The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-11-02

Four detective sergeants are accom-.
panying Mayor Carter H. Harrison of
Chicago. in his rounds about the city
in his speaking tour in anticipation
of an attack on his life, similar to the
shooting of ex-President Roosevelt
Although no word has been received
by the American board from any of
the missionaries in the Balkans, no
anxiety is felt for their safety.
In tow OF he steamer Watson, tie
coatwise liner Canine arrived at San
Francisco, six days out from Portland,
Or, with story of furious weather,
danger and disablement. Thanks to the
wireless telegraph, the period of sus.
pense was shot
WASHINGTON
The American people are drinking
Isore whiskey and beer, and smoking
more cigarettes than ever before in
history, according to tax returns re,
ceived by Royal E. Cabell, commits.
sioner of Internal revenue.
President Taft on Monday made
public a statement in which he de.
clared that the -four years of depres.
sion which followed the second cleo.
ton of President Cleveland" were due
to the promise of tariff reforms and
the Democratic changes in the tariff
that followed.
The foreign commerce of the Unit
ed States during 1912 promises to es.
tablish high records in both imports
and exports, according to a statement
issued by the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce for the nine
months ending in September.
The war department officials are
delighted over the state of Pearl Har.
Dor defenses proved by last weeks
Hawaiian war games. A brief dis.
patch has been received, giving a
of work.
The latest candidate mentioned to
succeed DR.. Harvey w. Wiley as chief
Of the bureau of chemistry is DR.. Carl
=. Ashberg, chemical biologist in the
bureau of plant industry
President Taft got back to Washing.
on on Sunday after an absence of |
learly two months. With the excep.
ion of engagements in New York and
Newark and one in Cincinnati the
president has nothing in prospect to
AXE him away from the capital.
FOREIGN
The diplomatic representatives OF
eleven countries have decided to pro,
est against the alienation by China OF
he sale revenues while the Boxer in
lemnity remains unpaid.
A new menace in Chihuahua has
developed by the entrance into the
tate of Antonio Rojas, the rebel
eader who has been terrorizing So
fora, and the possible junction of his
roops with those of Inez Salazar
'perating to the south Of Juarez.
Constantinople dispatches continue
o speak of the readiness of the Turk
sh army to take the offensive. In
my case few days must see some
hing decisive. The victorious Bulgar
an army is advancing.
The swiftness and efficiency or the
onward movement of the armies of the
lllied Balkan states is making Europe
open her eyes. From the north and
Ill along the line from Greece on the
south they are crowding back the
boundaries of the Ottoman empire. The
and long.delayed day
when the Turk will have his back
against the wall seems al hand.
Famine in Scutari and Adrianople is
adding physical suffering to the
Wounds caused by Montenegro and
Bulgarian bullets and shells. Bread
vas So loaf in Scutari on Sunday.
The method of manufacturing sugar
rom cane so that the by-products will
'ay the cost of manufacture and leave
he sugar free product is announced
" G., W. McMullen, the Canadian agri
ultural chemist.
Felix DiaZ, captured leader of an
bortive rebellion against the Madero
overnment of Mexico assumed all
responsibility for the uprising, IA
tatement made at his trial by court.
lartial at Vera Cruz.
General Felix Diaz, leader of the rev.
luton recently inaugurated in Vera
ruz, a;I three of his confederates
ave been sentenced to death by the
ourt-martial before which they were ,
RED in that city. :
While not actually under martial law
Iavana is now under absolute military -,
against disorders arising
rom the heated political campaign
Gen. Felix DiaZ, the leader of the
ecent revolt here and Major Zerate,
olonel Antonio Migoni and Lieutenant ,
lima, officers under DiaZ in his at. ;
empt to overthrow the government, ,
ave been condemned to death by ,
ourt-martial
Viscount Peel, who was speaker
the house of commons from 1884
, 1895, died Thursday at the age of
B. He was created viscount on |
is retirement from the speakership.
e was known in the United States
5 chairman of the British commission s
, the st. Louis exposition.
Robert Barr, the Scottish novelist,
nd editor of the Idler died on the
Ind of heart failure at his residence
Nottingham Survey, England. He ;
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