The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-29
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Condensed TeIegraphic Reports Of
Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FRoa THE WIRES.
Budget Of News For Easy Digestisn-AIl
Parts of the Country Represented
Interesting Items.

LANANhB AohHNNA - VIZ SANN-
known as the Paulists, died at his
home in New York recently.
1t has just been discovered that the
last Legislature of Massachusetts
passed law making it a crime to sell
or wear birds feathers
w. ID. Humphrey Of Louisville,
Ky, and Adrian H. Joline of New
York bought the Ohio Valley Railroad.
The upset price was 81 100000.
The First Methodist Church of New
Rochelle, N. Y. has been destroyed by
fire. 1t was more than 100 years old,
and the oldest church in Westchester
County.
A tornado passed over the oil fields
between Lima and st. Msry's, Ohio,
recently. Many derricks were blown
down. entailing a heavy loss, bat no
lives were lost.
/ Fire at Berlin, N. H.. destroyed
large saw and grist mill and other con-
tents, connected with the plant Of the
Berlin Mills Company, entailing loss
of 100000. Five hundred men are
thrown out of work.
A Washington dispatch states that
the Navy Department is expected to
take steps for the increase of the Pa
cifio Coast squadron by building more
vessels on the coast. These will con-
sist of battle.ships and torpedo. boats.
The threatened strike of the build
ing trades workers is now ON through
out England. Forty thousand engi.
neers are striking and with 10000
allied workmen are idle. The men
want eight hours with the same pay.
The Christian Endeavorers, during
their stop at Salt Lake City, held SER
vices in the Mormon Tabernacle. This
is said to be the first time that the
Tabernacle has ever been thrown open
for religious services by any other body
than its founders.
TIL heavy rainfall recently at Column
bus, Ohio, broke the record for the
Weather Bureau for the past twenty
years. During the hour 3.76 inches
of rain fell and during the first 40
minutes of the downpour the rainfa II
was $3.50 inches.
A severe storm visited the country
around Masselon, Ohio, recently.
Hail as large as walnuts fell, and in
some places the ground was covered to
a depth of eight inches. Corn and
vegetables were almost ruined. After
the storm farmers brought bucketsfull
of hail to town for exhibition.
warrant has been issued by the
Treasury Department in favor of the
Monongahela Navigation Company fol
So, COL ,6l5, being the amount Of a
final Judgment of condemnation of all
the property and appurtenanoes OF
that company, condemned for the
purpose of improving the Monongahela
river.
Eight bids from contractors through
out the country for supplying 500, 00C
tons of material of the value Of about
$500. 900 for the construction of the
Gray's Harbor Government jetty were
opened i'll Seattle, Wash, recently
Helmire 81 New of Chicago appear
from the figures submitted to be much
the lowest bidders.
The City Council of Chicago hal
passed an ordinance taxing bicycles
81 per annum. If enforced it will
bring in two or three hundred thou
sand dollars year, as Chicago is ont
of the greatest places in the world fol
wheels, the smooth, macadamizeC
boulevards and numerous parks being
great promoter of the sport.
Secretary Long has decided to accep
the recommendation of the majorit,
of the Board of Naval Bureau Chief
as to the award of the contracts fo
building three torpedo. boats, and tn,
contracts will 60 to the Harland &
Hollingsworth Company of Whining
ton, Del, the Morris Heights Gas ant
Engine Company of New York ant
the Wolf Wicker Company of Seattle
Wash.
The following are the percentages o
condition Of winter wheat on Jul,
LIST in the principal winter wheat pro
ducing States, as shown by tn
monthly report of the Statistician o
the Department of Agriculture: Penn
sylvania 101 Tennessee 101, Kentucky
: i01, Ohio, SO, Michigan, rs. Indiana
So, Illinois, 40. Missouri, so, Kansas
SO, California rs, Maryland, Ill, vir
ginia, ITO, Washington, l05, Oregon
92.
Lightning struck 4000.barrel Goa
oil tank two miles north of Olean, N
Y, recently. A cannon was procure
and shots fired at the surrounding
tanks to allow the oil to escape an
prevent the other tanks from explod
, ing. The escaping oil became ignite
and twenty acres of oil burned
Booms were built to prevent tn
spread of the burning oil and keep
out of the river. The loss will b
large.
The Berlin Tageblatt's Constants
nople correspondent says that tn
| British and French Ambassadors t
Turkey are about to be recalled. OWN
, to their governments being dissatisfie
with their conduct in connection wit
the peace negotiations. 1t is state
that Emperor William, who is nov
ON northland tour, kept the telegrap
wires between Noway and Berlin oC
cupied with official dispatches duIin
the whole of one night. These dis
patches, it is supposed, were in refer
ence to eastern affairs.
Guidi Bennissitti. coal miner i
Coal valley, has been arrested for RI
fusing to certify bis wages as require
by the State law. This is the frs