The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-09-10
FOREIGN NEWS.

was visiting his son.
Frederick Harrison, Grand Manager.
and Robert Tnrnbull, General Superin-
tendent Of the London & Northwestern
railway, are in America inspecting our
railroad systems.
1t is reported that DIR. Nansen in
tends 10 conduct an expedition 10 the
Antarctic ocean in search Of the South
Pole before returning to the Arctic
regions
a dispatch from Hamburg to the
Central News says that the German
transatlantic steamship companies
Will reduce their steerage rates to $50
marks beginning in September.
The British are preparing to deal
the Mahdists in Egypt crushing
blow. A Belgian expedition passing
through Congo is prepared to cooper
ate. If the British forces be successful
it will be necessary to station British
troops in the Soudan. and England's
occupation of Egypt will be prolonged
indefinitely.
Ab lFbhhNhNI a
official organ, demands that energetic
steps be at once taken to protect Ger
man interests in Samoa against the
encroachments of American adven-
turers. The paper asserts that Amer
leans are Selling the trade in Samoa,
ignoring international arrangements
entirely.
Major General Cameron, command
ant of the Royal Military College at
Kingston, has resigned. Many COM
plants have been made of the manner
in which the affairs of the college
have been conducted, and General
Cameron, who is son-in-law of Sir
Charles Upper, has frequently been
the subject of severe criticism in the
Dominion Parliament. 1t has always
been understood that change of Gov
eminent in Canada would mean the
generals resignation.
The Reichsanzieger says it is author
lied to announce that Emperor William
desires bill to be drawn up and sub
mitted to the Bundersath during the
f aubullilA DdoCh lllO 1lCllS VI
the statement which Prince Won
Hohenlohe, the Imperial Chancellor,
made in the Reichstag ON May 18th
last relative to reform in criminal pro-
ceedure of the army. This concession
ON the part of the Emperor may do
much to end the ministerial crisis.
Owing to the strike of Dunsmuir
and Jackson's engineers the master
shipbuilders threaten the men with a
general lockout, unless they return
within week. The Belfast master
shipbuilders indorse the proposed
lockout, which affects all the engineers
employed on the Clyde at Belfast and
ON the northeast coast, including 10,
900 of the Armstrong Company's men,
After a stormy and troubled day il
Barcelona, during which many minol
conflicts between the police and the
populace occurred, the troops designed
to reinforce the Spanish arms in Cubs
embarked ON board the boats in tn,
| harbor. The police finally succeeded
, in destroying the placards which haC
} been posted calling upon the people
| and soldiers to revolt.
The rebel stronghold in the noun
famous district of Cuenca has fallen
practically putting an end to the revo
luton in Ecuador against Alfaro
headed by Vega and Penly, supporte'
I with money, men and arms by tn
= clergy. This news has just been re
ceived from Guayaquil, where enthus
t iasm over Alfaro's victory was un
0 bounded.
The Sultan of Zanzibar, Hamed bel
I Thwain Ben Said, is dead. He sue
: ceeded to the Sultanate ON the death o
a Sultan Ali ON March 9th, 1898. Sal
Kalif has occupied the palace, takin
possession of that building immediate
: ly after the death of Hamed Be
: Thwain Said became known. He pro
r claimed himself Sultan and barricade
$ himself in the palace with roo arme
= Askaris.
g A dispatch from Athens says that tn
t most serions fight which is recorded i
Q Crete up to the present time occurre
Y when the Christians in the mountain
organized strong expedition agains
J. the villages in the Heraklio district
s A thousand well-armed Turks LEI
n Heraklion to protect their property
Q In the pitched battle which followe
0 the Turks were defeated, losing eight
a killed and forty seven wounded. Tn
j. losses of the Christians were smaller
9 The Cretans captured an enormou
f booty, hundreds of rifles and thousand
e of sheep falling into their possession.
9 The British ships at Zanzibar hav
bombarded the palace, and have mad
# Said Khalid. the usurping Sultan,
II prisoner. Rear Admiral Harry Il
% Rawson, commanding the British Cap
II and West African squadron, upon arriy
k ing at Zanzibar with his flag ship, tn
a first-class cruiser st. George, accom-
I, panied by the torpedo cruiser Raccoor
J. landed $50 marines in addition to tn
/. force of sailors and marines landed
. the British war vessels Phylomel
d Thrush and Sparrow. Admiral Raw
v son had instructions to act under tn
orders of the British Consul. In tn
"a evening the Consul sent an ultimatnl
% to Said Khalid informing him this
: unless he struck his flag and made
i complete surrender by 0 o'clock tn
n next morning the palace would /
"a bombarded. All the British resident
4 of the town We're requested to go o
y board the warships lying in the harbC
u by s o'clock in the morning. Til
i force under the control of Said Khali
= numbered $500, all we'll armed. Sal
i Khalid disregarded the ultimatun
He had not lowered his flag nor mac