The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Condensed Geographic Reports Of
Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
BadEs'lSf News For Easy DigsstiOn-AIl
Parts sf the Country Represented
Interesting Items.

70 the refusal of operators 90 put !
screens agreed upon during the intel
state conference last fall
Rev. S. g. Swallow Of Harrisburg
Pa, has accepted the independen
nomination for Governor upon the plat
form, Thou shalt not steal, +" tendere
to him at Harrisburg. March 30th, b
delegation Of citizens Of Philsdel
phia.
The Supreme Court of Iowa, in th
collateral inheritance tax ease froI
Scott county, affirms the decision {
the lower court that exemption of
thousand dollars net value is not to b
applicable to individual suits agains
the tax Of per cent on the marke
value Of the property of decedents dy
ing intestate.
Jacob Schaefer has challenged Fran
Ives to play a game OF billiards in 81
Louis within thirty days, and ha
placed his forfeit of $3.50 in the hand
Of Captain William Schaefer. Tn
game will be eighteen-inch balklin
and 600 points. Ives is matched t
play George Slosson in New York mex
week. After that he will be at libert
to take up Sohaefer's offer.
The friends of NJ. Ii. de Young a
Washington are again urging his ap
pointment as American Comm issione
to the Paris Exposition. 1t is under
stood that petition has been prepared
representing that Mr.. de Young is pc
ouliarly fitted for this position beoaus,
Of his successful management OF the
California Midwinter Fair, and the
California Senators and Representative.
in Congress are expected to sign it.
Secretary Long has decided upon the
names Of the new auxiliary cruisers
acquired by the Government from the
Morgan Steamship line. The names
selected for the ships are peculiar ly
American and are especially signiti
cant, in that they appeal to all parts
Of the country. Ell Norte is to be here.
after known as the Yankee, Ell Rio as
the Dixie, Ell Sol as the Prairie, and
Fl Sud as the Yosemite,
Antoine Varicle, of the French Geo.
graphical Society. has arrived in New
York with balloon, with which he
intends to make trip from juneau
to the Klondike. A dozen persons are
in the party. Arthur Trevagne,
LII. D., Is president OF the expedition
and Ia also correspondent of Figaro,
Varicle, head Of the expedition, is 45
years old and well.known engineer
and inventor in France. He claims
that his balloon can be steered with
ease
The New York banks which acted as
repositories for the Union Pacific pur-
chase money for the Union Pacific
purchase money for the Government
received word from the Treasury De.
partment the other day that the bal.
anoe of the Union Pacific moneys now
in keeping of these banks would have
TO be paid in with the least possible
delay. The original amount was $52.-
900, 900, and the balance due to the
Government amounts to about 81 2, OOO,-
900.
At the meeting of the stockholders
OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas and
the Kansas City and Pacific RAILWAYS
for the purpose Of consolidating the
two lines under the name of the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texas, surprise
was sprung by the serving of an In.
junction on the Katy" to prevent
the consolidation. The Injunction
was backed by the estate of r. Stew
ems, who holds IS, 900 shares Of Kansas
City and Pacific stock. Action was
deferred until May 10th.
After nearly months work iuspect.
ing the Panama canal, the Interna.
tional Commission has sailed for
Europe. via New York, on the steamer
Alliance. On the report of this com.
mission depends largely the future of
the Panama Canal project. There is
good reason to believe that the com.
mission was favorably impressed with
what its member saw. The present
economical system, in wide contrast To
The reckless extravaganza of previous
administrations, particularly attracted
the attention Of the commission.
A cold wave has wrought havoc with
The fruit crop in Maryland, where
many varieties of peach and apple
irees, as we'll rs strawberries, were in
bloom, The loss to fruit-growers is
beyond computation, and il the esti.
mates OF those no are best qualified
10 judge are borne out fruit will be
carce this year in the markets of Bal.
imore and neighboring cities. In
Maryland it is thought the peach crop
almost entirely killed, especially 4
ate varieties. which bloom early and
the CHIEF part Of the crop.
The roads of the Western passenger
association have abandoned hope that
congress will take action on the anti.
calpiDg bill previous to the time when
Is necessary to make arrangements
or handling the business of the large
ieetings OF the year, an they have
ecided that for all the large
atherings, such as the annual en-.
ampment of the Grand Army of the
'epublic. the National Educational
ociety, the Christian Endeavor and
miiar meetings, they will make a
'te OF one fare. plus 81, for the round
Up between points in the territory %
10 Western Passenger Association
ms was decided, but not formally
'tified by all of the lines, and It went
1871 until the meeting to be held next ,,
eek.