The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-17
FoREicN NEWS.

The Russian steamer St. Petersburg
has passed through the Bosporus. with
1886 recruits bound for VladiVOstok.
Advice from Rio Jansiro, Brazil,
state that violent storms have caused
serious damage in various parts Of
Santa Catharina.
Serious bread riots have taken place
at Gallipoli, where q mob has attempted
TO burn the Government Offices. The
police made thirty six arrests.
Terrific weather is reported from
Northern Persia More than 100 per-
sons have persisted in snow drifts on
the high road from Resht. on the
Caspian Sea, to Teheran.
The Government has agreed to
open Yuen Chau on Lake Tung Ting
Tu as treaty port, but declines to en-.
terrain a proposal tending to the
abolition Of the Likin dues.
Colone Henry. one of the witnesses
called in the recent trial of NJ. lola
to contradict minor points of testimony
given by Colonel Picquart, has chal-
lenged the latter to duel.
The Spanish Government will invite
tenders for the monopoly of the import
and export, refining and sale of petro-
leum and 6sher mineral oils. The
monopoly. it is said, Will be sold at
auction.
The Cairo correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Mail says it has been defin-
itely decided that the Sirdar, General
Sir Herbert Kitchener, shall lead the
advance Of the Anglo Egyptian forces
on Khartoum.
Acting in pursuance Of the general
demand for an increase of the arma-
lnents of the Argentine Republic the
Government will send a special mili-
tary commission to Europe to purchase
armament.
Despite the good offices of Guate.
mala in sending peace ENJOYS to both
Governments, the strained relations
between Costa RIGA and Nicaragua
continue. Telegraphic communication
with Costa RIGA is again uncertain.
DR.. Sanarelli, who has had such suc-
cess in curing cases of yellow fever in
San Paulo, has decided to keep his dis
covery secret. The surgeon who ac-
companied DIR. Sanarelli says the ex-
periments were complete success.
The London Standard says: The
Government is negotiating with Russia
and Germany in an endeavor to en-
body the agreement regarding China in
a convention, but it is doubtful
whether these powers will bind them
selves in such definite manner.
Notices of an advance Of 10 per cent
in the price of rubber goods have been
issued by the Canadian Rubber Com
pany of Montreal and the Gutta Percha
and Rubber Manufacturing Company of
Toronto, Limited. The reason given
is the increased cost of crude rubber.
dispatch to the London Times
from Kobe, Japan. says: The Deer Is
land concession to Russia is strongly
disapproved in Corea, and it is re-
ported that the representatives of some
of the foreign governments recommend
making the island foreign settlement.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Times says: There is an ap-
palling scarcity of food in many pro-
vinces of Spain. The price of wheat
is unpreoedentedly high. Bread riots
are OF daily occurrence at Salamanca
and it is feared that martial law will
be proclaimed.
The London Morning Post says it
hears on good authority that the bounty
giving powers are anxious to abolish
bounties and are willing to meet in
conference in London and ADOPT the
convention CT 1888, or. as an alterna.
tive. to accept the imposition of coun-
tervailing duties.
A London special to the New York
Sun says; Senior Dupuy de LONE, still
in London, has signified his intention
to devote his leisure TO the production
of book in which he will detail the
circumstances leading to his writing
the notorious letter which compelled
his resignation.
Horatio Rubens. counsel of the
Cuban Junta, said of the reported COM
ing of Senior Catalina as peace ennis.
sary of the Spanish Governments: "If
he comes to offer the independ snoe of
Cuba he will be listened to, but il that
is not his errand be will not even be
received by the Cuban Junta."
An island, it is announced, has sud.
denly appeared on the northwest coast
Of Borneo. opposite the town of La
Buan. Its apparition appears to be
due to the earthquake which occurred
in September in British Borneo. The
island is composed of clay and rock.
II measures two hundred yards in
length by fifty in width. and it as gone
ON increasing since its first emergenco.
The correspondent at Constantinople
OF the London Daily Mail says: Bull
garia's attitude concerning the Mace
DOMAIN troubles is causing anxiety at
the Yildiz Kiosk. Ii is believed at
the Palace that Russia is backing Bull.
garia. and rumors of impending war
with Russia and Bulgaria are in circu-
lation. An extraordinary ministerial
council has been hastily summoned.
The London Daily Mail says shat ID
understands that Andrew Barclay
walker. the well-known yachtsman
and owner of the racing cutter Aliss,
Will build another racing cutter and
sail her under thu sama mama Tho