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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
DARK CLOUDS OVER ENGLAND
All Europe Seems to be Against
Her.
What Might Happen in Case OF War
If the Suez Canal Were Blocked
Threatening Trouble NAV Make
British Statesmen Better Disposed
ABOUT Venezuelan Arbitration

New York, Feb. "A special to the
World from London says: The again
darkening prospect for Great Britain all
over the world may powerfully and
speedily operate upon the premier's
mind to force settlement of the Ven
ezuela question along lines of arbitra.
ton. Russia, apparently supine for
years, is extending her power. This
week saw her reassert her control of the
Balkan states. The week before saw
her establish her practical suzeraintv
over Turkey. The meager news from
Korea announcing her occupation of
Seoul indicates that she means to defy
Japan as well as British influence I'M
China.
The Italian reverses in Abyssini
presage the fall of Great Britain's only
powerful friend.
France is giving her new and splendia.
assurances of her stability and her
strength and may be counted upon to
side with Russia, unless, indeed, Great
Britain has made an alliance with the
czar Germany remains sullenly hos
tile. The report from the Transvaal
that the Beers, on the 18th anniversary
OF their victory over the British at Ma
juba hill, will declare their complete in
dependence of British suzerainty, would
if true, compel war with the Transvaal
and lead to the strong probability o.
German Intervention
The grounding of German vessel If
the Suez canal has startled England by
revealing the certainty that if a vesse
was blown up there in war it woul,
block the canal for weeks.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
EMPHATIC REFORMERs.
Propose TO Hang Legislators who
Vote Wrong.

Chicago. Feb. A special dispatch
from Cleveland, o., SAYS; There was
an exciting and slmost inceudiary meet
ing of the Washington Reform club last
evening. The ffty-year street railway
franchise as the subject. 1t was de-
nouneed as the most Infamous piece of
attempted robbery that ever confronted
the people of this state. Thomas Fitz-
simmons said If ii is passed and any of
the Cuyahoga delegation voted for it he
would join the crowd to hang the guilty
persons to the most convenient lamp
post, He said he meant just what he
said, and was serious. To hang one of
the jobbers would be to stop such in
famous work for many years to come,
he declared. Ed Vail said he would also
help to adorn lamp-post with any leg
islaSor who would dare vote for the bill.
There were other such speakers, and
amid great excitement the members
shouted that they could find method
of disposing of any of the Cuyahoga
delegation who dared to vote for the ex.
tension.
The strongest kind of a resolution
was then adopted, condemning the
scheme.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27

Washington, Feb. 24.-The secretary
of the interior today sent to the house
with his approval protest from the COM
missioner of Indian affairs against the
proposed legislation relative to the
removal of the restrictions as to the
sale of the allotted lands of the Puyal-
Imp Indians of Washington. 1t is be-
lievsd, the Commissioner says, if the
clause contained in the pending Indian
appropriation bill should become law
it would result in robbing the Puyallup
Indians of their homes and lands, in
bringing them to poverty and making
them dependent upon the Government
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27

Ex-President Benjamin Harrison. &C
comPanied by his secretary, Mr.. Tibbetts
arrived in Washington sity from Indian
apolis yesterday afternoon.
A fire at St. Paul DESTROYED the old
frame street car barns on University ave.
nue., with nearly a hundred cars and a
large quantity of supplies. 1t is believed
that the loss will reach $4,000, partly
insured.
The steamer "Katzler,' from Ham
burg for Delagoa bay, which grounded
in the Suez canal at Ismalia on Wednes.
day, has foated. Her grounding had
practically blocked the passage of the
canal, and nearly fifty steamers were
detained by the accident. These crafts
are now enabled to proceed to their des-
tinations
Last night the local press and a mum
Der of prominent citizens of Ell Paso
gave banquet to the visiting staff Of
journalists there, representing the prin.
cipal papers of the leading cities of the
Union. Among the guests was Gov.
Thornton of New Mexico. The princi
pal theme of discussion was the need OF
an international storage dam to hold the
flood waters of the Rio Grande for the
purpose of supplying 100000 acres CT
land in the two Republics.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27

