Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 13, 1885, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALY BEE THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB., MOUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1885, RUSSC-AFGHAN, General KomaroMs Statement of the Ba tie of Kushk, The Afghans Gradually En- croached on the Position, By Drawing Nearer to His Camp Day by Day. They Paid no Attention to His Remonstrances, But Fired on Him With Their Artillery. Thereby Compelling Him te Accept the Combat, Resulting in Thelr Deteat, RUSSIA'S POSITION, THRIR DISHONRST VICTORY OVER THE AFGHANS CONBIDERED AN ACT OF WAR, Special Telegram to Tix Bee, New Yorg, April 12.—The Tribune's Lon- don special says Gen, Komaroff's attack on the Afghans is regarded in every capital of Europe as an act of war. In no well informed quarter here or abroad is there any but tho faintest hope of peace. Gladstone's language and manuer in the house of commons un Thursday convinced evorybody that he hiwm- self believes that war ia all but inavitable, Nothing has since occurred to dimivish the probability. Gladstonesaid yesterday that the information was at first incompl(te, and sec. ondly not perfectly clear, but the essential facts are known, and no man hs succeeded in explaining them consistently or with good th on the part of Russia, Komarofi’s statement that he was compelled %o attack in consaquance of tie aggressive ac- tion on the part of the Afghans s directly contradicted by Sir Peter Lumsden’s account. Military and diplomatic_au horities accept as concluwive Sir Peter Lumuden’s statement that the Afghans since March 7ch have made no forward movement of any kind, while be- fore the affair of March 30th THE RUSSIANS TRIED ALL MEANA to induce the A'Ehlnlto begin the fight, The prescnce of the Eoglish officers with the Af- ghans at Pendjoh would itself settle the que:- tion that they were aware of the agroement to maintain_statu quo on both sides. They vainly tried to persuade the Russians, who de- nied all knowledge of such an agrcement, to abide by it. Their report proves that thoy considered the Afghan movement within the terms of tho agceement snd purely dofensive. Assuming, then, that Gen. Komuroff was in the wrong, the ques:ion of war or peace de- snds on the avswer of two questions: Will Russia offer Any reparation and what repara- tion would be acceptable? The Engli quest for an explanation emb terms, but the English opinion i nearly unamimous, that the formal disavowal of Gon. Komirofl’s act, o formal expression of regret, and the couplete restoration of the previous military position coostitute the apology. Nobody believes that Komaroff acted without either orders or an assurance of support, whether from the czar or from those suriounding kim who are in a vosition to force hie hand. Technicalities go for listle. The conviction hero is general that Russia thought the crushing of an Afghan division would be the readiest answer to the impo-ing llngddx‘ggn' e demonstration at Rawal Pindi. THAT DISHONEST VIOTORY. the Kushk securas for Russia the on in the debated terri- on tory. Russla to- ?z\l‘lllh'y between the Murghab and the Heri n Sir Peter Lumaden has been forcad to ro- tire from Guliran, where he commanded the Rodat pass, to Kusan, leaviog the road to o The Itussian force south Mervis enormously greater than was & ted. Itis evident that masses of teoops ave been hurried forward durin time when Rus " The His dispatch aonouncing the battle is known to have been received at 8t. Petersburg on Tuesday, and probably much earlier, It was not pub- lished till Thureday, nioe days after the event, Though the telegraph extends to Merv, 120 miles from Pendjeh, the Russian agents pretend that a fortnight will be re- quired to send o telegram to Gon, Komeroff and receive an auswer. In the meantime decorations and thanks have already been tebed by telegraph from St. Petersburg 10 officers and troops engaged. THE RUSSIAN PRESS, UNDER BTBINGENT OEN- BORSHIP, »xults over the victory, teems with insults to and defiance of Eogland, The Eoglhsh pross, like the Knglish public, has lost neither hoad nor tomper. While mostly regarding war as certain, it abstains from provocation, and con- tonts itaelf with firmly insisting upon _ample reparation for the outrage on the English AL AR e s etie R0, SR solemn ergagement, The continental press agroas with the Eoglish in considering Komeroff's act a violation of faith, and sides mostly with England, French papers are excepted which joyfully seize the occasion to givevent to their molder- ing bateed, Berlin tries hard to believe in peace but the press there s in the_hauds of speculutora staggering under a load of Russian #tocks to whom war brings ruin, If any hope of pease exists it dies probably with Prince Bismarck, who csnnot wish to see the Berlin course heavily iu debs owing to the London colapse. KOMAROFF'S STATEMENT, Sr. Perkassuae, April 12,—The Official Messenger publ the following telegram from Gen. Komaroff dated April lst: On the 25thof March our detatchmont approached Dashkapri, when near the bridge we saw an eutrenchment oceupled by the Afghauns, In orderto avoid a conflict, I stationed my troops, five versts, a little over thrao miles, from the Afghan