Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 27, 1885, Page 1

e LN AR AMmATYY o4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB., FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 27, 1885, BRITAIN'S BACK UP. The Empire on the Verge of a Tre- mendnons War Witk Russia, Preparations for the Struggle Commenced on all Sides, The Reserves and Militia Ordered Out by the Queen. The Army in India Hurried to the Afghan Border. War Vessels and Transports Pre= pared for Service. All London Excited and a Money Panic Predioted. @ladstons Determined to Retrieve the Blunder of Khartoum. The English in Egypt and the French in China—Ntirring News feom the Ola World, THE EVE OF WAR. EXCITEMENT IN LONDON, Hpecial Telegram to THE Bre. Loxpoy, March 26, 6 p. m—The- day that has just closed has been an snxious one for all English men who hold the welfare of their country at heart and cortainly no less for those who hold the reins of government, Knota of excited men— brokers, bankers, financiers, and every gort of business character who derive incomes from the ups and downs of the stock and share warket—that were to be observed all day conversing animatedly on the situation, bore evidencs to the gravity with which the situation Is regarded. THE BUSTLE OF LOMBARD STRRET. always remarkable, surpassed to day anything in tho way of mervous scurry that has been seen since the C:imean war aonaly, and busi- noss of exchanges, though heavy, was marked by an evident desire of the operators who went in to be out again before the day was over., An idea prevails that Gladstone has grasped greedily at the chance of & quarrel with Russia 28 an effectual means both of re- trieving his lost prestige as a statesman and make the people forget the disgraceful blunder of Khartoum, Itis rumored that SKCHRT ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSURD for between forty and sixty thousand regalars and reserves to be ready for immediate em- barkation, At the navy yard all is bustle, and transporta are being put in readiness for the conveyance of troops and supplies. It is even rumored that the Cunard, Anchor, ‘White Star, Inman and other great ocean lines have been commuuicated with by the admiralty as to what transport service to India they can render on short motice, The olty is full of unfounded rumers, It is stated that the ministry was in receipt of luforma- tion of great import from tho Batish mnister at St. Petersburg to day, This information, itis said, is to the effect that evorythiog in the Russian capital poiuts toa speedy DECLARATION C¥ HOSTILITIES, The feeling there agaiust Evgland is very strong, and the press generally is of the opin- ion that Great Britain will bave to make heavy concessions or fight, Regarding the ru- mored negotiatious by the Porte toward ef- fecting a Turco-Russian alliauce, it is thought extremely probable that the reports are cor- rect, for it is an open secret that the sultan would be only too glad of getting on the op- posing sido in & great war with England, whom he has never forgiven for the loss (or purchase) of Cyprus., At this hour, when the streets are usually emptier than at any pericd of the day, crowds are congregated every- where, reading the evening newspapera (which come out in flamiog head lines every hour) and discussing the situstion. The Times, Standard, Daily News and Globe offices are besieged by eager throogs who wait hourly the bulletins with the greatest anxicty. THE AFGHAN TROUBLE. ENGLAND'S ACTIVE PREPARATIONS FOR WAR, | LoNDoN, March 26, —Consols befors regular openingof the market this morning were quoted at 96Fc for both money and account. On the regalar market consols rose to ¢7 1-16c for money; account, 974, MUNITIONS OF WAR ORDRRED, The ordinance department at Chatham has been ordered to ship to Iundia all Martini- Henry rifles available, The goverament is placing large orders for rifles and munitions of war with manufacturers, The men of war Mercury, Devastation, Oolossus and Bacchante are being rapidly prepared for sea, Notwithstanding theso war praparations, promineat financiers state that actual hostilities can be averted, Stock Market responds as their views that the consols and Russian securities being » fraction higher and the general list of atocks better, continental bourses will show & correspond- ing improvement, THE QUEEN CALLS OUT THE BESERVE MILITIA The quesn has just sent a message to the house of commons calling out the reserve mili- tia for permanent servico Thore is the great- est excitement in consequence. Orders like- wise have been sent armories throughout the kingdom to return immediately to the tower of London all Martini-Henry rfles which they have In stock. The object is that they may be inspected and dispatched to India, Fourteen thousand rifles are now at Portsmouth to be forwarded to India to morrow . Orders bave been received at Ports- mouth directing composite Sloop Cormorant to be made ready for sea LATEST MARKET, 2 p.m.—Consols are now quoted at 98 15-16¢ for monsy and 97c for accoent. 4 p. m.—Consols, U7 3-16, both money and account, FIFTEEN THOUSAND TROOPS FOR INDIA. At Aldershot orders have been received providing for raisiag 15,000 troops for India. One battery of horse artillery proceeds frpm Woolwich to Iodis immediately, The gov- ernment of Burmah is sending thousands of camels to India to be employeu in transport service on the frontier of Afghauiston by Gen, Sewewart, British commavdear, PREPARATIONS ¥OB WAR, LoxpoN, March 20,—(iladstone stated in the house of commons this afternoon that the Russians advanced no nearer to Penjdeh than Pulikhatam, which he said is eighty miles distant from Penjdeb. Gen. Alikanoff, Gladetone stated, has established a post of NO: 188 Turcomans at Opulikhatam. Orders have been sent to Chatham to supply immediately five million cartridges. ‘Wild rumors are afloat that some Russians attacked the position of Sir Peter Lumasden’s party and two were killed. The call issued by the war office in accord- ace with the queen's message is for 53,000 reserves and 140,00 militia, After the official hours funds :=attened on