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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
Narrows Brilliantly Lighted.

New York, Sept, 29.-Viewed from
the shore skirting Staten island the
narrows at night have the appearance
OF big water fete, Venitian carnival
which might have been taken for a
great canal formed by revenue cutters
and warships, beginning with the
Olympia at st. George aud ending with
the Onondaga lying off the quaran-
tine. Between this line of beautifully
lighted warships and the Staten island
shore, dart brilliantly illuminated
launches carrying prettily gowned
women and occasionally party Of ma
val officers respondent in gold braided
uniforms.
The search-lights Of the ships chase
many of these elusive water grew
hounds, as they scurried hither and
thither, in and out among the war
ships stopping at the gangway of one
ship and then hurrying to another, the
ladies begging at each to be permitted
to go on board, and laughingly pro-
testing when the obdurate officer of
the watch talked of iron naval rules
which forbade visitors on ships after
o'clock.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05

pathway OF the sunlit river, whose
banks were gay with millions Of flags
and streamers dancing in the wind.
The wharves and piers and rocky
heights and grassy noles were black
with frantic, enthusiastic people, who
strived weakly to make their shouts
heard above the perfect bedlam OF
footing whistles that accompanied the
admiral ashore and ahoat
As the tomb of General Grant on
Riverside drive was reached, the fleet
paid it's tribute to the memory of the
great warrior with national salute of
twenty-one roaring guns. The fleet
then anchored and reviewed the almost
endless procession of craft that steamed
past, so burdened with humanity that
they looked rs If they would turn tur-
tie before they got back to their piers.
Toward the end the parade became
disorgani2ed, and it took hours for the
Heterogeneous tlotilla to get by,
darkness at last brought relief to the
tired admiral, who had stood on the
bridge for six hours, bowling his ac-
acknowledgements to the stentorian ex-
preston of homage.
New York has never witnessed be-
fore anything approaching this won
derful, remarkable demonstration. The
Columbian naval parade, the dedica-
ton of Grants tomb and the reception
OF the North Atlantic squadron last
fall, all pale before this gigantic ova.
ton to the sailor who, in single
morning, destroyed an enemy's feet
without the loss of a man or ship. Ii
Is not beyond the mark to say that
5000, 600 people viewed the pageant
from shore, and that quarter of q
million were afioat.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05


of Manila bay without stopping for
breakfast.
The head Of the column was q broad
arrow. Six torpedo-boats spread out
as the boats, three on a side, from the
olympia's quarter. Outside of them
a flying wedge of police patrol boats
formed great V. whose apex was the
Olympia. Thanking them, ahead and
astern, were the harbor fire boats,
spouting great columns Of water that
turned threateningly toward the eE-
cursion boats on either side when they
attempted to crowd tire line of march.
But the pageant back of this power
single nor a sextuple line of ships. 1t
was sinuous marine monster half q
mile wide, whose vertebrae were the
ships of the white squadron, and whose
1 ribs we're rows upon rows of every sort
of floating thing that had ever run by
/ steam in New York barbor
When the feet reached the turning
point the Olympia dropped out and
Admiral Dewey reviewed the parade.
As the vessels passed the Olympia the
crews We'd in doing honor to her COM
I mander.
When evening fell, Dewey, exhausted
by the strain, retired to the cabin, and
the Olympia dropped down into the
harbor 10 witness the pyrotecnic dis
play.
Never before in its history has New
York witnessed so great a pyrOtecnic
display The great hulks of the bat
tleships of Deweys feet silhouetted
against the dark background of the
sky shone from stem to stern with
myriads of incandescent lights, while
all around innumerable brilliantly
honored the nations hero.
From the bay the letters on the
bridge, Welcome, Dewey" were
plainly discernable and were one of
the features of the celebration. The
night was dark and nature lent her
forces to the display of fireworks and
the sky was illuminated frequently
with flashes of lightning accompanied
by showers which interrupted the sky
rockets, but the good nature of the
crowds was not dampened.
The celebration continues another
day when the great civic and military
parade, led by the Olympia's crew, &C.
ours. Ir will be as distinctly land
celebration as the other was naval.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
Fighting Begin. In ph,,,pp,n...

