The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-24
Local AND OTHERWISE.
To-day il Thanksgiving.

Supt. 4. II. Oman, returned to
DeLamar from Carson on Tuesday.
The Thanksgiving turkey ~ not nj
all numerous hereabouts this year.
More family dinners will be taken
at the restaurants than at home
Latest dispatches from the orient
indicate that Prince Ii Hung Chang
has been Inundated and indications
are that his downfall is irreyocable.
Congressman Jorry Simpson, who
has just been defeated for reelection
by Chester | Long, denies the state
ment that he has quit politics.
The District Court will open on
the 9th. of December. Judge Tai
bot is now at Ely and expects to be
here few days before the 9Th.
Last Saturday night two children
near Perry o. r.. were crushed and
burned to death by meteors falling
through the roof OF the house and
upon them while asleep in bed.
The winter plans for the postal
service in the Yukon region are
completed and will consist of twice.
a-month service via Juneau, that Is,
the regular route through Dawson to
Circle City and Weare.
John G. Lynch died at the Holy
Gross hospital at Salt Lake last
Monday the immediate cause being
pneumonia. He has been at Salt
Lake for some time endeayoring to
interest capital in the Stateline
mines. l.,;,
British naval construction pro-
gram for 1899 includes two battle
ships of ID, 500 tons each, with power
full ornaments and protection, two
cruisers OF 40O0tons each, two large
torpedo-boat destfoyers and eleven
torpedo bouts.
W. e. Barney was in from Deer
lodge ON Saturday, He and his
partners are working their claim
which adjoins the Horseshoe claim
which has developed hansomely the
past month.
8. T. Godbe of the Nevada Mining
company, whose property is located
at Phoebe, New. said yesterday that
arrangements were now crystalized
that would enable them to continue
work through the winter. --Tribune.
The Yuba mine is reported MS not
looking 80 we'll for shipping ore as
II was few weeks ago, but that
good concentrating ore is being
taken out. 1t was hoped few
weeks since that the boys would BIO
able to pay themselves off in full
within the next 40 days
Eugene Howelps plurality for Sec
Rotary of State is about 1000 over
Little, Republican, and 1900 over
Weber, Democrat. The Journal
says that precious little OF it came
nom the western part Of the state;
the great east. with the exception Of
Lincoln and White Pine, in which
Weber received heavy vote. did
the work.
The blockade caused by the burn
ing Of snowsheds and tunnel I 3 on
the Central Pacific has been raised,
and western mail comes through
regularly now. II is estimated that
1700 freight cars we're delayed in the
tie-up. Passengers had to walk, and
express and mail matter was trans.
ported around the hill in which the
tunnel Is.
The Salt Lake Tribune in a long
article states that Manager H.
A. Cohen is about to sever his con,
nection with the DeLamar Com.
pany and 10 embark in mining oper.
ations on his own account This
report 10 similar to one circulated
last Spring Mr. Cohen has had
the matter in mind for some tim,
aud il probably will occur, but Jus
when, few are informed.
Judge A. e. Cheney sent his resip
nation as Judge Of the Second Jud
cial District, to Governor Sadler, /
take effect November got ). The re
sign lion was accepted and the Di,
trict Judge elect B. +. Curler wa
appointed to iii out the term. TIL
Reno papers remark that in leayin
the bench. the State loses in Judg
Qheney. one OF the best Judges
ever had.