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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-03-19
CoRBErr STEMS.
Adds n Provision that the "Wianer
Is TO Take ALL

Aads a provision that the ~ inner
l. 20 Take All
Pittsburg. March II. - The original
articles OF agreement for a fight between
James Corbett and Robert Fitrsim-
mons. forwarded by the National Sport.
ing club of London, and exclusively
eabled BY the Associated Press at the
time they were promulgated, were re-
ceived here this evening for Corbett's
signature. Corbett read the agreement
carefully and tonight attached his sig
nature without hesitancy. He agrees
to every condition stipulated, and fills in
the blank regarding the q vision of the
purse with the words Winner to take
all" he leaves the dates in June, 1896,
open for the club and Fitzsimmons TO
settle upon. To the original Corbett
has added the following clauses:
Marquis of Queenbury rules to gov
ern the contest; each principal to be
allowed the privilege Of having gloves
made to it his hands; each principal to
be notified two weeks before said con.
test OF the exact number of rounds
they are TO participate in. Principals
requests that the Associated Press Of
America be allowed to have their wires
In said club for reporting said contest
to America"
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St. Louis, March I8.-WithiA the past
four days friends and supporters of Ma
ior Mckinley have secured aeeonmo-
dations for 1900 people here during the
republican natisasl sonvsntion. The
Pennsylvania Delegates gave up its
contract with the Lindsll hotel to care
for 900 people, and the space vas eager
" gobblsd up BY the Ohioaas. Then the
Iowa crowd gave up their headquarters
and accommodates fer 900 people, and
the McKinlsyltss secured them. The
Marylandsrs were ths third to throw up
the sponge and before the lax on the
telegram was cold the Buckeyes had the
aceon modations. Aside from this the
Mckinley forces have made eoatracts
with the Southern for all space that
hotel could give them, and the same has
been done by them at the Lilac ell, st.
lanes, Lacleds, Planters and any hos
tslry where any asconnodatIons what
ever could he secured.
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". 4. PICKERIAG's SUICIDE
Dies at the Age of Nineteen by
His Own Hand.
LEAVES a WIDOW AND BABE
Loaded n Pistol I'm the Presence Of
His wife and . Few Minutes Later
stepped into the Yard and shot
himself Through the Heart-HAd
Been MOross and Erraue In HIS
Conduct ter Some Time.

SALT LAKK CRY, Utah, March n
In At of sullen anger William AlonIo
Pickering, a young man OF Io years,
living at Fourth and X streets, shot
himself through the heart last night al
10 o'clock, dying soon after By his act
he widowed young wife and rendered
fatherlsss his baby daughter of month.
For long time past Pickering has
been morose and gloomy at intervals.
During these periods of doubt and dis.
trust and dissatisfaction with the whole
world he has seemed more than half de.
ranged, and his friends for this reason
have always watched him closely. For
several days he las been In this condi-
ton, from which the Loving attentions
of an affectionate wife have proven futile
to arouse him. He acted very pecu-
liarly yesterday, even to one acquaint-
ed with his idiosyncrscies, and after
trip down town returned home in the
evening and locked himself in a room
alsne. His wife raped repeatedly at
the door, 'mploring him to let her in,
but the only intlmatioA he gave that he
heard her entreaties was to blow out the
light as If preparing to reti,e. After half
an hour absolute silence on his part,
suddenly he threw the bolt, opened the
door and emerged from the room. In
his hand he carried Bulldog revolver
of English pattern, twirlir it by the
trigger guard from his little finger.
His wife, sister-in-law and two young
brothers were in the room. He ordered
them to leave, but despite the fear,
caused equally by his sinister manner
and the deadly weapon he brandished
so carelessly, they did not all do So
One of the boys was sent for assistance,
the others remaining to try to pacify the
strange angry man. Still In silence he
procured cartridges, loaded the gun and
again retired to the chamber he had
occupied during his previous vigil. His
sister-in-law followed, endeavoring to
secure the revolver, but he refused with
gesture to give is up, and listened
stonily to her earnest appeals.
At this juncture Frank Pickering,
salt Like City railroad motorman, who
is an uncle of the young man, arrived
in company with Thomas Mulholland,
who also lives near at hand. They
were standing near a shed few yards
to the rear of the house, discussing
what was best to be done, when they
heard a noise as of some one leaving
the house.
"Come out, Willie," said the uncle,
reassuringly, and as the words were
uttered young Pickering stepped from
the back door. He made a couple of
strides across the patch of light be.
tween the house and shed toward the
two men. Then there was a fash and
report, and the young husband and
father staggered forward and fell on the
soft earth. He moaned once and strug.
gled convulsively for a few minute
before passing away.
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ALFALFA FOR MATURING,

