Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 21, 1877, Page 1

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Probability that & Strong Column Will Move Toward Con- stantinople, The Situation in France De- notes an Immediate Crisis, Firm and Deflant Attitude of the Republican Deputies. They Will Not Reccede the Proposed Election Inquiry. from MacMahon Urged to Choose a War Minister with a View to Resistance, Tho New Ministry to Be Gazetted To-Mor-~ row—It Will Ba Anti-Qonciliatory in Oharacter, WAR NOTES. ERZEROUM. Loxpox, Nov. 20.—The Moscow Gazeffe states that the Russlan main arwy is advancing on Erzeroum. A Constantinople telegram reports that the Russlans summoncd Mukbtar Pasha to surren- der Erzerourn, but that the place will be held to the jast exiremity by order of the Sultan, VigNNa, Nov. 200.—A speclal from ‘Lifils re- ports that fmmediately after the capture of Kurs 15,000 Russians, under Gen. Melikoff, started for Erzerouwm, SCCTARL All Salb telepraphs from Scutari that 4,000 Montenegrins who attacked o position defend- Iuer the road from Antcvard toScutarl bave been repulsed with a loss of 800 killed. GREECE. Aritens, Nov. 20.—In the Chamber to-dav, a Deputy moved for Consular reports relative to the outrages committed by Turkish troups In the provinces bordoring on Ureece, and the measures taken by the Porte to preveut such erlmes, Minister Tricoupls opposed the motion, and declared that the Government would do its duty, and produce the documents at the proper time, but not tow, WILL LE BENT TO PLEVNA. LoxpoN, Nov, 20.—A speclul from Veran Koleh contalns the following: Seventeen thousand men from the Kars army will Le de- tached tu uaslst at.the slege of Plevaa. PROSVECTIVE MOVEMENTS IN ASIA MINOR. Gen, MeltkolY started suddenly for irzeroum on Bunday, e will take commund of the be- eleging force there, At a council of war Sun- «ay, Phillppofl, o prominent General, recom- mended that a corps be lett to cover Erzeroum while the remainder of the army pushed through Asta Minor to Beutard, LOABES AT KARS, Loxpox, Nov. %0.—Tho Ruseian offielal re- port states thetr losses at the cupture of Kars were 2500, Awong the oflicers killed wero Gew, Beliusky and Licut.-Col, Meltkofl, STURNUTU OF THE ARMIES. Lo~ovoN, Nov. 20.—The Russuu forces in Bulizarta und in the Dobrudscia nunber 250,000 en, aud the Turkish forces 240,000, PHE GREA'L STRUGGLE. MILITARY EVENTS WHICH PRECCUED TIR CAP- TUNE OF KAIS—TUE EUS AND FLOW OF VIC- TOUY, New York Tridune, Aor. 18, The capturs of Kurs Is the crowning trlumph of the contlict in Armenla, Since the campaign begun, last Aoprll, the possession of that fortress has been tho main object of the Rus- slun commander, Whits the wiiitary opora- tlons have extended to the environs of Erzeroum, the furtress of Kord alons has been reizurded by both combutants as tho key to Ar- menla, In the last war it hield tho same {me. vortance, and ita herole defense for tive months by Uen. Williams checked the progress of the Ruesian arms, and saved Armenia to the Otto- man Empire, Iu view of tho deuslve victory which has just beeu won, the follows ing retrospect of the prinelpal movements leading | thereto will be Jound futeresting, Last Aprll the Grand Duke, followlng closcly 1he plan of campsign that proved so suceessful h 1823, crossed the border in threo columas, the right, consisting of cavalry only, sdvanced from Akhalzik, the centre or ualn army trom Alexandropal, while the left, under Tergukas- solf, moved rapldly ou Bayazid, which was cop- tured without a shot beluw exchanged, Fear- ing that his retreat to Erzeroum would be cut off, Mukbtar, leavivg twenty- nino battallons aud elght batteries (three of which only were horsed) fu Kars, ree tired iu capltal order, followed by the Russians, who suceceded lu capturlug a few prisoncry, to the Hooukiar-looz &:Intenu uf the Boghuul rongre, Loris Melikofl, instead of following up these nine battalions, sbruptly closed tho pur- sult, reached Kars with a few thousand uien, und moved rapidiy on Ardahan, which was tuken by sssault on the 10th of May, after two days' bombarament. Leaving “a suf- fiviently “otrong garridon to hold the cap- tured fortress, the Russian Geverul returned to Kars and commenced the ereetion of slews bat- terfes, The reconnolssance fu fores at the cnd of Muy from Ardabunon Olti so threatened Mukltar's lelt that be threw st back, fucing