Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 9, 1885, Page 1

FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA DALy BEE OMAHA, NEB., MONDAY MORN NG. MARCH 9, !88.'. 0,172 NATIONAL CAPITAL. Vandals Deface and Scribble on 1he Washington Monnment. The First Aots of the New Secre= tary of the Treasury. Miss Claveland’s Firat Reception at the White Houge, Forfeited Lands Restored to the Public Domain, Who Will Fill the Five Vacant Chairmanships, Muttering of Seckel the Army of Oflice Death jof Brig -Gen, Delos B, Sachet. VANDALS AT WORK, Special telegeam to Tite 1 WasniNe1oN, March 7.—The democratic mob in Washington during the inau- guration have loft plenty of traces of their presence, The Washington monument evendid not escape, Tho lower courses of the monument have boon blackened during the week by peraons who have_ecribbled their names on the marble, Some have scratched their names on the stones with nails or pen- knivos. Superintendent McLaughlin said that his men were powerless to prevent the vandalism, as the visitors would pay no_at tention to any persons but the regular polico, Some have gone ko far as to chip pieces from the stones. ~This, when detected, was stoppsd by the workmen, who forcibly expelled the offendera, Scribblers have also detaced the marble in _the interior of the monument at the top, Forfeited Lands IRestored Puablic Domain, Special telegram to the Bre, WASHINGTON, March 8.- The Forty-eighth congress, notwithstanding its loud protests in the matter of the forfeiture of the unearned land grants, really accomplished little, In the long list of land grant forfeiture bills only thrae became laws. The three bills which passed both houses, with a number of acres forferted and restored to the public domain are as follows: TIron Mountain of Arkansas, 800,000 acres; Texas Pacific, 19,000,000 acres: Oregon Central, 1,130,830 acres. The aggre- gate amount of acres forfeited by the bills which passed the (lonse, is 00, The aggregato amount of lands covered by the bilis reported to the house for forfeiture, but which have not passed and are not on the cal- ender, is 49,348,800 acres, The numter of ucres forfeited in the three bills which became laws is 20,930,880 acres, to the Mutterings of the Army of Office Seckers, Special Corrospondence to Tie Bik, WASHINGTON, March 8.—1I¢ is very appa- rent that the democrats fesl discouraged over tho outlook touching the distribution of cf fices, A fow promioent men will be given diplomatic and consular places and a fow others will bo made chiefs of divisions in the executive Cepartments, but what is to be dono for the torch bearers of the grand army that carried Cleveland into the White House? "These will get nothing because the civil se vico act forms a barrict over which they uot be lifted, Cloveland and hla officers may remove subordinate offi ers, but they canuo; select euccessors for those' removed. Those offices that will require the confirm stion of the senate may be filled at the will of the presi dent, but thess aro fow, and the places here and elsewhere not requiring tho confirmation of the senate, that are out of the c1vil service law, are fewer still. There fore there is a fair prospect that tho mutter- iog of the democrats how heard at Washing- ton will soon swell into o growl of national volume, which will by distinctly heard when- over two or thres democrats assemble, Thus far Cleveland has given no attention to the office-seakors. He refuses to sonsider any ap- plications. referring all applicants to the heads of departments. Those applications which reach him by mail are not presented to the president but referred by his direction to the proper departmant. Tho seloction of the pri pushine it to the point of ratification, but to discuss in open session the relationscip of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty to the canal question. Should this be dene it will be with a view to getting the judgement of the county upon the whole matter before the meeting of con- gress in Decamber, ¢ "The organization of renate committees “en- agea the attention of the senators at present, t involves more difficulties than ususl and therefore may not be decided for several days, although the caucus committees of both par- ties have had the subject under discussion snce Isst Thursday, There are FIVE VACANT CHAIRMANSHIPS including those of the committees on educas tion and labor and military affairs, heretofore filled respectively by Senators Blaina and Logan, Senator Blaine, it is understood, will be temporarily sppointed to fill the created by the expiration of his term, s probable that he will rotain his chxirman- «hip until hls successor is elected, - '}Im chairmanship on military affaire, if filled at atl, will probably be filled condition ally, s that Geperal Logan may ratumn to the Dlsce should he bo re-clected to the sen. ate. Senator Hoar is the second on the list of the committes ou claims, but holds the more desirable position of chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, and would