The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-07
FOREIGN NEWS.

South Africa Company for the recent
raid Of DR.. Jameson into the Trans
yaal.
Further advices received in Guakim
from Berber say thatin the recent fight
among the members Of the Kbalifa's
bodyguard at Omdrrman, 500 men
were killed instead Of fifty, as first re-
ported.
Engineer Edicott estimates the pres
eDt value Of work done on the Nicara-
qua Canal at $500. O0O. The five
dredges have been sunk and the har-
Dor work is in bad condition. He does
not believe the canal can be built for
$67. 500. 900.
Emperor Francis Joseph has unveiled
the statue Of Mozart in the Albrecht
Plate. behind the opeIa-house, in the
presence of the Austrian Archdukes
and officials and deputations from the
Principal literary, musical and at asso-
Citations of the city.
The Hamburg Courier has a
Johannesburg dispatch saying that
when President Krueger met President
Steyn of the Orange Free State recently
an alliance was Concluded and common
action was agreed upon against British
arrogance and violence.
An official dispatch from Batavia
says the endangered Dutch post in
Acheen territory has been relieved
after fight with the rebels, who lost
seventy killed and had go wounded.
The Dutch loss was one officer
wounded and thirty-three men killed
and wounded.
Finance Minister Foster, of Onsta-
trio, has moved in the House of Com
mons to authorize the Governor in
council to raise by loan such a sum of
money, not to exceed 100000, as
may be required for the purpose of the
defense of Canada, the interest thereon
not to exceed 4 per cent per annum.
The Executive Council of che Trans.
vaal has forwarded to Sir Hercules
Robinson, Governor of Cape Colony,
President Krueger's reply to the invi-
tation of Colonial Secretary Chamber
lain to visit London and discuss the
settlement of the differences between
the Transvaal and the British Govern
ment.
The Venezuelan government has laid
before the high commission an anthem
ticated document secured recently from
among official records of the colony of
British Guiana which throws grave
suspicion upon the accuracy of Sails
bury's blue book. upon which England
expressed her willingness to rest her
claim to the disputed territory.
While a wealthy manufacturer of
Lisbon named Dominguez was driving
in carriage at night TO the Alexan-
dria Railway station, bomb loaded
with dynamite and nails WAS thrown
at the carriage. The missile exploded,
blowing Senior Dominguez and his
coachman to pieces. The police are
searching for the miscreant who threw
the bomb.
The Government forces in Nicarsgus
have secured great victory over the
Leonists by capturing Obrage. which
has hitherto been held by the rebel
The railroad in possession of the in
surgents has been cut by the Govern
ment troops. A bridge was also de.
stroyed. For the fourth time Mono
tombo will fall into the han DIS of TIE
Government.
A large collection of 1900 stuffed
birds and many series of bird skeletons
has been bequeathed to the British
Museum by the late Mr.. Henry See
bobm, the naturalist. 1t is the most
valuable gift made to the natural his.
tory section Of the museum in quarter
of century. Its pathological COL
lection is now the largest in the world,
consisting Of 80. 900 specimens.
Leon Say. the distinguished political
economist, died in Paris last week.
Jean Baptiste Leon Say was born on
June 8, 1925. and was the son1 Of
Horace Emile Say. and grandson Of
Jean Baptiste Say, the celebrated poll.
teal economist. Following the tradi
tions of his family, be devoted himself
to the study of political economy. and
for many years be was contributor to
the journal des Debats." of which be
continued to be the principal proprietor
up to his death.
The police of st. Petersburg have q
report from Ust Yansk, Northern Sibe.
ria. that nothing is known there of d.
Nansen. Ust Yank is the point east
Of the Lena Delta from which wa:
dated the first report by Kushnareff,
contractor for Nansen that the explorer
bad reached the pole and was return.
ing. The report which the police have
now received also says that the natives
who stayed from May to November Oh
the Liankboff and Koteling islands,
where Baron Tolls provision stores in.
tended for Nansens' use are placed
saw no wreckage or sign Of Nansen.
Baron Maurice de Hirsch. the great
tinancier and philantbropist, dIed on
his estate at Presburg Hungary. from
a stroke Of apoplexy. Baron Maurice
de Hirscb, whose full name was
Maurice de Hirsch de Gereutb, was
born in Munich sixty-tbree years ago.
His father was merchant in Bavaria,
who for services rendered to the State
was ennobled in 1859. No man who
has acquired such vast riches has ever
used them to better purpose. His
charities in Austria and Germany are
innumerable. and bis scheme for trans.
planting his unfortunate Russian ca.
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