The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-02-16

sentenced to be hanged in Chicago
February % for wife murder.
A special from Pinghar, Ia. says
Governor cummins is ready to accept
a third term as governor and will
make an official announcement soon.
President Pardo Of Peru has signed
the law approving the contract with
Henry MacDougall for the construc-
ton Of railroad between Lima and
Pisco.
Captain Kurmi. who commanded the
Japanese naval guns at the siege OF
Port Arthur, has been appointed naval
attache at the legation OF Japan in St.
Petersburg.
The fall of Count vorontzoff-Das
koff, Viceroy of the Caucasus, whose
weakened policy is held responsible
for the prevailing anarchy in the eau
casus. is announced.
General Linevitch reports to st.
Petersburg the existence OF 220 cases
of Siberian plague in the army. The
total number Of sick in the hospital
is 744 officers and 1892 men.
The internal revenue report for
1905 shows that the business of the
Philippine islands amounted to 1885,
100000 in gold The amount of taxes
collected was 100000 in gold.
Poltavatsky, the youth of Moscow
who on June Is, 1905, attempted to
assassinate General Trepoff, has been
condemned to five years imprison-
ment, without loss of civil rights.
Sarah Jones, seventy earold wo-
man. was convicted of murder in the
first degree at Philadelphia, for the
killing Of her foster daughters child
within few hours after 1t was born.
After run, the Columbia Banking
and Trust company Of Charleston, S.
G., closed It's doors. and the directors
made a general assignment of property
and assets for the benefit of creditors.
A coroner's jury at San Francisco,
in the inquest over the three men who
We're killed recently on the transport
Meade, found verdict Of accidental
death caused by inhaling poisonous
smoke.
Jim Cotton, negro, was shot TO
death at Elmaville, Ala. by mob Of
white men. Cotton was accused of
shooting at Jim Philips, guano sales
man, who had administered thrash
ing to Cotton.
At Rickmer's ship yard in Bremen
haven last week there was launched
the biggest sailing ship in the world.
The length of the craft is 4sS feet and
her breadth 81 feet. and she is of 5000
tons burden.
Governor Stokes of New Jersey has
granxed Mrs. Antoinette Tolla, the
Hackensack murderess, a further re-
prieve Of sixty days In order to allow
her counsel to present further evi.
dence for new trial.
A punitive expedition has captured
a large band OF revolutionists in the
Dehlen estate in the vicinity of Riga.
Fifteen OF them have been tried by
court-martial and shot The others
were logged with knouts.
Special investigation of the affairs
Of the Equitable Life Insurance soci.
ETY. within year have cost that cor
poration more than 100000. according
to a statement authorized by Paul
Morton, president of the Equitable
President w G. Tight Of the New
Mexico university was seriously in
jured at Albuquerque, by an explosion
Of gasoline while experimenting in the
laboratory One of his arms was torn
on and he was otherwise horribly
mutiliated.
Many Jews at Kieff have received by
mail sentences of death in the name
OF the pan-Russian league in defence
Of the holy cross. A great panic pre-
wallis among the Jewish population,
who are expecting renewal of the
anti-Jewish riots.
Fire broke out in Littleton, w. Va.
an oil town, and before it could be
extinguished nearly every business
house was destroyed, about 500 of the
1900 inhabitants were without homes
and financial loss OF more than $780,
600 was sustained
Mount Vesuyius volcanic activity
continues. Streams OF lava have in
waded the railroad track at three
points. and ii Is threatened at fourth
point The station Of the Funicular
railway is also threatened. and that
line OF transit has been stopped
Roy Mendenhal shot and killed Mrs.
Eva Kennedy. his fiancee, and then
fatally wounded himself, at Dayton.
Chic. The couple had quarreled over
Mrs. Kennedy's request for few
days postponement OF their marriage
which mad been set for Wednesday.
Major General Leonard Wood is
preparing for field manensers as soon
as the additional regiments being
sent 70 the islands arrive. The opera |
liens will extend over the larger part |
Of the Island of Luzon, so as to III |
NE troops for possible service in
China