The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-22
FOREIGN NEWS.
A decisive battle is expected in the
near future in Cuba.

iaiiiHS oI church wall IL Spain.
Reports received at Washington, d.
o. Indicate that the plague is spread,
ing through Asia and threatens South.
ern Europe.
- Queen Victoria has relegated all
Official functions to the Prince and
Princess Of Wales, and will go into
semi-retirement
The Dominion Government of Can.
ada has decided that il cannot at
present undertake to establish a storm
signal station at Esquimaut. 1t would
cost $500 year.
1t is reported that the Persian Gov.
ernment will shortly promulgate
restrictions upon the Hebrews which
viii have the effect of exterminatiDg
that race in Persia.
The town of L'Isle-on. Dodon, on
small island i'll the river Save,
France, has been flooded and 293
houses destroyed All the cattle in
the district persisted.
A. q. Blair, Minister of Railways
and Canals in Canada, has refused to
sanction the opening of the canals to
traffic on Sundays except under ex-
traordinary circumstances.
General Peirola has devised plan
to establish the gold standard for the
currency of Peru. His project will
be submitted TO Congress at its next
session-probably in August
United States ambassador Hay has
informally petitioned the British Gov
eminent for the release of Mrs. Nav
brick, the American woman serving
life sentence for the murder of her
husband.
A dispatch to the London Daily
Mail from Athens says the govern
ment has already negotiated loan.
and the moment the peace conditions
are signed the indemnity will be paid
cash down.
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Bouens Ayres says the British
Military Commission, which went
there to purchase horses for the use of
the British troops at Cape Town, has
shipped 400 animals.
Special dispatches from Bombay.
India, say that from 600 to 1000 riot
ers were killed during the recent riot
ing in the vicinity of Calcutta, and
1T is added that native officials put the
death roll as high as 800.
Advices brought by the Empress of
China state that a great slump has
taken place in the tea market in japan
since the last steamers sailed that
could land tea on this co st before
July 1, when the new tariff was ex.
pected to go into effect
The details of Boer- German plot
to secure control of Delagoa Bay, the
portuguese possession on the east coast
OF Africa, which would furnish an ex-
cellent outlet to the sea for the Trans.
vaal, are given by the Berlin CORE.
spondent of the Daily Mail.
The steel rails have arrived at Cor.
dova, Mexico, from Pittsburg, Pa, for
use on the electric railway which is
being constructed from Jalapa to that
city distance of fifty miles. This
will be the first electric road in Mexico
and will be both freight and passen.
ger line.
Many high-handed actions are laid
1t the door of the Asiatics, such as the
without trial of persons
Known to be under the protection of
france, the invasion of territory under
he protection of France, and the re-
,usal OF the international courts TO
hear French complaints.
The powers are reported to have
agreed ON plan for Cretan autonomy.
Christian Governor will be an
pointed and each assembly will con.
ain equal numbers of Christians and
Aohammedans. An annual tribute of
900 levies will be guaranteed. COM
nencing after five years.
Tile British warship Comus has ar.
lived at Acapulco, Mexico, from Gin
'erton Island, with the remainder Of
he crew of the British ship Kipkora.
capt. McMurty, from Vancouver. b
:, March 20, for London, which was
wrecked in the North Pacific Ocean.
day l. Part of the Kinkora's crew
cached Acapulco June 8.
Advices received at London from
,onstantinople state that the Sublime
'orte is preparing permanent civil
overnment for Thessaly. It has 900
w troops there and an army of 75O.-
90 could be modified in ten DAYS
is thought the powers will not
oerce Turkey into an evacuation and
he Sultan is not afraid of ultimatums.
Serious riots have broken out in
pain IN consequence of the heavily
increased taxation made necessary to
apply the deficit in the Canoyas bud
ct. Heavy fighting is reported to
ave taken place at Nieres between
'oOo miners and the royal troops.
ecause a tax had been placed upon
ne food of the laboring men.
A Calcutta, India, dispatch saws
ne British bark Overdate, Capt. Rob
rts, bound for South America, came
ITO collision with the steamer :
andau, off Hoolgy Point, near the
Iouth of the westernmost branch of /,
le Ganges, and sank almost imme-
lately. All on board were drowned ,,
'cept the captain, the pilot and one
aman.
The special commission sent to :
IDA, from Vienna, Austria, to study !
10 bubomc plague reports that in a $
aJorlty OF cases the baccilli enters n
e body through the skin, sometimes I
tiers through the lungs or by the !,
nslls. The period Of incubation is .
ON four to five days. The rat an. !
ans to be the only animal spontane- .