Washington, Feb Ex-senator Can
non said today that the hearing which
was to have been held this morning up
on the transfer of the church property
was postponed upon his request, be-
cause he desired to address the full com.
mittee. The meeting will be held not
later than next Monday.
On Saturday Senator Shoup received
a telegram from Boise urging him to
secure an appropriation of 5000 for COM
pleting hot-water well at Boise bar
racks. That day being legal holiday
Senator Shoup today visited the war
department, and this afternoon Quar-.
termaster General Batchelder tele-
graPhsd authorization for the expendi.
ture. The senator also today made an
effort at the treasury department to
have commissioner sent to locate a
site for the Boise City public building
He was assured that the matter would
be attended to shortly.
Senator Dubois has received assur-
ances from the geological survey that
field assistants in Idaho shall be chosen
from graduates of scientific institutions,
and that the graduates of the University
of Idaho at Moscow will be eligible. He
has also received information that the
notification of the appointment of H. B.
Rusk as postmaster at Alpine, Ida, was
a mistake, and that Miss Alice M. Denny
will be retained.
Representative Allen, by raising a
point of order against it, succeeded in
having knocked out of the Indian APP
preparation bill the paragraph inserted
at the request of Secretary Hoke Smith
appropriating $1,000 to negotiate with
the Indians for the surrender of any
portion of their reservation or for the
modification of existing treaties. The
clause did not refer in words directly to
the Uintah and Uncompahgre reserva.
tons, but as II was identical, word for
word, with the written request for the
appropriation for this purpose, with the
specific names omitted, the Utah dele
CATION in Congress decided to oppose
the appropriation on the ground that it
is waste of money to provide more
funds for the Uintah and Uncompahgre
commission
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BRITIsH ARBITRATION.
IL Might BE Agreed TO, with COudi
tiOns II Beaten.

London, Feb. 1.-THE Daily News,
in an editorial, regrets that such grave
subject as Venezuela had not been
raised by a more influential man than
L. Atherly Jones the radical member,
who moved an amendment expressing
the regret of an assurance that the Ven
ezuela boundary dispute would be sub
mitted to arbitration.
mo liberal wishes to pick a quarrel
with Lord Salisbury over Venezuela"
the Daily News continues. Therefore
it is impossible that the house of com
mons should adopt the Jones amend
ment. 1t would be a virtual vote of cen.
sure, which would, in the present case
be unpatriotic. The country would, we
hope, welcome from Mr.. Balfour an an.
nouncement of general arbitration
with proviso that, in the event of the
award going against us. England
should purchase the settled ): icts."
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Considering Naval Needs.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The committee
of the naval affairs committee was en-
gagged for several hours today in work
on the naval appropriation bills. The
members declined to give out anything
for publication. 1t is stated that the
number of new battle ships and torpedo
boats to be recommended has not yet
been settled. At the last meeting of the
subcommittee strong sentiment de-
veloPed in favor of authorizing greater
number of battleships than was asked
for by Secretary Herbert in his annual
report The disposition among the lead
ers of the house, may, however, have
its effect on. the members of the sub
committee and keep their recommends
tons as to new ships within a smaller
limit than would otherwise be the case.
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MINE GIVES UP ITS SECRET
A Mystery Almost Forgotten is
Solved.
skeletons OF Men Who Disappeared
Thirty-TwO Years Ago Found with
Note Giving the Details OF the
Fate OF Four Deserters in 1853.

Golfers, w. Va, Feb. 23.-People are
much excited owe. recent find which
it is claimed, clea. up a mystery of
thirty-two years standing, the skeletons
of four human beings having been dis
covered in an abandoned coal mine one
mile from here. David Snyder has ex-
plored the old mine hich has not been
worked since the sixties and discovered
the human bones One of the skeletons
was sitting upright against ledge. Be-
side this skeleton was found flask that
contained notes explaining the
mysterious disappearance of John
Ewing, Benjamin Ayers, Tom Eek
elson and Joe Obney, thirty-two years
ago The notes were written in pencil,
but are well preserved They read as
follows:
November 2, IS63-Should this ever
reach the outside world, let 1t be known
that we giving names)are prisoners here,
owing to the caving-in of the mine We
are deserters and were hiding here when
the mine caved in. Food and water all
gone We are doomed, as no one outside
is aware of curl whereabouts. This is
about the eighth day of our imprison-
ment.
November 4John Ewing and Tom
Ackelson have just killed Ben Ayers
are eating him. / have already eaten
my boot leg. The water in the mine i.
terrible. Our oils getting scarce; ali
becoming foul. only. know the day
of the month by my watch.
November Owing has just killec
Ackelson. Cut off one of his feet and i
eating it, dancinglaround and flourish
ing his dirk knife like a maniac
November IL am now alone will
the dead. l had to kill Ewing in sell
defense. have Just eaten my othe
bootleg, Am sleepy, Good bye. ] ir
close this lnote in this flask to preserv
it If possible, so that if ever found on
sad fate will be known.
JOSEPH OBNEY.
Several of the old residents here r.
member these men. 1t was general
believed they had been killed in bait
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
VENEZUELA G0LD-HUNTERS.
Party OF MissOurians Who Will
Make the Venture.

