Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 27, 1882, Page 2

TWELFTH YEAR. - 196, OMABRA l\ | ? R DAILY ity "i gy A THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. A Day of Foasting and Prayer| for Past Bless.ngs Froclaimed by the President. The Hrtire Government Hur- ries to New York to At- tend the Faneral, A Few Mors Facts Fished Up From the Star Route Sipk The Work of ths Crdnancs Bureau; Our ¢ oact and Inland Defonces. ADeolston of Vast Importance to Settlers on Ratlroad Lands TURKEY IN A STEW. Bpecial Dipateh to Tk Ber. THR PRE{DENT'S THANKSGIVING PROC- LAMATION, WasnINGTON, October 26, —The fol- lowing Tuank: giviog proclumation hea been 18suad by she president: UNITAD STATES OF AMERICA—A PROOLAMA- TION. In conformity wich the custom, the gen- eral observance of which fn justly heli in honor by this people, I, Caestor A. Ar- thar, president of the Uuited States, do hereby set apart Tharsd.y, the 30ch day of Noyember next, us a day of public thanks- giv Toe blessiogs demanding our gratituds are numerous and varied, For the pesce and amity which subsist between this repnblic and all the nations of the world; for fresdom from internal discord and violence; fr in reasing frieadship be- tween different sectivns ¥ the land; for liberty, just'ce and constitutionsl govern- ment; for devotion of our people to ¢ free institutions and their cheerful obe ence to wild Jaws; for the cosstantly in. creasing streogth of the republic while ex. tending i#s privileges to fellow men who come 1o u-; for improved means of inter- nal communi m and increaed fanlities of iutercoar«s with other nations; for the general prevailing health of ths year; for the prosperity ot all our iad lib return fr mechanics’ toil, af- fordivg marset for abuodant har- vests of hushandmen; for the preservation of mol faith and credit; for wise avd generons provisions to effect the intellect- ual and moral education of «ur youth; for the intluence vpon co: science of restrain- ing and ennoblins re ision, and for joys of home —for there, and f r many other blessin s, we should give thanks, There- fore 1 recommend t ut the day above des- ignated be observed throughout the coun- try aand y ofnational tnankseiving and prayer, nnX hat the people, ceasing from thei- daily labors snd meeting in accord- ance with their several forms of worship, draw near to the throne of Almighty God, offerinz t) Him praise and gra itude for the manifold good which He has vouch- safed to us, and praying that His bles ings and m rcies may continue, Acd T do farther rec.mmend that the day thus ap. inted be mads a special occasion for sgadv of kinduess and charity to the suffer- ing and needy, so that all who dwell with- in the Loid may rejoice and be glad in this season o nativnal thanksgiving. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand aod caused t. e teal of the United States to be affixed Done at the city of Wasbington this 26th day of October, in the yesr of onr Lord ooe thovsand éfght hundred and eighty-two, and «f the independence of the United Stated, one hundred and esventh. CHESTER A, ALTHUR, By the pres'dents Frepkrick T, FRELINGHUTSEN, Secretary of State, CAPITAL NOTES. Special Dispateh to Tun Brx A RATLWAY COMMISSION. WassINaToN, October 26, — The president hag appointed Wm. 8. Smith of New York, Kdward Kinzsley of Massachucetts, and Dwight K. Tripp of Rhode Island, a commission to ex- amine and report upon 260 wiles of road eonstr 1by the Atlantic & Pacific railvay company in Indian tercitory and Arizon. OFF TO NEW YORK, The prosident, accompanied by Sec- refacy Frelinghuyeon and Secretary Lincoln left this afternoon for New York s ‘iry Frelinghugscn will re. meis wvay several days lougor. Tho resident expects tn remain in Now ork until the 10th of November, whan he will return and resume his uco at the Soldters’ home till ain the white house are com- plezed, GOLD CEBTIFPICATES The buresu of engraving and print- ing has been directed to prepars plates for printing gold certificates of de- nomizations of §20, §50 and 100, which will bear the engraved signa- ture of tho treasurer and rogister of the United States and be issued from the treasury in the same mahner as legal tender notes, THE ORDNABCE BUREAU, General 8. V. Bennett, chief of ordnance, U, 8, A., ina report for the year ended Jane 30th, 1882, gives the fiscal resources of the year, $2,- ; expenditures, $1,669,276. A chaptez is devoted to the subject of armament of fortifications, in whish General Bonnett