round {n thut direction on the Techurkirbaba, but the position there not belng very sultable, and, marcover, Jeaving open the roads from Kurs to FErzeroum, wus abandoned on the 24 of June, aod the ‘Turkish army, now wnnlauzg of fifteen battalions, fcll back on the Zewiu plateau, which they in- trenched, and from which they uever stirred unul toey advanced fn pursuit ‘of Melkof on the 23th of Jure. THE FINST KUSSIAN KESBRVES. Inonder to coutorm with bis owu retrograde movement tho Muabir ordered Mehemet Paslia, communding the right wing, to fall still fur- ther back, lutreuch, sud hold thy Delibuba Pass; but on the 12th ot June, learniug chat Terzu- kassoll was wuch weaker than be origine slly supposed, Mukhtar Pasha refnfurced bis right by two battalious und u battery, und di- rected the comwanaer to attack sud “drive the Russiaus out of Zedikau, The result of these orders was the disastrous atfuir of Tughlr ou the 16th, retrieved Ly the cuergy aud pessoual gal- luntry of the eoinmander-in-chief at Fahick-Kha- lass on the 21t of June. MeHkolT in the mean- time had ndvan-ed from Kars with the object of fordng the Sochanlu-Dagh, etfecting & june- tion with Tergukassofat Kuprikul, and moving straight on Erzeroum, In making this move- ment he eneountered the forces of Falzl Pasha at Zewiin and was defeated, with heavy loss, MURIHTAR PABIA RETGUNS NORTHWARD. Tlaviie rallied the soirita of his disheartened tight wing by his ‘succces at the battle of alick-Rhuliass on the 21st, and having abln to stremsthen the division, Mukhtar, ngg it mder the commantt of Kurd Ismail ushin, Teturncd to his own headquarters, Too fate mzmnimme In the cheering success of the 2th ‘of June, the credit of which must he ascribied to Faizi Pasha(tien, Kohlmann), Mukh. tar id fiot hestate at once to follow up Mell koll's expuditionury force, already reticinie Karn. “The want. of regular casaley, the g ineavacty of Moussa Pashia, the Circasslan comtaander, and the almost mutinous conduet of his men, alone prevented Mclikoll's retreat from being vonverted fnto & ront, Ghazi Mukh- tur rajeed the siege of that fortress, pushed after the Muscovite troops to within live miles of the Czar'a frontier, aud, taking up n strong position on the range running from Veziokul to the Andja-Dagzh, intrenched himsell with four- teen battalions drawn from the garison of the fortress ot the. former place, six more also drawn from Kara on the Olya-Tepe, half-way to the Aladju-Dagh, and on’ the slopes of that mountain thirty-thyee battallons, which stremeth his own foree, with reinforcements, had now reached, ‘The fact will searcely be credited that the army with which Mukhtar relicyed Kars con- risted of hut thirty-three buttallune, averaging about 450 rifles cach, three battations of artil. Terv, and 4,000 irregular horee, From the 9th of July.thedateof the relief of Kars, the two srmies lay opposite each uther, enzaing occaslonally In cavalry encounters, in which the Hussfan leaders dill not show (o any advantage. Fur six weeks the two aniles lay facing cnchi other, the Ragsans In thelr demoralized state dremding an attack, the Turks with their faulty Intelhgzence Du{mfl.mun( fearing to make one. When, on the 18th of August, Melikoll made o general assault on the Ottoman posi- tlon, he was repulsed with beavy slaughter ina most brillisnt manner by Mukhtar, who' fol- lowed up his success on the 241 of the samo month by carryiog the Kizit-Tepe Hill, which, by some etrange neglect, had been Intrusted to single battalion. MUKITAR'S FATAL MISTAKE, s line of communication wus now by o road over u diftieult country; his tront, extending fiom Jedyr to Penuck, covered a vust extent of eround: there was no means whereby support conld be alforded by one colutnn to another, and finatly s own position was tou extended-for hils smull force, and presented in the Yagol and Olya-Tepes (confeal little knoll rislug some st Lol 0w feet abuve the eighboring hlll? Kegs the ‘mswulull of which would effectuatly cut. ol the troops on the Alndju-Dagh, and cotnpel them to buck on Erzeroun, by Kasisiman und Getschewan, a drevitous route, in truvers Ing which they would be exposed to the flank ol un enemy marching down by Hotaull, Kamvsh and Mezlmird. " All these dangers poliited out to the Communder-in- ofllcers .of bis stail, men were Chiel by tratned in the school of war, not in the chambers ol a_palace, but they were unhieeded, As i atill further to enhance his danger, Mukh- tur selzed and held the Kizl-Tepe, thus further uxtending his front, s 8s to have, ps it were, a ficluch&:u work six tulles in advance of his muln e, ‘The position, then, that Mukntar occuplied at the varly part of last mouch, stretehied from the Aladyn-Dara to Kars, passing _through Vezine kul. 