position. Negotiations with Oapt. Tate, & member of Sir Peter Lumsden's force, commenced on the 20th, When the Afghans became convinced that we had no in- tention of attacking them they daily drew | 'would aesistin repel nearer our camp, On the 27th they dispatoh- ed against & company of our_reconnoltering party, three companfes, with & gun and ome oavalry, next day their audacity and arrogance incrensiog they ocoupied n high and commanding_position on the left flank ot our camp. They made entrench menta and_ placed a cavalty poit In the rear of our line, and picket within gunshot of our The effect of Gien, Kamaroff's detailed state mant showed the Afghans provoked the recent battle has been weakened by the reports re ceived by way of the Austrian telegraph stations on the Russian frontier, Penjdeh was occupied by Col. Alikhanoff on the 2d inst, Gen. Kamaroff states that he was ob liged to occupy Penjdeh in order to stop pil laging of the district by the Turcomans, and o FELELI 2 eent the (AL |the Afehans had threatenad to resumo offea. B e, U, Tin et or, Abw|mve gperations. - The Ruwlan minister of -4 4 war has sent a congratulatory message to Kushlc and the right bank of the Murg. | Koiyaroff, and hun directed him to thank the gt 1o ropiied that, acting sn the | troops in the name of the czar and to an- advice of the Eoglish he would not retire be- yond the Kushk, I then sent him a private letter couched in amicable terms, On the 30th, in order to support my demands, I marched with my detachment against the Afghan position, still expecting a pacific is suo but fire from the Afghan artillery and an attack of their cavalry compelled we to accept the combat, The St, Petersburg Journal says the fore- going statement leaves no question of Ilus- stan sggression, moreover, Sir Poter Lumeden’s second dispatch to the British vovernment justified General Komaroff's action, and that even Gladstone had shown a praiseworthy anxlety to atone for ungracious words about Russia which first escaped him, It is reported that Lieut.-Gen, Obrontcheff, chief of the foderal staff of the feder: i army, is about to proceed mand of all military and Afghauistan operations in Turkes! Obroutcheff is known as the conqueror of Morkhtar Pasha, whom he defeated at Alad- jadagh after pitched battlea of two days in October, 1877, THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN ROW, ORDERS FOR FAST STEAMERS, New York, April 11.—An order for six fast iron cruisera of the Esmeralda pattern were roceived here Thursday. Thess vessels are nominally erdered by private gentiemen, just us they might order steam yachts, but will be for sale when completed, Offers of only one European government will bo enter- tained. It is thought that the government will be Russia. Threo paramount featuies will by insisted upon—npinetoen knots speed, ¢ al car rying vapaoity for twenty five days, steam- ing and buovancy for three steel rifled cannon of largo calibre, - The Esmeralda 15 regarded by the propective owners of these vessols as the highest t.pe of war vessel which fliu's. Sha was built for Chili, in Eogland, sud by Sir William Armstrong and is about four hundred tone, THE CUTLOOK IN LONDON. LoNnow, April 11.—There was a slightly waaker feeling on change this morning. Con- sols opened at 9o, the tame aa last night’s closiug, but soon dropped to 95fc, at which price they are now quoted. 2 r. 3, —Consols have declined to 95} for both, this makes a de:line of 4csince morning. 2:30 », M, —Consols for both accounts are now quoted at 95, AYOUDB ARRRSTRD, Teagray, April 1L—Ayoub Kahu, ex- amesr of Afghanistan, Who has boen residing here for some tima on a pension from the British governmeant, has again tried to leave Persia for Afghasistan, The Biitish minister complained to tho shah, who arrested Ayonh avd confined him injth citadel, Persin offi- cials have taken possession of Ayoub's home, AN INSPIRED EDITORIAL, S7, PETERSiURG, April 11.—The Journal de St, Petersburg, speaking evidontly by official inspiration, comments upon the recen ernment utteravces in the British pariament a8 premature, and »ays it thinks it would have been preferable for the Eoglish ministers to have suspended jndgment until receipt of more complete informati They +hould have acted upon the supposition that it was unlikely that the Kussian generals were acquainted with the iotention of the Russian government; that with good reason they ahould bave borne in mind that collitions, such as that which occurrad on the Kuchk river, are always possible in the pres ence of a violent and undisciplined Asiatic population, The Penjdeh incident, concludes the Journal, wrs certainly an untoward event, because 1t may adversely affect necotiations vending between Russia and England, which still justifies & hope for peace, THE WAR FEELING HERE is overwhelmingly strong. The czar appeared at the theatre last ovening. The audience, still enthusiastic over the news from Penjdeh on th general assumption that Kamoroff's actiou has imperial approval, arose when they saw the czar and shook the bailding with an ? | ovation of applause. ¥IXING UP THE NAVY, LoNDON, [April 11.