Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 10, 1885, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAiLy BEE - THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1885. *NO. 200, THE FIRST BLOOD. Gen. Kamenoff Plants tee Russian Flag inthe Citadel of Penjdeb. Four Thousand Saucy Afghans Driven Up the Mourgh Ab, Clear Sailing on the Heri Rood to the Heart of Herat. All England Excited and War Seems Certain, A Financial Panic Prevailing in the London Market, England Will Demand of Russia an Explanation Of Russian Conduct in Attacking the Afghans, Coupled With & Demand That They Withdraw from PFenjdeh at Once, ANOTHER WAR CRY, A RUSSIAN ROW WITH THE AYGHANS, Sr. PETERSBURG, April 9,—The Official Measenger this morning publishes the follow- ing: “Gen. Kamoroff reports that in con- sequence of hostile manifestations by the Afghans, ho waa compelled to attack them Tho Afghans were posted upon both banks of the river Kushidin in fortified positions. The fight oocurred onthe 30th of last month. The Afghan forco consisted of 4,000 men with elght guns. They were defeated with a loss of 500 men. All artillery, two standard banners, the entire camp outfit, and all of the provisions of the Afghaus were captured, The Russian loss was three subalterns, ten soldiers killed, and twenty-nine wounded. When the fighting ended Kamoroff returned acroes the river to the positions formerly oc- cupied, Gen. Kamoroff also reported that some British officers who had been eye wit- nessoss, but not participants in _the engage- ment appealed to the Russians for protection when they saw that tho Afghans were beaten. But unfortunately, he says, a convoy which ho sent immediately to the relief of these offi- cer; was unable to overtake the Afghan cay- alry who carried the British away with them in thelr flight, A FINANCIAL COLLAPSE. LoxDoN, April 9, 11:20.-There is a groat de- sion in financial circlos here this morniog. t s but too evident that the leaders of the street feel war is certain, Consols which closed Inst night at 977-16 for both mone and account, opened this morning at 96J. Russian securities aro about as weak a8 they well can be, baving declined threo points since last night. 11:30 p. m.—Consols made further heavy decline and the feeling upon the street is do- cidedly panicky. Consols are now quoted at 85 for both money and account. ~Russian securitios made a further decline of three points HOW 1T HAPPENED. Baron de Stael, Russian ambassador, be- lioves the fighting in Afghanistan was even more serious than had been_reported in the dufferent proes dispatches. M. Lasser, in an Interview to-day, said the Afghans caused the fifht through attacking a number of Kussian ckets, and driving them from their posts. Frhio 1 uasiane thon retaliated, when a general engagement ensued . Thers is great excitement on the London Stock Kxchange, amounting almost to paic, over the news of the fight in Afghanis- tan, which is regarded as a declaration of war. Foreign funds demoralized, Russians quoted at & ANOTHER BATTLE. Adispatch to the Times from Gubran, dated April 3d, states that tho Russian making a protext of changing the position of their outposts on the Afghan frontier, at- tacked Penjdeh on March 20th, and drove this evening in all the government depart ments, It isstated that 12,000 RRINFORCEMENTS WILL RE AT ONCE rent toIndia, The first army reserve wil yrobably be called out immediately, Ean Dafferia at Rewal Pindi to-day was informed bo talegraph of what had occurred at Perydek, He at once told Abdurahman, the ameer of Afghanistan, and the native Indian chiefs who are in attendance atthe council.* The na tive chiefs unanimusly recommended the im- nediate throwing of teeops into Af- hanistan, This recommendation has n placed before the home government in London. Later in the day the surmise of the government in regard to the moyements of 8ir Peter Lumaden were substantiated by the receipt of a telegram from him at Gulran, This telegram was dated April 1, and com- Fletes the broken dispatch, 1t states officially that the Russians attacked the Afghans entrenched in their position at Pehjdeh, and slanghtered two hundred of the garrison. Seventy thousand British and Indisn troops now stationed along or near the north- ern Indian frontier may, it is thought, reach Herat in time to_prevent the capture of that important point by the Russians, THE CABINET SAT FOR TwO HOURS, Granwille, British foreign minuster, after the adjournment, had s separate interview with Musurus Pasha, Turkish ambassador to London, and Baron de Staal, ambassador from Russia, Mr. (iladstone, 11 the house of commons this evening, in answer to interrogatories, sald that on Saturday the cabinet had con- sidered Russia’s reley to Eungland’s preposal to limit the zone of survey to the debatable oints, Russia’s reply was an agreement to So7thia proviasd this Eoab ol survey as marked out by England was extended southwest so as to include the Parapamissan range of moun- tains, The government considered that this reply did not advance the question toward a conclusion, and was dissatistied. Within the past twenty-four hours, however; said the premier, subsequent communication had been received from Russia and this appeared, in the fopivion of the government, to place tho matter in A MORE HOPEFUL POSITION, Being asked what was the nature of this sub- sequent commnnication, Gladstore said that it would be impostible at present for the gov- ernment to make any further statement con- cerning the pending neeotiations about the Afghan frontier. 