The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-11-27
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
Tho United States battleship Iowa
completed her final trip last Thursday.
Under natural draught she attained a
spoed of IL 1-2 knots. The naval board
will recommend her acceptance.
Tho citizens of tho city of Ogden,
Utah have subscribed 1852, 900 towards
a fluid 10 establish 4 beet sugar factory
il chat city. Tho people are anthus-
iastie and it is believed that tho requir-
ei quarter OF a million dollars will be
raised without trouble.
Arrangements for the first payment
to the Government on account of the
Uuion Pacific railway debt has been
practically completed by the reorgan-
ization committee. Tho first payment
was made Monday, amounting to about
S13, 600, 600.
The appointment of Attorney-tTen-
eral McNenna TO the vacancy on the
Supreme Bench caused by the resig-
nation II Justice Field, is assured. 1t
has not yet been definitely decided who
viii be his successor as A~ttornoy-Gen-
eral.
The StIf,,t service that q
new countertoit $40 silver certificate is
iii circulation, also counterfcit notes on
She First National Bank of Joplin, Mis-
souri. These counterfeits will doubt
loss find their way to this coast, and
tho public il advised to look out for
them.
The crew Of the Competitor, a fill
buster captured by the Spanish in
April of 1896, iHts been pardoned by
she Queen Rcgeab of Spain and they
are now enroute for the U. s. on the
steaTnor Saratogs. 1t will he remem-
bercd that these men were tried by
court martial and condemned to death
but the sentence was not carried out
owing to tho protest Of the United
States.
y disasterous wreck took place on
the Kansas City, Fort Scott 81 Mem
phis railway last Friday night, in which
over thirty persons were injured, oi
whom one has already died. The train
was u fast passenger train and heavily
loaded. The wreck was caused by
wheel becoming loose, throwing three
OF the cars from the track, of which
Two caught fire and burned while the
third rolled over into Spring RIVER. q
small stream running parallel to the
track. IL Is a marvel that more wore
moi killed.
The Germans have taken three forts
in Kiaochou bay, on the Shantune
coast Of China, and TO all appearances
intcud to keep them. This action OF
Admiral Diedrichs of the German Ash
attic squadron was caused by the mur'
der of Swo German missionaries and the
recent attack upon the German Minis
ter TO China and the Cantain of the
rlnboat Armorant. Tho Chinese aban-
toned the forts without firing q shot
when they saw the German marines al.
vancing.
One of the most disastrous fires in
London's history since the great fire Of
1866 broke out last Friday afternoon In
a large block of buildings lying east
ward of Alders Gate street. The flames
were famed by q strong wind and fed
by highly infiamable stocks of Christ
mas fancy goods and fimsy dress ma
terial Of all descriptions that filed every
floor of the six-story building in the
old street, consequently the coniagra'
ton gained Roadway with surprising
rapidity. There was a delay of rs mi
nutes in the arrival Of the engines and
the fire had gained much Roadway. Il
was not under control for two hours mol
until over a hundred engines were al
the fire. Ono hundred warehouses
were destroyed entailing a loss of s15,
600, 900. The historic church OF St
Giles has been Quilted and at midnight
engines were stilling playing on the
smouldering ruins, which were sur
rounded by thousands of people.