Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 15, 1881, Page 3

FOREIGN. Continued and Growing Ex- citement Throughout the Kingdom of ltaly. Resignation of - the Ministry and Adjournment of the Chamber of Deputies, The Whole Eastern Question in Danger of Opening with the Tunis Trouble, Pouble Parts Played with the Tricky aTurk by Both the German Powers. gurprise in London upon Re- ceipt of the Czar’s Auto- cratic Manifesto. The Czar Denies that He Has to Be Careful About His Personal - Movements. Ex-Senator Howe to Speak Be- fore the Monetary Confer- ence Tuesday. @ladstene Will “Accept” a Peerage— Death of Prince Peter of Oldenberg. The Begalar Sunday Borning's Gossip Abont Earopean Allairs as Seen at London THE TUNISIAN AFFAIR. CLOUDS. Special Cable. LoxDox, May 14.—A change is comine over the attitude of England toward France, caused chiefly by ber conduct in regard to Tunis and her reactionary comumercial policy. The - best friends of Krance, as well as the large multitude who - object to any annexation scheme but their own, denounce the French ageres- sion in Tunis. Even more than Algeria in ), Tubis will become in war time a source of waakness to France, which has now to retain 60,000 troops in Algeria. Germany will not object if she has to keep 60,000 more soldiers in Tunis. - Although France has likewise alienated the other branch of the Latin race, deserted Greece, detied the Sultan, and arcused distrustin ZEngland, the Powers will do nothing. italy attempts to bring the Tunisian treaty before a European Conference, but Prince Bis- marck’s refusal, actuated by a desireto see France entangle herself in difliculties, de- feats that project. England’s action is par- alyzed, because of LOBD SALISBURY’S SECRET ASSURANCES to M. Waddington, the French Premier at the time of the Cyprus Convention. The ‘Tunis matter may lead also to iil-feeling be- tween France and England in regard to Egzypt. Some newspapers urge the mainte- pance of Dritish supremacy, and the over- throw of French influence at Cairo. Mr Gladstone will discourage this proposal, if his past speeches be any guide. ENCITEMENT 1N ITALY, To the Western Associated Press. Loxpox, May 1+—The Times correspond- ent at Rome transmits the summary of the Franco-Tunisian treaty as published there. It presents remarknable discrepancies with Premier Ferry’s statement in the French Senate yesterday. It omits the Bey’s guar- sntee of war indemmnity, and says the entire territory, including Bizerta, is to be evacu- ated as soon as the execution of the treaty is assured, except some points on mountains in Kroumir territory. It has the appear- ance of being cuoked to allay excitement, which, from the tone of the press, seems to run high. THE ITALIAN MINISTER TENDERS ITS RESIGNATION. RoME, May 1+.—The Ministry has tendered its resignanion. The stipulations of the Ffanco-Tunis treary excite great indignation here. THE DEPUTIES have adjourned uniil the new Ministry is formed. FRENCII MINISTRY PLENIPOTENTIAEY. Paas, May 1&—Rokestan has been ga- zetted as Minister plenipotentiary of the first-class, resident at Tunis. APPROVED BY TIE FRENCH PRESS. The newspapers all approve of the treaty. The Republique Francais expresses admira- tion at the manner in which the Govern- ment conducted the affair, and points to the necessity of extensive improvewents in the regency, with a view to pacifying the peovle and preparing the way for peaceful progress in Africa. CRUISING OFF SUDA BAY. ‘The Athens correspondent of the Man- chester Guardian says: - £ge French Ad- ‘miral left the Piraeus suddenls yesterday to Lcruise off Suda Bay, with orders w intercept " any Turkish man-of-war bound for Tunis. THE EAST. OPEN AGAIN. Spectal Calle. Loxpoy, May 14 —At the moment when the Greek question appears to be almost set- 1led a very disturbing telegram comes {rom Athens. It is asserted therein that the Porte, covertly assisted - by Austria and Germanj, intends to prevent a peace- ful seitlement. It~ 1is stated fur- ther that England’s isolation encourages the three Empires to settle the Balkan ques- tion as they choose. The Bulgarian troubles are associated with this idea. It is now considered certain that Prince Alexander’s coup d'etat is a virtual transfer of Bulgaria to Russian dictation. ITS EARLY SATTLEMENT IMPROBABLE. * Loxpox, May 1+—Special dispatehes from Athens agree In stating that the opinion is growing there that Turkey, with the covert assistance of the German powers, is intent upon preventing an_early settlement of the frontier question. The conditions proposed by the Porte as preliminary to commencing the transfer of the ceded territory are re- garded as unacceptable and vexatious. The Porte continues sending troops to Thessaly and is hasteninyz the construction of the forti- fications alony the entire frontier. Atustrian sgents in Thessaly, Epirus, and Macedonia areurging the Wallach population to pro- 1es: agninst annexation. Dervish Pasha, the Turkish commander, is offering terms o the Albanians on condition that they will prepare to descend into Thessaly and oppose Hellenic occupation. ‘There_ isa general belief that the frontier question can only be setiled by war. ‘The Greek Gov- emnuent continues to move the army to the froutier with the view to taking over the ceded territory, but will do nothing to mar the good effect they believe to have been pro duced in Europe by their prompi acceptance - of the decision of the Powers. 2 TUGRKISH PERFIDY. To the Western Assoctated Press CossTANTINOPLE, May 14.—The Ambassa- . omof s owers kpsad Sy Tugkish coR: PSS — g THE .CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SfiNDAY MAY 15, 1881—-TWENTY PAGES, ditions as calculated to create diffieulty in the conclusion of the Greek Convention, THE ASSASINATION. It is expectea the Sultan is ylelding to the opinion of Kahairedden Pasha, and said gnslm will nha;ldon the ide‘a. of prosecuting e persons charged with' the el ey 8 murder of PROBABLY TOE SAME KIND ADDUL AZ1z Gon, STRORE Mahmoud Damat is reported to have had a stroke of apoplexy in prison. TURRISH TOWN PILLAGED BY BRIGANDS. Coss_r.\s'nson.e, May 14.