Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 1, 1885, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB.; WEDNZSDAY MURNING, APRIL 1, 1885, ith the File Hill Indians | the Chiness Invasion and intvigues at Hue, menton wite fe cuband | Ti rnoroskn Nw FRENCH MINISTAY. wed to join the re.| Do Freycint is trying to form a ministry to Tt esoaped. Ho | represent the democratic and republican ‘armod men, 1n. | inions and the republican left. The following fight. Gen, | osbivet Ia proposed: Do Kreyeint, minister Weod States | Of foreign affaice; Rouvier, finance ) Indians | ¥ u:l puller, publicinstructi jos Gen, Billet, war; Ad crossing the boundary. quiberri, marine, The war depa CANADA ON THR ALERT POR A FENIAN MAID. | tinues preparations to hasten the departure of MoxTagaL, March 81.—Rumors that fem.n [ troops to Tonquin, Ten thousand men and influences are at work in the northwest are ' four batterles of artillery leave Marseilles apparently credited by the government, as ot Saturday. All the available transports wpecial instryctions have been issued to the + Bordeau Havre, and Marseilles commanders of the frontier corps to prepare | are cha rtered by the government. The first for service, A mpecial agent of the govern- reinforcv ment is timed to reach Hanol on ment, who was all through the last fenian [ May 12, When the rainy season, which com- raid, has returned from a tour of inspection | mences abow't April 20 will be at itsheight, it along the frontier and reports an unusual | is hoped the » ains will assist_Gen DeLisle in number of suspicious lookiog fellows at St. | hisdefense and permit the French gunbonts Albans, Ft, Covington, Platsburg and other [to penetrate the canals of the Delts, The laces, He anticipates trouble and has noti. | French troops in Formosa willl evacuate the od the government. The milltia aa a general [ lsland_and go to Hanol, Advices from rule are not by any means in an efficient state, | Kelung say the Chineso have completed the and Incks every roquisite for force in the field, | destruction of the coal mines near that place, AYGIERMENT £ B DOMIRION, having exploded the galleries with§ dynamite and flooded the mine, Orrawa, March 81,—The excitement over :he “"h&-fihdim{;‘”m' e(t;nfiéma:. I‘Trlll:l! ot o tib el e ANOTHRR PROPHET IN THE FIRLD, organized from the various corps in this city, . maot at tho drill hall to make preparations for [ DoNGoLa, March 3L—The rival of EI Germany Still Annexing Territory— lnvlnf E'M the front, Shortly after noon [ Mahdi is named K1 Makki. The number of o Pi ce Bismarck's 70th Birth- they left’by the Onnada Pacific railroad. | hig adherents is incressing, He has occupied They were escorted to the station by a large X by b day Anniversary, number of citizens. The only news received | lobeld. The followers of EI Mahdi are here from the west this morning was that |alarmed. Gen. Wolseley expects to reach foary wers entartained in ‘\hVInnipqz_ that there | Gairo April 13th. X 3 wo rouble over the meeting of the 3 TAE AFGHAN TROUBLE, farmers' union. They igtond to increase the [ Lt THE BLUFF S8UCCRSSKUL. mounted _police by 300 When, making their | SUAKIM, March 31 —Messengers from LoNDoN, March 3L—Tho belief bacomes | number S00, (il UL S g dis it s L A here making torms, An answer will be sent genoral that the Russo-Afghan question will .,.35??:‘1‘.‘,:‘.'..5’2,';1 whéner;:z 3;34‘1—.11‘::“-33:;- to-motrow. o be amicably adjusted within a fow daye. ged as In the pust few days. The 65th bat- At the stock exchange the feeling is strong- | talion, three hundred strong, drilled at the Iy manifested by an advance in consuls of |old city hall allthe morning.” From them the 11-16 of one per cent, and the rest of the list | #urgeons selected two hundred and fifty men showed improvemont, It is roported Russian | {3t the front. [Tho corpe was addrewed by troops are being massed at Terusi TAshav, | Col, Onimet and other oficers 1ikve groat near Penjah, trouble in securing chargers for the campaign. UBEaY in FHR AT, Assigtant Goneral Shuughncasy, of tho Can | Arabaof the Hasanyah tribe n Hannak The Tel s Berlin ndent says | "dien Pacific railroad, saye: “The gap on{mountains, at a point 16 miles mouth of e Telegraph's Berlin correspo 8 | tho Lake Superior section will be compled on | Merawe. 'The Hassanyahs made the attack, Turkey rejected the Russian overtures for an | the 10th of April. Between Monday and | and wore repulsed with a loss of 20 killed and alliance, and refused to pledge to remain neu- | Tuesday of last week twelve and a halt' miles | 6 prisoners. The Merawe troops suffered no tral in event of war. ware completed, loss, MONTREAL TROOPS FOR WINNIPEG, The Vienna Tugblatt says the Russian gov- | oot D™ 00" oy oV sty it ernment bought the vessels Furope and Asia | pattalion of mounted Royal rifles leave for from an American firm. the northwest to-morrow.” They number 260 THB BOUNDARY LINE, ) | picked {xmbo: ment is interpretoed to mean that the course Baron De Steaal, Russian embassador, will QUEBEC TROOPS FOR THE NORTHWEST, of the expedition may be elsewhere than the havea conference to-day. De Guers accepts | Quepke, March 3l.—Peremptory orders [ Red Ses, should occasion demand. Orders Earl Granville's suggestion that the bounda- | were received to-day calling out the Ninth |[have been received at Malta to at once pre- ry commission limit its wark within the speci- | battalion and the cavalry school. The former | pare for commission the British war vessels fied zone to include Nihelsoneni, Chaman and | goey to the front immedintely. They number | Thunderer, Orion, Dee and Don, 0 Ponjdeh on the south. De Giers states the | 35 and will be commanded by Col. Amoyt, OBMAN DIGNA ABANDONS TAMAL commissionera will be ready to meet Sir Peter | M.’ P, In the evont of the cavalry schoo =T Tumsden in Apnl. leaving the Eighth battalicn will be utilized | | LONDON, March S11 ;,g‘;;u?"’;‘;',‘;‘“i‘(:,’; LI ORI L for garrison duty. ton announced that Osman Digna had aban- LoNDON, March 31, —Sir Stafford North- NEWS FROM THE NORTHWEST FAVORABLE, doned Tsmai, cote, in the houso of commons this afternoon, | (rpawa, March 31.—In the house of com. | ,, A dispatch received this afternoon confirms saked the government if anything further |mons to-day Sir John MacDonald stated that "'g Npg:zth-:‘zlm Bmm "Id“';”i;{ '-!“;‘; bad been recsived from Rusmin concerning | the news from the northwest were favorable, | Outiposts £0 within eighteon miles of Penjde K i h 22d. the Afghan negotiations. ‘Crawfoot, chief of the Blackfeet, has given | on March 2 The Marquis of Hartington replied by re- sssurances that his tribe will be loyal under all circumstances. It was also hoped the fusing togive and explaining the reasons mfic}mp:t': B-gtlulnrfddwill he.uvsn&l b efore the orders of day were called, the e e e e phnis ot | minister of militia io anawer to Black, ' cone not iispired by any wish to evade diecussion, | firmed the statement in the Times, that am. whet ho statedt that 'the povernment deproet, | munition for use of tho Canadian troops in ated in the strongest terms, all_attempta to | the northwest, bad beon forwarded by Awer. | tarritory of Logos. Poducs the miinisters to. enter into any de- | ican railway companies to Emerson, and said R CRlIBANES (et A} e pssatat tibos the thanks of the government had 'been for- 7R BOULLING MATO 5 warded to the managers of the ralway com- | between Bubear and Godwin to-day, from BOYAL RECEPTION T0 THE AMRER OF AFGHAN-|panieq for their promptness. The troops are | Putney to Mort Lake, was won by Godwin, TN, being_conveyed over the Canadian Pacific | The stake was £200, RAWAL PrNot, March 81.—Abdursahaman, | Failway at the rate of two opooial trains —— the Ameer of Afghanistan, arrived here and | daily. ROMANTIO MARRIAGE. e Tmstiad i‘-,ha :e-il':y l:fl:itm by Esil;f" 1;- APTER THEIR EUROPEAN TOUR THEY GET MAR- tchison, lieutenant governor ol njah, BIED IN JAIL, with the most imposing military demonstra- Specihl telegram to T B, tion am: sscorted whfl_le flolvxe:l:lur'l ¥ :;.idan?a the entire rou “ing lined with massed | - CRicAGO, March 31,—The Evening Mail i ng tel from the Indi; t at Battle- d 8 troops. The weather being ralny somewhat | o SR C Ko ieg are up in. arms snd on | publishea the following: It is on record that their way in, All Indiaus are rising. Payne | ;men will do almost anything to get a little marred the pageant. At the governors residence the Ameer was welcomed by Earl e » h | and Applegarth, the Indian farmer instrict: | yyoney when they are pinched, but the most Dufferin, ~The Ameer evidently was much |8 impressed by ¢tho grandeur of the reception | ®%ihy Vi jlight bulletin issued only a short | novel tranmaction in that line ocourred in LospoN, March 31,—Advices from New |time ago is as follows: Gen. Grant has|Judge Rogers court to-day. Abouttwo years Zealand state that the government is actively | been sleeping nearly all the time eince 9|45, Albert C. Scott, of New York city, came wolock, bo has just taken mourlshment and |60 mH T e G R TAT St sppours tobe easy. His pulso s the same | g oiionof ourth avenus, aud became' an placing tho colony in o oroper siate of de- ense, Heavy guns are mounted and torpe. ¢ audlbisbaathiogiffceition dissess: habitus of Mollie Fitch's ‘place at No. 114 Miss Aunette Barnett, one of ‘the star does are Iaid at Mosquito, and & fleot of tor- pedo boata are being organized. boarders” thore, becama his afnity, and after & eason of dalliance the pair left for Europs to Reported trouble » is Incorrect. The Ea. trouble in feared there, Clark’s Croseing, who ret. bellion, was made prisoner, . sayn Reil has a thousand well clnding some Indians and mean Terry, in command of the Ov troops in the northwest, rrports m. THE BLAST OF WA “A Grist of News from Onr Warlike Neighbors, The Ameer of Afghanistan Roy- ally Received in India. Canada on the Alert for A Fenian Raid. The French Government Vote Mon and Money for Tonquin. Canadian Troops Rushing out to The Northwest. THE SOUDAN WAR, OSMAN'S PRANKS, Tt ig reported that Osman Digna evacuated Tami as weil as Hashosn. A body of Britieh cavalrymen have boen dispatched to ascertain if the roport is true, THE MUDIR 18 OUT. The troops commanded by the Mudir of Dongala had sn engagement with_hostile THR POURTH ITALIAN RXPEDITION to the Red Sen is gotting ready for departure from Rome aa rapidly na possible. It will b prepared for any emergency. The announce- FOREIGN EVENTS, GERMANY STILL ANNEXING TERBITORY. TLonpox, March 31— Advices received from Madeira state that it is reported that Ger- many haa made farther annexations along the west const of Africa and within the British THE INDIANB BISING, Orrawa, April 1.—At midnight in the heuse of commons the minister of public ‘works announced the reception of the follow- THE FRENCH IN CHINA. A CUTTING SPEECH, Paris, March 31,—In the chambers yester- day, Clemenceau said the members of the cabinet were not ministers, but culprits, who T'his speoch Hartington, when refusing in the commons to-day togive any information regarding the relations with Russia, eaid the governor el ey e ood deemed this attitude necessary because both the greater part of ths ten thousand matters of fact and policy which formed the dollars, Xenophon's retreat of subject of discussion between Eogland and ten thousand was not & circumstan steady depurtureof those ducats, They man- aged to get back to Chicago, however, Not Russia, were objecta concerning which the I strongest and most senaltive foelings existed | ought to be dealt with by law. long ago Scott waa indicted for embezzlin 0 from the two firms of Wilson Bros. an i:‘l‘: Engl:_nd;é{u-_-l_: and India, « In t;znd t0 | was loudly applauded. 