Alfalfa as a green manure has extra
ordinary value. The amount of plant
food gathered by an acre of alfalfa in
two years at the New Jersey Expert
mental station we're equivalent in nitro
gen to that contained in $500 pounds of
nitrate of soda, in phosphoric acid to
that contained in 600 pounds of bone
black superphos phate, and in potash to
the amount contained in 400 pounds of
murate of potash. These amounts of
plant food would cost at usual prices
PI24. Most of the nitrogen is evidently
taken from some other source, while the
potash appears to have been obtained by
IN long roots of the plant from the
layers of subsoil and the same is true TO
some extent of the phosphoric acid. Glow.
er has much the same effect, thus making
available for ordinary crops mineral ele
ments of fertility that otherwise crops
might not be able to make use of, and
also adding TO the soil considerable nitro.
gen from the air.
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THF COMET GOING AWAY.
when We Thought 1t was Visiting Us,
Twas Departing.

Washington, March 4.-Observations
of Perrine's comet made at the National
observatory tonight show that 1t is trav.
cling away from the earth in a southerly
direction very rapidly and growing per.
csptibly fainter Tonight it was scarcely
half as bright as two nights ago, and its
position was determined at Az degrees
north declination and three hours X
minutes right ascension. During the
period of two days it has increased in its
position about 20 degrees in the right
ascension and the declination lessened
by half degree. 1t is still an open
question whether the stranger is travel.
ing in parabola or in the direction of
an elongated ellipse, as the difference in
its travel in this respect since the last
observation was too slight to warrant
any definite coHcl usion. In the latter
case it will again return to view, but
otherwise it will pass beyond observa-
ton and become lost in space. Rough
calculation indicates that it will disap
pear in about month.
1t has been moving further away
from the earth steadily since about the
23d of February, when it was nearest tc
the earth, its distance being about s,
10000 miles. The observations at the
governm Mt observatory will be cAr
tinued as long as possible, and may
solve the vexatious questions as to which
of the two courses of travel it is taking
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Seneca Falls, N Y, March IA ter
rible tragedy occurred in this city to-
day 1t was the murder of highly
respectable young girl, Miss Mary Man
sci, BY Thomas Pelkinton, farm hand.
Pelkinton Immediately after the murder
and with the same weapon with VIII ich
he committed the murder, took his own
life. The young woman received two
bullets in the head, one entering the
brain.
Miss Mansel has for two years been
employed at the farm house of Edward
Mynderse, about a mile north of this
place, at which place Pelkinton had
been employed From the time Pelkin-
ton met Miss Mansel he had been very
attentive, seeking to accompany her to
and from home and TO church, although
the Young lady had given him TO under
stand many times that these attcu'ion'
were distasteful
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BARATIERI FRUSTRATED.


Rome, March I1.-Gen. Baraticri has
arrived at Msssowah in a ply sically aad
morally Frustrated condition. He ad
mitted to correspondent of the Tribuna
that he had yielded to rash impulse in
making the attack which led to the de-
feat at Adowa. He also admitted he had
no direct orders from the government.
Ne knew nothing of Gen. Baldissera's
coming at the time, and therefore was
not influenced by any question of
amours propose, but solely by the diff
culties of revictualing, which would
have compelled retreat and have open
ed the road to the Shoans. All of the
generals, he said, were confident that
even partial victory would put an end
to an untenable position and would
cause the Shoans to withdraw. He deeply
deplored the disaster, but had nothing to
reproach himself with, and was ready to
meet any charges and endure to the end
the consequences of his misfortuues.
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LIGHTNING CHANGE ACT.
Indiana Takes the Prize for Quick
Marital Action.