—The Town of Vissani, near Janina, has been pillaged by brigands, who carried off several women and sowe persons of note. ¢ GREAT BRITAIN. . SALISBURY. Special Cable. LoNDoY, May 14—Some circumstances connected with Lord Salisbury’s election to the leadorship of the Tory Peers are not gen- erally known. 1t is noted that Lord Cairnes took care to mention, at Monday’s meet- ing, that the . Peers were only choosing their own leader in the Upper House. The meaninz of this remark is that a large majority of the Tory party are anxious to secure the next Premiership for Sir Stafford Northcots. Tho Duke of Rich- mond is among'those who favor him. THE DREARY DEBATES ON THE -LAND BILL cqmlnue. John Bright regained the good- will of the Irish party by his splendid speech. Ilr. Shaws speech is calcalated to disturb the decision of Irish members who promised to follow Mr. Parnell in refraining from voting on the second reading. Mr. Parnell’s policy is fiercely denounced by Mitchell Henry, and strongly opposed in letters by Mr. Dwyer Gray and Mr. Blen- nerhassett, all members of Parliament. The most damaging eriticisms havebeen those of the Archbishop of Cashel, whose last re- Jjoinderto Mr. Parnell wilt affect seriously the latter’s policy, and probably reduced his supporters to a mere fraction. Though the Irish partyare dispirited, they are not dis- solved. No doubt they will form renewed combinations when thebill is in Committee. ‘The Government has been making PRIVATE OVERTURES TO THE TORIES to declare *“‘urgency” for the Land bill. ‘This was, of course, refused. An effort will be made to close the debate on Monday.. It isexpected that all other business will be made to give way to the bill in Committee. THE BRADLAUGH AFFAIR is shelved for the present. Itis regarded as doubtiul whether the Government seriously intends attempting to carry the bill. The exclusion of Mr. Bradlaugh from the Iouse surprised that gentleman. He hoped for a great scene, in order to give an impetus to his lecturing tour in the provinces. It is evident the Tory opposition to him is not ‘based on Theistic grounds, but because the popular personal antipathy to Mr. Bradlaugh enables the party to embarrass the Govern- ment. The prosecutor in the late case en- deavors to force Mr. Bradlaugh into bank- ruptey, in order to vacate his seat in Parlia- went. THORNTON. Though everybody is glad to heur of Sir Edward Thornton’s promotion, doubts ex- ist as to the expediency of removing so good a Minister from Washington to transfer him to a field of which he has no personal knowledge, and which is invariably disagreeable and perplexing -to an English diplomatist. There is no definit views regard- ing his successor, .but Sir Austen Ilenry Layard is still spoken of. One reason why there was no change made at lome was the objections advanced by the Radicals to send- ing Sir Austen 11. Layard there. Like objee- tions are made to sending him anywhere to qualify for a pension. EMIGRANT VESSELS. ‘The complaints respecting the condition of emigrant vessels heve led the Govermnent to dispateh Capt. Wilson to Queenstown to m- quire into the correctness of the statements. MAJ. JONES, The American Consul at Neweastle, is about to takea lengtbened holiday in the United States. His numerous friends entertained him at breakfast on Thursday. OPERA. Notwithstanding Mr. Mapleson’s great difticulties, inereased by Trebelli’s desertion, he has opened the opera season at Her Majesty’s fairly well. His first débutante is Mlle. Gabbi, who appeared in *Aida.” Critics speak of her effort as decidedly satis- factory. COMMERCE WITH FRANCE. The press is discussing the propriety of. fiscal retaliation on France. Mr. Forster has already declared, and the declaration ac- cords with the general feeling, that it would be better to have no treaty at all than to accept one with higher duties. Should the increased tariff be persisted in, the Government will find some difficulty in resisting the pressure of the agitation for retalintory measures. The circumstances respecting the recent move- ment relative to sugar bounties show how great may the. pressure in regard to other parts of the tariff should agitation once be provoked. WIEN RICHARD COBDEX was appainted plenipotentiary to negotiate a treaty of commerce with France; in 1809, it was proph d by Enclish statesmen, and particularly by those who had fought with Cobden and Bright in the strugzle against the Corn laws. that the free-trade mil- lenium was at hand. Twenty years have passed. and France not only remains uncon- verted, but cleaves to her idols with a stub- bornness that almost makes 3Manchester despair. The proposed alterations in the French tariff have created something like consternation in the commercial and man- ufacturing centres. The new system, if put into operation, will have the effect of SHUTTING OUT many of the most important descriptions of Euglish goods, and the trouble is that En- gland conceded France so much in the Cobden ‘treaty that she has nothing left for use as a lever to compel the Republic to treat her manufactures with some degree of consideration. Justnow timesare terribly dull in the northern towns, Americans who have traveled through Yorkshire and Lanca- shire will remember that the Lancashire & Yorkshire and Midland Railroads traverse a perfect hive of industry, but the ll!xm for some time pasthas been ominously faint. AT LEEDS the woolen trade is suffering severely, and Bradford is even in a worse plight. The iron trade is also affected, the Belgian and German forges being formidable competitors, and at Nottingham, Birmingham, Coven- iy, and other places further soglh, the stagnation is very marked. You can well understand, therefore, that the new French duties are regarded with alarm, more especially as English exports to the United - States show a steady falling ~ off in consequence of your tariff. It has become prohibitory clear to- politicians of both parties, the extreme doctrinaires. of course, excepted, that unless something is done,” and done quickly, Engl trade will be seriously if not permantly injured. The advocatesof a retaliatory policy of n “RECIPROCITY OF