6 continued military preparations the mar- H ; quis stated that thoss wero not being madoss | OWiog t0 lack of transports, considerable | FEL Bom o> twg (et of WikeR Soons and a menace to Russia nor even to influence the | delay will occur befora the necessary rein- ikl oasemaritobobaatAthls aftar pending negotiations, forcements tor Tonquin will be forwarded. | yoon, Money waa necessary to pay his attor— meht ook tho Boiion, that aeticlen.could b TEEISTEOATION SNCHANAKD: |, ;2| sey ivicen sudiont1aftho ccare; TAZ ant Goclared contraband of war by a nation en| LONDON, March 32.—The Paris correspond- cticotaiiad Itk blinlelleqacy/iol 180,000, goged in warlike oporations against another | ent of the Times saya It is imponsible or D MR Oh D ety e power, in the absence of a declaration of war. | F'reycenet to think of a French advance to | dingl: license was procured . Fitzmaurice, under foreign secrotary, speak- | Pekin, The arsenals are empty and the state Allrary: tt, late of New \purk, but now ing for the government, replied, ‘‘Yes. of the cmlntr{ unfavorable for such resolu- | of the county jail, linked his fortunes with BRITISH PROTKCTORATE, tion. He will only be permitttd to send 50,- | those of Misa Annette Barnette, 114 Fourth Zarl G » sub-. | do e, only ol a8 | was too full of emotion to do more than no sndor has mparied t ot Granwill thewub. | opertur Korey. "Tho altuation remain | s hekd, wher Jga 1110,;.",. “fk:dhlfmf ifane the Afghan frontier. The government with- | unchavged. 71 nese. have captured all | would be the true, loving, fmthful an Balds 1formation 0 this subject from parlia- | their lost positions in the vicinity of Lavgson. | obedient wite. After s brief ceremony the ?unt until the fprillm‘ ifih"&m""m“ THE DEPUTIES VOTE THE VIRST INSTALLMENT. | groom ]hlfldmhe b‘r\d?nputu b?’ud box ng or & mooting of the joint boundary commis-| Pamis, March 3.—The chamber of depu- | ¥bich lay a bouquet of orange flowers an sion. . tles unanimonaly vered tho first Installment | Ullies, Which “she smelled, and, smiling It is roported that Dufferin, viceroy of Ta- | amountiug to $10,000,000 of the Tonquin | t2rough her tears, said were lovely. dis, is negotiating with the Ameer of Af-|credit of the $40,000,000, asked by Ferry yes- R g{hm, stan for & formal treaty, recogaizing the ma? before the resignation of his cabinet. The Barrios' Revoluation, .n{-ll'; pw‘:ct-g-u,r::lr llfluh-uu:an unlnl The deputies voted to reserve action on the | PaNAMA, viA GALVESTON, March 31,—The .lr:'"‘i:k > u‘:'. *;fl.v;l “m:: ""‘}:’f:p:w;::. z; nhmumng 83,0.!000000-:“-1 the formation of | Star and Herald bulletina eays the steamer transports and tho despatoh of relaforoementa | ¢ " I Colon was seized to-day at Aspinwall by the to Indin argbeing carried out. h revolutionists, who demanded delivery of a Cargo, March 81.—The Mudir of Dongols, Panis, March 81, —The government re-| . . : At Ml O o Mudic of Dongola: | seivod a dispatoh_from Do LAle, commander | thipment of arms on board for the revolution, to Cairo to discuss the present situation of of the French forces at Tonquin, He entreats | The agent refused to deliver, Connor, local Soudan with Ecglish and Egyptian officials, the war office to send him reinforcements im- | superintendent of the Pacific Mail company, AUkoiA' mauy A ARaOTR N Rediaely, was first arrested, and later the captain and h‘;)‘::hl‘l:fl( H A‘LA:MIKH FOR THEIR ARMY, purser of the steamer pli under arrest on rm i folt over the fact that nofy,urg, Subsequently Capt. Dow, general afent, of the Pacifio Mail company; Ar. right, United States consul, and a lieuten- THE NEW MINISTRY, ant of the American man-of-war Galena were Loxpox, March 3L.—A dispatch from Parls | srrested and marched cff to the cuartel. says that DeFreycenst, who has undertaken | They were released at 6 o'clock on_ condition tho ta k is coniident bo will aue.ced in-form- | that tho arma should e dalivered, and tho ing & new ministry, livery is going on. The Ameri d Eno- M Thio dispatch adds that tho general bellet in | ish viat vhie s Bothums o protost, foreign Aria 1 thint Geaaral Billot will ba. the. now | saterests bensuse th luti hief d Alll;:mfl minister of war, Rouvier the new ministar of | clared ho would reslst. thelr {atestorence th eighteen | finance, and Constant the new minister of the | force, The Awerlcans are indigoant at the interior, insult to the fi CONNAUGHT TO GO 10 INDIA, Itis rumored that the Anamese have risen | and property. “"1‘:(:3,:“.:; r.m:: i’lfi:’a‘i‘ifi'-fi'fi" * LoxDON, March 81— he queen has ranc. | $gainst French suthority, The Haig is at-|to attack the revolutionists, who, howover, tisned the appointment of the duka of Con. | tributed to the Freuch rererses in Tonquin, | are in strong force, and with the arms from nsught to command a division of one of the | 38d to the ntrigues of the Chinese mandarios, | the Colon probably will ba able o control "'fg:.gx':' ;.; Inl e iy REINFOROEMENTS FOR TONQUIN, zt‘cn:a in their own way and in their own in- A , March 31,—The government has | Pags, March 31.—Kight thousand m oRi }’.,"..":;":"{f"‘.‘,‘,}-"‘,"&f".".