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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-13
Liberals Want Arbitrai ion.

London, Feb. 4.-The Chronicle an
nounces that the Liberals will challenge
the government at the very earliest mo.
ment in Parliament on the abandonment
of the Armenians.
at is believed" the Chronicle contin.
ues, "that A. j. Balfour will then make
revelations concerning the action of pre-
vious individuals and governments on
the Armenian question.
The Liberals regard the Venezuela af-
fair as too important to be raised as a
mere side issue upon the address There
fore the House will be adjourned after
the adoption of the address, SO as to Sc
cure full debate on Venezuela. The
Liberals are unanimously in favor of
arbitration with the United States, and
it is believed to this effect will secure
wide Unionist support.
Sir William " Harcourt, the Liberal
leader, who has studied the cause min
utely, fully shares Hon. John Morley's
view that no question is more fit for
arbitration than this
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Dynamite in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb IA charge
of dynamite was exploded last evening
under the residence of r. D. Stimson, a
wealthy resident Of this city The house
was not seriously damaged, The occu-
pants of the house were asleep when the
explosion occurred and the report which
was heard all over the city, created great
confusion. A neighbor who fastened
to the scene fired shot at a man who
was running across the lane, but the bull
let missed the mark
The police believe robbers perpetrated
the outrage for the purpose of plumber
ing the house during the confusion. No
arrests have been made
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-13
Kidnapped and Killed.

Chicago. Feb. 5.-A special from AL
buquerque says: Col. A. J. Fountain,
one of the best known men in New
Mexico, was kidnapped on the road from
Las Cruces to White Oaks by cattle
thieves and is believed to have been
killed, together with his little son who
was his only travelling companion.
Fountain was prosecuting attorney for
the district and has been pushing the
rustiers hard. He had just been at court
In Lincoln county, where he had indict
ed number of them, and was on his
way home when he was waylaid and
doubtless killed. A large party is scour.
Ing the country for the rustlers.
Ell faso, Texas, Feb. 5.-The vigilance
committee, headed by Maj. Llewellyn of
Las Cruces, N. NJ, struck a recently
abandoned camp of cattle rustlers ten
miles from where Col. Fountains buck.
board was discovered Tracks of the
colonel, his son and three men with hiob
heeled boots were found, also on of his
horses The pursuers are hot on the
trail. 1t Is believed in Las Cruces that
Col. Fountain and the boy have been
killed by the rustlers. Short shift will
be given the rustlers if caught.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-13

sentatives of all the republics of the
Americas TO define and endorse the Mon
roe doctrine, and to establish closer com.
mercial and political relations between
them is rapidly taking form. The Ecua-
dorean Minister here, Senior Carlo, has
freely discussed the subject with the
other members of the diplomatic BODY
who come from the South, ard TODAY. to
give an official character to his mission.
he addressed a copy of circular signed
by the Minister of foreign affairs of Ecua-
dor to the ministers of all the nations of
Central America and sent for transmits
sion to their respective foreign office, A
copy was delivered also to Secretary OIL
ney, for it is expected that the United
States will certainly be represented as it
was in the Pan American congress.
1t is stated by Senior Carlo that while
the City of Mexico is suggested as the
proper place of meeting, it does not fol
low that the congress will eventually be
held there, for the first opportunity will
be offered the nations invited to express
their preference in the matter of a meet.
ing place, and il may be that the city of
Washington will be selected.
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Probate Judges ousted.

The official heads of twenty-seven
probate judges fell in Utah Tuesday. at
Salt Lake, as the result of an opinion
delivered by Chief Justice Zane of the
State Supreme Court, in the case of the
State ex rel. A. C. bishop against Pro
bate Judge J. c. McNally of Salt Lake
county.
The action was brought against Judge
Mentally to determine whether or not
the terms of probate judges expired on
the second Monday in January, 1896, as
provided in the Constitution, or contin-
ued until the expiration of the terms un-
der their appointment by the Presi.
dent.
The matter came before the court on
a general demurrer, which Chief Justice
Zane overruled, claiming that the term
of Office of the respondent expired on the
second Monday in January, 1896, in har-
mony with the provision of section Q of
the Constitution. This view was con-
Cured in by Justices Miner and Bartch,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-13
Big Storm in Idaho