TARIFFS, asit has been aptly defined, are maklng great headway among tiie manu facturers and artisans, and I know,as a matter of fact, thatinfluential politicians who many years ago would have scoffed at the idea of return- ing to the sysiem of proiection are now talk- ing of clapping a duty of 25 per centon French wines and of 50 per centon French silks. -, THE COBRESPONDENCE between Lord Granville and AL Challomel Lacour, French Ambassador here, relative to the commercial treaty is pubiished ta-diay. M Chaliomel Lacour, informs t.ha__Foxe gn Secretary that he thinks uunecessary exeite- ment prevailed. ' in :England in -re- gard to changes in. the = French tariff. France, he _says, intends to abolish ad valorem duties, but she desires and intonds to replace them by the direct equivalent amount in specific duties. Lord Granville replies that It will afford much sat- isfaction to learn that France does not con- template ~a departure from the status quo. M. Chaliomel Lacour’s assur- ance, however, depends entirely on the negotiation of " a new treaty, which is doubtful. Under the general tarlff, not modified by treaty, the status quo will cer- tainly not be maintained. The Liberal Chiefs, conspicuously Mr. Bright, have no Dpatience with the retaliatory program, whieh, they say, and with good reason, would bea practical surrender to the Protectionists. But this herole attitude DOES NOT COMMEND ITSELF TO THE ME- CIANICS who is out work, or whose employer, who sees his annual output continually decreas- ing; and you may- rest assured that, if the French Government persists in its present designs there - will _be an outery for reprisuls such as no Govern- ment ‘can withstand and * live. It is notorious that the English silk and sugar trades have been ruined by France, and it is astonishing how well the grievance of the country silk weaver and the Clyde refiner is understood by the working classess One-sided free trade seems to be doomed. A standard argument at work- ingmen’s clubs and Institutes = is that England can no more contend against rivals who are excluding her goods than she could hope to thrash theni by dis- banding her army and navy. An active agitation on this question may be looked for during the autumn. Matters will not be improved by ANOTHER SHORT WARVEST, of which there is now a great probability. A long-continued drought, accompanied by drying winds, has arrested the growth of the crops. 1n many districts through which I have lately traveled the wheat is blackened and cut down by night- frosts and want of min. It is not 100 late yet to save the cereal crops, but an- other fortnight of drought will be ruinous. Oats and barley are almost destroyed. Eng- land has not had a really good harvest sinc 1874, Letus hope that this will be the last of TUE SEVEN LEAN KINE. : In 1875 the harvest was almost a total fail- ure. - Tn 1876 and 1877 it was what the Mark Lane people call “unsatisfactory.” In 1878 it was fair. That of 1879 was the worst ever known, and last year’s was far below the average. THE GENERAL TRADE of the country is also more depressed than usual at this season of the year, and, unless there is an extraorainary improvement be- fore Christmas—of which there is no sign at present—the popular demand for a thorough revision of the duties on. imports will be- come well-nigh irresistible. THE PREMIER'S DIFFICULTIES increase daily. The Transvaal aifair has ap- parently sunk deeply into the minds of the peopie, and the present attitude of the Boers is regarded as extremely menacing to British interests in South Africa. The Bradiaugh business has also injured the Premier among what may be called relizious people. The junior member for Northampton is not mere- ly an avowed unbeliever, buta blatant athe- ist and blasphemer, and in his peripatetic lectures he loses no opportunity of jeering at matters which the English people hold inreverence, In the Ilouse, however, he restrained his zeat, and made rather a good impression. at he isaman of consider- able ability and force of character cannot be questioned, and he has a certain degree of popularity among the working elasses. Brad- laugh served as a private in the army for some time, and since he attained fame, or notoriety, has chanipioned the cause of the common soldier with great earnestness and vigor. Still a vast majoricy of the people on both sides of politics louk upon him as A MORAL LEPER, and the churches blame Mr. Gladstone for not keeping him without the grate of St. Stephen’s. By the way, Mr. Labouchere will introduce a bill to protect his colleague against suits to recover the penalty he in- curred by sitting and voting without due qualification. THE TORY REACTION, of which some of Sir Stafford Northcote's followers began to boast when Sir William Harcourt was beaten at Oxford on re- turning for relection after having accept- ed the Home. Secretaryship, seems to have set in in earnest. The Conserva- tives have pgained nine seats, counting eighteen votes in a division, during the past year, partly, I believe, through the secession of the lrish vote from the Liberals. This element, which in this country is as unstable as water, holds the balance of power in wmaay constituencies, and flons from side to side in a totally arbi- trary manner. Mr. Giadstone is very much worried about Ireland, and his inti- mate friends consider the state of his henlth far from satisfactory. The Ship of Stateis plowing along under a full head of steam, the Radieals firing up and running the engine. ‘But the Premier finds it diflicult to control them. Five of them ostenta- tiously walked out of the Ilouse the other night before the division on his motion for 2 national monument to Lord Beaconstield— namely: Sir. Charles Dilke, and Messrs. Bright, Chamberlain, Fawcett, and Leonard Courtn IT 15 AN UNPRECEDENTED THING for 2 Premicr to be thus publicly deserted andsnubbed by members of his own Ministry, .CARLYLE. The public were rathersurprised yesterday to find on appeal in the papers for subserip- tions to the Carlyle memorial fund. It had been generally understood that the Cowmnmit- tee had undertaken {o raise the requisit