St. Louis, Feb. 24.--A party composed
of Capt. J. Fl. Morgan and Julian Bruce
of Brunswick, T. A. Legrass of Sails
bury, o. w. Morehead of Triplett and
]. T, Kelly of Linneus, Mo, left this city
last night for the gold fields of Vene-
zuela. The party goes by the way of
Washington to get their passports and
letters from Senator Cockrell to Consuls
at Caracas and Bolivar City. They
will sail from New York City and will
go by the way of the islands of Trini
dad, up the Oronoco river as far as it is
navigable, and 'ill travel overland to
the headwaters of that stream in west
ern Venezuela, TO the gold fields. Capt
Morgan and party are we'll supplied
with medicine, Winchester rifles and
plenty of ammunition, and are backed b,
wealthy capitalists, who will develop the
mines when located.
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SHOT HIM DEAD.
POked Craig in the Ribs with 1suu
TO Wake Him.

Boise, Ida, Feb 24.--A special from
De Lamar says: A man named Keller
was shot and killed by Charles Craig
Saturday night at Rhckville, about
thirty miles south of Caldwell, on the
Jordan stage road. Craig and Keller
had not been on good terms. The lat
ter bore bad reputation and had been
in several difficulties. Saturday Keller
was out hunting. lie reached Craig's
camp after the latter had gone TO bed
Keller poked Craig in the ribs with a
gun to awaken him, When Craig
awoke and saw his enemy standing ovel
him he grabbed his six shooter and shot
his enemy dead,
| Craig has always borne a good rePuta
ton. 1t is supposed that Keller simply
wished to stop for the night, but Craig
naturally thought he had come to Kill
him, hence the shooting.
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MURDER TRIAL AT BOISE.
Information Going to show That IL
Was Not self Defense.

Boise, Ida, Feb. "a. - somewhat
sensational murder trial began in the
District court here today. On October
25th last Hy Caps killed w. A. On
weller near Meridian, by striking him
over the head with a shovel. 1t was
claimed the blow was struck in self
defense, it being asserred that OnweiIer
had drawn a gun. Subsequently the
State got evidence tending to show that
Caps took the pistol out of Onweiler's
pocket after the latter was killed, claim
ing to picked it up from the ground. 1t
is asserted that Onweiler had a shovel
over his shoulder, holding it with one
hand while he opened gate with the
other when Caps struck the fatal blow.
The men were farmers. There was
trouble between them over the alleged
right of Onweiler to pasture cattle in a
cornfield The stock were being turned
in when the killing occurred.
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JOSEPH oBNEY
California Giant Murdered.

Cincinnati, Fe5. ga special to the
Court House, o., says; Last Wednesday
night Dan Brown, the California giant,
a man of enormous stature, was found
near the railroad, unconscious, his skull
crushed, and brick covered with blood
and hair near by, Yesterday he recov
cred consci BUSINESS long enough to say
in an ante morton statement that Ton
Hall, with whom he had been drinking
had assaulted him and robbed him of s.
Brown died this morning, and tonigh
Tom Hall was arrested at Wilmington, Q
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
Burned 30 Death.

New York, Feb. 23.-Lillian Cecilia
Lyons, the I4-year-old daughter of
Daniel Lyons of Brooklyn, was burned
to death in her bedroom. The fire.
started through the accidental explosion
of an oil stove, which had been used TO
heat the room. Lillian, who was an
epileptic, was in bed at the time. She
was unable to move without assistance.
The bed-clothes quickly became ignited
and the girl was enveloped in flames be-
fore she could be rescued. Her screams
attracted the attention of neighbors, who
succeeded in getting her from the burn.
ing room. Before physician arrived
the girl died in horrible agony.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
Outlaws, Crime.

