The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
TELEGRAPHIC RESUME.
Things That Have Happened all
Over the Country
MENTIONED IN THESE PARAGRAPHS.
Selections That VIII Greatly Interest
Our Readers Roth Old
and Young.


: Much damage mas been done by d
tornado in the neighborhood OF Den,
! ton, Tex.
Within a week, the prices of refined
sugar have advanced one quarter of q
, cent pound.
The Cincinnati Convention League
has been formed for the purpose OF
, promoting the holding Of conventions
in that city.
Garrett A. Hobart. the 12.year -old
son of the vice. president, has been ap.
pointed official bell-hanger at the
White House.
The United States Supreme Court
a has decided that State has right to
! tax franchises of corporations, such as
express, telegraph and railroad com.
panies
. The plant of the Acme Bicycle
Works at Reading, Pa, has been de-
stroyed by fire. Valuable machinery
was destroyed. The total loss is $75,-
GOO, insured.
The New York World says there is
a serious break in the ranks of the
Socialist Labor party. Six thousand
members are said to have rebelled at
what they term dictatorship.
The Oldest postmistress in the ooun.
try, Miss Blanche Berard, who has
held her office at West Point, N Y,
for fifty years, has resigned. The
mother also held the same position.
The Texas courts have decided that
where ticket is sold for certain
coach-like a Pullman-a negro is en-.
titled to ride in that kind of car, or
the company is liable to pay damages.
At Boston the sugar men are corner
ing the product in anticipation of
higher tariff. Fifteen thousand tons
have been bought in the German mar.
kets and ships are being sent for it
every day.
The following Californians have been
admitted to practice before the Interior
Department in Washington: St.
Julien L. Cox and John @. MacCabe
of Los Angeles, William r. McQuiddy
of Hanford, and William e. MoCloskey
of San Francisco.
An arrangement has been affected
by which the powder war will cease.
The Atlantic and Pacific Coast com.
panies have agreed upon the covering
OF neutral territory and there will be
no more underselling. An advance
in prices will be made at once.
In Virginia twenty-five years ago
Bud Lindsay was sentenced to twenty.
five years of Imprisonment for the
murder of Joseph Murdoch. A few
days since Murdoch returned to his
old home. Lindsay had just died in
prison. The evidence was strong but
all circumstantial.
Mckinley has appointed Binger
Hermann of Oregon Commissioner.
General of the Land Office, Commodore
Miller to be Rear-Admiral, and James
ID. Elliott United States Attorney of
South Dakota. Several previous noml.
nations were confirmed by the Senate.
The Gleason block has been totally
destroyed by fire in Lawrence, Mass,
and adjacent buildings were also dam.
aged. Several persons were badly in
lured by jumping from windows. At
first it was feared that several lives
were lost, but all have been accounted
for except one. Total loss, 800, 900.
The four big appropriation bills, the
Agricultural, ..Sundry Civil, Indian.
and General Deficiency, which failed
to pass last session, have been reported
70 the Senate. The Immigration bill
which was vetoed by President Cleye-
and, was also presented. The Senate
COMMITTEE on Appropriations has agreed q
70 report the agricultural appropria- !
ion bill as it passed the House.
By majority opinion delivered by
Justice Peckham, the Supreme Court of S
he United States announced its decis- a
ON that the agreement of the trans. {
Missouri freight association to main
ain rates within its territory was in +
'iolation of the antitrust law of 1890. o
contracts or combinations /
q restraint of trade and must be aban- l
oned. This reyerses the decision of o
ne courts below which ordered a dis d
nissal of the governments bill. Jus. p
ices Field, Gray, Shiras and White l,
issented. @
The Central Trust Company of New 8
ork has filed proceeding against the
Hooking Valley and To. q
'do Railway Company, making three Il
Their companies-lien holders-party Z
efendants. These are the Knicker. Il
ooker Trust Company. the Atlantic '
rust Company and the Hooking Coal q
nd Railway Company. The petition h
based upon failure of the company W
pay interest due ON $14,5OO. 900 q
Did bonds issued in 1881 and due in i
931. They ask for the appointment Y
a receiver. Probably the receiver al
mp OF Mr.. Monserat, now existing, o.
Ill be extended under this suit. IL
1t is probable in very short time n'
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