}."""" of ‘lufl-l‘a - haye been ordered to tmmediately reinforos i i oo e o o, Afgha | oot ary ip Tonqi. . faith, y giang s COLLIERS ANXIOUS TO OOMPROMISE Wasmixorox, Aprll 1—For the upper Mis. g Loxno, March 81, —The Yorkshire colliers | *188Ppi:Fair weather, slightly colder; yarlable ::!du ztl.u n;m- own:n “le sccept a5 per cent | winds, generally northerly, uction in wages to avoid a threatened gen- | For the Missourl valley: Partly cloud eral strike against & 10 per cent reduction: | weather, local raina; wartier weather ln by BEVERE VIGHTING ANTIOIPATED, worthern portion, 'l‘(h‘ changes in tempera- .a.f‘n’."i."fé‘:.."u"..." 2 Gon. G,‘mfil will be. | re lllli!lhn southern portion; winds generally "IOrTow, e expects . €0 touch the enemy 1o wo hours. maareh from by — e raiding farm houses on the way. They have | Go% MoNeill's Zercha, Notwithstanding the Departuro of War Vessels, ey R rumors that Osman Digna has ed, the| OaLiao, March S1.—The United Btates odlan Agent Rowe for a conference | war office anticipate severo fghting, steamer Shenandoab left yesterday for P but the latter will meet only the chiefs, aud on ok WEh ywlaciay tor 9 A A ) & THE FRENCH SENATE, ama. The Russian corvette Dyphit also left ground, Urees and Stovies of | Pamms, March 31.—The senate to-day ! for San Francisco to join the Russiau squad- Kaglo Hills keop aloft from the movement, |adopted the Tenquin credit of $10.000 000 | ron. Her majesty’s steamer Sophia left sud. The citizans are confident of holding out uy. | Without debate. durutcl from Hanoi to | denly, and her destiuation is unknown, she of yesterday saye: In | eveu leaving without papers. o | Ho Tompa under date 8 roenforosments arvive, AL busnes is | consequons of the troublas bn the wommissary ‘s brizade was ol to evacu- suspended. Gen. A later dispatch says the Indians ave still | ate o and rotire Thanmol and Davg- present positions are satusfactory. sncamped around the agedy. The agent is o i 1 boldiag & parley with them by e —~rp] Vi Illhlllhdl‘l-uedma wMN.oonbv.l:hddnmnn'hlhnn: Ragioa acd » peacolul settlement expected. m:m. nm:-"."f.'. um.“o.&;“m' B"flm M‘:‘m v to-dag Was "sentnnd 10 Loxroy, March 81.—The commons ad- journed this evening until April 9, NEWS FROM SIR PETER LUMSDEN, T.oxnoy, March 31 —A dispatch from Alla- habad says the correspondent with Sir Peter Lumdsen fully confirms the report of the ad- vance of Gen, Komaroff and_ Col, with their troops to Urush Tosha, wiles north of Penjdeb, The Weather, THE RIEL ROW, THE REBEL STRENGTH, St, PavL, March 81 —The Dupatch's Wia- ipeg special states nows has been received at Bradfort that the Indiaus in possession of the industrial school, came yesterday morning, Colored Kapist to Bo Hung, Nuw OnLgans, March 81,~John Baptist, MAD DEMOGRATS. More Mad Democrats in Washingfon Than Since The War Closed. Mad To Think That After Wait- ing 8o Long That The Old Party Leaders Should Be Ignored, And Men of Doubtfal Demogracy Appointed to Office. But It Paralyzes Them With A tonishment When The President Appoints A Prominest Republican to a High Position, MAD DEMOURATS, Special Telegram to THE BE. THEY ARE MAD—FIGHTING MAD. ‘WASHINGTON, March 31.—There ate more mad democrats in Washington this afternoon than at any time since the closa of the war. That their first democratic president fora quarter of a century should have signalized his arrival by ignoring the appeals of the party lenders on almost every office filled, and | and property st all hazsards, Instractions| bro appolnting men of doubtfal democracy and high tariff principles, was bad enough, but that he should deliber appoint @ - prominent with sstonishment, They are mad—fightiog mad. ‘What will be the resutt is hard to say, it will be anything but peace, Butit will be fun for the other side, A paragraph to the effect that a recent Iady visitor to the White House who was ex- pressing hor delight at the restoration of the democrats to power was stopped by one of the president’s siste: with the remark that they were republicans has had an extensive circulation. This ‘| paragraph was shown to Miss Cleveland who 18 said to have responded that their tami- ly had never been a political one. ~That their | very near the president and no doubtedly | without putting any motion, father was o minister and had mnot been in the habit of discussing politics, She had thought so little of politics as tojhave been several times puzzled when asked whether she was a democrat or republican, but she added: | nation of all the facts cormected with thw | stock yard. bill, whi “Of course I approve of my brothers ynnel- plos, and he has very strong principles,” ————— CAPITAL NOTES, MORE APPOINTMENTS, ‘WasHINGTON, March 31,—Nominations, Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipos tentaries of the United States: Wm. R. Rob- erts, New York, to Chili; Charles W. B, Buck, Kentucky, to Peru; T. Russell, Con- necticut, consul to Liverpool, England, Henry G. Pearson, postmaster, New York. Norman J. Coleman, Missouri, commia- sioner of agricult:: i John McGraw,}West Virginia, collector of nternal revenue\ for the district of West Virginia. g Henry P, Munschar, Louisiana, naval officer at New Orleans, Andrew J, Boyd, North Caroliua, collector of internal revenue Fifth district of North Carolina. After the reading of the journal the senate went into executive sesslon, The senate con- firmed 'Il‘lfioa J. Bung, postmaster at Bloom- ington, Tl ichard B, Hubbard, Texas, envoy extra- ordinary and_minister’ plenipotentiary_from the United States; M. Lane, Texas, United States consul to Hamburg, Germany, ‘WM, R, BOBERTS your power,” Secretary Bayacd telograi Oontol-General Adamson askig for additl informatton relative to the difficnlty, m(nt(ng haa beon re*uced by ninety-two men, oaumo_congress falled to make thv necessary Appropriations’ to moreass the nuantity of United Stated notes furnished to the treas- od exchanges, THE FOSTMASTER-GRNKRAL appointed.Nicholas M, Bell, of 8t Louis, superintendent of the loreign Juail bureau. Secretary Manning ng\yninu-d flugens Bleg- ging, of Baltimore, chief of the appointment division of the treasury department, TO EMBARRAS MR, BARRIOS, The President of Nicaragun in a telegram received here thin mmin# to-day with the combined forces of Nicar: and Cosba into_Honduras, his object will ba to {)mvoflt the foroes of Honduras from foining that of Barrios in San Salvador r?fl country was invaued yesterday by the atter, 3 T WoRAW, Toal Wmltnl?