The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-08-27
FOREIGN NEWS.

1 IL HAS Dctu utclucu ludl the OLdT ana
Czarina shall visit Vienna, Berlin,
Copenhagen, Balmoral, Paris and
/ Darmstadt, in the order named, accom-
panied by Prince Lobanoyrostoysl y,
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, during
the months of September and October.
Maitre Pouiliet, one of the most emf
nent lawyers in Paris, has begun an
original work of charity. He gives sit
/ tings at the Palais de Justice, at which
he offers advice gratis ON legal sub
jects The object is to help poor peo-
pie who cannot afford to pay for a law
/ yer's services.
] The Ottawa government is to be
asked to admit Alberta and Athabasca,
| toy ether with that portion of the
Northwest territory lying east of the
! 10th meridian, into the dominion as
the province of Alberta. If admitted,
the new province will be ON the exact
lines that govern Manitoba.
The London Standard Conservative
says that Sir William Vernon Har-
court, the Liberal leader in Parlia-
ment, has been notified that the nego-
tiations between London and Washing
ton continue. 1t is doubtful, says the
Standard, whether the opposition will
raise debate in Parliament on the
subject of Venezuela.
The most disastrous fire in many
years occurred in Christiana recently.
AS result twelve lives were lost and
almost an equal number of persons
were seriously injured. The disaster
was all due to the burning of big
gliding factory. Most of those working
i'll the place escaped, but three children
were unable TO get out and persisted
i'll the flames.
The executive of the Surrey ENG
land Cricket Club has issued denial
that DIR. w. G. Grace, the great anna
i teur cricketer, ever received more than
$40 in expenses for playing as gen.
tleman player, as alleged by the strik-
ing professional cricketers. Sporting
Life says that DIR. Grace declined to
play in the match until the foregoing
]
The suit against Prince de Loozee-t t.
Corswarem, the representative of a
famous Belgian family. who was
charged with breaking various laws in
France, Belgium, and England, has
ended at Brussels, in his discharge, tc
the great establishment of many people.
The court found him suffering from
hereditary degeneracy and without
penal responsibility.
Interest continues undated in the
recent news that 700 British troops
under Colonel Plummer whipped 5000
Matabeles and killed 500 of the
natives. The British rapid-fire gun,
did great execution. The native.
charged them again and again, but al
} to no purpose, Skombeo and I'm
lugulu commanded the natives. TIL,
English lost one officer and thirt,
soldiers.
Advices received from Abyssinii
indicate that there is prospect of 1
reopening of the Italian war in tn,
autumn. King Menelik is apparent,
preparing for hostilities and has re
Gently received large quantities of arm
and ammunition. Consequently tn
Italian commander, General Bdlaisere
is comforting with the Government a
Rome, with the view of the adoption
of the necessary counter measures.
The Supreme Court of New found
land has quashed the indictment
against the directors of the defunc
local banks who were being prosecuted
for malfeasance in office, upholdin,
the objections of counsel of the accused
that none of the Grand Jurors wer
disqualified. 1t is reported that TIN
Ministry is arranging TO pension Chic
Justice Carter and appoint Premie
Whiteway to succeed him.
Rear Admiral Thomas Seifridge
Captain George H. Wadleigh, com
manding the United States cruise
Minneapolis, and Lieutenant John A
, Hunter, of the Minneapolis, all in full
, uniform, paid an official visit to tn
United States embassy at London
Later, accompanied by Mr.. James R
Roosevelt and Liuetenant Commando
W. S. Cowles, the Unitd States nava
attache, the American officers pal,
official visits to the Admiralty.
The Secretary of State for Hom
Affairs, Sir Matthew White Ridley
in the House of Commons, replyin,
to further question ON the subject, re
fused to communicate to the House tn
statement made in his private capacit,
by the Lord Chief Justice, Baron Rus
sell of Killowen, with reference to tn
case of Mrs. Florence May TIN
American undergoing sentence of i'm
prisonment for life after having beel
convicted on the charge of poisonin,
her husband, Mr.. James Maybrick.
Notwithstanding the silence of SOM
newspaper correspondents in regart
to the true situation at Gambia, tn,
principal city of the island of Crete
private kilograms received are to tn,
effect that anarchy practically reign
there. The Turks are committin,
many excuses against the Christians
not even hesitating at murder. Sew
eral Christians have been killed and
number wounded. The report that tn
Russian Vice-Consul had been NAL
treated is reiterated.
The London Daily News (LiberaD il
an editorial ON the action of the Hous
of Lords says: The Lords debate on tn
Irish Land Bill means no surrender
or it means nothing. The Tories hav
always bolstered the Lords as neces
, sity of the British constitution. Lor,
, Salisbury hates this bill and therefor
, the Lords have nothing more to fea
now, if their action kills the bill, thai