The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-11-30
NEWS SUMMARY.


an order establishing domestic rate of
postage between the United States and
the Philippine islands and Guam.
The flag overthe United States embas-
sy, London, was ta,f-mAstetl as tribute
OF respect to the late Carrot A Hobart.
vice-president of the United States.
The report that baron Fava, the
Italian ambassador at Washingto ton.
will retire and be succeeded by Ad-
miral Canevaro. is authoritatively de-
MED
II Is not at all certain, according to
Secretary Long that Admiral Schley
may not be ordered to South Africa,
this being a matter dependent upon
the situation.
The Methodist missionary committee
has made an appropriation of $4,000 for
the church in the Philippines. II is to
be opened under the direction OF the
bishop of India.
The section about Denison. Tex, Is
In the early stages OF serious food
Thousands OF acres Of farm land are
under water Families are fleeing from
the bottom lands
Tho Des Moines, Ia, city council has
passed an ordinance prohibiting all
persons walking the streets after II p
m, unless they can give satisfactory
reasons therefor.
WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minis
ter, has again entered protest because
Of the action OF Gen. Otis in too strict
ly excluding Chinese from the Philip
pine archipelago,
The paper trade is threatened with
famine according to several manufatur-
ers. Lower water in streams which
supply the paper mills is said to be tina
cause OF tl.~ scarcity.
The war department is quietly at
work on the problem of wireless tele.
graphy for the signal service. 1t has
developed system OF its own and is
not dependent on Marconi.
Secretary Long has removed the
mark OF desertion from Walter Ryan OF
Muncie, Ind, son OF Hon : w. Ryan,
referee in bankruptcy for at district
He deserted from man of.war while
demented,
Reports to the immigration bureau
show that the total Immigration to the
United States during the last four
months was 1885, an increase over
that OF the corresponding period of last
year of ao,S44
The Santo Domingo minister OF JUS
tice has stopped the sale OF the late
President Heureaux's real estate ON
the ground that 1t belongs to the gov
eminent, Germans hold mortgages on
the real estate.
The president will ask the incoming
congress to pass an act retiring Gen,
Shafter with the rank of major-gen-
eral In the regular army, He has al
ready been retired with the rank of
brigadier-general,
The state department and the
Nicaraguan government are exchang-
ing notes with view TO bringing to n
close the Bluefelds incident, growing
out Of the double taxation OF American
merchants at Bluehelds.
Tho greatest excitment known in
the history of Georgia, for years has
been caused by the debate in the State
Assembly over the Wnlingham bill
providing for State prohibition. A
vote will be taken today,
The second trial of coaling a ship at
sea by the United States steamship
Massachusetts, and the collier
Marceilus was executed last Satur-
day off the lightship 1t was more of
asuccess than the first one,
A strike was begun last week by 200
Of the men employed ON the Chicago
drainage canal near Joliet, The men
have been getting sl,ss per day and
demand g., The contractors say they
will not grant the increase
Claims have been filed up to date on
account of damages sustained by
American citizens through the Spanish
war to the amount of Sss, 900, 600, and
the president is expected TO submit a
Recommendation TO congress in his
message looking to the creation Of a
commission to adjudicase them.
Lieut. Arthur c, Ksvanagh, native
of johnson county, Neh,, who fought
on the olympia in Manila bay, was
rendered a public reception and pre-,
sented with a handsome sword in
Tecumseh by the citizens Of the town
and county.
Mine operators who have been sell.
ing coal in ST, Louis to the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas and Iron Mountain 4
Cotton Belt railroads, have been mott,
ned by the miners union to stop this
sale or strike win be inAugurated
by the order,
Secretary Long will ask for three ar.
mored cruisers of about Is, 600 tons dis,
placement, three protected cruisers O,
about 5000 tons, and dozen gunboat.
OF 500 TONS making eighteen ships in
all, The armored cruisers win r.
enlarged Brooklyns.
London Times announces that II is
authorized 10 deny the statement re-