hardly be willing to make a change, Senator Pike, who has no chairmanship, stands next and Senator Dolph fourth on the list. The chairmanship of the com: mittee on postoffices and post roads is made vacant by the retirement of Senator Hill.] Seunator Sawyer, who i second on the list of this committee, holds the chairmanship of the comi i railroads, and Senator Mahone, who 1s third, hotds the same position on the com public bulldiogs, Senater Palmer no chairmanship, and Senator Wilson, who holds that of the committee on the expendi- ture of public money, stand fourth and fifth in this committee, Senator Palmer, it is said, prefers tho chair- manship of the committee on fisheries, made vacant by the retirement of Judge Lapham. Secators Sewell and Dawesstand abovehim on thelist,buteach hold other chairmanships which are equally or mora desirable, Senators Haw- ley, Aldrich, Hale and Conger hold chairman- ¢hips on comparatively unimportaut commit- tees, and if willing to assumo themore respon- sible positions now vacant may be assigned to them, Senator Evart’s eminence as & lawyer has given rise to the expectation that he will ba made a member of the judiciary, committee should General Logan not be returned, The more important vacancies to be filled by the minority are three, upon judiciary committee created by the retirement of Bayard, Garlavd and Lamar, and one each upon commerce, fi- nance and Indian s, nuval affairs, and privileges and elections, ‘WASHINGTON NOTES3, ‘WasHINGTON, March 7,—The formal trans- for of the treasury department from Ex-secro tary McCullough to Secretary Manning, took place this morning. The new secrotary was escorted to the department by the retiring secretary,who called at his house for hin..Scon aftertheir arrival Mr. McCallogh presentod as- sistant-secretarys French and Coon to the rec- retary. Mr. Manning, who had not yet taken the oath said that he would probably qualify during the day, but as he did not_propose_to enter actively into tho business of the offica until Monday he requested Assistant-secre- tary Coon to sign muil for him to-day as net- ing secrotary. Mr, Manning and Mr. Mc- Cullough then retired to the secretary’s pri- vate office and remsined closeted togethsr sev- or.1 hours talking over the business and of the department, S Secretary MeCullough said yesterday, in speaking of the change in the administration, that he took it for grantsd that Mr. Mao- ning shared the views of President Cleveland on finance, and a8 the presideat’s views on that subje ord with his own, he did not antj y change in the present financial policy f the government. Tn the state, - war and navy department buildings this morning, the retirivg secre- taries bid the chiefs and clerks who served under them good-bye and comp ated them on their services, ~ Secretaries Frolwghuysen and Lincoln met their subordinates in the oftices which the loads of the state and war dspartments have occupled, ~ Seoretory Chan- dler called upon his subordinates in their rerpective rooms, No official business of any character was transacted by the retiring officers. Promptly at 12 o'clock four of Pre: Cleveland’s cabinet—Bayard, Whitney, Endi cott and Garland, eatered the office of the secretary of state. Immediately after enter- ing Bayard took tha oath of office, which was administered by Justice Field, of the United States supremo court, Sccretary Frelinghuy- sen, Senator Payne (Ohio) and ex-Attorney (General Pierrepont were also present, The party then went to the room occupied by S retary Chandler, where Whitney took the oath of office. In Secretary Lincoln’s office (ian- eral Sheridan and st:ff and other officers of the war department were assembled, and the oath of was adwinistered to Mr, Endicott, alter which ho was ntroduced by Mr, coln, Secretary Manning and Attorney-Gen- eral Garland were also sworn in in their respective rooms, lent di- cipal subor linate officers will be left princi- pally to the several secrotaries, There is no soarity of applications for these places. Nearl all democrats whose official tenure ended vlll{) tho Forty-cighth congress are pushing their claims for executive appoinvments. The Fight on the Silver Question, am to The Bee, ON, March 7.--The silver men here say that the fight on the silver question ut the next sossion of congress will surpass avy contest that can take place on the tariff, They say the issus is already defined and that the gold bugs, who have control of tho treas- ury department, will drive tne silver to the walt if they can, Opinfon Regarding This Week's Sae- sion of the Seuate, Special telegram to the Bik, ‘WasHINGTON, March 8,.