the summoning of reserves and the militis. Russian securities and Turkish and Fgyptian bonds were the princial sufferers. The Paris bourse was flat. Conaola after the close made a heavy decline, to 96§ for both money and account, The duke of Connaught obtained leave to remain in India in the eveut of the failure of the Anglo Rusian negetistions concerning Afghanistan, IN THR COMMONS, In_the commons this evening Gladstone snid England protested against the a.tion of France In declaring rice contraband of war, This announcement was greeted with cheers. Rev. John Kinnar asked whether the Venezue government had ceded a large terri- tory in British Guinea to an American named Fitzgerald, who had formed a limited com- pany for the purpose of exploring the country ceded and developing its resources. Anthony Ashley said the question was still in dispute. The company had not entered into possession of the territory, and England had taken steps to prevent the company dulng 80, enry Drummond~ Wolff, conservative asked whether fn view of the fact that the ice was vanishiog in the Baltic sea the govern- ment was prepared to send thither an ade- quate fleet, Sir Thomas Brassey, secretary to the admiralty, declined to auswer such uestion, (Oheers.) Brassey, replying to aron do Wolff, eaid the admiralty was not aware the British man-of-war Canada had been fired upon at Carthagens, as reported in a Sunday cable dispatch. 5 The calling out of the reserves and militia increased the excitement over the Anglo-Rus- sion d..ruga. especially in military circles, Orders for a thousand rifles aud revolvers have been sent to Birmingham. The arms will be shipped to Bombay as rapidly as com- leted. Factories at Birmingham are work- ing night and day. THE QUREN'S MESSAGE calling out tho reserves and militla is as fol- 1ows: *“The present state of public affalrs and the extent of the demand on her majesty’s military forces for the protection of the inter- ests of the empire having constituted, in the opinion of ber majesty, a case of great emer- gency, her majesty has deemed it proper to provide additional means for military service, She has, therefore, thought it 1ight to com- municate to the house ot commons that she is about to cause the reserve, snd such propor tion of the militin us might be deemed nrces- sl’rl(, to be called out for permanent sarvice.” 'he marquis of Hartington will call atten- tion to the messnge in the_commons Monday. A special cibinet council was held this af- ternoon at Windsor castle by command of the ueen. Justas the ministers wera leaving the castle a messenger arrived from the foreign oftice, bringiug dispatches for Lord Granville from Sir Edward Thornton, British minister to Ruseia, and Lord Dufferin, viceroy of In- dia, The ministers returned to the castle and a second meeting waa held. The fact thatthe queen had sent a mesage to parliament was not known until the official close of the stock exchange, and when the nows was received most of the operators we; e gone, Business during the day had been steady, with a tendency toward better prices. When the news of the message came a rush was made by the rewainlog dealers to eell and Russian bonde, The former fell to Yvifc, the lowest point touched siuce 1878, wheu an Anglo-Russian war was threatened. Russian bonds were offered at 92§, with no buyers. Large sclling orders were received from Berlin, It is feared there will be a panic to-morrow. In tha commons to-night the debate on the Tgyptian conventiop was decidedly dull. Mcst of the mumb“ gathered in the Jobby, whero they were absorbad in conversation on an imminent war. PREPARATIONS IN INDIA, The council of India has been authorized to raize a cradit of £1,500,000 on account of the Iodian treasury for war purposes. Earl Dufferin, viceroy of India, ive the ameor of Afghaaistan the grant which he demands to pay Afghauistan troops and allay the discontent of tribal leaders, Tha ameer promises to piace 50,000 troops on the fron- tier and in the forts at Balkh, Pendjeh and Horat. . Preparations are now being made to at wul, Pindi and Quetta, indicate an earl, advance will be made via Quetta and B’;di. with the © GRUB AND GORE, CHIOAGO BUPPLYING THE FORMER, Special telegram to T Brr. Cs10AGo, March 26 —There was & defined rumor in railroad circles to-day that Armour & Co. were negotiating with the east bound trunk lines to the seaboard for 1,000 cars per woek for grain, and that they had already se- cured 100 per week at meventeen cents per bushel, or three cents under the tariff, Itis slready known that thin firm has received a big meat contract, estimated at over five million pounds, from the British government, and it ia believed this movement for grain carn indicates the firm also has contra tea from the same source for bread stuffs, This is baken here aa & vety large atraw Indicating Great Britain expocts a protracted war w Russia and Ia prparing for it. THE BEFFEOT ON TURKEY, TACKLING RUSSIA ON THE DLACK SEA, CosTaNTINOPLE, March 26,—In politionl circles hero it is thought tant in the event of war between Russin and Eogland, the fight- fog will not bo confined to the Afghan front. fer, but 1t will extend 4o the Black Sea. It is rumored that Great Britain has a'ready sounded the porte in regad o obtaining per. mission to pase tho Dardenelles in case of war, The prolooged stay in London of Hasson Fohnd, Turkish envoy. is attributed to the beliof that tho Afghan troubles are more likely than the Egyptian question to effect under certain conditions the alliance between Tur- key and Eogland, THE SOUDAN WAR, A LIVELY BKIRMISH. LoxDoN, March 26,—A convoy of the gren- adier guards under Gen, Graham, accom- panied the Shropshire, Surrey, and Sikhs (Indian) regiments this morning on their de- parture for Tamai as far as MoNeill's zareba, The start was made at 7 o'clock and the zereba reached with a loss of but four men wounded ia a fight. On tho way a foice of Arabs rushed on the troops, Thoe latter im- mediately formed a square, The Arabs recklessly charged on with such impetuosity that they got within twenty yards of it and were repulsed with