Richmond, KY, Feb. 25.-News has
reached here that in "Sour Woods" near
Waco, in the eastern part of this county,
some outlaws hanged a young negro to
the limb off tree until nearly dead and
then tied him to the tree, where he was
found next day, more dead than alive.
This is the second outrage of this kind
perpetrated by unknown outlaws within
year. No reason is known for these
acts.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
MRS. MAVERICK TO 60 FREE.
Announcement that She is Soon to He
Liberated

New York, Feb. IA local paper
says; 1t is announced by cable that
Mrs. Florence Maybrick, who is in
prison in England, serving life sen
tence for poisoning her husband, is
about TO be liberated An official an
nouncement to this effect will, it is said,
be made during the week. Ever since
the conviction of Mrs. Maybrick in 1850,
great pressure has been brought to bear
upon the Home Secretary to induce him
to commute her sentence. She was sen.
fenced to death at first, but the decision
was reversed and she was sent to Work
ing prison for life. Her friends have
been unceasing in their efforts to secure
her release ever since, and in the-until
now-apparently hopeless effort many
prominent Americans have been ore
most
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27

The Sporting Life of London says
Frank Slavin has challenged Fitzsim-
mons for fIooo side, or he will bet
Corbett eiooo that he can stop him in
six rounds.
A special to the New York World
from New Haven, Conn, says: Romulus
Gay, the recluse son of a French count,
died of paralysis. A sister, Mrs Good
win Lowrey of Wyoming, Wis, has
been notified. Judge Lamber Tree OF
Chicago, millionaire, is cousin and
will probably investigate as to valuable
property believed 10 have been left In
Chicago
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NOT RULLD0ZING.
Greenway Tells the DOminiOn Gov
ernment 90 Drop its Gnn.

Winnipeg, Man, Feb ?3.-It came out
today that Sir Donald Smith, who came
here as special plenipotentiarv of the
Dominion Government in connection
with the school question, has taken
back message from Premier Greenway
which may settle the troublesome school
question. Premier Greenway declares
if the Dominion authorities attempt
coercion he will resist at any cost, but If
they withdraw their coercion bill and
allow Manitoba to settle the question
without interference he will make such
concessions to Roman Catholics Al arc
reasonable and that they cannot fail e
accept Sir Donald will advise iht
Dominion Government to drop its pro
posed remedial bill, which will like
done. The Dominion Governmcnt IF
then bring on the general election p
other issues.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
DEALER In CADAVERs.
j. smith Arrested with Tive Human
Bodies IN Hand.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. "A man who
gave his name as J Smith was arrested
here today while in charge of two trunks
shipped from Council Bluffs, containing
two dead bodies, one of man and the
other of woman. The bodies were
stolen from cemeteries in Council Bluffs
and consigned to a medical college in
this city. Smith is unknown, but is said
to have been doing an extensive business
OF this kind. 1t is believed that he will
make a confession of the whole transac
ton, as he is nervous.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
Frances Danger.

London, Feb, a The Times CORE
spondent at Paris says: The senate by
Fridays abdication sided with the clam
orers for a revision. 1t ought, there
fore, to cooperate with the next minis
try to revise the constitution and to lie.
gaize the position it has just assumed
otherwise the senate will inevitably dis
appear and France will drift toward the
greatest calamity--a convention.
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Counterreiter's OutGt.

Denver, Feb. IA special to the
Republican from Butte, Mont, says: A
lew days ago James Darlington and
Robert Corvell were arrested on the
charge of robbery. Today in the rooms
OF the men the police discovered large
and complete counterfeiting outfit. The
men are believed to have been in the
business several years The police
claim to have eyide..ce that extensive
operations have been carried on in 'he
West by a large gang.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
RATES TO SALT LAKE CITY
For the Paderewski Coneort.

For the Paderewski Concert at the
Salt Lake Tabernacle March 4th and
Sousa's Concert at the same place March
9th, the Rio Grande Western railway
will make rate of one single fare for the
round trip from Ogden, Bingham, Sill
yer City, Salins, Price and all interme.
diate points. Tickets will be sold only
on March 4th, limited to March It'll.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
Suffering In ZeitOun.

