The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-25
FoREIeN NEWS

the. acre.
A German comic paper has been
seized in Paris for publishing cartoons
ridiculing President Fsure and the
French Republic.
La Queensland the area Of planting
is double that of last year. and many
crops it is estimated, will yield forty
bushels to the acre.
observation-disclosures have been granted
in London IN the case of ]. b. Ford,
who is charged with forgery by the
Cincinnati Coffin Company.
1t is reported that the States constitu-
ting the Greater Republic of Central
America have again refused to accept
U. S.iMinister, W. L. Merry.
The Sultan of Morocco has won a
victory over the Bananier tribe at Tala.
Many prisoners were taken and fifty
five heads were spiked on the walls of
Markesh.
M. Matsumura, a japanese mer-
chant, says Japan wants to retain the
friendship of the U. S. because war
between Japan and Russia is certain
to come.
The long expected floating drydocks
built in England and spacious enough
to accommodate large ironclads has
arrived at Havana, Cuba. 1t crossed
the Atlantic without damage.
Minister Buck telegrpahs from Toxic
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japanese cabinet The Minister of
Foreign Affairs has resigned and Wis
cunt Vishi has been appointed.
The Hendersons of Glasgow, Scot
land, who built the Britannia, VAL
kyrie and other famous yachts, are to
build an eighty ton racing cutter for
the Prince of Wales from designs by
G. l.. Watson.
Lieutenant Colonel Horatio D..
Davies has been installed as Lord
Mayor of London, succeeding Sir
George Faudel Phillips. The usual
ceremonies were held in the usual fog
and drizzling rain.
Consul Bartleman at Malaga, Spain,
reported to the State Department esti-
mates of the amount of sugar produced
in Europe from beets in the year 1897
98 at 4 800, 900 tons against 415, 749
tons for the previous year.
The residence of George Tullock,
about three miles from Halifax, Nova
Scotia, was burned to the ground re-
Gently. Miss Mary Walker, sister of
Mrs. Tullock and four-year-old child
of the Tullocks, were burned to death.
The strike of bakers has become
general in Madrid, Spain, end resi-
dents of the city are experiencing great
difficulty in procuring bread, The
government is using soldiers to operate
the bake ovens to limited extent.
The Ottoman Government has mott.
fed the owners of its objection to
Colonel Schaefer of the army of Lux
emburg as provisional commissioner OF
the powers for the island of Crete, and
in her objection she is sustained by
Germany.
Mount Vesuvius, near Naples,
IbhA 10 AZ II AVAO hOOlNApy A mass vi
lava is pouring out of the Artio de-
Cavallo crater. which opened in 1895.
Two wide streams are flowing down in
the direction of Vitrova and Hiano del
Inestre.
The British dependencies in the
West Indies and South America are
making concerted move for the secur.
ing of reciprocity arrangements with
the United States which will give
them better commercial facilities
under the Dingley Bill.
The customs committee of the
French chamber of deputies has de.
cided to recommend that the govern
ment maintain the previous duties on
pork products, including lard, with
the exception of reducing the duty on
salt pork, hams and bacon from 30 to
20 francs.
Cabinet officers refused to discuss
the London cable announcing that
opain has substantially accepted our
right to intervene in the Cuban ques-
ton. The Administration is known to
believe that when the Cuban CORES
pondence is made public that the ooun.
try will be satisfied.
The British Minister TO Greece, E. II J..
Ergton, has returned to Athens and
is distributing clothing, ETC., to the
destitute Thessalians. 1t has been de-
cided to appeal to Europe and America
to raise the sum of eco, ($100, 000)
with which to relieve the terrible dis
tress existing in Greece.
While number of students and off
GERS were lounging i'll a local coffee
house in Vienna dispute arose which
eliminated in serious affray. Three
of the students and waiter were bad
| ~ wounded. The police have begun a
thorough Investigation into the cause
of the difficulty.
The German Reichstsg will meet
November 30th. 1t is understood that
in addition to the budget naval bill
and measure for the reform of mill
tary procedure, both of which have
teen under ministerial consideration
for some time past, will be introduced
as so on as the session opens.
Minister Conger at Rio Janeiro, Bra :
zil, has notified the State Department
of the murder of Minister of War
Betancourt and the attempt to assassi-
nate President Moreas at Rio. He says
there is wild excitement over the
affair and general alarm is felt. The
cruiser Cincinnati is to remain at Rio
to care for America interests.
! A duel has been fought in Paris be-
tween Albert Care, manager of the
Theater de VAUDEVILLE, and M. Servan-
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