Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 31, 1885, Page 1

THE THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA DALy BEE““ )\ N NO 191 GENERAL CGRANT. The Gates of the 0:her World Open to Rective Him, little better, The Once Strong and Healthy Body Yields to Disease, While the Spirit is Waiting To Take Its Flight, way. the ited States: The General Has But Few Short Hours to Live. Grots, Pennsylvania 1y extrao He is Surrounded by the Mem- bers of Hiz Family, And His Old Friend and Favorite Geo, W, Morrill, HIS DEATH LIAB TO OCUUR WITHIN oR TwO. Special Telegram to the Bee, New Yonrk, March 30 —Gencral Grant is no better this moining thongh his throat is momewhat more comfortuble, he arcse at an early hour and partook of a small cup of bouillon for breakfast, and weat to his office where propped up with pillows and wrapped in blankets ho lis'ened toreading of the morning paper. It isreported this afternoon that the doctors of the, General begin to feel alarmed lest o fatal termiuation of the disease may oceur sooner than snticipated, It is even hinted that General Grant may not survive more than a day or two W ASHING March 30.—A tolegram just received at the white house announces that General Graut is much worss, ana that death is liable to occur at aoy time. The news creates a profound sensation, Associated Press, THE LATRST BULLETINS Ngw York, March 30.—At 430 p. m. Dr. Douglas returned to Gen. Grant’s house, and after being with the general about fifteen ued the following bulletin: Gen, Grant is freo from pain and takes his liquid food at regular intervals and as well as usual, He is not as strong. and is showing more feebleness of body. THE GATES OF THE OTHER WORLD OPENING TO RECRIVE HIM. New YORK, March 30.—Prompted by curi- osity many persons strolled through Sixty- sixth street during the afternoon, stopping in front of Gen, Grant’s house to gaze at the building. The shades of the front parlor windows were lowered all day, and tbe iuner blinda of the general's elcoping room were | shut, with the slats open. About 8 o'clock the general’s wife stood for some minutes at a window on the third floor, and after-looking for §Ume moments'at the watchers below, with. drew from the shade and closed the shutters, Harrison, the general's personal attendant, once came ot to mail papers and lptters a Sixty-mxth street aud Madison avenuc, and a watcher inquired as to the general’s con- dition, 4 DAY | Tonnetsee trict of Texas Alexander Me( the treasury, North Carolina, Joseph sioner of railroads Lowis Mullen dirtriot W Cincinnati, Ohio. Carolina. maior and ass and iuspector general. Postmaster i Colorado; Ansel orado, WasHINGTON, session, West Point, years aud r his profession. and soon after was ap Central Railroad suoccessful practice o tee, “HE 1S NO DKTTER, 1 FEAR," reply *§f you bre k your leg and it pains you very much, you know its broken, but even if the pain is less f r a time, the hreak is there all the enme. The general hus felt easier to- day, but I fear he really is no better,” Mes- sengers rapg the bell at short intervals throughout the day, personal messaxes of sympathy and ioqguiry are coostantly odming from firiends interested, persons in aghs cit) and out, A genticwan who called st wit! extraordinary anxiery to see Col. FredGrant or Co's Badeau, wes told that the members of the family must deny themselves to all, “Those are our imperat:ve inatractions said & servant at the door.” At Dr. Douglas re- turns to the house after a brief abseuce, After he had been within half an hour he his carriage to visit another patie doctor was asked if ha thought ths end would come during the night. In answr he s “T think not, but the weneral i now pi through the stage incident to the frankly I can’t tell if the end w night. THE GENERAL w0 tery fame, wealthy Donald. These words were spoken without rierv and, carriod conviction to the harers whi none of the bulletins had done, Dr. Dougla returned from his calls after an absence of about an hour, he k to remain all night, Dr. Shrady soon jined him fi 0 game purpose. At 6 p. m, Romero, Mexi- n minister, called at ths house. was _short, i about the patient and the outlook, he sai “'Of course no one can fortell with a cer- tainty. Tho disease until rocontly was within the power of the doctors, but now has gone quite beyoud them., The veneral may live ten and he way die in two hours is going to choke to death, If the disease reaches the arte.y the danger of choking is increased, and death by that mesns brcomes almost inevitable, Mewmbers of the family are now at the geoeral's bedside, The doo- tors » @ thero too, but they keep back as much as possible, I fear THE GENERAL WILL CHOKE TO DEATH, Tt's too bad, a professor n & He is a man of wide for it u system of se always taken a deep of He is not ouly a fine but knows German, F good one. nominated a: Tu response to inquiries Drs, Douglass and Shrady sent out the fol owing bulletin: *‘At this moment (7 p, m ) General Girant is very quiet. His temperature snd pulse about nominal, He has taken his hquiu food regularly aud well and in the usual quantity. He s more silent th usual and has made no exertion of any to-day. He gives the impression of teing weaker which is not indicated by the pulse, 9:20 p, m —There is no change in the con- dition of Genersl Giraut, Ho is somewhat weaker if anything Temperature and pulse normal. He has taken liquid tood in the ususl quantity to-day,” Between 9 and 10 v'clock this mornivg & message was sent from the bouse o' (eneral ¢ to Schuyler Crosby, 130 H street, Washington: "My father iasuticring less thau he was yestorday but still very weak. [Signed. ] Mas, SoRTORIS "' Croaby is ex-Governor of Montana, 3 m. Rev. Howard Heuderson, delegate J uforence, called at the utions o1 sympathy and