Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 12 June 1894, Page 3

Foreign.

At Piori, Illinois, a mob of 1000 strikers blew up a powder magazine. A fight ensued with the nonunionists, in which two of the latter were killed and a numbar mortally wounded. Twelve hundred troops have been sent to Ohio to raise the blockade of the coal trains, which is causing a coal famine. The strikers in the other districts arg showing considerable violence, seizing mines and burning railway bridges. President Dole urges adhesian to the Republican form of govevnment in Hawaii even if United States persists in annexation. The Hawaiian Provisional Government has annexed Necker Island. Vienna has been visited by hailstorms of fearful severity. Half a million windows have been smashed, while parks and gardens have been devastated in all directions. Tele graph wires were razed during the Btorm, and buildings damaged. Thousands of birds were caught by the storm, and killed before they could reach shelter. Similar storms passed over Presburg, Obenburg and Croatia. The hailstones were as large as pigeon's eggs, and came down in thick showers. A battery of artillery which was overtaken by the storm in Vienna 'suffered severely, thirty of the men being disabled and one killed. Several other deaths and casualties are reported. In the French Chamber of Depir ties, M. Etienne, in a bellicose complained that England w&s everywhere dogging France in the extension of her Colonial Empire particularly in Africa, and making allies of the enemies of France. England's attitude, he declared, wp

due to a desire to increase her hold on Egypt. M. Hanoteaux, Minister for Foreign Affairs, also referred to the British policy in Africa, and expressed the opinion that the AngloCongo agreement was a violation of international law and an evasion of j the rights of Turkey and France. This being so, the agreement must be null and void. The French Government have already despatched reinforces to defend their rights in Upper Oubaughi and prevent further aggression on the part of the British. Amidst a scene of great excitement the Chamber unanimously endorsed the action of the Ministry. ■- It is currently reportad in Paris that Captain Monteil has been ordered to occupy all the points belonging to France on the fourth degree in Africa, and if necessary to reconquer possession which they have lost. Turkey will protest against the Anglo-Congo Convention. The Turkish officials are much concerned to find French troops garrisoned in the citazel of Kassaburgen, though the spot is well within the frontier of Tripoli. TheTrippolitans are much alarmed as they fear a French invasion is intended.