The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-21
LATE NEWS NOTES.

A Dutch pilot boat was sunk in a
collision at Rotterdam and four persons
were drowned.
Plans are being formulated for re.
ligious parliament to be held at Paris
during the Worlds fair there in 800.
1t is reported that nineteen members
of filibustering expedition. which
recently landed in Cuba, were slain by
the Spanish.
Strit, the new Minister of Finance
of Greece. has announced his intention
to secure an indemnity loan covering
the amount exacted by Turkey.
A Paris cablegram says it is Off
cially announced that the appointment
of M. Jules Cambon, recent Govern
or of Algeria, as French Ambassador
at Washington has been accepted by
the United States.
The Marquis of Salisbury has noti-
fed the United States minister at Lon
don that Great Britain will not take
part in the sealing conference to be
held at Washington. if Russia and
Japan are allowed to participate.
Lieutenant Peary has arrived in Bos-
ton and reports having completed
arrangements with the Eskimos for
planting colonies with bases of sup
plies along the route which he proposes
to take in his dash for the North Pole
next summer.
1t is reported now, in regard to the
English government concessions in the
interest of silver, that, subject to GER
tain conditions, three points may be
ceded, namely, a reopening of the In
dian minis, the holding of one-fifth
silver in the Bank of England reserve,
and the raising of legal tender silver
from co to So.
According to special dispatch from
Madrid, Senior Castellsnos, the retiring
Minister for the Colonies, has called
upon the Bank Of Spain to furnish 50,-
900, 900 pesetas for the Cuban cam
paign. The committee of the bank
declined to make the advance, where
upon the governor of the bank invited
the committee to resign.
Federal Judge Foster of Topeka,
Kan, has dissolved the temporary
order restraining the officers to the
Kansas City stockyards from comply
ing with the recent Kansas law reduc-
ing charges one-half and held that the
company must still get reasonable
return on its investment. An appeal
will be taken.
A dispatch from Butler. Ind, says
that during the railroad strike of
1894 large number of Wabash en-
ployes were laid off and their applioa.
tions for reinstatement have not been
needed. 1t is now given ont on goou
authority that all the old men will be
taken back as rapidly as possible.
This will mean the reinstatement of
several hundred men over the entire
system.
1t is again reported that Spain is
seeking for support among the powers
OF Europe, IN case of American inter-
vention in Cuba, and if the attitude Of
the German press is Indicative of Ger
man national policy. Spain would find
strong ally in the kaiser, but the
press of England is quite strong now
i'll favor of the United States putting
stop to the present condition of
things in the island.
1t is said that one of the first acts of
President Mckinley upon his return to
Washington will be to issue procla.
nation exemptiDg from discriminating
tonnage dues and discriminating duties
Mexican vessels arriving in ports of
the United States in ballast for the
purpose Of receiving and carrying pas
sengers and mail, of loading cattle,
wood, or any other national product.
This will be return for the privileges
to American vessels given by Mexico.