a loss of 1,000 killed, Gen. Graham, in a supplementary dispatch, says during the morning march from Suakin to the zereba not o camel nor load was lost. Some men suffered slight sunstroke, The marines suffered most from heat. Gen, Gra- ham sayr with the excoption of such ailments a8 are caused by heat the troops are healthy. Skirmish porties of troops are engaged in @ earing the bushes along the road to Tamai The tel ~§ru|-h wires between Suakim and the advanced British position have been cut by the enemy, but communication is kept up by means of -the heliograph, which will operate suocsssfully a distance of sixty miles, Duke of Cambridge referred to Gen, ‘Wolseley the question of the recall of Ges McNeill. Gen, Graham’s tactics n the ac vance from Suakim are causing increased dis- content among the officers and men, It reported a Gecisive attack on Tamai has been postponed in consequence of the breakdown of the travsport servics, Owing to the cowardly conduct of the Sepoys when facing tho Araba in the fight on Sunday the forca that will attack Tamai will be composed eolely of the British and Sikhs regiments, THE FRENCH IN UHINA, THE DONG DANG AFFAIR, Panis, March 26.—In the chamber of dep-~ uties to-day De La Koste asked the govern- ment to publish the whole truth concerning the Dong Dang affair. Premier Ferry, in re- ply, read Gen, Negrier's telegram on reference to thoengagements. Terry stated mensurers had been completed for the di:patch of rein- forcements, the advance columns of which were arriviog at Lang Son, “The affair at Dong Davg,” he said, *‘was merely an inci- dent of war, the effects of which, our glori- ous commanders knew how to repair, and which will not effect the confidence reposed in them by the chamber.” De L Fosso lauded the bravery of French soldiers and expressed his regret that such men shculd besacrificed to amad, crimical en- terprise, This speech was grested with mingled cheurs and protests. Ferry replying to direct interpellation raid: “If you wish to make the object of reachicg Herat bofore the Russiaus. The Rusian ambassador informed Granwills that he expects important dispatches from St. Potersburg Saturday. Ali Riza Pasha yosterday left Consta nople ona mission from the sultan to Bis marck, with reference to the Russian propo- sals for & Russo-Turkish alliance, COMMENTS OF THE PRESS, LonpoN, March 27.—The house of lords will discuss the queen’s message to-day. The Daily News this morving eays: *“The queen’s message does not imply that peace 15 less hopeful, It simply means that Laeland will not shriok from the responsibilities to remove the impression abroad that England is reluctant to engage in war, This is true; but there are some thiugs prefer- ble to peace. some things worse than war, The excuse of the czar that he is uvablo to control his officers on the Afghan frontier would be more convinciog if their acts were promptly disavowed, but they never have een disavowed " The News hinta that if necessary Indian diers will be employed to do garrison duty in Kugland, THE LATEST NEWS, LoNDON, March 27.—It is reported an ap- propriation of from six to eight million pounds will be asked in April on account of whe navy. The Standard says it is believed the gov. ernment is preparing to send a fleet to the Baltic to prevent the exit of Russian vessels when the ice breaks up, The decivion to call out the reserves was taken in view of the queen’s intended depart. ure for the centinent. The order was pre- pared for an emergency. 1t is reported the Itussian railway from Kezil Areat to Askobad will be completed in two weeks, when the section to Merv will be commenced, Lord Granville had_an audience with the queen this evening, It Is expected at present 20,000 men of the first-class will be c.\lred out with 50,000 picked efficient militi The war sbip Mercury will with two first-c] ances, Tho military authorities state a force of 20,« 000 men could be dispatched from England within a fortnight. A contract has been coneluded with s Tyne merchant to-day to carry 12,050 tons of coal to Oronsdat during the season with the option of delivery at Copehagen or Aarhuns in event of war with Russia, WHAT ENGLAND OAN DO, The Standard eays the calling out of the re- rerves is not such a serious matter to the in- dustry of the oonntq a8 the mobilizing of the continental arny, The entire reserve force and mil comprise 150,000 men. This pumber can easily be spmed from the population aod will not seriously interfere with trade or agriculture. Preparations now being made indicate the cabinet considers it more proba- ble that war will be declared than that an amicable settlement of the difficalty will be veached. The nation Is in & humor to setils the business at once and for all. The gen eral impression is that England is better pre- pared for war now than she has been for yoars. She can continue war in the Soudan, and also send 70,000 men to India India mever was so tranquil before, The Soudan campalgn proves the troops are still what they were in the old days, Never was thero such a time 1n the present geeration, when the nation would calmly accept as neces sary that which she would never acept as her choles, We appear to be on the is likely to elvilized world, supplied lasa torpedo boats and nppli- verge of what | factis raw lato i vom.:.‘?w :holo Le matter a cabinet question do De La Fovse thereupon declared, although reinforcements had been repeatedly sent to Tonquin, the expedition had been {mmm of result, Tho chamber finally fixed Saturday a8 the cay for discussion of interpellation by Granet upon the present state of the Franco- Chinese war. A dispatch trom Gen. Negrier, dated Dong Dang, March 24, says: *“The Chiness attacked Dong Dang Sunday, I advanced Monday, snd captured the first line of forts defending their camp at Bangbo, To-dayjwe renewed theee proved unavailing in the face of superior nuwbers. Our artillery ammunition was _ex- hausted and we returned to Dong Dang. Loss in killed and wounded numbars 200,” L Justice states on good authority that an English firm in Birmingham made, during the })ut six monthy, twenty million’ cartridges or China, and consigued thew to _a German officer in active service under the Pekin gov- \ erument, GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, DISASTROUS HURRICANE., LoNDQN, March 26.