The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-07
FOREIGN NEWS.

TeuCu huhICulels II uCau.
Brazil claims to have a good title to
the land in dispute between Venezuela
and England.
The banks Of Bengal and Bombay
have raised their rate of discount TO
10 per cent.
The celebration Of Queen Victoria's
jubilee will probably include tour
through Ireland and Scotland.
1t is said thar the Sultan has assent
ed to the release of 1000 Armenians
and the remittance Of NIL death sen
fences.
The bill to restrict the immigration
of the colored races has passed the
Legislative Council in Adelaide, South
Australia.
The President has determined to
recognize the new greater republic Of
Central America and has received
Minister Rodriguez.
The German cruiser Irene, which is
now in Hongkong, has been ordered to
proceed to Manila, the Capital of the
Philippine Islands.
1t is officially stated that the plague
I is increasing in Bombay, India, and
Karaohi, the seaport of Sinde, is also
I declared to be infected.
The French Deputies have adopted
credit of $40, 000 francs to provide for
the official participation of France in
the Brussels exposition.
An explosion occurred in the col
liery at Resilza, Hungary, killing
eleven men and injuring twelve.
Fifty mine others were entombed in
the mine.
The Government Statistician esti-
mates that the wheat yield for New
South Wales is 1854, 900 bushels,
which is 100000 bushels below the
local wants.
Eight of the anarchists, who recently
had their trial in Barcelona for throw
ing bomb into the Corpus Christ
procession last June, have been sem
fenced to death
Large quantities of provisions will
be shipped from New York to Cuba in
order to be entered before January LIST.
On that date Weyler's order raising
the tariff on imports per cent goes
into effect.
The Right Hon. and Most Rev.
Frederick Temple has been confirmed
as Archbishop of Canterbury and Pri-
mate of all England A sensation was
caused by the objection of Sir Edward
Brown to the ceremony ON the ground
that Rev. Mr.. Temple held to the doc
t~ine of evolution.
A special to the New York Herald
from Washington says There is to be
a conference in Washington between
the Japanese Minister and the Peruvian
Consul General, FREDERICK Bergman,
at which it is expected that new
} treaty Of reciprocity between Japan
! and Peru will be ratifed.
The Minister of Ways and Communi.
cations, in ST Petersburg, Russia,
Prince Hilkuff, and the Minister OF
Finance, M. dc Witt, with view tc
promoting exports to America, have
resolved to introduce direct and re-
duced through trailroad) tariff to Ham
burg, Bremen and Bremerhaven.
General Norman, Sir Edward Grey
, and Sir David Barbour have been APP
pointed on the West Indian Suga,
Commission in London to investigat,
the complaints of the decline in tn,
British sugar industry i'll the Yves
Indies owing to the competition o
European countries, which pay bountie
! on the production and export of sugar
1 The total defalcations reported
+ through the disappearance of Ludwis
Hegale, manager of the Censtanc,
' branch of the Imperial German Bank
5 in Germany are 100000 marks, o
o which sum he is said to have takel
n with him 100000 marks when he fiet
. to Switzerland. The balance is under
r stood to have been lost in Bourse trans
6 actions.
S In the course Of two weeks power
t full anti-annexation league will b
sprung in Honolulu, H. l., an,
n branches will be organized all over tn
f islands. 1t will have millions of none
n behind it and will go in for an aggres
g sive campaign. Its chief promoters ar
= some Of the wealthiest and most in
i fiuential planters in the country. Pau
j. lsenberg, ST., the millionaire mer
!. chant, planter and shipowner, who re
Q Gently returned from Germany, is a
0 the head of the movement. His plat
: form contemplates full support to tn
n Republic of Hawaii, but war to tn
Q death against annexation. The argu
d ments to be used against annexatio
7 are, first, that no benefit will accrue {
y Hawaii through political incorporatio
Q with the United States; second, annex
IS alton will put an end to contract labor
S which will mean loss if not ruin to tn
s planters. Numerous other items of de
n tail will be included in the argumen
to be promulgated.
p In the Chamber of Deputies in Rom
i Signor Imbriani, the Socialist leader
n submitted motion inviting the Gov
h ernment to ascertain the truth as t
}, the death of 1.-THE brave and gener ou
t Maceo," one of the leaders of tn
% Cuban insurgents. The Marquis d
d Rudini, the Premier. begged Signo
1t lmbriani to withdraw his motion
d which, he said, might disturb tn
a friendly relations of Italy with tn
i brave Spanish people. Signor I'm
i briani persisted in his motion, ami
g uproar in the chamber. The presiden
y loudly called for order. The Maroui
a hi Rpdin; ,yotoStad ooa;rst C;,x,,o. r.