The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-28
FoREIeN NEWS


The company owns six producing welli
and is still prospecting.
The London Council of National
ARTILLERY Association has issued an ap
peal for $4,000 TO enable volunteer
team to accept the invitation Of the
Dominion Artillery Association tc
compete in Canada during the coming
summer.
Plans have been prepared and work
will soon begin under them for add.
tional coast defense for New York
harbor. This is TO be effected BY build
ing Notifications on Plum island,
which lies near the village Of Sleeps
head Bay, in the borough Of Brooklyn,
and is surrounded by the waters Of
Jamaica bay.
A dispatch to the London Daily
News from Shanghai says: The exist
ence of a formidable conspiracy in the
imperial palace has been discovered
and the lives of some of the highest
people in the empire are in danger.
Progressive Manchus are indignant at
the virtual sale OF China TO Russia by
the Emperor's advisers.
The Peking correspondent of the
London Times says: The Russians
@ intend that the disturbances between
Russians and Chinese at Kinchow
necessitate the immediate inclusion Of
Kinchow within the area leased by
China to Russia. The Empress
dowager has signitied her intention to
give an audience to Prince Henry Of
Prussia.
The Poster Lloyd echoes the senti-
ment of an Italian paper that Europe
is likely to make its voice heard in
the interest of justice at the close of
the war, contenting itself meanwhile
with strict neutrality. - The idea that
there would be any probability of an
attempt to treat the United States like
Japan was treated after the recent war
with China is generally ridiculed by
sensible men.
Details of the conflict between the
Russians and Chinese at Kin Chou
tend to show the disturbance was due
to an attempt made by the Russian
commander to take possession Of the
town. He tried to persuade the Chi
nese General that Kin Chou belonged
to Russia by virtue of the recent agree
ment arrived a. between China and
Russia regarding the cession of Port
Arthur and Talien Wan. The Rus
sian commander demanded the evaoua-
tion of the place within twenty -four
hours, the Chinese refused to leave,
and the matter was eventually referred
TO Picking and st, Petersburg.
Senior Sagasta, the Spanish Premier,
is quoted in special dispatch from
Madrid as saying that the reference to
the destruction Of the Maine having
been caused through Spanish agency:
"This infamous calumny merits the
reprobation Of the whole world, All
the nations know the true cause of the
disaster and mahy officials of America
know it. For the Americans to base a
plea of Intervention upon heartless
calumny of this character is to rebel
against reason and Justice. For this
reason 1t is impossible for Us to refrain
from protesting formally to the powers
against this imputation.
Advioes from Porto Rico are still ex.
cited over the elections, which resulted
in a Liberal majority of twenty five.
The Governor has issued proclamation
against disorder. Four newspapers
charge fraud in the elections. One
hundred and fifty persons throughout
the island have been arrested. Three
persons were killed and twenty six
wounded in riots in Cayey and else
where. Senior Ramos has gone to
Spain to represent the Liberal cause
in the Cortes. The people are aggra.
waited by the probability of rebellion.
If military authority was restricted
and more scope given to autonomy in.
ternal peace would be assured.
Captsin-General Blanco has issued
instructions to the chiefs of various
corps of the army relative to the edict
suspending hostllities and directing
them to cause the same to be commun-
ioated to the enemy. Troops will sus-
pend hostilities, maintaining their
present positions without any offensive
movement, but will still continue to
guard conveys. In case the enemy
assumes the offensive they will attack
them vigorously. II the rebels send
in flags of truce they will be received.
Commanders OF troops will enter into
negotiations with the chief of the
enemy to fix conditions which will
Professionally decide the terms of the
suspension Of hostilities. The neutral
zone to be agreed upon shall be of two
kilometers. Everything is to be re.
fsrred to the general of the division.
Captain,General Blsnoo will reserve
his definite appreciation to the terms
granted.
The London Times prints letter
from Sir George Baden Powell, NJ. P.
asking why Great Britain should not
plainly declare that she would not
allow the declaration of Paris to be
set aside, and that privateers would be
treated as privstes if they touched
British ships. and in any case would
DO excluded from British ports. The
Times. commenting ON the letter. says.
we can see no reason why the powers
which signed the declaration of Paris
shoald not join in this assertion of
policy now recognized by the civilized
world for forty years. In any case,
our interests are SO vast that we have
right to act for ourselves. There is
no reason to believe that the United
States would resist the assertion of
these principles, and Spain can hardly
refuse to submit to rules to which she
voluntarily submitted during the war
with France,