Pocatello, Ida, Feb One of the
heaviest snow storms experienced for
years has been raging in the Wood Riv-
er country for the past two weeks, and
snow to the depth of from five to eight
feet on level is reported at HALEY
ketchum and other points on Wood
River. Roads are all drifted full of snow
and are impossible and communication
with settlements distant from the rail
road is to be had only by means of cour-
iers on snow shoes, as the heavy winds
have Frustrated the telegraph lines and
rendered them useless Much anxiety
is felt for miners and others in the inter
Tor, as a storm of this Kind is very fire.
quently attended with fatalities and
works great hardship on the residents in
the more remote districts. Immense
snow slides are to be witnessed daily
from the town of Haley and are an inn
posing sight,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-13
THE TARIFF BILL IN DANGER
Side by alFree Coin
age Substitute.
Allen Prepares a Bill Extending. the
Time ofPayment for Public Lands
Opposes the Administration and In
wolves 10000, 900 Acres-Utah After
a Slice of Arizona.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The belated tar.
if bill emerged from the finance com
mittee today and made its appearance
in the Senate soon after the session
opened. Chairman Morrill, made the
report, stating that a free silver amend.
ment had taken the place of the orig
inal bill, and adding, amid laughter, the
closing phrase Of official procedure of
Massachusetts, sand may God save the
commonwealth"
MIR. Quay made two attempts to have
the bill recommitted to the committee,
with instructions to report back separ-
ate tariff and free silver bills, but was
cut off by parliamentary objections. His
resolution for recommittment will come
up, under the rules, tomorrow.
A sharp contest occurred at O'Clock
between the senators favorable to adj.
vancing the appropriation bills and
those desiring to take up general ..legis-
lation. The latter element prevailed in
two test votes, and the right of way was
/ oNNhiNh bN ICsOlullOn OF MI.
of Idaho, to reform the method of con.
sidering appropriation bills by distrib
ing them among the several commit
tees. This was strenously resisted by
the friends of the appropriation com.
mittee, who contenled that the change
was revolutionary and designed to dis.
mantle the committee. The final vote
was not reached, but it was evident from
the debate and incidental votes that a
majority favored the change.
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate today were the following:
BY Mr.. Cannon, for the annexation
to Utah all that portion of Arizona ly.
ing north of the Colorado river and
west of the eastern boundary of Utah.
Mr.. Davis, to amend the Indian dep,
relation act so as to permit the pay
ment of claims for losses by Indian
raids to those persons who have de-
clared their intention of becoming citi
| ZenS,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-13

New York. Feb. IA dispatch to the
World from Havana says:
Maxine Gomez. accompanied by 1000
mounted men. succeeded late Thursday
In recrossing the Trocha or military
line established by the Sapniards be-
tween Havana and Batabano. He
crossed few miles south Of Bejucan,
near Buena Ventura, which is about
ten miles north of Quivican. At the
same time he destroyed a small cui-
vert, tore up the railroad tracks, cut
the telegraph wires and crippled the
section of railroad between Rincon and
Quivican. People wonder how Gomez
evaded the Spanish columns, and how
II was possible for him to practically
cut through the wall of men of which
the Spanish Generals expect so much.
At the very time Gomez played this
trick on the Spanish guard along the
Troca Gen. Marin, the acting Governor
General of Cuba, who had left Havana
the same day at the head of the best
equipped force put in the field during
the present rebellion, was slumbering
quietly, surrounded by his troops, at
San Antonio de Los Banos, about ten
miles east of Guanajay. While Gomez
was coming east and approaching the
trocha, Gen. Marin and his troops were
going west and a train from Rincon
toward Guanajay. Gomez's rounte of
march was parallel with the railroad
used by Marin and not more than from
six to ten miles distant at any time.
Yet they did not learn until the follow
ing morning friday that Gomez was
in the east again. The first intimation
received here was by telegram from
Guivican.
An exceedingly large number Of peo-
pie have been leaving Cuba in the past
fortnight, and 1t seems as If the exo-
dus has only just begun. Every steam
er leaving Havana carries hundreds of
families. not only to the United States,
but to Mexico, South America and
West India ports. Steamship agents
talk of putting on extra steamers to
carry the passengers away.
Some sugar plantations in the ex-
IRENE eastern province of the island
are grinding. All that are grinding are
doing so under strong military guard
and are compelled to. feed the troops.
and the profits are very small One or
two plantations, 1t is said, obtained
permission from Gomez to start their
machinery.
GOMEZ AND MACEO TOGETHER.
Key West, Fla. Feb. Shy mail
from Havana. l-Gomez and Maceo
have met. The meeting, 1t is said.
took place at a plantation near Arte-
mlsa in the province of Pinar del Rio.
at the very time that Acting Governor
General Marin, with five columns, was
looking for the rebel chiefs only four
teen miles to the northward, near San
Antonio de Los Banos. 1t was sup
posed that the guarded railroad line
from Havana to Batabano would pre-
vent the meeting, but Gomez crossed
the line, and Maceo, with a COMPARE
lively small part of his forces, made a
quick march from the westermost point
Of the island and kept his tryst.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-13
A HALF-CRAZY MURDERER.
He Had Read the Book of Mormon, and
Claimed Revelation.

