America is obtaining all the gold she can. The Bank of England, to prevent the drain from England, has raised the discount rate to 6 per cent.—Manila Comercio, WATER RIOT IN SPAIN, Madrid, 9th September.
A riot has taken place at Santander in consequence of the scarcity of water.
The mob attacked the Municipal buildings, burning the furniture and a large quantity of the archives.—Manila Diane, Paris, 15th September.
The President of the Republic will review the troops at Beauvais on the 24th inst., at the conclusion of ihe manoeuvres of the Second and Third corps d'armée.
There are to be grand fetes all over France on the ocersion of the reception of the Russian Squadron expected next month at Toulon, M. Alfred Picard ix nted Comi sioner-General of the Universal Exposition of 1900, M. C. de Lesseps has been set at liberty.
General de Miribel and M. Benoit Malan are dead, 'The British Squadron will go to Italy during the stay of the Russians at Toulon, Courrier d' Haiphong.
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