The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-08-12

been sentenced to two years at Fol-
som penitentiary.
When flames enveloped the bow OF
he F. H. Brince. a wooden stSmer
bound from Detroit to Cleveland, the
vessel hastily put back to Kelly's Isle
md reached shore shortly before the
ire got beyond control
Railroad officials in Chicago on
Tuesday began arranging conferences
o discuss the strike that is said to
threaten western lines, with the pur-
lose of preventing an undivided front
a case of a strike.
Des Moines, Iowa, under court In
JUNCTION, which not only reinstated 500
employees, but gave them everything
hey asked when they walked out Sat
urday. closed Monday night with nor
nal conditions restored and small
prospects of further trouble except in
the courts
WASHINGTON
The bill granting statehood to New
Mexico and Arizona, legislation that
has been for many years the dream
If the people of those territories, was
,assed by the senate Tuesday night,
| ifty-three to eighteen. after the re-
ection of the Nelson amendment.
| which proposed striking out of the
Arizona constitution its judiciary re-
all provision.
| President Taft has signed the re-
| .pportionment bill, under which the
| ouse of representatives Is increased
| rom 391 to 435 members, with two
nore If Arizona and New Mexico are
Omitted to the Union.
A brief speech, the first he has de
livered in this country. was made by
Admiral Count Togo before the Ma
tional Press club of Washington Mon
lay night at the close of strenuous
! days program.
Japan's great sea fighter, Admiral
Togo, was the guest of honor Satur-
day night at the most brilliant state
dinner given by President Taft this
year. Among the other guests in this
magnificent assemhlage were officers
who serve on committees of foreign
affairs, army and naval officers and
many civil fnnctionaries.
Before the congressional COMMITTEES
On Saturday, Theodore Roosevelt de
dared that he had given his official
anction, while president, for the alb
5orption of the Tennessee Coal ans
ron company by the United States
Steel Corporation, and that he as
iumed all responsibility, and would dc
he same thing again under similar
circumstances.
| FOREIGN
John w. Gates, the American finan
Ter, died in Paris, August 8. He has
attled for weeks heroically with +;
isease of the kidneys, and when i
fas believed he was almost sure t
ecover, he contracted pneumonia.
According to dispatch from AS
rabad, Persia, Mahommed Ali Mirg;
as won his first fight against tbs
overnment forces, when he defeate'
hem at Damghan, at the northern
DOT of the Elbruz mountains, fit.
lilies south of Astrabad
Seven Dominion government graf
Inspectors were sentenced to term
angling from two months to six year
0r thefts from freight cars in tn
'anadian Pacific yards at Winnipeg
me proceeds of their robberies wer
-alued at nearly 10000.
A court martial at Cadiz condemn
ID to death twenty-six men who too
,art in the mutiny on board the Spar
sh battleship Numancia while til
5essel was at Tangier Saturday.
Conditions here are beyond CO.
rol and would ask that you retur
md take charge of the situation
eads cipher cablegram said to hay
{ ,een sent by Provisional Presidel
h francisco de la Barra of Mexico
lose Yves Limantour, who is
'aris.
!, General Cincinnatus Leconte toe
possession of the capital of Hayti {
Ionday and soon afterwards order,
|. hat General Firmin, his rival,
'ermitted to come ashore. Lecon
t once made arrangements to ha
/, iimself elected president by joi
!, iession of the senate and the chal
err of deputies. He also directed t
ormation of new ministry to e.
liant the Simon cabinet.
According to advices received
= Suayquil, a battle was fought betwe
Is Columbian and Peruvian territory
!, iueta, large unorganized territory
!. Colombia, and the Colombians we
l. defeated.
y Rioting by thousands Of the pool
y ;lasses over the high price of TO
u continued at Lisbon on Friday. G.
llrymen finally dispersed the mobs.
i score of rioters were badly injui
le md many arrests were made.
Is The revolution in Hayti has
ID | implied. President Antoine Simon
lt he capital on Wednesday and te
d fefuge on board the Haytien crui
b seventeenth of December, forme
ne he yacht American. With him |
y lis wife and children and NUM-
II his followers.
ar Constantinopie Is about to reb,
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