The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-11-26
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Condensed TeIegraphlc Repo It's OF
Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Budget Of News for Easy Dlgestion-All
Parts OF the Country Represented
Interesting Items.

The Baptist Congress. in session at
Nashville, Tenn, few days ago, de-
cided to meet next year in Chicago.
In about two weeks the first horseless
mail wagon ever used in the United
States will be put upon the streets OF
New York.
The plant of the Boston Bridge Co.,
in Cambridge, Mass, has been de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at 100000.
The Hayden Mills, at Chiltonvllle,
Mass, which have been idle for two
wears, will he started up at once, giving
employment to 200 operatives.
Napoleon Sarony, photographer, died
recently in New York. Next to Brady,
he has probably photographed more
celebrities than any other artist in the
United States.
The Carnegie Steel Company of
Pittsburg, Pa, have decided to go
forward at once with extensive add.
tions to its plants. These additions
will cost 100000
The plaster cast of Macmonnie's
famous statue Bacchante has been en-
tirely destroyed, owing to an accident.
The statue is one which the trustees of
the Boston Free Library refused to ac-
cept.
An increase in the price OF lumber
has been made at LChicago. Tho price
has been advanced from 80 cents to 81
per 1000 feet, and it may go still higher.
Lumber has been on steady decline
since 1893.
The Cortez Limited Silver Mine in
Nevada is TO open with full power after
having been closed for some time. 200
men have been engaged to commence
work at once, and others are to be put
on later. The mine is strictly silver.
William p. Hazen, Chief of the
Secret Service, in his annual report
shows that the amount of altered or
counterfeit notes captured during the
year was $155, 1871. The amount of
counterfeit coin captured was $40, G7S.
1t is definitely announced that the
immense international street railway
syndicate formed a short time ago is to
operate in New York as well as in
London, Paris and other European
cities. Compressed air has been finally
decided 9p6n rs the power TO he used
Public opinion in Colorado is turn
ing against the Leadville mine owners
who are making such determined
effort to break up the miners union
and it is thought Governor Mcintyre
will be prevailed upon to withdraw
at least a part of the guard now sta
toned there at so great an expense
Delegates from all the grain.growing
States in the Western and Middle States
met recently in Chicago, ILL.,, and or
ganized the Grain Dealers Association.
The object is to obtain relief for the
country shippers in the matter CT short
age imposed by the railroads and kin
dred interests.
The Golden Scepter Mining Co., at
Quigley, Montana has assigned, with
debts OF s2S5,000. The assets are es-
timated at 100000 The company has
spent nearly 100000 in opening its
mines and building its works. The fail
ure is alleged to be on account of inabil-
ity TO get money to work them.
The retirement of Mr.. Bayard from
the post of ambassador for the United
States to the Court OF st. James is much
regretted in England. The st. James
Gazette says that it is safe TO say that no
American Minister since Lowell has
been SO thoroughly acceptable both to
the English people and London society
The entire building and stock OF the
Robson 4 Lawrie dry goods store has
been destroyed hy fire in Indianapolis,
Indiana. Their loss is estimated at
$4,000. The cigar stock of Charles f.
Meyer x CO., and the Knox and 10
cent store, carrying $4,000 worth of
stock, suffered heavy damage from
water.
Frederick e. Koegel holds the cham
pionship long distance pedestrian record
OF the world. lie claims that last June
he finished walk round the world on
wager OF $4,000 against $1,000 with some
San Francisco men that he could per-
form the task in two years. He says
that he started from San Francisco in
June 1894, and got back within time,
but lost his bet because he was not
able TO go through Siberia, that being
one OF the conditions OF the wager.
The revived international rules to pre-
vent collisions at sea, drafted by the
Washington International Marine Con-
ference, will very wisely go into effect
on July lst, 1897. The following nations
have agreed to adopt the rules and en-
force them after July lst: Great Brit.
ain, Germany. France, Russia, Italy
Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Spain, la.
wall, Japan, Mexico, Guatemala, Chile
Honduras. These nations with the
United States control, $4,000, 900 tons OIL
more than fve.sixths OF the worlds
shipping. Great Britain is cooperating
with the United States in an effort tc
obtain the assents of the few remaining
nations which have not yet accepted the
new rules.
According to the assessment rolls of
tine several counties of Arizona, Ora
ham county ranks first in number of
cattle. having returned to the assessor
sb,O9i; Coohise comes third with 81.