The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-14
NEWS SUMMARY

Panama viii be laid before congress
December IT.
The question of spelling undoubted
ly will receive attention at the hand
OF congress this week
The yellow fever situation in Cub
Is satisfactory There is one case II
Havana and two in the interior.
During the past week eight terror
lists have been executed at Warsaw
and eight others condemned to death
A military raid on the Rakofr Iron
works at Czenstochova, Russia, re.
suited In breaking up an extensive rev.
dictionary organization.
In an explosion Of gas in the Balti-
more mine of the Parrish Coal com
pany, at Wilkesbarre, Pa, two men
were killed and five others injured
Orders have been placed with the
Nikolaeiif ship-building yards for the
construction of four modern torpedo
cruisers for the Black Sea fleet of
Russia.
Charles G. Washburn has been NOM
mated by the Republicans to succeed
the late Representative lockwood
Hoar, OF Massachusetts, for the unex-
pired term.
With the coming OF the new state
Of Oklahoma. it will require the CO
operation of thirty-one legislatures to
secure from congress a call for a con-
stitution convention.
j. F. Culpper, former chief OF police
and widely known throughout the
southwest, was shot and killed in a
pistol duel with negro named Brock
at Pine Blur. Arkansas.
The Imperial budget, presented last
week, adds $4,000 to the salary OF the
German ambassador at Washington,
owing to the increased cost OF living
at the American capital.
A report made to congress by the
governor of New Mexico shows that
26,195 voters in that territory favored
Joint statehood in the recent election.
while 14,4S5 voted against it.
A letter received at Phoenix, Ari-
iona, reports the stoning to death of
an Apache squaw by tribesmen. one
mile from Fort Apache. The natives
charged her with being a witch.
It is reported that a side lead has
been opened in the old Comstock mine
at Virginia City, Nevada, which bids
fair to be richer than anything ever
yet taken from that famous property.
Lulu Bridges. an 1s-yearold girl, was
arrested at Los Angeles and lodged
in jail. charged with having accepted
a bride at Paris, Mo, for leaving the
town to escape being called as a court
witness
The Chicago Board OF trade has
decided by vote of 566 to PIT to
reduce grain commissions from Nc
to &c bushel on orders filled for
outsiders and from &c to 1-16c for
members.
The trial OF Harry K Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White, the archi.
tect, will not begin until March or
April OF next year. unless District At.
torney Jerome consents to rearrange
his court calendar
1t has been determined BY the pro
visional governor OF Cuba that Christ
mas gifts sent from the United States
to officers. soldiers and American EN-.
ployees serving in Cuba shall be ad,
mitted free of duty.
The Agricultural chamber OF West
Prussia has adopted resolution EN-
powering its executive committee to |
prepare TO import Chinese as farm la
borers in order to relieve the pre-.
sent sarcity of such labor
AS result on the explosion of IA
boxes of blasting powder on the 81
level Of the Quincy mine at Hughton.
Mich, two miners were killed. two
seriously injured and a number over
come by the gas and smoke.
A term of six years for the pres-
dent and the vice president of the
United States is proposed by Sena.
Tor Cullom in a joint resolution intro
iuced last week, providing for an
to the constitution.
The biggest cavalry drill hall in the
world is TO be built at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kas. The quartermaster's de
,artment will soon ask for bids for
he erection of the building which
will be $40 feet long by 14O feet wide
o formal split has occurred in the
Polish Socialistic party at Warsaw.
A majority of the party has been
ormed into a fighting organization.
while the minority has Joined the
Socialists The two divi.
lions are now engaged in fighting each
1ther with energy.
Acting on reports submitted by the
interstate commerce commission. At.
orney General Moody has directed
hat suits be brought against large
lumber Of additional railroad con
'anies for violation of the safety ap.
'liance law.
Senator Kittredge has introduced