'Tue detached knolls of Rizil-Tepe, Nak- harji-Tepe, Olva<Tepe, and Yagnl-Tepe, all Iylng In frout of the main line, were well fn- trenched and strongly b'mrrlsuncd, the first- named bebig held by dive battalions ‘with three guns; on tue Nakharll Tepe was a battalion with two mountain uns, while on the slopes of the Aladja-Dagh were toirty-theee battal:ons with five batterles, a cavalry divislun belng eneamped on elther flank. Olyn Tepe wos held by four batallions with o battery, and Vezinkul by fourteen but- taltions Wwith two batterles, a strong detuch- ment belug sent forward Lo buld cul. For the purpuse of defending this loue line Kars had been alimost denuded of troops, only elzht battattons with 1,600 artlllerv belng lefi fn the furtress, Opposed to the fifey-clght battalions (numbering barely 40,000 men and tHty-four uus), witn which. Mukltur was defendiuis this position, 1t Is sald the Urand Duk lcu that $0,000 nen and 230 p'ee Suceess to the ltusstans was [usured. broughit no of artitlery, TUE BATTLE OF ALADJA-DAGIL The critical attack on the 15th was made by Gen, Helmuun on tie Olya or Awly 1L Heie nann’s grenadlers lay for three hours walting for the order to advanee, while the shrapnel de- 1z wus peentrated on the Turks, when from the Aladja Mountaln & strong Bne of Turk- ish tiruifleurs was seen udvancing to the Fescue of thelr hard-pressed cowm- rades; but' before they could even crusw the raving, their advanco was ar- rested by a Russian line, which compelted themy to withdraw, At the same time the three Rus- sun colunims told off for the gssoult on tho Awly-Yer, moved onward up that hill, The Russiuns crowded more nud ‘more ‘tozetlier us they wot up the cone, toward the encmy, while uu:fr batterles stitl covered the top level with shells and shrapnels, Then repeated hurrans soundud through the ar, und the erenudlers Jumiped in crowds over the cnemy’s ditehies aml parapets. The gallaut Turks, then relinqulshe e all hope, ran tor their ll\-ul, pursued by butlets and bayonets, amd the formidable ré- doubt was ut just takes by that gallunt one slauzhit, The next fortlied plateau o the southwest, situated just before that of Vezin- Koi, wus abso stormed within an hour, After 4 the troops, under Raschid Pasha, in the adja-Lagh, were enguged by the Moscow Urenadlers, — Tne caunon and rifle frng of the ‘Turks was spasmodle, but they were gradually driven from tertace to terraco beyoud thelr comp to the summit of the moune tain. About hull-past 4 they guve up further roslstanice, und retired to tho apposits side, Jeaving everything they had fn the hands of the Russfans, with the exception of smne of thelr guns, They hovered thore 1n the wilderness for a while, without water, foud, fuel, and shelter, amd then despalring surrendered at ubout hatf- past 8 Lha sume eventpir, Boun_after the crushing defeat ot Almdja- Dagh, Mukatar left part of lils forees at Kara, and retreated toward Erzeroum, He was follow- ed by the Buastans, under Gen, Hetmany, but no eoguggent took placo until the ormics wet at Deve-Boyun, near Erzeroun, on the 4th just. Mukhiar wus ronted, und retired to Erzeroum, where ho {s now besteged. Ty investment of Kars began_soon after the battlo of Aludju-Dagh, ‘The Turks made a sortio fruin the intrenched camp soutticast of the vity, but were repplsed. The Rusaians con- tinued, however, to - press the sfege, nnd finally were in a position to wake safely the general us- =uull which bos glven them possesslun of the urtresd. ——— KARS, A DESCRIPTION OF 1T8 FORTIFICATIONS. New York leratd, Noo, 19, Kars has always been regarded by imilitary engincers a8 4 poajtion of great uatural strongth, and during the past thirly years a vast amount of labor has been cxpended upon its defenses. Although it was ‘stout- lydefended In 1828, (t wasnot untll Its new works were bullt under the dircction of able English cngineers that 1t beeame the stronghold it now 18, After the surrender of the plico fiom starvation fu 1855 many of tho outlaying fortifl- cativns were demolisbed, Upon