The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-17
RESUME
Things That Have Happened all
Over the Country.
SPOKEN OF IN This COLUMN
Selections That VIII Greatly. interest our
Readers Beth OLD
and Young.

A New York magistrate has decided
that Oklahoma divorces have no effect
in New York.
Viceroy Ii Of China was welcomed
by Cleveland in W. c. Whitney's New
York house.
Lewis Steward Of Plano, Ill, died
recently. He was an ex-CoBgressman,
and some years ago was candidate
for Governor.
o. S. Faxon s. Co., Boston and New
ark bicycle manufacturers, have as
signed. The finn had a reported capi-
tai Of from $50, 600 to $75, 900.
Julius VI. Lyon. a wholesale diamond
dealer Of New York, has assigned
owing to the fact that lie has been
robbed Of $3.50, 900 worth Of diamonds
by trusted employe.
The Riverside Iron Works Of Wheel
ing, w. Va, have notified their blast
furnace men Of the 20 per cent reduc-
tion in wages. The men quit and the
works shut down. The whole mill
employs 5000 men and is now idle
/ A match race, mile heats, has been
made between Joe Patchen, the PAGER
+ 1903, and w. w. Hamilton, the Den
yer cyclist, who holds several worlds
records, to take place at Rochester, N.
y, ON September 10Th, for purse Of
$1,000.
The historic Red Lion of Stock
bridge, Mass, the most popular hotel
in the Berkshire hills, was burned re-
Gently. Only the front wall, which
dates from 1873, was left standing.
The house had 1879 guests, but no lives
were lost. The loss is $50, 900.
Ii Hung Chang has planted tree
near Grants tomb in Riverside Park,
New York. The selection Of the tree
was left to Ii. 1t will be remembered
that upon the occasion of the visit of
the Prince Of Wales to this country
in 1860 he planted tree in Central
Park.
There was a surplus of American
patriotism in st. Paul recently. The
Grand Army Of the Republic was in
town $4,000 strong. according to the
conservative estimates sent by State
departments to National headquarters.
st. Paul is congested with host of
strangers. Fifty thousand is the aver.
age estimate of the number Of visitors
from all parts of the Union.
Sergeant Ivy Baldwin, attached to
the Signal Service of the Department
of the Colorado, fell from his balloon
while making an ascension at Glitch $
Gardens, Denver, and will probably
die from his injuries. As the balloon
was released and rushed upward sud.
den gust of wind blew the aeronaut,
swinging from a trapeze, against a
tree, the shock dazing him so that he
lost his presence of mind. and when
above the tree tops he let go his hold,
falling distance of forty feet.
The Governor of Michigan has noti-
fled two companies of the Fifth Regi-
ment State Militia to go to Ontonagon,
the town reported almost destroyed by
fire. The lawless element was reported
to be in control of the burned town.
Threats were made, it was said, against
the lives of the foreman of the Diamond
Match Company. Incendiary fires, the
Governor was informed, were destroy
ing the remaining buildings An ap-
peal was made for prompt action for
the safety Of the suffering residents
of the stricken village, and the Gov
ernor issued the order accordingly.
Putting the new system of ventila-
ton in the United States Senate cham
Der is well advanced. The floors of
the galleries and the Senate have been
removed and iron and yellow pine
rafters, under which the ventilating
apparatus is to be located, have been
put in place to receive the new floor.
ings as soon as the ventilating pipes
have been supplied. Lightning set fire
to the main building of the Iowa State
Institute for Feeble Minded at Glen
wood recently. The building was de-
stroyed, entailing loss upon the State
of $l50,000. The inmates were re-
moved in safety. Other buildings
were saved.
1t is believed a cave which will
rival, If not surpass, the famous Mann
moth Cave of Kentucky has been dis
covered under the western end of Blue
Mounds, a miniature mountain range
about twenty miles west of Madison,
Wis. The indications which strengthen
this belief are openings found at differ
ent places. One of these openings
extends from an open well about
twenty feet below the surface. In a
straight line with the trend of this
aperture is found another cave, and
these two openings are connected,
although they are about three miles
apart.
What might have been one of the
most disastrous railway wrecks of the
year was narrowly averted ON the
famous Pixies Peak cog road, just two
miles above Manitou, Colorado. Con-
troll of the ponderous piece Of machin-
cry was lost and it started down the
steep grade with frightful momentum.
The engineer and fireman jumped for
their lives and escaped with only a
severe shaking up. When the danger
became apparent the signal was given
/ for the coach brakes and the car was
stopped before it got beyond control,
thus probably saving the lives of scores
Of tourists. In the car was party of
distinguished railway people, includ-
ing General Superintendent Turnbull
OF tho same road.
DIR. r. L. Kunzo, who has been
spending several weeks in Arizona Sc
curing chronological specimens, re-
ports a catch of about 10000 bugs