—Advices from Toma- luia state a disastrous hurricane visited the east coast of Madagaecar February 25, The American bark Sarah Hobart and French steamers Oise and Argo were wrecked, Sev. enteen persons were lost. THE DYNAMITE POLICEMAN, Loxpoy, March 26,--Harcourt, home secre- tary, in Westmirister hall, presented Polico. man Cox with the Albert medal as a mark of recogaition of his bravory in attemptiug, at the risk of his life, to carry out from West- mivister hall a smoking package of dynamite, which caused the recent explosion there, The homo secretary, at the same time, presented an address of congratulation to' Policeman Cole, who waa on duty with Cox at the time, | and who also was dangerously injured by the explosion. Tn his speech of presontation Sir William said: ‘I make these presentations on behalf of her wajesty, the queen, Your examplo at the moment of peril to the nstion will texch cowardly assassins that England has men always ready to confront murderous plots and defeat treason,” ‘The Standard says the liabilities of Scara margo & Oo., merchants, who failed, amount to one millian pounds. The failure was caused by the decline 1n wheat last autamn, DEMOLISHING A SPANISH OAMP, Mapgin, March 26— Advices frnm the new Spanish colony on the Gold river, west const of Africa, state that the settlement was at- tacked by natives, who destroyed the tradiog buildings, killed six Spaniards and took many tivity, AN OFFICIAL DISPUTE. Earl Derby, colonial secretary, stated in the lords this aféernoon that a dispute had arieen between Sir Hercules Robinson, Bntish gov ernor of Cape Colony, and Gen, Warren, special Britith commissioner to Bechuanaland, but that he (Derby) was at present engaged ::;Izud:cmng betwean the disputants and 0) to be able soon toamicably arrange the misunderstanding, e — 8t, Louis Politics, 8r, Lowis, March 26,—The democratfc city convention after an all night session, on the 189th ballot nominated David R. Francis, ex- president of the Merchants’ Exchange, as mayor, and at 9:45 adjourned until to- morrow, 4 The republican city convention, anti-Filley om, assem| this morning. Wm, s renominated for mayor by sccla: the efforts made by us against the enemy, but | MONGREL MADNESS. A Handfol of Hungry Halt-Breeds Fenianizing Canada, A Riel Live Bow in an Unpro- nounoable Region, The Lucky Man Stirs 0ld Peapot to a Boiling Point, A War Danos and a War Whoop Terrifies the Kanucks, Feather-Bed Soldlers Hurried to the Sequesterad Shores of the Baskutchawan, THE RIEL REBELLION, Special telegram to the Bxe. A GENERAL SOARB, ‘Wixnersa, Maritoba, March patches from the vest show that numerous companies are beln organized for defense at all points along therailway. The whole coun. tey 18 in an uproar. Farmers are drilling for service, The rebel army has been augmented by large additions of Indians, All Indian bands are becoming uneasy and a general up- rising is expected. On the advice of the gov- ernment Col, Irvino and a detachment of mounted police, who started for Fort Carle- ton three days ago, have changed the line of route, as reports were sont in that Riel and the insurgents were lying in ambush, for him to intercept him at Botche, where the trail orosses the South Saskatchawan, He crossed the river seventy-five miles below aud took a wsterly couree to the North Saskatchawan, which he will croes, after making a detour, he hopes to elude Riel and effect a junction with Maj. Crezier and his garrison at Fort Carle- ton, With the police concentrated SOME RESISTANCR COULD BE OFFERED the rebels, should an attack be made on the fort, The rebel army must numbter over one thousand, all well armed, The Saskatchawan river further south is now open owing to re- cent rains which have fallen within the past twenty four hours, Troops which left yester: day are in the government barracks at Fort Quappelle to await the arrival of Gen. Mid- dleton and the balance of the troops, A epecial train is kept at Quappelle to deliver igna or any other point on the line. Should the Indians rise Peapot is ex- pected to make an attack on Rigna barracks, Secret but flperlwtly reliable news has just been received from Ottawa to the effact that the Dominion government has ordered A and B batteries of regulars located respectively at Quebee and Kingston to the north- west, The; wil leave at once, and in orgar to avoid international cowplications will not come through the United States, but will coma over the Canadian Pacific and_sround the north shore of Liske Superior. The line is allironed but about forty miles on the Nipegon section, The company 18 making spesial arrangements for trausport over the section. Efforts will be made to see how quickly troops can be b{ouEht to the northwest. A special train will be run over the Thunder Bay branch of the Nipegon section. ; Four hundred men in all will come from eastern Canada to take part in the campaign. The excitement con- tinues here, Although the news has been suppressed by the government it is known that matters must be more serious than was anticipated, as is evinced by the action in re- gard to sending forward troops. Associated Press. A MUGWUMP APFAIR. O17aW4, Ont., March 26,—The government received no information of any collision be- tween the mounted police and Riel, The so- called rebell‘on i3 confined to » small district near Fort Carelton on the outskirts of the Prince Albert settlement. Riel1s reported to have about 100 followers, forty of them Indions and the rest half-breeds, The Indi- ans otherwise have taken no part_in the dis- turbance, Pound Maker, Little Piue, Lucky Man, and_other Indian chicf, are all at a dis- tance of 250 miles from Riel's position, while Tig Bear, who aleo has been_reported to have joined in'the trouble, s quietly hauling the telegeaph poles, Advices have been re- ceived by the authorities here showing the Indians at Edmonson are maintaining » peaceable demeanor and remlinlng quietly ou their reserves, although ruuners have been trying to incite them to jomn Riel. The mounted police in and_around the rogion of Fort Carleton are distributed as follows: One hundred at Fort Carleton, with one wseven pouud gun and forty armed. civilians; twenty mounted police, sixty miles east; fifty police, one company of volunteors and one hundrod { spare rifles, one bundred miles west of Carle- ton; ninety mounted g(:lioe are on the way to South Saskatchewan to effect & junction with the Usrleton force; one hundred men bave been despatched from Winnipog to Quap: pello toawait orders, Riel issald to have seized the whiles, and is holding them cap- tive in the Roman Gatholic church. Sr. Pavr, March 26,—The Dispatch’s { Winnepeg special says: A detachment of the Niueteenth battallion which left here yester- day, reached Quappelle this morning, Lieut.