The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-06
NEWS SUMMARY.


were lost when the steamer Stella went
down.
Major-Gcneral Otis thinks the insur.
gents can be subdued within three
months.
During the month Of March 10000
troops were landed in the United States
from Cuba.
Germany is said to be concentrating
feet ut Annoy, with the intention of
SEWING Futsien, China.
News of the massacre of twenty-nine
farmers by aborigines at Byorsetsu,
Japan, has been received.
AtSparta, Mich, Leon Cram, aged IS,
during quarrel, killed Falma Nelson,
comrade, by blow with his fist.
The war department is perfecting a
plan to use native troops II possible in
fighting iguinaldo during the rainy
season.
Foreign business houses lost over
$1,000, 600 by the destruction of Iloilo by
the Filipinos before General Miller cap
tured the city.
Mr.. Robert p. Porter, before leaving
Berlin, discovered that German beet
sugar cannot be manufactured under
cents pound.
Dispatches from Toxic to Japanese
coast papers charge Americans with
shooting down men, women and child
rem in the Philippines.
The congress of Ecuador has just
enacted law which within two years
will place the monetary system of that
country on gold basis.
The monthly statement of the treas
ury shows exceptionally heavy receipts
and material decrease in the expen-
ditures for the month Of March.
The Norwegian government has is
sued an order prohibiting Swedish
officers from inspecting forts or wit
Messing the drill of troops in Norway.
Judges Of the supreme court of Ha-
wall in decision declare that private
corporations have not the authority to
condemn government land for their
own use.
Ostriches may yet be raised in Brit
ish Columbia. j, M. Robinson, who has
founded little colony of Manitobians
at Peachland, in the okanagan valley,
will attempt it.
Oscar Straus, the United States min
lister to Turkey, had an audience with
the Sultan Saturday. The interview,
which was protracted, was of the most
cordial character.
II is announced that the Paris Fig
arc, which is publishing daily the evil
dence before the criminal chamber of
the court of cessation in the Dreyfus
affair, will be prosecuted.
The fearful ravages of the Yellow
river flood have caused terrible misery
and great discomfort IN the province OF
Shantung and the native officials have
been unable to maintain order.
The April report of the orange-Judd
Farmer makes the general winter
wheat average 1921 compared with SO
last year. 1t is the lowest average
since the beginning of service in 1894
The Argentine government has re.
solved to send note to w. Il. Buchan-
an, the American Minister, thanking
him for his cooperation in the settle.
ment of the Puma de Atacama question.
The Hongkong authorities are press.
Ing for an extension of territory ceded
to Great Britain by the treaties OF Can.
ton and Marking, on the ground that
more land is needed for government
buildings.
Official circles in Rome say that Italy
and Great Britain have arrived at an
agreement, which will result in al
italian occupation Of San Nun bay
province of Chikiang, China, befor,
April rs.
The marriage law of Porto Rico hav
been modified so that authority sgivel
to ministers of all faiths to perform
marriages, and the fees have bee,
abolished where the ceremony is be
fore civil magistrate.
Dispatches from Rasjiboulit, on tn,
Red Sea, say the Marchand expedition
from Fashoda, arrived all we'll at AID
disabeba, the capital of Abyssinia, oil
March 81, and met with warm recep
ton from Abyssinians.
The London Daily Graphic announce
that the Marquis of Salisbury approve
the draft. of the convention dealing wit
the British and Russian spheres of, in
fiuence In China and that the CONVEX
tion awaits signatures.
Attorney-General Davis of Arkansa
has fled 1876 suits against the sixt,
three fire insurance companies doin
business in Arkansas, and as a cons,
quence every foreign company has SUI
pended business in that state
In Bolivia, the Federalists, or iusu
gents, have occupied the city of Coch
banda. capital of the department
the same name, and General Alonz
the president, has returned with Il
government troops to Oruro, his ba
of operations.
Michael Shea died in Indianapoli