Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1886 — FOREIGN. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN.

The imperial gun factories in Germany are working night aud day to complete the armament of the infantry regiments with rifles. .. .The London Standard, referring to the arrival in England of Oliver Wendell Holmes, says: ‘‘The Cephalonia has landed a guest as honored as any who has crossed the Atlantic within the memory of the present generation.” M. Pielot, a Paris defaulter who recently fled, suddenly appeared the other day in tte office of a director of the Banque Descompte and with adoaded revolver compelled the bank official to sign checks for $30,000, with which Pijlot then made good his escape. ..Heavy rains occurred in various portions of England Friday, doing much damage to crops and public highways.... At a meeting in London, Lord Hartington informed his followers that sufficient liberal votes had been pledged to insure tte rejection of Gladstone's homeglisb bicyclist, named Stephens, who undertook a tour of the world on his wheel, was arrested whileerossmg the frontier of Afghanistan. - ... ■■ ■ . ■ . The weather in France last week was cold and squally. Terrific stems occurred throughout the country. Near Montpelier the vineyards were destroyed.! The damage is placed at 1,000,000 francs. A hurricane passed over the town and partially destroyed it. Several persons were

killed and a number injured. Severe gales were also experienced iu Germany. Twwshipfr that were lying in the River Oder foundered and five persons were drowned. A cyclone which passed over Lonato, a town- of Lombardy, destroyed a large number of honses. rive persons were killed. ~. .The work of Germanizing die schools of Prussia has commenced, the first step in which is the passage of a law giving the Government die appointment of all the te.mhAr« IgM B*Y. military attache of the Turkish Embassy at Paris, fought Viscount Vigier a duel with swords. The latter was wounded. .The Pasteur institute fund, in Loudon, has reached $150,000.