_d‘lco‘"eogor of internal rulvenue ful" ‘st Virginia, is a prominent lawyer o }'-rllwh:n. in '.h.t.llhte' I;E: 'h- m:{lizdodl or rhao most the entire con onal delegation of West Virginia, He I':M the first West Virginian graduste of ¥ale col- loge and a schoolmate of Senator Kenna, He is described as a brilliant young man. CHABLES W, DUOK, nominated minister to Pbru, is a lawyer of Midway Kentucky, he has never held a public office, and has not been prominent in political affaus, Ho has been for a number of yeats a close student ot Peru and its history, and is o man of excellent character and attatnments. THR ROW AT COLON, United States Consul General Adameon at Panama telegraphed the secrotary of state this morning as follows: “Preston, rebel leader, has seized the Pacific steamer at Co- lon, imprisoned the captain, purser, Consul Wright and other Americans, I urge Com- mander Kane of Galena, to rescue the sitizens desired. - Upon the receipt of tho dispatch the secre- taries of state and navy held a_consultation, Secretary Whitney then ordered by telegraph Admiral Jonett, now at New Orloan, o pro- ceed to Key Weat with the Tennessso and Swatara and await furthes instructions. An order was also sent to the commander of the Alliance now at Key West instructing him to procced at once to Aspinwall The sccretary also telegraphed Commander Kane, of the Galens, and nsked why he had not protected American citiz -ns and property i tho trouble yesterday. . He directod bim to afford all protaction poseible while the diffi- culty continues. It is understood that the matter is now under consideration ata cab- inet meoting. WasniNeToN, March 8L, —A gentleman speaking from actual knowledge, reports that the appointment of the postmaster of New York, was made after a most patient exami. charges against him, and his avswers to the same, which was yesterday submitted and read by the president, the appointment there- fore will be considered acomplete vindicatien of Pearvon, Tn answer to a* suggestion that the reap- intment of Pearson might create dissat: faction in the ranks of his party, the dentis represented as saying: ‘The oratic party is meither hypocritical, patriotic nor ungrateful. e — GEN, GRANT'S CONDITION. ANOTHER DAY OF AGONY. Nrw York, March 31.—4 @ m.—The Tribune this morning says: “‘Gen, Grant re- ceived the statement of his physicians that there were indications of speedy end without change of expression. He eaid nothing about his feelings. The family foar the worst and keep near his bedside although as much out of sight as possible. There is qrelt swelling on the side of the general’s face.” Gen, Grant, after resting under the influ- ence of anodyne till 10 o'clock, rose, and at this hour rests quietly in a char, A QUIET NIGHT. 6:30 a, m,—General Grant thus far passed a very quiet and comfortable night, slesping by turns in a chair and in bed for five hours, At mained the same, House bil) 153, regul ‘'sting charges for yard- grain, oto., Which was referred to urer of the United States for redemption and | the committes on corporations Friday, was the cause of having the ournal of that day Daker wished to bave the bill re- calded from that eommittee, but falled to got such shape that: the chair wonld the regulating of stockyards be withdrawn from the committeo and referred tom seloct eom- agos of bay, reread, his motion entextain it, Faller mo d that all bille rdin, mittec of five. This emused considerable , and Cronkeyto acewst d the clerk of the aays he will macoh [ hotso of having acted in bacl falth. ~Haines got on the floor of the hom e and defended the clerls and aconsed he bavuse of not abid ing by the rules, Ho defendad the clerks himself, ovitioised the L¥ll, hew ever, E that when the framere took a hiind 1n the o itlooked to him as thongh then > was a job in it. Bofore the diecussion was «concluded the tiime of the apecial order to'oon der tho reto lution appropriating $250 for flora' decorations for the Tnceln mocument was n ached. 1t pasted. % « Hainea then resumed tho discussi on of the stook yards' bill. He clasimed he believed all stock yarch had extoeded the cha rter, and should-be legislated upon; One cham o in the bill severely eriticised wae- the lmllownr; '3t shall not be iawful for any corpontion In thiwatate doing. busicess ne stook yards to prohibit any persons aud their agenta from selling dead animals to any person they' moy see g, and for Mat purpose all persoms shail ve the priviloge of removing asy dead animal therefromm, subject to any roasonably rulo which sald company may adopt, and for violation of this act said campany i+ liabls to- the penalty menbioned in eection 1.” Miller defendod the bill and the action of the house, and had the floo» when the semate was announced. ; In) the senate, Luman introduced » bill tabliching a board of game wardens foz _the tection of fish and gamo, ono to reside in ench of the supreme court elkotion. distmcts, with a salary of $800 per annum, with $250 for traveling expenses, The Citizens' association billifor legalizing primary elections was passed Tn joint assembly, 39 senatom and 95 rapub- licans answered the roll call, unly one vote was cast. Adjouraed. FISTICUFFS INTRODUCED ON THR FLOOMK At 1:30 Crafte, of Cook, aud Baker, of Monitrie, had a £sticuff on the. floor of the house, The trouble arose over the stock yards bill, on wbich they were ngyomd. Crafts took Baker to task, and upon his resenting steuck him in the face, whereupon Baker struck back twice, kicking him once in the stomach, and marking his face badly. Crafts attempted to strike B;kar ‘:\Nil;: chair but was- pnnvui:‘ud friends, and they were soparated. Hajnes, AR f o5, declared. the house adjourned. This is the_second fight Baker has engaged in at this seasion. . 