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


Great Britain is Strengthening Glib
raltar by constructing huge protected
harbor and dockyard.
The Spanish Cabinet has decided to
pardon all Cuban exiles not included |
in previous amnesties.
The Leprosy Conference in Berlin
has appointed a commission to prepare
the way for an international society.
L. A. Thurston is authority for the
statement that Japan and Hawaii will
soon arbitrate the immigration contro-
versy.
Difficulties in regard to consular
privileges have arisen in the negotia-
tion of a permanent treaty of peace
beween Greece and Turkey.
Germany has awakened to the fact
that her industries are injured by the
Dingley tariff bill, and IetalistoIy
measures are declared in order.
The Turkish government has granted
permission to the Thesalians who flew
from Thessaly after the invasion Of the
Turkish troops to return to their
homes.
One of the boats of the British ship
HaIIamshire and other wrecksge has
been picked up on the coast of New
foundland, and it is supposed the Hal
lamshire is lost.
The English Government has form
ally expressed to United States EN-
basasador Hay its refusal to join in the
monetary conference proposed, to re-
open the silver mints of India.
AS fasters the sect of Jains, in
India, are far ahead of all rivals.
Fasts of from thirty to forty days are
very common, and once year they are
said to abstain from food for seventy
five days.
1t is now generally admitted that
over large districts in the west and
southwest of Ireland severe distress,
amounting to famine in some places
will prevail during the coming winter
and spring.
Much anxiety is felt at Buenos Ayres
about the fate of the steamer Belgica,
which started from Antwerp on July
20 with the expedition headed by
Adrian de Gerlache to explore the
Antarctic regions.
Rudyard Kipling will be paid one
dollar word for poem entitled
white Horses to be published in
the first number of Literature in Lon
don. 1t will consist of ten stanzas of
eight lines each.
The visit of Governor Pingree of
Michigan to Venezuela turns out to
have been for the purpose of investi-
eating the new gold fields Of the
Guarico region, and obtaining control
of several asphalt mines
The German government will ask
the Reiohstag to Largely increase both
the army and navy estimate. Emperor
William has struck many names of
officers off the active list. his policy
being to put young men in charge.
Miss Maud Come of Paris, who has
been given the name of the Irish Joan
of Arc" has arrived at New York.
The lady is distinguished for her advo.
caey of the Home Rule cause, in spite
of her parents, who are stanch Tories.
The Spanish Government has re-
piled to the offer of mediation in tn c
Cuban affair, declining the proposal
and saying that the losses inflicted on
! foreigners by the insurrection are due
mainly to this country's violation OF
international law.
The Chamber of Commerce of Reich
enberg. Bohemia, has presented 8
petition urging the Government Of
Austria Hungary to negotiate with the
other Powers with the view of taking
concerted action against the new
United States tariff.
The Government of Colombia has
seized 1900 rifles and 10000 rounds o.
ammunition on the shooner Colombia
near Davis Bay The vessel was COINS
to Nioarauga, and the guns and car
ridges were invoiced as machinery
| The schooner was taken to Panama.
I Among the honors conferred by
X ing Leopold in connection with the
Brussels international exposition il
! the bestowal of decoration upon the
representative of the United States
Comm issioner Gore, who has beer
made Commander OF the Order Of
King Leopold.
! The instructions given to Marsha
i Blanco, the new Governor General
are conciliatory and aim to secure the
operation of all the parties. 1t is as
serted that the Cuban press will enjoy
more liberty, subject to restrictions
upon criticism, calculated to effect
military discipline.
The steamer Amarapoora, whiol
was to have sailed from Vancouver, b.
c., for Adelaide, New Zealand, with {
cargo of ,l52, 900 feet Of lumber, has
been libeled for debt of $4,000 con,
tracted on Puget Sound, while she was
in the Central American trade. 1t i.
doubtful when she will get away
The attempt of the King of Siam
while in Europe to create sufficient
influence i'll behalf of his country to
enable him to free himself from the
position of French vassal has beer
unsuccessful, none of the powers being
willing to give more than their moral
support to his petition for independ
euoe.
The government of Portugal has in.
structed its representative in Honolulu
to interpose no objection to the pro
posed absorption Of the island by the
United States. A committee repre-
senting 10000 resident Portuguese in
| tho islands prasantad Sanator Iohu ~