Manila, Sept. 29.-Generals MacAr-
thur, Wheaton and Wheeler, with four
regiments and battery. advanced at
daybreak upon Porac, about eight
miles northwest Of Bacolor, in Pam
panga province.
The movement against Porac is con-
Quoted personally by General Mac.
Arthur. General Wheeler, with the
Ninth regiment and battery, is ad-
vancing by two roads, while General
Wheaton, commanding the Twelfth and
Seventeenth regiments, is moving TO
block the insurgents from retreating
to the north. The Thirty-sixth regi-
ment accompanies General Macarthur.
Firing has begun near Angeles.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
THE NAVAL PARADE.
Inspiring Spectacle of Hundreds of Yes
sells In Procession.


New York, Sept. 80. The naval pa
rade from the vantage points of the
warehips, was an immense marine pic
ture, a water pageant with so little of
incident, compared with its great size,
that it appeared to the eye as paint
ing rather than drama.
The vast gathering of water craft
maintained an average speed of eight
knots, but SO magnificent was its area
that the impression was one OF exceed
ingly slow and stately movement.
The picture was continually chang
ing but it melted so slowly and in
such measured rythm from form to
form that the sence of motion was
largely lost. 1t started under bril-
iant sky, passed at the mouth of the
HUDSON through the threat of an ugly
storm, and emerged through rain bow
arch that stretched from shore to shore
Into clear and brilliant sunset off the
Grant tomb
Immediately after Admiral Dewey
returned from the Sandy Hook, the
wig wager on the bridge signaled the
fleet TO prepare to get under way. The
gangways were hauled up and the
booms rugged. An old quartermaster
hurried dark, small roll of bunting to
the main, hand over fist. 1t hung
there while the bugle sounded the call
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
THE NAVAL PARADE.
List OF the Vessels That win PartislpaSs
IN 10.

N u
New York, Sept. 29.-The following
vessels in their order, will participate
in the parade:
The police boat patrol will be in the
lead, with the fire boats New York and
Van Wyck. The Olympia, flagship Of
Admiral Dewey, and the steamer Sandy
Hook, having on board Mayor Van
Wyck and representatives OF the city
of New York, will follow side by side.
After these the following order will Be
maintained:
Chicago, protected cruiser, flagship
OF Rear Admiral Howison.
New York, armored cruiser, flagship
of Rear Admiral Sampson.
Indiana, battleship, first-class
Massachusetts, battleship, hrst-class
Texas, battleship, second-clAss-
Brooklyn, armored cruiser.
Lancaster, gunnery ship.
Marietta, gunboat.
Scorpion, auxiliary cruiser.
Torpedo boats Porter, Dupont, Erics-
son, Window, Cushing.
Revenue cutters, Manning, Algon.
quin. Gresham, Window, Onondago.
Transports Sedgewich, Mcpherson,
Mcclellan.
Hospital ship Missouri.
Steamer Monmouth with represen-
tatives of naval militia of New York.
Ninety-Hve steam yachts, under
command of Commodore ]. Pierpont
Morgan, with the flagship Corsair, will
escort the first division. Sir Thomas
Lipton's Erin will lead the starboard
column and Howard Goulds Niagara
the port column
The first section will be preceded by
the Buena Ventura, the first prize cap
tured in the Spanish war.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05

The brilliant code flags blossomed
like flowers on the Olympia from bridge
to maintop. 1t was the order to form
in column The Brooklyn's pennant
snapped AYE. aye" from the signal
yard, and duplicate set Of flags passed
the order TO the Indiana, whence it was
flung from ship to ship down the squad
ron The black speed cones OF the
Olympia climbed slowly to her yards
as the big cruiser got under way.
The other vessels slowly turned like
troop of cavalry, squadron front to-
ward the Narrows, and then fetching a
graceful sweep, headed back up the
harbor toward the battery, the Olym-
pia, escorted by the mayors boat. the
Sandy Hook, in the lead. Back of her,
at 400-yard interval, came the New
York, then the powerful Indiana and
Massachusetts,, the feet footed Brook
lyn, the sturdy old Texas, the rakish,
yaeht-like Dolphin, the old Lancaster,
a relic of another naval age, the pow
erful Chicago, and finally the little
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
BRITISH ULTIMATUN
NEGOTIATIONS WITH raAns
VAAL DECLARED OFF.
Year, of Futile Agitation Make It U..l.,.
to Further Pursue Discussion Bo...
Must Come to Terms.