1In view of the grave occur- rence just reported, continuing, Mr, Glad- stone said it was evident that the Russians had attacked the Afghans, and the Afghans had in this attack been defeated, after mak- ivg o gallent resistancs, It was apparent also that the Russians after the fight had re- turned totheir former position, or at least to the left bank of the Kushk river, which might be equivalent to such a retire- ment. The government had been informed, the premier went on, that the Russians had made every endeavor to _induce the Afghans tobegin the fighting, The Russian troops the Afghans out of their positon, The Afgbans stubboraly resisted the assailants. "The weather was wet at the time of the at- tack, which rendered the muzzle-loadiog guns of the Afghans useless Two companies held the position againet the Russians until its de- fenders were killed, The Afghans retre to Merauchan in perfect order, The Russians made no pursuit, The Saranks remain neutral but plundered the Afghan camp, The Russian losses are said to be great, British officers re- mained until the Afghans effected their re- treat, when they joined the camp of Sir Peter Lumsden, The India office received no official dis- patches uanceminf the battle between the Afghans and the Ruseians, General Kamo- roff's dispatch in the Official Messenger has been telegraphed to each member of the Brit- ish cabinet, THE BITUATION CRITICAL. The Telegraph in an extra edition to-day states that the f:vily of the news from the Afghan border has not been in any way di- nunished by advices received by the govern- ment, The telegraph wire to Meshed has been cut for some time, The Telegraph has a dispatch from Allahabad which states Gen. Kamoroft, sfter the victory occurred at Pen- ideh, which had long been held by the Afghan garrison, occupled the place, The Telegraph expresses the fear that a British officer fell in the battle at Penjdeh. 4 o.—A cabinet meetin beld, The result of its awaited with much anxiety, is now being eliberations s THE BRITISH CABINET, ALABMING TELEGRAMS ABOUT OHE AFGHAN FRONTIER, Loxnox, April 9. 1t was ascertained this alternoon that to-day’s session of the cabinet had not been called as it had been given out, merely to prepare for this evening's opening of parliament, The real purpose of the ses- sion was to discuss the alarmiug telegrams which were coming in from Sir Peter Lums- den, The first of these despatches was received yestorday, but, as it camein an incomplete state, it was not asted upon, although it was of an alarmivg nature. Action Was postponed 1n order to get the full text, The telegram reads thus: “A large force of Russisns from Puli Khasti made a severe attack on the Afghan outposts at Penjdeh,” at this the most important point, THE DESPATCH WAS BROKEN OFF -ndml‘l’y through the cuttiog of the wires, 16 was decidad that Sir Peter Lumeden had purpose of re- 'ass on the road the time of the receipt of the bioken dispatch and to-dsy’s developments, eroient whily believing that the foat at Penjdeh was really loss shau re still considered the i unless satisf ly explained, “‘a casUs BRLLL" ‘The cabinet also discussed the question of at onos sending six iron-clads now at Malta to the Dardenelles, There is great agitation had twice attempted forcibly to pass through the Afghan picket lines. After one of theso attempts had fefled to provoke an Afghan at- tack, Captain Yates met the Russian chief of staff and talked him about the conduct of tho Russian soldiers, being an_evident violation of the Russian agreement not to advance pending_ the oul come of negotiations. The Russian officor stated he had NO KNOWLEDGE THAT ANY AGREEMENT existed -gum the Russian “advance, Capt. Yates goforred to the official dispatch sent from St. Petersburg on March 17th to Loudon assuring England that ordeis should be at once sent to the Russian officers at the front directing them to forbid any advances and to do all in tbeir power to prevent the provoca- tion of the Afghans, e Russian officer de- clarea that he knew nothing vrhn,evler t. r, eaid that Kogland had kept her part in this agreement up to March 30. At least the Afghans had made no advance nor any forward movement of anykind. So far as the informiation poss- esued by the minister went, the government, Gladstone etated, must regard the attack by Russia upon Penjdeh as unprovoked. The government had S ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION of this attack from Russis, but of course suf- ficient time had not yet elapsed for the receipt of an answer to this request, idward Thornton, British ambassador to St. Pcteraburg, had, however, last_nieht, tolegraphed that M. De Glerrs, Russian prime minister, had axrrensnd for himself and for the czar an earnest hope that this unhappy incident might not prevent the continuation of negotiations for peace, This remark was greated with shouts of derisive laughter. Sir Stafford Northcote (tory leader) at this poin arose, and, recalling the premier’s statement just made that the government balieved that ofter defeating the Afghans in Peujdeh the Russians had retired, asked, sarcastically, if it was not more reasonable to beliove that, after driving the Afghans out of Peujdeh, the Russians had stayea and occupied the place. To this Mr. Giadstone said that of course the natural inference would be that the Russians now occupy Poujdeh, Concerning this state- ment, however, the premier added, BOME CONFUBION KXISTS, because the statement that the Russians oc- cuvy Penjdeh emenates from a British officer, who had left the spot at the time of the flight. a | Whilst Sir Ildward Thornton reports subse- quently to this, that M, D, Gierrs had stated that the Russians after attacking Afghan did net ocsupy Penjdeb. Many questions at once were asked Mr. Gladstone about the ambiguity of the expression used by M. Le Gierrs, and whether the Russians might not have occupied Penideh with- out having occupied it immediately after the battle, Mr, Gladstone evaded this questionfas idlo, and to the others said that the government had no reason to believe that any aggressive act had been done by the Af- ghans to provoke an attack on Penjdeh, This declaration caused sensation and for a mo- ment the houss resounded withcries of “Hear! ear!” ENGLAND WILL DENAND AN EXPLANATION OF RUSSIA, ion of the Russian '] pon the Afghans, frontier dispute has been 5 per cent., whioh equals the fall in consols at the opening of the Crimean war. Tho_daily Telegraph says Russia through. out has "intended to give Eogland trouble and put affronts nupon her, Unless reparation is affordded, not by tl help of olden