The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-12
NEWS NOTES.

Prince Bismarck, according 70 a dis.
patch from Berlin, saws Germany ought
not to bind her hands By neutrality
declaration.
II Is rumored that General Parade
has completed plans for the reeonauer.
ing Of Florida and that they have the
approval Of Blaneo and the Spanish off,
cials
The diamond merchants at Antwerp
announce that they will buy no more
rough diamonds until Spain definitely
announces that she will not resort 10
priyateering. This throws 5000 men
out Of work.
The New York correspondent of the
Cologne Gazette eabled his paper that
he learns from ian especially trust
worthy source" that agreements already
exist between the United States and
Great Britain, which, if thej present
British Cabinet continues in Office. must
lead, in the future course of events. to
an alliance. .
The Rome correspondent of ithe Lon
don Daily Chronicle saws: Archbishop
Martinelli, Papal delegate TO the
Roman Catholic Church in the United
States, has cabled the Vatican To alb
stain from all demonstrations of SYM
pathy with Spain which would excite
the Protestant sentiment of the United
States against the Roma Catholics.
so far as i known, all the United
States Consuls have made their way
safely ont of Spain. Consul Fav at
DANA has reported to the department
from Lisbon, Consul Bowen at BARGE
Iona from Paris, and Consul Carroll at
Cadiz and Consul Bartelam at Malaga
from Gibraltar. The department has
assured itself that the others are safe.
United States Consul-General Hay-
wood, acting under orders from Wash
ington, has purchased all the coal
available on the Hawaiian islands, adj
ding about 1900 tons to the Govern
ment pile, which has run rather low of
late. The United States now has about
300 tons OF coal on hand, and several
ship loads are said to be ON the way
from Baltimore and the Pacific coast.
A deal involving about S3, 600, 900,
II is said between the Union Pacific
and the Denver and Gulf Railroads
has been consummated, whereby the
latter company secures control OF the
Union Pacific shops in Denver. The
transaction was completed in Omaha at
conference between Receiver Trum-
bull and General Superintendent Duna-
way of the Gulf and General Manager
Dickinson of the Union Pacific.
1T will take more than so. 900 men
to sub1ugate the Spanish in Cuba, "
said James II. Springer, United States
Consul at Calbaron, Cuba. "The Span
lsh on the island will be able to raise
between $50, 600 and BOO, 900 men. In
my opinion, the insurgents cannot
muster more than $4,000 or 40, 600 at
the most, and they are for the most
part lily provisloned and equipped
The Spanish could have conquered the
insurgents were it not for the rotten
ness of the army.
When President Dole Of Hawaii left
this country recently, after his visit to
aid in the annexation proceedings be-
tore Congress, he carried with him
draft OF bill which promises to make
history. 1t is for passage by the Ha.
waiian Congress, and provides that in
the event of war in which the United
States may need the Hawaiian islands
for base of supplies the islands shall
be put under the protection of the
American flag, 1t was prepared with
the knowledge of the members of the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
and had the approval of the Admins
tration ON certain conditions.
According TO the London Daily Mail
Spain has acquired the lease OF vessel
called the submarine worker, which
was invented by Count Pozzo and con-
structed in France. A description of
the vessel appeared in 1897 in the
French Engineering Journal. She was
originally intended for salvage opera
tions or submerged work The vessel
is a steel sphere with an external
diameter of 8 feet 8 inches. She is
propelled by electricity and has a speed
of eight or nine knots an hour. She
carries supply Of compressed air that
will last three men for forty-eight
hours. From the front of the vessel
protrudes strong cutting and Crap
ping arm which is capable of severing
anchor cables and the connections of
submarine mines, She can lay mines
md discharge them electrically after
retiring to safe distance. 1t is sup
posed there will be practical demon
stration OF her value, from Spanish
point OF view, very soon.