- i Governor Downey, who went with the troops, held an interview at Broadviow with the In: dians at Crooked Lake reserve north of that point. They say their anxiety is togo on the reserve and not treate disturbances, No war dance has taken place on the reserve. Downey had 8 wx:—-m from the agent at Touchwood hills, which states that matters are quite satisfactory on all reserves there. 81, Parr, March 26,—The Manitoba rail- way officials got an order from the Dominion government of Ottawa to-day for the trans- portation of 400 troops to Winnipeg, to arrive to-morrow, These are the troops the govern- ment asked permnlm{ the United States to transport through' States to the scene of the Riel rel jon in the northwest ter- ritories, Winnirea, March 26,—A detachment of military that started last night reached Quap- pello station at noon to-dsy, The militia are quartered in an emigrant shed to awalt the arrival of the remainder of the force which will leave for the front to-morrow afternoon under command of Gen. Middleton, It is re- ported the oause of the hurried movement last pight was the fear of an Indian outbreak at Regina and Broadview, Gov, Dewdneng went with & detachment to_Quappelle and held & conference with the Indisns at Brosdview, He reports them _quiet but demanding more supplies. Chief Peapot is still sulky. Noth- ing has been heard from Irving's troops since last night, and some uneasiness is felt n«{)-rd ing their eafety, Communication with Duck Lake and Prince Albert is stiil cut off, so that no word can received as to the movements of the half-breeds, My, Clark, agent of the Hudson Bay company at Prince Albert, has not been heard m, and the company is getting anxlous, 26,~Dis- THE IOWA AUDITOR, MORE AFFIDAVITS, BrrLINGTON, Tows, March 26.~The Bur- lington Gazette makes public this evening the following affidavit of Brace Reid. in reply to H. 8. Vail, regarding ex-Auditor Brown’s exainations of the Iows insurance compa- , Bruce Reid, having read the sfidavit of H, 5. Vail, made vnithe 24th of March, 1885, being duly sworn, depose and say that re- asserts overy statement made in the affidavit of the 20th of March, 1885, Whst H. B. Vail says in contradigtion thereof is positively | had false and untrue, The statement of Vall that he repeatedly offered to pay me the exact amount received from the Imsurance compa- nies examined, I standing the loss of time when not em| and paying my own ex- penses, i 10, a4 1t 1afalee, Anyone would willingly receive 87.50 a day instend of £2,60 and take the chances. Vail did. however, sometime during the last part of December, make a proposition that I should in the ex- aminations to be held hereafter, collect the amount charged each company for my servioos and after deducting my salaty, pay over the balance to the auditor of the state of Tows in all cases of examination ordered by him, I didn't work upon schedule reports or figures conneoted with the examinations of the Towa insurance company later than the 16th of June, 1884, at the outside and I did work on the valuation policies of the National Insurance company of the United States of America and the Northwestern mutual ife insurance company of Milwaukee, Wis,, dur- ingthe year 1884 to more than offsetany work done the Iowa insarance companies in 188%, and therefore I have counted my time upon the examination of the Iowa companies to the 1st of January, 1385, and from the 1st of January, 1885, up to the 1st of March, 1885, T did work simply upon valuation of policies of the two life companies mentioned above, viz, the National and Northwestern. This being the fact the figures will ¢how the untruth of Vai/'s atfidavit. The amount of my salary from the 16th of May, 1884, to January, “1885, is 540,88, The amounts chai the companies for my services ren. dered during the same amount of time, as the bill shows, are as follows: dence on East Fifty-seventh street, and was keeping him thers. The motion to confirm the inquisition of the sherif's jury, and for the appointment of a committes to take charge of Mr. Durant's personal and real estato came _up in the supreme court this afterncon, Mrs. Bowers' counsel also asked for an order compelling the return of the Durant to his danghter's custody, pending the appointment of the committes, In her petition Mrs, Bowers clalms Frederick 0. Du- rant, another brother, who has managed the eatata for.a lone time, is indebted to it to the amount of $140,000, and that Howard owes It $100,000, 1ncluding $40,0 0 ho obtained from the old gentleman last summer, YAL ALUMNI, A SPERCH BY MINISTRR PHELPS, Niw York, March 26.