The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-12-28
NEWS SUMMARY.

silver are being extracted.
The training ship Chesapeake" the
first sailing vessel built for the navy in
more than forty years has Just com
pleted m ost successful trip in Mas
sachusetts bay
The entire capital stock aud all the
bonds of the Coos Bay, Boseburg a
Eastern railroad, Oregon, are now the
property of j. D, spreclsels and Broth
ers company.
The Ontario Government had a sale
of s9s 900 spuar miles Of timber limits
in the districts of Nipissing and Rainy
River. in Chicago last week. 1t was
attended by all the leading American
lumberman in Michigan, who bought
freely.
Corp Frank sample company c,
Twentieth Kansas volunteers is dead III
Leavenworth Kan, from the effects OF
a bullet wound in the head received in
a battle at San Tomas, Philippines,
May 4th.
President II c. Symmonds of Fargo,
n. D.. college, while standing in a
bookstore, at Fargo suddenly fell to
the floor. Death was instantaneous
and was supposed to have been due to
heart failure.
The subscription started in the
British colony in Mexico City in behalf
Of the widows and orphans Of British
soldiers in the war with the Transyaal
has reached the sum ofS7500,
Reports received for this seasons sugar
crop in the Hawaiian islands gives the
total product as 2s2, so7 tons, which is
one of the largest in years.
Hugo Hunfalvy, lawyer of New
York city says there is no possible
question that two electricians in Chi,
cago, E. P. and c. S. Carnly, are heirs
to an estate in Hungary worth 1900, 600
forms or about 81, 100000
A marvellous quartz find is reported
from Dawson. Assays run as high as
$500 ton it is said and the ledge is a
mile in width,
Admiral Dewey has renewed his re.
1uest that the Chinese who served with
uim during the battle of Manila may
be given the right to enter the United
States free of restrictions
In Lincoln, Neb., at mass meeting
to express sympathy for the Beers,
resolutions commencing the cause OF
South Africa republics and condemning
oppression were adopted. Governor
Poynter was one of the ce-presidents.
The Queen has sent a letter to Gen
eral Lord Roberts, the newly-appointed
commandment chief of the British
forces in South Africa, warmly sympath
ling with him on the death of his son,
and thanking him for the great patri'
otism he has displayed in putting aside
his terrible private grief in order to de-
vote himself to the affairs of the nation
Friends and sympathizers of the
Beers are to hold two mas smeetings in
New York city after the holidays, One
will be undes the auspices of the Irish
societies
London papers display much anxiety
over the attitude of Menelib, emperor
Of Abyssinia, toward England, Al
present there is dispute between thi'
potentate and Great Britain as to tn,
boundary.
Senator Foster has introduced bill
to authorize the leasing of lands ives
Of the nine ty-ninth meridian for graz
ing purposes.
Chairman Burton of the river ant
harbor committee authorizes the state
ment that there win probably be nj
river and harbor bill at the presen
session.
The car shops of the Chicago, Mil
waulzee & st. Paul railroad, the larges
plant in Dubuque, la, were destroye,
by fire last week, Loss from SIS, 90
to 500 600 and 300 men will be throw
out of employment
The trial of Emil lola, on charge o
having libeled NJ Judet, director O
the Petit journal, in accusing him @
using forged documents in an attac
upon Francois lola, the novelist
father, has adjourned for month.
The Southern Pacific company wi
restore the old lumber rate from Por
land to San Francisco bay point!
Sacramento, Stockton and San Jose, Q
the drst of the year.
The navy department purposes t,
ask congress for 81 900, 900 to build tw
first-class training ships, of 5000 tor
displacement each, the vessels to /
sbeathed and provided with militaI
sail power as well as steam propulsion
1t is claimed that the enlistc
strength of the navy today is near
1000 men short of the legal limit ar
of the needs of the service
Nestor Ponce de Leon, nneal d
scendant of Ponce de Leon. discover
of Florida, died at Havana on Monda
aged SO years.
Senators Gallinger and Foster ha
both introduced bills in the sena
authorizing the appointment of co
mittees to investigate trade conditio
in the Orient.