—Two men-of-war be- e | longing to” the channel squadrou, now at Kiogston, have been ordered to Portsmouth to take torpedoes on board, It is reported they will proceed at oncs to the Baltic Sea, RUSSIAN FPREPABATIONS, Advices from Odessa state there is great military activity thire, This is manifested not only by the garrisons but by other troops, Numerons battaliol ncks are reviewed every day at the garrison at Kertich. Men are engaged night and diy hastening the completion of the works atthat point and flourlng mills are worked to full capacity pre- paring provisions. TURKEY WILL EE NEUFRAL, BeRuiw, April 11. -1t is reported here that Tarkey, under Prince Bismarck's advice, has decided to remain neutral in event of war be- tween England and Russia, AN INSULT 7O FRANCE. Pants, April 11,—The Journal of Debates, commenting upon the forcible superession of the French;newspaper, . Bosphore Egyptian, Dy the Ezyptian and English officials at Cairo, Iast Wednesday, declares the act was an out- rage. It was, continues the Debates, a viola: tion of our rights, and an sct which demands reparation at any cost. England is morally responsible, 'he new ministry have endorsed the pro- ject of M, Ferry’s cabinet concerning the Suer canal, A DEAD LORD MAYOR, LoNDON, April 11,—George Swan Lottage, lord mayor of London, died this morning, BUYING PRIVATEKRS, 'WASHINGTON, April 11—t authority of naval ufficers that mipister to the United States has endeavored to secure the services of naval officers here in purchasing & nuwber of small vessels used between San Francisco and the Sandwich Islands in transportin sugar. The vessels are to be used preyiug upon FEnglish commerce in the Japanese wnd In- dian waters, should war be declared between Russia and England, THE AMERR'S CONFIDENCE, 1LONDON, April 12,—The ameer upon leay- ing Rawal Pindi to-dsy expressed himself certain that while toe Alghans would wel- {come the British aid, nativelodian troops ssian lnvasion nounce to them, that all who took part in the bat'le would be rewarded according to their rank, PRACE BETWEEN SAN SALVADOR AND HONe DURAS, 1A LiBERTAD, via Galveston, April 12.—A treaty of peace haa been signed botwoeen the governments of San Silvador and Honduras and the Jatter republic has joined the alli inst Guatemala, The armies of San ies are adyancing on the Uity of Gautemala from various points and are everywhers ' welcomed by the populace. Many ditbanded Gautemalan troops are join- ing the allied forces, ‘WOLSELEY INTENDS TO RECAPTURE KHARTOUM, OatRO, April 12, —Gen, Wolseley saya he has no idea of abaudoning the intention to re- capture Khartoum in the autumn, he Russian consul here has ordered the Russian transports Nistroma and St. Poters: burg to provecd to. Viadwostock, avoiding all British ports, WALES LIKES IRISH HOSPITALITY, Duniry, April 12.—Tho prince of Wales waa heard to remark at n stats ball at Dablin Castle on Friday night lah, that he had nover been to_highly gratified at any public recoption as at those tendered him in Ireland singe the first entrance of the Princess Ale andria when tho came to London as his bride, QUABRANTINE AGAINST OHOLERA. MarsgiLies, April 12:~Three daya quaran- time has been ordered hero against arrivals from Spain, on_account of the suspectod prevalence of cholera in Spanish porta. APPROVES OF GEN. KOSAROFE'S ACTION, Losnos, Apil 12.—The Daily Telegraph publishes a dispatch from Berlin which atates that Russia refuses to yield an inch of the territory she has ocoupied on the Afghan frontier, and that the czar intends to express his approval of Komarofl’s action by anpoint- ing him commander-in-chief of Turkestan. THE AMERR THINES HR CAN REPEL RUSSIA. RAwAL Prxpe, April 12, Before his de- parture to-day the ameer was invested with the grand croes of the star of India. Address- ing tho officers presont at the ceremony he expreesed the confident hope of continned friendship between Afghanistan and India ‘The ameer also said that while Afghanistan wonlc. welcome the British and Indian help, the Afghans would be able to repel the Russians. . WORKINGMEN'S MABS MEETING, LoNXDON, April 12,—Twenty thousand un- omployed workingnien met in Hyde Park to- day. Speeches were made from five plate forms. Resolutions were adopted asking the government to reduce the working day to cight hours and to provide public works for the unemployed. BRITISH MEN OF WAR, KiNastoN, Ircland, April 12.—The British men-of-war Neptuna and Sultan havegone to Purtsmouth to secura equipments. The other vessels of the channel fleet have gone to Queenstown, INDIAN THOOPS MOVING. Foupay, April 12.—Troops are moving tol wards Quettah as rapidly as traneport facili ties will allow. The third and fourth army corps have been ordered placed on a war foot- RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR, Sr. PRTERSUTRG, April 12.