The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-28
TELEGRAPIIIC NEWS.
Condensed Geographic Reports Of
Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROa TIE WIRES.
Budget Of News For Easy DIgestion-Al II
Parts Of the Country Represented
Interesting Items.

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revenue by taxing coal mines.
Moody, the revivalist, thinks the
Sunday papers should be suppressed.
Five children were drowned few
days ago in swollen creek in Mis-
souri,.
Kock, Dreyfuss q Co.. wholesale
watch dealers in New York, have
failed.
Seventy-five applications have been
made by civilians for the new offices
Of steel inspectors Of the navy.
The Bankers Exchange Bank of
Minneapolis, which closed its doors a
week ago, has resumed business.
The railroad fare from New York to
San Francisco for the Christian En-
deavor Convention, will be $40 or less.
A society of women, descendants of
the Dutch settlers of New Amster-
dam, has just been formed III New
York.
Congress wishes the Attorney Gen.
eral to tell what he can about the sup
preston of the last great strike in
Chicago.
The United States Court of Appeals,
at Chicago, has decided that legisla-
tion by the old whisky trust cannot be
enforced.
J. II. Johnston q Co., dealers in
jewelry and silverware in New York,
have assigned. Liabilities, $2l9, 900;
assets, $50, 900.
James A. Jordan, an ex .Pension Elk.
aminer, paid fine of $1,000 in Michi-
gan recently as a penalty for defraud-
ing the Government.
A law is to be introduced in the
Kansas Legislature to prevent man
holding large tracts of land if others
offer to buy fIom him.
A convention representing 1900 coal
miners of Massillon, o., have decided
that the miners will not accept the 10
cents ton reduction ordered by the
operators.
Officers have begun ejecting people
from claims on the lines of the Ponca,
Oteo and Missouri and Usage reserva'
tions, in accordance with the decision
of Secretary of the Interior Francis.
The big ive.story brick tobacco fac
tory of the American Tobacco Com
pany, at Danville. Va, has been entire
ly destroyed by fire, together with con
tents. Loss, $4,000 fully insured.
The American Geographical Societ,
has awarded to Civil Engineer Rober
Il. Pea1y, U. s. N, for his work il
Greenland, the Cullom gold medal
Mr. Peary is the first recipient of tn
medal, for which funds were provide,
by the late General George W. Cul
lom, U. S. A., vice.president of tn
Geographical Society.
Joseph Boulanger,a half.breed Osag
Indian, announces his intention o
bringing suit to recover forty-two acre
of land in the heart of Kansas City
now wagth between forty and fit
millions of dollars. The land wa
bought by the Government in 1873
from Collise Montardieu, Freno
trader, who was the grandfather of tn
present claimant.
Fire has totally destroyed the pack
ing-house of the Anchor fiour-mill
owned by the Pillsbury- Washbur
Milling Company, in Minneapolis
Ninn. Loss, 5000, 900, fully insured
The flames originated in the thir
story of the building from an III
known cause, and for time threatene
to destroy the entire mill. The fire
wall, however, prevented further dan
age.
John A. Howard, who, with d,
tachment of the famous Chicago Boar
of Trade Battery, captured Jefferso
Davis at the close of the war, is deat
The funeral was held at his home, 6S3
Wentworth avenue, Chicago. Less tina
! forty of the 1876 who went with hil
in 1862 are now alive. and most {
them surrounded his bier. OF the 10
who faced the war with him undt
! the Board of Trade call. only sevent
survived the war, and of those nearl
one-half are now dead. Mr.. Howar
leaves widow and one son. Loui
Arrangements have just been con
pleted whereby the well.known autht
of the Grandissimes. Old Creole Day
etc., Mr.. George w. Cable, is to b,
come the editor of Current Litafatur,
Mr.. Cable will have department j
the magazine and will continue his il
terest inathe work which has absorbe
his time of recent years during his res
dence in Northampton, Mass. Und,
this arrangement the Symposium,
monthly magazine which MIR. Cab
started, will be discontinued, and a
of the authors time, outside of VIII,
is given to imaginative work, will !
devoted to this editorship.
Fire recently broke out in the Ricl
: mond block. Buffalo, N. Y, and dan
aged the building and contents to Il
extent of $3.50, 900. The building
a five.story structure located at Il
corner of Seneca and Ellicott street
1t is occupied by the clothing firm
Altman & Co. The retail departmel
is on the first floor and the other TO,
floors are used to store surplus stool
Nearly 5000, 900 worth Of stock was
the building and it was more or le
damaged by the fire and water. tt
insurance ON the stock is betwee
S175, 900 and $3.50, 900. The buildir
is owned by Jewett NJ. Richmond al
is fully insured. The origin of Il
fire is mystery.