hope by the confes He was told that al was very w At U p,m. Mr Purrington, counsel to U, 8, G-ans, Jr., was admisted to the house. He and a black satchel. On leaving he told the inquirer he could speak of nothiog he knew of within the doors At 9:15 REV, JOHN P. NEWMAN and Senator Leland of Stanford, entrance, When he left the genaral | be was sittiog up but was wesk, The men did not anticipate speady death. General Adem Badean, Geueral Grant's former military sccretary, iamate of th Grant residence. On relisble authority is is stated that General Graot has recently ex pressed his d_sire, that General Badeau should 2 The family before the of Tllinoi Schurtz, ing, by the president, Carolina six years, W ASHINGTON, court has render.d original action entitled ter of Jawes cation for a rectionunder seaten district court of Arl tamed o ocount The ¢ guilty of an “iaf iug of the fifth utherwise the presantment or A mi', Y. At 10: G leaving his father's 30 B vfih:u sent Col, Deat, Washiogton, D, C: " weak” Bined F. D, irant, Jr, House said: “‘Father fools very badly. There's nothing more for me to say.’ Douglas stated Genecal Grant waa fe —— WASHINGTON DISTRIBUTING THE OFFICKS, WasniNeToy, March 30, — Nominations: Consul generals of the United States, Thomas M. Waller, Connecticnt, to London; Freder- ick Paine, Maryland, to Berlin. Ministers resident of the United States: Tsanc Boll, jr., Rhodo Tsland, to Netherlands; Rufus Mager, Indians, to Sweden and Nor- Ministers resident and consuls general of Bdward Park Curtis Lewis, New Jersey, to Portugal; Anderson, Wisconsin, to Denmark. Consulg of the United Stater: o Evan®, Howell, Georeia, to. Minohester, inary iary of the United Stat North Carolina, £ Beazil; Alexander R Lawton, Georgia, to Russia; Anthony M Keyley, Virginia, to Ltaly, Miniater residant of tho United Nevada, Consil general of the United States: Ed- [ilinois, to Vienna. Pastor, The Kev, Dr, irlands, Noewmao, mund Jussen, Brown Sh'pley & Co. special fiscal ngents of the GENERAL GRANT. Collectors of iuternal Gregg, Tennessce, for tho eccond district of Teham'G. Leary, ‘Lexas, third dis- e, New York, solicitor of David Seitle, North Carolina, marshal of the United States for the western district of huston, , Now York, appraiser of the of New York City. Caldwell, Ohio, surveyor of customs, Clement Dowd, North Carolina, oollector of intornal revenue, south district of North John O. Henderson, Indiana, collector of intern revenue eleventh district of Indiina. Captain Wm. J. Valkmar, Fifth cavalry, tant adjutant general; Captain Gl H Barton, Twenty-first infantry, major lichael G. Dongherty, burg, I1l.; Wilbur ¥, Horn, Idsaho Watrous, Fort Collin: March 3 the journal the senate went into executive When the doors opened adjourned. CONFIRMATIONS, Postmasters—Frederick Mount Clemons, Mich.; Aquilla Jones, Indi Mrs, Lizzie H. Ficklin, Charlston, .. Claibone Bown an, Yazoo City, Miss.; N, C, Ridenour, Clarinda, Iowa, ALEXANDER R, LAWTON, nominated for mission to Russia is a promi- neut Inwyer of Savannah, he was educated at rved in the army & number «f ued, studied law at Savanuah, aud i+ now engaged thero in the pracsico of When the civil war broke out he entered the confederatoservice as a brigad: fer-general became quartermaster of the con- ed At the close of t| to the practice of his yrof inted attorney for the Bankine company, of Georgia, He is described as a lawyer of di tinction, a gentleman, and of af ANTHONY M., KELLY nominated minister to Italy is a lawyer in been mayor ef that city, was for several Years chairman of the democratic funder's commit- aking an ective and prominent part againatthe readjusters, aud is slso well known a3 one of the counsel for the Virginia bond- holders in their prolonged litigation, EDWARD PARK CURTIS LEWIS, nominea for the mission to Portugal, is a resi- dent of Hoboken, N. J, He i3 seid to ho a distant relative of Secretary Bayard, and has been & member of the I Ho wasin the confe in-law of Edwin Stevens, of Stevens’ bat- i 1SAAC BELL, JR., nominated minister to the Netherlands, is & zen of Newport, . nent democrat and has soveral times been a democratic candidate for goveruor. brother-in-law, to James RUFAB M'GEE, of Indisna, nominated minister to Sweden and Nurway, is o resident of Logansport, in & : | lawyer and state senator, an_sctive politician and a close political friend of ex-Senator Mc- EBAS)US B, ANDERSON, of Wisconsin, nominated ministor resident x Denmarra, is an eminent Scandinavian scholar and is the author of & number of Scandinsvian folk lore and myth logy. Wisconsin uuiversity, and well known amoog literary men, Scand navians in the United S prominent defonder of the American school systom agaivst those who desire to substitute arian nteres udiuayian immigration to this countey Latin ard Greek rchola Freuch, all the Acandinavian languages. ination s generally regarded as an eatremely THOMAS M. WALLER, consul-general at London, is well known as ex-governor of Connecticut, FREDERICK RANE, of Maryland, nomnee for the Berlin consul- generalship, ia an editor and Baltimore corre- spondent of the German demogratic paper. EDMUND GUSSON, nominated Vienns, is the leading mewber of a prominent firm of German-Americans in_Chicago. has been somewhat prominent in the politics of the state, and is & brotherinlaw to Car) B, §. HOWELL, of Georgia, nominated consul at Manchester, is one of the editors and propristo; lunta Constitution, and a man of high stand- THE SENTENCE OF THE HAZEN COURT MARTIAL 18 simply & reprimand and yet not approved THOMAS J, JARVIS, nominated minister to Brazil, served in the confederato army and was governor of North IMPORTANT DECISION, March Wilson, prisoner confived in the Detr from the found guilty upon information which mt uoder the revised ute ““For having in his possession with fr ulent intent an obligtion o, printed siter the similitude of an intores aring coupon bond of sthe Uvited States. estion rased by the habeas corpus is whether the nous crime" within the mean- mendment to the federal con- tivution, which provides that “‘no person el be held to amswer for a cipital cp infamous crime, grand Jury.” This court holds that the crime liable to infawous punishment is within the the words “‘capitsl or otherwise i the fifth amendment, and Ppresscuted in grand jury, and that im- prisonment st hard labor for a term of fifteen years ie infamous punishment. 