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

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West Colusa' mine at Butte, by falling
down the shaft.
A. Kennel of Milwaukee was run
over by Union Pacific freight train
at Cheyenne, receiving injuries which
will likely prove fatal. His right leg
was crushed, rendering amputation
necessary, and skull fractured.
Rev. j. N. L. Goss, of San Francisco,
has been appointed customs inspec-
tor by Collector Jackson. His name
I was taken from the eligible list. He
is an Episcopal minister, originally
from 0uray, Colo, and will abandon
the pulpit to enter the government
service.
Bert Phillips, sheepherder EN-.
ployed on one of the Pole creek ranches
of the Warren livestock company
near Cheyenne was killed by lightning
last week. His hat and one shoe were
torn in pieces but there were no marks
on him except on the back of the head,
upon which the bolt descended.
! A mortgage on the n. c. & o. rail.
way in Nevada has been recorded in
the sum of 81, 500, 900 to Moran Bros. of
New York. The revenue stamps on the
document amounted to S749 so, which
represents what Uncle Sam will get on
the transaction. The money will be
used to improve and extend the road.
Prof. f. J. Van Wrinkle, hypnotist
and formerly teacher in the normal
school at Weston, Or, is lying in the
hospital with his skull crushed, the
result of an encounter with his brother
in-law, Frank McGhee. The men quar-
relied over family matters, and McGhee
struck his opponent on the head with
hammer, inficting probable fatal
injuries
A fire in the shaft house of the Park
Regent mine at Aspen, Colo, caused
the death of p. A. Headman, who was
working in a drift of the mine. A
number of miners were overcome by
smoke and gas and taken out in an I'M
conscious condition. All recovered
five children.
The Union Pacific coal company has
purchased the buildings at Camp Pilot
Butte, near Rock Springs, Wyo., which
were occupied by United States troops
until quite recently, when the post was
abandoned. The company will rebuild
the structures and make small dwell
ing houses of them for the employees
of the coal mines.
There has been second attempt to
burn the Episcopal church in Carson,
Nevada. The prompt action of the
fire department saved the building, in
which kindliug and ceal oil had been
strewn. An investigation showed that
an attempt was made to set fire to the
Catholic church and public school
buildings. A reward has been offered
for the capture of the unknown incen-
diary. There is talk of lynching him
| if caught.
A locomotive, when taking water at
a tank near Hickman, Colo, on the
Colorado Midland, broke away from its
crew and started on wild run down
grade. Near Buena Vista the runaway
crashed into the eastbound passenger
train. Both were totally wrecked.
Fireman George Boswick was killed
and Engineer Arthur Laloud received
fatal injuries. The express and bag
gage cars were badly damaged. No
passengers were hurt.
A stabbing ARRAY occurred at a
shoes -shearing camp sixty miles west
of Casper, Wyo., few days ago. A
herder named William Quinn went to
the camp from another camp nearby,
and asked the cook, fellow named
Sam Smith, for something to eat, both
men being in the employ of Patrick
Sullivan. Smith refused and quarrel
ensued, during which Quinn was stab
bed in the back with a butcher knife
in the hands of Smith.
Advices from Buffalo, Wyo., state
that Jay Moore, well known citizen
living on Crazy Woman river, near that
place, was drowned while attempting
to ford the stream on horseback.
Moore and the horse were swept down
stream.
Mrs. Rosina de Cleo, who recently
arrived in San Francisco from Portland,
Or, made desperate attempt to kill
her husband, whom she is alleged to
have deserted. She struck him three
times with Ratchet, infiicting serious
wounds.
Heavy late frosts and ice, still lin
gering in the lap of spring, have de-
stroyed the blossoms and coppered the
fruit crop throughout the state of Ne
vada, and the people will have to de-
pend on California or some other state
for all fruit except potatoes.
A Mr.. Perrin, an old time Com
stocker, committed suicide at Carson,
Nevada, last week, while visiting a
friend. He was lying on bed when
he shot himself in the head, frightfully
mutilating his face. He was crazed
when he committed the deed
The Reno Gazette claims TO have evi.