—The Imperial arsenal at Kronstadt and elsswhere aro being worked to the utmost capacity in preparing field aud siege artillery, small arms and am- munition for immediate use, RUMOR I8 CURBENT THAT THE CONFLICT between the Russiaus and Afghans arose in the following way: Some of the English ofti- cers stationed at the Afghan outposts invited some Russian officers on the other side o breakfast, The Russians were unable t oept, but sent an invitation to the Eapli officers. The latter accepted and etayed in the Russian camp until late at night and then asked for an escort, Gen, Komaroff dlsguited some of his officers as privates to accompany the escort, with the ob- iect of obtaining news of the Afghan foroes. When the escort arrived at the Afghan camp one of the Kussians was observed taking motes in his pocketboolk, The Afghans tried to take away the book. A struggle ensued and a shot was fired, from which side is not known, The Russiaus hur- ried back to their camp and the Russian troops were called to arms and the Russ were advanced against the Afghans the next morning, THE RUSSIANS MARCHING TO PENJDEH, LoxpoN, April 12,—Advices from Tirpul state that news has been received there that the Russians are advancing along the line of the Murghab river in the direction of Pen- jdch. Thera is apparently no reason why the Russians should not eoon” be under the walls of Herat. RUSSIAN COUNCIL OF WAR, Beruy, April 12,—It is reported that a councll of war has been held at St. Peters- burg, at which the czsr presided, and that the czar has np(puln'.ed Gen, Komaroff com- mander-in-chief in Turkestan, and has iesued orders to push 50,000 terward to the Afghan border, THE DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL, LoNDON, April 13,—The Daily News in_an editorial this morning says it's not likely that the government will make any statements of its policy in parliament to-night, but that it will simply announce the details of the des- patchory of reversas, Continuing the News says: 1f General Kom- aroff’s statement is correot it of course shifts the blame upon the Afghans, but that it 1s difficult to reconcile the statement with fact; that neither Sir Peter Lumsden nor Capt. Yates, who must have kuown the tacts, men- tion the circumstancos as reported by General Komaroff, WasHINGTON, April 18.-Upper Misslseippi: Fair weather, nearly stationary, followed by slowly rising temperature, winds becoming variable and shifting to east and south, Missouri Valley: Warmer weather, follow: ed during Monday night by local showers and partly cloudy weather, winds shifting to southwesterly, lower barometer. e ———— Opposed to Prohibition, Stovx Cuy, Ia, Apri1l.—A petition was circulated among the Sioux City business men to-dni in opposition to the enforcement of m»' prohibitory liquor law, t was generally { ®igued, over 810,000,000 of cupital being rep- | resented by the signers, > | covgbing fit with which he wa GENERAL GRANT. @eneral Grant's Pamily Think ke Tekes Too Much Morphine, He Passes a Quiet and Peaceful Night Aud is Not Considered in Any Immediate Danger. The Uloeration of the Tnroat Not Progressing Fast. Mrs. Grant Well Provided for in Casa of Death. The General's Dream Receives Many Interpretations From an Army of Sooth Sayers, ———— GENERAL GRANT'S CONDITION, THR FAMILY THINK THAT T00 MUCH MORPHINE 18 GIVEN TO HIM. Special telegram to the BEE. . Nzw Youk, Apnl 12,—Gen, Grant's family beliove that too much morphine has been given to ease pain, 8o much has been given that the general has a constant craving for the drug. His life has been prolonged by dosing him with drugs, Now these have be* gun to lose their effect, and as a natural con- sequence he is beginning to fail. The doctors begin to realize what| they have done.s They don’t communicate his actusl condition, They retan many incidents that would put a different light on the situation. Some times people go into his room and talk to him and_he nover hears them. He looks at one who speaks to him at times with an noconscious atare, and closes his eves, without uttering a word, for hours he will set in his chair withoutsayiog a word. He talks to himself constantly, his talk is generally about war, almost every battle he has directed having referred to while he has heen ina semi-elirious state. He calls hia staff around him just s if it were twenty years ago. His wok on the wsr has probably bronght these incidents to mind and keeps his_thoughts. In short, the general isin » bad way, and when it is said he is comfort- ableitis trusonly ina very limited sense. On the other hand, gentleman who had not proviously seentho generalin his sickness, was admitted to the sick room while Senor Romero and Senator Chaffee were there, *‘Having gone to the house,” he said, *'in ex- pectation of finding Gen Grantin extreme weakness, I was sarprised to see him littlo changed in_the face, and seemingly quite strong. He talked without special effort. While I was there the servant bowl of broth, He handed it to Sen- ator Chaffee, who passed it to the general. The general raised it to his mouth without & sign of weakness, For all that I could seo he enjoyed it. He is far from beiog a dying man, if I am any judge. Among the mail re- ceived at General Grant's during the week wa¢ a letter containing a cbeck for #2,000, reresenting the amount of aloan, with ac- crued interest, which the general made to » western friend many years ago, The general had long thought the borrower dead, s that the check came as an entire surprise, Associated Press, HE PASSES A QUIRT NIGHT AND DAY —NO IMME - DIATE DANGER ANTICIPATED, New York, April 12,—General Grant passed a quiet night, wath the exception of a attacked about midnight, e fell into anatarhl slum- ber at four o'clock this morning, from which he awoke two hours