—No trustworthy opinion regarding the length of the session can be formed at this time, A considerable number of nomivations are expected to-mor- row, and should the new cabinet ministers be able to determine the personnel of their staffs without delay, The work of the session may b brought to an end within a fortoight, But the probability is recognized that it ma, require a few deya to grow acquainted with the men about them, before makiog all changes they may desire, The inteation re cently entertained by the members of the committee of foreign relations of bringing for- ward now treatios during tho scssion, as now in suspension owing to the wish of man; senators to get away as early as possible. It is thought moreover that the new administra- tion may, as it has & right to do, recall for amendments some or all, of the more impor- tant treaties, On the other hand it is said to in contemplation to bring the Nicaraugus treaty seesion mot for the up this purpose of Postm ster-Gieneral Vilas and Secretary Lamar also took the oath of office and entered upcn the discharge of their duties, There was little formalicy in the c:remony in eithor case, The oaths were administered by Justice Field in the presence of Secretary Bayard, Attorney General Garland and cthers. ~ The president notified his privato secratary he does not propose to receive perzons who call in regard to appointments, as he 13 desirons that applications of that character shall be acted upon by the head of the department to which they belong. ‘When the commission was made ont for the appointment of General Grant on the retired 1ist, Secretary Lincoln retained it at the war department, thinkiog it proyer the new secre- tary ehould be given an opportunity to counter- signit afterits signature by the president yesterday morning. The president eent for it in order that there might be no delay in making the appcintment, Secretary Lincoln took the commission to the executive mansion in person and handed it to the presideot, re marking that he had not yet acted upon it because he thought Judge Endicott would be pleased to attend to it as one of _his firat offi- cial duties, ““That was very thoughtful of ou, Mr, Linco'n,” observed the president. T have 1o doubt 1t would be a pleasure to Judge Eundieott. Still, I will mgn it myself that there may be no delay, and then Judge Endicott can countersign ” President Cleveland thereupon affixed his signature. The commission, after the official record was made, was returned to the war department. This ' morning it was on gthe desk of the new secretary of war, and the first offi- cial act of Secretary Endicott waa to counter- dnnn% l sign it Secretary Lamar received a great wumber of congratulatory calls to-day, ~The commissioner qlnunl of " tha land office, the commissioner of Indian affairs and the com- n.issioner of pansions had prepared their resig- natlons, but at the secrctary’s request de- ferred presenting them until Monday, One of Secretary Lumar's first official acts was to reinstate Mr. Hanna as priv ecretary to the secretary of the interior, which postion he had held under Secretarios Schurz and Teller, From remarks that have been made by the new secretary it is evident his intention to adopt & very conservative conrse in making changes in tho personnel of the interior de- partment, and he is eaid to be thor,ughly in sympathy with President Cleveland's views upon civil eervice principles. Postmaster General Vilas also received a number of call- ers, but left the department early in the afternoon, thus preventing the assistant post- master generals from presenting their resigna tions, CALLERS AT THE [WHITE HOUSE, The rush of visitors to the White House continued to-day with no decreace in num- ber. The majority merely called to pay their respecta to the president, but many came on lm”m‘fln. Thero was a tenatorial delegation called. PHIL THOMPSON APTER OFFICE, Phil Thompson of Kentucky, is making & strong fight for the commissionership of inter- nal revenue, Ho is supported by Meassrs, Blackburn and Carlisle, MISS CLEVELAND'S RRCEPTION, Miss Cleveland held her first Saturday af. terocon reception at the White House to-day, The callers, both ladies and gentlemen, and numbared several hundred, the major'ty of whom were strangers, who have been in at tendsnco at the inaugural ceremonies, ARMY NES, It is understood counsel for General Hazon wiil challengeall the members of the court martial on the ground the late secrotary of war acting as accuser in the case and also made the detil for the court, thus legally tainting it3 character as a judicial body. Inspeotor General D, 1, Sackett, of the United States army, is dangersusly ill at his resideace. His friends do not believe he will live until morning, Brigadier General De T. inspector general of the United States' army, died this morning at his residence in this city. Major Burke director-general of tho New Orleans exposition, announces that the man- agers have set apart the 7th and 8th of April a8 “Tmprovement of Waterwaya days.” Those days will be given to a discussion of what measure is necesssry to reinstate tho work of the rivee improvement. An invitation has been extended to the president ot the United States and members of the cabinet, United Sta‘ea senators, representatives, governors of states and mayors of cities to participate in the movement, THEIR RIGHTROUSNESS WAS FILTHY RAGS, President Cleveland remained at the white house