the reversion of the city to Turkey, under tho Treaty of Yaris, the Turks restored the defenscs and greatly strengtbencd them. The old Town ot Kars, with Its suburbs, llea ou the south- western slope of & il which 18 crowned by the ctadel aud castle, This bLill {s covered ovn the northeast by-the Kuradagh, or Black Mountain, and on_the west and north by the ereat raviue of the Kars-Tebal River, 4 branen of the Araxes, Beyoud the river are two paral- lel ridyes covered by fortlfications. The inner line fs thut which was so stuvbornly defended b‘y Sir Feawick Willlawe, 'The outer ridize, ur the Tewuckinush, lonne the advanced westerly line of defease, and 13 protected by several jwmportant works, The Kev of the whole sys temn ot defenses s the Kuradugh and fty foris, which connnund all the other tortitications. It wus agminst Ll lne, which extends from Fort Arab t Fort 1latiz Pusha, that the ctforts of the Russiaus were directed. 1n order, however, to grive the readers & correct Wdea of the relutive strength of the differvnt frouts the followiug deserivtion of the turts s veccosary : Outhe beights of the Kuaradain the most northerly fort (s called the Arat Tubla. Tuoka weans Heerally au cartbwork or tield work, but Is geurrally employed to desizuato w fort ur privawul ‘polut of “defense. Fho Arab fort 1 bule oo the suwwmit of Keradach, or OVEMBER 21, e Chicage Dailp Tribwn 1877. Black Mountain, and s the most _ele- vated of all the works defendinz Rars. The alopes from the foot of the walls to. wards the river are extrem Iy atcen and practi- cally unscalable by an attacking force. Toward the east the slope'is more gradual and descends by a rerics of terraces, which are rocky and bare of soll or vegetation, and atfonl no cover whateser. * Aceording to the lateat description of the work it consists of a closed Lastion with barracks, s small bomb-proof powder magazine, and an open work—the whole surrounded by ‘u glacls or clean slope out- ward adapted Tor artillery and musketre de- fense. Tue carth usel In the construction of Fort Arab liad to be brought from the plain be- low, the site not affording any for the purpose. As the Arab fort I8 higher than the worka on the western slie of the river, its supcrlor commaud protects their rear from attack and pives it con- trol of the whole area. Accopding toa recent Russian gevount of tue Arab Tabia, the helght of ‘the mun parapet s fourteen leet, and (ts thickness forty feet; the thick- ness of the parapet of the open work Is thirtv-scven feet, “The wiith of the terre- in s twenty-two feet, The puwder maguzine s constructed under the extremity of the rizht face of the main parapet. Thne fort has neither ditches nor traverees Lo protect it from assault or enfilude. Arah Tabla Is connected by a cov- ered furt on the harudagly, snd which Lukes its nawie from Hiat elevation. The Fort Karatazh, or Karadagh Tanis, Is sald to mount forty guns. It lies at a distance southeast frum Arab Tabia about five furlonie, This group consists of two works, the chief une nearly surrounding a plateay of solid rock twenty feet higrn. on which tie Slarot battery is crected, conunanding the whole group, This fort commamls the road entering the vty from Alexandropol and the cast. Fort llafiz Pasha, the next in order toward the south, is the strongest built of all the works, althouzh dominated of con by th Karadagh, 1t I8 closed, the wall only pierced by oue gate toward the town, The whole is sur- rounded by s deep trench, contalns o nagazine, aud ks profected on the southieast by an open outwork catled Echall, v Fort Chanli, at the western extremity of the plain, consists of 8 clossd luuette, and two wil- vanced redoubts, protected by 8 deep ruck-hewn trench and traverses. [t contalns o powder ungrazine. Fort Buwarrl, a semi-nclose mands the road leading frow Erzeroumn fito the town. It contalns a small mazazine. Several simull earthworks act as supports Lo this fort, and further cover the approsches of the Er- zeroum road, ‘Across the river on a sharp promontory stands Fort Tehfm, simply a batiery. without uny treuch, but protected by oglacds seventy-tive yards in front. It contafus o powder waguzine of lifty cublc tnetres cavuvity. Alutust west of Fort Tehim, -aund about onc and a quarter miles distant, begin the Tuhmasp Hills, the southwestern approach beinge crowi- ed by Fort Tehacmak. be useent to this work ™ fs graduated