bridges, but in accordance with our istinct and “stern domands, we must do our duty by India and ourselves, and wage such a war a8 will insure to India repose for half a century, Later in the evening (iladstone, asked by Sir Richard Cross, eaid that the government bad received another telegram from Sir Peter Lumedon, which fended to qualify the state- ment made by bim (Mr, Gladstone) in reply to Sir Stafford Northcote, which was based on Sir Peter Lumaden's’ statement that the Afghans had made no advance either before or after March 17, Sir Peter Lums. den now says, oontinued Gladston: that when “the Ruesians threatene: an attack on the Afghan frontier by advanc: ing 1n force on Aktepe. The Afghans throw out a vidette and extended their pickets to Pul Tkhista on the . left bank of the Kush river, and gradually strengthed this position until on March 30 = the bulk of their force b been transferred across the river. Sir Peter Lumsden is of the opinion that the movement does not consti- tute an actual advance on the part of the Af- ghans, but merely the occupation ~of % more advantageous military position, M. Letsar wishes to inform the government that the whole of the facts known in connec- tion with the affair have been stated by Gladstone precisely as received. The Morning Post states that N, WOOLSELY HAS BREN ORDERED TO WITH- DRAW one-third of his entire force from the Soudan for service elsewhere. Most all of the owners of the collieries in England and Wales, have caucelled all orde for coal to be shipped to Russia, at the risk of being sued for broech of contract, Loxnox, April 9.—The Post in an editorial says it is almost impossible to deal patiently with Gladstone’s statement that he has asked Russia to explain the attack on the Afghans, and the additional statement that M. De Gierr's hoped the incident might not interrupt negotiations, Kven those most desirous of peace, the Post says, must feel thatall nego- tiations are now closed. The question lies in @ This demand will, it is understood, be coupled with » demand for the withdrawal of the Russian forces to the north of Samakhs, lotter received from Meshed, whence it was dated on the 7th of March, states that it was at that time rumored that recently the Afghans had sent a force out from Heral d that this force had attacked the Russian troops in Zulfiker pass and sompelled them to retreat from the pass. This lester added that the rout of the Russians on this occasion was 80 complete that forty of their soldiers and two officers were driven to seek refuge on the Persian side of the Herri- rood river, M. Lessar, Kussian Afghan boundry commissioner at present in London, in an interview published in this evening's Pall Mall Gazette concerning the statements mlddlén"tlhu melh;d letter l'l.qhd that he re- garded the news of gravest_importance, if i swas truo. o addod that Meehed, 1 ‘resd: able, affordeda complete explanation of Ges th;‘muufl"l attack upon the Afghans at Penj., ob . Mr, Gladstone in the house of commons ap- peared auxiou care worn, Lord Ran dolph Churchill on entering the house was warmly greeted 'llr{‘bnth conservatives and liberal members, general opinion ex- pressed in the lobby was that nothing can provent war. When Mr. Gladstone declared & betllo Russian lkt.diuk on ]'wjd-h‘::plund A unprovol aggression house 'irlnlly‘:ndw_ud‘hil pnll'm - Lessar, in further commenting on the pews from the Afghan 'Nl“.““:{ld Gen, Komoroffs return to Pulikhista after defoat ':31 s:;dughn:; showed r&hn the Russians oceu) ‘e during ne- gotiations with Enlllnl:l,. o ~ HE BELIEVED THAT THE EXPLANATION of De Gierss would be satisfactory to the English government . 2 » foasias o ing.n“ Russian feel amounts to of the &: incom] lwv‘dm' fn consols since a nut'shell—Russia either did or did not ac- uaint Gen, Komoroff with the agreement of Rarch 17, The majority of the Paris newspapers con- sider war between England and Russia inevi- table uoless Prince Bismarck at once uses his influence in favor of peace, THE STANDARD'S EDITORIAL. LoxpoN, April10.—The Standard believes the news of the battle between the Russians and Afghans was known to the ameer before he made his speech at the Dunbar. The Standard editorially says: The last point which Russia claims, even if it is not yet occupied, is in her grasp. Her soldiers have won it an act of provocation and s shameless violation of a solemn promise made on the Neva, Kngland has acted in good faith, even with a chivalrousscrupulosity akin to simplicity. We have looked for that honesty m others, continues the article, that we have practiced ourselves, We have our reward—we are once more on the brink of a war which may involve both Europe and sia, Sr. Prrerssunc, April 9,—The Russian force in the engagement with the Afghans consisted of two battalions of regulars, some Cossacks and Col, Alikhanoff's Tarkoman wilitia, numbering in all 1,000 men. THE MORNING POST. Loxno, April 9.—The Morning Post says the government has had telegraphic corre- spondence with (ien. Wolseley with reference to a proposition to withdraw the B.itish troops from the Soudan. The Daily News says: The agreement be- tween Fogland and Russia that there should beno advance of tho outposts must now have reached the chiet of the staff on the Afghan frontier. If that agree- ment be adhered to the war may etill be averted. The crossing of the Kkushk river by the Afghans might have justified a further advance on the part of the Russians, but nct a direct appeal to arms, The war can now only be avoided by » prompt_disavowal by Russia of Gen. Komarofi's action, and a guarantee against its repetition and by hon. orable action on her part reg‘lrdinu the joint boundary commission, which up to the present time the Russians ' have mocked and evaded with scarcely disguised cynicism, The past affords little ground for the hope or be- lief that the Russians will observe with greater fidelity her obligations in the futura. Advices from St, Petersburg stato that many _offers are being received from the Finns to serve in the Russian navy. Finland has agreed to equip ten torpedo boats in addition to the seventy which F{uauh has already in the Baltic, Mr, Ohilders has postponed for the week the pre- sentation of the buiget in the housas of com- mons. The postponement is presumably due to the anticipation of the gvote on the question of war with Russia, A St Petersburg dispatch says it is reported among the Mahomedans of the northern Cau- casus that the czar of Russia and the sultan of Turkey are allies, The belief is general at St, Petersburg that the relations between those two rulers are extremely friend] The Buropean press considers that both Fogland and Russia want time to prepare for war but that a conflict is cortain. £ LoNDoN. April10.