funds privately, which was the proper course. Among the names of the subscribers are those of Charles Darwin and Minister Lowell, who are down for £10 each; Huxley, #£3: Tyndall, £50; Browning, Tenuyson, and Lord Houghton, each £5. The unfortunate publication of the **Reminis- cences” has caused a great reaction in feeling against Carlyle, and it is a difficult job to drum up subscriptions. ‘The Saturday Reuiew con- demns Mr. Froude for his course, and es- pecially for his recent letters in answer to Mrs. Alexander Carlyle, the great cynic’s niece. The Saturday says Mr. Froude **has already earned Shakspeare’s curse, and per- hapsa little of it has come upon him already in the remarkably sorry fizure he cuts in the present dispute.” INVESTMESTS. The crowd of persons on. the laokout for investments has not lessened, and even Span- ish and Peruvian bonds are looking up. Sound American securities are dearer than they were last week, and it only needs firm- nessin Wall street to cause a great rise in prices. I, am informed = that the June dividend on Atlantic & Great West- ern firsts- will be equal to 7 per, cent on the present price. These bonds are now largely bought for investment. The crop of Jay Gould rumors is less prolific this week than usual, but the Pall Mall Ga- zette publishes an article diwelling on his great influence in monetary cireles, and wondering what use he means eventual- Iy to make of it. The Vanderblit stocks are all higher this afternoon. The new 434 Pennsylvania bonds find no purchasers here among the general public, but are left en- tirely to speculative brokers. LORD SHREWSBURY will marry Mrs. Munday, with whom he eloped a short time ago,as soon as ber husband procures a divorce._ His Lor has alrendy settled & large sum of ‘money upon her. People wondered by what means the lady’s brother so quickly discovered the fugitive’s hiding-place on the Continent, and it is now said that, at the proper time, their whereabouts was judi- ciously communicated to her relatives by Mrs, Munday herself. *“All's well that ends well.” ; COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH FRANCE. To the Western Assoctated Pross. Loxpox, May 14+.—The correspondence be- tween Lord Granville, Foreign Secretary, and Challomel-Lacour, French Ambassador here, relative to a conunercial treaty is pub- lished. -The latter informs Lord Granville that he thinks unnecessary excitement pre- vails in England in regard to the changes in the French tarifl.’ France intends to abolish the ad valorem duties, and desires and in- tends to repiace them by a direct equivalent amount in specific dutics. Lord Granville replies that it will afford much satisfaction to Eugland tolearn that France does not contemplate a departure from the status quo. It is to be noted that the fulfiliment of Challomel-Lacour’s assurance depends en- tirely upon,the negotintionof a new treaty, which 15 doubtful. Under a general tariff, notmoditied by treaty, the status quo will certainly not be maintaned. ARRESTS UNDER THE COERCION ACT. Dusriy, May 14.—Patrick Doran, Patrick Meehan, and John Redington have been ar- rested at Maysborough, Queen’s County, under the Coercion act. “Three sons of a farmer named Quinlan, liv- Ing near Tralee, and Jerry Brosnan, a shop- keeper at Castle Island, County Kerry, have been arrested under the Coercion act. A corYy OF THE REVISED VERSION of the Scriptures will be' presented to the published for general civeulation. COPPERING THE QUEEN. Itissaid the Queen desires to confer the Peerage upon Master Coningsby Disraeli, nephew of the late Lord Beaconsfield, but that Gladstone dissents. COMPLDMENT TO WINDOM. The Econnmlist says: “Secretary of the Treasury Windom is to be complimented upon the ingenunity of his scheme and the judgment he has shown in putting it into ex~ cution.” % MARINES FROM ENGLAND. A detachment of 130 marines has left Chatham for Ireland. AT TIE W0OL SALES TO-DAY 9,800 bales were disposed of, chiefly Port Phillip, Sydney, and New Zealand. Prices were firm, with an animated tone. Port Phillip scoured touched March rates. Greasy lambs were dearer, and Cape unchanged. GLADSTONE WILL PROBABLY ACCEPT A PEERAGE and a seat in the Ilouse of Lords after the passage of the Land bill. . Thie Cuckoo says his title will be Earl of Oyford, and other so- ciety papers Earl of awarden. [There is now a Viscount Hawarden, who has aseatin the Lords as a Representative Irish Peer, and it is not probable that Mr. Gladstone will choose the title of Earl of Hawarden, which would lead to confusion.] RUSSTA. A SURPRISE. May 14.—The Czar's manifesto and the resignation of the Liberal ininisters come like a thunderbolt on those who are in position to be well informed. The relapse into absolutism Is lamentable in itself and in its symptoms. TOE CZAT'S MANIFESTO. A Berlin correspondens of the T'imes says the Czar’s manifesto has caused great disap- pointment_in St. Petersburg. The people begin to resizn themselves to a régime of re- action. Appreliensions of further disaster are rife. It is expected that the Nihilists will promptly publish a counter-proclamation and that the issues will be Joinéd. Nothing seemns to be known in regard ‘to the process by which the Czar’s momentous declaration was generated, but it has taken every one com- pletely by surprise. LOANS LOWER. Loxpox, May 14.—St, Petersburg specials report as follows: On the Bourse yesterday Russian loans were nominally 2 to 3 per cent lower. There were really no buyers. REPORTS DENTED. The reports that an extraordinary close guard is kept around the Emperor at Gatchina are denied. Ile goes about freely in the grounds. The alarming statements by foreizn jour- nals regarding the health of the Empress are unfounded. The stories about anned Cossacks guard- ing anie-rooms in the palace nightly are pure inventions. CURITIES IN PARIS. Loxvoy, My 1+.—0n the Bourse Russian seeurities are seusibly depressed, and finan- cial journals advise holders to sell out. SCKANOFF. St. PETERSBURG, May 14.