snd - comparatively easy,—a sort ol mamelon, It consists of two closed uud connected bastions, contuining barricks nnd a powder maguzime. The crest of this range of hills coutuins Forts Yaruai and Yaksek. Fort Telek, on o steep hill commaud- ing tie hamlets of Masson and Telicrak, comn- plete the lne of works on the west. JTo the northwest, furthicst away, Hes Fort Muchliss, which has never = heen brought to & stute of completion, it having been orlelnally Lullt so thac it did not sweep the whole declivity leadine down to the river, nor the paths thatled acruss to the Kara- dauzn Helgnts, There {3 no diteh protecting it, 8s there ought to be wcconding to the pluy, nor buve the works been construvted which were projected for the highest polnt of ne rango —about 200 metres off=which com- mauds Fort Muchliss, South of work les Fort Willlums Iasha, It s an frregularly traced, semicnclosed fort, with un entrunce from the sonthward, and Is cunstructed mercly for musketry defense. . The purapet Is 14 fect thick aml U fect bleh, the ditels 21 feet broud and 7 fect deep. Fort Lake conststs of three vastioned faces, ddosed up i the throat by a crenclated wall and _defense barrucks and surronuded by a trench 739 fect dee the paropet lus B hefght of riv B feet. There nare two entrunees to it—one through the borracks, avother futo the treuch, It has mu powder magazine. ‘This fort is used to cover the ep- proaches to Fort Luz and ull the works o the Tunmusp bills, Tils completes the principal outworks. ‘The citadel s built of brick, contatus two large and two stall towers and o powder maga- zine. The wall' surrounding the old town, aa shown fn the map,—uo uther cxists,—has ho military signiicancs whatever, The bomb-prout accomnioantion in Kura s luted to shelter for 3,000 men in the barracks, Only one of the provisiou magazines, holding four weeks' jood, 15 bomb-prouf, Tuere ure five bowt-proof L-owuer nugazines, protected agulnst vertieu] ut not nguinst direct tire, The armament of the cltadel and 118 immedlate approachvs con- sists of 150 mfled twenty-four und thirty-six pounders, mostly Krupp muzee-losders,” aid flity-tuur smoothybure guns ol the suie calibres, “‘I'ne garcison should amousnt 10 6t least SL000 mey, Water does 30t eXist 1h duy of Lhe oul- work beyond what §s commued i the clsteras which thu closed works centaln, 4 work, com- FRANCE. CADINET RESIONED, Pamris, Nov. 2.—Thuo ofticial journal. an- nounces the reshenation of the Cubluet, which President MacMalion has secepied. The Minks- ters will serve until thelr successors are ap- poiuted. THE PRESS, The Republican uewspapers comment blt- terly on the Scnote’s vote Just nleht on tho urder of the day proposed by the Right, regand. iug it 0s @ conmencement of o seripus contlict between the two chambers. Conservative or- guns comalder that tue result of yesterday's proceedings leaves the President’s position In- tuct, as {t places bim above party strife. They recommend the Government to keep within the prescnptivns of the Coustitution, A BULWARK AUAINST TYRANNY, VensaiLLes, Nov. 20.—~Tne Chamber of Deputics, by o vote of 207 to 210, to-day pussed the wotlon Introduced by M. Betbmont, {o tue name of the majority, to the effeet that, view of the doctnines enunclated by the Doko de Brogle yesterday, the Chamber, being res solved to MAINTAIN IT3 PUEROGATIVES AGAINST EN- CUHUACUMENT, sdjourns the discussion un the valldity of the election of M. Rellle, Under-Secretary of Btate at the Ministry of the Iuterior, umll the Electoral-Abuses Committee shall have revorted on hils doings relative to ollicial candidatisres.” M, Marion then urged that, a3 cho Ministry had resigned, and no regular Goverument ex- isted, the Chamiber vughit to adjourn. ‘The Chamber, notwithatauding the protests of tho Right, wrreed, by a vots uf 233 L 281, to adjourn until ‘Thursday, In the Bureaux, Usmbetta belng asked whetherthe Left would vote the direct tuxes, at onve replicd that that depeuded on clreu- stances, Tho Bureaux bave elected the Budget Com- mittees ALL IT$ MEMDERS BELONO TO THE LEFT, Tle attitude of the Chamber of Deputivs bas created u deep lwpression everywhwre, The Senate today adgourncd uuth Thursday. The Dejense urges Prestdent Maedluhon to se- lect au cocrgetic War Mintater, 84 the Mintater ot War MAY, IN A FEW DATS, bo called upon tu plsy a preponderating part in tho new Cabluet. E ‘She Hrance publishes circutars of the Minis- ters of Finance and Counuerce, enjoining thelr subordinates to ussiat the ‘Llectoral-Abuics Committeo ueltber dircetly nos fudirectly, TUE NEW MINISTUY will not be gazetted before ‘Thursday. It is expected that Gen. Grintaudet de Roche- bouet will be President of the Council and Atindster of War, M. Batble Miutster of Instruc- tiup, M. Pouyer Quertier Sfiulitor of Finauce, M. Do Peyer Minister o1 Justlce, M. De Welchy Miulster of th luterior, . Booueville Mulster of Forelgn Affulrs, M. Dylowe Minkster of Com- werce, M. De Montgolive Miolster of Works, aud Adwmiral Glequel Des Touches Minlster of Marlue. 