The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-08-06
FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.

NJ. jules Guichard, member Of ii
French Senate for the Department {
Yonne, Is dead He was in the Tot
year OF his age. NJ. Guichsrd wa
president OF the Suez Canal Compan
and collaboration of the late Cou1
Ferdinand de Lesseps.
a dispatch from Wada Halfa report
that the messenger who carried tn
news 10 Kahlifa at Omdurman that hi
army had been defeated at Firket wa
Immediately put to death by crucifix
ION. kahlifa announced that the sam
tate would be imposed upon any on
who mentioned Firket in his hearing
The French Government is about is
suing adecree increasing the .--'~+--
duties upon all foreign sugars
cree, which will go into effe,
gust ], cnncurrently with the
man sugar act, raises the du
francs to lO19 francs upon
gars and from francs to 1
upon refined sugars.
The London Weekly Dispatch SAYS
1t learns that President Kruger of the
Iransvaal telegraphed to Colonial Sec
rotary Chamberlain saying that he has
no vindictiye feelings toward DIR.
Jameson, the leader of the raid into
the Transvaal, and that he hopes that
his trial in London will not result in
severe punishment for him.
A dispatch from Peking says that a
commercial treaty between China and
Japan was signed at that city. 1t is
based upon the treaty of Shimonoski.
Under It's provisions China grants to
Japan favored treatment, but Japan
does not reciprocate. Japanese factor.
les MAJ be established in China, but
the dunes that may be laid against
their output has not been fixed.
The American yacht, Coronet, with
parry of American scientists, and
the Fench crusier Alger, have left
Yokohama for the coast of Hokaido, in
the mrth. The scientists will take
part II the observations of the eclipse
OF thu sun on the 9th of August. A
party Of English astronomers is soon to
proceed north for the same purpose
in H NJ. storeship Humber.
Aivices from Damascus say that the
outbreak of the Druses is much more
serDus than last winter. The women
ano children have been sent back into
the desert, so that the soldiers cannot
frghten them by killing the defense
less people. An alliance has been
formed with the Arabs, and there is a
pDspect that Damascus may be at.
talked later on.
1t is officially announced that the
concession granted by the Mexican
Government for the building of rail
road from Bsrotran to Tampico and
thence to the City of Mexico has been
declared forfeited, owing to the failure
OF the company obtaining the conces-
sion to carry out its stipulations. The
deposit of $4,000 made by the com.
pany goes into the Federal treasury.
Every China steamer brings addi-
tlonal particulars and graphic descrip-
lions of the tidal-wave disaster on the
north coast of Japan. The foreign re.
sidents of Japan, as well as the
natives, have subscribed literally to
the funds for the relief of the distress
among the survivors, and considerable
sums have been granted for the same
purpose by the local authorities and the
The latest news received from For.
mosa reports an Instruction in the
central part of the island, started BY
few remaining Chinese soldiers and
some of the natives. Several Skin
mishes have taken place between these
rebels, who succeeded in capturing
The town of Yuen-Lin from its small
Japanese garrison. In the engagement
several officers and some twenty men
we're killed or wounded.
A Hongkong dispatch to the Times
'ays missionary writes to a CORES.
,ondent there fully confirming previous
'eports of Japanese atrocities il the
onth of the island of Formosa. The
declares that he is able to
every fact. The Japanese.
10 adds, are fast DISCRIMINATING the
chinese in that locality. Over sixty
'illages have been burned and thous.
lnds of persons have been killed with
evolting brutalities.
The town of Dumfries, Scotland, de.
orated en- fete the occasion of the cen.
ennial anniversary of the death of
Robert Burns, the poet, who died here
July 2l, 1896. There was an enor.
nous procession in the forenoon in
which delegates from Burns clubs in
ii parts of the world took part. The
which also included thous.
nds of Scotch shepherds and plowmen.
marched from the Aud Brigg to the
nausoleum, where the body of Burns
les.
III the House of Commons Sir Viii.
lam Vernon Harcourt asked if the
government leader, Mr.. Balfour, would
ford facilities for the discussion of
he papers in the Venezuela matter
'hioh were recently laid upop the
able in the House of Lords. Mr.. Bal.
our replied that the expression of such
desire could not be ignored, but the
egotiations anent Venezuela were still
ending. He would. he declared, con.
Or with Sir William, to see how il
'ould be possible to meet his views.
General Sir Edward Darlington. :
of the forces operating
sainst the rebellioas Matabeles in J
hodesia. telegraphs that he attacked
10 Matabele stronghold in the Matopo ,
Ills. south of Buluwayo. The fight. {
g continued until 2 o'clock in the
tenoon, when the position of the ,
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