later, Dr, Douglas re- mained all night with the general, and did not deem it necessary to summon either of his medical colleagues during or after the coughing paroxysm of his patient. Shortly after noon the patien t's throat was treated, and he walked into the library where the doctor applied medication. At 2p, m, Drs. Barker, Bands and Shrady arrived, and they were 1n consultation forty-five minutes, Dr. Barker said the condition of the general's throat admitted of freer examination than for many The laryngoscope was_used, and by the aid of a strong light reflected into the throat the development of the ulcers wos noted, The ulceration nas not ‘made much progress during the last two days, though there has been a gradual increase dur- ing the week. Inflammation in the throat is not as pronounced as at one time, The fi. tient’s general condition, Dr, Barker thought, was somewhat better, though it is still pro- carious, Heis suffering from weakness snd exhaustion, There is no specal cause to fear more than in the last two or thres days, though we must be prepared for emergencies, The following bulletin was lssued at 3 ;. m. : Gen, Grant has been very quiet since the fit of coughing last night, He has taken his nour- ishment regular and as well as usual, Pulse 72, temperature 99, At & consultation just held Drs. Baker, Sands, Shrady and Douglas were present, The treatment pursued was sporoved by all, (Sigred) J. H, Doveras, M, D. Gro, F, SHRADY, Senstor Chaffoe and ex-Senator Roscoe Conklin_called between 8 and 4 oclock the latter said the general was quiet, no apparent change since last Sundsy when he called. Senator Leland Stanford visited the house in | N the afternoon, bringiog flowers, When Dr Newman called at 11:30 o'clock yesterduy, he entered thelibrary next to the general's room and shook hands with Mrs, Grant and Mre, Sartoris. “'F' " called the Iatter, n general left his chair, walked into the Jibrary and greeted Dr, Newman., He remained few momenta and then roed to his room with the remark that the air in thelibrary was toocold for him, The convereation of the house before the general is always cheerful and pleasant, and family afisirs and every ds matters are discussed, The general 1s not lirous, ho receives only eight mini morphin in twelve hours, The general dream has Ly letters from many sootheayers been interpreted to mean that he will live ssventeen days, as many weeks by many others, as many others tie seventeen being the number of dollars the general had with which to psy duty on the satchel he left on the wrong side of the fence, an astrologer who prophesicd good day and bad ones for tho genersl has ought in a | G ‘Whereupon the | 000, thus far been right. Tt was prophesied if the eneral passed the Slst of March he would Yiva until September, That remains to_be seen. If the patient lives until summer Lo- lsnd Standford will endeavor to take him to California in a special car. It fs probable that the good results of the west climate on the general's health has been discussed Senator Stanford 1s urging that the general would be benefitted thereby, At 9 o'clock to-night Col, Fred Grant, speaking of his father's condition during the day, n|5 that he had couvhed a good deal and had had altogether a bad day. Although the paroxysm of Saturday night bad not re- curred the general was verylow, But Col, Grant did not apprehend the end would come to-night. Four daya ago he zh?ganenl walked without seeming dit ty from the front to the rear of the house, but _each since he had moved about less, and to-day, NO. 202. revenue bureau was overruled. The attorney weneral had asked for Chesley's removal, The place was wanted for Gorman's man, Talbott, The commissioner of internal revenue did not want to loge Chesley and told the president he could not run his bureau without him, and the rmidsnt sent an autograph letter to Chesley requestiog him to remain, This let ter of the president did not go through the department of justice, but was sent directly to Chesley, At this the attorney general is said to have taken offence. One of the presi dent's most intimate friends was asked this evening for an explanation of the slow man. ner in which appointments are made. president and his cabinet,” he replied, determined that they will not begin to make a&pomtmantl while the city is overrun with office seekers. when he walked to the rear of|THE PRESIDENT'S ADVICE TO THE OFFICE the house through the hall he nth HUNTRRS 18 TO GO HOME, ped to rest _before [returning. To| anq he meansit. He bolleves that appoints be sure. Twice darivg the afternoon the | menty cannot be wisely made while rival can general had walked into his office and re- mained there for an hour at one time, and three-quarters of an hour at another, con- versing briefly with those who were near, but on oneof these ocoations Gen Grant left the room at that time and passed into the office, ho remarked, *'I cannot stand that,” refering toa sweet and pungent odor, Col. Grant stated that his father ~had not at any time been delirious, in sense, or impaired 1n mental facvlties but be had been much under the influence of mor- phia for a week, and that for twenty minntes or half an hour as the ivfluence was passing off, the general would experience a