The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-12-14
Richard Townley. a retired naval OF. !.

uCtf, anu Que lllHt STATE COmpifOltS4
Of Nebraska, accidentally shot and
killed himself in New York City while
cleaning a gun preparatory to hunt-
.ng trip.
Robbers Monday night broke into
The express car OF a Santa Fe train
that runs between Bakersfield and Taft.
Cal. beat the messenger into insensi-
bility aud escaped with $4,000 in god
coin.
William f. Clements. who shot and
killed William Lands. merchant,
who admitted killing Clement moth
err, was acquitted of murder by jury
at Redding, Cal
A sequel to a frustrated plot to kid
nap young woman a week ago was
the killing in New York on Saturday
of Salvatore Tripodo, who rescued her
from four men who were about to
carry her of in a taxicab.
A woman was a passenger aboard
the United States battleship Kansas
which, with other vessels of Admiral
Fletcher's fleet, arrived in Galveston
harbor Friday from New Orleans She
was dressed in mems clothing and
was hidden in the bunkers.
WASHINGTON
Radical changes in patent office pro-
cedure were recommended to congress
Monday in special report by
the economy and efficiency commits
sion, transmitted by President Taft
The house has sustained the appro-
priations committee and passed the
legislative appropriation bill without
any provision for the assay offices at
Salt Lake, Helena, Carson City and
Boise.
Trusts would not be able to collect
through the courts single penny of
debts due them if the supreme court
upholds the contention made in a case
brought before it on Monday.
Despite President Taft's vigorous
disapproval in his message to congress
of the pending bill proposing imme-
date autonomy for the Philippines and
absolute independence in eight years,
several prominent Democrats are pre-
pairing for its consideration in the
house
1t is said that President-elect Wilson
has declined to accept President
Taft's offer to place at his disposal
one of the nayy's big battleships to
make trip to the Panama canal
zone. pleading lack of time.
Chinese students and others entitled
to entry to the United States are
treated with contumely and disrespect,
according to DR.. Ting T, Wong, chair
man of the Chinese Boxer indemnity
fund, in an address at Washington.
The landslide of 1912; how it hap
pened and the futility of an attempt
to reorganize the &C. O. p" on the
old lines, were the themes upon which
played the wit and humor of the Grid
iron club at the annual fall dinner in
Washington Saturday night.
FOREIGN
Important changes have taken place
in the Austro-Hungarian war depart
ment. General Auffenberg, the min
lister of war, resigned Monday Gen
eral Krobatin, under secretary in the
war office, has been appointed his sue
cessor.
That the Standard Oil company aid
ed the Madero revolution was the
charge made by Rouque Gonzales
Cara in speech in the Mexican
chamber of deputies Monday night
1t was reported at Paris Monday
that the entire Austrian fleet had con-
centrated at Pola. the chief naval sta
ton of Austro-Hungary.
A rumor is current in London that
the Irish crown jewels which were
mysteriously stolen from Dublin castle
In 1907, have been as mysteriously re-
placed intact in their original position
Two weeks have elapsed since the
beginning of the trial of the 100 Ko-
reans charged with conspiring against
the life of Count Terauchi, the Japan
csc governor general and only half
the prisoners have undergone direct
examination.
Gustav Brunin, under arrest at Win
nipeg, Man, has confessed to abscond
ing with a quarter of a million marks
from the Dresdner bank of Berlin, Ger
many, June 26. Bruning was en-
ployed as bank messenger.
Emperor Nicholas and members of
the imperial family are greatly upset
by the determination OF the emperors
only brother, Grand Duke Michel An
drovitch definitely to renounce his
rights OF succession to the throne.
Cipriano Castro. former president of
Venezuela, is believed to be on his
way to take the cure at one OF the
German baths.
Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish embas-
sador at London. has declined o act
as delegate in the coming peace ne
gotiations. owing to i'll health
A dispatch to the London Times
says 1t is understood that the Chinese
minister of finance has practically set
tied with the six-power group the out
lines Of an apreemant for l0an mot