Kokomo, Ind, arch ia lightning
matrimonial act was performed here re-
Gently that is believed to break the rec
ord, The feat of changing her name
three times in three minutes was sue
cesstully accomplished by Olive Smith.
At ass o'clock she went into court and
obtained divorce from Francis NJ.
Trader, from there she repaired to the
clerks office on the Hoor below and Sc
cured a license to marry Joseph n. Ty-
Ter, and before the ink was dry on di-
voree or license Squire Loop was pro-
nouncing the ceremony that made her
Mrs. Tyler In the divorce her maiden
name of Saith was restored, leaving her
three names In three minutes.
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Big Chinese Loan.

London, March Io.-The Times 6nan
cial article says: arrangements point
to the completion of an Anglo. German
syndicate to obtain Chinese loan of
fI6,ooo,ooo, which will possibly be is
sued in two installments We sincerely
hope that there will be no hitch in the
arrangements, because the Influence
which Russia has already acquired in
China much concerns other nations"
The financial article also says: "From
what we hear the Baltimore & Ohio re.
construction plan will require nearly
fso,oooooo.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Standard says: "The Chinese loan has
been concluded at S per cent, repay able
in thirtysix years and secured on Gus
toms receipts. This is brilliant vic
tory for the Anglo-German over the
French syndicate"
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FATAL CUTTING sCRAPE.
Grand junction Farmers Fail Ont
and Fight.

Grand Junction, Colo, March IA
cutting affray that's likely to prove fatal
occurred this evening at s o'clock, on
Main street, between Fifth and Sixth
streets The participants were Ralph
Sterling and Harvey Hughes, both
farmers, living in the Plateau country.
The trouble arose over a difference of
az cents between the men in a former
trade, Hot words and blows followed,
when Sterling pulled long-bladed
pocket-knife and stabbed Hughes, the
blade entering the small of the back
on the left side and reaching almost
through the body, passing in the region
of the left kidney. Medical attention is
now waiting on the wounded man, bu,
physicians say there is very little hope
for him to survive.
No one was near when the ARRAY be
gan, and the foregoing is learned from
the ante norton statement made by Mr.
Hughes.
Sterling is in Jail, and is at this tim'
an object of misery, rendered so by fear
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ENOcH ARDEN ArFAIR.
CAIifOrnian Finds Missouri wife
Married. and Acts Right.

Sedalia, Mo-, March Is.-Fifteen years
ago a man was run over BY a Missouri
Pacific train a few miles from this
city, the remains being cut in many
pieces and strewn along the track.
The remains were picked up and brought
to Sedalia. The dead man, after having
been patched up by the. undertaker, was
identified as George II. Hatfield, and
was buried as such. Seven years ago
the wife of Hatfield married w. ID.
Barnhardt, who is now prosperous coal
dealer in this city. To-day George Hat
field arrived here from California,
where he has been for the past fifteen
years, engaged in fruit farming. He
has never written home in all the past
years, but had prospered and grown
wealthy. When he learned that his
wife had remarked, he viewed her here
from across the street, and seeing that
she was happy aAd comfortably situated
he left his "Anna undisturbed with
Phillip" and departed this afternoon for
Syracuse, Mo, in company with his
brother, Charles Hatfield, who resides
this city.
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RECRUITING IN OMAHA.
xhe Plan Enthusiastically Rneour-
aged BY Police.

Omaha, March II-An agency is to
be located In this city for the purpose of
enlisting recruits for the insurgent army
of Cuba. A man with that object In
view arrived in the city several days ago
and is now ready to enlist everybody
whose overp wering sympathy for the
struggling patriots is of sufficient
strength to urge him to fight. He will
be given all the fighting utensils he
wants, and all that his required of him
will be to use them upon the Spanish
soldiers. This man has already obtained
a number of enlistments. The recruits,
however, consist largely of hangers
about the saloons. The scheme is look
ed upon with favor by the local police,
and they are ready to give any encour-
agement in their power.
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WILL RESIST INrERFERENCE.
Must Keep Our Noses Out OF Spain's
Affairs.

