The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-09
TELECRAPHIC NEWS.
Condensed Topographic Reports OF
Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Budget Of News for Easy Dlgeston-Ai
Parts OF the Country Represented
Interesting Items.

Parts Of the Country Represented
Interesting Items.
The twenty second annual session OF
the Imperial Council of the Ancient
and Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine
was held in Cleveland lately.
The widow of Curley, one of the men
executed for the famous Phoenix Park
murder in ireland, has just died at
Chicago, where she came after her hus-
bands death.
Ex-Congressmsn T. X. Hudd died at
his home in Green Bay, Wis, of
paralysis of the heart. He was one of
the best known politicians in the nor
them part of the State.
An imposing monument to the mem
DRY of John Boyle O'Reilly, the orator
and poet, which has been erected at
the entrance of that part of Boston 5
park system known as the "Fenway, "
has been dedicated, with appropriate
ceremonies
Extensive forest fires have been rag
ing on the North Fork of the Frying
Pan River, Colorado. Transfers in
from that section report that thousands
of acres of valuable timber are doomed,
and the lumber industry has suffered
seriously.
Acting Secretary of the Interior Sims
has approved and provided for requi-
sition to the Treasury for the payment
of $22, 900 to every State included III
the Morrill, act of 1890 for the en-
dowment of agricultural and mechani.
cal colleges in the United States. This
is to apply for the fiscal year 1S96-97.
Eighty railroad workmen of Chicago
have made affidavits and turned evi.
dence in their possession into the hands
of attorneys and suits aggregating hun
dreds of thousands of dollars fol
damages will be filed in the Circuit
and Superior courts against almost
every railway corporation in Chicago
A cloudburst in Marietta, Ohio, GOV
cred wide area and was the most de
structive ever known in that city
Houses were swept away, stocl
drowned and many persons narrowly
escaped drowning. In some streams
the water rose twenty feet in ten min
utes. The loss will reach hundreds O
thousands of dollars.
Compressed air motors will be TESTED
on street cars in Chicago for the frs
time next week. The new motiv,
power for street passenger transporta
ton may find permanent abode il
this city if the test is successful
Should the motor demonstrate its eff
cheney battle royal will be begun be
tween compressed air and electricity
which may end in the adjustment o
the trolley.
The National Armenian Relief Com
mittee of New York has received
cablegram from its agents in Easter
Turkey as follows: Extreme need i
Diarbekir, Harpoot and adjacent re
gions. Funds almost exhausted; in
significant compared with the needs
Many people obliged to subsist ON gras
and roots. We have brought thel
through the winter and must not leav
them to perish. Appeal with gres
urgency.
The jury in the Belasco- Fairban
case in New York brought in verde
for $40, 900 in favor of the plainti
aplywriter for teaching Mrs. Lesli
Carter to act. The jurors had bee
out three hours and twenty -one mil
utes, and from their earnest deliber,
tions it was only question of no
much the award would be. Two wei
in favor of giving Belasco the entil
500, 900 claimed, but the final compr,
mise Judgment was granted without
dissenting voice. g.
The record of railroad building
1896 published in the Railroad Gazet
of New York, ON June Goth, shov
that TT miles of road have been bui
in the first half of the year. The re
track built in the first half of the yei
for seven years past is as follows: IS!
III: 1895, $50; 1894, 400; 1898, 1902
1892, 1884; 1891, 1904; 1890. 205
The detailed statement of the ne
mileage by States show that Californ
built 1912 miles of road
The Nail Association has been
session in Chicago. Within the pa
month the association has bought
the Boakes mill of New York al
Philadelphia for 100000 and Il
Pittsburgh Wire Company for $3.50
900. The association has attempte
it is alleged, to dictate to the man
facturers of nail machinery. III
manufacturers threaten to establi,
mills of their own. 1t is said tn
they demand share in the profits
the trust as the price Of inaction.
1t is reported ON good authority tn
j Captain General Weyler is pleas,
with the aspect of military affair
and that the Government has express,
its approval of this plan of campaig
He is confident that with the rec
forcements of 100000 men promis,
him by the Minister of War he will
able to crush the rebellion, and that
will return triumphant TO Spain
June next. 1t is his intention to sci
10000 of the new troops, when tn,
arrive, to the province of Pinar d
Rio, where they will be employed
crushing Maceo, and the other 900
will be used to strengthen the Juca
trocha. These re-enforcements wi
enable General Weyler to dispen
with the services of the voluntee
who are at present doing garrsi'