London, Sept. 27.-The officials q,
the foreign Office have given out II.
text Of the letter Of the secretary q,
state for the colonies, Mr. Chamber
lain, to the British high commissions,
in Africa, Sir Alfred Miner, dated
September 90.
The British reply expresses regret
that her majesty's offer number 5 a,
September s, had been refused, and
says:
The object her majestys govern.
ment had in view in the recent nego-
tions has been stated in a manner
which can not admit of misapprehen.
sion, viz, to obtain immediate repre-.
sentation for the Outlsnders as will
enable them to secure for themselve,
that fair and just treatment which
was formally promised them in 1881
and which her majesty intended to
secure for them when she granted
privileges of self government to the
Transvaal. No conditions less com
prehensive than those contained in
the telegram of September can be
relied upon to effect this object.
The refusal of the South African
government to entertain the offer thus
made, coming as it does after -four
months of protracted negotiations, ends
Ave years of extended agitation and
makes it useless to further pursue the
discussion on the lines hitherto fol.
lowed and the imperial government is
compelled to consider the situation
afresh and formulate itsown proposals
for . 6nal settlement of the issues
which have been created in South
Africa by the policy constantly fol-
lowed for many years by the govern
ment of South Africa.
Mr.. Chamberlain concludes by saw
ing the demands Of Britain are Just,
and that charges and insinuations Of
breach of faith can not be passed over
in silence
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
American Horse. for British Army,

Chicago, Sept. American horses
wiz drag English ammunition wagons
and heavy artillery over the plains OF
the Transvaal in the event Great Brit.
ain and the Beers clash at arms. From
London orders came yesterday TO a
nrm OF horse dealers at the Union stock
yards to buy up all the l,eO0.pound
"gunners" the western market afforded
ana make arrangements for immediate
snipment. Stress was laid upon the
fact that the animals were wanted for
the impending South African campaign
sno the commission WAS marked rush
and imperative"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
READY FOR THE PARADE,
The Olympia Moves Up to the Head of III
Vessels She WI Lead


Vessels She VII Lead.
New York, Sept. 29.-The Olympia
moved up the harbor today and took n
position at the head of the fleet which
she will lead in the big naval parade.
Admiral Dewey and his gallant tars
received the glorious thunderous well
come of the steel-walled men-of-war,
as their stately ship glided up to her
position at the head of the column.
there to remain until the great naval
pageant starts.
Never, perhaps, did triumphant
warrior returning from a victorious
campaign receive a more impressive
welcome. Although thousands upon
thousands witnessed it from shore,
balcony window or housetop, and the
man-of-war anchorage at Tomkinsyille,
where the feet lay, fairly swarmed
with tugs, yachts and steamers and
every sort of harbor craft, all let black
with wild, cheering, exulting people.
and the towering white walls of the
city beyond were brave with a million
welcoming flags, this greeting to Ad-
miral Dewey was the greeting of his
comrades of the navy, who desired to
do him honor before he is captured by
the hosts on land.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05

the most precious possession of Farra-
quits pupil, and when it is struck on
Monday, it will probably be forever.
as it is altogether unlikely that Adj
miral Dewey viii ever command an
other fleet
At O'Clock sharp the squadron got
under way, 1t was an inspiring mo-
ment, as the column started up the
harbor and the great naval parade be-
gan to be a reality.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
HowIson Relieve. s.m,,o..

New York, Sept. 29.-The United
States cruiser Chicago, flagship of
Rear Admiral Howison, has reached
this port from long cruise, during
which she touched the coast of Africa
and visited Port Said The cruiserpro.
ceeded to the government anchorage
on Tomkinsville and took position
astern OF the old ship Lancaster. A
few moments later the blue flag of Rear
Admiral sampson ship, the New York
va. lowered and red flag substituted,
indicating that Sampson was no longer
in command of the fleet here.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05

Marietta, the rear guard of the fighting
and further still. almost lost in the
distance, the yachts and miscellaneous
craft, hull down the horizon.
The evolution began at l o'clock and
in Is minutes the fighting line was
Strengthened out up the harbor. Ad-
miral Dewey was going to his own
place at the head of squadron that
would have won at need three battles
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
NATIONS WELCOME TO DEWEY
No People Ever Before So Royalty Greeted a
COnquering Hero.
Great and Imposing Naval Parade Lasting Six Hours Wit
messed by Three and Half Million People Frantic
in Their Demonstrations of JOy

