The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-11-18

trail theme under consideration by
the delegates to the Trans-Missis
sippi Commercial congress. which
convened at Kansas City on Tuesday
in annual session.
The members OF Emmanuel Baptist
church of Cambridge, Mass. have re-
ceived a second letter from their
pastor, the Rev. Clarence V. T. Rich
eson, under indictment charging the
murder of Miss Avis Linnell, urging
acceptance of his resignation.
The first women to vote in Cali,
fornia cast their votes at a bond
election at San Diego. the 14th, when
100000 was voted to improve the
San Diego harbor. There were $500
women on the great register.
BY refusing to grant an appeal in
the case of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr..
convicted in Chesterfield county, Sep
TENDER s, of the murder of his wife,
the Virginia supreme court takes
away from the condemned man his
last hope of escaping execution on
November "a unless Governor Mann
should interfere.
WASHINGTON
In the majority opinion of the com.
merce court, formally handed down
Tuesday in the transcontinental rate
cases, il is held that the long and
short haul provision of the inter
state commerce act is constitutional
Judge Archbold concurs in the issu.
ance of temporary injunction
against the orders of the interstate
commerce commission, but in his
opinion holds the long and short haul
provision to be invalid.
The existence of money trust"
is to be inquired into by Democratic
leaders of the house of representa-
tives.
President Taft has pardoned Clar.
ence w. Robnett, former bookkeeper
and clerk in the Lewiston National
bank at Lewiston, Idaho, convicted of
embezzling the banks funds and SEN
fenced to ten years Imprisonment.
He has not served any of the SEN
tence.
| President Taft met the cabinet on
| Tuesday for the first time in three
months. Secretary Stimson was the
only member absent.
Moving picture-show promoters re-
ceived blow when the supreme
court of the United States decided
that moving pictures based on the
scenes of copyright book may con-
stitute an infringement of copyright
or the reserve rights to dramatic.
FOREIGN
The general criticism in connection
with the Moroccan agreement with
France that the reichstag should
have a voice in the conclusion of
such momentous questions has made
breach in the, constitutional posi-
ton of the emperor as treaty max.
ing power, says Berlin dispatch
The German ambassador to Spain,
Prince Won Ratibor, and the Spanish
minister of foreign affairs. Marquis
Garcia Priete, held a. conference at
Madrid on the 14th, the subject unf
der discussion being she dessioh of
Spanish Guiana to Germany
The department of war OF Mexico
has shipped large consignment Of
authorities at Saltillo, capital of Goa
hula. A battery of machine guns
was sent to Monterey. The govern.
ment denies that there is any special
Significance in the shipments.
Active preparations for revolt in
Mexico headed by General Bernardo
Reyes are being made at San Antonio.
! Texas This declaration is made by
leading Maderistas.
Mohammed Sidi Ell Molsari the
appointed grand vizier on Monday
by Mulai Add Ell Hafid, the sultan OF
Morocco. This appointment is the
first act in affirming the French pro.
tectorate in Morocco, and it will sig
nalize the active opening OF negotia-
tons between France and Spain to
determine the status of Spain in Mo
rocco.
News of the death of Miguel Nal
var, former lieutenant general of the
Philippine insurgents and one of the
cleverest leaders the American army
of occupation had to contend with
has been received.
Unless an early settlement is eff
fected by the government with Jose
Gomez, leader of the rebellion on the
isthmus of Tehauntepec, it is declar
ed another battle will be fought il
the neighborhood of Juhictan.
1t is reported that the proposed
scheme for the separation of Africa
provides for the withdrawal of Bel
GUM from the Congo, which will b.
divided between Great Britain
France and Germany.
Food supplies in Marking are be
coming exhausted A Tien Tsin dis
patch to a London news agency says
that Shantung province declared it.
independence on Friday, the govern
ment officials taking office under tn,
new regime.
Signorina Laura Abbate, the 20
year-old daughter of a wealthy mer
chant at Palermo, has been kidnapped
by brigands in broad daylight in one
of the main thoroughfares of tn;
Sicilian capital
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