7 PROSPECTS. Loxvon, Nov. 21.—Tue Zimes' Puris corre- spoudent, commenting ou the latest lat of i / 2 } ¥ pe F 22 1dd '3, 4avaq L “VRICE FIVE CENTS. probable Minlsters, savs such a Ministry m clther resign after the liest enenunter with the Chamber of Deputies or the Chamber,muat bhe again_dissolved. In the latter cuse, a virtual evnp d’etat 1s Inevitable, as another Chamber could not be elected in time to vote the badget, and the Government would therefore have o eollect the taxes without authurization. GREAT BRIT'AIN, TIR BHRADSTUZPS TRADE, Loxpox, Nov. #.~The Uark Lane Erpres weekly review of the graln trade says: The slightly tirmer tone of the foreien wheat trade the past week 1s no doubt to be attributed to the fact that the English yleld Is turning ont budly i quality and condition, tor the enorinous shipents froin Amerles and large quantity of whent sfloat from this il other sources of sup- ply would, under other circumstances, restrict the demand, The inquiry has sbhown a decided improvement, aithough with large supplics pouring in it Is Idle to expect that prices will he to any extent affected by the enhanced request. fmports of wheat Into London during the prast lortnight b been enormaons, Motnday’s list shiowine ipward of 110.00) quars ters, and returns to Friday show the further ar- rival of 73,200 quarters. The pressure o foll Ameriean wheat ex-ship, aud to avord the ex- pense of warchousing, s tended to a dectine nf ashilling perquarter. Of course the largeimports now arriving are conehlerably b excess of our innediate requirements, but” from the recent tone abscrvalile bn the teade it 18 evident that the oullovk lur holders 1s not so glooiny wi muny wight ineine. The course of polities 13 being closely watched, amd this i3 undoabt- edly the weak potnt. so(ar as selles concerned, as u termiation of the war ‘urkey and Russla wonul futiun of grain in the Bl atout for a e i pattde. (h th iy fair, as chicap wh ot thines not unbil rket. Qur exports con- o wheat 18 in request to supplement the del arvest fa France, Feeding corn i= qul There Is verv little terution fu the vatue of barley, oats, and malze, with fatr arrisals at ports of call, “The foatun cargu trade for wheat has ruled etcady at an tinprovement of abuut Gl ver quarter, Mabze hus advauced to o similar extent. Batley is fira, MEXICO. NEWS, POLITICAL AND UTHERWIE. City or Mexico, Nov., 20.—Diferences among the incmbers of the Cabinet have re- sulted fn Minlsterial chasuges. Gen, Manuel Gionzales is to be Secretary of War, Senor Zamacona will remain fn Mexico at present, and 1t {8 sald will be Seeretury ot Forelen Relations. Divisions havealso arlsen in Congress. The friends of Senor Vallarta proposed u resolution in the Senate approving his diplomatic coursy on the American question, It was voted down, Fears are cutertined that the pertidious course of Vallarta will force war uponthe United Htates. A law has passed the Senate prohibiting the election of 8 Presldent to a second term, It 18 expected to pass the Houee. tien. Trevino was about to leave the Cupital with 2500 men for the fao Girande, Trevino wiil then bave over 4000 regular troops. A suzrestion has been made that the Mexican and Unised States Governments combine their furces on the fronticr to drive out tho Liven Indians, who are considercd as the sole cause of the border ditticulties. SOUTHI AMERICA. BILVER AND GOLD DISCOVERY, Pavass, Nov, i0.