—Sukanoff, the naval officer arrested as a Nihilist, served as a volunteer in the Servian It is stated that other officers are comprowmised. THE UNLUCKY JEWS. . The Jews of Kharkofl and St. Petersburg fear attacks by the vopulace. Subscriptions inaid of the distressed Jews In Southern Russin have been opened here. AN DIPERTAL DEC has been published which restorescivil rights to persons exiled on account of the last Polish insurrection, provided their behavior since then has been satisfactory. GERMANY. BOYS. Loxpoy, May 14.—A Berlin correspendent saysa bill will be prepared in the Bundsrath regulating the employment of boys, and stip- ulating that their hours of labor must not ex- ceed eignt per day, and that their physical capacity must becertified to by medical ex- amination. PRINCE PETER VON OLDENBERG is dead. Ile was born July 8, 1827, "and succeeded his father as Grand Duke of Oldenberg, a duchy which contained then about 300,000 inhabitants, in July, 1853, Ile was the author of the Liberal Constitution adopted for Oldenberg in 1849 and of the modifications made in it in 1852, Ilesided with Prussia in the quarrel with Austria, and made claims for an increase of territory after Prussin became the dominant German Power, but without effect. 1le was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Prince Joseph of Saxe-Altenberg, and leaves two sons. AUSTRIA. TAFFY. Viexsa, May 14.—The Emperor Francis Joseph has conferred the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen, set in briliiacts, on the Sultan, in recognition'of Prince Kudolph’s reception in Palestine. PRECAUTIONS. LEMBERG, May 14.—Troops have been sent to Podjolocyska, on the Austro-Russian frontier, because of apprehensions that the Russian peasants will violate the frontier and attack the Jewish refugees congregated there. SWITZERLAND. HOURS OF LABOR IN FACTORIES. GENEVA, May 14.—The Swiss representa- tives abroad have been instructed to ascer- tain the views of the various States relative to the adoption of an international law regu- lating hours of labor in factories. MONETARY CONFERENCE. A SILVER SPEECH. Panrs, May 14.—At to-day’s sitting of the Monetary Conference, Senator De Normandie a French delegate, urged the dangers of the present monetary system. He showed; from the position of England since 1837, that gold monometallism did not afford a remedy. Ugless wise measures are adopted, he sald.a. Queen Tuesday next, and will thereupon be. crisis woula in the end violently force itselt on the money markets, The next sitting is ’I:;v.msrlny.uumt E!Sh' when ex-Senator T. O. owe, a United States dele; and othe! will speak, g:‘ne, i CUBA. INSURRECTION. HAVANA, May 13.—A small party of negroes recently rose in insurrection at Guan- tanamo, killing a Sergeant and one private. ‘The party was afterwards beaten and the leaders killed. ' Gen. Maceo has not landed on the island. - The war steamer Alamasa has sailed for Guantanamo. SPAIN. COMMERCE WITH FRANCE. MADRID, May 14.—Three Spanish dele- #ates will leave here at once for Paris to ne- gotiateanew treaty of commerce with France. - CRIMINAL NEWS. MURDER AND SUICIDE. ATcHISoN, Kas., May 14.—A brutal murder and smc.ule occurred in this eity about 8 o’clock this evening. Charles Givin, cook at the Atlantic House, met his wife, Louise, Wwho s 2 waiter in Walker’s restaurant, on Fifth street, and, after a few mowments’ con- versation, drew a pistol and began firing at her. The woman attempted to run, but fell at the second shot, The man emptied four barrels of the pistol into her body, and then placing t.h_e‘ weapon against his head sent the remaining ball crashing through his brain. Both were dead in a few moments. The =~ woman was shot - through the head. Givin and his wife came to this city from Iowa last December. Ile wus a drunk- en brute and abused his wife, and in March last she leit him, finding employment in a restaurant. Ile came into.'the’ restaurant this evening asking to see her, and together they walked out “of tha back door. A moment later the tralgmly occurred. Mrs. Glyin, it is said, has relatives in Quiney, Ill., and those who know her here say she wasa woman of excellent character, and had been grossly abused by her husband. A GANG OF THIEVES. Qurxey, I, May 14.—“Windy Dicky” and four of his gang of thieves and pick- quckem were run in this morning by the po- lice. A few days since they went through the passengers of the steamer Josephine, getting valuable booty. One of the passen- gers suspected him, and gave a’deseription. When “Windy Dicky”: found himself kuown, he jumped off a waiting train, as did the rest of ang, and took leg-bail through the Stock-Yards. Detective: Fliney fired a revolver, which attracted the switch- man of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy vard, who headed thew off. “They zave the oflicers a hard chase. The excitément apout the depot was great, and a large erowd fol- lowed them to the station. THREATENED LYNCHING. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. GrAND HAVEN, Mich., May 14.—There is great excitement here to-night caused by a report that an organized body of about 200 men are on the way to take Albertus Vos- kamp, who murdered Hiram II. Coady, near Coopersville, out of jail and hang him. She Vaunpeel has “been forwarned - of meetings being held with, that object, and has garrisoned the jail with"a force of officers well armed, and declares that he intends to fight if necessary. ie has also called on Gov. Jerome for authority to call out Com- pany F, Second Regiment, Michigan State troops, whose headquarters are here. KILLED BY OUTLAWS. CuEYENSE, Wyo., May 14—A Leader specinl from Fort Niobrara, Neb., says: “Lieut. Samuel A. Cherry, Fifth Cavalry, and escort, while out scouting for road agents near Niobrara, came upon them sud- denly, when a fight ensued, in whicl Lieut. Cherry was killed. The road agents escaped. Cherry was Adjutant of Thornburgh’s com- wmand on tme Uteexpedition, and in the action River dis! ned himsell for n action. Fle was engaged tomurry a_daughter of Congressman arry White, of Pennsyivania.”” FESCAPE. AuGusta, Ga, May 1i—Three colored convicts on McWhorter’s farm, in Greene County, killed E. I. Langston while on guard, with his own gun, and escaped. CASUALTIES. A CCOLLISION. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicazo Tribune, CrixTox, I, May 1f.—About 10 o'clock last night a heavily-laden freight-train on the Illinois Midland Railvoad got stuck on a long grade near Waynesville, fourtezn miles from Clinton, and was backing up in urder o geta goad start when another train fol- lowing ran into it, breaking up four cars, seattering one or two ears of corn over the ground, and injuring the front of the en- rine, and causing about $4.000 damages. The track was cleared this morning. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tritune. Erciy, IlL, May 14.—W. W. Sherwin’s cheese-box and butter-tub factory was struck by lizhtning in a sudden and savere storm, lasting only a few winutes, this afternoon, and two employés, Ellis Kenyon and Jack Aliller, were struck senseless, but were both revived after considerable difficulty, nnd are now not much the worse for the shock. The building was considerable damaged, the roof being torn un, one wall shattered, and the window glass broken. KILLED BY LIGOTNING. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Lrrtee Rock, Ark., May' 14.—Lightning struck the house of George Campbell, near Cedarville, yesterday. The family, consisting of husband, wife, and twochildren, wereeating supper. ‘Che bolt came down the chimney, striking Mrs. Campbell, killing ‘her instantly and setting fire to her clothes. Campbell and the children were stunned. The cabin was nearly demolished. WATERTOWN, WIS, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. WaTErTOWN, Wis,, May 14—A heavy hail-storin, accompanied by severe thunder and lightning, prevailed. in this section this forenvon. The hail-stones averaged half an ineh in thickness, but fortunately vegeta- tion was not farenoughadvanced to be much injured. ANNA; TLL. . Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, © Ax~a. 1L, May 14.—The temporary bar- racks which arebeingerected for the patients at the Asylum were blown over to-day bya sudden and severe wind. Oue man, Kline by name, was injured in such a manner as to make his recovery doubtful. DROWNED. Spectal Dispatch to The Chfcago Tribune, DECATUR, 111, May 14.—Horace Wiley was accidentally drowned at the Water-Works dam this afterncon. His age was 17 years. Ile was the only child of a widowed mother. 1His occupattion was that of a penuy-post for Deeatur, and was one of the publishers of a small weekly journal called the Reporter. SCALDED TO DEATIL. S8pecial Dispatch to The Chicago Triburie. Kavsas Crrr, Mo., May 14.—W. Killen, an engineer on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad, was scalded to den}h yesterday by the ditching of_his engine. The accident m).'curred Wt‘_'fl.b()f Kansas City. ‘The body of the unfortunate man reached Wyandotte this evening for burial. PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. - MIWAUEEE, Wis., May14.—Belle Mitchell, a niece of Alexander Mitchell, was probably fatally injured by being_thrown from her lorse last evening at St. Paul. Her recovery is doubtful. Pays under Protest. Julia E. Smith, the survivor of the Glasten- bury Smith sisters, bas paid ber tax this year, but not without a ** solemn protest azainst the fniquity of tazation without representntion. and a declaration that she bas not changed ber principles. During six successive previvusyears she refused to pay, and the collector seized and sold eleven acres of land, a bank share, anda number of_COws. ] i NEW YORK An Unlimited Row in the ¢ Co- operative Press Association, Limited.” The Man Who Was Hired to Run the Machine Thrown Over-- board, Legal Action by Miss Kate. Field to Capture Some of His Maney. The Week on Wall Street Closes with the Stock Market Still ‘Booming. nion bsorbs Both the Northwestern and the Baltimore & Ohio Tel. egraph Lines. Western The Anti-Monopoly League Denounces the Oonfirmation of Stanley Matthews. EKATE FIELD. HER EOW WITH MR. PULLBROOK. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune New Yorr, May 14—t is said that perfect harmony does not prevail in the active mem- bership of *the Colperative Dress Associa- tion, Limited,” recently organized here with a great flourish of trumpets. Anthony Pull- brook, the organizing secretary of the Asso- ciation, resigned his oftice this week, and to- day his nuame appears on the list of passen- gers booked for Liverpool on the steamship City of Richmond. During the day it became known that writs of attachment against his money had been procured from Judge Dono- hue by Miss Kate Field, the leading spirit of the Cobperative Dress Association, F'he writs were issued in a suit which Miss Field has instituted to recover a certain sum alleged to be due her by Pullbrook. The ground on which the writs were issued was that Mr. Pullbrook was 1 non-resident, and was about to leave the country. In the affidavit made by MISS FIELD, she says that, in February last, Pullbrook agreed to organize the CoGperative Dress Association, to procure subscriptions to its capital funds, and to accept $15,000 in pay- ment of his expenses and services. He then, she alleges, wade & contract with her, agree- iniz to pay her, inreturn for her assistance to him, one-kalf of his profits of the $15,000 compensation. She asserts that these profits amounted to $6436.31, of which $§3,218.25 were rightly due her under their contract. She says she has received enly $0650.86, leaving a balance due her of §2,579.59. ‘I'he parties having the moneys of Pullbruok in their possession, on whom the writs were served, were Miss I'ield lerself, James M. Drake & Co.,and E. W. Pippey. Theamount attached does not equal the amount of Miss Field’s claim. Miss Field was asked to give THE ORIGLY OF HER CONTRACT with Pullbrook to-day. She declined, say- ing: I will not say a single word about the matter till it comes up in Court, unless, of course, X am compelled to answer any attack made through the publications. It is a pri- vate affair, and is none of the public’s con-~ cern. It has no bearing on the Codperative Dress Association, its past, present, or fu- ture. Butletme justsay thatIam utterly disgusted with humnan nature, and if I ever