—The Times editorially says: ‘Neither the dignity nor the ioterests of the DBritish government can be secured by wrangling in parliament, Gladstone's statement in the house of com- mons yesterday was worthy of England’s rep- resentative, If it did not breathe defiance it had the ring of constancy and resolution, which neither foreigners nor English men can mistake, Even if we are content to pass the affair a8 an untoward incident we will still have to reck n with the Afgans, whose troops lie dead upon the field and cannot, if we would encounrer the risks of a surrender to Generai Komarolf's defiauve to the orders of his superiors, It rests with Russia to purge herself of this dishonesty by acts of Russian | 43 adequate aud conspicuous repar immediate recall of Gen, Komaroff and retire- ment of Russians from all the positions of Afghanistan they have lately occupied will, perhaps, repair the mischief, The duty im- A | posed upon us will not be wndertaken in a spirit of levity but 18 one that Fngland is capable of fulfilling, and we will not flinch antil it is fulfilled,” FOREIGN AFFAIRS. SIR PETER LANSDEN AT HERAT, LoxpoN, April 8,—The government be- lioves that Sir Peter Lamsden, British Afghan boundary commissioner, is mow at Herat, which howill fortify and hold if necessary against the Russians, The crdinary defenses at Herat are] reported to be in7 good condi- tion, It is otated that the promised orders to have the Russian advance stooped, of which M, Degiers, the Russian foreign minister gave assurance he would send, were 80 managed that they did not reach the headquarters of General Kamaroff until after his attack on the Afghans. KNGLAND DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION FROM RUSSIA, Loxvoy, April 9,—The St. Petersburg merchants telegraphed their agents at Paris not to consign goods for them via Baltic Bea in English vessels, Parliament reassembled to:day after Easter recess. In the house of commons Gladstone con- firmed the in ce of & battle between the Russisns and Afghans, aud sald: *‘From information which the government has re- ceived of the fight, the ians have appar- eatly been guilty of an unjustifiable attack on the Afghans. E d demanded from Rusaia _ full explaations in regard to the affair, In conclusion he said the government had received no information in corroboration of the report the Russians had occupied Penjdeh.” OLD SOLDIEBS PREPARING ¥OB WAR, Tonowto, April 9.—The of the battle groat excitoment. The unewspaper bulletin boards were surrounded by groups of peovle, Old eoldiers are preparing for aclive service in accordance with l‘w notice posted last week at the pension office, CHINA ADHERES TO PRACK PRELIMINARIES, PaRts, April 0,—Government advices from Pekin state that the Chinese government ad- heros to the peace preliminaries signed on the 1th inst, THE MAHDI DRFRATED, Doxaora, April 9.—~The mahdi has been severely defeated at Kl Obeid. He has made the announcement that he will not attack Dongola until after the fast of Ramadon, three months hence. THE BOURSR PANIC, FRANKFORT-ON - T11R-MAIN, April 0.—The buurfl here at the close burcered on o state of anio. e ViENNa, April 9,—The bourse here closed panicky, THR PHINCR OF WALES TAKRES A STEP IN THR RIGHT DIRECTION. Dusuiy, April 9,—~The prince of Wales with his son, Prince Albert Victor and a small party of friends spent the afternoon in the vi- cinity of soma of the slums of the city enter- ing some of the worst dwellings. The prince freely denounced their broken floors and roofs and sanitary wants and eaid he hoped that such dwellings would soon be swept from the face of the earth, At the same time expressing sympathy with the oc- cupants, Mobs of ungouth and wild looking men, women and children continually sur- rounded the prince, who received ther smil: ingly and was greoted in_return with loud cheers. He shook hands heartily with many of those nearest him and the old people in: voked blessings upon the hewds of Prince and Princess of \\fstlel and upon Queen | Victoria, THE AMEER FAVORS AN ALLIANCE WITH THE BRITISH, Bownay, April 9.—A dispatch to the Gaz. ette from Rawal Pindar says the conference between Lord Dufferin and Abdurrahman Kahn has resulted in the ameer strongly favoring an alliance with the British, BrauY, April 9.—The hourre here was very weak all day, Sales weroe forced, and this created a_panic, Towards the close ex- change on St. Petersburg, which yesterday ‘was 201, closed to-day at 193, Pars, April 9, —The Paris bourse was de- moralized to-day., Heavy declines in London and Berlin produced a panic. All interna. tional stocks fell heavily, Sales were forced to secare any price obtainable, owiog to the fears of the heads that many engagements will go unmet, and that prices must recede much further still. THR HALIFAX BATTALLION, Ortawa, April 9.