—According to letters re- ceived {n Valparalso, there has been o grand discovery mude ut a place a few leagues from Arequipa. The dlscovery cuueiats of a rich veln of gold and sliver orea, It 1s sald that the veln is sume seventy metres in leugtn, and broader than any vein of metal yet discovered In tho world, “The fay of the orc 18 fotr ounces to the cajon, and, according to ussays made 10 Coplupo of samples remitted toere, some reach fifty ounces. Seventy-one quintats of metal sold i Arequipa {8 said to bave produced 20,000 soles. MISCELLANY. SPANISH RERELLION, Prrriavox, France, Nov, 20—A band of twenty-five men entered s Spanish village near Fieueras Sunday, and demauded X80 i the nune of the Spanish Republic, TUE BARCALLY DETRCTIVES, Loxpoxy, Nov. 20.—The trial of the four de- tective police Inspectors—John Merkie, John Nuthaniel Druscovieh, Willlam Palmer, aud Ueorwe Clarke—and Edward Froewatt, solicltor, for conspirlige to deteat tho ends of justivo 1n coutection with the turf frutds on the Count- tess de Goneourt, resulted 1o a vendlet of goity ugalnet all but Clarke, with a recommendation to merey of Druscovich und Paliner. Each wus sentenced to two years! imprisoument, INDIAN AFFAIRS, Gen, Miles nnd Chief Joacph=tWhat the Nex Ferces Expectesoldiers with Pockets In- side Out, Specinl Iixatich 10 The Chicagn Tribune. .. Bissanck, 1, T., Nov. 20.—Gien. Miles and Tieut. Bailey left for St. Faul' this “evene, Miles had two titerviews or speeches from Jo- seph today, One was 8 personal compliment to Gen. Miles, o which Joseph sald they had faurht each otber; that Slites had proven hils true friend; that he believed that he would stand by him, ete. Joscph wanted to return to his home in Idaho. Tle loved his country as he loved his mother, Joseph becan bis grievances with the death of n dear friend by u white map, and on Indizn Agent who e £18,1 in_one week bumlding fences on paper around their farmy, ticu. Miles refrafned Irom telling Juseph that onlers bad just been recelved to the effeet that Joseph wiwd” his batd would bo tuken fn a few days to Fort Leaven- worth, Joscph wunts to stav with Miles, and tho latter delsyed the communication of theun- weleome ntetllcence, Milvs, In lis speech at last nlght's banquet, spoko bighly of the courage and futelligence of the Nez-Perces, and wanted them treated wels, Joseph, auring the 00-mile march from the bat- te-field to Buwmurck, had counscted forbear- ance, und told his ;neunlv he expected them 1o follow him whither he led them, tolive or to die. They often eried und wept ke children over thelr i1l fute. Joscph cheered them, but not without tears rolliug down his own cheeks, Mifcs says the repurta from the battle-ficld as to hts ooths, and so forth, did hin fnjustice, They give the finpression that he was sowcthing of u rowdy hero, Ho s not that Kind of a inau, The Seventh Cavalry and First Iufant, i anio 1nto town tuday with their go\lmu {ashle vut, a3 4 lunt to the Democratic Congress tuat they bad not bad auy pay for seven months. - e ———— THE WEATHER, Wasuinetow, D. C., Nov, 2t—~1a.m.~For the Lake Region, falllog baromcter, fncressing cueterly winds, and warmer, partly cloudy, or cloudy, weatlier, with frequent raius west of Lake Uutario. LOCAL OBEKYATIONS. 2 Lioa car. Cloudy, 10 Lt raud. Fal TEMPERANCE. Soecial Dispateh (o The (hicage Triduud. Lincory, Nebn, Nov, 2h.—Urest teaiperauce excitement at Beward. Joha B. Fiuch is lectur- ing there. Eight bubured out of 1,200 inhablt- ants huve put ou red ribbons, Saluons are clos- imzup. A jury yesterday awanded #5,00 duw- siged to the widow of o wan who dropped dead 10 @ saloou lastepriug. WASHINGTON. Favorable Action by the Sen- ate Committee on the Silver Bill. All' the Provisions, Except That for Free Coinage, Virtu- ally Agreed To. The Amount of Coinage to Be Lim- ited to Four Millions of Dal\lars Monthiy, Forty-five Votes Counted Upon for the Measure in the Senate. Democratic Senators Spring Their Little Election~ Contest Trap. It Makes a Brief Sensation, but Fails to Catch Any- body. Sanford’s Nomination Encounters More and Very Serious Opposition, Several Ugly Documents Rise Up to Confront the Ex-Min- ister. The Paris Exposition Bill. Finally Forced Through the House, THE SILVER BILL. ACTION OF TIHE SENATZE COMMITTEE. Svectal Dievuted to Ihe Chfeuuo Tribune, WasHinaroy, D, C., Nov.20.