sa With the very pressing need for sea coast armament constautly before us, it should seem expadient to take advantage of our own resources to help provide for our wanta, It will doutless be practicable for us to produce guns of modorate power, even frum_cast iron, provided _cast iron bo suitably strengthened with ateel hoops, or better, with hoops on exterior and steel tubes on the in- teri 1eral Bennett aleo says it is believed that with proper encour- agemeat ficld guns can be made here without the necessity of goiug abroad for steel. {R-commendation is mado for the tmmediate publication of the results of tests of iron and steel, and other materials for industrial purposes pro- posed by congress. La the chapter on militia, the chief of ordnance says *“Our standivg army is & small one For the defeuse of the country our wain dependence is our miliaa. It should, thesefore, be kept in should be encouraged and every eff or drill and discipline, and 1anke skiliful in the use of their arms. I the hard service and disciplined thom Into old soldiers. THE BRIBERS, Fravk I, templing to corrupt a star route juror, surrendered himself to-day. amount of bail, cided to appeal to J dge Snell to have the amount reduced. Payno'’s case will come up for hearing Tues day. Noday is set for hearing in Falls' case. Judgy Steel accepted a bond of $2,600 and Fall was released, to ap- pear before the police court from day t day, or whenever requestod to do 80, THE STAR ROUTE JURY, The dopartment of justice to-day made public the first part of the re- port of special counsel, H. H. Wells, appointed to aid 1n the trial of certain criminal offenses alleged to have been committed in the progress of the re. cent trial of the star route cases so cylled. Wells saye: The aflidavits show, if they are to bo believed, that members of the jury were offered bribes in money for their votes, which ‘they listened to and considered with the persons thus atten pting to de- biuch them, and these solicitations, it is alleged, proceeded as well from agents of the government as trom agents of persons on trial; but I as sume it can make no difference whose agents made the disgraceful proposa'e, and that condign punishment should full upon all guilty partics, The case ot Juror HKlwin A, Doniphan is firat considered. Lt appears before the jury was sworn one Frederick B Shaw, member of the regular panel, said to Doniphan he would like to get ‘‘on this case,” and having besn peremptorily chal- lenged by Merrick for the United States, he abused Merrick. From the affidavit of James Loonard it appears immediately after Shaw had testilied that he was an impartial jurorand had beon rejected, he said, ‘‘Oh, well, damn it, they will never convict them anyhow, 1f was on there I would hang out until hell frczs over before they should be convicted.” At another time later he said he “‘would do anything in the world to save Doraey.” Shaw said to Domphan, ‘‘Look here, I've got a damned good thing for you, and I will make a little myself,too, I have got money in my pocket to give you 1f you will favor 8. W. Dorsey. I have two or three hundred dollars I can gtve you now and will make it a thousand within ten days.” =Juror Wm, K, Brown makes affi davit he was approached on the part of the government and off red $2,5600. “The man,” says Brown, ‘“‘was a member of my lodge. I believe he did not know what he was doing. His nnme was Arthur Payne (colored He brought me an agreement, must have thought 1 was a damned fool. I said, who sent you to me—I mado to prosaote their eficiency in them |the is tho best way, and the only way to render them sure and safe reliance on the breaking out of war, and befare a little campaigning has inured them to | subs Fall charged with at. Spocial Counsel We s, representing the government, and Riddle & Davis, counsel for Falls, met in the police court this afternoon, o arrange the Wells demanded a bond amounting t> £30,000, which defendant refused to furnish, and de- OMAHA NE 1 | 1876, which deoclared valid the home stoad and pre-omtion entries wishin imits of ox red railroad granta t [ that may have been made at a time subscquent to the expiration cf the grants, The secretary holds that the language used in the act: ‘‘atany time quent to the expiration of sach n | grant” refers to dates named in the various granting acts to railroads as the dates which roada should be com pleted and not to tho time when | by legislativo or judicial action for- feiture might bo declared. Ue also .