'After the joint assembly hadi adjourned the house again took up the disoussion of the lasted watil 1:10, when a vote was taken on Fuller's motion to have the committaes having bills of this character to report the same back to the house was lost. ——— RESUME WORK., THE SOUTH CHICAGO ROLLING MILLS SPART UP 'WITH TWO THOUSAND MEN. BSpecial Telegram to the Bux: y Cnicaco, March 81.—The Chicago rolling wills which have been running with only 500 men for several months, will start up with a full force of about 2,000 men, and the month- Iy pay zoll of $100,000 next Monday. Tho remdent of the mills says that the wages will Do nearly as high a9 they wero 1ast yoar, It is underatood, however, that the hours will be lengthened, Bo that the turns will work tweive hours instead of eight, as heretoforo, The North Chicago mills, opersted by the same company. have been runmn;g1 snce the middle of mun7." They are to close down for the purpose of changing the machinery in order to roll steel beams, girders, ete., for buildings, instead of railroad steel, which has become unprofitable, —— The Winter Wheat Crop. CHICAGO, March 31 —In its weekly review of the growing crops the Farmers’ Review says, in connection with its numerous reports from crop-growing districts: *“The week has of New York, nominated for the Chilian |8:30 he coughed considerableon account of |been one of intense interest in the wheat mission, Is fifty-five years of age and hias re. sided in_New York Oity for the past forty years. He was clected to the forty-second and forty-third congress, and declined the nomination to the forty-fourth congress. During his term of service in congress he op- posed what was known as the “‘back pay” bill, and on its passago was the first ordér his portion of uhe sum to be turne the United States treasury, Roberts is known a8 & supporter of all efforts to benefit his native land, Ireland, and is aid to have considerable influence among Irish citizens, It was on the resolution offered by Roberts while in congress that the Fenians imprisoned in Canadian juils in the invasion of 1866 were liberated, 0 RICHARD B, BUBDABD, nominated minister to Japan, is & well.known | He has taken breakfast with some relish. |INo More Smuggling on ex-governor of Texas, He was a delegate to the national democratio convention at Cincin- nati, where his notably eloquent speech, placing Gen. Hancock in nomination for the residency, bronght him into national notice, Fio was by acelamation choson by the Texas state convention a delegato at large to the Chicago conventlon last year, and was elocted by that convenfion ita temporary chairman. Honerved teveral yoars a8 Unitod States district attornay in Texas before the war, and is now engaged In the practice of law. He has been enthusipstically supported by the Texas democraoy for suitable recognition at the handwof the present administration, and 1t was their expootation that he would be aps pointed minister to Mexico, (UHARLES TRURSSBL, wominee for the Liverpool consulship has his home at Haddam, Conn., but has spent the groater part of his time for & number of years in London, as » merchant. He is described by a prominent Connecticut republican as a mmtof high gharacter, intelligence and ca- pacity, WM, LANG, of Texas, to b consul to Hamburg, is vouched for by Texas senator as & man of ability with liqualification for this appoint- has resided In Eorope during 4 with headquarters in Ham- on agent of the South- He has been a or five years Just be- fore his departure for Europe he a few votes of recelviog the democwatic nomi. nation for governor of Texas. 2 H, P. KERNOCHAN, nominee for naval officer of New Orleans, is a sugar planter in Plaquiminee parish, form. erly & masohant at New Orloaus sad”a eon, L Soon Clty o savganc. task speratons at Carson City to susy o) Qntil the begianipg of the next” Gecal yoar, July 1st, aad reduce the forco acoordingly. ot Will, however, remaln opea for the of bull received here saying on from depositors, Honduras, belonging to company, which has men sud sapplies from Guat- ] uras, refused to perform like services between Costa Rica and Nicaraugua. COLON MUST BE RESTORED TO HMB OFFICEKS, Thle»’u:‘;l:“: a dispach sent y‘ - retary y to Commander Kane, U, S, A, Galena, “You wers order- at Aspinwall; American inter- citi- recelpt w wall bo be .:'.".'A lives A&W - ° | Cyrus the irritation in his throat, but obtained re- lief after the use of a gargle, The pulse is regular and has a fair amount of force, He breathes and swallows without difficulty, hav. ing just taken some liquid nourishment, (Signed) Grerak K. Surapy, M. D, At nine o'clock the callers at General steepl quists. A little after that hour ield called and was told that the en- tire family had been up all night and that Dr. Shrady had ordered them to bed this morn- ing. Dr. Shrady is still on duty at this hour, not having been relieved by Dr. Douglass, At 11 a. m, Mr, Shrady issued the follow. ing bulletin: “Gen. Grant