Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 17 December 1892, Page 2

Foreign.

The Russian press urge that the time is opportune to strike nt England and to settle the Dardanelles question on the Indian frontier. Prince Bismark, in the course of an interview with a Parisian journalist;, is reported to have suggested an alliance between France and Germany, and the latter inducing a war between Russia and England over the Balkans question. Fie declared that in the event of a Franco-German war, Russia would hurry her fleet to the Mediterranean. He urged France to content herself with a great African empire, Jay Gould's executors have sworn the value of his estate at 72,000,600 dollars. The Committee of the Chicago World's Fair have asked Mr Glad--Btone to attend and deliver an address at the opening of the Exhibition. Senator Stewart, of Washington, has introduced a Bill providing for free coinage of silver. Other deaths at the Homestead have been traced to poiscn Inquiries made and an analysis of the powder introduced into the food showed a fatal effect.' . News, has been received that a thousand Yakin Indians have opened war on the whites in Mexico, and are burning homesteads. A. wealthy Spaniard and his two sons have been killed, besides six others. Five hundred soldiers have been sent in pursuit of the Indians. A report has reached C >lcutta that the Nizam has re -captured Chitral, and that Afzul, the usurper, has fled.