— Edward 8. Pierre: pont prasided at the dinner of Yale alumni to-night. Among the eminent guests were Fdward J, Phelps minister to England; President Noah Porter, Yale college: William Walker Phelps and others, Chauncey M. T)epow was prevented attending by death in his family. President Porter, speaking sbout the collegolluded to tho additional honor at- tained by hor, in having a member of the fac- ulty selected to represent the Americam weople at the court of St, James, He said Pr £, Pholps had been & great gain to Yale and had left his infiuencon n healthful and beneticial manner on tho minds ef all stu dents. Prof. Phelps in snswering, said, did not know the connection between 00 | and politics, for Yale was not a political in- 50 | than himeelf, , 20 day Burlington, 584 ‘5' Council Binffs, 33 day Towa and Nebpasks, G days Farmers, 19 day Total amounts . Now deduct from £926.89 the £510.88, leaves o balanca of $386,01, instead of Vail's aff- davit, $116.80. As traveling or other ex- &mmu were paid for me by Vail I traveled in owa always on a pass, except once from Des Moines to Burlington. Said pass I under- stood came from the auditor. Said Vail may bave paid $1,844 for railroad tickets for me to travel on, but as I paid myown exponses always exoept s stated, I am positive Vail's state- ment that he paid 8116.80 for ADy expenses for me is & monstrous untruth, The conver- sation as to the balance of the money which was the difference between the amount charged counties and the amount paid me_go- ing to the auditor of Iows, was impressed on my memory by the fact that a $75 check was also sent to the auditor of Illinois for o.mplixn pm]:;ul. butwas promptly returned to Vail. As the benefit of my selection from Vail's immense clerical force, I would much prefer the money which he collected in my name, and as to the education received at his expense I am labor ing under the opinion that he is attempting to make it cost me 8386, rather a neat sum. (Signed) Bruce REID, State of Illinois, county of Cook, U. 8.: Personally -%penred Bruee Reid, who upon onth declared the toregoing affidavit to be his free, voluntary act, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same, (Signed) ArLex W, Peck, N [Public Seal.] Chicago, I day of March, A, D. 1885, e GEN. GBANT'S CONDITION, THE DOCTORS DIAGNOSE, New York, March 26.—The following is the substance of the article in the Medical March 28: “During tho past week Gen, (irant has been in a comporativaly com- fortable condition, Insomnia, with which he bas been afilicted,has been controled 8o he ob- tains by sidof anodynes, a normal amount of sleop. o has not lost flash and bispowers t the of assimilation are not I'l:lgnlred weekly conkultation attended by Drs. J. H. 00., F. Shrady, it was the Sauds and decided that lceal disease still is in abeyance ana that the avea of ulceration had not per- ceptibly changed The swelling under the right angle of the lower jaw is somewhat greater, but the gland in that situation is nut ‘more indurated, nor has it bsc.me more firmly fixed, The ulcerated surfaces in the throat and on the tongueare covered with a yellow- ish exudation, to which altern.te applicationa of lime water and » weak eolution of permau- T’mnta of potash have been made by Dr. ouglas, ~Topical remedies employed have bad the desired effect In reducing the local irritatory and in perceptibly checking the progress of infiltration. There is no pain in swallowing; no fear is at present enter- tained of any sudden failure of vital powers, nor of any encroachment of the ulcerative rogress upon the neighboring blood vessels. 'he general is able with no other aa than of a cane, to walk about his r to sscend and descend stairs and during the fine afternoon Wednesday, was strong enough to take a drive In a carriage, e — AFTER MANY LONG YEARS, THREE REPUDLICAN POSTMASTERS GIVE WAY TO THEIR MORE FORTUNATE PARTY OPPONENTH, Davesrorr, Towa, March 25, — Chicago Times Specials,—James D, Dearmond, who was to-day appointed postmaster here by Premdent Cleveland, has been a resident of Davenport since 1867, He was born in Penn. sylvanis, and is about thirty-eight years of sge. Hehas been principal of one of the largest city scnools here for fourteen yearr, and has a state reputation as am instructor, His appointment is in_accordance with the unanimous voice of the Davenport democracy, his quiet though beneficial services to t party winning for him this reward. The re- tiring postmaster, Kdward Russell, whose term expired on the 23d inat., has held the po- sition for eighteen years. AT BLOOMINGTON, BroomingTow, Ill,, March 25.—The an- nouncsment of the appomntment of T. J, Burns as postmaster to succeed Gen, George F. Dick, ended the suspense which was felt for some time, although among politicians it was generally conceded that Burn’s would certainly be the choice, The other candidates were Ald, Chrisman aod Editor Beott, of the Bulletin, the latter being named at a late day, Burns’appointment gives general satis- faction. s lived here fifty-one years, coming from Xenia, O., when & child, He was postmaster for eighteen months under Johnson, He has boen & democrat since the second election of Lincoln. He is cashier of the Lhird National bank, and will imme- diately resign that potition, Dick bas been postmaster for twelve years. AT DUBUQUE, Dunvque, Towa, March 26,—The appoint- ment of M, M. Ham, of this city, as post- master of Dubuque, gives general satisfaction to democrats and & Jarge number of republi- cans, The most formidable competitor for the office was Gen. Jones, who, seewng his case was hopeless, withdrew last week, George Orave, the present incumbent, has had the office four years, ])Auslm, H. B. —— THE OLD MAN'S PILE, A QUEER CASE IN THE NEw YORK COURTS, Nuw Youk, March 26,—The spectacle of an insane millionaire alleged to have been ab- ducted from his daughter’s keeping by one of his own sons, who, it is charged owes him a large sum of mcaey, aitracted much atten- tion inone of the courts to-day, Ches, W. Durant, & wealthy railroad man, whose resi- dence bas been 25 Fifth avenue, was adj; to be «f unsound mind by the sheriff’s iged jury, about two weeks ago, upon petition of his Houry deughter, M 0. Bowers afterwards had of ‘ber father at the Fifth residence until Tuesday last. Oa that day Howard M. Durant, Mrs, Howers' brother, called to take his father out to the beach, promising bis sister he and father would be at o certain place at a given house. Mre. Bowers sent for her father at the appointed time, but the lutter was not to be found, The daughter afterwards learned bher brother saken her father to bis (Howard's) resi. Bowers, care avenue stitution, and nobody knew leas about politics It was the' business