The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-05-25
NEWS SUMMARY.

The Third Nebraska, Colonel William
J. BrYan's old regiment, has been mus
tsred out at Augusta, Ga.
Leading German professors express
the belief that the peace conference
win be without practical Importance.
At Bitter6eld eleven persons were
drowned In attempting to cross the
river Nude. The rains still continue
More than 700 Cuban stevedores are
out on strike and the work on ships In
Havana hsrbor is being done by Chi
nese under police guard.
In Rome, altough the composition of
the reconstruction cabinet has not yet
been officially announced, 1t IL con-
sidered the ministerial crisis is passed.
@. K. Lttlefield of Rockland, was
nominated by reclamation by the Re-
publicaus of the Second Maine dis
trict, to succeed the late Nelson Ding
ley.
Three men were seriously and two
probably fatally injured by the ex-
plosion Of q boiler at the works of
the New Jersey Iron and Steel COM
pany, Trenton
The insurrection In Yemen Is gain
ing ground. The Turkish commander,
Abdullah Pasha, has been forced to
retreat to Sana, the capital Of the
province of Yemen.
DR.. Clifford Mitchell of the Chicago
Homeopathic Medical college staff has
discovered that 81 per cent. of the per-
sons who committed suicide In 1898 did
20 by drinking Oarbolic acid.
Secretary Long has received cable
gram from Admiral Dewey, asking
permission to keep the cruiser Boston,
on the Asiatic station for a short time.
The request will be granted.
An extraordinary movement IL on
foot looking to the consolidation Of
Presbyterian congregations In New
York City, some Of them among the
richest In the United States.
The London Daily Mail declares that
sgroup OF American and English liter
ary agents has formed a syndicate for
tho purpose Of controlling tho future
productions of Rudyard Kipling.
A cabinet member Is authority for
che statement that the president has
practically made up his mind to call
congress together in extraordinary
session about the Goth of October.
In great fire In the town OF Graue
Humora, province of Dukowina, Aus
tria, 800 buildings, including the prin-
cipal church, the town hall and other
public edifices and all the school houses
were destroyed.
Major-General Otis has virtually de-
cided against the legality Of claims for
indemnity filed by residents Of
noiio, whose property was destroyed
during the operations incident to the
capture Of that city on February Ii.
The Seminole burning and kidnap-
ping cases, In which there are thirty
dsteudants for kidnapping and after
ward burning ut the stake Lincoln
MeGeisey and Palmer Sampson, Semi
mole Indians, are on trial at Musco-
gee.
Representatives Of the chief iron
manufacturing houses of Scotland de-
ny that scheme has been submitted
TO them by an American syndicate,
headed by Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, to
absorb the iron and steel interests Of
Great Britain.
At Auburn. New York, the bodies Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tincknall were
found In their room. The man was
dead without mark upon him. The
woman was unconscious, with the side
OF her head battered In and the brain
protruding.
After confinement Of about 81,
years in political prison in the Re
public Of Colombia, Archie McCarter
civil engineer and contractor promi
Gent In Fort Scott, Kansas, until 1891
when he left for Yucatan, has JUS
been liberated.
An association of heirs, with GeorQ,
Mills, manager of the United States
Touring mill, as president, has beer
formed In Chicago to recover an estat.
consisting Of sixty acres of property IL
the heart Of New York and Brooklyn
valued at $500, 900, 900.
BY an understanding arrived at BY
the American and Spanish minister
accredited respectively to Madrid ant
Washington, both of whom are now IL
Paris, 1t Is arranged that their arriva
In the two capitals shall be as nearl,
- possible Simultaneous.
The Pacific coast seal herds are q
be reduced without interference by tn,
government. The treasury depart
ment has Endorsed the movement an,
instructions have been issued to Com
mander Sebree of the twelfth light
house district on the subject.
The good feeling in this country to
ward France is shown In three distinc
projects for erecting statues in Franc
during the Paris exposition. The pre-
posed statues are Rochambeau, Wash
sngton and Lafayette.
Near, Howard City, Mich, Josep
Harvey killed his wife, his uncle, Rob
srt Pierson; his grandmother and MOI