| holds that settlemont and filing con- stitutes an entry within the meaning of the act as weli as under the gen eral practico of the land department; as Weazell made his settlement and filing 1n accordance with the pre-emp- tion law, his entryshould come within the confirmatory provisions of the statate, Dr. George M. Baird, of New York, one of che signors of the petition tor stay of proceedings in Guiteau's caso, which was presented tne president Jano last, shortly before the prisonor was hanged, has writton a letter a lot- ter to Attorney General Brewster, which he says the attorney goneral's opinion in reply to the petition for stay of proceedings, contains two very important misstatement of facts. S il Mass~ored by Natives. Special Dispatch to Tus Brs. New Beprorp, Mass., October 26. ~-A letter received in this city from Captain Crapo, of tho lost echooner Surpriso, of this port, at Basket island, near Junta Arena, gives particulars of tho lost, and who says the boat's crew that he lcfc at the island was subso- quently massacred by the natives, with the exception of a Portuguesse boy. He also says the boat’s orew belonging to the British back Roso- neath, which foundered at sea, con- taining the mate and four men, were wlso murdered by the natives, except- ing the mate, who was afterward res- cued by some friendly Indians and send to Valparaiso, where he arrived. The third boat's crew have aleo been massacred by by natives at this point. A Manager in Trouble. Special Du patch o T Bxx Cricaao, October 26 —Chazles E. Licke, the San Francisco theatre man- ager, who was char gad by Charles Mo- Connell of the National printing com- pany with being a fugitive from jus- tice and an embezzler, was discoarged by Justice Brayton yesterday for want of prosecution, The court seems to have buen used as a debt collecting agency. No doubt Locke has made good to McConrell the sam which he was charged with embezzling, and in return McConnell agreed to drop the prosecation, Special Dispatch to Tur Bk, OLeveLanp, October 26.—A tele- gram from New York to-day to local brokera report the sale of a control- ling interest iu the Nickel Plate rail- way to Vaunterbilt at eeventeen for common stock and thirty-seven for B. FRIDAY (MORN Notions and of the celebrated for samples. fore buying their Fall Bills. G, OCTOBER 27 18« and Occupied by R.L.M'DONALD&G., - WHOLESALE RY - GOODS, Furnishing Goods, -\ ST. GOSHPH, MO., Tho Brightest Lighted, Bost Appoint d Jobbine Houee in Amerion, containing the argost Stock of Dry Goods and Notiovs wost of the Misissippi. Sole manufact ) emember 112 Merchant; and.rDealers Throughout the Entire West are Invited to Visit the Mammoth Establishment owned McDonald's Overalis, Duck, Denim and Cottonade Pants, CYCLONE ULSTER®, LINED SUITS AND CHEVIOT SHIRTS, In all styles now popular with the Trade, Absoclutely the best Goods in the Market OO NG IR ECOCIENSS. Western Merchan's can more than save their expenses a visit to this Mammoth stock be- ] Traveling agents, with extensive lines of samples, visit all prominent towns throughout the west, and will call upon any merchant any- where upon receipt of a request so to do. The most careful attention tion guaranteed, R. L. McDONALD & CO., St. Joseph, Mo. . Send orders by mail, or write iven to orders, and satisfac-. THE OLD WGORLD. Gladstone Sits Town on His Op- ponents with a Masterly Thud.» A Vote of Thanks to the Army Passed by an Overwhelm- ing Majority. The German Hlections Consid- erable of a Surprise to All Parties. Bismarck Finds Little in the Change to Comfort His preferred. Officials of the road at headquarters here disclaim any know- ledge of thosales. A prominent of- ficer of another road who is in Van- derbilt’s confidence, was asked what he knew abonl He evasively re- plied he was not in a position to say anything about it at present. The re- port is believed here, would like to see the man. He said his name was Fall. As eoon as he said that I was confident they did not intend to give me any money but just tosee what I would say. I drove him away. He said he wantel to oonvict Brady and Dorsey, any of them It was my opinion he was putttng up a job on me. When Brown read ~ the agreement he was to sign he said to Payne, ‘I am going according to the ‘evidence. Fall is & damned rascal, and you can both go to hell Weils says it is apparent from the whole history of the alleged attempt upon Brown’s virtue, it was not done with the knowledge, in bohalf or in theinterest of the prosecation; that