'Lhe prisoner is therefore entitled to be discharged, and the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is granted 1t is not expected that there will be much de. crease in the public debt for March. The re- cerpta this month are up to_the: average, but the dishursements have been larger than usual, the payments on account of pensions alone amounting to $9,000,000, The president designated Assistant Sec. retary Fairchild to act as_secretary of the troasiiry in the absence of Secretary Maoning, and Assistant Secretary Cook to not as secre- tary in the absence of Secrctary Manning and Asgistant Secretary Fairchild, THE PRESIDENT INVITED TO VISIT ATLANLA, Senators Brown and Colquitt, of (ieorgiaand Henry W, Grady, one of the proprietors of the Atlanta Constitution, called upon Cleve. land today for tho purpose of inviting him to wsit Atlanta on the occasivn of the meeting of the commercial convention there in May. The president expressed much interest in the woutontion and said that he would talk with the members of his cabinat about the pro- At 10 Dr, g o NEWS. Rasmus B, A. Hallor Athens, Greece; any eacrifices when the ministry were over- thrown, They roproached the cabinet for concealing the trath, The result of the vote on Forry's motion was read with loud ap plause, TROUBLED EUROPE. Excitiog Scenes at the Mesting of fhe Chamb.r of D.patiss, THE AFGHAN TROUBLE, A PRACRIUL SOLUTION LOOKED FOR. LoNDON, March 80, —In the house of com mons thik afternoon tho marquis of Hunting- ton, rooretary of state and war, eaid the Inst advices the govornment received from St Potersburg were to the offect that a fhaceful wolutlon of the Russia-Afghan question is more promising than at any time since the difficulty arose. Additional extensive orders had been sent to the Ohio.go meat packing establisthment as it was impossible for the Jules Ferry Greoted With ‘‘Down With the Wretch.” Ferry Announced che Resignation of the Minority. for defente to protect the helplesy, All the men have beon entolled for sorvice and arms and ammunition fssued them, ‘OUR FO0D. A Fair Speculative Trade Was Dono Tn (rdins aud Provisiozs, The General Tenor of the Wheat Market Was Heaviness, w, O1rawa, March 30,—In the house of com- mons today while the member for Cardwell moved that the accountant of the house be authorized to pay the full mdemnity (to such members as offered for military service in the Northwest. Sir John A, MacDonald moved to amend the motion so a8 to make it & recom- mendation to the government and thus am: ended it was carried, Before the orders of the day ware called up Blake read an article from tho Hamilton Spectator, charging the reform party of Onta-io with inciting tho re- \ Corn Bympathized With Whaates and Was Fontureless, N English firms to compote with tha Americavs, The report that hundreds of tous of Americsn meat had been found putrid were, he said, un. true, Peaceful Solution of the Russo~ Afghan Question Assured OSWMAN DIGNA DESERTED, Suawiy, March 30.—A spy from Tamai rted b osed trip. Senstors Brown and Colquitt Beliove that ho wil accept the invitation, WASHINGTON, March 20,—The appointment of Wm, Caldwall a8 surveyor of the port of Cincinnati is claimed as a victory for the Payne-McLean faction, he having been en- dorsed strongly by the senior Payne, who is said to have personally urged his nomination. Postmaster.-General Vilas authorized the statement that the railway postal clerks who have become efficient and valuable men, against whom no just complaint can be brought. and who bave mnot turned their attention to political labors during the ser- vice, need have no fear of beiug disturbad, d ministers pleni- Thomaa J. States: to Hawaiiun London, England, navy department. revenue: Nathan MISS CLKVELAND. THR FIRST LADY OF THE LAND, Special telegram to THE Bek, WasHINGTON, March 30,—Mies Cloveland promises to make a great social success at the white honse, although she may be compslled to undergo the unpleneant ordeal. Already pity is expressed for her. Mrs, McElroy, Mr, Arthur's sister, said of her the day after she left the white house: I pity Miss Oleveland from the bottom of my heart for the next two months.” She has been receiv- ing from three or four hundrad to a thousand or more callers a day (Friday) rinceshe eutered the white house, The majority of these have been visitors who were iu attendance at the inauguration ceremonics. Miss Cleveland will have one of her sisters or nieces with her continually, Her success will not be of the but'erfly brilliancy. She is a most accom- plished” lady; is well read in history; as student of science; a writer of some promi- n'nce and a fino musician, Her personnl ap- pearance is not epecially attractive. Her face 19 not beautiful, The hiir is cut short, but her convereation ie so pleasing, and #o enter- taining that one does nut look upon her body from which it comes, as the admirers of paintings does not look upon the rough can- vas, but admires the fine shades and touches trom the artists brush. The cabioet peoplo will eudeavor to hold up their end of the social line. Virginia, commis- iales- prings, s, Col- -After veading J. Kendri e — CLAY COUNTY LYNCHERS, WANT OF EVIDENCE FREES THEM, Special telegram to the Brg. Hastixas, tNeb., March 30.