to-day, much to the disaprolntment of the largest congregation assembled_this win- ter for public worship at the New York Avenue Presbyterian church, The edifice was crowded in every part, every foot of standing room being made available. The immense assemblage listened to an excellent discourse, butlit was plain that the absence of the presi- dent left an aching void, The B, & O. Telegraph and the Unfon Pacific, Special telegram to the Bek. New Yorg, March 8,—William H. Arm- strong, United States commiesioner of rail- roads has completed his report on the charge of the Union Pacific railroad company’s grants of special telegraphic facilities on its line [to the Weetein Union telegraph company. The Baltimore & Ohio telegraph company recently asked tho officers of tha Union Pacific com- pany for the same privileges and facilities ex tended to the Western Union, but the appli- caticn was don'ed. President Bates, of the Baltimora & Ohio telozraph ccmpany went to Washington a few days sgo and had an in- formal interview with Commissioner Arm. strong and the conngel for the Union Pacifie company. The Union pacific people said that the view entertained by its officers was that the company was limited as to its dealing with the Baltimore and Ohio tele- graph confpany, precisely as if it wers an individual offering a messago of a succession of message The Union Pacific people do not believe that their duty in this matter extends to tho keeping of a fystem of mutual accounts or extension credit, or affording mechanical connections. Commissioner Arm- strong concluded that the real controversy is at present a question clearly within judicial adjadication. Ho therefore deemed it to be within the spint of the reduction to embody in his reply the respactive views of the rival interests involved. Whather the question thus prozented is one for legislative action, maust rest exclusively in the discretion of con- gress, This matter, it is said by some per- sons interested, will be brought to the atten- tioa of the next congress, o ——— Death of an Old Miser, Special telegeam to THE Bk, Harrrorp, Conn, March 8, Peleg Kenyon, sged 60, recently died in Griswold, a rural manufacturing village in the eastern part of this state, leaving property worth §; Ho died, a muerable old miser, Asa boy, he left the farm, went to Boston and became a watchman in the warchouse of Henry Hen- One day the payment of $107 ved late and wes placed in the of hat night Kenyon stole the entire amount and eccreted it The extreme pen- alty was seven years in the penitentiary, and conviction doubttul, So he settled the affair by returning $30,000, keeping $75,00) him- self. He returnac to his o!d_home a1:d began to accumulate wealth, Despised and shunned by his nsighbors, he lived a hermit’s life, He was found dead’ in front of his chest, sitting half upright in a chair, — The Minois Legislatare, SeriNerieLn, 1l., March 7.—When the house convened at 11:50 o'clock a protest was read against the action of the temporary speaker on Thursday, who adjourned the joiut convention without allowing a vote to taken, Discussion took place on the protest, during the course of which Kimbraugh pro- tested that such lying documents should not be spread upon’ the Journal, Hofore the question was decided the senate was an- nounced, and the joint session began, Thir- tesn senators and fifty-five repreeentatives answered, Streeter voted for John C. Black, and Speakér Hines for Itichard Bishop, Ad- journed to 12 m, Monday. Afer the joint cenvention the house con- tinued the discussion, and the proposition to have it spread on the journal was not enter- tained by the speaker, and an appesl was taken, A resolutioa was passed authorizing ths ljlenkertnleud congratulations to Gen- eral J, O, Black on_ his appointment, The house then adjourned, lice Gen, Walthyall to Sacceed Senator Lamar, NEew Onrigans, March8,—A dispatch from Vicksburg to the Times-Democrat says: News has reachad here that Governor Lowry has appointed General Walthrall, to succeed Secretary Lamar as United States senator, "~ GABLECRAMS. Cobnial Assistance Assared [0 tie H.me Goveroment, Death of 123 Men in the Aus- tro-Silesian Coal Miners, Ruotion Between the Royal Irish Regiment and the Police, The Afghan Question Amicably and Satisfactorily Settled, French Method of Breaking Up the Rice Trade. The Beleagurcd French Forces in .China Relieved Afcer Fighting Eighteen Duys, ROYAL 1RISH ROW, Special Telegram to The Bee. LONDON, March8, —At Waterford, Ireland, yesterday, there was a rogular ruction between the Royal Irish regiment, under or- ders for Egypt town police, The soldiers brcke into tho spirit house and public houses, and treated each other without paying, The police were called on to eject them, but the soldiers refused to %o, and at once assaulted the police, with whom, after a short but bloody battle, the literally wiped the streets, Several were tad- ly hurt on both sides, At the latest advices the Royal Irish were parading the town and levying contributions of whisky from the in- habitants, Troops were summoned from Dublin, Speculations Concerning Russia and Great Britai Special Telegram to Tre Bk, LoNDON, March 8.