The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Condensed Geographic Reports Of
Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Budget Of News For Easy DiEestion-All
Parts Of the Country Represented
Interesting Items.

The Merchants National Bank Of
I Helena. Mont. has failed.
Mcintyre Brothers q Wilson. dry
goods company Of Oskalooss. Ia, have
assigned. Liabilities. $50. 900; assets,
$40, 600.
The Senate passed a bill heretofore
passed by the House Of Tennessee, pro-
hibiting the sale Of cigarettes or cigar.
cite papers in the State.
After long. bitter tight in the Sem
ate Of Texas that body has passed the
fellow-servant bill, holding railroads
responsible f1r acts Of their employees.
flowing 10 the greatly reduced prices
in the steel trade, the Cambria Iron
Company Of Johnstown, Pa. has or.
deIed a reduction of 10 per cent in the
wages Of all its employees.
In the Senate Dryers bill aggregat.
ing contracts of more than $4,000 OH
public work, which was refused a third
reading some days ago, was reconsid-
cred and passed.
Five hundred tanners employed by
w. N. Eisendrath e. Co., Chicago,
went on a strike a few days ago, and
1900 more tanners will be locked out
as a result of the strike. The trouble
is the result Of 20 per cent cut in
wages.
II. j. Mayham who took special
Burlington train from Chicago hoping
to reach the bedside of his dying son
in Denver, Colorado arrived two hours
late. The run Of the special train was
the most remarkable on record. The
distance 1926 miles was made in IS
hours 90 minutes. The last 800 miles
with pull of nearly mile elevation
was made at the rate of 81 miles an
hour.
General A. S. Hartwell, of Homo
lulu, attorney for the Pacific Cable
Company, arrived in San Francisco by
the Doric few days ago, EN- route to
Washington. The belief is general
in Honolulu that General Hartwell has
been called to Washington by the pro-
motors of the project for the purpose
of lobbying for new bill that has
been prepared to secure the necessary
aid from Congress, and that he goes
armed with authority from the Ha.
waiian Government to offer its best
support.
A New York Sun special from the
City of Mexico says: President Diaz
has signed contract with representa-
tives of the Japanese Government for
the establishment of colony of 5000
Japanese who will come toMexico direct
from Japan. The colony will be located
on the rich agricultural lands in the
coast section of the State of Chiapas.
The colonists and their belongings are
exempted from taxation for long term
of years and many other liberal con.
cessions are given them. 1t is claimed
that that district is adapted to tea cul.
ture.
Judge Jenkins of Milwaukee, Wis.
has entered an order in the United
States court which compels the legal
sale of the Northern Pacific Railway
Company's property and its transfer tc
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com,
pany. The order confirms the acts Of
Master Carey in executing the deeds
to the property and disposing of the
proceeds of the sale. The property
brought S18. $50, 200 nominally, but il
is not believed that any one will evel
know the exact amount which the com
pany was obliged to pay for the prop
erty because of the numerous and in
tricate obligations it was bound t.
assume in complying with the terms
of the decree.
A big trade war is on between tn,
New York Biscuit and the American
Biscuit companies. The New Yorl
company has decided upon a sweeping
reduction, averaging 80 per cent in thu
price of all the goods sold by it. TIL,
cut takes effect from one end of tn,
country to the other. The New Yorl
concern has capital stock of 80, 900,
600, and controls twenty bakeries
manufacturing a score or more o.
different kinds Of crackers and cakes
The American has about forty bakeries
distributed throughout the country
This corporation has an authorized
capital of $40, 100000.
The New York World says anotheI
trust has been formed; it is not yer,
big or vigorous yet, but promises t
grow. This new combine is the risil
trust. The capital stock was sub
scribed in Wall street; only $500, OO(
as starter, and the name has not ever
been selected, but the object is il
plain sight. 1t is simply to contro
the entire raisin industry of the coun
try. Practically all the native raisin
come from the grape region of Califor
mia and the town of Fresno is the cen
ter of the business. The new trus
Will make it's headquarters there an,
build large factory which is expecte,
to absorb all others.
The most important mining dea
ever made in Monterey, Mexico, ha
been contaminated in the consolidation
of the Carbonite, Trinidad and Ate,
Mining Company stock to a syndicate
of local millionaires. The purchas,
price has not been made public, but j
is known that it involved larg,
amount of money. These mines wer,
located early in 1895 by couple O
American miners, who brought then
out with remarkable skill and grea
rapidity, and their success has given ,
strong impetus to mining in this State
The resultant effects of this big dea
will be important and far-reaching
1t means the immediate construction O
another mammoth silver lead smelling
plant in Monterey, the extension of tn,
mineral railroad and greater demand