—The eight men arrested for lynching Elizabeth Taylor aud Thomas Jones on the night of the 14th inst_had their preliminary examination today at Clay Ceunter before the county judge, The evidence being insufficient to bind them over, they were discharged. No doubt the grand jury, which convenes in May, will take up the matter. HasriNgs, March 30, — Preliminary exami nation was held to-day at Clay Center in the case of the state againat the Spring - Ranch Tynchers, to witness which the court room was crowded with eager citizens of Clay county, Sinze sending the news of the fi st arrest, an- other man by the name of Barnhart has been arrested, making six in all, The complaint by J. C. Kay charged the prisoners with the mur- der of Tom Jones only, But three witnesses wora introduced by the prosecution, namely, Coroner Eller, Mrs, Jones, mother of the de- coased, and Luther Wiggins. 'Tho substance of the' testimony was that on the night of March 15th there were at Mrs. Jooes’ resi- dence besifes herself. Tom Jones, Mrs. Tay- lor and drughter, John Farrell, Texas Bill, A, Clark, Nelson Seely aud Luther Wiggins, About 12 o'clock at wight the inmates were aroused and ordered out by a person outside. Jones at first refused, whereupon they threat- ened to blast the house, Rather than have that done Jones, whose mother was very and feeble, told the in- ‘mates to go out and he would follow. They were: made to crawl out of a window and were met outside by a body of from twenty-five to thirty-five masked men. Their hands were tied and they were made to bridge acroes the Blue, two miles south of Spring Ranch, and about 200 yards from Mra, Jones house. ' Hero Jones and Mrs, were separ ated frum the balance of the party, and were NEVER SEEN ALIVE THEKEAFTER, ‘Wi ness heard the name of Vangelder used often, but did not see him and did not know positively that it was him. Two hours after the mob had gone Vangelder came back to Mrs, Jones' house, and ordered her to open the door avd licht alamp, He then apolo- gizod for having disturbed them during the night and departed, This was the estent of the prosecution, and they rested, The de- fense also rested, introducing no witnesses, After srgument by counsel, Judge Burnett summed up the evidence, from which he did Dot feel warranted to bind theprisoners over, hence they were all diechurged, The senti- ment of C'ay county is nearly decided. When the judwe rendered his decision the avplie was deafeniog, and one Culyert, of Howard, went ko far as to yell, *‘tar and feather A;F 2 one of the attorneys for tne | rosecution, The prisoners all returned to their families this evening. There is an opinion that nothing will be done till_the meetivg of the grand jury in May, The prosecution claimed to have other and stronger evidence and why they did not produce it and also other inmates of the house is severely criticised by wany. ——— KENTUCKY LAWLESSNESS, THEOFFICERS OF BOWAN COUNTY ALL KILLED, LouisviLLe, March 80,—A special from Morehead, Ky., reports that Rowan county is oxperienciog a reign of lawlessness, A quarrel which arose last August over the election of sheriff, bas grown into & most Ditter feud, which has aleeady caused several tragedies, The trouble has been made & political one, One side or the other has been espoused by nearly every citizen in the county. A short time ago. the deputy sheriff was killed, the county attorney waylsid and wounded and the other authorities haye fled. ~ince the murder of Deputy Sheriff Baumgsrdner, there has been no county government, The county judge, sheriff, marshal and deputics are all gone; the county clerk, M a nou-combataut and nos-partivan, one left and he has received two or three warpiogs that be had be:ter go. Armed bauds of men patrol the conntry and make regular visita to Morchead at apy moment. A col- lision is looked for and” scenos of war re- enacted, The trouble comes of the election of Sheriff John Martin, republican cavdidate, who received & majority of eloven voter, Some v.roublcr rer this beskunh“hlln nndrl\;unn Tolliver. A short while ago Tolliver petltion for tho | Gk old man Mardn, Ve of the shenfl in ataloon, Tolilver shot bim afterwards. Witnesses swore the killiog was done by the shenf, and the trouble kept va growiog till sumgardner was shot war he returned n at Savannah ble manners, mond, Va, has islature rate amy and is a I, a prom He is rdon Bennett, books on Heis fluence among the and » hools. He has u the promotion ugarian and Tho nom- consul-general t> He ofthe Al 430.--The supreme ion in an icteresting house of cor- United States He was trie upless on indictment of the | (ENTRAL AMERICAN TROUBLES, BAN SALVADOR ATTACKED, La Lizssran, San Sslvador, March 30, (via Galveston —lavading fi i A g forces from Guasemala. & or p..' Salvador, No particulars received. Taylor | ¢ to-dey made au attack upon the army of San | but reports that Osman Digna is deser almost his entire forco, only abont & hundre: followers remaining with him, Large cara vans have arrived at tho zareba, on the Tam ), snd were not molested enroute. Zeebhar Pasha has been landed at Gibralter, THE CHINESE FLOTILLA Hoxa Koxa, March 80, - An auxiliary vol- unteer torpedo flotilla has been organized here. Sixty steam launches, all ready for service, will compose the flotilla, The Ohinese fov- ernment has given I Hung Chang power to negotinte witn Japan and setilo the question in disputa regarding Corea. A GERMAN HINT. Sr. PETRRSBURG, March 30.