The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-13
FOREIGN NEWS.

Great Britain is attempting to stay /
the progress of Russia in the Orient.
The British steamer Lamberts Point
arrived at st. Johns, N. F., with her
cargo Of cotton on fire.
Charles Harrison, Radical member
of the English Parliament for Ply
mouth since 1895, is dead.
Russia, according to dispatch from |
Shanghai, China, is rearing temporary |
headquarters for 10000 troops at Port
Arthur.
Senior Antonio Vsldes CuevAs of
Chile has succeeded in forming new
Cabinet, he taking the portfolio OF
Minister of the Interior.
Gen. Gregorio Castro has been ap-
pointed Minister of War of Uruguay,
in succession to Gen. LepeIez, who re-
signed the Ministry Of War and Ma
rine.
The Victorian duties on wooden and
silk materials at Melbourne, wearing
apparel and wooden piece goods, will
be reduced per cent after February
next.
Richard Arthur Prince, the super
who assassinated William Terriss, the
actor, has been formally committed for
trial at the Bow street Police Station
at London.
A special dispatch from Vienna says
the Arabs along the Persian Gulf ,nota-
bly, at Bassah. Burmah and Ell Palif,
have revolted and the troops are on
their way there.
The Russian Government has entered
into communication with the Govern.
ment of New South Wales with the
OF ject of procuring shipments of meat
to Vladivostok, Siberia.
The Earl of Crewe, London, while
hunting with the Cheshire hounds,
was thrown from his horse. sustaining
fracture Of the collar-bone and SER
ious injuries about the head.
A number of earthquake shocks, in
creasing in intensity, have occurred
around Smyrna, Asia Minor. Already
considerable damage has been done,
and some persons have been killed and
many injured.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, may soon
have line Of steamers to the Klon-
dixie. Captains James Farqueharson.
now in England in connection with the
scheme has authority to purchase suit
able steamers.
LIE Bulletin de Commerce of Mon
treal. Canada, announces that French
capitalist of good standing has put in
a tender with the Dominion Govern
ment for the $4,000 subsidy for
Franco Canadian steamship line.
At a meeting of the British Colum-
bia lumber men held recently at Van.
couver, B. c., resolution was passed
asking the Canadian Government to
place a duty on shingles and lumber,
unless the United States place them on
the free list
Aguinaldo and the insurgent chiefs
of the Philippine Islands, emigrating
to China under an arrangement agreed
to by Marshal Primo Rivera, Govern
or.General of the Philippines, where
the peace conditions were signed on
December 10th.
The results of the balloting by the
striking engineers in London upon the
proposals made by the masters have
been public. The strikers voted by
fifty to one against accepting the terms
of the employers. This means that
the strike will continue.
1t is asserted that the newly formed
Russo Korean Bank in st. Petersburg
will organize a company to extend a
railroad to Port Arthur, China. The
Russian vice-president of the Eastern
Chinese railway will start for Man.
cbuirs in February
A change of cabinet has taken place
in Japan. Count Matsukata, the
premier, and Admiral the Marquis
Saigo Tsugumichi, Minister of Marine,
have resigned. 1t is probable that
Marquis Ito will be the new premier.
The diet has been dissolved.
1t is asserted that owing to his in.
somnia the medical attendants of
Prince Bismarck at Berlin have ad-
vise9 him to abstain from all work and
excitement for some weeks to come.
DR.. Schweninger believes in the pos
sibility Of cure, but not rapid one.
The last Of the series of bull fights
by Mazatini given in the city of
Mexico was attended by 1000 people.
Tomas Mazatini narrowly escaped
with his life, being tossed by an in.
furiated bull and gored in the hand.
Ten horses were killed and six bulls.
the usual number.
A fire broke out in the dry goods
store Of Jermyn & Perry, High street,
Kings Lynn lynn. Regis. Norfolk,
England. The local fire engine col.
lapsed and the flames spread rapidly,
soon destroying number of adjoining
business houses. The total damage is
estimated at 5000.
In view of the anti Semitic riots in
Roumania law has been enacted pro-
hibiting meetings of the Jews. Sew
eral ministers of foreign countries
have signified their intentions Of re.
ferring demands for indemnity in be.
half of their respective subjects who
have suffered on account of the riots.
Yskob Sargis Of Ooramish, Persia,
now in Cincinnati Ohio. giving talks
ON Persia and Armenia, has just re-
eeived letter from frier DIS in his Per-
sian home, informing him that band
OF raiders from Koordestan had mas
sacred all the inhabitants of Persia
Christian town. 500 souls, near Sal
mas. Persia.
Comte Anatole 10 Mercier. senio