Mesa free press., 1897-09-17
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

The Costa Rica government has fixed
the coinage ratio between silver and
gold at 80 to l..
Colonel Pando, Bolivian revolutionist,
has invaded the Peruvian province of
Sandia with 900 armed men.
Germany and Spain are trying to in
duce America, England and Switzerland
to join In measures for the surveillance
of anarchists.
Two millions of silver were sent to
Weyler for use in Cuba. Reports of
successful sorties against the insurgents
are received.
1t is feared that the widow of Presi-
dent Borda of Uruguay will become in
sane as result of grief caused by her
husbands assassination.
The Czar has decided upon partial
abolition of the exile to Siberia OF GRIM
inals and the substitution therefor of
confinement in large central prisons
in Russia.
A measure has been sanctioned bv the
Emperor of Russia providing that after
January l, 1900, all coastwise trade of
Russia must be carried in Russian yes
sells, with Jew exceptions.
Spain has intimated her willingness
to negotiate reciprocity treaty with
the United States government, which
received her advances coldly because it
wanted the Cuban question settled first.
Enrico Mathew, the well-known bank
er and promoter of several gigantic
schemes in Central America, has failed
for over 100000. Matheu lived in
Guateplala, but was we'll known in San
Francisco.
Advices from Honolulu indicate ex-
treme anxiety of the Dole government
regarding annexation to the United
States. and bitter opposition to the
project of the sugar trust. Japanese
opposition continues.
Japan is negotiating with the Greater
Republic of Central America, hoping to
secure conJrol of the Nicaragua canal
route in defiance of United States in
terests. The little brown mans am
bition is likely to get him into trouble.
The-police of Constantinople continue
to make wholesale arrests. An expert
examination of the bomb used in the
Ottoman Bank has been made and it
was found to contain over nine kilo-
grammes of dynamite and nitro-glycer-
inc.
The French government has pro-
claimed holiday and an imposing mil
itary display on the occasion of the
return of President Faure from Russia.
The Frence squadron will stop at Co
penhagen to enable him to visit King
Oscar of Denmark.
Chinese pirates are doing a rushing
business. They recently raided the gov
ernment station at Pulch Gaya, captured
the officer in charge and secured $40, ,00O9
They also captured Chung Ah Phin,
young Chinese millionaire, securing
$4,000 in jewels and $40, 900 in cash.
A dispatch to the London Daily News
from Tabrez confirms the news of the
heavy fighting between the Kurds and
Armenians on the frontier. The COM
mander OF the cavalry of the Kurds was
killed, according TO the report, and his
son narrowly escaped. The losses of
the Kurds are variously estimated at
from 800 to 600 killed and wounded.
The Armenians claim to have lost only
twenty.
The Hungarian ministry of agricul-
ture has issued its annual estimate in
which it describes the. worlds harvest
as extraordinarily light. The total yield
of wheat is placed at 573, 900, 900 metric
hundred weights, while the present an
nual requirements are estimated at $685.
$40, 900 metric hundred weights. It is
calculated that for 1897 and 1898 there
will be shortage of 50,80O,OOO metric
hundred weights.