—It seemsto be decided that the government will send no more troops to the northwest. It is possible that orders to depatch the Halifax battallion may be countermanded, o — THE FEELING IN CHIOAGO, A LIVELY DAY ON 'CHANGE, Cuircaco, April 8,—There was a war panic on ’change at the opening this morning, pro- duced by the exciting news from London and 8¢, Petersburg, to the effect that fighting had already occurred on the Afghan frontier. The rapid decline in consols indicated a crisis of some character, but the exact nature and real purports of the intelligenca was not known to the gein traders, They went in Dblindly, however, on general rinciples, and May wheat, which closed ast night at 83c, rose by stages of }@1ic at a jump to 884c, where the market rested for a moment, then under free offerings and a partial subsidence of the scare, prices dropped off only 2c to 864c. then rose again to £63c and i8 now quoted to 86§c, but with @ very fever- ish feeling still prevailing and prioes_fluctuat- g mildly. All the other markets took en the same excited tond] thoughin a modified d orn opened at 4840 for May, rose to 4ic, with active trading, but has fallen back to o, ©ats opened at 33¢ for May and are quoted firm at 328c. Pork opened at $120) for May, rose to $12 30 and is now quoted at $12 20. The heaviest buyers in the pita were the ‘‘shorts” the greater majority of whom appeared thoroughly frightened and bought freely. The outside buying orders were numerous but generally could not be filled owing to the limi- tation p{lcod upon the prices. Thero was o sharp call for margins, but thus far no failures have been reported, and conservative men declare that the trade? can stand the strain very well as the great short interest in the market is supposel to be the heavy traders, A few of these displayed little concern, remaimn- ing outside the pits and iesuing their May orders to their brokers, Of the heaviest tradsrs on 'change, but who are seldom secn on the floor of the exchange, were present in force this morning to personally supermtend their purchases and sales. Noon—The cxcite: ment on ’chabge is sgain rising very high and is probably greater than any time since the Russio-Turkish war, Cables report a very strong feeling in foreign grain markets with prices mounting for American grain and rumors of war are againrife, Buy- ing orders continue to be placed at this hour in great yolume, After dropping of to 86} for May wheat ad- vanced for that month to 83}c and has sines fallen back to 874c, with June at 90c' May corn is 41}c, May oats 333@334c, May pork $12.85, May lard $7.00, —— THE TREASURY, MANNING'S NEW PRACTICAL SYS- EM OF BOOK-KEEPING, Special telegram'to THE BE, WasHINGTON, April 9,—For several days after the wipiog out by Secretary Manning's magic sponge of that ‘‘erroneous surplus” SECRETARY CHICAGO'S ELECTION The Teieves, Sloggers avd Thugs Cap 1he Climax by Stealing the Third Precinot Third Ward Ballot Boxes, Which Were Left in a Livery Stable Office Locked Up for Safe Keeping for the Night, A Saloon Keeper, Named Oon- nelly, Implicated, A Pane of Glass Broken Out of the Door and the Boxes Removed, CHICAGO ELEOTION,| MM ROBBERY OF THE BALLOT-BOXES OF THE THIRD PRECINCT OF THE THIRD WARD, Special telegram to the Bxe, CHicaco, April 9,—The entire community is ablaze te-day with indignation over the per. petratien of an outrage which almost throws into the shade the exploits of Mackin, Galla. gher & Co. Itis not ‘‘cne work” this time that the invaders of the ballot-box have re- sorted to. It is ruffianly work of the boldest and most desperate kind, and yet thoroughly in keeping with other methods employed by the gang to rotain their disgracoful ascend- ency in the admibistration of municipal a fairs, In the Third ward the contest between Drake and Fitzgorald had b:en a very bitter one, and in the Third precinct of the ward ~ Drake's majority on the face of the returns was made out as 347 aud in . The vote on the city ticket gave Si a majority in the pracinet of 903, and in the ward of 899, The polling place of the third precinct of the third ward was Holand’s livery stable; the {ud es of election for that district were Isaac Holands and Simon Quinlan republicans, and George Todd democrat. The clerks were W. P. Campbell and H, L. Vandevere, When the count was finished last night, Simon Quinlan, one of the judzes, who was sick in bed, and by special request’ to which there was no objection, URGED THAT THE BALLOT BOXES tally sheets, where both city and town returns were, be lett in asmall room off tha oftice of the livery stable, there to remain until this morning when they would be deiivered to the city clerk In accordance with the require- ments of the law, they were accordingly locked up and deposited in a small room,jthe keys being laid on the boxes, and left there for the night.: The room is partitioned off the livery oftice and is about five by four feet and has twe spring locks. Thero was a glass pane in the door through which any one could look and see what was in the inside, At ten minutes past 5 oclock this morning a coupe drove to the corner of State aud Twenty-second streets, near Holand’s llvery stable, which is about balf a block from the corner, All was quiet about the place at that hour, none of the employes being astir. ‘When some of them aid get around it was to find that the pane of glass i the door of the small room RAD BEEN BROKEN OPEN, the Yals locks unbolted, and both ballot- boxes with the tally sheets and everything carried off. Of course the alarm was at once sivan, but nothing could be done about the isappearance of the boxes until the young man, who turned out to be the driver of the coupe, came to the stable. He had heard of the robbery, and came promptly to report what he knew of the occurrence, He said that early this morning he was awakened at his livery stable on Twenty-sec- ond street, near the corner of State, by a man, who ‘wanted a carriage or coupe sent right awa; corner of State and Twenty-second street. The man who ordered the coupe went along to Howard’s stables, telling the driver to wait till he returned, The driver recognized the man as the former proprietor of a saloon at the corner of State and Twenty-second streets, whose name was Connelly. “After a short while a stranger came back to the coupe carrying two boxes under his arms. Connelly ‘was not seen afterwards by the driver. The man with the boxes jumped into the coupe and told thedriver to_drive on to Vorty-firat street, which he did. When he came to the corner of Forty-first and Halsted sticets, the UNKNOWN MAN JUMPED OUT, AND TAKING THE BOXES under hit arm dissppeared in a saloon at