—The German Gzette thioks the dispute between England and Ruisia of too trival a nature to fight 0n More Peaceful Tefifls Than at Any Time Preyious. The Chinese Flotilla—Afairs in the Soudsn — The British Navy. UNHAPPY FRANCE, WAR WITH CHINA. Loxpox, March 80,—A Paris dispatch to the Exchange telegraph company states that war with China will be officislly declared to- 3 3 day. ity thousand reinforcements will bo [ §00%s: The Gazette says,it s difficult to o forwarded and the army ordired to march to | that of the Soudun disaster can assume snch a Pekin, Itis expected Admiral Courbet will | warlike attitude toward a powerful military bombard C'anton, The state, Fench killed and wounded infhe fight at Lengson was twelve hundred. Some papers favor impeaching the ministry, RXCITEMENT IN PARIS, Pars, March 30.—The excitement over the French defeat at Langson is intense, The feeling against the government is 80 strong that an outbresk isfeared, It is reported that France officially declared war, Thie, with the fear of a serions riot, and the down- fall of the ministry, caused o panicon the bourse All radical newspapers request the impeachment of the ministers. Rochefort de- mands the head of the Kreuch premier, Ferry, for any blunders in Touquin. General Negrier, wounded in, Friday’s engagement, will bo promoted to general of division. News- papera gonerally urge the country to act with energy and coolnore; thatat such a crisis party feelings and prejudices should sink into insiguificance. Thero should bo unanimity of sentiment in demanding that & general na- tional effort be put forth to relieve the army in Tonquin, _Orders were iseued directing im- A PRACEFUL RRPLY, The Journal de St. Petersburg believes the reply of the Russian minister of foreign afieirs will . bave & concilitery effect and that u.s Marquis of Hartington, expeoting this, postponed the debate on the queen's measage calling out the reservee, THE BRITISH NAVY, TLoxpox, March 80 —The British govern- ment has chartered the now Cuuard steamer, Ftruuis, and steamers Oregon and Alaska, for mervice as armed ccuiser transports. They will be fitted with ten guns each, The ad- miralty has ordersd the men of war Iron Duke, Hotspur, Hocats, Couquest and Hya- cinth to be prepared for service. Ic is pre- sumed they go to the Baltic.; In the commons Hartington stated it was prejudicial to public interests to explain the negotiations with Russia, The latest from St. Petersburg strengthens tho hopaof a satis factory solution of the difficulties, Concern- ing the militacy: preparations, Hartiugton said, England was undsr certain obligations to the Ameer of Afghanistan and the govern- ment thought it advisable to render ourselves bellion inthe Northwest and furnishing rebels with arms, He sald he conld not control hicself at the publication of such an infa- mous slander by a newspaper supposed to be respec‘able and to reflect the of the ministerial _party, It wa foul calunny against as legal a party of men a8 were to be f und anywhere, —— Sir John Macdouald said the newspaper published its own seatiment, Ho fully sym- pll.hlzsd with Blake in the indigaation ex- pressed, _ Blako asked the government if any farthe mlo{mlflon had been received from the northe wos! Sir John said nothing had been received beyond the confirmation of the news com municated on Fri night, Fort Carl had been abandoned and burned, Oaron, minister of militia, sald the only_ additional force that could be called out. in Ontario and Quebec wos the 35th batallion, under com mand of Lisut, Col, O'Brien, M, P., with Lieut, Col, Tyrwlitt, M. P., major, e —— PREACHERS AND PUGILISTS. YHR PHILADRLPHIA FOLKS TO MATCH THEM, PHILAURLPHIA, Pa,, March 30.—At o Methodist preachers’ meeting to-day a resolu- tion was adopted condemnivg prize figh and prize fighters in goneral, The resolution aleo called attention to the coming match be- tween Sullivan and MeCaffery, and a com. mittee was apponted to prasent resolutio to the mayor and to urge him to do all in his power to atop the fight, ‘The committee called upon the mayor, who eaid: “Gentlemen, there's no_law_which would prevent this match from coming off, These men will merely spar for scientifip points, and I cau assure yon it will be no slugging match. Its au open question just uow 88 to what we shall do, I am now writing to the city solicitor to obtain his view on the eubject.” “You know what sparring is, Mr, Mayor,” said Rav. Mr, Finley, “‘and t.is tight will be nothing but an out aud ot slugging match as 3000 16" e ‘' You are mistaken, sir,” responded Mayor, “They will spar for points, When they came here the only _stipulation we made with them was that it should not be Dressed Beof and Shipping Cattle Deoline 15 and 25¢, Tho Hog Market Slow ani Priges Strong. Provisions Were Again Dull But Steady~The Hog Product Quiet and Fluctuating. ' CHIOCAGO MARKETS. Special Telegram to THr Brx, Cittoaco, March 30,—To-day’s markets were wild and unsottlsd early in the day, but roon settled down to a basis on which trsdes were possible, and after the first half hour ran along with comparative smoothness, t the tone could not be called better shan heavy and dull the better part of theday, A fair speculative business was done in leading . grains and provisions, N WHEAT opened excited and quits panicky, with tran- sactionsin different parts of the pit all the way from 8lc to 81jc, and quickly broke off to 80} under pressure to sell. There wi outire abzence of war naws, ticular in sight to affect prices. d dime in elearly long, but with liberal o on both sides, which'could not ba executed at anything near the limit owing to the decided! unsettled conditions provailing, Late was _cousiderable buying agaiust puts, but tho general tenor of ‘the market was one of - } \ » heavinoss. - La CORN N, A\l opened a little easier under unusually hea) reccipts and dropped in sympathy Wi wheat, The whole trade was™ dull and aboot featureless, with narrow finotuations in future delivery, At 1 o'clock the market was. steady at about outside prices. : like » alugging matoh,” SpE I mediate mobiization of all four battalions of iufaniry, Thegovernment decided to ask for volunteers f; 1 oach regimeut and call for 5,000 marine conscripts. arosa. Russian securities are much THE BRITISH NAVY, stronger. able to fultill the obligations if the occasion | Y 0 continue quiet and fnactive on' a basis of Rents have fullen to 7,690 on reports that there will be a popular dsmonstration outside of the chamber of deputies. Fears are enter- tained of a serious disturbance, REINFORCRMENTS TO TSR FRONT., TLoxpox, March 30, At.. irom Paris says President Grovy presides st the council of ministers to.day, He insited on imme- diate action being taken for j» surpt and vig- orous prosecution of war. wit hina, The cabiuet decided to mobjlize two divisions of troops_to be commanded by four origadier generdls for immediate service in Tonquin, uls) to send ten thousand men to reinforce Admiral Courbet, OPENING THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, LoxnoN, March, 30,—A sjecial from Paris gives the following account of the opening scenes of themeeting of the ch‘lmbnr of deputies trday. Long before the hour for convening of the chamber the streets in the vicinity were blocked with crowds of excited men. It soon became evident that trouble was brewing for the government. A strong force of military was on_hand to vent a riot and preserve order in the cl Notwithstandin Porrsyouvrs, Eag., March 30.—The Bau- haut is ordered to be ready to sail at ment’s motice. Twenty-five gnuboa thirty-six torpedo boats are ready for crews. FOREIGN FLASHES, COLLISION OF STRAMERS. ¥ia1, March 80,--The British steamer from Liverpool collided with and sunk Orext a Chinese steamer, Seventy persons were drowned. QUAKING SPAIN, MADRID, March 30.—An earthquake in Granada and Malaga did great damage, Sey- eral house: tumbled down and many people were injured, THE MAHDI'S RIVAL. LoxnoN, Maich 30. - A dispatch from Don- Rola states hundreds of disaffected Arabs are Hocking to the standard of the rival of the mahdi. Suagni, March 80, —It isnot expected that there will be any kevere fighting in the attack on ‘aman Fach man will carry seventy rounds of anunition, and one hundred and forty rounds will bo carried for each gun, The force will advance in three brigades, o — ‘Winnipeg War Sr. Pavr, March 32,—Dispatches from Winnlpeg says a special Battleford dispatch just received, says that all the [ndians in this district gathered at Poundmakers reserve on Saturday, they are now about five hundred strong, and cncamped a mile out of town, threatening to take the barracks and all eet: tlers and their fumilies in the barracks, Every man is enrolled for service. The Indians threaten to burn the town, they are expected to come to-day to a pow-wow with the agent, which may be made within the last day or two. Sr. PavL, March Winnepeg special #pecials just received eays the Indiars are on L}m warpath and the setlers are preparing for an attack. The Indians held a pow wow yesterday from which the government inter- preter was excludes X policy at_this post. with people, who plaiul the French defeat at Langson, by keeping up 8 noixy discussion and hurlig denunciatory epethets at various members of the cabinet and their supporters as theyentered the cham- ber, When Jules Forry, the premier, arose nnounce the decision of the cabinet coun- is morning ho waa loudly hixsed by the galleries, He barely finished the declaration when a number of deputies of the right sprang to their feet yelling ‘‘down -with the wretoh,” while above the din could be heard voice of Clemerce, as he fairiy soreamed, ‘Traitors.” 1t waa soms time before grder was restored and had it not been for the presenco of the troops, thero s hardly auy doubt but violence would have been done, Duriog the scone in the chamber the crowd outsids became a howling mob, and made atton pts to pass the guard et in-ide the building, byl wer y the determined attitude of the military. Paris, March -0,—As the excitement caus- ed by the French defeat at Langson ?runn. Kentes ut ouce re-ponded o shelpopular feeling soon after opening the hous they hud fallen from 80 francs and 12} centines the closing price of Satu; t0 78 frijes 20 centimes, Shortly before 8” another eharp drained the i lling to 7o francs 90 centimes. Thi was due to rumors of popular mani- festations being made outside the chamber of deputies, Stocks dechned more or less in sympsthy with the downwaid movement of Rentes, Radical Totransiegant Rocheforts paper de- mands Ferry's head for the blunders which have cost the ¥rench the loss of s0 many lives in Tonquin, ¥ _ Panis, March 30,—A¢ the cpening session in the chamber of deputies afternoon, Prime Minister Ferry presented a request for a credit of 8401\000,000 on acconnt of military operations in Zhiua, Ferry at once moved for the appointment « f a committee to examine and report upon the credit, and he demanded that the moticn be given priorority. The mo- tion was rejected by a vote of 308 to 161, Ferry immediately announced his reslgua. tion and of the eutire minority, President eovy accepted the resignation of the minis- try. i is generally expected that Do Frieycenet, at presint senator, or Mibart, the great French ‘uriul od now meinber of the cham- ber of deputies will be called upon to form & new munistry. 115 also_believed that Wad- denaton, the present French swml d will be terdered the of of ministry foreign_affairs in place of Ferry, and_that Leon Say, the great political economist, asked to ncuott_ the post of winister of finance i n the new cal urrounded the chamber of Th're are only The settlers have plied to the government for ammunition aud reinforcemints, St Pavr, March 30.