The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-17
FOREIGN NEWS.

British politicians, who do not alto /
getheT understand its significance.
An official dispatch from Manila, the
capital Of the Philippine Islands, an
nounces that a revolutionary outbreak
has occurred there and state Of siege
has been proclaimed.
The successor Of Sir John Millais as
head Of the Royal Academy has not
yet been chosen. Alma Tadema,
Fildes, Orchardson, Poynter and
Prinzep are all mentioned as possibil-
titles.
Brazilian and Jaco5in factions met
IN serious affray at Buenos Ayres re-
Gently. The Italian Government has
warned Brazil that unless complete
satisfaction is assured for the outrages
perpetrated upon the Italians in Rio de
Janeiro the legation will be recalled
from that city.
The London Times Cuban CORES
pendent, who is now in Mexico, says
that Spain will not give up the island
until every resource is exhausted.
INC StoAAcr VI cruelty arc bIbdlly tA-
aggerated, he says, but Of the two, the
insurgents have been guilty Of the
greater barbarity.
The London Daily News describes
the Venezuela brief as an audacious
document, and intimates that the pub
LEGATION of the letters and documents
Of Dr.. Schomburg and the negotiations
pertaining to the Venezuelan border
line is an effective and dignified answer
to all the claims which have been
made.
The British steamer Jersey City,
which was sighted off Browhead minus
her propeller, reports having lost it
800 miles west of Fastnet She
started to return to Bristol under sail,
and was in dangerous position until
the steamer Lord Londonderry picked
her mp and towed her into Queenstown.
A sensation was caused in Panama
by the seizure of a boz containing
$60O,00 worth of forged notes on
the National Bank of Colombia. The
money is mainly in $50 bills. The
person in whose possession the box
was when seized as fernando Villa, a
prominent and wealthy Colombian.
He has been arrested, and is now in Jail
in Ambalema.
Five thousand half-cases of Califos-
MA fruit were sold in the Covent Gar
den Market, last week. The fruit was
IN good condition, but owing to the
great quantity of English and French
fruit in the market the average prices
realized were lower than at the sale
last week. Peaches brought from IS
to Is, plums rs to IS Cd and pears from
/ 2s to IS Cd.
The Czarina was heartily cheered
while out driving at Vienna with
Princess Stephanie. All the members
OF the royal family dined en- fannie at
Castle Leiz. Emperor Francis Joseph,
Prince Lobanoff- Rostovski and Count
| Goluchowski had conferences for the
discussion of matters political. EN-
peror Francis Joseph presented a costly
vase to Princess Lobano- Rostovski, in
connection with the events at the Hof.
burg.
1t is rumored in diplomatic circles
IN Washington that Baron Fava, the
Italian Ambassador to the United
States, has been recalled by his Gov.
eminent. 1t is understood that the
reason for this action is that the home
Government is dissatisfied with the
way in which Baron Fava handled the
Italian lynching incidents of five years
ago at New Orleans and those of more
recent date at Hamersville, La.
Reports have been in circulation in
the United States that John Hays
Hammond, who was manager of the De
Beers mines in South Africa, had q
dispute with DIR. l.. S. Jameson, leader
of the Transvaal raid, now undergoing
sentence of fifteen months imprison.
ment for that offense, in Holloway Jail.
When asked regarding the reported
financial misunderstanding between
himself and jameson, Hammond said;
1T is absurdly untrue
| AL OiuOldA uObo HAS De6u lSSueu Dy
the Italian Government announcing
that owing to the gravity of the situa.
ton the Government has decided tc
send Signor MARITIME, formerly Italian
Minister to Brazil, on a special mission
to Rio de Janeiro on board the Italian
warship Piedmonte, armed with pre-.
else instructions to demand and obtain
all the measures which the dignity OF
Italy and the security of her subjects
demand. After settling the claims arts
ing from the recent disturbance, which
must first be satisfied, he will arrange
the former claims, which were recently
rejected by the Brazilian Congress.
A clash has taken place beeen the
local authorities in Cartagena, Panama,
and the railway company of that place.
The merchants refused to pay freight
by measurement, claiming that the
contract of the Government with the
railroad stipulated that freight should
be charged by dead weight. Mr..
Ford, manager of the railroad, who is
an Englishman, has called upon the
English and American Consuls for
protection. The freight sheds are
blocked and the business of the Custom
House impeded.
Michael Bariatti, ragged and dirty,