The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-06
THE FOREIGN BUDGET.
COLOSSAL PREPARATIONS FOR
FREN OH NILlTAR YMANEUVERS
CRUEL TREATMENT OF THE JEWS IN RUS
SIA-AN ATTEMPT TO SASSINATE
PRESIDENT BALMACEDA-THE INsUR-
RECTION IN MANIPUR.
Special to the Floridian.


PARIS, April 30.-The following chan
ges are announced in the French diplo
matte service:
Count de Monticello, new ambassador
at Constantinople, succeeds NJ. Labodilaye
as ambassador at St. Petersburg M. Her
bette Goss from Berlin to Constantinople;
M. Belolte goes from Rome to Berlin; M
Cambin goes from Madrid to Rome; M
Roustan goes from Washington to Madrid
and Count Monthalon goes from Athens
to Washington.
THE FRENCH MANEUVERS
PARIS, April 30.-The newspapers OIL
this city to-day announce that the French
armies on the German frontier will be
drilled at night in military maneuvers on
an immense scale in May All the garri-
sons in the military districts of Meurthe
and Moselle, forming part of the sixth
army corps, will take up war positions
along the frontier. The troops in Meurthe
and Moselle are reinforced by large force
of cavalry and infantry, brought together
by an extensive mobilization Of the army
reserves. The troops thus placed under
arms will occupy all the vital positions
which they would have to hold in an
effort to repulse supposed invasion of the
German troops.
CRUEL TREATMENT OF THE JEWS IN RUS
STA
LONDON, April 30.-The priests and pas
tors of Moscow are overwhelmed with re-
quests from the Jews for baptism in order
to avoid expulsion. The law prevents
such conversions except in case of Luther
ans and Catholics, and their permits are
Tor conversions only in limited numbers.
The flight of the Jews continues The eX-
PEELED Jews are cruelty treated by being
marched out of the city afoot, chained in
iron bands by the wrists. The Russians,
afterwards pillaged their shops and houses.
AN ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE BALMACEDA.
BUENos AYREs, April 3O.-An attempt
was made to assassinate President Balma
ceda yesterday, by throwing bomb into
the palace. No one was hurt. The per-
petrator escaped.
THE MARAJAH STILL AT LARGE.
MANlPUR, April 30.-The marajah and
the ManipLr chiefs who support him, are
still fugitves in the Jungle A mounted
detachment OF troops has been dispatched
in pursuit of the rebels. Shortly after the
British troops entered Manipur, the bod
les of Chief Commissioner Quintop, Pc
litical Agent Grimwood and those OF other
members of the commissioners staff who
were killed during the massacre which
followed the fatal durbar, were exhumed,
and now lie in state pending the imposing
military funeral service which takes place
Monday next in honor of the dead officials
A commission composed of army officers
formed with the object of inquiring into
the cause which led to the rebellion and
into the massacre of the British officers.
There is great scarcity of provisions in and
about Manipur, the inhabtanl, having fled
with the marajah and his chieftains to the
jungles and hills, fearing the vengeance OF
the British soldiers. However, MANY O
the Manipurs are now treasured by the
fact that those who remained here have
not been shot as it was expected that they
would be, and consequently they are leav-
ing their hiding places and returning here