—A Quappelle dis- satch says it is reported that wbe Indians of ‘Yile Hill reserve, 300 in number, have rien and killed Michuel, the ivstructor, Three companies of rifles and a detachment of & bat- tery with one gun, left this morning for Fort Quappelle. A general advance will not bs ordered till the troops arrive from the east. CANADIAN TROOPS ENROUT! TonoNto, March 30,—(ireat excitement prevails here; orders haye been given for the troops to parade at 10 o'clock in heavy wa:ch- ing order, Great and excited thronga of peo- ple crowded every street through which the troops were to rade, When the troops ‘marched out from the drill shed ringiog cheers went up from the crowd tand the wildest excitement prevailed. About 10 000 people assembled at the Union station where the troops were to take the train, As the train left the depot, cheers were given by the crowd und were responded to by the troope, The contingent comprises 500 men from the Queen’s own and the grenadiers, and 80 from the infantry school corps. HayiuroN, Oot, March 80,—Two com- panies of the thirteenth battalion are ordered tobe in readiness to proceed to the north west. Orrawa March 20.-All is bustle and excitement in the militia department to-d.y preparing for the dispatch of the various corps to the northwest. The sharpshooters organized by Uapt. Todd of the governor. reueral’s fool guards met this morning at the hie hall, but owing to the lack of means of wransportation the compacy will not leave until Wednesday The rebellion started b, greater dimensious by aus in sympathy. News Filo e Large crowd: deputies a'l this afternoom, but at six no hostiln demountration was mads, A Paris correspondent of the Times suys much agitation is caused by the newa from Tonquin. The Algerian troops are ordered to Tonquin, Prior to the vote oo the motion to appoin & committee on credit, Ferry read yesterday's dlu'rnchu regardiog the Langeon affair. He added that the retreat of the French had been effected in perfect order, ‘1he troops found thomselves confronted by & Chinese force whose numbers it been imposaible to fore- see. French genarals had_ been obiiged o re-enter the Red River deita sud maintan the defensive, The measures have vlready heen taken to reinforce the French troons at Tonquin would -& rmmn. ?flk' necessary to a on cl or the honor o!d~ R Hetludxo::ro o it of X 000, an pro- this oredit from the iel hax gained i of the Indi. wes from Quap: day that the Indians on_ reserves on s had risen in arme 1 killed the farm instructor stationed there. There are four bands of In ians there numbering in all about @600, Thre compani s of riflus snd portions of a field baltery went frum Quappelle station, to Kort Quappells, Ad- vices have been recelved from there, The Free Presn received the following from Bat. tleford: ““We arein imminent danger from the} Indians in this vicinity., Clief Pounc. maker has gone into open rebellion, and put the instructor and agent st defiance. The Indians have left other reserves, and are concentsating 1n large numbers about Battleford. ~ It 1s estimated that there are at least 0500 Indians more comir g there in a short time. weral of 1 thcm‘I:Ave come into town "i'fn:“fl.‘?""." burp it aud take possession of T nfl sad l(? All the women snd children have be ioto the barracks which be ready to votedare beimg put im She best porsible condition aud demanded Ribot declared they ? - | 7d, againat 57 243 quarters at 38s 1d the cor- ) queried Mr, Finley, PROVISIONS h y *“Ihere was no reason for that,"answered the | were again somewhat unsettled, 0{7 ing b ¥ shaxply and lower by reason. of rdo T and the huv{ market at the yards and 2, o Mayor, *'I was talking with ap offictal over there the other day, and ho told me there was sympathetic feeling with grains. Free ings soon aftar the opening broke pork o 10 necessity for such action. Theso peoplo will merely come ogothee and spar before who _ scores | @20c, but later sallers drow off and a reo of 10c followed. Other hog product a crowd, and the man the most points will be declared the victor, You will find these matches held in quiet and fluctuated but slightly, In a eral way trace in provisions way du market closed steady. \ eyery gymnasium and in eome theaters in the city. As the law ‘thrment 1 don’t 8 exhibitinn, %' You CATTLE « There was a fair demand for the few londs 1 have x wer Lo stop kidow, Mr. Muayor, that this is intended to be of big, heavy steera oa sale, and they sold equally as well at the close of lust™ week, a pugilistic exhibition, and yet you call it a sparring match. Its to be a cont<at for money, two men will get up and fight'ike blook-hounds pounding each other brutally, aud you say you have no power to stop them.” Gentle- men, if I attempted to please everybody in this municipality I would succeed in pleasing 10 ¢ne at all, and most certuinly not mywelf. I assure you, however, that T will do every- thing I can to preserve the public peace, The clergymen withdrew seemingly not very well Fatisfied. mannly at §6 80@5 924, the average run of shippir g and dressod becf stoers woro slow avd " coneiderably lower than on Saturday, some salesmen quoting a dechno of 15@25c, The prime causo of weakness iu the above w. that the dressed beef operators had large con- signments of their own dressed from Kunsay City, Butcher's stock in active demand and firm. Ganing stock aleo n good demnal snd Old cows and other low stock making _ high prices. in good demaud and . firm, stockers and feeders in_fair supply and_firm, with the bulk of the sales to yard speculator’s represontatives, Tho salo was 166, Sale of Michigan 2-year.old, averagivg_around abont 830 lbs,, at {4 000 to 1,200 lbs,, $4 25@ 4 90; 1,200 £0 1,35 Ibs , 85 00@5 35: 1,850 to 1,600 1 85 50@hH 924; canners common, $2 00@ 3 25; good, $3 30@4 25; stockers and feedera 10c lower at $3 50@4 65, SPOKTING, Sr. Lows, March 80.