The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-16

The Carson bicyclists have accept
ed a challenge to engage in a relay
race with Reno team.
The Western Union company has
force of linemen at work in Elko
wiring for u new Office that will be
established there in the near future.
Golconda is having small Klon-
dyke boom of it's own. A large
smelter has been erected near the
river and a spur track has been
built from the main line down to
the mines.
An exchange of recent date says
that forty steamers were chartered
in one day to carry American wheat
to Europe, which breaks the record,
at least for this time of the year.
Within two weeks steamship trans
portation for 20, 900, 900 bushels of
cerals to Europe from Atlantic ports
has been arranged.
1t is reported that the Sierra Val
ley railroad will soon be extended
south as far as Reno. Whether or
not there be any truth in the rumor
the journal is unable to state at
present, but should Henry A. Bow
en-, president of the corporation and
and owner of the road, conclude to
extend the railway south it will be
done without "hurrahing" and in a
businesslike way.
H. w. VaSenden, who was pri.
vate secretary for Secretary of the
Treasury Carlisle under Cleveland''
administration, has been arrested fol-
embezzlement. The young man ac
qnired his ideas of stealing in a frs
class school, but neglected the al
important branch of how to escape
detection. John G.. should hav'
given the pupil the full benefit o
his extended experience.
Lord James of Hereford has civ
en- his award in the arbitration be
tween the Northeastern England
Railway company and their employ
ees. The decision of the arbitrato
is entirely favorable to the men
For engine drivers, fremen, goods
mineral and pilot guards ten hour
is to constitute days work, eacl
day to stand by itself. Overtime
to be paid at the rate of time and
quarter and Sunday duty at the rat
of time and half. A full day
pay is to be paid for any time work
ed under ten hours.
In England, where labor organ
cations have passed beyond tn
stage of violence, "picketing, 'as
is called, is sanctioned. That il
the union, when fighting an employ
or, is allowed to station "pickets
just outside his premises, and tr
to induce the the workmen as the
go to and from work to join th
strikers. The attempt of employer
to harass the strikers with injunc
ions from the courts in carrying o
such campaign is an attempt
use the Government in the intere
of one side as against the othe
The injunction ought not to |
brought into the matter at ALL
Chicago Record.
The Nevada man who told his SC
who wanted to go Klondiking tn
"the elephant would keep" seen
to all appearances to have known Il
animal whereof he spoke for hun
reds who started to Alaska, ho
high and spirits bouyant are retur
ing faster than they went, with Ell
PITY pockets and little to say.
Already tales Of disorder and la
lessness give warning of what M
be expected through long and tt
ing winter, from a motley cowd
people drawn from all quarters
the globe of different Languages,
stincts, modes of living and sens
OF right and honor.
1t looks decidedly uninviting
the casual observer at such a co
Portable distance as this, some 1C
miles from the "scene Of action"