its guilty authors were neither agents nor acicd with the knowledge or ap- proval of any officer of the department of justic, aud it was & carofully pro- pared conspiracy againat the adminis- tration of justice. The prosecution of Fall, Payne, Thomas and Foote and others not named, is recommend- &d for attempting to_corrapt Brown. The originals of the aflidavits pub- lished by Col. Ingersoll are asked to insure successful prosecution, DANENHOWER'S STORY. In the Jeannetto board of inguiry to-day Lientenant Danenhower told the story of the wanderings and perils and safferings of the meun in the jour- ney from Beonett Island, August 6, till September 12, when the perty left Semeonovski Island in their boata for a voyage mcross the open water, 8 it was bolieved that but little more ice would be encouutered. The story has in effect been told before in the roports of Danenhower and Melville and the diary of DeLong. PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY, consequent upon the retirement of Major Gaueral Irvin McDowell, were announced by the president to-duy, as follows: Brigadier General Johu Pope, to be major geuoral, and Colonel Roland 8 MacKonzie, Fourth cavalry, to be brigadier general, both promotions to take effect from to-day. ABOUT CHINAMEN, The treasary department decides that Ohinese laborers residing in the United States at the date of the con- firmation of the treaty of 1880, have a right to return at pleasure, and if they left the country before the act of 1882 cannot be required to produce the certificate prescribed by that statute, ANOTHER DIVIDEND, The comptroller of the currency has declared a dividend of five pgr cent in favor of the National Bavking Asso- clation of New Orleans, making !n all sixty per cent. HOMESTEAD ENTRIES ON LAND GRANTS, the best condition possible for actusl service, Volunteer organ- izations in every state and territory va. the 8t. Paul, Minneapolis & Man- itoba railway company, construing the | amounts of illicit whisky by manu- |resulted a8 third section of the act of April 21, - A Dirty Crowd. Special Dispatch to Tus B, New York, October 26,—In the ex- amination of Edward Hanley, Thomas Gouivan and William Platt, charged with attempting to blackmail Walter Mulley on letters written to Blanche Douglas, the latter testified she had lived with Hanley as his wife, and had been intimate with a large number of men, She had borne the names of Blanche Donglas, Avnie Hines and Aunie Maxwell, the latter name given her by Walter Malley. Her true name is Annie Zimmerman, One night recently, in a beer saloon, Han- ley told her he had taken her lottors, and intended getting money on them When he refused to give them back to her, she broke three beor glasses his head. She lived, she said, on money sent her by Malley, some $30 per week, Respectable Gambling. Epecial Dispatch to Tus Bis Carcaco, October 26.—The decision upon the question of the legality of marginal deslings on the board of trade was rendered in the Appellate court to.day., A commission firm brought sutt sgainst a customer for marginal diffsrences on a deal in grain, The lower court rendered judgment for the amount clatmed. The Appol- late court holds that the purchase of grain for future delivery, where it is ovident that there is no intention to actually deliver the grain, but to set- tle the diff-rence in price in money, comes within the law against gam- bling and the aggrieved party has no ground for action, — An Aged Fool's Flight Special Dispatch to Tur. Bex, MiuwAvukeg, October 26,--John Heiser, formerly cf the firm of Oar- peles, Heiser & Co., trunk manufic turers, disappeared with ) leaving is farily destitute. Hoiser withdrew from the firm in Ssptember last, realized all the money he could and decamped, Charges of criminal intimacy with a girl who worked as dressmaker in Heirer's family are cur- rent. Members of the firmgelaim that he took none of the firm's money, but decamped finding that he had got him solf into trouble, Heiseris 63 years old, aud the wife he left behind him is 65 years, Reduciog the Amount of Whisky, Special Dispatch to Tus Bex. Cuicaco, October 26, —The West- ern Distillers’ association met here to-day and decidgd, in view of the low . Old Age. The Palmer Hgyptian Expedi- tion Murdered by the Bedouinis.! The Coming Trial of Arabj aud Hia Followers—Genorai For- eign Nows. BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Special Dispatchss to Tun Huk, A CROWDED HOUBE, LonpoN, October 26.