Lincoln, ILL.,, Feb. 4.-The finale in the
McAtee murder case was a surprise to
all, even to those who had been con.
vinced of the guilt of Giles The tramp
had maintained his innocence until Sat
urday, and many believed him, throwing
the guilt on person from here. But a
query from his sister, Mrs. Hough, who
had come from Ohio to attend the trial
brought forth confession. This was
repeated in court, AFTER which Giles told
his own story. He claimed that a reva-
lation from God had commanded him to
found new sect, and after reading the
book of Mormon, he became convinced
that this was the doctrine he sought. 1t
was while still with this idea in his mind
that he came to this vicinity. On the
fatal Sabbath day he passed the home Of
the honest old farmer who fed him the
morning before. He said that an ire.
sistible impulse overcame him then. and
ne jumped over the fence and shot Mr..
McAfee as he stood shaking the crumbs
1ut of the table cloth.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-13
CREE INDIANS.
A Little Inside History of the Contrc
versy

VerSy.
Butte, Mont, Feb. 7.-Apropos of the
heated correspondence going on at pres
ent between Governor Richards and
Secretary Olney relative to the bonds of
renegade Canadian Cree Indians in
Montana. Thomas G.. Miles, a promi-
nent land and cattle owner, today made
public stack of personal correspond.
ence he had with Secretary Blaine and
Sir Julian Paucefort, regarding the same
matters in 1892. The correspondence
discloses that the Canadian government
through the efforts of Blaine, had finally
agreed to receive the Indians at the Dor
der, provided they were brought there,
which Mr. Blaine agreed to do, and then
the whole matter was suddenly dropped
and nothing more could be learned un-
til Governor Richards visited Secretary
Olney and was received rather coldlv
BY him.
1t also develops by the correspondence
made public that the Canadian govern
ment only consented to take back its
Indians when the ranchers of Montana
had formed an organization with the in.
tention of discriminating the pests Re
ports received from different parts of the
state say that the Crees are spreading
smallpox, scarlet fever and other con-
tagious diseases, and the question OF
their removal from the state is becoming
an alarming one.
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Reports from White Pine.

Ernest c. Wood, assistant general
manager of the Cumberland & Osceola
Gold Mining and Milling Co, whose
property is located at Osceola, White
Pine county. Nevada, reports 1000 feet
of work which has resulted in the dis
closure of big body of low-grade ore
while in the Cumberland 2so feet of ex-
ploration has revealed the presence of
two distinct veins, one a fissure with
well-defned walls, the other a contact.
The company will, as soon as the snow
departs, begin the erection of mill, ex-
Periments having demonstrated in test
of I25 tons that amalgamation was the
process adapted to the treatment of the
product, although a test was made on
cyanide and with the tri-eone rotary
mill.
What is needed to arouse the people
of White pine, says Mr.. Wood, is a GUS
tom mill which would be assured steady
patronage from claims already opened
up and others that promise an increased
amount of ore.
About MAY list the washing of gravel
will begin on the placer bars in the
slucing of which the Osceoa Gravel
Mining company has been the most ac.
tive and for which it has constructed two
large bitches. From the waters that are
thus controlled the smaller companies
that last year yielded between $4,000
and $4,000 in gold derive their supply.
With steady flow the record of all pre-.
vious years Is promised an increase in
1890 Mr.. Wood expresses the belief
that with systematic development the
district will become one of the most pro
ductive of any in the west.
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Mining Under Butte.

