The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-10
FOREIGN NEWS.


Port Said, Egypt, has been foated.
1t is reported that seven women per
ished in forest dres three miles north
Of Columbia, Ont. Seventy houses
were destroyed.
The atonment Of Count Csssini az
ambassador to the United States in
stead of Minister is gszetted at st.
Petersburg, Russia.
The new wharf at Tanpico, Mexico,
has been burned and the loss is two
million dollars. The custom house
was damaged 100000.
Juan L. Quotas, president and in
term of Uruguay, has issued a decree
dissolving the assembly and placing
himself in full power.
A dispatch from Capetown says the
Transvasl government in South Africa
is mounting guns at johannesburg and
importing ammunition.
The Greater Republic of Central
America has disbanded. Salvador
withdrew, and the others decided that
further attempts TO preserve the feder-
alton were useless.
The Congo State, Africa, has decided
to build another railway, the cost of
which is estimatd at "a, 900, 900. An
other chance probably for American
rails and engines.
Advices received from Helsingford
says tract Of ice ON the coast of the
Gulf of Finland broke adrift in a
snow storm and was carried to sea,
with 200 fishermen and several horses.
A special to the New York Herald
from Madrid says: The Marquesa of
nee Ellen Vincent of the
United States and wife of the chief of
the. Constitutional Parliament of Cuba,
is dead.
The Spanish armored cruiser Almi-
rante Oquendo has left Las Palmas on
the Canary Islands for Havana. The
Italian third class cruiser Giovanni
Bausani is expected at Las Palmas.
She is on her way to Cuba.
The thirty-five customs houses of
the Republic of Mexico report So, 49,
134.S9 receipts during December, 1897.
Fla Juana reports $27SS. SO and Ensen-
ada $40, 209.94, while the receipts at
Vera Cruz were $912,613.1S.
The worlds annual crop of peanuts
8 estimated by r. B. Pandy of the
United States Department of Agrioul-
lure at over 1000, 900 pounds, of
which over 100000 are sent to
harseilles for oil making purposes.
China has agreed to open its inland
waters of foreign steamers under GER
ain restrictions. Hitherto the foreign
lowers have had but few privileges
n Chinese inland navigation, and the
con oession is regarded as one
f great importance.
The Postoffice Department has been
Informed that after March list samples
I liquids. greases, powders and glass
Will be admitted to the mails of Great
Britain. Samples of the materials are
Ilready admitted to the mails of
lumber of countries.
An agreeme emit between Chile and
'eru for the settlement of questions
bout the ownership of the provinces of
'acna and africa is practically a fact.
t is hoped that this will avert the
threatened war over the dispute be-
ween those nations.
The Hidalgo Northern Railroad will
e sold to syndicate of English and
iexican capitalists. The new owners
viii Immediately extend the line to
'ampico, shortening the real distance
etween the City of Mexico and that
art about 200 miles.
Henri Roohefort, the editor of a
aris newspaper, has gone to prison
'r five days for libelling Joseph Rien-
Oh, member Of the Chamber of
deputies. A crowd waited at the
ates of the prison and cheered the
ditor when he appeared.
The Saturday Review of London
onfrms the report that the Chinese
IAN will, after all, be made by Great
ritain, and says: 1--WE are informed
,at the preliminary contract has
ctually been signed. The DELAY in
lie fultillment is caused by the China.
'an's joy in dallying over bargain.
A fierce dnel was fought between
rince Philip Of Sake oburg and
otha, husband Of the Princess Louise
.arle OF Belgium, and Lieutenant
astaohich. They fought first with
stols and then with swords, The
rince was wounded severely in the
ght arm.
Enrique Creel, the millionaire
mixer Of chihuahua, Mexico, and four '
her wealthy Mexican associates, have i
cured concession for the establish. {
emit OF two lsrge packing houses in {
exico. Under the terms of the con. c
ssion not less than $1,000 900 must
expended IL the enterprise. 8
Heinrich Hass, who represents one 9
J..
ambuIg, Germany, has closed a bar.
In with the Johnson-L Locke Mercan. \
o company of Sacramento by which ;
agreed to furnish for his HAMBURG
use during the year 1898, dried
ATS including prunes, peaches, apri.
is, pears and raisins to cost In excess =
100000. o
For three hours in one day recently =
Senate had under discussion the =,
i providing for the taking of the y
elfth and subsequent censuses. 1t :
IS so amended as to place the Census =
reau under the Secretary of the In. =
Tor, but the extended discussion =
'ioh followed disclosed so wide a !.
'ergence Of views on the part of the :,
majors as to various features of the !;
ASSURE that no further action was =,
en-. y,
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