The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-13
VOL. XLIII.
TELEGRAPH NOTES.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept l0.-It has been a
good day for Republicans, and CORES pond.
ngly bad one for Democrats but the result
was not altogether unforeseen. To rain au d
general apathy is due the light vote, and
though the Democrats admit defeat they do
not shsw symptom of encouragement.
The Prohibitionists and Populists are not
largely in evidence, so far as returns in
dicate. A heavy rain put quietus upon
the telegraph and telephone wires early in
the evening, but returns have been received
from over 100 cities and towns, and these
indicate that the state has re-elected Cover
nor Cleaves (Republican), over Charles
johnson (Democrat), by a plurality which
will exceed $1,000, the largest in the history
of the party The Republicans have carried
every county in the state, and at IL o'clock
it is estimated that the legislature will have
working Republican majority of l25,
which insures the reelection of Senator
William P. Frye.
Thomas B. Reed has been reelected to
Congress by plurality estimated at 10, 900.
Nelson Dingley, Seth H. Milligan and II.
Boutelle are also reelected to Congress bv
majorites ranging from 5000 to 5000. The
total vote will probably exceed 10000.
RUTLAND, Vt, Sept. lO.-Returns from
all towns in the state show the Republican
majority to be 27,3l0 and the plurality 2S,.
365. The following is the analysis: Re-
publican vote 1894, AZ, 1876; 1890, 80, 462.
Democratic vote, 1894, IA, $50; 1890, 1881.
Republican gain, 9,274; Democratic loss, A.
$685.
The Senate is Republican unit and the
House stands as follows: Republicans, 233;
Democrats, 9; Populists, 3. Three towns
made no choice.
WASHINGTON Sept. l0,-No information
has reached the Government officials here
regarding the reported massacre of a sur.
veying party in the vicinity of Ell Paso.
Two parties of the geological survey have
been working in Texas, moving toward
Fort Davis, but not due to reach there for
month. Topographer Charles Urquhart and
assistant Topographer Green formed one
party, Topographer G. c. Bassett the other.
Each was accompanied by teamster and a
cook. 1t is also probable that Geologst R.
d. Hill and Assistant Geologist r. w.
Vaughn have been working in the vicinity
Of Ell Paso. They expect to 60 to Malta, on
the Southern Pacific, this week, and then to
Ell Paso
LoFrkE, Pa, Sept 5.-One of the most
complete cave-ins ever known in this region
occurred tonight, the little mining town
OF Scotch Valley being completely swallow
ed up. The scene of the disaster is on the
slope of Mount Lookout, the score of houses
comprising the hamlet being at tho mouth
OF the shaft of the Mount Lookout colliery
The inhabitants of the hamlet were startled
by rumbling reports and tine ground trembled
and swayed like an earthquake beneath
them and the village sank out of sight.
All the persons who could be found had
been taken from the ruins at nine o'clock
tonight although full roll of those to be
accounted for cannot be prepared until
morning.
PoKEGAMA, Mimi, Sept. The bodies
of twenty-thi,e Chippewa Indians lie upon
the baked sands between here and Opstead.
The news was brought by courier. Chief
waucouta, "bg chief" of the party, pershed
with his followers.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 7.--Eugene Dickson
swallowed green fly Tuesday and died
yesterday. He was laughing heartily at
some incident when he swallowed the fiy.
About an hour afterward he became i'll and
died in terrible agony