dreamy sem1-consciousness during which he wight, and often did recur in broken sentences to dreams that had been extremely vivid during the influsnce of the anodyne, A casual caller In the room might catch such disjointed utter- ances and regard them as an evidenoe of deliriums, but thoss who were with the gen- eral from the beginning of his awaking to the time the it fluence passed off entirely, would be able to follow and fully understand the contoxt and the relation of the general's con- versation. BUT COL. GRANT STATED that before the morphia was used his father often talked in his sleop or semi-consclous- ness. For instance at one time he spoke in this way and said: ‘‘General, what is_your regiment? Where are your men?” And Col. Grant explained that at that time his father thought he was at the battle of Shilob, for Gen. Wheat wzs there and Gen. Grant thought he was getting bis forces into line again, This was before the morphia was ad- ministered to a great extent, Since the ane- dyne has been used freely the general has had similar illusions, but while recalling them during a dreamy doze of waking from sleep by morphia, the recollection is not so prompt or vivid, A case in point wes mentioned by Col, Gravt. The influence of the opiate off on Friday or Saturday when ejaculated, “The strangest thing in the world.” and there .mr d; but at inter- vala continued to speak until he had thorough- ly awakened and was, as the colonel said, “‘as clear as a bell.” Then the general plaiced to Col, Grant that he thought he was out in Indiana and was cnlhn& at the house of Thomas A, Hendricks. 'hen he began awakening and slowly recognized the fs ture and fitvings of his own house where his dream had been of Mr, Hendricks resi- dence, and then it was that between sleeping and wasing the general ejaculated, ‘‘It’s the stravgest thing in the world.” Col rant, when asked last i it was possiblo to secure the gei autograph replied that it was an ympossibility at present, and feared it was too late, The general never wrote excopt sitting at his desk in hus office, and it was growing more and more wearying to walk to and from the ad- joining rooms. Col, Grant remarked that he had at least five hundred pictures and albums waiting fr his father’s autograph, There were addressed and stamped letters bearing re- quests enough to fill a dry goods box, - but Col., Grant doubted if his father would sign anything more though he might if asked and permitted by doctors, At 10:45 REV, DB, NEWMAN left the house and procaeded toward Madison avenue to take a car, In response tn a ques- tion he satd: “'I expect a very anxious night, General Grant had a bad day, and I think there has been a recurrence of the coughing. Dr. Shrady Is in the house and the general at this moment is quietly sleeping. General Grant has been troubled during the latter part of the afternoon and entire ever ing with an increase of mucus secretion in his throat, and has coughed considerably in con- sequence. He has also suffered from two at- tacks of choking which weie attented with difficult breathing, These were happily re moved by local application and removal of Ehlegm. He 18 now doziug in his chair after aving slept on the bed for three hours, His pulsa 16 72, and temperature normal. (Signed) Gzo, F, SurADY, M. D, ——— GENERAL GRANY’S FINANCES. MRS, GRANT WILL BE WELL PROVIDED FOR IN CASE OF THE GENERAL'S DEATH, Special Telegram to THE Bee, PHILADELPHIA, Pa,, April 12,—Notwith- standiog Gen, Grant’s disastrous financial ex- perience, Mrs. Grant will be moderately well provided for in case of his death, Al of the general's real estate that was seized under the Vanderbilt claim has been re-transferred to Mrs, Grant, The rents of the house in this city are paid over to the general's lawyer, and the trust fund raised for the general s still intact. The payment of the interest amounting to $15,000 15~ guar- anteed by the estate of the late Gov, Morgan for six years to come, Four years of the ten for which the guarantee was originally made having elapsed, Five thoussnd dollars of the income is paid for purposes beyond the eneral, lea the net income $10,000, The ‘abash bonds in which the trust funds were invested are selling at from 70 to 75 per cent. The general has the right to dispose cf the fund by will, Mrs, Grant aleo now bas the ew York house, which o gentle- who is thoroughly . conversant m with the matter tells me will easlly bring 830,000 above the $45,000 mortgage on It. The Long Branch property, which is also practically Mra. Grant's, is worth about .. Mrs, Grant will have about $100,000 ex- clusive of what sho msy receive under her husband’s will “‘and,” said a gentleman who ought to know all about the matter, *‘it i very likely the general will leave her the prin- cipal of his trust.” 