—J, A. St. John, chief representative of acquatic sports in this city, challeoges Beach, who defeated Hanlan in Australia on_ Saturday, to row Jake Gaudaur of this city for $5,000 » side and the championship_of the world, the race to take place in the United States and St. John to allow Beach $5,000 for expenses, LoNboN, March 30.—A. cablegram. Sidney states that Beach, who defeated lan, I8 going to England at once. returns to America in a fow days, h will consider the challenges from Ross and other American oarsmen, New Yok, March 30.—Jack Willlams and James Neison, both of Brooklyn, fought thirty three-minuts rounds, aear Long Island City this morning_ Nelson broke both his thumbs and the $250 stgkes were awarded to Williams. —— THE BRITISH GRAIN TRADE, Loxnox, March 30.—The Mark Lane | press review of the British grain trade the past weck: Fino weather brought the spring sowing nearly toa close. Sales of English wheat during the weok, 52,062 quarters at 32 HOG8, This market was rather slow and prices strong and 5c lower all round, closing weak with a large number left over Common rough packers may be quoted at $1 30@4 40; fair to good, $4 LO@4 G0 and best heavy at $4 65@4 70, one lot brought $1 75; pnuldng and ehipping, $2 60@1 70; light, 190 to 21 1bs., 84 30, e —— “HONEST JIM," OF MILWAUKEB HE TUINS OUT TO BE AN EMBEZZLER AND HAY LEPFT THE COUNTEY, Special telegram to the Bik. MiLwavkkR, March 30.— There were decids edly eensational developments in the bond stealing case, which was mado public last Saturday, 1t is now alleged that Comptroller James 5, White stolo $8,000 of the city bonds that ave known and porsibly more, and drew 7,600 out of a Chicago bank on them, It is d he han fled to Chicago, and_ officers are oarching for him. Other crookedness irf con- nection with White's administration of two estatos in probate are made public, and it looks as if his stealings aud embezzlements will amount to $50,000 or $60,000, White was city comptroller for eight years, and was known to Milwaukee as ‘“‘Honest Jim.” 1t is supposed he lost the money in wheat speculatious, e —— Printing Office Barned. 5 CHI0AGO, March 80,—The four-story brigh = building on Monroe street, occupied by the National Printing Co.. and Bradner, Smith & Co,, burned this moruing, Loss of the Na- tlonal Printing Co., $160,000; insured forr $114,000; Bradner Smith & Co.'s loss is $140, 000, fully covered by insurance. The presi dent «fthe National Printing Co, is Charles R, McConnel), the well-known theatrical mansger, His compawy and the firm Hrod- ner cwith & Co, burned out in & similar man- wer about a year ago, Braduer, Smith & Co, now estimate that their losses will reach $200 000, their eotere ck having been ruived, They carried an urauce to the extent of $125,000, The building was owned by the Crozier catats of Philadciphia aud is damaged to the extert of 0,000, The total lots will reach fully §70, respondivg week last yen:, Foreign wheat recovered from the depresrion off coast. nesn confined to sale of one cargo O, 3% 44d, and one cargo California at 35s 3d. Nine cargoes arrived, two cargoes withdrawn and ten remained, There are due twenty to twenty-five cargocs, mostly California, Th market to day isunexcited. Flour steady and 6d dexrer, Maize and oats, 3d dearer, Barley rm, HUNG IN EFFIGY, COLORADO FOLKS HAVE A BPREK, Special Telegram to The Bee, SteBLING. Colo,, March 30,—Senator Free. man of Greeley, and Repres ive Mclee of Evans, whe were instrumental in defeating the paseage of the 1lifi county bill, were hung in effigy to ropes stretched across the main street of Sterling on Saturday night, where they bung swinging in the breeze for forty-eight hours, in full view of the passing trains of the Union Pacific railroad, To- night they were cut down and burned to ashes amid the beaiiog of drums, blowing of horng and other boistrous demonstrations of the lurge crowds assembled, —e— RAILROAD RACKET. CHICAGO, March 80,—Passerger agents of roade ruoning esst from Chicago wet here to- day, and protested against the fact that rates from Kansas City to New York were five dol- H lars lower via St. Louis than via Ubicsgo, It €00, was decided to request the St. Lows roads to raise the rate to an equality with the rate via Chicago, and that if this is not done within a week, the Chicago roads would lower their rates aud snd _charge s pro rate reduction to their Kausas City connectious. e — Itespite Wanted, Avgusta, Me,, March 50, he governor called & epe ression of the council for Wedoesdsy, to conslder the question of a reprieve for a short time of the Itallans Dun- tore and Capore, sentesced to be hapged April 84, The sction is in deterence to the shes of Bithop Healy snd others who re- gu-ned the governor not to allow the mur- erers to be banged on (iood Friday. a uk-tln'— e — The Missouri Breaking Up, Biswank, March 30,—The Mi-sonri broke the ice dead-lock at Yates to-day. No Bigny of & break up here, No danger of an over P . undknuvlghfl;n 'tlrl up in & week or ten days, the ice fa rapidly Totting T L ST AR in Lako Papin, Ohinese Merc ave a Chance, 8N Francisco, March 30, —Jud ge Sawyex in the United States circuit court today de- clded thata Chinere morcant resident of this country could depart from it aud enter again without belng subjected to the conditions im posed by rection G of the Chinese amended rostriction act, ink Big tiariea, CLevELAND, March 80.—Sylvester J, O borue, the skatiog professor, who eloped with Rebeccs Kearslor , the Bucyrus heiress some time a0 was sentenced in Upper Sandusky tod.y tothree years in the penitentiary for bigatiy. He plead pailty, " s lmulklnlu BrrikarieLn, 11, March 50, -In joing - sembly seven senators aud thirty.two > g:'.lumw-l:i m&ufl on the vote for Usited # senator, Biates o orrison received four vobes,