—In all the capitals of Europe there is a general idea that Russia does not want war, but that she does intend to take advantage of England’s present Afri- can embarrassment in order to grab ull that it is safoto touch, short of provoking actual hostilities. Fngland wants war even less, but she is in an awkward position, haviog declared that certain things would be a casus belli, and these thiues Russin has coolly done. The Russian forces on the frontier are in command of General Komaroff, who 18 a hot-headed Slavophie, and who, quite likely, has exceeded at least the spirit of his instructions, but the imperial authonties are too proud to order him to withdraw, On tho other harnd, En- glaud hes had to solve her doubts of the ameer's fidelity by giving pledges to defend every inch of territory. It seems cifficult to discover whether the territory in dispute really balongs to the ameer or not, for there js a mass of testimony on both sides, but nothing clearér than that three years ago the Russian fronfier wa3s 530 wiles from Herat, and now it is a'short march from Herat, The frontisr, rs-arrhpged by the Russians in the recent general Gkaff map, is only thirty miles distant. The la}st inform- ation is that Russia bas sent ano€Aer concilia- tory assurance that she will makés no further advance on Herat, and that Lord Granville, after a long consultation with the cabinet, has decided to answar that this assurance is very gratifying, but that the Russian’ force must positively retire from the dispuled territory which it now occnpies. This the Russian au- thorities havo already twice declined to_do. Everyone knows that neither dountry is in eny condition for war, Rusgia’s chronic bankruptey needs no comment, bat it is some- thing for England to be as hard up &s she is now, ¢ The French After RicofShips, Special tolegram to tho Bre, ¢ LoNDON, March 8,—Under calmer circum- stances there would boa grand ‘outburst of indignation over the French notification that rice is to bo considered contrabend of war, If the report, be true the;French intend evad- ing the English protest by seizing all the rice ships as suspecte, taking them a lone distance for the purpose of search, and thue, by dela: and trouble, breaking up the rice trade. It needs no spacially prophetic eye to see a row, Poor England has indeed her hands full, The Estate ot the Late Lord Ayles- ford In Litigation, Special telegram to the BEE. LONDON, March 8.—Another scandal is about to be dragged into the courts, When the Earl of Aylesford died in Texas, he left behind him a divorced countess, As there was no male iesue of his ill starred married life, his brother assumed thetitle, Now comes lady Aylesford of other days with a claim_to the eatate on behalf of her children. She has made them wards in chancery with that aim in view, tly Jitigations with curious revelations is in immediate prospect. Conflicting Report of the Position of the French in China, Special teiegram to the Bre, Loxpox, March 8. Parisian papers deny the report that tho French troops in Tonquin have been recently allowed by the Chinese to advance without serious opposition[until they are at present so ecriously entrapped that their position is perilous, ~Tag. Chineso re- porta are to the effect that the sabire advance of the Fiench army is at present hemmed in a romote and almost unknewn yegion, from which it cannot escape, and from which it cannot retire withoat suffering annihilation, FOREIGN NEWS, THE AUSTRO-SILESIAN CQLLIERY VICTIMS, LoxpoN, March 7.—One hundred and twenty-th:eo of the 147 men in the colliery at | & Karwin, Austrian Silesia, at thetime of the explosion yesterday, have been ‘found dead, But five have thus far been resoued alive, THE TORIES' NEW PROJECT, The tories now hops to attack the govern- ment with success, as the deficit in the budget between the revenuc and the expenditure of the current year has been ascertained to be £1,600,000, An equal deficit is estimated for next year, ‘With the increased wer estimates the chancellor of the exchequer will be obliged to admit the expenses of next year will ex- coed the revente by £10,000,000, ‘The cabin t rejected the plan to meet the deficit by in- croased dnties on beer and ten. The chan cellorof the exchequer and G .adstove fayor the suspension cf the sinking fund and an in crease of the income tax and successive dutiee, Negotiations between the government agents and the Parnellites nre at & standstill. The government offer to limit the operation of the crimes act to one yoar has been refured, The Rovernment now proposes an_extension of the crimes act to two years, Sk The queen has just invested a million pounds sterling in pround rent Tho, Great Fastern & ordered to “‘wind up.” 3 General Wolseley tolegraphe: "My eyesight is unaffected and my health is perfect,” THE NORTH PACIFIC AND AUSTRALIAN FLERTS will be reinforced as the result of a confer- ence with azents of