The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-08-24
NEWS SUMMARY.

Heureaux have been captured and shot
The yellow fever situation at the
Soldiers Home at Hampton is much
improved.
Three young men and their team
were killed by train on a crossing at
Humboldt, Iowa.
There has been a general advance Of
from IS to 25 per cent in the price Of
lumber since July /.
Charles wager Of Brandt, Pa, while
temporarily insane, murdered his three
children and suicided.
Richard Croker was among the pas
seDgers on the St. Paul bound from
Southampton to New York.
Miss frankie George, an actress, shot
herself, in Chicago, because she had
been Tilted by one of her profession.
There were seventy-eight deaths from
yellow fever at Vera Cruz, Mexico, in
the last week OF June, and only seven
teen deaths in the last week of July.
Among the bridge orders in the
market are eight bridges for Japan.
They we're designed by American con-
sulting engineers.
The first and only national bank out
side of the continental boundaries OF
the United States is about to be estab'
lished in Honolulu.
A tornado with velocity of eighty
miles and width of three blocks pass
ed through Elizabeth, N. j., doing
damage conservativcly estimated at
So, 200.
From 1000 to 5000 men are under
arms in the Yaqui country, engaged
in bloody conflict. The entire country
is in state of terror and people are
fleeing to the larger settlements.
Louis Pullerman and Michael Melon
aid were put to death by electricity in
Sing Sing prison. Pullerman died in
fifty-fve seconds; current was turned
on Mcdonald for eighty-fve seconds.
Governor Geer has decided to present
each member of the Second Oregon
regiment with a bronze medal, to be
cast from one OF the cannon captured
In the Philippines, lift can be secured.
The state department fully approves
of the action taken by the United
States Minister Powell at Port au
Prince in enforcing respect for the
sanctity of the United States legation.
The preliminary steps have been
taken toward the founding Of an oil
exchange in San Francisco. 1t is pro-
posed to handle the entire oil business
of the state through system of certifi-
Gates.
The 6rst bale of the new crop of
Texas cotton was sold atpublic auction
In front of the Cotton Exchange, New
York city, for the benefit, of the sufferers
by the floods in Texas. 1t brought
$4,000.
No information can be obtained in
Washington regarding the story of
John Zachert of San Francisco, that the
Russian government in 1888 established
monuments tomark the Alaskan bound.
airy line.
Senator Jones will, it is said, resign
the leadership of the. Democratic com
mittee by the the time the national
convention meets, so as to give an
opportunity for the choice of another
chairman.
Lewis Morrison will take company
OF American play ers to Japan. 1t is
Mr.. Morrison's intention to leave San
Francisco next May with company
OF twenty-five people, scenery, etc,
and play year in japan.
Acting Secretary of State Adee has
received cablegram from Minister
Powell at Port au Prince, Haiti, con.
firming the newspapaper report OF
the violation of his legation by police
officers who were making arrests.
The state department has succeeded
in locating Senator Beveridge, of Indi
ana, over whose wherea bouts some
snxiety was felt by his friends. He
vas detained in quarantine at Maya
saki on steamship Empress of India.
At Independence, Kan, tramp agec
~ years, giving his name as r. c
Young, has confessed to numbering A
c. Bush and John Cooley, prominent
farmers and stock-raisers from Shiots
Indian reservation. He killed them fol
$40.
Miss Fannie Goodwin, a milliner a
Fairview, KY, shot and MORTAL,
wounded Bryan Allegro. She charged
that he wrote scurrilous notes and Gu
offensive phrases in her window will
diamond. She was released withou
bond
Third Assistant Postmaster-Gen
Madden has issued an order calling tn
attention of postmasters everywher
to the fact that packages cannot b
mailed to the Yukon district. Onl
letters and postal cards can lie sent I
the Yukon territory.
DR.. Thomas c. Mendenhall. presiden
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, VIII
made survey of Alaska says: To az
cede to Canada's boundary claim woul
be to give her all of the value that III
United States purchased from Russ;
In southeastern Alaska.
Lightning struck the big brick power
house and carhouse of the South Orang
avenue electric road on South orang