The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-20
TELEGRAPHIC RESUME.
Things That Have Happened all
Over the Country
MENTIONED IN THESE PARAGRAPHS.
Selections That Will Greatly Interest
Our Readers Both Old
and Young.

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An advance of 81 ton for beams at
Pittsburg, Pa, has resulted from the
formation of the beam pool.
The old fight between the Canadian
Pacific and the American western
roads over the question Of ditferentials,
has broken ont again.
The business portion Of Muchaka-
hook, a mining town Of Iowa. was de-
stroyed by fire, there being no water
to fight it, Six business places were
burned.
One thousand shirt ironers are on
strike for the abolition of piecework
and the Inauguration of fifty eight
hour week with wage scale ranging
from $40 to $l2.
The United States has preferred
damages to the extent Of nearly $780,
900, 900 against the government Of
Spain for losses sustained by American
citizens in Cuba on account of the pre-
sent war.
Eight million feet of lumber were
burned on the docks of the Saginaw
Lumber and Salt Company at Grow
Island eight miles below Saginaw,
Mich, causing a loss of about $780,
900. The docks were destroyed.
Professor Melville Bell, the distin.
guished scientist and father Of A.
Graham Bell, the inventor of the tele-
phone, and Mrs. II. q. Pilsley of To.
ronto were married at the Park Avenue
Hotel, New York, recently.
Edwin Clifford, a former West Shore
Railroad detective, has been sentenced
in Jersey City, N. j., to be hanged
February IS, for the murder of Will
liam X ltzen, division superintend-
ent of the West Shore road.
An engine and caboose on the Chi
cago, Hammond & Western left the
track while crossing bridge over Salt
creek, two miles north of Lagrange,
ILL.,, and plunged into eight feet of
water. Six men were injured.
Insurance Superintendent Van Cleave
of Springfield, Ill.,. has decided that it
is a violation of the law for an insur-
ance company to print upon the back
of its policy or upon its advertising
matter any other than its corporate
name.
The miners employed at the Green
Mount, Richland and Schneurman
mines, near Belleville, Ill.,, who
stopped work few days ago because
of a dispute over the scales, have re-
sumed, the disagreement having been
fully adjusted,
AT home talent theatrical, given
in hall at Cedar Point, Kan, the
flooring gave way, precipitating twenty
people distance of twenty feet One
man Rad leg broken; another his ribs
crushed, and about thirty others were
scratched and bruised.
p. J. Mabry, agent of the Southern
Express Company at Brunswick, Ga. +,
who embezzled more than SIS, 900 from
the agency and escaped, has been cap
tured about four miles from Savannah.
Mabry was searched and $l5 900 was
found on him. Mabry said he spent
only $1.55.
The owners of the cotton cloth and
weaving mills in New Bedford, Mass
have voted to post notices of 10 per
cent reduction in wages to take effect
January 18th. 1t is understood that
the reduction will apply to all sala-
ries The cut down will affect nearly
10000 employees.
1t is reported that the notorious
Black Jacks gang of outlaws has
crossed the line from Mexico en- route
to Silver City, New Mexico, fer the
purpose of releasing the Southern Pa.
cific train robbers captured recently
near STEMS Pass. Deputy United
States Marshals are on the lookout for
the gang.
Mrs. Sarah MCGOWAN was shot AID
killed at her home in Rankin, Pa, and
her husband, Anthony MCGOWAN, one
of the wealthiest residents of the town
is charged with her murder. After
the murder MCGOWAN was found
locked in bedroom, apparently asleep.
He denied all knowledge of the crime,
but was arrested.
Hereafter, the Western Union, OF
Aspen, Cell, will obtain from the AS.
ISOLATED Press or from some other
source, and send out daily the New
York spot cash silver quotations, for the
benefit of all who want them. This is
believed in Aspen to mean that Handy
q Harmon have refused to furnish the
cash quotations.
The New York Herald claims that
the process of transmitting pictures by
wire has been solved. 1t recently illus.
trated the report of the Shaw murder
trial in Camden, New Jersey, by pic.
lures Transmitted by wire Is miles
The device is one by which prepared
plate is traversed by an electric needle
and similar needle at the other enc
of the wire produces a tracing upon
paper.
Leading Kentucky distillers have in
augurated a movement for pool Of
the big stocks Of past years. 1t is
claimed that 500, 900 barrels of whisky
will be put into the pool. A commit
tee on distribution will be employed.
The whisky firms at Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Peoria, Chicago and other places
are interested in the enterprise. which
has not yet been perfectly arranged
for operation.
The New York Suns Washington
special says There is little patch
of land called Goat Island just inside
the Golden Gate, over which the Wal
DEPARTMENT has exercised authority
for many years. Ii is now desired by
the Navy for the location of naval
training station similar to that al