the corner, The driver of coupe said hie never thoueht at the time thero was anything sus- picious in thy men’s movement, When news got abroad this morning that the ballot boxes aud tally sheets had becn spirited away, there arose a wild excitoment in the neighborhoo to the Th police worc at onco notlticd ms wero also the detectives, Search was at once begun for the thioves, The judges of olection come in which furnished tbe theme for #o many dis- courses by Hendricks and other democratic orators during the presidential campaign, the free traders in Washington were speechless with amazement that the $40,000,000 surplus which bad figured for years in cvery free trade speech in congress, and in every rev- eaue reform editorial, as the chief stock argu- ment in favor of the crippling or destruction of American manufactures, and debasement of American industry had vanished in a day through a simple and easily comprohended change In the form of stealing the public assets and Liabilities, by THE DEMOCRATIC BECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, and without any actual increase or diminua- tion of th the tnuur{. The free traders were in a sad dilemma, but some of them begen to show eigns of partial recovery after frequent and earneet consultations, and severe mental exerciser, they have agreed upon & new plan of assault, which is outlined in the Washington Post of to B sppears that the “ncoeanity” for a eduotion of the tariff is none the less urgent than if the = surplus were ten times its present sum,” and |}, that the “‘highest protective duty does not al- ways produce the most revenue,” The oppo- nents of *‘tariff reform” consequently ' will find but little to console thew in the fact that THE SORPLUS IN THE TREASURY 18 no longer excessive, for even if the surplus were much smaller than 1t is, the need for revislon would be still equally {mperative, be- cause “‘the primary ovject’ of the present tarifi” 18 to benefit certaln favored Interests and industries at the expense of the people, From this it is clear that becretary Manning's system of book-keeping has produced at least one result, it has forced the fres traders openly to avow their real purpuse to :1; le and destroy American mavufacturing tries, or to force American wages or the condition of the American workipgmen down to the Kuropean level, and in eil cose to allow the British, French and German maou. facturers to fix and revulate the price of every manufactured article used or consumed by the peoplo of the United Btates. —— Farniture Factory Burned. Pirrspunc. Apdl 9.—~The furniture wan- aisatury of M Biebert & Co., was totly des- fire to- Loss ful et R S ALY for a considerable share of unfavorable comment in the ward tor their siogular want of caution in leaving the box in such a place upguarded. When the news of the affair reached the ears of the committea of public safety they were astonished and indignant and said if the judges had notified them that the boxes were to be left there all night they would have bad a squad of a dozen men or more if necessary to guard them, The Chicago Election Muddle, Cricaco, April 9.—The situation growing out of the close muaicipal election contest in this city has been complicated by the theft of a ballot box of the third precinct of the Third ward, The box was stored in a livery stable on Twenty-socond street, when the balloting oceurred, but the etore-room was broken into and the box carried off. The precinct re- turned 675 for Swith and 266 for Harrison, and the theft is supposed to have been for the Rurpose { concealing some irregularitios o matter has _been placed in the hands of detectives, and it is rumored that some of the guilty parties are known, The republicans e decided to contest Mr. Harrison's elec. tion, and Mr, Harrison declares he himseif wishes a recount, and eays he believes a re count will increass his majority, CHicauo, April 9.—The police to-night sr rested a stock yards saloon keeper and rough character known as *‘Dutchy” Keefe, an iu has been identffied by the hack driver abthe man who carried away the bo: The driver says Keefe rode in his hack to Forty- second street near Halstead, where he got out with the boxes, telling him (the hack man) to *'drive on to Halstead;" that he did so, and that Koefe returned in abont ten minutes ithout the boxes. Warrants are also out for 0 arrest of Pat Condon, s West Side saloon keeper, and for an unnamed person, whose description answers to that of “‘Bob” Sheri- in various dav, who has been lwplicated c-iminal cases, Sandy Filio, the hackman in the case, has also been arrested. The fact of the robbery of the ballet box naturally created great excitement in political B view of the recent exposura of the Eighteenth ward frauds, been upon the case all day and the following ks stk by slonmkecpes shmed Gone was saloon] " n- pell, about 4 n‘:lock‘hh no?:ln., the driver belog ordered g to the corner of State sud to '.l'mz-unul d wait for & 3 was undoubtedly a ballot_box appeared and entered the coupe. @ was driven to the corner of Halstead and Forty-first streets, where ho entered a saloon and disap I.wund. No arrests have been made. .The o8s of the ballots will seriously effect the re- sult oni the mayoralty and South Chicago_ aw seasors, » S — WASHINGTON NEWS, BARRIOS' DEATH CONFIRMED, WasniNatoN, April Mr. Peralta, the Costa Rics minister, to-day recelved the fol. lowing cable from President Salvador: SANTA ANA, April 9, 1885, —~We confirm a complete victory at Chalalaupa, the death of Barrios and his son, Don Venanclo, (Signed) STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, Whilo s heavy storm was Bsizg a " over the city yestorday = afternoon the shington monuiment was struck threo times by light ning, without causing the least damage. THE UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA. WasuivetoN, April 9.