—The com- mons was crowded this afternoon, Dilke enid no convention had been concluded with Bgypt for charging the cont of the army of cccupation on the Egyptians, The Soudan and upper Egypt are undoubtedly disturbed, but newspaper reports aro exaggerated. Great Britain has ot been consulted in regard to the appoiutment of Baker Pasha, but the government did not object to the appoistient, Gladstone said tho government now had under consultation the important questions of freedom of navigation of the Suez canal in time of war, and best mothod of securing the people of Ezypt control of matwre of legisla tion and expenditure in their nation end extinction of slavery. It was in- timated that the houso would bs ia- formed in due time of the resalt of the government's deliberstions on theke points, Speoial to the Wes Press- Sir Wilired Lawson, liberal mewber from Carlisle, opposed any vote of thanks to the cfiicers and mnon composing the army in Ezypt, as ho had g¢i.en notics he would, He ern Assoctated "then moved the provious question upon the propomtion that the war was an unjustifiable one end & vote of vhanks was an act of homage to the wilitary epirit, which brought num- berless evils into the world, Division was called for on the wotion of Glad- stone, and the molion was voted dowa—3b4 to 17, the latter compris- ing four Eaglish radicals and thirteen Irish membors. Malloy, home rule member from Kings coun- ty, Ireland, next moved to leave out the words *‘suppression of military re- bellic..,” Upon division the voio or this proposition stood, against 230, for 25, the affirmative being four English radicals and twenty-one Irish members. The vote of thanks then assed, Debate upon precedence for rules of procedure was resumed, Raikers moved as an amendment that cloture be confined te the speaker and chatr- man of the ways and means commit tee, and that the casual chairman be excluded from the exercise of it. Gladstone accepted this amendwment and the house agreed without division to the proposition. price of high wines, to still further re- duce the production ten per cent, This puts distilleries to running at thirty per cent. of full cupacity. Res- The secretary of the interior has|olutions were passed calling on the|to the Western Associated Press: Th made a decision in the case of Winzell | government to take means to suppre:s | results of the secondary elections to the alleged production of large facturers of white wine viuegar. THE ELECTIONS IN GERMANY. GERMAN ELECTIONS, BegLiN, October 26 ——Special cable The the landtag, which occurred to-day, follows: There were elected 417 Prussian legislators; of these 128 were conservatives, 56 froe oonservativer, 87 center, 6O national Iiberals. 19 secesrionists, 306 progres- oiste, 17 Po 2 Dives and 3 particalariste, Dr. Stern, domocratic orogressist, and late editor of The Fraukfort Gazette, and Here Fliuch, progressist, local 1nauufac urer, were returned for Fraukiort, Among the deputies eleoted are Ministera Patt- kemmer, Herren, Moibuch, Luzins, Kamekos and Botticher. The elections for the most part pass- ed off quiet), Domounirations of the anti-Jewish faction at Berlin, which at one o throstened to seriously involve the peacs, acon subsided. There is great disappoin‘ment amoug liberals that the gencral result Berlin has not been as they hoped and prediciod, All the progressist candidates in Berlin have defeated the conservatives by large majoritief. The newspapers, which aro in sympa- thy wich or leaders of the liboral porty, have beon greatly misled in their estimato. ‘They had expected material gains hore and throughout the kingdom, Loxspox, Octobor 26-—Special Oa- ble to Western Associated Fress: The Times Berlin dispatoh statos that tha chief champions of the progreesists cause, Verchow, Lowe, Strassman, Richter and Hermes are returned by swecping mejoritics. Verchow re- ceived 852 votes. Bariing, court chuplain, only received 163 in the same district. Count Von Molt- ker recoived only 1L This great progressists triumph is largoly due to the Jew vote. Hebrews to a man voted on the rad- tical ide, Roturas from the country, wever, !l quite a difforent tale. Tae conscrvatives will must in the langtay a groater force than betore even. Berlin epecials to The Daily News #ay the latest accounts and corrccted reviews show that the conservatives win eigitoen seats in the langtag and the national liberals and progression- | ists lose the same number, , The Standurd’s Beriin special eays : Not for twenty five s have the | consorvative party appezred with such | success at t Tv is ex- d that the umted olerical-con- ative party will musier at lenst 220 votes, Prince Bismarck will not, however, recuive much benelit from the > in the political eomplex on of tk sislative body, since the old o somo parts of sirongly and porsiatently |as the cloricals do to othor parts | Among the surprises in to night's re | turas is tho eleotion of the Guelph enator, Holtenhoff, at Hanover, against the natimal itbers! candidate. prise to both aides. ConEervi 3 0b)] [ [ his policy a | AFFAIRS IN EGYPT BISMARCK AS A FERYUADER. Brruiy, October 26.