The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-16
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Condensed Telegraphic Reports of
Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Budget OF News for Easy Dlgestion-Ai
Parts OF the Country Represented
Interesting Items.

Inc ChlcaRo UNDERWRITERS AsSOcla-
ton has decided to increase the insur-
ance rates in that city per cent.
The creditors of Abbey, Schoeffel &
Grau have agreed to take stock in the
reorganized firm TO the amount of their
claims.
M. E. Fletcher, ex-Mayor of Little
Rock and one of the best known men
in the State of Arkansas, died Of
Bright's disease recently.
The Supreme Lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen has adj
iourned to meet the second Tuesday in
June, 1897, in Milwaukee.
Secretary Smith hsa approved two
leases to Mrs. Resale Farley, an In
dian, of over 1000 acres of land in
theOmaha reservation.
Steps have been taken by the bureau
of Indian Affairs to make the payment
of $l6S, 604 due the Observation-Disclosures
Indians as their share of the Cherokee
and Grass money.
Secretary Herbert has declined to
place man-of-war at the disposal of
the committee of American maniac
turers that is shortly to visit South
American countries.
A severe wind and rain storm, ac-
companied by sharp tightening, swept
over Detroit, Mich, lately. The storm
cama out of the northwest. The wind
reached a velocity of 48 miles an hour
and created havoc among the shade
trees all over the city.
w. A. England is wheeling his way
to San Francisco from New York. He
will attempt to lower the worlds
record between the two cities and is
riding on wager of $1,000 to go from
San Francisco to New York in 40 DAYS.
The worlds record now stands at AZ
days and 10 hours.
Captain Adolph Frietzel, of New
York, we'll known as one of the most
daring seamen on this side of the At
lantic is going to made an all-around-
the.world voyage in a cockleshell
The Captain has already made one
trip across the Atlantic in his open
sailboat, the Nina.
w. 7. Foster, weather prophet of
st. Joseph, Mo-, has challenged the
officers of the Weather Bureau to a
forecasting contest. Foster is willing
to make his forecasts 35 days in adj
vance. He asks the Weather Bureau
to make forecasts for the same periods
only seven days in advance.
The Western Union Bicycle Manu-
featuring Company of Chicago has
made an assignment. No statement
of assets or liabilities was made. The
cause is said to be inability to get
credit for the small parts necessary to
finish large stock of wheels ON hand,
aud the fact that bicycles have become
drug on the market.
After a conference the tin plate
workers and makers of Pittsburg were
unable to agree, and all of the tin
mills will close pending a settlement.
The manufacturers have asked for
another conference. About 10000
men are concerned in the dispute in
the tin mills of the country.
Miss Josephine, daughter of Charles
b. Jefferson and granddaughter of
Joseph jefferson, the actor, and Charles
j. Rolf, son of William Rolf, the
Shakespearean scholar of Cambridge,
were married at Buzzard's Bay recent
ly. There were about sixty guests, in
GLIDING Joseph Jefferson and Mrs.
Cleveland.
Articles of incorporation Of the re-
organized st. Louis and San Francisco
railway company have been filed with
the Missouri secreatry of State and the
constitutional fee of $25, 900 has been
paid. The new officers are: d. J. Robin
son, president; A. Douglass, secretary
and treasurer; +. Strauss, assistant
secretary and treasurer.
The secretary of the Armenian Relief
Society in Chicago has Just received
letter from S. NJ. Moore, chairman
OF the society, who is now in Turkey.
Moore makes the astounding statement
that since the troubles began over
$4,000 Armenians have been slain by
the Turks. Atrocities of the most awful
kind are described. The present situa-
ton in the devastated region, the area
of which is about the same as that of
New England. is said by Moore to be
far from hopeful.
The American liner st. Paul, which
sails for Southampton, from New York,
will carry among her passengers dele
CATION of leading manufactures and
business men of the United States.
whose ultimate destination is South
America, and whose object is the stim-
ulation of reciprocated trade between
the two countries. The reason it was
decided to cross to England to get to
South America is that the steamship
service is vastly superior from South
ampton.
Ten Thousand people went wild over
the fine and exciting finishes in the
professional races at the National
Circuit meet held in Peoria, ILL.,, re-
Gently. The time in the one-mile
open race, 200, is the unpaced race
record of the world in all probability,
and of America certainly. Special
prizes were offered for the quarters,
and the rush for these prizes carried
the field along to good effect. Surprises
We're the order of the day and the
giants of the path struggled to the
finish in some of the greatest contests
in bicycles racing history.
Every mill in Mahoning Valley.