The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-30
FOREIGN NEWS.

is Appropriated at $4,000 bushels,
an average Of 9.9 bushels per acre.
Signora Verdi, wife of the celebrated
composer Verdi, now in his eighty
fourth year, died recently in Rome.
A bill has been introduced in the
Parliament of New Zealand providing
/ for reciprocal trade relations with
Great Britain.
John Bagnoald Burgess, member of
the Royal Academy and distinguished
painter, died recently in London in
his sixty eighth year.
The steamer Empress of China
brings word that Japan has demanded
$780, 900 indemnity from Hawaii in
the immigration dispute.
Gen. Daniel Fuentes, prime mover
in the recent revolution in Guatemala
and commander of the insurgent
forces, has arrived in San Francisco.
Plans are being formed at Valpa.
raiso Chile, for an alliance of Peru,
Chill and Argentine If adopted the
scheme is to divide Bolivia between
these allies.
The difficulty which recently arose
between Count Schwerin, the German
minister to Hayti,an President Simon
Sam, over the arrest of German SUBJ
ject named Linders, has been adjusted.
The United States, Russia and Japan
have signed treaty in reference to the
sealing matter; but the provisions of
the document are to remain secret un-
til after the meeting of Congress in
December.
A report from Minister Angel at
, Constantinople says that an American
woman missionary was arrested near
the scene of the Armenian brigand
outrages with an apronful of cartridges
for the brigsnds.
Armand Dreyfus, i'll evident agree
ment with his wife, respondent
Partisan, shot himself, wife, and three
: daughters in small room, and COM
mitted suicide and murder through the
agency of the fumes of coal gas.
1t is rumored that negotiations have
been commenced between France and
Germany for joint diplomatic action,
and, if necessary, naval action, against
China on account of recent outrages
upon missionaries in that country.
The German minister to China and
the captain of the German gunboat
Cormorant were attacked by a mob at
WI Chang, in the province of Hoo
Pee Chang. he minister has de-
manded the punishment of the offend.
! ers.
S John Fleming, the we'll known
7 sporting man and manager of the Ma.
: tional Sporting Club of London, was
seized with fit recently and died in
! commissions. He was widely known in
America, particularly among the sport.
: ing fraternity.
. A terrible famine is raging in the
province of Archangel, Russia. Many
have already died of starvation The
F, people wander about reduced almost
Q to skeletons, their heads swollen to
J the size CT baskets. Tea is the only
g means of sustenanee.
Charles Sommer, general agent fol
Mexico of the Mutual Life Insurance
q Company of New York, committed
n suiuide in the City of Mexico by shoot
/ ing himself through the head. The
r deed was probably due to criticisms Of
o his management.
Consul Rounsevelle Wildman, a.
n Hongkong informs the State Depart
n ment that the largest items of import
: from the United States to that place
It are -four and petroleum. Regarding
g lumber, he says there would be NJ
trouble in selling the goods.
q An atrocious crime is reported from
Montcalm Mills, Quebec, young maj
of that place having murdered hi
n three sisters and brother during tn,
:. absence of his parents. The only rea
son for the crime was quarrel be
tween himself and his oldest sister.
: One native officer and thirty -fiv,
Sikhs belonging to the English army il
!, India were surrounded by tribesmeI
. recently and massacred. Greece ha
, de,ided to appeal to Europe and Amer
lea for 500, 900 to relieve the terrible
70 distress resulting from the late wal.
= The President of Chile has submit
= ted to Congress bill fixing the mill
tary and naval forces for the year 1898
The army is to have at the utmost
5000 men. For the navy the bill pro
i vides for Is war ships, 20 torped
is boats. s coast guards, 2 transports ant
g s pontoons.
a Colonel f. r. Howell and Thoma,
q GARY, Directors of the Bank of New
, South Wales. now in liquidation, hav
been arrested in London and charge,
j. at Bow Street Police Court with EN-
h bezzling $50, 900 of the funds of tn
J, bank. They were remanded in bal
# to the amount of e3, 900 each.
u Peter Naumane, leader of the Ger
. man National Socialist Society, ha
been fined 800 marks for libeling Majo
D. Won Schonbeck. by criticisiug tn,
W latter's dismissal of a reserve off ce
D. on account of an alleged private re
IS mark of Emperor Will I'M concerniu,
ID Officers who belong to politica
y parties. =
& A special to the New York Heral,
from Lima, Peru, says; Presiden
N Pierola has been stricken with feve
: and now is confined to His bed. TIL
!. unwilling of the 3raus statue il
m Callao. which was fixed for this week
! President Pierola conducting the cere
70 monies, has been postponed in conse
y quenoe of his illness.
!. A dispatch to the London Time
from Buenos Ayres says that frost ba
a damaged the harvest in the Argentin
Republic at least per cent. TIL