—The newspa- pers of Germaty comment with ap- proval upon the blue bool correspon- dence whioh was firet rado pablio yes torday, They especially exproes grat- ificaiion of Prince Bismarck’s refusal to give a mandate in favor of the sup- port of Bogland and France in the Egyptian matter, They regard that refusal as & wise step, notwithstand iug the fact that it induovd tho French government to abstain from active co operation with Kogland in its cam patgn in Egypt. Bismarck’s moral eupport, which he plainly evinced » willingness to afford, was all that could reasonably be demanded by England or by the situation, The pa- pors concur i thy view A FATAL FXPEDITION Surz, October 26.--Special to the Western Associated Pre Professor Palmer, during the expedition into the country whore Oaptain Gill and Licuteusnt C. Harrington were last seen some distance nothwest of this place, discovered their bodies 1n state decomposition. Tho Bedouins in that section are very hostile and those who are compromised by this last dis- covery are loudly threatening to begin an stiack upon Colonel Warren's the British adiirality says the nows brought to that point by the party soarching for the missing Biitish ot tisers, that in Wady Cabaly, o poiut wortheast from Sues, remnsuts of their baggage wero tound, together with several letters whioh served to fully identify them, A Bedouin was also captured who had upon his per- son an Eoglish tobaceo pouch. This | was immediately recoguized as having bulonged to Harcingtun, one of the missiug. The native accounted for huving it in his posecssion by saying 1t was given to him by Chiof Ali Mus- hed, who, he taid, had murdsred Pal- mer’s entire expodition party and dis. tributed the personal effccts among the natives, THE MODE UF DEATH, Camnro, Ostober 26. —It is believed Prolessor Palmer aud party were lod to the edge of & precipice and offered the alteruative of throwing themselves 6ver or being shot. It is supposed Preofessor Palmer leaped over aund Caprain Gl and Lieutenant Char- riugton chose the other alternative and were put to death, ILL TREATING REBEL PRIS)NERS, Oarro,October 26. —Abdollal Pasha, Ali Fehmy Pasha and Abdul Pasha corroborate the reports of ill treat- ment of rebel prisoners. Six of them were beaten with slippers and spat upon, Arabi Pasha delivered to Broad- loy, his counsel, a statement of va- rious indignities inflicted upon hi Brondley instituted proceedings againat the chief actors 'n tnese outrsye THE PALSE PROPHET, The council of minsters decided to instruct the governor of Soudan to hold out at Khartoum uuil esistance arrived, Tostated the fulss prophet reached Kardafan, Iuis accided to enlist as many back troops as possible for service against the falso prophet. Ismail Pasha Eyoub will be placed at the head of thise forces with Stone Pasha second ip command. BCARING THE MINISTERS, OArro, Oct Western Assoointed Press: Ttisdonisd vory positively hero that the Kyyp tian ministry are afraid of the revela- tions which will bo made during the spment of the defenee of Arabi Pasha, and that cousequently they intend to drop vhe trial of that rebel. T'he importance of tho documents in the hands of Arabi’s counsel have been greatly exaggeratod, according to their version. They say those pspers do not 1n any degree, dircetly or indircetly, affeot any minister of the sultan or member of the existiog ministry of Eiypt. » khedive has, sccording to tho previous announce ment,umnestied 600 offi sers of Arabi's forces, Besides this he has ordered to be degraded in the rauks about twolve others, and some fifty will bo tried for high transon GENERAL FOREIGN NEWSR, Spooial Dispatch to Tix Brx. EULOGIAING EMERSON, Lovpox, October 26 —Prof, Tyn- dal unveiled the statue of Thowas Carlylo on the Thames ¢mbankment at Ohelson to day. At the conelusicn of a long addross, Prof. Tyndal ex- prossed the wish that a memorial whould