the general colonies at the war office. The government will rely upon the Contipgents from Canada, Austraiia and New Zealand, Transports are on the way to Suakim with guarde, etc., but are detained at Suez awaitiog General Graves' report regard- ing the water supply ot Suakim, The trans- ports, it is alsoamd. await reports whethir to proceed to Kurrachee. An immenso supply of stores is poing to Kurrachee from Dombay. General Graham's health keeps him at Cairo. He has been placed on the 1nvalid list and ad- vised to return to Eneland, General Greanes will probabably succeed him in command of the Suakim expedition. An advanca beyond Sinkat is not intended until antumn. The intention is to encamp the main shody at Sinkat during the hot weather, the "site sc- lected being 3,000 feet above tho sea level and three days' jonruey from Suakim. A success- ful battle with Osman Digna will have to be fought bufore the camp can be fully estab. lished Under Secretary Fowler eent a letter to his constituents at Wolverhampten defending the purchase of American pumping engiues for the Berber rallway on the eround that the contracting firm hsd experience in supplying the pumps wanted, snd had a pumber ready for ehipment. Tenders will be issued the Eoglish for pumping _machinery for the ro- mainder of the line - Gen. Wolseley proposcs mship company is ORIMES AND CASUALTIES, A WHOLE FAMILY POISOVED, T.AwoUrk, Dak., March 7.—Joseph Hall, wife and three children, living six miles routh of here, retired at the usnal hour last night in good health, A woman called at the house this morning and found them all uncontgions but the woman. One child, aged b, was dead, Mrs, Hall was barely able to spea’ and could ive no_explanation. They had_apparently boen poisoned. Hall's face is terribly swollen and discolored. The doctor thinks the entire family will di NARROW KSOAPE OF SIX FIREMEN, East Beororn, Mass., March 7.—The James school house caught fire this morning whilo seventy-five pupilswere in the building. A panic enstied but the children were all got ton ont uniojured. = Six fireman wero in the attic, when the ceiling fell through, carrying the men with it. No one of these is seriously injured. The building is a total loss, A REIGN OF TERROR. NEGAUNEE, Mich,, March 7.—Deputy Sher- iff Kohl, who was shot by Patey Benan Thursday night, died this momning. “The Carp” honse of prostitution, where Benan was stoppivg, was burned yisterday and the in- wiates, ten in number, wers taken in custody by the sheriff, Five hun jred armed men are scouring the ‘woods for Bonan, and unless he is captured his wholo gang will be lynched. A reign of terror prevals, which caused the crooks to hurry from the city. SHOT HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF, OH1cAo, March 7.—Henry Leng, a brick: layer, who' had a quarrel with his wife, and had separated from her, went into the yard on Auguata street this afternoon, whero she was washing clothes, and shot at her twice with a revoiver, mortally wounding her, sud then killed himself, Joalousy was the caucc, AN UNNATURAL ORIME, New [spm1a, La., $March 7.—Dr, Emile Honckel and Ernest Vanhorne, hearing soreams igeuing from the residence of William Burgmiller, rushed into the house and found Burgmiller'in the act of grossly assaulting his daughter, Henckel shot the father dead. a constant change of the position of troops on the Nile. Enteric diseasa is nife among the men in active service at Korti, Tha health of Gev. Brackenbury and Gen, Buller's men dur- ing active work was splen THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT threatens to terminate the Latin monetary \mion unless concossions are mads to enable Ttaly to coin a certain amount of silver. treasury holds 200,000,000 francs in_sil the old Bourbon government. It is desired to recoin it in five franc and lire pieces. St. Stephen’s Review eays Gladstona recent- ly bought over a hundred hats and that his mind is giving way under the strain to which it has been subjected. Panis, March 7.—The Gaulols states that Emperor William has determined to preserve tho peace of Europe, He has written the czar_impressing npon him_the necessity of reaching an ngreement with Engl Princess Colonna, formerly Miss Mackey, has bought the villa Pansellibe, near Florence and is giving crowded receptions, Tn the chamber of deputies to-day the minister of finance admitted the advantages of bimetalism and he said ho would cousider whether it was possible to demand a reassem bling of the conference of 1881 Owing to the divergence of views of the powers, however, he had little hope of succeeding. RETURN OF THE VOYAGUEES AT MONTREAL. MoONTREAL, March 7.—Two hundred of the Canadian voyagters arrived hereto-day. The majority grumble at the treatment they re- ceived, but the Indians m:d]\mmt fide oy aguers say they did not go to Egypt on a pleas- Teo excursion And are porfectly ratisied. More than half of those who arriyed this morning pever handled an oar until they arcived in Egypt. The Indiaus will be entertained at a dinner at Caughnawaga to-morrow. Captain Ammond eays the British have a difficult mis- sion in Egypt, and from his own observations believes the great majoiity of the Egyptian people are disloyal to I'ngland and ready to rebel at any moment, PREPARING FOR WAR, Vicronia, March 7.