The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-24
FOREIGN NEWS.


from Santander for Cuba.
The COrean cabinet it is understood,
will impeach the foreign minister Of
Corea, for leasing Deer Island to Rus
STA.
The budget committee Of the reich
stag unanimously passed the entire
shipbuilding programme included in
the estimates for 1898.
A Shanghai dispatch says that Rus
STA has agreed to open Port Arthur and
Talien Wan to foreign trade, but under
Russian laws and administration.
The st. James Gazette of London
says that it understands that Lord
George Hamilton, Secretary of State
for India, will succeed the Earl of
Aberdeen as Governor q eneral of
Canada.
At the conference of the Colonial
Premiers at Melbourne it was resolved
that il Great Britain and Canada con-
tribute two-thirds of the cost of the
proposed Pacific cable, Australia should
contribute the remainder.
The London Mail announces that
the action of the Alliance Insurance
Company against Sir Tatton Skyes has
been settled by Sir Tatton paying the
full amount advanced to Lady Skyes
on the security of his signature.
A dispatch to the Tageblatt from
Picking, says Ru ssia has definitely
leased Port Arthur and fallen Wan
for 80 years. 1t is added that Russia
is determined to carry the Siberian
railroad to Port Arthur, whether China
consents or not.
Tranquility prevails at Rio de
Janeiro, but the Government has
called an extraordinary session to con.
slider the financial situation caused by
the fall in exchange and the reports
originating in the military clubs of
coming revolution.
The British naval estimates have
been issued. They increase the ex.
penditures by 81. 1000 q ,2O2, 00O); in.
crease the personnel of the navy by $50
men and provide for the building of
three new battl eships, four armored
cruisers and four sloops of war.
A New York journal cable from
Berlin states that Prince Bismarck is a
helpless cripple. 1t says the Prince
has lost the use Of his legs. He cannot
stand on his feet, and it requires the
strong arms Of friends and relatives to
lift him from his chair to his couch or
bed.
The Calcutta correspondent Ct the
London Times says: Experts estimate
that 100000 tons of wheat will be
exported from Cawnpore. Wheat for
April delivery Is selling at rupees
and 9 annas per eighty pounds. against
an average rate in parcels of rupees
and annas. No such price was ever
touched before, and the cultivators
will benefit greatly.
The Russian demands upon China
have caused the greatest excitement at
the japanese legation at Pekin and
the Japanese minister has had several
interviews with officials of the Chinese
foreign office, urging the rejection of
the Russian demands. in addition, it
is reported that Japan has threatened
to take vigorous action if the demands
Of Russia are conceded
In the House of the Prussian Diet at
Berlin Herren Ring and Mendelstein-
fels submitted resolution calling
upon. the Government to urge the I'm.
perial Government to impose more
strict regulations upon the import of
cattle from countries suspected of
having cattle diseases, and also estab-
fishing system of compulsory inspcc-
ton Of meats, as we'll as more effica.
oious frontier regulations.
Special dispatches from Shanghai
say that there is little doubt that the
prospects of trouble between Spain and
the United States caused the rebellion
in the Philippine islands to break out
again, and increased the tiercen ess Of
the insurgents. who, it is declared,
have captured Atari and Camarag,
important towns connected with
Manila by railroad. 1t Is further an
nounced that the whole of the north.
ern province has revolted. The in.
babitsnts have refused to pay taxes,
and they have destroyed the telegraph
lines. The insurgents appear to be
well supplied with arms and ammuni-
ton.
Loyal Havana is planning to build
or purchase for Spain a man of war Of
the improved type. By prearrange.
ment Ell Diario, La Union, FL Com
mercio and other newspapers, in edi.
torials, appeal to the patriotism of the
residents of Havana to raise the neces.
sary funds for the purchase of the best
war vessel in the market, to be pre-.
sented to the mother country as a DEM
onstratioD of Cuba's loyalty. There is
also announced In these newspapers
that grand entertainment will be held
in Lscon Theater, the proceeds to go
toward the fund. Boxes and seats will
be sold at auction, and it is expected
that the prices in the aggregate will
reach far into the thousands. A public
subscription will be promptly opened.
Advices received from various points
in Central America state that war
clouds are still lowering over those
turbulent countries. The correspond
ent in La Libertad, Salvador, says the
situation beween Costa RIGA and Mica
ragua is very serious, and that it is
reported that troops have already gone
to the field. 1t is thought that Hon.
durss will aid Nicaragua in war
against Costa Rica, and it is reported
that Honduras has already sent 5000
armed men to Nicaragua to combine
with the latter country's forces. SAL
vsdor. meanwhile. is exerting all her
efforts to avert war, but the govern.
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