be raised in the same place to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the loftiest, purest snd most penetrating spirit that ever shone in American litera. ture sud the lifelong friend of Carlyle, NEWMARKET RACES, At Newmaurket the Houghton meet- ing raco for free haudicap was won by Amalfi, Bachem necond, Gsheimness third. HUNGARIAN AFFAIRS, Prsri, Ootober 26, —Special to Western Associated prees: The meas- ures which have becn taken in har- mony with the systew of national de- fense are already approved by the delegations. The purpose of these measures are to place the army upon a footing and in condition to be bet- ter prepared for war, The pacifica- tion of Bosnia and Herzegovinia has not been entirely effected. TORPEDOES IN THE DANUBE, Pty which is searching for the miss- | % telogram received from Bue by BerLorave, October 26,—Special lico have made a discovery that tor- podoes have beon placed in the Dan- ube, and that they were intended to blow up the steamer upon which King Milan was to come to this city from Ruastchuk, The discovery onuscs much excitement as it indi- cates a deeper siguificarice to the re- oent attempt on the king's lifo than mere personal hate which the would be assassin gave as his only motive. LoxpoN, October 26 —A scandal which is creating a great sensation in sporting circlos has it that Sterling Jeawford, second husband of the Dowager Duchess Montrose, has been repeatedly acratching horsea on the morning of important races. The duchess is blamed as she has complete control of the stud. At Newmar- ket races to.day she appeared in the saddling paddock and was hooted at, jeered and insulted by the crowd. The St. Jomes G zitte, in mentioning the matter says The upshot of the whole business is nof unlikely to be the sale ot Oraw- ford's horses. It is much to be de- plored that Orawford should be sub- jected to such humiliation at the close of his long and until recently honored connection with the turf. PROSPECTIVE ROW IN COREA. Spect i1 Cablaw t> Westorn Assoc ated Press: Loxnp N, October'26.—At Nagasaki the expectation is entertained that the difficulty between France and China will result from entrance into Annam of troops, both French republic and Ohinvse empire, It is regarded as “ery neurly 1mpossible to prevent a collision between these rival armies, The king of Corea ha public’y thanked the emperor of Chioa for valuable ald in suppressing the rebellion in Corea and restoring order in his dominion. EXEOUTION OF PIRATES, Tho authorities at Canton have exe- cuted pirates who were captured in Chinese wators and promiscaounly condemned to death. FATAL SBMACKS, Losvox, October 26 —During the galv Tuesday a Yarmouth smack was lost and the crew of six drowned, An- other smack with a crew of ten is re- ported lost. A SERIOUS SHAKE, ViennNa, October 20.--Spacial cable to Wostern Associated Pross: Harth- quake shocks were felt yesterday in the northern section of Balkan penin- sula, and with great soverity at Pleboi in Bosnia, Baron Do Reutern will succeed Bunce as Russian minister of finence, THE ELEGTION IN ITALY, Rome, October 26 ~--Oable to West- ern Associsted Press: The govern- ment expeets that as the result of the elections there will be returned 400 ministerial members, 20 republicans, J8 independents, TURKISH OOMMISSIONS, ConsrantiNorLe, Ostober 26, —The sultan has ordered that three commis- sions be instituted, The first one is to examine the budget of revenue ex- penditures, the second to take cog- nizance of the adniinistration of pub- e work and commerce and agricul- ture, while the third will have charge of the administration of justice, The prosecution comiuittee exam: ined All Bey Rushdi, who, during the bombardment Alexandria, com- manded the guard at Law courts, He states that he was ordered by Sulei- man and Daoud Pasha to fire the building, but he followed Arabi to Kair El-Dwar without executiog the order. Ho was taken before Arabi, who asked him whether he obeyed the order, Rushdi replicd *‘Yea" through fear, “Thank G.d, we have aunihilated the grester party of Christians and their principal buildings.” This evidence thus far, however, is not supported. ANARCHISTS AT WORK, Lyoxs, October 26.—Special to the Western Associated Pross: Nu- erous arrests of architects have been effccted, The bourse is strongly and constantly gusrded in consequence of threats which have reached the ears to Wester\» Associated press: The po- \ \ \ ) [Contined on Fourth Page.] ™ Arabi thereupon exclaimed: © v