3 ———— THE CABINKT, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL NOT PLEASED BE- CAUSE CHESLEY WAS NOT REMOVED AT HI§ REQUEST, Special Telegram to Tk Bxk, WasHINGTON, April 12, -There is some friction in tbe cabinet, The gossip is that the attorney general is not pleased with the manner in which bis request for the resigna- | ey, of Lthe inten didates are urging their claims, and he does not think that uunder the prosent state of affars he is allowed time to consider the cases. My opinion is that no appointments except the most urgently pecessary ones, will be made w this is understood, and the orowds have retired. The attorney-general will decide next week the questions raised as to the propriety of reappoloting those whose nominations failed of confirmation, There areseveral questions involved. Circumstances differ in the ca- es of those nomina‘ed, where terma had expired and those nominated to succeed the persons peremptorily removed., Some of these cases may be found to_be still subject to action by the senate. The pres- ident will be GOVERNED ENTIRRLY BY THE ATTORN EY- RRAL. Garland’s decision. If the decision authorizes reappointments they will be made promptly. ‘The president has mapped out a great deal of work for himself and will proceed in a very methodical manner, In regard to rummer vacation and summer work, he will do very much the same as he did during his guberna- torial term, The groater part of the summer will be epet in the white house, and most of the day at his desk, Cleveland has never taken longer vacations than his health roquired, avd will not depart from his usual custom, ' He will go on a short fishing trip to northern New York if he finds it posible. s I have said, there will not be much relax- on of work, Cleveland remarked the other day when I asked him when he was going to rest. He said that he had more to do be- fore congress convened than he could find time to accomplish, He wants to understand his business beforo his first mieseage is written and to give a grod account of hisstewardship. The president keeps up his health mainly by his daily drives. Ho enjoys them intensely and leaves all official care bebind, He never drives fast and he takes a keen interest in unr&;bing he sees, As yot he has never left the White House grouzds on foot, although he was always fond of long walks. The pre- sident*never rides on horseback. I do mot believe he knows how. e — THE ILLINOIS LEGISUATURE, DEATH CLAIMS ANOTHER MEMBRR—REPRESENTA- TIVE J. H, HENRY SHAW FOUND DRAD IN BED. Special telogram to the BRz. SPRINGFIELD, April 12,—Death has claimoed another member of tho legislature, this time t|the victim being J. H. Henry Shaw, of Beardstown, Cass county. About 12:45 o'clock the clerk of the hotel Palace, missine Reprosentative Shaw at dinner, and not hav- ing seen him during the morning, went to bis room to call him. Recerving no snswer he loeked over the transom and_ssw him lying as though dead, The door was broken open, and upon examination, Dr. Kerr, who had baen called, gave it as his opinion that the representative had been doad several houre, Deceased had been ailing during the whole session, but not so that he could not attend to bis duties most of the time Representative Shaw was over sixty years of age, and terved in the thirty-second general assembly, this being his second torm, He has boen an un- swerving" democrat, and thus there oocurs agthor break In the xauks of that party. This makes the third death duriog the ses- sion. 1t was anticipated that upon Senntor Davis, from _Greene, sssuming office, something tangible would be done in relation t0 the senatorship “question.” but this unex- cted occurrence will again throw them back or twenty days at least, What makes the situation still worse, it leaves the houso at a @ upon any question which will be construed to a party issue, and thus rotard the busi- nees, The membera here who wishod the business to progress are very much disheart- ened, the clerk of Cnas connty has bosn telo- graphed of the occurrance and the governor will b requested to itsue & writ for a new election_to-morrow, which will doubtless be done, The election can’t take place before twenty days after the call. The appearance of the body when fcund indicated that Mr. Shaw died without a ttruggle, The coroner held an inquest this afternoon and the jury returned a verdict that the decensed came to his death from couses unknown to them. ————— The Chicago Opera Featival, §ICimcaco, Aprill 11.—The atteadance upon the opera’ festival haa ayeraged $7,000 for each performanco. The uale of tickets has already netted $99,000, TOSSED BY ‘BULLS. Wheat Sent Boiming Upward in Chicago and Kavsas City. Prices Kept Well Up During the Enuire Session, More Business !Done in Chicago Than for Months. Two 8t. Louis Buoket Shops Sus= pend--Big Operators Gain, Ex-President Asa Dow Forced to the Wall, Wild Fcenes on the Floors of the *Changes in Both Cities—Many Deals Carried Over, ANOTHER BULL DAY IN CHICAGO Special to the Kaneas City Times, CHicAGo, April 11,—This morning a drov of § of a cent from last night's close was suffi- cient to cause May wheat to jump to 874 ounte, an advance of § of a cent over yester- day's finish. During the ret hour the mar. ket remained strong and active at quotations between thatand 873 cents. Corn openedat 40§ conts and was a great favorite with outsiders at that figure, and May pork also kept itn percentaze. The scence_ of yesterday aud Thuraday were repeated at the opening, though o somewhat more conservative feeling. was cverywhere obsorvable, the wire edge of the craze having worn off, Very many, however, have becomo quietly impressed with the iden that war is inevitable and are buying