of Yalo college, he thought, to teach men to do their duty in whatever sphere of labor God calls them to, Yale had many il- 0 | lustrious sons, whom lightming had = struck, and if it had happened to miss William M. Evarts, in the late senatorial contest, it would certalu y have singled out Dapew. ‘The speaker was too good a democrat to be disap- pointed with the results of the late presiden- tial election, but it had gone the other way we might have had the right Phelps (pointing to William Walter Phelps) instead of the wrong one, as minlster to England or secretary of state. No man appreciuted bet- ter, suid the epeaker. the difficulties of hix new position, and he hoped to discharge hin duties a8 tuccesafnlly an his_predecessor, who had honored Yale's great sister institu- tion as she had honored him, and who had met trials of pesition with perfect satisfac- tion to the people on both sides of the water. The grerter part of Minister Phelps’ speech was devoted to Yale and the splendor of her eons, THE KIDNAPPED PIPER, IRELAND BTILL IN CHAINS, New York, March 26,—Mrs. Robert Ire- land, who complained at the district attorney’s office yesterday that her husband had been kidnapped to Canada by English officials, and was about to be taken to England to be tried 23 a deserter from her majesty’t army, to-day showed the letter her husband sent her. The letter is dated on board a steamer as Halfax, It talls when the writer had reached Clifton on the Canadian shore, whither he went with John Steele in the belief that ho was going to Buffalo, ho was confronted by two men one of whom said: *'We want you, yonng man; you are a deserter from the Britich army.” Treland replied: “Iam an American citi- zen,” “That does not matter,” said the oth- ors; ‘“‘you are not in the United States now.” Ireland’s money and writing materials were taken from him and he was removed to Hali- fax and placed on asteamer under guard, He could not_learn the rame of the steamer, but wrote she had ared smoke-stack, was detainad below and not allowed to speak to any person except the guard, This indi- vidual told the prisoner there were two others like him on board the vessel. Ireland was warned that if he made any difficulty it would be all the worse for him before the court martial. ——— Death of Gen. Anson Stager, CHicaco, March 26.—Gen. Aneon Stager, who has been suffsring for some time from a number of complaints, including Bright's disease, died at 3 o'clock this morning. He was born in Ontario county, New York, April 20th, 1825, He begam lifeas a printer in Philadelphia two years afterwards, and was chief operator of “the National linesat Cin; cinnati, and in 1852 he was appointed superin- tendent of lines of the Mississippl printing telegraph company. He took & prominent part in organizing various lines and interests leased by and consolidated with the Westsrn Union_telegraph company, and upon ths organization of that company he was made its general superintendent. In 1861 he was appointed by the secretary of war chief of the United States military telegraph. He organized the military telegraph and was commissioned colonel and aid-de camp and assigned to duty in the war department, and was brevetted brigadier-general at the close of the reballion. At the close of the war he resumed his position asgeneral superintendent of the Western Union, which position he re- tained until the consolidation of the Western and American Union companies, e ——— linois Legislatve Procecdings. SPRINGFIELD, March 26,—The sub-commit- toe on corporations offered a bill in the house this morning asking power to send for papers and persons to investigate in relation to the McNally sleeping cur mill, Referzed to the committee on corporations by a vote of 06 to 49, The bill amending the law relative to the time of holding circuit courts In certain counties passed and became alaw, The bill empowering circuit court judges to appoint receivers during vacation ‘met with some opposition, but finally passed. Lengear gave notice that he weyld move a re- consideration of the bill. The senate notified the house of the passage of a bill relative to records, judgments, and providing for re- demption of real estate The bill appropria- tiug $1,900 to heirs of the Putnam company on wocount of damagos to property by placing dam in Illinois river, Passed,” In wenate, Whiting’s bill was taken up and wead the ding the mortgage shall jointly with owner property #o that double taxation can be avoid- ed, e —— A Kansas City Tragedy. Kanwas Cury, Mo, March 26,—The jury returned a verdict this morniog acquitting Orth Stein, formerly city editor ot the Even- ing Star, who shot and killed Cieo, Fredrick, proprietor of a varlety theatre in this city, in June, 1882, The quarrel aroee over Stein’s attention to Fredrick’s mistress, a woman pamed Hartine, and ended in the shooting of Fredrick, The woman was the only witness to the shooting, aud testified against Stein, The plea of the defendant was self defense, At the former trial ho was found guilty and sentenced to twenty-five years, but obtained & new trial, reeulting in his acquittal, ——— Reforming Elections, SrmiNcrieLp, March 26,—The house cem- mittee on elections bad under covsideration this afternoun the election bill prepared by the citizen's committee of Chicago and a dele~ gation from Ohicago composed of O, H. Hor- ton, J. H, McVicker, A, A. Carpenter, G, C, Copeland, L oysen, K. J. Swith, aad Melvill 5, Stone appeated before the som- mittee, and cach made an urgent appeal for the favorable consideration of the bi ——— Sale of the Vuloan Iron Works, MBn. Louis, March %, ~Judge Brewer, in United States circuit court, made an oxder of sale to-day of the Vulcan steel works under the 1,000,000 mortgsge, unless cause to the contrary Is shown before April 18, the sale to include’ the right to manufacture Bessemer steel naile, He | i1 A SKIN CAME. The Chicago Exchange Gamblers Ac- liveiy Shaving Each Other, The Viotims Lathered With Bear and Bull Btories, Prospective Foreign War Boosts Provision Prices. Speculators Wildly Patting Rus- sia on the Back, Cattle Chew the