The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-06-10


cutoff, which crosses the Sierra noun
tains thirty-three miles from Colfax to
Rocklin, is the most expensive single
piece of work that will be done in
double tracking the Hartman lines
from the Missouri river to the Pacific
coast
What is thought to be the body OF
W. C. O'TooIe of Danville, H., was
found floating in the lake at Chicago
by the police There were no marks
of violence on the body.
A United States investigation OF
conditions in the lumber industry
looking toward the prosecution of the
so-called lumber trust began in Chi.
cago, Tuesday, before a special grand
jury in the United States district
court.
Mrs. l.. S. Berg, wife of President
Berg of the New Orleans, Mobile &
Chicago railway, was burned to death
in the 500 line wreck at Vergas. MINI.
Four other persons were injured.
WASHINGTON
The announcement comes from
Washington that President Taft. in
his candidacy for the presidential.
nomination for 1912, will receive the
unqualified Endorsement of former
President Roosevelt, which will be ut
tered just as cordially as it was prior
to the campaign of 1908.
The long-expected wool tariff re
vision bill was introduced in the house
of representatives on Tuesday by
Chairman Underwood of the ways and
means committee. The measure was
accompanied by lengthy report from
the Democrats of the committee in its
favor, while the Republican members,
headed by Representative Payne OF
New York, unanimously reported
against it.
President Taft has rebuked Colonel
Joseph Garrard, commanding the cav
airy post at Fort Mayer, Va, for dis
approving Private Frank Blooms eff
fort for promotion because of Blooms
Jewish parentage.
Senators Dillingham;, Gamble, Jones
and Kenyon, Republicans, and
Fletcher, Johnston, Kern and Lea,
Democrats. will constitute the sub
committee to conduct the new investi-
cation into the bribery charges
against Senator Lorimer.
President Taft and Attorney Goner-
al Wickersham will set their faces
against any attempt to amend the
Sherman antitrust law along the lines
suggested by Judge Gary in his testi-
mony before the Stanley committee.
In the view of the administration the
Sherman law needs no amending
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
decided to increase the extension of
the postal savings system from 100
to $50 offices week, with at least
1000 repositories designated by July
LIST.
Senator Lorimer has requested that
he be permitted to appear before the
new investigating committee to testi-
fy In his own behalf. The request
will probably be granted.
FOREIGN
King George had narrow escape
from serious injury while witnessing
the maneuvers of the aviators at AL
dershot on Tuesday, the aviator los
ing control of his aeroplane, which
passed just over crowd of spectators
the king. several hats be-
ing blown away by the rush of air
by the passage of the machine.
A widespread anti Madero plot, with
in San Antonio, Ell Paso,
New York and Mexico City, has been
discovered, according to Mexican gov
eminent officials at Juarez.
Hirth, the German aviator VINO re-
Gently won the Upper Rhine RELIABLE
ity flight. on Tuesday made worlds
record for height with passenger, as
cending 5,1S2 feet. at Johannisthal,
Germany.
John Dillon. Nationalist member of
for East Mayo, was dan
Serously injured about the head and
hack in an automobile accident near
Dundalk, Ireland
The British steamer ST. Hugo, from
New York March Is, is reported
ashore off Yokohama The st. Hugo
carries crew of forty, but no pas
sengers. She has a full cargo of
bridge materials.
Big stores of dynamite and a com
pleoe apparatus for the manufacture
If bombs have been discovered In a
secluded defile in the Koepruelue dis
trict In Turkey. The explosives were
found close to the railway over which
Sultan Mehemid Of Turkey will pass
on a forthcoming tour of Macedonia.
The insurrecto leaders in Mexico
are becoming anxious to disarm a
large portion of their army. for, al
though generally the soldiers have
been orderly, many depredations con-
tinue.
Serious rioting occurred in Leon,
Mexico, the Rioters being led by
woman. The soldiers fired on the
rioters. it being reported that 100
were killed, including the leader. and
a large number wounded.
The insurrectos in Tijuana severed
connection with the Mexican liberal
party Friday electino ninl Erarr;s vra.