—In view of an antici- pated foreign complication the militia are or- dered to assemblo for drill twice a week, THE AFGIAN QUESTION APPARENTLY AMICATLY SETTLED, LoNpoy., March 8,—Orders were sent to Sir Peter Lumsden, British official commis- sioner on the Afghan frontier question, to di- rect the Afghans to evacuate Pengdeh on the withdrawal of the Russian forces from Akio. bat. Baron Staal, Russian embassador, promises that the Russian troops shall retire. HERDERT BISMARCK’S VISIT TO LONDON, BerriN, March 8.—The North German Ga- zstte denies that Herbert Dismarck’s visit to London ix connected with the Russia-Afghan frontier question. 1t says the difficalty be- tween Fngland and Russia is not acute enongh to require the intervention of a third power, ¢ THE BELEAGURED FRENCH FORCES RELIEVED, Pants, March 8,—Gen, Briera Delisle, Frevch commander at Tonquin, telegraphs that he has relieved the beleagured garricon at Thuyenquin, He saye: *“This siege should be counted among the_list of brilliant sieges of our history, ‘[ho French garrison fought eighteen d+ys, aud suetaived seven ag- saults which rosulted in an immenseloss to the enemy. Gen, Neguier has destroyed the line of forts which guarded the Chinese frontier and blowed up the fortification known as the Gate of China, GRANVILLE'S SPEECH AN APOLOGY, Beruiy, March S,—The majority of the papers here think thut Granvilie's speech in the lords on Friday will terminate the pres- eut strained relations between Enpgland and Germany, The epeech is spoken of as an apology. PROSPECT OF PEACE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND RUSSIA, LoxnoN, March 8,—The Daily News states that thers s & constant exchange of dispatches between the English and Russian Rovern- ments, **Although there is a possible hope of a peaceful settlement,” says tho News, ‘‘the condition of affairs is critical, The British goveroment demands that the Russians retire from the Afghan froutiers whether put in the form of an ultimatum are final. The choice of peaces or war lies in the hands of the Rus sian statesmen.” THE MAHDI REWARDS BRAVERY, SvakiyM, March 8.—A reconnai showed 10,000 of the enemy in di Arabing papers say the Mahdi eent his lieutenant at Metemneh 5000 reward for his l}w(u\'qry. and has ordered him to advance upon orti, (CONSTANTINOPLE, March 8, -United States Minister Wallace has resigned, OSMAN DIGNA SENDS HI8 REGARDS, Svakiy, March 8,—Osman Digna sent a letter to the British general in commavd at this place, recounting the Arab successes, an- nouncing the fall of Vassala imminent and warning the English that they would be de- feated and driven into the sea if they ven tured outside the city. The daughter is ehightly wounded. Henckel and Vauhorne surrendered. Henckel and the duughter were engaged to be married. FAILED IN THE ATTEMPT, PritApkLeRia, March 7,—Dr. Goerson, who was hanged for wife murder yesterday, intormed his spiitual_adviser that he had concealed poison in & cell occupied by him two years go. Tho jaliors were informed and "the poison found. It is_the general opinion that he obtained the poison to take his life when all hopes for a reprieve were gones A BREAK POR LIBERTY. Mr. AYR, 1a,, March 7.—Dr, Eli Quigley, under two indictments for grave robbing and arson, broke jail last night and is still at large. While the turnkey was passing in fond to the prisoners Quigley tucceeded in pushing him behind a heavy iron [door and squeezing him until nearly helpless. Quigley then pu-hed the tuinkey inside and jumped to the outeide door and mads his escape in the dark- vess, A reward of $59 is offered for his ar- rest, THE LAST OF THE BARN BURNERS, Youxastowy, Ohio, March 7,—Simon Pau- lin, one of the famous Morgantown gang_who tesrorized Austintown township, in this coun- ty, for barn burning, attempted assassination and general cuseedness, and for whose appre hension there had been offered ble rewarde, gave himsolf up to Sheriff Walker this morn® ing at 2 o'clock. The gang to which he be- longed has mada life o burden in the southsin part of the county to law-abiding citizens, “There were originally six in the gang, whese exploits rank with thous of the Buzzard fami- ly in Pennsylvania. Two have been captured and have been given long sentences in_the cnitentiary. The chiof, known na *Old ox.” wai captured in east Penusyl- last week by the sheriff after a long and exciting _chase. Thero s one man in jail here awailing trial, and one is yet free. The depredations of the wapgs were atroclous, wnd at the trial of the first of the gavg the chief witnesces fcr the prosecution all had their barns burned and were shot within a week, This so intimidated the citizens that is was difficult to get it nerses ab the trial. Every one is rejoicing that the gang is broken up. A MINNEAPOLIS MURDERER GETS OFF FASY. Missearorts, March 7.