Constantinople, Feb. 24.-The consuls
of the powers who negotiated peace at
Zeitoum report the mos. terrible dis
tress and illness there. There are 5000
refugees in the town and almost no bed
ding or clothing. Many are dying of
cold and starvation. The ambassadors
here have opened funds for their relief.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27

Los .Angc'
Foste- kill
vice at her
nrst shot passed
til :, which she had raised
to mis- shooting. The plucky
woman grasped the revolver and the
second shot took off the forefinger OF
the left hand of her husband. She threw
the revolver through the window and
tainted. Citizens secured Foster while
he was trying to regain the weapon.
Jealousy of his wife Is said to have Inn
PEELED Foster to the deed,
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SILVER MAKES A BIG JUMP.
Bullion Sells in New York for
70 Cents.
Tho Demand Has Been steadily
Growing, and the supply Diminish
ing, Until Now There is Shortage
Shrewd Men Have Been Accumulat-
ing BuIliOn-BiE Boom in silver
Mine stocks Expected.

New York, Feb. 24.-Silver bullion
sold at the highest price today that it
has reached in many months. There
was an apparently good consol demand
which advanced the rate to 10 cents.
The rise was sharp and in sympathy
with an upward movement in London
Zimmerman Il Forshay and Handy &
Hartman, bullion dealers, and Edward
Bush of the Kansas City Smelling and
Refining company declared that they
did not know of any definite reason for
the improvement. They did not agree
that the advance was due to speculation
or that it would be sustained.
The facts are that silver sold as low
as 50 cents, and the price ranged about
90 cents for six months. There was by
reason of adverse legislation, material
curtailment of production. Shrewd
people who knew the commercial value
of silver began cautiously buying and
accommodating bullion. A large amount
has been absorbed for export, legiti-
mate continental demand having pre-
vailed for long time. The supply has
also been reduced by the demand for
manufacturing purposes. For ten months
the price was tiuctuating about OF cents,
and yesterday 10 cents was the quota
tons. The advance has taken so long
as to escape general attention Stimuli
taneously with the advance came a de
cided improvement in mining stocks.
which Is regarded as significant of re-
yival of interest in silver mines and
brighter prospects Seventy -fve-cent
silver means much to the great industry
and would undoubtedly produce another
silver BOOM
Exchange on India has been keeping
pace with the strong tone of the silver
market, and in London yesterday was a
the top notch. AT the same time pro
duction has not kept pace with the de
mand, the miners having turned thei
attention to gold digging
/; New York, Feb. 24.-On the stoc
Exchanges to day silver certificates ac
ivanced to 10 on transactions of $4,000,
The highest previous price within tn
past few months was 6oH, October Il
1905. Authorities on silver say the ris
is in no sense due to speculation. E,
change on India at London is now :
the highest point after steady advanc
for the past thirty days. The largel
decreased production OF the white met
has naturally depleted the supplies c
hand, while low prices have tended
increase the demand for use in the ar,
London is now a large bidder for silv,
, in this market, but finds the metal scare
4 Large sales of silver were report,
: by bullion brokers, one transaction beir
. for the sale of 400 900 Mexican dollars
. London. One of the oldest bulic
> houses in the street stated this afte
Is noon that heavy transactions Tor thirt
n sixty and ninety days were made toda
a and business in future transactions Il
: last three weeks has been the heavis
II noted by the firm during its existent
c Diamond Setting for Tools.
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Mrs. Mamie Eield.

chicago, Feb. 2S-Mrs, Mamie Field.
wife Of Mars all Field, the Chicago
merchant, died this morning in her villa
in Nice, Alpes Maritimes, France. Mrs
Field has been in i'll health for some
wears. The immediate cause of death
was peritonitis,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-02-27
Diamond Setting for Tools.

In working hard materials with dia-
monds set in metal there has always
been difficulty in preventing the stone
from being ripped out by the strain. An
effective method of doing this has been
devised A little block of steele, suitably
notchcd to receive the diamond, is
brought to a red heat, the diane nd in
serted. and the block is passed through
a small roll The diamond is thus firm
" imbedded in the block, though pro
jec,ing slightly beyond its sursacu, and
deiies the strain of the most exacting
work