II has long been known that the city
OF Butte, covering about two miles
square of territory, Is located over one
of the greatest mineral deposits in the
world. but all the plans heretofore pro-
posed for mining under the city have
been considered not feasible. A com
pany has just been organized, however,
by J. \. Coram, c. ii. Palmer and others
who are also connected with the Big
Butte and Boston company, for the pur-
pose of mining under the city. They
have secured control of the DESTROYING
Angel mine, located right in the heart
OF the city, and have commenced sink
ing shaft near the main street Of the
city, and after reaching depth of 1000
feet will drive tunnels in every direction
under the city. 1t is the purpos to cap
italize the company for many million
dollars.
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ENORMOUS BIDS FOR BONDS
More Than -Four Thousand
Bids Presented
Ranging In Amount From $50 to $Ioo,-
600, 600 and Carlisle IL Pleased-The
Tariff Bill Doomed-Interest for the
Nez Perces-Senator Browns First
Bill.

Washington, d. C., Feb. s.-The mo-
ton of Senator Quay. to recommit the
free coinage substitute for the tariff bill
to the committee on finance, with In
structIons to report the bill and substi-
tute separately, could not be reached to-
day In the Senate. II will come up to.
morrow, when a motion to lay the
Quay motion on the table will probably
carry by the vote of all the democrats
and popullsts combined. The free coin.
age republicans, with possibly the ex-
ception of Senator Teller, will vote to
recommit. The combination of demo-
crars, free traders and populists to beat
the brains out of the tariff bill by free
coinage Substitute which can never be-
come law, has awakened violent re.
sentiment among the republicans from
the mining states, who had INDICATED
their sincerity for free coinage on many
field of senatorial battle, but who do
not propose to be made catspaws of to
injure the republican party without any
possible advantage to free coinage, and
to defeat revenue measure which will
be OF vast advantage to the industrial
interests of their state.
This action of the free coinage demo-
Gratis and the populists bids fair to pro-
duce disruption in the republican free
coinage ranks. 1t is so clearly partisan,
SO evidently made purely to defeat re-
publican legislation, that 1t has not de.
ceived any of the most earnest and &C
tive of the free coinage republican lead
ers. At the same time 1t has caused
violent indignation among number OF
republican senators who have hereto
fore voted steadily for every free coin
age proposition, who placed themselves
on record for the coinage substitute for
the House bill, and who would have
been glad in the future. as they have
been in the past, to join with the sena.
tors from the great mining states in
holding up the banner of the free and
unfinished coinage of silver within the
party lines. 1t is very difficult to see
how TIE action of yesterday can help in
any sense the cause of free coinage, and
should the Quay resolution be defeated
tomorrow, as it probably will be, the re.
suit will not, in the judgment of a mum
Der of these gentlemen, accrue to the
material benefit of the cause of silver.
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LIKE FAIRY TALES.
Reports of Fabulously Rich Gold De-
posts on Flint Creek Mountain.

Butte, Mont Feb. 7.-Reports re.
ceived today from the new gold discov
cries on Flint creek, twenty miles from
Anaconda, more than bear out the first
reports of the remarkable finds o. the
precious metal. L. U. Loomis, well.
known and experienced mining man,
who is also familiar with CriDple Creek
returned from the new district TODAY and
declares Flint creek il richer gold field
than the famous Colorado Hstrlc,. He
confirms the report of the 'hungty ptos
Pector,' as Sam Snyder, the 5isses uret
of the district, is called, has perfect
mint of gold in his claims. The new
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-13
BIG BID FOR BONDS.
Secretary Carlisle is Surprised and
Pleased,

