The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-06-08
NEWS SUMMARY.

Berlin, for the Russian railway in ST.
IBERIA.
8. jackson Close, an aged merchant
and postmaster at Stanwich, Conn,
was attacked by robbers and beaten to
death.
The Grand Central railroad of Eng
land has placed an order for twenty
locomotives with the Baldwin works of
Philadelphia.
Harry Lssell and Richard Neal,
while digging for relics at the site of
old Fort Mackinac, Michigan, unearth-
cd six complete skeletons.
Ten persons were drowned at Sim
ZACH, Bavaria, in the river Inn. one of
the principal affiuents Of the Danube,
by the capsizing Of boat.
The London Truth, in spite of semi
official statements to the contrary, in
sists that an operation for cataract on
The queens eyes is inevitable.
England, on the completion of ships
now under construction for her navy,
will, 1t is said be in position to meet
the combined navies of any two pow
ers of the world.
Mrs. Emma L. French, wife of Alfred
A. French, one of the best known archi-
tects OF Cleveland, committed suicide.
She had been i'll and feared that she
was becoming insane.
Speaking before the Colonial Aid So
ciety of New York, General Guy Y.
Henry, late governor-general OF Porto
Rico, compared the Porto Ricans to the
North American Indians.
BENJAMIN Franklin Clark, consul at
Pernambuco, died on board the Lam
port & Holt line steamer Hevelius, on
May 10, of Brights disease, and was
buried at sea the same evening.
At the banquet of the Congregational
club at the Pamer house, Chicago, rep
resentatives Of the colored race dis
cussed with their white brethren the
problem of the negro in the south
A large portion of the government Of
Astralxan, on the northwest coast of
the Caspian sea, has been submerged
by an overflow of the river volga,
which divides it into nearly equal
parts
There is great scarcity Of meat on
the Hawaiian islands, due to the fact
that much pasturage land has been
planted with sugar, and the native
herds have consequently been much
reduced.
Ten dock laborers at Buffalo, N. Y,
were sent to the penitentiary for thirty
days They were about to return to
New York and after drinking freely,
wrecked a saloon near the Lehigh Val
ley station.
Charles Hutchinson was shot and
killed by his wife during family
quarrel at Arcadia, Ind, The woman
pleaded self-defense. She is but 90
years of age and Hutchinson was her
fifth husband.
Sir Clarence Ross, representing an
American syndicate, has offered topur-
chase the municipal electric light
plants Of Shanghai, on condition that
the purchaser is given the right TO es-
tablish tramways.
The lord lieutenant of Ireland, Earl
Cadogan. has released o'Hanlon, Null
let and James Fitz-Harris, alias "Skin
the Goat" the last three Irish political
prisoners who were sentenced to inn
prisonment for life.
The Yukon 4 White Pass railway is
now completed from Ska quay to the
summit Of the pass, a distance of about
eighteen miles, and for a distance OF
about twelve miles further the roadbed
isready for the rails
Chief wilkie of the secret service ha:
announced the arrest in Chicago OF
William Coleman, a silver teller in the
sub-treasury there, on charge ofhav
ing distracted silver from bags re
ceived from the banks-
An American missionary has recently
created good deal of amusement a
Simla, India, by beseeching the officials
TO buy his books and attempting TO Sc
cure the aid of Lady Curzon, wife o.
Aha wsao~,,- T., xa<orpo;r :, C;1la e.>osa@~,
In San Francisco Judge Coffey ISSUED
an order directing the executors of this
estate OF the late Adolph Sutro to dis
pose of much of the property of tn,
estate, and steps will be taken imme
diately TO sell about 81 ZOO. 900 worth
The estate is worth several millions
Inthe case of the Westinghouse Elec-
trio g. Manufacturing company against
the General Electric company. for VIC
lation of its contract, Judge Coke o.
the United States circuit court, Utica
N. Y. filed his decision, allowing tn,
demurrer of defendants, aled las
month.
1t is reported that Perry S. Heath
assistant postmaster-general, and hi,
brother, Fletcher Heath. have nego
tiated for and practically acquired /
controlling interest in the stock of tn,
Seventh National bank Of New Yorl
city.
Mr.. II. Fl. Hanna, chairman of tbs
monetary executive committee, Indian
Apolis. Ind. expresses himself as highl,