feels much re- froshed after a good night's rest, His pulse has improved somewhat in fullness and force, Some light amount of sorenesa of the throat has been relieved by local application. INTENSE INTEREST IN HIS CASE AT CHICAGO, Cnicaco, March 31,—There have been many evidences of the intense interest shown here to day in the condition of Gen, Grant, The morning dailles all delayed going to press with their late editions until an early hour this morning, and were prepared to issue ex- tra editions in the event that the alarming news of the early hours of the night was likely to be verified . One of the afterncon papers con. | ¥ nected with un unreliable news agency h.belz bulletined the death ot the veteran, whicl naturally provoked indignation when the facts became to be known, In the city are a large number of porsonal friends of the gen- ufl, many of whom date their acquaintance with him when he was a resident of Galena, whose Interest has been marked but appar- ently more 80 than that exhibited on every hend, in the business part of the city, in and aboat the newspaper offices and the ex- changes, where hourly bulletins of the attend: ing physician were posted, HIS CONDITION MUOH IMFPROVED, New York, March xl,—shamiy after 4 o'clock Lr, Douglas and the Rev. Dr, .J, P, Newman came down the steps of General rant’s residence together, r, Shrady had departed about an hour earlier. Dr, Douglas entered his coupe and was driven off, Dr. Newman strolled down toward Madison id on the way met a reporter, Grant’s condition is much more hopeful,” said the old soldiers former pastor, ‘'why, he felt so goud that Dr. Douglas has gone off to visit other patients, The General [ to haveall the windows ogened, and when I left he was walking cheerfully around bis_ bod-room,” number of idlers loungers among whom were few women, gathered opposite the Grant homestead and gazed long and ear- nestly at the house and eagerly scanned al rsons who entered or left it. Two detec- ives from the central office were detalled to look after the objectionable characters, o Shortly after he within & emins. contalntog G Bickles and Judge John llfisndy drove up, They entered house and ton i ‘Waen they emerged Gen, Sickles sald, "'I noticed no very great change in jthe general aud his volce was good, walking around the room.” “'Gen, Grant is better,"” rald Judge Brady, “but bis condition is eritical still, He has had two or three of these attacks and may not be able to stand apother,” o — ADinols Legislature, BrriNerieLD, March 31,—In the recounts by the election committos this weraing the crop, first on account of the condition of the winter wheat, the very dry weather which has prevailed over rhe entire wheat belt, ex- tending to the Pacific coast, the continuance of the cold, backward weather, rumors of war and increasing foreign complications, each one of these facts in themselves is & sufficient an 0| rane's house learned that the gemeral was | cause of anxiety as to the futury results, The prospects of to-day are without immediate change, and point to very poor winter wheat crop, ' Great damage has been done since the snow went off, and the _general conditions of winter wheat are 1unwing down every day. Wo haye never known since the Review com— menced the weekly report of the growing crops a spring when the reports on winte wheat have been 50 bad as to-day.” ——— the" Rio Grande, Special Telegram to the Bee, CH10AG0, March 31.--A special from Dal- las, Texas, says: The news from the lower Rio Grande is to the effect that President Diaz’ precl tion for an extra posse of 800 men on the frontier to prevent smuggling, has caused & sensation Lmong merchants on both eides, who are not entirely. pleaved, Smuggling has come to be a large husiness, and great fortunes are made at it, There is ten times as much smuggling from this gide into Mexico, than from Mexico into Texas, Mexican officisls grow rich by the judicious use of their opportunities, and large amounts of capital is employed in the business by men who are well kno e — Large Labor Demonstration, SHENANDOAH, Pa., March 81,—The largery labor demonstration in the anthracite coal region for the past ten years was held to-day, Fully five thousand miners were assembled, Sixnew branches was formed of the miners’ and laborers' association, = been seized restore her to her officers, ¥ in|ward In the six th disteict of the eighteenth ward Boutell lost 102, Sittig 3, MeAuliff 422, omal | g ilivan 43, In the ninth ward Boutell olst The force of the bureau of engraving and |12, MeAuliff 2j, Sul Uvan 72, Sittig's vote re- TRADE AND TRAFFIG Leadieg Articlis Were Flat and Upig- ntersting to Specalators, The Wheat Market was Heavy and Foatureless, Corn was a Vory Quist and Slow Deal. The Pricea 0" Oatile Have Not Ad~ vanced &'inoe Yesterday, Hogs Ruled Dull,and Pricos Were 5 and I'0 Jents Lower, Provieions Wers Quict and Heavy, in: Sympathy Wikl Offer Markess, and Lightly Traded In, CHIOAGO MUARKETS, Bpeciod Telegram to T E e, Cimado, March 31— Laading artioles 0. day wero quiet flat and woititeresting from: o speculative stondpoint, The war news was not sudticiently pronounced to brine out eithes side in much fonee; recoipts wero qaxte iberal, WHERAD openedheavy ab §c lower:, heing quoted at- 80c for May. 17b. the first hour thero were Quite rapid flucsuations besween 7930 and 80c, but later the mar-et vma-inclined to be quiet. The visible supply statement failed to l:mw any unexpeated featuren At the oug side there was a. heavy realiring, and other selling on reporte from the southwost Indi. cating-extensive crop damages, A Il through the seasion there was » noticsable abserce of 8 brisk