The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-11-26
FOREIGN NEWS.

A project has been started TO intro
duce Armenians as laborers on the
sugar plantations on the Hawaiian
Islands. The proposition is meeting
with general favor.
The Venezuela boundary dispute is
to be settled 1t will be done by arbi-
tration, and King Oscar of Sweden,
will act as arbitrator, after he has
received formal request to do SO.
The Presidential election in this
country has had but little effect on
English markets except TO stop expor-
tations of gold. The mining stock ex-
change has apparently suffered within
the past few days for some unseen rea
son.
1t is possible that Bolivia may act
in behalf of the Cubans, as word comes
from that country bolivia, that the
foreign committee of the Chamber of
Deputies of Bolivia declared in favor
of recognizing the belligerent rights of
the Cuban rebels.
A movement is on foot to have "A
cable across the Pacific ocean. An inn
portant conference has been held in
London in this regard, but results can
not be made public until the confer
ence is entirely over and the results
arrived at are communicated to the
governments of the colonies interested.
The Sultan has agreed to accede to
all the demands of the European
powers. He promises to release prison
ers held on no charges, to protect
peaceable Armenians, through the
police, to aid districts which have
suffered in the riots and to rebuild
the converts.
1t is stated mi-otficially in Panama
that treaty both offensive and defen-
sive has been negotiated by the repre-
senstatives of Venezuela and Ecuador.
The treaty, it is declared. has already
been signed. The Goyrnment of Colon
bia views this slliance with suspicion
and also some apprehension.
An electrical exposition is to be
held in Newcastle. England. next May
in commemoration of the sixtieth
year of Queen Victoria's reign. Invita-
ii ons will i'll few days be sent to re-
preventative electricians and engineers,
and also to electrical engineering
societies in the United States to par
ticipate.
A conspiracy in Nicaragua to over
thow the Government in which lead
ing people of Managua, Nicaragua,
are implicated, has come to light.
The barracks and palace were to be
assaulted simultaneously, and Presi-
dent Zelaya was to be assassinated.
The conspiracy was discovered, on
the eve of its executi on, and many of
the conspirators have been placed in
Jail. The early downfall of Zelaya is
predicted
7 Turkey is in serious financial straits.
Il cry day the Treasury building is
crowded with Portes creditors, unpaid
contractors. officers. magistrates, and
even workingmen from the arsenal.
Until recently the Porte was quite
certain that Sir Edgar Vincent, of the
Ottoman Bank, would lend him 500,.
600 pounds sterling. but at the very
last moment he changed his mind, and
the Porte was again in despair The
Sultan is still trying to find some one
able and also willing to lend money.
Reports from Ireland are to the effect
that the prolonged and continuous
autumn rains have ruined the crops
from north to south. The rich lower
lands have been flooded for weeks to.
gether, when the harvest ought to have
been proceeding. The farmer and
cotter population are again face tc
face with one of those failures of the
potato crop which has often brought
the uttermost horrors of starvation,
famine and disease among them. As
usual the Government is doing nothing.
Present indications point to re.
newal of the movement to annex the
Hawaiian Islands immediately on the
accession of the new administration
The question of annexation was
brought up during Harrison's admin.
istration and his help is expected if the
movement is again brought forward,
From all the developments and signs
of the Hawaiian project it is clear that
large pecuniary interests are dependent
upon it, and all along have had more tC
do with it than any abstract consider,
lions of fame or glory that would com,
from the acquisition of the territory.
Munkacsy, the famous Hungarian
artist, is suffering from spinal paralysis
and it is very probable that he will
never be able to work at his ease
again. His greatest painting, perhaps
Christ Before Plate was pur
chased by John Wanamaker of Phila
delphia. Others of his best known
works are '"Ecce Homo, Last Day.
of Condemned Prisoner" whicl
established his reputation, Christ OIL
Calvary" and Last Moments Of
Mozart. +" Michael Munkacsy is still
comparatively young man, as he wal
born in 1916.
Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo
OF Spain, denies emphatically that tn,
Spanish Government has declared tina
1t will suppress the revolution in Cub
within specified time. 1t is stated
the Government of China will borrow
from Chinese capitalists the sum o
10000, 900 taels for the constructio,
OF the Hankow-Pe Railway. A
short time ago the statement wa
made that an American syndicat,
would advance $4,000, 900 taels fo
the construction of this line, but it i
rumored that there is hitch in tn,
negotiations.
A Washington dispatch says tina
very shortly the plans and specifica
lions for three composite light vessel