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Show FOREIGN BRIEFS. Continuous fighting is roported in Crete, Bullion gone intothe Bank of England on balance Mondav 211,-000. 211,-000. Mr. Welsh, United States minister to. England, has gone lo Pans for a week. Germany is seeking to secure the neutralization of the Baltic in the - event of war. Paris will he illuminated on Wednesday Wed-nesday night, in honor of the opening ): of the exhibition. Austria is rt solved to take immedi-l; immedi-l; ate and forcible possession of Bosnia and Herzegoviua. . All Servian soldiers on furlough have been ordered to rejoin their regiment regi-ment immediately. General Todleben has been Bp-pointed Bp-pointed commander in chief of the Russian army in Turkey. The cotton strike in England continues. con-tinues. - Operatives want to submit the case to arbitration, but masters refuse. Negotiations have been commenced to have Australian steamers call regularly regu-larly at either Pagopago or Apia, . Samoa. Grand Duke Nicholas has buen ! i promoted to the rank of field marshal ' general and re-called to Russia on 1 E account of ill health. . Austrian and Huna-irian minister i I are m council at Vienna. Count Andrassy id pressing fur a com pro- ' mise of the coutruvjniej. Gortschakafl is aaid to be f-itj ! ii; illnees for the purpose ol avirtiL.g a formal meeting with the English : ambassador to the end that be may ' not commit his country to any dis advantageous concewsion. |