undertake again to Interest myself in the affairs of anybudy but myself, why I hope Lshall have my choppad right off I” THE DISGUSTED LADY was asked the reason for Mr. Pullbrook’s sudden retirement from the CoGperative Dress” Association and return to merry En- gland. ir. Pullbrook Is & lawyer,” she replied, “and because ot his suceess in or- ganizing the Ladies’ Dress Association in London he was cemployed to establisih_a similar undert: iz in this country. I was not. the managing Superintendent of our Association, ouly its arzanizing Secre- fary. Plesse gct uar through the heads of the public. We stipulated that the business, like that in London, should be under the control of a General Manager to be elected by the Board of Directors. Solely for his trade, experience. and taste, it was under- stood that, if Mr. Pullorook’s services were likely to prove acceptable as General Man- ager he would recvive that appointment. TOE TRUTH OF THE MATTER is that his views as to the conduct of our business did not agree with those of the ma- Jjority of the Board of Directors, of which he was a member. He was in a finority, and he has simply resigned. Now, what does AMr. Pullbrook about American taste and American tar 1t is absolutely nec- cessary, we find, to make an American gentle- man Ganeral Manager. Such u gentleman we have in view, aund with him we shall have a longtalkabout the business next week.” **Is the Association flourishing 2 “Go ask Drake [oue of the holders of the Association’s funds]. We expect to open a Commission Burcau by the 1st of June. Througl this Bureau our out-of-town mem- bers can ORDER A BARY ELEPHANT, A TOOTH-BRUSH, a handkerchief, a wash-tub,—anything and everything. We are now negotiating for new quarters, and.-expeet to be settled in them by September. Yes, sir [with empha- sis) we are tlourishing.” Mr. Pullbrook has written a letter con- cerning lis_ resignation, in which he says he found so little faith in the undertaking when he reached this city that then Miss Field dectined to associate her name with his in asking for subseri tions. Upon his slioulders, therefore, fell the full burden of raising the subscriptions to the capital stock. In eleven days, how- ever, this enterprising Briton says, he made the urndertaking a grand success. ‘The first act of the Directors, after they organized, was to appoint a lady as President who had no experience in the dry-goods business. This was done AGAINST MR- PULLBROOR’S PROTEST. Their nextact, he says, was to decline, on the ground that it would not pay, to record a resolution nmfmsed by one to carry out the terms of a circular issued by the old Trustees to the members of the old Company, upon the basis of which they accepted sharesin the present Company. Judging, therefore, from ‘these and other measures that hie was not in unison with the restof the Board, he resigned. Mr. Pullbrook be- lieves that there was manifested a want of confidence in_ his opinions grounded upon his experience, and that retire- ment was the only course for him to adopt. _ In concluding “his letter, he says: “It is quite clear that the special busi- ness this Com{mny was formed to underta is at a standstill. “The Board have held four- teen meetings since their appointment with- out a single step being taken to set the busi- ness going. My letter of the 16th of April on this subject, after being on the ‘agenda’ meeting after meeting and passed over, was handed by me to individual Directors, and they have not yet bronght up the subject, al- though it has been known that I am going to leave for England on Saturday.” NORTHERN PACIFIC. SOTHING FURTHER. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. NEW YoRrK, May 14—The statement that the control of the Northern Pacific Railroad was about to pass Into the hands of the Vil- 3 lard combination caused much com- ment in Wall street to-day. Mr. Villard had - published a statement which both denied and confirmed the report. In this he sald that negotiations were In progress, and that no agreewnent had been reached; that the published version of the details of the proposed agreement was incorrect in the most essential par- ticulars, and _that no officer of the Orezon Rallroad & Navization Company exéent himsetf was cognizant. of the details of the arrangement. Mr. Villard added that he .has no desire to push Presi- dent Billings from his position. Mr. Villard was asked when he would make known the exact terms of the agreement, and he replied laughingly that he would do so some time DEXT Week, 3 STREET TALK. THE STOCK VARKET STILL BOOMING. . Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaso Tridune. NEW YoRE, May 14.—The week closed in+ ‘Wall street with the market still booming. ‘The speculation to-day was excited and con- fident. The bulls were in the ascendant,and continued to be liberal buyers of all classes of stock. The favorable - things in the financial situation continued, and some were imgroving, such as the account of the crops in the West and.Southwest. There were ramors also and reports of consolidation of the Ohio Central with the Chesapeake & Ohio in order to wunite the coal traffic of West Virginia and Ohio. Syme reports were circulated that the long pending litization of the Columbus Chicago & Indiana Central Company with the Pennsylvania Central was to be adjusted forthwith, and that the junior security and the stock would be much improved in pros- pects by the settlement. **At 1 o’clock toe day,” said a well-informed broker, *itlooked as though we were going to have the usual Saturday realizations, but the reaction ‘car- ried s PRICES HIGHER THAN EVER.” ‘The Vanderbilts have been active. New York Ceutral has been traded “in more than in any day for a long time. Mr. Vander- bilt, on speaking well of American se- curities, has evidently mot forgotten to mention the Central. The price advanced. from 1493¢ to 150%. Lake Shore opened at 131Y, advanced a little, then fell back>to 13035, and then rose to 13134, ‘Western Union dlspslnyed 2 good deal of strength to-day. ‘The transfers of American Union and Atlan- tic & Pacific caused a_good deal of stock to change hands. The price was well sustained —from 1184 to 119%. _ Univn Pacific was act- tive under heavy buying. There have been a good mauy vague reports about an advance in Union Pacitic. The latest is that an ar« rangement has been made between the Uniog( Pacilic, Northern Pacific, and Oregon Navie gation, which will be decldedly to the ade vantage of the Union Pacific line. The stock rose to-day from 12134 to 123%. i REAL ESTATE. STATE OF TIHE MARKET. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ¥ NEW York, May 14.—This has been an in= teresting week in the real-estate market. A ° great deal of valuable property has changed hands, and for some of it very fair pricer bave been obtained. Sales this week have emphasized the fact that property owned by wealthy persons does not,asarule, comnmand full prices, because of a sort of general feel-. g among bidders that such property is nof protected. Better prices have been obtained when there was a court-sale, and when th property did not represent the holdings ui Tecen! well-to-do people. Among the ese sales that of the Selizman tate brought out a Iarge attendanc and fairly spirited bidding, but the fast the property represented rich owners tol against big prices. The outlook is bright foe - investors who want to buy cheap. Experie enced men believe there is money to-day in buying and holding real estate. No one need fedr not getting a bargain in unimproved lots on any part of this istand. ITEMS. THE HANNIBAL & ST. JOSEPH RAILROAD. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yorg, May 14.—President Dowd. of the Iannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, says his road is in precisely the same condition as regards the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Road as it has been since last August, nox withstanding all rumors to the contrary. All but twenty miles of the main line is lai@ with steel rails, and material for the rest has been delivered. He spoke of buying 600.tons of steel rails, delivered in Hannibal, at §6¢ perion as a bargain which he could ok duphcate. THE RUSH FOR EUROPE. To the Western Associated Press. New York, May Is4—Seven European steamships sail to-day, with 700 saloon pas- sengers. On no previous day this season haveso many passengers sailed outof the Port of New York. TAE WESTERN UNION. Leading officials in the Western Unlon say thst the lease of the Northwestern Telegrapk Cumd;:;my has been approved of to-day, and another ‘favorable contract has been madd with the Baltimore & Ohio, which was on¢ of the very important links that wag intended to be brought'into the consolidation of the three companies, and the delay in do- so was deemed more prudenton account of the litizations In New York State. The earnings of the Western Union for the last three weeks siiow an average inerease at the rate of $1,700,000 per annum. d PERSONAL- Among the prominent arrivals for the past twenty-four hours. were: Warren Leland, Chicago; Congressman Pound, Wisconsing Edmund Richardson, President of the Vickss burg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad. THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS. In the trial of the Police Commissioners before the Mayor, the case for the prosecu- tion was closed to-day and an adjournmen{ taken for two week: DEATHS FEOM SUNSTROKE. ‘There were four deaths from sunstroke to- day. FOUND IN THE RIVER. < The body of John . Stranack, correspond- ent of the American News Company, of . thig " ¢ity, was found in the river nLBruok]yn. and, before identification, was deposited in the Potters’ field at Flatbush. The body was so decomposed and eaten by fishes that. the features were not reccguizable. =~ It was identitied by papers in his possession. e 40 years old, and had been missing since the 25th of March. THE PEDESTRIAN FIZZLE. Geldert, the pedestrian, ended the struggle a few minutes before 8 o’clock to-night. The receipts of the week were about 3300, of which Geldert gets &0 per cent. and out of that he has to pay his trainer and attenidants. His total walking time was 115 hours. He was off the track twenty-four hours. Gel- dert’s total score was 501 wiles. FATALLY BURNED. Edward Broughton was fatally and Pat- rick Elliot seriousty burned to-night ;R a paint-vat catching fire frowm a lantern falling into it while they were painting steel wire at Morris’ wire factory. THE RECENT MUSICAL FESTIVAL was swindled by messenger-boys, specu- Intors, and others to the extent of several thousand dollars. SWINDLED IMMIGRANTS. Five immigrants from Italy arrived here with tickets which they paid for at Turin to take them to Bradford, 111, but which proved to be fraudulent on_presentation to the Erie Railroad. The Emigration Commission is investigating the fraud. THERE IS PEOBABILITY OF TROUBLE at the Sunday-school parade in Brooklyn this year, as the Unitarian, Swedenborgian, Universalist, and some other denominations have not been invited to participate. Beech- er’s Surnday-school and the Mission schools - connected with it have invited these schools. to march with them, and if the Sunday- School Union does not permitthem to march in regular line with others they will make a parade on the same day on a route of their own. 5 ANTI-MONOPOLY MEETING. A largely attended meeting of the An Mouoroly Leazue was held at Cooper Instl- .. f rotest against the con- fatthews as Justice of Chittenden. occu- tute this evening to firmation of Stanley the Supreme Court. E. L. pied the chair. Resolutions were adopted - Pacifi declaring Stanley Matthews to be the Railroad candidate, and denouncing his con- firmation as proof of a purpose to pack the Supreme Court with Judges who will re- verse its decision in the Granger cases. The resolutions also viewed the ' nomi- nations of Elliot Shepard, _son-in-law of Vanderbilt, and the.lon. Willlam H.* bertson as alarming proofs of the purpose - and power of corporate imonopolies. “Ad- dresses were made by Maj. Haggerty, Senator Creamer, and Mr. Chittenden.. Beaconstield’s Garter. The blae ribbon of the Garter left vacant by - Lord Beaconsfield's death is likely to be Evm either tv the Duke of Argylt or to Lord X~