The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-28
FoRElGN NEWS.

America, seys a Hamburg syndicate +
las offered loan Of 100000 TO
Brazil.
Ii is asserted that the Hungarian 1
Government has purchased the race 4
horse, Galtee More, the derby winner,
Tor e2O, 900.
The British Government has definite (.
ly declined to participate in the Bering
Sea conference with the United States
if Russia and Japan are represented.
During an ascent of Mount Ararat,
Armenia, by members of the recent
Geological Congress, Dr. Stoeper, a
professor of medicine, was frozen to
death.
A cold snap has set in, with heavy
SHOWS falling in the mountain districts
OF Austria and Hungary, in the vicin-
ity of Munich and along the moun-
tains.
:. EvaDgelins Cisneros. the Cuban
woman arrested for plotting against
the Governor Of the Isle of Pines. has
escaped from prison and is now in
New York.
At recent council the Spanish gov
eminent decided to grant autonomy to
Cuba under the suzerainty of Spain.
and to continue the campaigns as long
as may be necessary.
The Brazilian Legation at Washing
ton has received confirmation of the
report of the fall of Cansudos, Brazil,
stronghold of the religious fanatics,
and the death of the leader Conselhiro.
A London cablegram says T. Fielden,
Conservative member of Parliament
for this Middleton division of Lanca-
shire. and noted sportsman, died sud
denly near Dunkeld, Scotland, while
out shooting.
The Bank of Montreal, Canada, has
invited tenders for $4,000, 900 &c.
900, 000) az per cent stock at not less
than 81. Of this amount 81 900, 900
will be applied to paying off the float
ing debt of the Dominion.
The city of Berlin, Germany, has
closed its annual accounts with sur
plus of over 81 100000 This money
has been saved by the different depart
ments, most Of which spent far less
than had been granted to them.
A British sailing captain, arriving
at Halifax, Nova Scotia, reports the
sinking Of an unknown vessel with all
OH board during furious gale. He
estimated the crew of the unfortunate
vessel at between forty five and fifty.
A dispatch received at New York
from Guatemala says the rebels have
been defeated at San Marcos and driver
into Mexico The Mexican government
is taking measures to prevent a basis
of operations being formed in thai
State.
1t Is expected that the relations be.
tween Russia and America will bt
fostered this winter by raising the
representatives of both countries t,
the rank of Ambassador, Common in
terest in the seal question necessitate
close friendship,
The National Congress of Miners, il
session at Liege. Belgium, has declde'
to make demand for an increase o
Is per cent in miners wages through
out the kingdom and If this deman,
is not granted by the middle OF Novem
Der, general strike is to be declared
The first general national conventio
of the Irish independent League, Oh
ganized by John Redmond. M. P, th
Parnellite leader, has been held a
Dublin. Eight hundred delegates wer
present. and the policy of the BIRTHS
Gov eminent was vigorously denounced
TIE heterogeneous RIGA boundar
dispute has been decided in favor c
Nicaragua by Gen. Alexander, an or
gineer who was appointed by express
dent Cleveland to settle the matter
He has decided that the eastern bound
airy line begins at the harbor head {
Greytown.
A terrible prairie fire ragged throug
certain portions of Manitoba, Canals
recently. destroying live stock, farl
products and implements and entailin
considerable loss of life. TheI
were many narrow escapes, and nun
Der of families are homeless and uttel
ly destitute.
The troops returning from tn
Philippine islands to Barcelona on tn
steamer lisa de Mendators rose in n
bellion because the body of a dea
soldier was about to be thrown ovel
board uncovered, while a priest wa
given a sumputous burial, They wo
their point.
A Havana dispatch states that it
estimated that 10000 native Cuban
, have disappeared from various cause
since the beginning of the war, al
that in certain towns whole famili,
have been wiped out. The highe
estimate placed upon the number {
massacred Armenians is 100000.
The Parliament of Iceland havin
voted subsidy for the purpose, I'll
: Great Northern Telegraph Compar
next summer will lay cable fro
Scotland to Iceland by way of Il
| Farce Islands. 1t is reported tn,
Great Britain will mako a cable col
nection from Iceland to British Anne
lea.
Certain prosecuted refugees frol
Galicia, Austria, who are now in Il
United States and Brazil, have aske
to be taken into the Russian Churcl
but the Russian Government holt
aloof from granting the request, c
the ground that such an action ma
give otfense to Austria; which is al
other of the Inconsistencies of unto
of Church and State.
The New York Herald is informe
from a trustworthy source that the Il