver question and the
present situation even by the most conserva.
tive, is considered very grave.
The silver situation in London is so
serious that it threatens both the Bank of
England and the Bank of France.
Yesterday in London silver was quoted at
the unprecedently low price of 4S cents or
"a pence.
Silver advanced little yesterday in New
York, being quoted at 6Ot
PARIS, Feb Civilizations in six munici.
palties resulted in the return of five Social.
lists and one Moderate Republican.
The police today raided the lodgings of
a number Of anarchists, two of whom were
arrested. A quantity of chorate powder
and documents were seized.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Another ncendiary
fire occurred at the Worlds Fair grounds
this morning and as result the magnificent
Agricultural building. pronounced by many
good judges the most sumptuous and beauti.
full of the Worlds Fair structures, is pract.
cally heap of ruins. The flames were first
discovered in the great dome. A large
number of fire engines we're at once sum-
moned to the scene. but the infsmmable
nature of the structure caused the fire to
spread with great rapidity, under the infu-
ence Of d stiff breeze, and it was about all
the department could do to prevent it
spreading 10 the other structures. This
they succeeded in doing. but the Agricultu-
raj building is ruined. The famous bronze
statue of Diana, by the sculptor st. Gau-
dens, which ornamented the dome of the
building during the fair, was fortunately re.
moved some days ago, and was set up in
the Columbian museum.
ITHACA, N. Y, Feb 22.-The Coroner's
inquest in the case of Mrs. Henrietta Jack.
son, who died from the effect of chlorine gas
at the Cornell freshmen banquet Tuesday
night, was begun to-day Physicians testified
that death resulted from some cause not appa.
rent in the post mortem examination. No
evidence was obtained as to how the gas
was injected into the banquet room or where
obtained, The inquest adjourned to March
lst.
Cry OF MEXICO, Feb 22.-General Aur.
liano Rivera, who discovered the famous
iicima root for the cure of typhus and has
been distributing it gratutously to the poor,
has made the discovery that the same root
will cure the small pox. The discovery was
made accidentally. A preparation had been
given to patient, who supposed he had
typhus, but it proved to be small pox. The
root worked like charm however, in
rapidly curing the man. General Rivera
believes it will cure yellow fever and has
sent package to Vera Cruz for trial there
by physicians at the next appearance of the
epidemic.
New YORK, Feb 22.--The trial of Joseph
+. Blaut president of the wrecked Madison
Square National Bank, on a charge OF
perjury in swearing to the correctness of the
bank statement, resulted this morning in 0
disagreement of the jury.
ST. LOUIS, Eeb pa fire at the corner
of Locust and Twelfth ftreets this evening
caused loss of $3.50, 900. Insurance 5000,
900.
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