The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-25
FOREIGN NEWS.

Blount of Hawaiian fame, desired and
sought for his own son.
Reports from Armenia show that the
Red Cross Society is doing good work
there. Special efforts are being made
TO encourage the farmers TO begin the
cultivation of the soil once again.
Instead of only few French, British
and German engineers being as sacred
by Kurds on the line of railway from
Smyrna to Kassaba, as reported, the
number of victims is estimated at 200.
The Consuls at Smyrna have gone to
the scene to investigate the affair.
A dispatch from Akesheh, the ad-
vance post occupied by the Egyptian /
troops in the Soudan, states that 1000 f.
Deryishes were killed in the fighting |
at and around Firket, including their |
commander, Emir Hammuda. The |
Egyptian loss was 20 killed and SO
wounded.
Mexican troops are preparing for an
active campaign against hostile In
dians, in which they will be assisted
by the American troops stationed in
Arizona. Now that the soldiers of
either country may cross the border in
pursuit of Indians, it is expected that
the redskins will quickly be brought
to terms.
Mrs. Annie Dyer, the Reading baby
farmer, who presumably murdered
scores of infants intrusted to her, was
hanged in Newgate Prison. Since she
was sentenced to death Mrs. Dyer had
twice attempted to commit suicide.
The woman was completely dazed
when she was led to the scaffold and
had to be supported by the Warden,
who had her in charge.
The Egyptian cavalry at Firket pur.
sued the fieeting dervishes after the
battle at that place, killing large
number of them. The dervishes took
the route to Suarda, which was Kha-
lifa's largest camp, with the exception
of Dongola. The cavalry, upon reach
ing Suarda, found the place deserted.
The troops occupied it and seized enor-
nous quantities of stores and a number
of camels.
Magin Wilson, in an engagement
with Spanish troops near Santiago de
Cuba, was seriously wounded. He is
an.insurgent leader and is believed to
be an American. Rauarango, the in
surgent leader, with number of fol-
lowers, attacked the forts of San An
tonic, Rio Blanco. He was repulsed,
but in the meantime another force of
insurgents burned that town, destroy
ing ninety five houses.
A cablegram from Berne says the
National Council has expressed regret
that the United States has not replied
to the Swiss proposal for conclusion
of an arbitration treaty and has re.
} quested the Bundesrath to demand 8
categoric answer The President OF
the confederation, NJ. Adrien Lachenal
J has declined to make the demand
although joining in the expression o.
: regret at the non-receipt of a reply OF
the subject from America.
, At banquet given at Buluwayo
Cecil Rhodes made a speech in which
he briefly sketched the history of Rho
desia and referred to the "creditabl,
: action of the British Chartered Soutl
Africa Company" in the matter o
l compensation for the Jameson raid
Rhodes ridiculed the idea of the ANAL
gamation of the Transvaal or its annex
alton to Cape Colony. 1t rested witt
the people, he said, to cooperate witt
: him to carry out his shemes.
The Egyptian mixed tribunal, forme
J legality of the advance money fom tn
. Egyptian treasury for the purpose 0
D meeting the expenses of the Soudan eS
+ petition, has formally pronounce
. Judgment against the proposal to dra,
y upon the commission of public del
: for the sum asked or any part thereof
This act on of the tribunal was take
l. despite the refusal of the British an
II Egyptian Governments to recognize tn
is competence of the tribunal to decid
It upon the question.
According to Geographic advice
= from Crete, the imperial troops too
:. possession ON June 9th of the fort sitl
!, !. ated in the village of Voukolis an
" occupied up to date by the insurgent
The regular army has thus secured I'll
., route connecting this locality wit
10 Canea, and also the peace of the neigl
:, borhood, where insurgents had a lit
q previously burned and plundered IL
1t houses of the Mussulman Cretans
d order to provoke on their part acts
Or vengeance against the Christians, the
al neighbors.
During the debate on the commerce.
" treaties in the Reichstag, Count vC
Kanitz admitted that Germany hi
r, secured every concession possible und
m the circumstances from Jpaan. Su
20 sequently Count Won Kanitz state
I'd that international silver curren,
is would more serve Germany's nee
ar than the best treaty of commerce
lg Baron Marschal Won Bieberstein, Mini
s, ter for Foreign Affairs, in behalf
n the government, justified the policy
Q, the commercial treaties, especially Il
at clause in the Japanese treaty. ~
A dispatch from Havana says tn
* the Cuban papers are protesting again
70 the conduct of the American Cons
"a at Cardenas, island of Cuba, in TAXI
at Spanish soldiers testimony at an i
III quiry. The above dispatch does II
is agree with the cable dispatches to t
* Associated Press from Havana, wifi
s. announce that the local press of Ca
ne denas, province of Matanzas, is prote'
ne ing against the conduct Of the Amel
8, can consular agent there, who
charged by the Spanish with allowil