New York. Sept 80 No Roman con-
queror returned to his triumph of bar
barrie splendor; no victorious king or
prince coming home from successful
war, ever received such magnificent
ovation as overwhelmed Admiral Dewey
as he stood on the bridge of the Olym-
pia at the head Of a magnificent fleet
OF steel thunderers OF the deep, fol-
lowed by thousand vessels Of peace,
each TERED and coated black with peo-
pie, and sailed over the bright waters
of the upper bay and up the broad
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05

to quarters, and the marines were mus
tered aft Then, just as the signal to
weight was given, pull on the hal
yards opened the roll aud spread the
four-starred flag which Fsrragut flew
as he ran the Fort in New Orleans It
was the flag which was presented to
Admiral Dewey.
As 1t broke, sailors at their stations
and the marines on the quarterback
greeted it with the hip, hip, hooray we
got from our ancestors. The flag fioated
proudly all through the pageant. tits
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
Bo.r. su.p,e,ou. of English.

London, Sept. 27.-A special dispatch
from Pretoria says that the members
OF the volksraad, believing that the
British notes are intended to gain time
for the concentration Of TROOPS, urge
the government to adjourn the raad
Immediately, and to send Great Britain
note declaring that further mobiles
ton will be regarded as an unfriendiy
act upon the part of the English
Trenches, earthworks and sand bag
defenses are being erected in all ths
available approaches to the capital
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
INSURGENTS CAPTURE A BOAT
Gunboat Urdaneta Beached and Her Crew
Captured or Killed.


Captured or Killed.
Manila, Sept. EFT is reported that
the insurgents have captured the Unit
cd States gunboat Urdaneta in the
Orani river on the northwest side Of
Manila bay, where she was patrolling.
One officer and nine of her crew are
missing.
The United States gunboat Petrol
was sent to investigate, returned and
reported that the Urdaneta was
beached opposite the town of Orani on
the Orani river. She was burned and
the following guns with their ammun-
ton were captured: A one FOUNDER, one
Colts automatic gun, and one Norden-
felt twenty-five milimeter gun.
The crew of the Urdaneta are pris-
oners or have been killed. Further
details are lacking
The Oregon is the parent ship of the
Urdaneta, and from her draws supplies
and takes orders. She was ordered
out by the 0regon's commander when
captured.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
TRAIN WRECK ON A BRIDGE
Narrow Escape of Train Load From 81
Awful Death.

Maryville, Mo-, Sept. 27.-An Omaha
st. Louis train load of excursionists,
returning from the Omaha exposition,
was wrecked on a bridge over the
Platte river here and all on board
miraculously escaped injury. The
track spread just before the train
passed upon the bridge and the rails
were torn up. The bridge partially
gave way and the engine and two
coaches toppled and fell into it short
distance, landing on some of the upper
timbers. These proved strong enough
TO support them and the passengers,
badly frightened, were able to climb
ont Of the windows and doors aud
reach solid ground uninjured
The bridge is twenty feet high where
the coaches struck and the water in
the river is about equally deep. Train
men say that it seems like a miracle
that the train of five coaches, all OF
which were heavily loaded with excur.
sionists, did not go through.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
DEWEY GREETS CoGHLAN.
Hoch der Kaiser Incident Creates Merri-
ment.

ments
New York, Sept 30.-Captain JOS B..
Coghlan. WHO commanded the Raleigh
at Manila and is now commandant of
the Port Orchard, Washington naval
station, called upon Admiral Dewey.
When he climbed to the head of the
gangway the admiral rushed over to
him and grasping him by the hand he
exclaimed: why, Joe, how we'll you
are looking" And then he went on
with twinkling eyes: What's this
have heard about your learning to
sing?" Then seizing the captains shoul
ders he shook him as if Gliding him.
and both laughed heartily at the admit
rails reference to Coghlan's "Hoch der
Kaiser" song.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
Dewey's Pet Lion.

New York, Sept. 30.-A lion cub has
been presented to Dewey. 1t is being
cared for on the Olympia and has been
named Chichester, in honor OF the
captain of the British cruiser Immor-
talite, which was stationed at Manila.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
Earthquake KIN. a thousand People.

Athens, Greece, Sept. 30,-The gov
eminent has information that the Sc
we're earthquake shock around smyrna
killed 1000 people and demolished 200o
houses. Two villages are almost en-
tirely in ruins.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
FAMOUS WAR GOVERNOR.
Statue of Oliver p. Morton Unveiled at
Washington, ID. G.