New York, March IA dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says In an
interview, Senior Francisco Romeroy
Robledo, minister of mercy and justice,
said: "Gomez was born in San Domingo
and is nothing more than an adventurer.
American intervention in Cuban affairs
would be resisted to the death by Spain
as contrary to all rights of international
law.
"Spain has carried on the warfare by
humane means. The statements about
Weyler's cruelties are caumuies, To
say that he is inhuman is totally false.
Fighting energetically for his country,
he is called inhuman, simply because
his energy is in conspicuous contrast
to the supine attitude of Martinez Cam
pos.
"Premier Canovas did wise thing In
dissolving the Cortez If it had been
in session matters might have been pre-
cipitated; now all may go well.
"The new Cortes will be thoroughly
represented and unanimous upon the
Cuban question"
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THREE MEM BERS CAST OUT
Democrats Unseat Two; Re-
publicans One.
Red-HOt Time In FrankT0rt-Each
Party Striving TO Gain a Partisan
Advantage la the Election OF sem
atOr-54 Votes for Blackburn. 10 for
Carlisle.

Frankfort, KY, March Ii.-This, the
nth day of March, will be an uuenvia-
bic memory In the history of Kentucky
state politics. Blind partisanship and
bitter passions usurped the place of cool
judgment and sober thought At times
1t looked as If there might be an out.
break of mob violence. When it be
came known outside that the house had
unseated kaufman, the democrat, and
that the senate had unseated the repub-
licans, James and Walton, the aspect
looked so threatening that many of the
great crowd that thronged the corridors
made rush to get away. There was an
unseemly rush for the joint assembly
door which was guarded by a large body
of armed men.
AT one tine the explosive point was
almost reached. That point would
doubtless have been reached if the re-
publicans had attempted to force the un-
seated senators into the joint assembly
meeting. Kaufman, the democrat un-
seated by the house, was already in the
hall. Senator James, one of the UNI
seated senator's, got in by strategy This
left one unseated democrat and one un.
seated republican in the joint assembly
hall. This made honors about even on
that score, and tended to promote peace
There were revolvers waiting, silent
but ready, at the hall door, and had any
one wanted trouble he could have had it.
A ballot resulted as follows: Black.
burn 81, Carlisle 10.
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FEE srLvnR DnMOCRATs.
DeeIaritisn that TArss-Fosrths of
the Democrats Are that Way.

Declaration that TArss-Fesrths OF
the Democrats Are that way.
Lansing, Mick. March IA new Pc
liticel party, knows as "Phs Free Silver
Democratic Party OF Michigan" was
organised here this afternoon at a son
ference of sons tweaty Ave free silver
democrats, representing various sec
tons of the stats. A psraaaent state
organization was affected, with Charles
H. Hampton of uPstssky as president
and George P. Hummer of Holland,
secretary.
The conference appointed a. exccu-
tive committee and a state central COM
mittee, consisting of one member from
each congressional district, with author-
ity to appoint subcommittee aad
thoroughly organise the state. 1t de-
clared that three fourths of the Michigan
democrats favored free silver and that
there was danger that conspiracy to
send solid gold standard delegation to
the Chicago National convention would
rob the free silverites of an opportunity
to give an expression of their views
where it would have the greatest effect
The conference issued an address to
the public which in substance, dep!ores
the present financial condition of the
country, which is alleged to have been
caused by our monetary system.
SAYS that unless the free silver element
rallies vigorously to the support of the
democratic party, and forces 1t to adopt
its convictions, 1t may be destroyed by
the same element which, according to
the address. las already debauched and
betrayed it. Thomas Jefferson is quoted
as an advocate of bimetalism, whose
sentiments the democratic party has
been indorsing In all its platforms since
1875 the last state platform having prac
tically had but one plank, and that for
free silver. The address asserts that an
effort is being made by ofkce-holders
and other interested parties to force
upon the party the John Sherman
amendment. The sentiment of the
party if declared to be overwhelming
in favor of free silver, and the claim is
made that the only thing necessary to
secure recognition is for the rank and
file to turn out to the caucuses and con-
ventions, and thus destroy the alleged
conspiracy in the interest of Wall street
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Our Exports and Imports OF MeF-
chandise and Bullion.