—Senor Beoarra, miniater from the United States of Colombia to this goverement, has received an official despatch from his government, dated at Togata, 81h inst., stating that tranquility pro vails throughout the republic except at Panama, Sabanilla aud Santa Marta, which it aays aro in tho hands of the rebels, The deepateh nlso states that tho government is organizing In the state of Cauca adjoining Panama, an expedition of 1,000 troops, which will be sent to JOKE ON A DEMo- THE PRESIDENT HAS A CRATIO SENATOR, WasHINGTON, April 9.—The following is told (as Jone of fthe incidents at the White house to-day. A western democratic senator called to press the appointment of one of his constituents to an assistant commissionership, ‘When I was practicing law, said the presi- dent, I found that an instrument in writing usually outweighed an oral statement. You nators seem to have a habit cof sign. ing petitions for candidates and then you ask vorbally for tho appointment of others to the very same positions. T can’t afford to wasts time considering such requests, Half the democratic eenators have signed a petition for the retention of the in. cumbent of this place, and your name is on the list. I don’t know the man, but he is certainly well endorsed,” *‘Ob, no!” said the senator, T have not sigred such a paper.” ‘Thereupon the president is said to have pro- ducad the petition beariog the senator's sig nature as stated, ‘L never was 8o flattened out in my life,” remarked the senator, when narrating it. OLD MEXICAN WAR CLAIMS, ‘WaSHISGTON, April 9.—In 1848 congress passed an act allowing all officers who had served in the Mexican war three months ex- tra pay, whkich was then decided by the ac- counting officers of the treasury to apply only to the officers of volunteer service and zot to the officers of the regular army, who were supposed togo wherever ordered with- out, additiors compensation, The question bas been agitated ever since, and in 1879 congress passed an act de- fininr the act of 1818 to include hoth the regular and volunteer officers, which was again disputed by the treasury officials, P ties interestod have since through a legal de- cision established their claim, and before com- mencing payment, the treasury department has turnished the secretary of war with a list of claimants to ascertain if they are in any way indebted to the government, This list comprises many names prominent in military history, such as_Generals Winfield Scott, Robert K. Lee, Persifor A. Smith, Dayid E. Twiggs, Albert Sydney Johnstone, Gideon J, Pillow, James Longstreet, and others, Paymentis to be made to the suryi- vora or published helrs. e ————— GENERAL; GRANT, ANOTHER DAY OF REST. New Yomrk, April 9, 830 a, m.—General Grant slept cight houra during the night, and awoke feeling much refreshed, Pulse 64, reasonably full, temperature normal, General Grant slept continuously from about eleven last night until seven this morn- ing when he awoke and took nourishment lenteously and well, After the mornin reatment of his throat, the patient walkod about the room. His mind was clear at the waking and afterwards, The general's con- dition is 8o favorable to-day that the physi- cians deemed immediate medical attention not necsssary through the enmtire day, At four this afternoon a consultation will be held. Until then no bulletins will be issued. At 10 a. m, Senator Chaffee left General Grant’s house, He said anodine was admin- istered to the general at 9 o'clock and he was then sleeping, It was stated by Mr, Chaffee that a recurrense of the hemorrhage is re. garded to improbable. That the family and physicians are perfectly easy on that score is evinoed by the absence of all doctors from the house. 5 THE QUEEN'S SYMPATHY FOR GEM NEew YoRrk, spondence pas Aix Les BANs, April 8, 1885, —Mra. Grant, New York: The queen, who feels deeply for you in your anxieties, commands me to in- quire after Gen. Grant. (Signed) DowaGER MARCHIONESS OF KLy, The following reply was sen Nw York, April 9, 1885, —Marchioness of Ely, Aix Les Baine: Mrs, Grant thanks the queen for her sympathy, and directs me to say that Gen, Grant is no better, (Signed) Cor. (¢ GRANT'S CONDITION IMPROVED, 5:16 p. m.—A consultation was held at 4.30 . m., Dre, Barker, Sand, Shrady and Doug- fa present. It was agreed that” Gen. wos in an improved condition, He has been quite comfortablo all day, has_moved about the rcom several times, Pulse 60, tem. perature pormal, (Signed) GRANT, ‘:J”“ 9,—The following corre- J, H. Doveras, M, D, Gxo. ¥, Sunapy, M. GENERAL GRANT STILL IMPROVING, Senor Romero called at the Grant mansion during the afternoon, On leaving he said tho general’s improved condition was shown in his face and pulse. He takes food with more and talks more cheerfully with his Ho was kept under the influsnce of nall the time for when ho was not the_influenca of anodyner, the pain was only bearable by = himself, In the opinion of Senor Romero, (ieneral Grant has, however, more timo to live than the doctors grant him, Le Baron Dalven- De Schaeffer, the Austrian minister, called during the afternoon, The latter was told that General Grant was eomewhat stronger, but that he was in a critical condition; be was Improved temporsrily, After consultation this afternoon, Dr, Barker smd that General Grant was better. Ho breathed eas'er, tha upper part ' of his theoat was better, Indeed he was 80 well Dr. Brrker would not attend again until the Saturday consultation, 1L e M. neral Grant has been very quiet all the evening; his pnise is 64, tempera- ture 99. He is now sleeping quietly. (Signed) J, ovuLas, M, D, — Affairs in Fansma, WaBHINGTON, April 9,—Capt, Norton, cem- manding ths Shenandoah, informs the navy department that he landed about 150 men in Panama for the protecticn of Awmerican in-|* teresta, Secretary Whitney replied: duty is confined to protection of railwa; and steamship companies’ operty and the lives of American citizens, 80 far a8 your forces mits to keep the trunsit open, In the con- licts between the local forces you must not participate nor show favor nor disfavor to eithor. " Whitney to-day received a dls tch from Comwander ah of the schussot, dated La Liberts, which says: ““arrios is cortaluly dead. The Nicaraguan troops eatered duras, routing the enemy, who rotrested in