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

hicnafu lOWniey, a retireQ naval Oh
fcer, and one time state comptrollar
of Nebraska. accidentally shot and
killed himself in New York City while
cleaning gun preparatory to hunt
ing trip.
Robbers Monday night broke into
he express car OF Santa Fe train
that runs between Bakersfield and Taft
Cal. beat the messenger into insensi-
bility and escaped with $4,000 in gold
coin.
William E. Clements. who shot and
killed William Lands. a merchant,
who admitted killing Clements moth
er. was acquitted of murder by jury
at Redding, Cal.
A sequel to 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 off in taxicab
A woman was passenger aboard
the United States battleship Kansas
which. with other vessels of Admiral
Fletchers feet, 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 a single penny Of
debts due them if the supreme court
upholds the contention made in case
brought before it on Monday.
Despite President Taft's vigorous
dsapproval in his message to congress
of the pending bill proposing imme-
date autonomy for the Philippines and
absolute independence in eight years,
several nrominent Democrats are pre.
pairing for it's consideration in the
house.
1t is said that President-elect Wilson
has declned to accent president
Taft's offer to place at his disposal
one of the nayy's big battleships TO
make a 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 me annual rail- dinner an
washington Saturday night.
FOREIGN
Important changes have taken place
in the Austro-H 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 Gonzale.
CARA in speech in the Mexican
chamber of deputies Monday night.
# was reported at Paris Monda,
that the entire Austrian fleet had con
centratad al pola tho chief naval sta
ton of Austro. Hungary.
rrr,or 10 current IN Iondor tb,
tho rich crown iewe,s which wer,
myster;ons,v stolen from Dnhli, castl,
in 1907 have heen as mvsteriouslv re
n,aced intact in their oripina, nosition
Two v.a.s how. a,,nsoa since N,
h.a;nniru -, tho tr;ol ~ tha lbs W
reans charged with consnirins agsins
tho ufe NJ Conn. Tarauchi the lamar
ese yovernor eeneral and only hal
tho nrisoners have undergone direc
examination
custav prunin under arrest at Win
nipeg. Man, has confessed to abscond
ing with a quarter of million mark
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