demand, and few outsi# orders were reoeived. Toward ¥ o’clock.values were quite heavy, and the tone of the markes dull. Lead- & didinot enter e speculative: markes to o u.mm extent. No. 2 springveld at 77,@ CORN was a very quict and' slow deal tad: - ing Lut little attention, Th:rewo:c’ ';:‘:? E:I No, 2ossh at 40@40§c. The. speculative market took its tone irom whest, and ina geneml way ruled\3eavy and mors or loss do- Ppress OATs are hoavy and abaut lifel e Mpo for seller May, Tho Shighy lon holders restrict transactions in PROVISIONS wepe sgain quiet and but slightly traded in, the goneral hoaviness in other spectistive aet ticles affecting the hog product unfavorably 28 compared with: yosterday'a pricos. Thers was light trading: all around, with oash stuff ly mentioned, OATTLS, ‘Frade fair and prices about steady on fanc: big steers of 1,601 and upward, bat at o 16@20 lower on anything in the nbeer. line under the abowe nverage, than last weok, Butchers’ and canner stock in active-demand and 25@30c higher. than a week ago, Bulls mllm‘g at extemely h prices, Stockers snd feeders in good supply and setting about the highest prices.of theseas n, S oalves aro wanted. ~ There. wese only two small lots, parts of loads, on sale, not in sufficient aum- ber to call oud buyers, may be quoted at 13 0 16 per heads. 1,060: t0 1,200 pounds, $4 25 @4 90; 1,200 to 1,350 nds, 84 95@0 30; 1,850 to 1,500 pounds, $5.40@5 90;. eanning bulzhe‘rsn .éz\l}?oh.f'MS 50; medium to 5 ; stockers a 3 1'50; Toxans, S6 Ougo o0, - oo 3300 BOGS, For the ordinary run of packing and, ping sorts the market ruled. dull” a weio 5@10c lower. Mees pork was selling at the lowest prices since the decline set in and all other hog products are selling as low in proportion, As good a string of packing hogs a8 & packer would want ccald be made up. to-day at $4 50, with common and reugh sorts selling around about $4 30@4 40, and very best heavy, such as woold suit the New Enogland trade, at $4 G0@4 65, These were the outside figures to-day for fancy assorted heavy. The demand for light sorts was light and prices 5@10c lower; the best, 180 to 190 sorted were making $4 50w 4 56, and common $440, Phenominal feature of the market at present is the demand for singeing pigs for these buers wers to-day payiag B4 1004 75 for averages of 120 to 140; packi d ship- ping, 240 to 450 lbs., $4 4044 65; , 130 to. 210 bs,, $4 25@4 05, 314 igh views of cashi ship- rices [SENATE. ‘WASHINGTON, March 31.—In the senate to- day Saulsbury presented the report of thy committee postoffices and post roads, setting forth that the committee was not in any wise responsible for the publication of a paper pur- porting to bea further report of the postal paid question, and which contained a newspa- per criticlsm of the Atsociated pross, Saulsbury also submitted a resolution di- recting the public printer to] exclude the al report from the printedjvolume of reports made after the adjournment of each congrese, After the statement as to the manner in which the report came to be printed, the resolution of Baulsbury waa laid over. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FORRIGN MAILS RE- MOVED, postmaster-gencral desided to remove Urawford, superintendent of the for vice. Nichols M, Bell, of St. Louis, icosed him. . e ———— RAILROAD RACKET, Niw York, March 81,—The Illinois Cen- tral railroad company elected Stuyvessnt Fish treasurer, Fish is aleo vice-president, W, J, Maurico was re-elected s:crotary, The G, F. Spring Medicine ’ ‘When the weather grows warmer, that extreme tired feeling, want of dulluess, languor, and lassitude, almost the entire human family, and scrof- ula and other diseases caused by humors, manifest themselves with many. It Is im- posaible to throw off this debility and expel humors from the blood without the ald of a reliable medicine like Hoed's Sarsaparilla, 1 could not sleep, and would get up in the morning with hardly life enough to get out of bed. I had no appetite, and my face would break out with pimples. I bought At no other season Is the system 80 sus- ceptible to the beneficial effects of a ree lisble tonic and invigorant. The impure state of the blood, the deranged digestion, and the weak condition of the body, caused by its long battle with the cold, wintry blasts, all call for the reviving, regulating and restoring influences so happlly and effectively combined in Hood's Barsaparilla, “Hood's Sarsaparilla did me a great deal of good. ¥ had no particular disease, but was tired out from overwork, and it toned meup,” Mg, G, K, Baamoxs, Cohoes, N, Y. Hood’s Sarsaparilla a' bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla, and soon Degan to sleep soundly; could get up with- out that tired and languid feeling, and my appetite improved.” K. A. BAN¥ORD, Kent, “1 bad been much troubled by general debllity. Last spring Hood's Sarsaparilia proved just the thing needed, I derived an immense amount of benefit. I never felt better.” H. F. MiLLer, Boston, Mass, Hood’s Sarsaparilla Bold by all druggists. $1; six for §5. Made only by C. 1. HOOD & €0., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar “Ror seven years, spring and fall, I had serofulous sores come out on my legs, and for two years was not free from them at all. I suffered very much, Last May I begau taking Hood's Barsaparilla, and before I had taken two boltles, the sores healed and the humor left me.” . A. ARNOLD, Arnold, Me, “Dhiere s 1o blood purifier equal to Hood's BSarsaparilla,” E.8. PuxLrs, Rochester, N.Y, Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. §1; six for §5. Mado ouly by C. L. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass, 100 Doses One Dollar |