Washington, March IA statement
issued by the Bureau of Statistics of the
imports and exports of the United
States for the month of February and
for the eight months ended February
10Th, shows the exports of domestic
merchandise during the month amount.
ed to $76, 366,I3s, against S54,999,o44
during 1895. For the eight months the
exports aggregated $500, 100000, or
$4o,ooo,ooo in excess of the same period
in 1895 The imports of merchandise
during February amounted 10 S62,4 2oS
of which $2S,524,o36 was free of duty.
For the eight months the imports,
dutiable and free, were S6I,4o2, 2o7 less
than the exports.
During February the exports of gold
coin and bullion amounted to $2,IS37oo
and the imports to $II,s59oS9. For
eight months the exports were $53,642,-
992 in excess of the imports, The ex.
ports of silver coin and bullion during
February amounted TO $s,562,3Io, and
the imports SI4II,967, For the eight
months the exports of silver exceeded
the imports by S3o,75S,2o4
l
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Crushing a Smart Clerk.

A young lady walked into a Mifdin-
town, Pa, store, and after selecting a
piece of cloth asked what it was worth,
"Four kisses per yard, said the polite
clerk. The young lady stood abashed
for moment, and replied that she
would take four yards The cloth was
cut off, nicely wrapped up and handed to
the fair purchaser, who received it with
smile and said "Send the bill around
to my grandmother; she will settle it,
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Charged with Forgery.

Mobile, Ala, March Ie.-Wm Manden
ex-chief clerk of the special assessment
department of Chicago, who is on a visit
to the south with his wife for the bene-
ft of her health, was arrested here last
night. The dispatch ordering his arrest
came from J. E. Fitzpatrick, Inspector OF
the city of Chicago, charging Madden
with forgery.
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While Alfred Whitaker, chairman of

While Alfred Whitaker, chairman of
the Democratic county central COM
mittee O. Cleveland o., and his stepsons
Dana and Don Cannon, were driving in
Bedford, a Cleveland, Canton & South
ern fast mail train struck the cutter
hurting Whitaker fifty feet, killing him
instantly, inhicting probably fatal in
juries on Dana Cannon and seriously
njuring the driv er, John Rich.
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Italians Burned 20 Death.

Geneva, o., March 1.-two Italians
named Tadeo, the father and son, section
hands on the Lake Shore railroad, were
burned to death last night. The little
house in which they lived caught fire
and the two occupants had no time to
escape before the building was des-
troyed
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Two or Kind.

1--we got personal letter from the
editor of the Houston Bugle,o remarked
the editor OF the Texas Trombone, laugh
ing heartily.
"What IS there funny about i. ~ in
quired the manager
"He calls me an ass, and signs ii
yours fraternslly." -Texas Sitter.
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-Sedalia, Mo-, March II.--Dr. A. V.
Small, noted surgeon, died in his home
in this city last night At thesage Of IS
years. DR.. Small was born in Germany.
He was a surgeon in the French army
during the Crimean war. During the
civil war DIR. Small was medical director
Of the Southern confederacy, his head
quarters being in the Alamoa, San An
Annin TeN
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A warmer Climate Than New Yorl

slave you heard recently from your
divorced husbands" said 4 New York
lady meeting friend.
ayes; the last time | heard from him
he was wearing his summer clothing "
'Good gracious l didn't know he
was dead"
"He isn't; he's down in Florida. y"
Texas Sitter.
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,,he yeenueIan oue-tionsettIed.

Washington, March II.--It is rumored
here that it is not improbable that the
dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela over the boundary question
will be settled by President Cleveland
and Lord Salisbury without the inter-
vention of the Venezuela commission.
II is also said the president has been
aware of this for several days.
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Light from Austria.

Vienna, March I4.-Deputy Suess in
tends to introduce at once in the Rich
srath motion calling upon the Austri-
an government to endeaver to solve
the hi metallic question through the me-
dunn of an international agreement.
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Torpedo Boat satisfactory.

Washington, March The naval
board which made deck trial of the
torpedo boat Ericsson" at New London,
has reported to the Secretary OF the
Navy that the boat is strongly built in
with the specifications, ex-
cepting that the machinery runs about
FIVE tons over the weight allotted. They
find the craft ready to be turned over 10
the government