Cud of Sweet Con. tent, While Hogs Bristle up a Nickel or Twn, ———— FEETHING PITS, A GREAT DAY FOB GAMBLERS, Special telegram to the Bix, Cnt0aco, March 26,—“This waslone of the best gambling days wo have had for a long, long time,” said & heavy operator on 'Change to-day, “If a fellow only watched his points carefully he could make money, no matter which side of the market he was on. The heavy tradera saw the point and jumped into the wheat pit and the way they whipsawed the crowd was bad and had things all their own way.” The principal feature was war, It resounded from all parts of the hall and The May flYthm in wheat, which t night at 8lic, opened at 82jc, simply due to warlike rumors of yesterday. But market reacted and prices dropped irregularly to 80jc. After this con- sols were quoted lower and the price went up. Then came & rumor that the English militia had been ordered out, which served to send it up to 81jc and at the close of the morning sewsion 1t was S8lfc, All this was favorable to the big speculaters and they were quick to take advantage of it. The transactions were very heavy, bus of purely speculative nature and the market: was persistently scalped all morning. Armour filed an order for 260,000 bushels of wheat to- day for direct export to England and engaged vessels to float it. He also sold 1,000,000 bushels of cash wheat to be removed from the elevators by April 1. Provisions followed the course of wheat and there was a good deal of trading of that character done in May pork. The May option, which closed at $12 10 last ni%ht opened up at $12 00, sold up to $12 224, dropped by fits _and starts to $11 974, ant fins{gd«wd at 812 16. While May pork is still the favorite option the crowd are com- mencing to pay cousiderable attention to June pork, It ranges from 10@16c higher than May per barrel, Tu the afternoon session May wheat sold x:}) to 82hc, and closed at 82do. Moy pork ad- vanced 15c, closing at $12 30, THE BTOCK MARKET, The markets were fairly active and prices considerably stronger on_ the averasge run of ~ shipping and dressed steers, _ Butchers’ stock in good de- mand and firm. Some salesmen were report- ing a slight advance on fair to good cows and bulls mfi common low grade steers, Canning stock steady; 1,000 to 1,250 lbs., $4 40@5 16; 1,200 to 1,800 1be., $5 20@b 40; 1,300 to 1,600 1bs., 85 40@b 8; cows and mixed commion, 82 50@3 25; good, $3 30@4 60; atockers, $3 6 g@goiw; feeders, $140@4 90; Texans, $1 00@ The hog market was active, pricos strong and 6o higher than yesterday in_somo_osass, aud on some sorts the advance was 10¢, The advance was mainly on medium and good pockers, A big string of packers, averaging 258 pounds, cost $4 60, an _advance of 52c. Another string of strong light welghts, aver. aging 210 pounds, ccst $1 h6@4 60, The bulk of the 170 to 200 pounds light sold at $4 €0@ 4 65; rough and common packers sold _around about $4 40; fair o good, $450@4 60, and best $4 63@4 76, ON THE RANGES, THE WINTRR'S LOSSES INSIONIOANT, o CHRYENNE, March 26,—The Leader to-day has a complete series of interviews with lead- ingstock growers of Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska, gathered here to attend the annual meeting of the stock growers aasociation, The partios interviowed. roprosent over eno mil- ion cattle, ranging at widely separated pointe, ATl saveed th pass winter has been the fnest for years, both for range and trail cattle. The losses will ba below the average, estimat- ed variously at from one to five per cent, a Jarger proportion of the losses being trail tle, which reached ranges late in the season, 7™ | BAMUEL 8, COX. HIS FRIENDS WONDER WHY HR LEAVES CON- GRESS. WasniNGTON, D, 0., March 25,—[Chicago Tribune Special.]—Samuel 8, Cox, the new minister to Turkey, needs no introduction to the American people, but all his friends won- der why he declines what unquestionably, at his own pleasure, is & life position in the lower house for one of the minor missions. Mr. Cox recently has frequently said to his friends that he had grown tired of congres- sioual life; that he had reached the sum- mit of possibilities; that he belonged peither the Oarlisle mor the faction; was not likely to become speakel d was not exactly in the swim; that he was getting old, and preferred to devote bis deolining years to literature, for which he had gren taste in which he thought he might be measurably successful. In this statement unquestionably is to be found the reason why Mr., Cox will accept the Turkish mission, He has traveled much in Europe, and the series of brilliant letters which he wrote home two years ago to the Sun from Turkey will be remembered, Mr, Cox has & personal acquaintance with the sulian 8 is lglemd with the Turkish climate. e has & compe- tency, and will make one of the most creditable representatives which Cleveland administration will have in Kur- ope, Mr, Cox, in oalling upon the president one day last week when foreign appointments were spoken of, and somethin g was said about the Turkish mission, said to Mr, Cleveland in what almost seemed to be a jest: *'If you ap- point me to that place I should not decline it.” This umhhly all the influence that Mr, Cox had to receive the appointment, The fact that he is a Tammany man is re- garded as of some political significance, The Mllinois Senatorship, BeriNoriELD, March 26,—In the joint sea- sion one hundred and four answered the roll call, Streeter said he proposed to take back what he said about voting every day. Mo- Millan did not vote, On the first baflot Lo- gan had 100 votes and Washburne 1. “On econd ballot Logan 100, Third ballot, Wash- butne received Sittig's vote, Logan 100, Fourth ballot, Logan 101, Adjourned. o ——— Jobs for the Coroner. Orruswa, Ia, March 26, ~Ferrls Mason, night yard master of the Chicego, Burlington & Quivey railroad at Chariton, came to this city Monday, He took strychnine to-day and died in & few hours, Domestic trouble sup- posed to be the cause, A man pamed Buchanan was struck by s incomiay traln on the Chioego, Milwaukos & . Paul near this city to- and was in- Jjured so he will die. d " .