People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1896 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

The city of Valencia, Spain, was again in a turbulent state Sunday over the condition of the relations between Spain and the United States. A mob gathered and was proceeding toward the American consulate with the intention of causing a disturbance there, but a force of police and gendarmes opposed their passage through the streets. A state of siege was proclaimed. 1> is announced that the Marquis di Rudini has succeeded in forming a cabinet at Rome with himself as Premier and Minister of the Interior; General Ricotti, Minister of War; Signor Brin, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Senor Perazzi, Minister of the Treasury, and » Admiral Racchia, Minister of Marine. Maceo is now at Cano, five miles from Havana, with 8,000 men. The insurgents ssy that if the United States recog- ’ nizes them they will win within a year; if not they will ultimately win, but the end will be delayed. The historical society at Passy, France, on Sunday placed a tablet on the house which Benjamin Franklin occupied there in 1776. M. Faye, the distinguished astronomer and member oi the French institute, made an address, refeiying to Franklin’s career as a Scientist. There have been renewed demonstrations of hostility to the United States at Valencia, Dolores and Alicante. There was also a demonstration of sympathy made before the French consulate at Valencia. The French consul appeared upon the balcony in response to the acclamations of the crowd and saluted i them. Premier Greenway and Attorney General Sifton. of Manitoba, are arranging to leave at once for Ottawa. They have been summoned there by Sir Charles Tupper in the hope of making an amicable settlement of the parochial school question.