The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-03-02
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died in London last week. He was
born in 1s45.
st. Natures college at Bourbounais
III, was destroyed by nre at night.
None we're injured.
The hes.sh department at Havana
announces that no cases Of yellow
fever exist in Cuba.
The Calumet q Hecla Mining com
pany directors have declared a divi-
dend of SIS per share.
King Edward opened the second
parliament of his reign Monday after.
noon with the customary ceremonies.
The Japanese government has de-
clared March 10 as the date to be eel
ebrated as the anniversary of the war.
A modified form of quarantine goes
into effect against Havana and all
Cuban and other tropical ports on
March /, at Mobile
PRECEDENT Palmo of Cuba says that
he intends to recommend to congress
an increase of the present force OF
5000 rural guards to 5000.
The gold standard was adopted at
the Algeciras conference. France
does not indicate any further policy
regarding the Moroccan question.
The American steamer David has
been wrecked on San Andrews island,
of the Nicaraguan coast. The crew
was saved, but the cargo was lost.
The senate has ratified the treaty
with South America relating to quar-
antine regulations. The treaty is
similar to that with European coun.
tries.
The war department has received a
cablegram frnsse Co. rN----i----- saving
sifat Harmon Caceres has annomnced
that he will serve the unexpired pres.
idential term.
Three men lost their lives fighting
fire in the shaft of the Old Dominion
mine at Globe. Ariz.. Tuesday. Twelve
boxes of powder in the tenth level
burned without exploding.
The united mine workers OF Illinois
have unanimously Endorsed the action
of the national convention at Indian,
apolis in demanding an increase of
12h per cent over the present scale
The strained Franco-German stu,
alton appears to have increased some
what, owing to the disheartened tone
OF the press, which, however, careful
ly avoids stimulating the war fever.
The SENATE has passed the bill au,
thorizing the purchase OF coal lands
in the island OF Batan, Philippine Is,
lands; also the bill amending the Phil,
ippine tariff act on textile fabrics on
shoes.
Father F. e. Leary. national chap.
lain of the G. A. R., who Is i'll at his
home in Chapman, Mass, with pneu.
monia, is reported slowly sinking. His
physicians held out no hope OF re-
covery.
Returning to her fiat to get her
money MRS. John Hanley met her
daeth in Chicago in burning apart
ment house. Mrs. Hanley had gone
from the building with her son at the
first alarm.
The correspondent OF the London
Daily Telegraph at Toxic says that
fire in the town of Tara, sixty miles
southeast of Fukushima. DESTROYED
500 houses and caused the death of
thirty-seven persons.
In the British house of commons
the statement was made that the
transfer of Port Arthur from Russia
to Japan does not affect the status
OF Wei Wei. which was leased to
Great Britain by China.
Prince Pignatelli Strongen aged
10, son of lady-in-waiting to Queen
Helena, committed suicide at Naples
by shooting. He was to have been
married in few hours to a daughter
OF the Duke of Corigliano.
]. Milton Turner of st. Louis, for
merly American minister to Liberia.
Is endeavoring to enlist the interest
Of isthmian canal officials in the EN-.
ployment of negro labor from the
United States in building the canal.
The bandits who kidnapped Colonel
Robert Mannigan, the Deming, N. NJ.
ranchman, from stage near Silver
City, N NJ, are alleged to have collect
ed $4,000 ransom money to date, 81 900
from the Colonel and $1,000 from his
son, yet them still hold him.
It Is understood that the union mi.
ners will demand 1917 cent increase
In wages in the pittsburg district
Mitchell, when pressed abort his
meaning when he said there would
be no strike. said that il appl,e0 IN
the bituminous coal situation.
Efforts have been started at Seattle,
Wash, to secure shipload of wheat
for Japanese famine sufferers. to he
shipped. IL possible, on the Great
Northern liner Dakota, sailing March
az. Late Oriental mail advices show
that nearly a million people are
starving
4 force Of religious fanatics is re-
ported to have invaded and overrun
portion Of Sokotos Africa. from the
north; to have destroyed French
post near the frontier. killing five