The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-16
FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.

were killed and many wounded. The
Christians captured several guns.
Official advices TO Surgeon General
Wyman Of the Marine Hospital Ser
vice, from Santiago de Cuba, June
18th, says the United States sanitary
inspector has found 1000 cases of small
pOx in that city. Yellow fever is ON
the increase in the island, the report
shows.
A statue of Ii Hung Chang was un-
yelled recently at the Villa Huegel
belonging TO Herr Krupp. who made
a spsech, dwelling upon the cordial
relations existing between Germany
and China. Ii Hung Chang after
ward inspected the great gun factory
and other buildings of the famous Essen
works.
The last reamining election i'll the
general election for the House of Com
mons in the constituency of Algomont,
Ontario, Aedymont (LiberaD was re-
turned by over 1900 majority. The
standing of the parties now is: Lib
erals 1l6, Conservatives So, Patrons A,
independents s. The Liberals thus
far have majority of 10 over all.
The first portion of the troops des-
tined for Cuba will embark ON twenty
steamers at the end of August. These
troops will consist of 30, 100 infantry,
467 cavalry, s82 artillery, 1919 engi-
neers and several battalions of volun-
teers. The Chamber of Deputies has
approved che credits necessary for the
transportation of these troops to Ha-
vana.
In Toxic recently the chief of the
peace preservation bureau summoned
representatives of the entire press to
his Office and informed them that if
they commented adversely on the sale
of the imperial mines, thereby reflect
ing on the imperial household, they
would be subjected to the penalties of
the press law and proceeded against
under the criminal law also.
A large number of leading Chinese
merchants having business at Foochow
have asked the authorities for gun
boat to be stationed ON the Foochow-
Fomosa route, which is infested with
pirates. Over thirty trading vessels
have been plundered and their crews
murdered and maltreated. The trouble
has assumed serious aspect and its
immediate suppression is absolutely
necessary.
The guard of sailors at the Russian
legation in Korea has just been relieved
by detachment OF eighty Russian in
fantry. Twenty cavalry and artillery
officers entered the town with the in
fantry. 1t is reported that Russia has
built fort on Getsu-Fito Island, and
that gun is pointed toward the Japan
ese consulate. This makes the igno-
rant Koreans afraid of Russia and con-
temptuous of Japan.
The Eastern World says Russia has
practically turned Japan out of Korea,
and publishes long article under the
heading, 1T Is Political Hypnotism, /"
declaring that anything short of hypno-
tism of the most powerful order abso-
lutely fails to explain why all the
world stands with folded hands, and
in helpless apathy watches the develop
ment of the gigantic plans of Russia
for the dominion of the East.
The Cuban revolutionists have for
mally served notice ON the people of
Havana that plans have been COM
pleted and will be carried into execu-
iton this summer to wipe out every
vestige of the city by means of dyna-
mite, if it be necessary to go to that ex-
IRENE, to drive Spain off the island.
Copies of the circular conveying this
announcement have been left at the
houses of all well-to-do people of the
city.
The Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, George N. Curzon, in
the House of Commons, replying to
Sir Charles Dixie, said he had not heard
that the United States had given up its
treaty with Madagascar, and he had
reason to believe that comumnica-
ton on the subject was passing between
the United States and France. Great
Britain, he added, had not taken con-
certed action with the United States,
as their positions We're not identical.
The result of the Presidential cleo
tion in Chile is l4S electoral votes for
FREDERICK Errajuriz and 1874 for Vim
cente Reyes. FREDERICK Errajuriz was
by the Liberal party, which
is opposed to the Balmacedists. He
was born in 1S49. His father was
once President of Chile. The new
President is a man of large fortune.
Under Balmaceda he was Minister of
Justice and under the Maciver admin
istration he was Minister of War. At
the present he is Senator.
At the eighth annual meeting of the
Red Corss Society of Japan there were
more than 10, 900 visitors present. Her
Majesty, the Empess, was present with
number of court ladies and the lord
steward of her Majesty's household.
The Empress was received by the su-
perintendent of the society. Her Maj
esty expressed her great pleasure at
the distinguished part taken by the
society during the late Chino Japanese
war. The Empress bestowed medals
on fifty-one persons before leaving the
hall.
The directors of the British South
Africa Company announce that they
have. after anxious and continuous
with Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain, resolved to accept the
of Cecil Rhodes and Alfred
Belt as directors Of the company. The
board records its profound apprecia-
finn of Mr. Dkol1.t