Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-27
FOREIGN MATTERS IN GENERAL.


Paris Bakers Determined to Continue Their
strike-Hebrews Regarded as Nihilists.
LONDON. June 27.-At a meeting Yesterday
the bakers reaffirmed their determination to
continue the strike until their demands are
complied with. The strike, never a popular
one, has practically collapsed. The butchers
yesterday evinced a desire to make common
cause with the striking bakers, but the propo-
sition was opposed by the leaders of the Butch
ers Union. There is not here the slightest
indication Of anything transporting TO make
necessary the use of the troops.
The correspondent of the Times at St. Peters
burg says: The anti-semitic crusade has re-
suited IN thousands of well-educated Hebrews,
who are legally entitled to get employment,
failing To do so because it il reported the car
regards them as nihiists. These starved men
he has driven to become secret police agents,
nlhilists-anythiny to get in a crust"
The governor Of Madras, Lord wenlock, an
nounces that the monsoon has not yet properly
begun in that presidency and that the rains
have been very light in the interior and below
the average on the Malabar coast. The gov
ernor adds that unless this state OF affairs i'm
proves within fortnight serious consequences
may be looked forward to. The prices of grain
and of rice have already risen. The monsoon
has not yet burst in Bengal. The number of
deaths from heat among Europeans and natives
Is above the average.
Heavy rains have prevailed throughout
southern Wales, causing disastrous floods and
serious damage to property.
he police III Paris today searched the Offices
of the Panama Canal Company and seized all
the documents In any way relating to the COM
puny affairs.
The Imperial Bank Of Russia announces the
issue OF 100000 roubles, the third per
cent loan, at 81.
Messrs. Aitkew & wrights provision ware
house at Leith has been destroyed by fire. Loss
is about S400. 900.
A Vienna dist patch says that this year will
witness great addition to the military ex-
penses of Austria. This increase is made neces-
sary by the formidable attitude of Russia near
the Austrian frontier and the probability that
the Russian forces in that direction will be In
creased instead OF diminished.
The German ironclad Kaiser ran aground
during the naval maneuvers oil Dantzig yes
terday, but was hoated today. She has sus-
tanned considerable injury to her hull The
Kaiser is one of the largest of the German war
ships. She is 1876 tons displacement and her
eight twenty-.hree-ton guns and seven four
ton guns. Her armor is ten inches thick at the
water line. She launched in 1874. Her
speed is from twelve to fourteen knots.
The court of appeals in Dublin today refused
the application Tor a stay of execution i'll the
suit recently decided in favor of Mr.. Campbell,
Mr.. Parnells private secretary, against the
The proprietors of the Herald asked
for stay OF execution in view of the fact
that a new trial was necessary on the ground
that Mr.. Parnell sletter stating that Mrs. OShea
had authority to use Mr.. Campbelrs signature
placed the whole matter in an entirely different
light.
President Carnot of France today signed the
Franco-Brazilian convention, protecting the
literary and artistic works OF the two countries
mentioned,