5NWNuv OF OHFVT II . MOTtOH IuVeEeU NJ
Washington, ID. G.
Washington, Sept. 27.-The life-size
white marble statue of former Cover
nor Oliver P. Morton of Indiana was
unveiled yesterday in Satuary hall at
the capitol. No formal ceremonies at
tended the unwilling. Among those
present were State Senator Charles
Shively of Richmond, First Assistant
Postmaster-General Heath, former At
torney General Louis Kitchener, and
other prominent Indianians.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-05
sTuNo TO DEATH BY BEES.
Aged Ohio Farmer Suffers an Agonlrins
Death.

Death.
Alliance, o., Sept 27.--John Carson,
farmer aged 65 of Newton Falls, was
stung to death yesterday by bees. Car
son desired to work in his apiary, and
to quiet the bees, burned sulphur
This only enraged the bees, however
and they swarmed over him, singing
him in hundreds of places. He made
his way to the house, where he fell on
the floor. Several hours later he died
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-09
HANNA STILL IN POiiTiCS.

In u recent interview Senator Marcus
a. Hanna said: IF anybody thinks !
am out of active politics let him wait till
fight starts up aud see where | will
he. I have never yet shirked duty of
this kind.
"Do you think u man like me who has
gone 50 far in this thing called politics
and who has worked so faithfully for
his party. would crawl out just before
another national campaign. when re-
sponsibilitics have grown heaviest aud
every party leader is in honor bound to
do all he can do for the cause? Does
anybody suppose would put myself
before the country on such Il PROPOSE
ton!
Now. I'll tell you about this chair
manship of the Republican Nationa
Committee. You see. I am not a mem
Der of that committees: | am simply
chairman of It. My term will not cN
pirc until after have called the M
tional convention of Republicans ii
1000.
When that convention meets I shall
have to be there rs chairman of the M
tional Committee aud make my report
Then the convention will proceed will
its business. After this Is accomplished
the National Committee will be selected
by the delegates from the variou.
States. THIS committee will then meet
to elect u chairman.
II simply ask you. who can speak fol
me at this early date. and say I am on,
| of politics. and have declined to accep,
another term rs chairman Of that com
mittee? It Is simply folly to say a man
declines thing before the possibilit,
of his accepting or declining 1t ha.
| arisen.
II certainly shall not withdraw from
the Craftsmanship of the National Com
mittee before my time Is up. You car
put that down rs sure"
But, Senator. Il Is reasonable to sup
pose that the craftsmanship will he of
fered to YOU again. and II It SHOULD
be-"
Now. stop. How do you know It vii
be offered To me! You are simply guess
ing nj thing year In advance"
"Why. as Il reward for your services
to the party in the past-in Ohio. II 20,
please. during the last campaign"
Nonsense. did work hard In Ohio
that's true ! ran myself down physic
ally. 1t was a rough road. that cam
paign, there Is no doubt about that. hut
to speak frankly. ! deserve no NOR,
credit for the Republican victory n
Ohio than my share. There we ~,
others who did hard work. too.
1T would he an ungraccful thing fol
me to discuss whether or not I will nc
cept another term as chairman of tn,
Republican National Committee. 1
would DE- audaclOus to discuss IN offel
that has not been made"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-09
SWENiE FiFIY YEARS A FIREMAN.

Denis Joseph Swcnlc, the veteran
chief of the Chicago fire department,
celebrated his tiftlcth anniversary as u
fireman last sunday. The Chiefs nu.
merous family gathered N his firesldc,
where the griZzled old iirc.fighter en-
tertaincd his nineteen grandchildren.
Chief Swenie entered the service of the
city Of Chicago as Il fireman Dec. 3,
1919. He was assigned 10 engine com.
pany ., then located at Wells and Kin.
Zle streets. He served as "A runner" in
what was then "a volunteer department.
-Four years after his first service he was
transferred to the Red Jacket Com.
pany,' in the rear of the present Cham,
her OF Commerce site. This company
was disbanded In 1854 by the City
Council and Swenle returned to his old
Niagara" In 1856 Swenic was elect
ed to the position Of assistant chief
He served In this capacity until 1858
when he was elected To his present po'
sitlon Of chief engineer of the depart
ment.
He organized the paid department
and introduced the first steam fire en-
CINE used west Of New York He held
the position Of chief until 1861, when he
retired. As captain Of the Liberty
company he served from 1851 to 1868
Three OF his old company mates are
now in the service OF the fire depart.
ment. They are Nicholas Weinand
ckAl - a. II 10
Schnur, marshal Of the fourth battal