The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-06-22
NEWS SUMMARY.


granted divorce to Countess Ester
hazy.
Roland Molineaux has again been
arrested by the New York police on
change of numbering Mrs. Adams.
The United States may be called
upon to arhitrate the differences be-
tween Great Britain and the Transvaal.
Armed troops are invading the Andes
province, Venezuela, under the leader
ship of Ciprani Castro The movement
is believed to be local
Hundreds of people have been
driven from their homes along the
Colorado river and a score of casual
ties have been recorded.
The town of Linz near ottensheim,
Austria, has been totally burned. Four
women persisted in the flames and a
number Of people were injured.
In Alexandria, Egypt, there have
been twenty-one cases of the plague
and seven deaths from that disease.
Two new cases have just been re-
ported.
The engagement between Prince
Macmillan of Baden and the Grand
Duchess Helen, daughter of the Grand
Duke Vladimir, has been definitely
broken off
1t is rumored in Rome that Count
Nigra, head of the Italian delegation
at the peace conference, win propose
that the Pope have a permanent seat
on arbitration tribunal.
Dr. |. N. Johnson, member of the
legislature from Easton, Pa, has been
arrested, charged with perjury before
the recent Legislative bribery commit
tee. He was admitted to bail
Rear-Admiral Charles Beresford,
Conservative member for York City in
the House of Commons, delivered
scathing criticism of the governments
policy on Drifting" in China.
Princess Chimay, formerly Clara
Ward of Detroit, telegraphs from Cairo
that jamie Rego, the gypsy with whom
she eloped and later married, is not
dead, but is quite well in Cairo.
John ]. Labor, a translator in the
Office of the director of the mint, lost
his balance and fell from the second
door in the treasury department down
the shaft, receiving fatal injuries.
The Rev. Alfred Debarrit, who four
months ago founded the Congrega-
tional church in the city of Havana,
has returned to this country for aid in
his religions and educational work in
Cuba.
The president has approved an
amendment to rule six of the civil SER
vice rules, excepting from examination
one assistant postmaster or chief as
sistant to the postmaster at each post
office.
Captain p. II. Bonus of the army
recruiting station in Chicago, has re-
ceived instructions from the war de-
partment to enlist an unlimited num-
Der of men for service in the Philippine
islands.
North of Wichita, Kan, there is 1870
feet of track on the Santa Fe washed
out and train is stalled. Five thou
sand acres of lowland are under water
The Arkansas river is the highest
since 1877.
1t is learned at the state department
that, while arrangements are making
toward a modus vivendi for the regu.
lation of the Alaskan boundary ques.
ton, conclusion has not yet been
reached
Secretary Long has passed on the ar
NOR bids recently submitted, deciding
to purchase small quantity of armor
and to let the next congress decide
what shall be done toward securing
the remainder needed.
The Attorney General announces his
opinion that 1.-THE army reorganization
bill fixing the maximum strength of
the army at 65, 900 did not include the
enlisted force of the hospital corps,
about 1900 men, so that the enlisted
force can be increased by that num-
her,"
The statement is made by promi-
nent Cuban that certain Cubans have
entered into a compact that in the
event the United States does not turn
the government of the islands over to
them in a certain length of time they
will apply the torch to every building
in Cuba.
Morris Foley, of New York city, suf-
fering from two bullet wounds and
cuts in the head, accuses his wife and
her daughter, Hannah Pool, of at
tempting his murder, and the two
women are in custody at Sheepshead
Bay.
Maps and charts of Switzerland, left
in the house in which Martin Meier of
Chicago was found murdered, have,
according to the police, furnished a
clue which they hope will result in the
arrest of the murderers of the ageo
Swiss.
The senate committee on finance
met in New York city Friday. Sena-
tors Aldrich, Jones of Nevada, Allison,
Platt of Connecticutand Burrows were
present. The meeting was practically
caucus of the Republican members of
the committee.
Mr.. Moss read to Mazet commission