People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1895 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

M. Poincarre has consented to accept the portfolio of finance in a French cabinet headed by M. Bourgeoise. The modus vivendi with the United States was finally adopted by the chamber of deputies of Spain. Kuchan, Persia, which had but recently been rebuilt, was again destroyed by an earthquake. Maay persons were killed. Germany has struck another blow at America by forbidding the importation of her cuttie through Great Britain. Election of M. Faure, as president of France, is well received. He is the first protestant ruler tLe country has had. Revolutionists in Hawaii started a battle in which several men were killed. The rebels are now under complete control. Advices from tire Fiji islands reports a terrible hurricane which destroyer! much shipping and killed a number of people. The Japanese array under Gen. Nogi captured Kai Ping after four hours’ fighting. Two hundred Chinese were killed. Dispatches from Pekin state that Gen. Wei has been beheaded for cowardice in recent battles. Dispatches from Greece deny the reports of a rebellion and state that trouble were confined to protest against taxes. M. Felix Faure, minister of marine in the Dupuy cabinet, was elected president of France to succeed CasimirPerier. Emperor of China has issued a manifesto in which he says he prefers death to the disgrace of defeat. Duke of Orleans, pretender to the throne of France, has issued a manifesto asking the people to return to a monarchy. Wearying of the abuse of enemies and the lukewarmness of friends, Casi-mir-Per ier has resigned the presidency of France. It is now believed the British losses through J. F. M. Pierce's bond swindling operations will aggregate $8,000,000,