Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 15 May 1894, Page 2

Foreign.

The French Chamber of Deputies insists on the extradition of Dr Herz to France. The Hungarian Upper Chamber hag thrown out the Civil Marriage Bill. Mr Lodge's proposal in the House of Representatives for a discriminating tariff against Great Britain and her colonies till she assents to an international silver agreement has been laid before the Senate by a majority of 10. The Democrats expect that 43 Senators will support the compromise regarding the tariff. The miners at Ostrau, in Poland, broke out in riot and raided the pits. Gendarmes were called out, and fired on the men, of whom 9 were killed and 20 wounded. The New York Herald publishes a telegram stating that ten thousand people have been killed by an earthquake in Venezuela. Merida, San Juan, and a number of small towns have been destroyed. So far the New York Herald's telegram regarding an earthquake in Venezuela attended by fearful loss of life has not been confirmed. The Coxeyites continue to seize trains, thus causing much trouble and disarrangement of traffic. In a fight at Yakima two police and several of Coxey's band were shot dead. Much anti-English sentiment is displayed throughout Germany about New Zealand's proposals to annex Samoa, and the Germans generally fear that America is becoming the tool of England. It is suggested that England should be satisfied with Tonga. The Colonial Party, in Berlin has petitioned the Kaiser to protect Samoa, The Berlin Post states that' Germany has decided to assemble a large squadron at Samoa. 'TnJee' cruisers will be sent from the Bouth American station to reinforce the Falke and the Bussard. ' Serious anti-Jewish riots have brol;?n out in South-east Russia. A number of Russian peasantry residing at Ekafcerinoslay stoned the Jewish residents, and pillaged and burned their houses. The rioters, who killen many of the Jews, cried •• Revenge on the bloodsuckers 1" . : '. Several arrests have been effected. Among those arrested on suspicion of being concerned in ; the vast Nihiiiat conspiracy discovered in the capital are important Government officials, priests, bankers,. . members of society and friends of political liberty. ; . : . In the arrest of a number, of women in Moscow in connection with the conspiracy many were almost in a state of nudity before their capture was effected. The marriage of the Czare witch to Princess Alix of Hesse takes place on November 10th. News has been received in New York that the Jakin Indians ambushed a body of Mexican troops on a mountain defile and killed, two hundred.