Washington, Feb. 5.-Four thousand
six hundred-and forty bids for $ss9, 2oo,-
$50 worth of bonds.
Such is the tremendous total of the
subscriptions opened at the treasury de-
partment today, in accordance with the
terms of the call issued about a month
ago inviting proposals for $Ioo 600, 900 of
United States four. percent bonds to run
for thirty years from Feb. !, 1895. These
figures do not include $I2o,ooo,ooo of
"crank" bids rejected as bogus.
The immense offerings astounded ex.
perts. The bids literally swamped the
Treasury department, which was so tax
en- by surprise that at O'Clock tonight,
although extra clerks had been hurried
ly drafted, the work of tabulating the
bids was still in progress, and it was inn
possible to tell with definiteness how
many bids, and for what aggregate, had
been received at figures in advance of
the upset price of rro6SS7 at which a
syndicate composed of J. p. Morgan &
Co, Harvey Fisk & Co, and the
Deutsche bank of Berlin, offered to take
the whole loan. The bids ranged from
par up to single $50 bid at $50 1t is
impossible, therefore, to say at this time
how the awards will be made.
Treasury officials regard the loan as
complete success, both as to the popular
subscription feature and the prices OBJ
tanned. Bids came from thousands ofindi
Viduals and hundreds of National hanks
and other banking institutions. Nearly
all the big New York bankers and biz
insurance companies were represented
In the list of bidders, but with few ex.
ceptions they were outmaneuvered by
the Morgan syndicate.
Owing to the confusion caused by the
magritudc OF ne offerings and the con.
sue q DELAY in classifying and schedul.
ing the hsds, soy authoritative statement
Of -. fsa'' Vt will DO pursued con.
not be nadc At his time. AS the bulk
OF the offerings were below the Morgan
figures, II is be eved that the syndicate
bid headed b. the great New York
banker will be accepted for at least S 60.
ooc,ooo, and possibly more. In any
event, no bid below the syndicate rate of
IIo.6S77 will be cepted as tie
covers the entire loan. 1t is understood
that MIR. Morgan will secure a part of
the gold abroad and will not have to de
plete the Treasury to furnish any part of
the gold called for under his bid.
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A COWARDLY DEED.
Utah Man Killed in Cold Blood at Vic
tor, Colorado.
His Slayer May Be Lynched-Boy Arres ted
for horse stealing-Los Angeles
Building Dypamited.

Denver, Feb. IA special to the Re.
publican from Victor, says; E. o. Max
field was shot and killed at 4as by
Charlie Holland The shooting was APP
parently unprovoked Maxfeld was
watching game in the barroom of the
Hotel Victor when Holland suddenly
entered the room and drawing pistol,
fired two shots into the back of his vic
tim. Maxtield died almost instantly.
Holland was not arrested Maxfeld
was man of good habits and was well
liked and there is strong talk of lynch
ing his slayer. Maxfield came from
Salt Lake City about two ysars ago.
His parents live in Spring City, Utah.
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contract was letin 1898. but ona, coun-
OF delay in forwarding papers to Wash
ingion. the money appropriated lapsed
into the treasury. Senator Shoup's OBJ
iect Is to have this money reappropri.
ated.
Senator Clark of Wyoming today re-
ported adversely the bill providing that
no person shall be eligible to be assignee
or receiver of bankrupt corporation
who had been an officer or employee of
that corporation within three years prior
to the bankruptcy.
Washington, Feb. s-Senator Brown
today introduced a bill transferring
Utah for judicial purposes from the
Eighth judicial circuit to the Ninth.
The enabling act provides that Utah
shall be In the Eighth circuit. The
change proposed by Senator Browns
bill would have the effect of taking to
San Francisco cases on appeal from the
United States court in Utah, instead OF
to St. Louis, as is now the law.
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MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.
Daughter of the Late Allen G.. Thur
man is a Defendant.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. AIRS Mary
Holiday daughter of the late Allen
G. Thurman of Ohio, is one of the prin
cipal figures in sensational damage
suit which is on trial in this CITY. Prior
to her marriage to Edward T. Holiday,
who was formerly a wel-known base
ball player, Mrs. Holiday resided in
Washington, where she was regarded
as one of the most beautiful and bril-.
liant young ladies in the National CAPT
tai. The suit was brought by Mrs.
Fannie L. Holiday, the defendants
sister-in-law, who seeks to recover $2s,-
900 damages for malicious arrest and
false imprisonment 1t is charged that
Mr. and Mrs. Holiday falsely and ma
liciously caused her arrest in August
last upon the charge that She had
threatened to destroy her personal
property and had also threatened their
lives, Upon this charge she was i'm.
prisoned for eight days, the proceedings
against her being finally dismissed. In
their answer the defendants reiterate
the charges made against the plaintiff
and deny that the prosecution was ma.
licious.