The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-06
eoRElen NEWS


Ii is Tumored that the Russians hav,
occupied Port Arthur, China, and tina
. they will hold il permanently.
Spain, it is said, has refused TO &C
cept the French ambassador, Paten
otre, because his wife is an American
Owing 10 the destruction by fire Of
an asphalt factory at Baracos, Spain
five persons have been burned TO death
and thirty-six have been injured.
President Barrios Of Guatemala,
Central America, has published a de.
cIee declaring order restored, raising
the state of siege and restoring individ.
ual rights
Premier Sagasta of Spain has reiter.
ated his former statement that be is
entirely satisfied with the attitude
Of the Washington government
towards Spain.
Italy has two claims against Hayti
and it is reported will demand a set.
Element at once. 1t is also reported
that warships are to be sent to Port au
Prince to back up the demands.
The German Admiral commanding
at Kiao Chau Bay, China, refuses
to admit newspaper men within the
German lines. There have been no
further developments at Kiao Chau.
The London Times announces the
engagement Of ID. NJ Muson, son Of a
former member OF the House of Com
mons, to Miss Mary Grouse, third
daughter Of former Congressman
/ George Grouse.
At Regia. suburb of Havana, Cuba,
there was a sensational bull-fight re-
Gently in which girl bull fighters from
Spain entered the bull ring and killed
the bulls like regular professionals.
They were greatly applauded.
Francis Kossuth, leader of the party
advocating the independence of Hun
gary, has declared, in the course of an
interview, that his party wishes eco
nomic separation from Austria as a
lever to obtain political independence.
The British bark Blairlogie, Captain
Mackay, from Delagoa Bay for Port
land, Or, has been lost with her cargo
Off the Island of Mahativa, near New
Zealand, in the TuameGu group. The
members OF her crew have reached
Papcitic.
The Star of Montreal, Canada, has
announced authoritatively that Lieu
tenant-Governor Cha pleau will resign
shortly and make an extended tour of
Europe in behalf of the Government
and in connection with the Paris Ex-
position.
n Baroness Boque, mother of Mrs.
Maybrick, who is serving life sen.
tence at London for poisoning her hus.
band, has just visited her daughter in
Jail. She says her daughter is ex-
tremely feeble and is confined in the
infirmary.
A st. Petersburg paper says that the
absence of protests from the other I
Powers at Germany's evident deter
mination to remain at Kiao Chau
Bay indicates that the partition of |
China has actually begun, and will I
proceed quickly.
The British schooner st. Johns.
hailing from st. Johns, oapsized re-
Gently off La Sole, ON the French
shore, in heavy squall. One of the
crew, man named Bishop, was
drowned. The vessel was driven
ashore and went to pieces.
According to a dispatch from Berlin
TO the Daily Mail of London the chief
IF the Hamburg Fire Brigade, in the
course of report on the recent fire in
5he Cripplegate district of London,
the London Fire Brigade as
inadequate and Anticipated"
The Canadian Government has de.
'ided to permit Americans to ship
FOODS into Alaska through Canadian
erritory in bond. The same rule will
'pply to other parts of the dominion
where there are no regular transporta.
ion companies to carry the goods.
A terrible gale has swept the island
4 st. Johns, N. F., and did immense
iamage TO fishing establishments and
essels at all the sea-coast settlements.
'welve sohooners went ashore in Green ,
BAY and became total wrecks, and sew. ,
raj others were badly damaged in |
The debate on the bill increasing I
he customs duties on pigs, pig pro. d
uots and lard was opened at France:
ecently, in the Chamber of Deputies. G
he bill was eventually adopted by |
ote of AIS TO 81, 1t fixes the duty ON 1
ogs at IL francs; on pigs at 5 francs. Y
n hog products at 80 francs and ON I
ard at 30 francs per hundred kilos.
General Horace Porter, Embasasa- !
or of the United States to France. C
an informal communication to this $
government, qualification at the re. II
alt of his negotiations with the y
renoh Government relative to the '
uty on cotton seed oil. A proposition e.
as made to levy on that oil what
ouid have amounted to a prohibitive
nty. but after some discussion it was a
afeated in the Chamber of Deputies q
Tho Arha;. n.;. e.
ihe Afpelter Leltung OF Berlin, =
ermany, reports an unprovoked at =
ok by party of officers, including !, y
lieutenant Chevalier d'Ansel and =
Lieutenant Wltcschin, on number of :,
villains in the Cafe Rappel at Krems, =,
ustria. Three civilians were badly =
ounded with swords before the police !,
opped the fray. When asked to pay :.
o bill Lieutenant d'Ansel struck the p
alter with his sword. The officers -
ere not arrested. "a
A dispatch FROM Christiania to the m
nly Chronicle of London says the be
litloal situation since the failure of vs.
9 United Committee ON Foreign is
fairs has become critical and it is r.,
sred that Sweden will seek an occa-
N Tor armed Intervention in Norway.