dis- order towards Guatemala, A telegram from Bes ver to the suthorities here says Mexioo will make » formal alliance with Seal Dover, I expect this_ will aud the trouble without another shot. It is probable both armies will march on Guatemala Qity.” sleven, the German minister, and Le Baron | Abos LONGS AND SHORTS. The Clash of Arms Between Russia and Afghanistan Advances the Price of Wheat Five and Three-Eighth Cents. Corn Moved Along Olosely With Wheat. PES— The Cattle Trade in a General Way was Slow, I'he Hog Market Opened Slow but Closed Firm, Provisions Bouyant and Pork Makes an Advance ot Forty Cents a Barrel, CHICAGO MARKET. Special telogram to the Bre, CHICAGO, April 9. —There was a frenzy of excitement in trading on 'change to-day, oc- casioned by disturbing war rumors from England and Russia. The WHEAT, market has besn pointing upward for a few days on home influences in view of the bad outlook for the growiog crap, but the' report of the clash of arms between the Russian and Afghan outposts beclouded all ordinary in- fluences, and traders found at the opening this morning that wheat was valued bo higher than the close last night. The bustls and commotion occasioned by the new order of things, made itseft telt not only in the ex- change building but extended to the La Salle and Washington strect officos of the brokers. Early in the morning excited groups had gathered to discuss uuexpected receipt of the war news and the market on thv curb was 30 higher for wheat than at the close yosterday. The grand scene of turmoil and" confusion, however, was re- served for the floor of the exchange. Heavy traders, who are rarely seen on the floor, were present in force long before the bell sounded and were as thick in the fray as any of the young traders and brokers, When the market opened thero was a hundred running to cover by the “‘shorts,” but many of the ‘“long” traders were willing to take the Kmfiu in sight, and there was a free exchange of options, which is well evidenced by the fact that although the wheat market closed bHifc over the close Jast night no failures were re- ported. The buyiog orders from the outside were very numerous, and while there were evidences during the session of heavy lcads of wheat being thrown overboard, the general situation remained strong enough to sustain the market well up to the best figures of the day. The;appreciation in wheat was 4c over the closing yesterday and at the afternoon Dboard there was another advance of §o. The foreign markets were all reported strong and higher, CORN moved along closely with wheat and closed 1fic over yesterday. Oats advanced Zc while pork advanced 40 centa a barrel, CATTLE business in a general way was rather slow, tho demand for ordinary shipping and dressed beef steers and other fat cattlo was light and every buyer wanted a reduction of 10@1bc. Sellers were not: prepared to make the reduc- tion asked for, hence transactions were few. Steers 1060@1200 pounds $4 6025 20; 1200@ 1800 pounds $5 15@b ( 1400@ 1550 pounds &5 70@6 00; butchering stock 8275@4 00; stockers $3 40@1420; feeders $116@4 70, HOGS. The market opened slow, with prices rathor weak, Later there was a sharp reaction, no- tive demand and_slight up turn, the market closing firm, Common and rough packers sold around about $4 40@4 50, and fair to food mixed &1 604 60, with best aseorted eavy at $4 70@4 70, Receipta for the week 80 far are about $25 000 loss than for the same time last week. e —— Thelllinols Legislature, SPRINGFIELD, April In the house this morning what is known as the truck bill, in- troduced by Morgan, of Will, providing that employes shall be paid in cash for their ser— vices and not in trade, was called up for thied reading, It caused a gread deal of dise cussion pro and con, A vote was taken and resulted in ayes 94, nays 24, The result was received with chosrs by its sdvocates, ‘The bill to appropriate $500 per annum to the Dairymen’s association to publish reports, on third reading failed to pass by a vote of 19 ayes, nays 59, Notice was given to reconsid- er the vote. In jolut assembly only one vote was cast. Fuiler moved to adjourn sine die, but the speaker refused to put it. The assembly adjourned till noon. "The senate passed Whiting’s drainage bill this morning without a dissenting vote, ‘The minority report of the committee on udiciary on Ray’s change of venue bill was adopted and the bill sent to the second read- ing. Several bills were advanced to the third reading, to-morrow e —— rouble With the Lamon rymen, On1cAGO, April 9, ~ Information is recoived frem Lamont to-night to the effect that two hundred of the striking quarrymen from Jol- iet went there to-day and, going from quarry to quarry, drove out ths men at work, and putting a stop to all work at that place, ul men altogether were driven out. The details are meagre, but do not indicate that anyone was killed or seriously wounded. It is understood that the proprictors of the quarrys will ask the governor to call out the 1L, Quar- Striker Shot by Detective Pinkerton. CHicAGo, April 9. —About noon to.day one of the strikers at ths McCormick: reaper fac. tory attempted to stop oneof the company's 'busses on its way to the works. A, 8. Pink- erton, detective, inside the 'bus, shot the man dead. Trouble is feared, THOS, (LANOY, WHO MADE AN ASBAULT upon Melwille E. Stone, edltor of the Daily News, while the latter was at the po!ls, was fined $20 to-day, e ep—— Double Tragedy in Missouri. Porrar Brorr, Mo,, April ,—A bloody tragedy, growiog out of family troubles, was enacted here last night, and caused great ex citement, Louis Derry, a member of thecity council, and at one time city marshal, shot hds wifo four times, killing her instautly, and then blew out his own braine, Jealousy is alleged cause of Derry's act, he haviog accusnd wife with being too intunate with another man, British Reserves led Homo to Kogland. Tosoxto, Oat., April 9.—The members of the British army reserve resident here have been ordered to bold thewselves in readiness to return o Eugland, Thera sre 4,000 of $hem in dhis country,