The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-26
NEWS SUMMARY.

by Philadelphia on the night Of No
vember LIST.
The cruiser Brooklyn left Hampton
Roads last week bound for Manila via
the Suez canal
Martial law has been proclaimed at
Mafel<ing, vryburg, Taung, Herbert
and Barkley West.
Two Boer spies have been arrested
at Ladysmith and handed over to the
military authorities.
United States Senator George f, HoaI
has been unanimously reelected presid-
emit of the Unitarian council.
The Cologne Gazette announces Off
cially that Emperor William will start
for England on November 18th.
President Mckinley has returned to
Washington. He was absent about two
weeks, and made over 100 speeches.
outrages being practiced against Col
ombian citizens in Ecuador threaten TO
endanger the relations with that repub-
lie
United States troops have been with.
drawn from the Occur d'Alenes This
conclusion was reached by the war de-
partment last week.
The announcement has been unoffi-
cinlly made that steel rails are TO be ad'
vanced from S3S to s35 at the mill by
makers for 1899 or 1900 delivery.
1t is estimated that from 1900 to
10000 Free State Beers are watching
the passes in the Drakonberg range
from Olivier's Hook to Collins Pass
TIE internal revenue statement for
September, 1899, shows total receipts
Of S24, 500, s95, an increase compared
with September, 1898, of 81, 500, sos.
President Loubet has signed the
pardon of Emile Arton, who in Nov
ember 1896, was sentenced to eight
years mprisonment for completely In
Panama canal frauds.
4 ne NlccTON VI lnAius IJOlu NuiNSh
of Keddleston, and his staff will shortly
visit the plague and famine districts.
Before starting thdy will all be inocul-
ated against the plague.
Near Rowenna, Mo-, John De Jarnett,
aged about As years, shot and instantly
killed Miss Eliza Purott aged about 35,
ana then killed himself. De Jarnett
was not considered bright.
Great indignation is expressed at the
discovery of a rebellious plot involving
an attempt to ssassinate Gen. Jiminez
and zen. Vaxquez, the provisional
President of San Domingo,
Negotiations are in progress between
the United States and Chile which are
expected to result in the signing Of an
other treaty for the renewal OF the
Chilean claims commission.
At Warsaw, Ind, the family OF J. w.
Russ was poisoned by eating cheese,
Eight of the family are seriously Ill,
three cannot live, and Mr.. Russ died
soon after eating the cheese
The United States is engaged in
negotiations with Russia, Guatemala
and Haiti in regard to the arbitration
of claims fled against those Govern
ments by American citizens.
In addition to other mills which the
American Cereal company is now build
ing in Cedar Rapids, Ia, at cost OF
over $4,000, 900 it will soon commence
work on wheat Touring plant,
Two battalions of the Thirty-ninth
infantry, together with the Third bat
talon, which has been recruited al
Vancouver barracks, will sail for the
Philippines from Portland about Nov
ember LIST.
BY direction Of the President, Major
General Guy V. Henry, on waiting ord
ers in New York city has been assigned
to command of the Department OF the
Missouri, with headquarters at Omaha
Nebraska.
Five battleships, one cruiser on,
cadet training ship and twenty-tiv
torpedoboats and torpedo boat destroy
ers will comprise the new construction
completed and added to the navy within
the next year
All special dispatches from South A :
RIGA for theLondon pres,s are delaye,
and bear marks of a rough-shod rev
sion. The war orrespondents evidentl,
will be bottled up until there is bi
battle TO describe.
The postmaster-general has issued
formal warning to all postmaster
against the levy of political asse ssment
and simultaneously the civil servic,
commission has called attention to tn
law governing the subject
1t is reported in Wall street that
movement is on foot TIC consolidat
four national banks of New Yor
city into one ma tional bank, the large
in the country, with Secretary of ii
Treasury Gage as president.
The National Association of Man
facturers has been making preparation
for the establishment in Shanghai of
larges warehouse for the display and ga
American goods made by the membe
ofthe ASSOCIATION. 1t will open Janua
LIST.
George Wanko, pugilist OF Washin,