The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-03-29

moved Commissioners, Orr and Martin.
the Governor refuses to he interviewed
BUFFALO, Wyo., March 25--Last week
blizzard continuing seventy hours, has never
been approached in severity by any other
storm in this locality. Snow is drifted from
ten to twenty feet in every direction. The
mail coach took five days making one trjp
from Clearmont, thirty miles. The loss Of
stock Is terrible. The loss of range stock is
likely to be One-half, which will leave
scarcely any stock in the country this spring
WASHINGTON, March "a President
cleveland private office at the Executive
Mansion was the center of unusual activity
to-day, as the leading silver men OF CONGRESS
appeared before him to urge that be sign the
Bland bill. At one time there were fftoa,
OF them ranged about the President and
earnestly pleading with him. They had
come singly and in State delegations.
When the main body Of Cangressmen had
retired Others arrived and then a stream of
silver pleas continued throughout the public
hours OF the President The south came
strongly to the front in the letters and tele.
grams piled upon Mr.. Thurber's desk. near.
~ all praying for veto.
CHICAGO, March "a. Prenderpast NAV
walk hom the Jail free man, according IN
the opinion Of ex-Judge Egbert NJ Jamie.
son OF the Superior Court one of the r,o,t
famous lawyers in Illinois He declares the
convicted assassin Of Mayer Harrison ia now
held without the mocdss Of law. and s;,,,,o
haoeas corpus proceedings could result in
no other action than the deliverance OF the
nody OF the prisoner to his friends
LONDON, March 24-The BODY of Mrs
Fielding was found to day in the liver
Cherwell, ao Oxford. There is little doubt
she committed suicide
CHICAGO, March 23. Thomas alias
Butt Higgins, was hanged in Jail here at
noon for the murder of Peter McCooey. an
old city employee, last September. Higgins
and two pals planned to BURGLARS, Me.
Co'ey house, Higgins entered while the
Others kept watch outside McCoecy heard
the noise, sat up in bed and was shot NV
Higgins without word.
San FRANCIsCo, March pa man want
INTO the branch bank Of the San Francisco
Savings Union, which is situated at the
corner OF Market and Polk streets. about |
9;3O o'clock. He presented a written de.
m'nd for money TO cashier William A.
Herrick. The demand Vas refused, where.
upon the desperate murdered the cashi.r
and lied, but was captured.
Herriek was 35 years Of age aud resided
in Oakland
DETROIT, Mich, March o.. W. J.H.
Irayuor. supreme President of the Amorne
Protective Association and publisher of the
Patriotic AmSricaa, to-day issued an official
address to the order. He states that his
travels IN the West had convinced him
that the a. p, A. is a mighty force which
no power on earth is potent enough to re.
strain although the press large proportion
OF the Protestant olergy--to their shame or
~ ~ ''''" COlIupL pUlltiClanS and
the priesthood have joined issue to suppress
it,"
CHICAGO March 22.-The brickmskers
employed by We'll Bros. Weickler & Pruss.
ing and the Aboh Brick Company, who re.
side at Blue Island, joined the strikers to.
day, The men in all the brckyards around
Dalton, Blue Island and Bernice are now
out, with the exception of those emp!oved
by D. V. Pnrington, and it is expected
that these will 60 out tomorrow The
strikers now number 1900
DENVER, March, 22-One of the most de.
structive of tiagrstions ever seen in this
city broke out at Gals p. m in the recently
finished SIX story Champa building, on
Champa street, between fifteenth and six
teenth streets and threatened for time TO
sweep the entire block. The fire depart
ment worked with desperate energy, and in
spite OF Insufficient water pressure, conquer.
ed the flames. About a quarter of the
square was destroyed at a total loss of
$4,000. The st. James hotel one of the
largest IN the city, on Curtis street, back
of the Champa building, caught fire snd the
rear part was destroyed The guest. were
gotten ont without panic
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