—After twenty- three hours’ deliberation the jury in tho case of Antony Cantiency, charged with the mur- der of Policeman EcLaughln, to-day brought in a verdict of mansleughter in_the first de- gree. The crime was committed July 20 last, while the Grand Army of the Republic reun- ion was being held 1 "this city. The officer, in attempting to arcest Canticncy, was shot and killed, A mob at the time broke down thedoors of the jail with the intention of havging the prisoner, but was bafled by the militia, which was called out. The verdict caused considerable excitsment, as it 15 the general impression that Cantiency ought to be strung up, A motion for a new trial has been made, va OISONING CASE, Lavoirg, March 8,—The poisoning case of the Hall family turced out to be a case of asphixication from coal gas, The children may recover. e ——— Ogalalla does not intend to bo left out of the circle. _ Citizens there have organized a company with 83,000, for tho ercction of a skating rink and fown hall, SALVATION ARMY. It Tnvades Wicked Chicago and Hes a Rumps, They Have a Hand to Hand Con~ flict With Roughs, Io Which the Army Gets the Worst of It, Owiug to Buperior Numbers of the Ruffian Horde, No Serious Wounds Inflicted by Breaking Up the Services, The Police Succeed in Arresting One Most Terribly Aggressive and pt Depraved Sinner, THE BALVATION ARMY.. Cnicaco, March 8 —The services of the Salvation army were interrupted this after- noon First eome one from the outside threw a stone throvgh one of the windows. Then a number of rough characters in the rear of the ball drowned the hymns with ribald songs. Finally a hand-to-hand conflict between them and the officers of the army fook place, in which the latter got much the worst of it, being borne down by superior numbers, No eerious wounds were inflicted, but the service was broken up, One man was arrested. - South Chicago Rolling Ended. Special Telegram to THk Brr. Cuicaco, March 8,—About 1,800 men will return to work at the South Chicago rolling mill on April 1. They have been on a strike for some months, Their wages have been regulated by fluctuations of the market, Heretofore they worked elght hours a day; hereafter they - will work twelve hours, This is practically a reduction of 83} per cent in wages, ALICE WELCH, A SCHOOL TEACHER in & neighboring country town, brought suit against the directors, allegirg that they taxed her pay, $25 a month, for her poeition, and when she refused to pay it amy longer stopped her salary, She got judgment. The books of the school district are in bad shape, with no entries siuce early in 1883, A neighboring scheol teacher was paid over two thousand dollars,‘lleged 0 be for furni- ture and repairs, though the schaol house in new. There will be'aturther investigation, e —— Mill Strike The Weather, WASHINGTON,March 8,—Upper Mississippi: fair warmer weather, southornly winds} in the southern portion, westerly in the northern portion with, mling bavometer, Missouri Valley~ Fair weather with west— erly winds in ths northern portion, south- westerly winds in the southern portion, with warmer weatherin.the southern portion and slight fall of temperature in the nortern por- tion.j e —— Buasineas Kailures. SN Francisco, March 7-George A, Davis & Co.. dealers in agricultural implements, as- sizaed to-day to A. J. Robinson. Liabilitien $175,000 nominal aseests, $190,000, The princi- pal creditors are eastorn mavufacturers, 1t is thought the firm may bo ablo to resume, — The Clearing House Iteport, BostoN, March 8.—The managers of tho leading clearing houses in the Unitod States roport the total clearances for the week ending March 7th to be $751,294,010, the am« unt be- ing a decrease of 32 7 per cent from the cor- responding, week last year, —— Destructive Fire at Albany, Mo, Sr. Louis, March 8—The opera house block at Albany, Missouri, burned early last Saturday morning, Logs $50, insurance, $3,000, Inaddition to the busicess losees all tho county records since the county waa organized are totally destroyed, sl i e Gen, Grant's Heslth Improving. New York, March 8.—Gen, Grant pased 4 restless pight last night, but slept from 5 to 1la, m, The doctors pronounce the patient generally botter. Dakota's Peripatetic Capitol, Biswanck, March 8—Governor Pierco will probably veto the bill, removing the capi- tol from Bismarck to Pierre, to-morrew, Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Combines, In & proportion peculiar to itself, the active medicinal properties of the best Dlood-purifying and strengthening remedies of the vegetable kingdom. It will positively cure —when in the power of medicine— Spring Debility, Headache, Dyspepsia, Ca- tarrh, Salt Rheum, Scrofula, and all Diseases caused by & low state of the blood. “1 suffered threo years with blood poison. ¥ took Hood's Sarsaparilla, and think I am cured.” Mns, M. J, DAV1s, Brockport, N. ¥, « “Hood's Sarsaparilla beats all others, and is worth its weight In gold.” I. 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