futures heavily on that suppo- vition alone, That thin fecling is shared in elsowhere, and is very general indeed, It evi denoed by heavy purchasing orders from New York, Eaitimore, Philadelphia and Boston, 28 well as from tho smaller cities of tho west, hardly one being 8o poor that it does not fur- nish two or more margin spoculators. ‘WHO THE LEABING OPERATORS WERE. As the dsy progressed the continued pree- sure from the outside proved too strong for the limited number of sellers, aud again every- thing went kitiog. May wheat touched ovon 89 cents, and buyers constituted almost the entire crowd. Lester, Baldwin and Bliss were heavy purchasers and at the top price. “Billy” McHenry sold a largo amount, Kaume entered the corn it and tried nnauccessfully to buy 2,000,000 busbels of May corn in250,000 lots at 47, 46} and 47 cents, while Leater alto bought stesdily every bushel ne could get bold of. John Dupee aud Leopold Bloom were bullish but shy though Dupes had & lively day on tho sharp turns. Nat Jones was n t observed to take a hand personally, but it was not regarded as a poesibility that ho was unrepresented in the pit. HEAVIEST TBANSACTIONS OF THE YRAR. Altogether the day’s transactions were the heayiest of the year, and the war feeling wan #0 unanimous_that more long lines wore left to sonk over Suday thom for months, The urely specuiativo faterents is xogsrded as Feavier than for months, and a bit of nows of a pacific character betwéen now and Mcnday's opening would bo liablo to cause shaking up. ASA DOW FORCED TO THE w, Asa Dow, at onetime a veryrich and heavy operator, has been compelled to order his trades closed out. His business was for the most part in provisions, aud his liabilities on the floor are so small that the etoppage has created po stir, Asa Dow has been prosident of the board and adirector a number of times. Heis probably more kindly thought of than any member of the board. Affairs in Manitoba) OTrawA, April 11,—The government has jouspended quarantine regulations respecting mportation of cattle into Manitoba and the northwest to faciliate obtaining meat supply {rom the other side of the line. The Halifax batallion has been ordered to the front. Qukpgo, April 11.—The cavalry school re- ceived fresk orders this morning and will probably leave for the northwest to-morrow. Havivax, April 11,—The Halifax Battalion of Fusileers received orders last night to leave this morning for the front. e e— Bucket Shops Gone Up, ST, Louts, Mo,, April 1L,—F. B. Curtis, who han conducted & bucket shop hero for years past succumbed to the presure to-day with liabilitien of 816,000 He o han paid out $70,000 since last Mon and ex- pocts to resume noxt week, W. B, Grable, snother bucket shop man also closed to-day with about $40,000 siabilities, Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Combines, In & proportion peculiar to itself, the active medicinal properties of the best blood-purifying and strengthening remedies of the vegetablo kingdom, It will positively ctire —when in the power of mediclne—~ Spring Debility, Headache, Dyspepsia, Ca- tarrh, Salt Rheum, Berofula, and all Diseases caused by a low state of the blood. “X suffered three years with blood poison. T took Hood's Barsaparilla, and think I am cured.” Mrs. M, J. DAv1s, Brockport, N. Y. *‘Hood's Sarsaparilla beats all others, and is worth its weight In gold.” I. BARRING- TON, 130 Bank Btreet, New York City. 1s so vastly superior to any other sarsa- parilla or blood purifier, that one has well sald: blood and entire human organism, are as much more positive than the remedies of & quarter of a century ago, as the steam- power of to-day is in advauece of the slow and laborious drudgery of years ago.” “Its health-giving effects upon tho - ‘“While suffering from a severe bilious attack In March, 1883, a friend in Peoria, 1L, recommended Hood's Barsaparilla, I tried the remedy, and was permanently cured.” J.A. BHEPARD, travelling agent for Devoe & Co., Fulton Btreet, N, Y, « Purifies the Blood. “1 tried a dozen articles to cleanso my blood, but never found anything, that did me any good il I began using Hood's Sarsaparilla.” . ML, PEER, Rochester, N, “My wife was troubled with dizzin and constipation, and her blood has been in a bad order—in fact she has been! all run down, Hood's Sarsaparilla Is doingher % wonderful amount of good.” ¥, M.{BALD- WIN, druggist, Blanchester, Ohio, ¢ Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists, $1; six for §. Made only by . I HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass, 100 | Doses One Dntiar, Sealof North Carelina Smoking Tobacco. gieen teverywhere, where recoanizea ad igflibrerwifi?e fo Reafer c\o:z Because everfl- B Gondumer, e, and stote &ev. T y‘) and for over & year had two running sores < B g 2 Sold by all druggists, only by €. I, HOOD & €O, Lowell, Mass, - “I was for five years a sufferer with ‘boils, all ran down, and was at one time obliged to give up work, Before taking all of two bottles of Hood's Barsaparilla, was entirely cured.” R. M. LANE, Pittsburgh, Pa. aficted with serofula, “1 was sevel Took five bottles of Hood's Barsepariiia, and consider mysell entirely cured.” C. . LovEJoy, Lowell, Mass, Hood’s Sarsaparilla $1; six for §5. Made 100 Doses One Uollar,