—The Senate Flnance Committee to-day practicatly declded upon the form In which the Bland Elver bill wilt be reported back to the Senate to-morrow, The sllver men have guined a considerable viee tory in the Committee, but have not sccured free comage, There have been some specula- tluns ns to the pusition which Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, would take. The Eastern bullion. ists have maintalned that on account of the planks in'the Republican platform of Wiscon #in Howe would vppose the Sliver blll, but 0 this they were mistaken, ns he voted today with -the -other pronounced sil- ver inen on all the propositions. This morning a majority of the Committee voted down all amendments limiting the amount of sliver which shall be o legal-tender. Theso amendmenta fllled the mnount successively at £5, £25, and 8530, and the extent for which the United States notes ure now o legal-tender. It was evident thpt Senator Jones and his sup- porters in the Committee were determined to huve a Siiver bill adopted for A PULL LEOAL-TENDER for all obligations due by the Government and by the people of the United Statcs. This includes bonds and dutles, of course. A lmitatlon was, bhoweyver, placed upon the amount of colnageof sliver by an amendment propused by Senator Allison, which w!ll put an end to the present system of colusge. This amendment directs the Seeretary of the Treasn- ry topurchase silver bullion st the market value, to ba colued ut the United States Mint in umounts not to exceed $4,000,000 und not less than ¥2,000,000 monthly, The vrotlts de- rived trom this colnage aro to be devoted to a bullion fund, 83 thu profits of subsidliry cotuare uronow placed,until that fund shiall reach §5,000,- 00, ‘Therewill besome uttempts In Committee 1o modify this amendment to-morrow, but its uain features will be adopted without Quubt, It 1s quitecertain that nu legal-tender limit can be incurporated fn the LIl by the Committee, The vitl in belet {s in oll ¢ssentinl features the Dild as it pussed tho flouse, with the OMISS10N OF TR FREE COINAUN BECTION and toe addition of the wmendment Hinlting the amount of coluage from §2,000,000 to $4,000,000 monthly. ‘The vote {u Committee upon the propesition tostrike out the free-volnage section trum the House bill, and to give the Government the profit upon the coinage stood & to 2, Kernan and Ferry belug abaent, aud puired. The vote in derait was: Aves, Morrill, Duwes, Bayand, and Watlace,~—two Democrats and two Repub- licans, Waullacoabaudoned the Eastern men on all the other wmendments relating to legal-tens der functions, and voled with Juues, Allisou, and Howe, Anumendment was offered to<lay by Senrtor Alllson, sud will be voted on to-morrow, pro- pusing AN INTERNATIONAL CONYERENCE asa basls for the unllmited coinage of sllver. 1t provides that whenever the Prestdent is ad- vised that any three countrles of Europo join n arequeat for a conference, be suall bo empow- cred to appolut two Comwissloners to particl- pate In such confercnce for the purposs of se- vuring a common ratlo between gold and silver, upon the basls of which Loth metals shall be an unlumbted legal tender, and the coluage thereol bo uurestricied. Seuator Jones® estimate - to-night of the vota upon the LUL in tho Scuatc is this: POR T BILL. Allison, Dorsey Matthews, Arnstrong, Gurlan ozey, e Gordop, Meerion, Grover, Morgan, 1larris, Ogleaby, Hruce, Horetord, Padiluck, Caweron (Pa.), 1hil, Putterson, Catacron (Wis,), llowe, Pluwy, [N lupnils. . Saguderd, Co Kirkwood, huriia, 2 ey, B W Vid £ oL 3 ¢ " Dontisy " McDonuld, Witucre—45. Anthon; Edwuods, Morrll), fayans? Tiamin, Landolph, Huznum, oar, ansu Buruside. Juues (Fla.), Mollias, Cluwstiuugy, Reruati, nécnt, Cunkhug, war. Saulsvury, Dawya, Mcl'uerson, Wadleiga, LEaton, Mitchel, Whyte—t. ABUENTERS Blstue, Ferry, Sharon—3. 1t is hardly probable that all of ibe five-and forty sbove meutivued will vote fur tho biil it presented 1o thewn unawended. but they are coutidently ciaimed, aud 1t 18 also intimated . that Scoutor Ferry, who is for the vill, ts pairad with Bayanl, wbich will reduce the uegative vute uhe Seoator, Jonoes will take charge of e 3 Accurding 1o tho bill in Committee, the Goy- erment will recelve the dulerencs between the market yalue of the bulliou and the nowmival valus of pilver. The bill, us it stauds, wlows the colnago ol tbe old silver dollar at the uints in awoutits between §2,000,000 aud §4,00U000 wmoutbly, ‘The bullion 15 to be purchascd by the Eecretary, sod the cofns aro to be paid out at their uominal value. There s no lmit to tha xtent which the silver dollar way be wsed as lowad tender. Thes may be paid vut io hquidae tion of futerest vn the public debt, wiil Le so- ceivable for lwports, aud wyaduble lur sll pur & . Sonh I QPR S E