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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , MONDAY MORNING , APRIL 13 , 1885. NO. 202.
BUSSO-AFfiHAN.
General KomaroiTs Statement of tlic
BatleofKnstt ,
The Afghans Gradually En-
oroaohed on the Position ,
By Drawing Nearer to His Damp
Day by Day.
They Paid no Attention to Hia
Eomonstrancos ,
But Fired on Him With Their
Artillery.
Thereby Compelling IHm to Accept
the Combat , Resulting in
Their Detent.
RUSSIA'S POSITION.
THRIK DISHONEST VICTORT OVER TUB AFGHANS
CONSIDERED AN ACT Or WAR.
Special Telegram to THE BEE.
NEW YORK , 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 hero or abroad is tbero any but the
faintest hope of peace. Gladstones language
and manner In tha house of commons un
Thursday convinced everybody that he him
self believes that war ia all but Inevitable.
Nothing has slnco occurred to dimiuah the
probability. Gladstnnesaidyesterday that the
information was at first incomph to , aad sec
ondly not perfectly clear , but the essential
facts are known , and no man Ii v ) snruoedod
in explaining them consistently or with good
faith on the part of Russia.
KomaroH's statement that ho was compelled
in attack in consjqusnco of tuo aggressive ac
tion on the part of the Afghans is directly
contradicted by Sir Peter Lumsdpn'ri account.
Military and diplomatic au horities accept as
conclusive Sir Peter Lnmuden's statement
that the Afghans since March 7th have made
no forward movenunt of any kind , while be
fore the alTair of March 30th
THE RUSSIANS TRIED ALL MEANS
to induce the Afghans to begin the fight. The
presence of the Kaglish officers with the Af
ghans at Pendjoh would Itself settle the que4-
tlon that they were aware of the agreement to
maintain stutu quo on both slues. They
vainly tried to persuade the Russians , who denied -
niod all knowledge of such an ogrcemopt , to
abide by it. Their report proves that they
considered the Afghan movement within the
terms of the agreement and pnrely defensive.
Assuming , then , that Gen. Komjrulf was in
the wrong , tbo question of war ur peace dtt-
panda on tha answer of two questions : Will
Russia offer any reparation and what repara
tion would be acceptable ? The English 10
quest for an explanation embodied no
terms , but the Knghbh opinion is nearly
unammoui , that tbo formal disavowal nf
Oon. Komarofl'i act , a formal oxproanlnu of ,
regret , and tha complete rontoration of the
previous military position cjoetituto thn
apology. Nobody boliovea that Kornaroff
acted without either orders or an assurance
of support , whether from tbo cr or from
those Bunaundiog him who nre In a notation
to force hi ; hand. Technicalities go for little.
The conviction hero Is general that Russia
thought the crushing of an Afghan division
would bo Uun-eadieat answer to the Imposing
and oggreasiro demonstration at Rawal
Pindl.
THAT DISHONEST VIOTORT.
on the ICushk securas vfor Russia the
most important position in the debuted terri
tory. Rnsala to-day is master of the entire
country between the Murghab and the Her !
Rud.
Sir Peter Lumsden has been forced to re
tire from Guliran. where he commanded tli9
Rodat pass , to Kusan , leaving the road to
Herat open. The Russian force south of
Merv is enormously greater than was sus
pected. It is evident that manses of troops
have been hurried forward during the whole
tlma when Ruisia was pretending to "diplo
matize. " The dilatory game is still to be
played under the pretext of asking explana
tions from Gen. Komaroff. His dispatch
announcing the battle is known to have
been received at tit Petersburg on Tuesday ,
and probably much earlier , It was not pub
lished till Thursday , nine days after the
event. Though the telegraph extends to
Merv , 120 miles from Pendjob , the Russian
agents pretend that a fortnight will be re
quired to send a telegram to Gen. KomerofI
and receive an answer. In the meantime
decorations and thinks have already been
dispatched by telegraph from St. Petersburg
to the officers and troops engaged.
THE RCHSIAN PRESS , UNDER 8TBINGKNI CE.V
WORSHIP ,
exults over the victory , teems with insults to
and defiance of England. Tha Epglinh press ,
like the English public , has lost neither head
nor tonii > er. While mostly regarding war as
certain , it abstains from provocation , ondcon-
> tents itself with firmly instating upon ample
reparation for tha outrage on the English
allies , and for a gross breach of a
solemn eLgjgemimt , The continental
press agraej with tha Eogliih iu
considering Komorotf'ii act a violation
of faith , and sides mostly with England ,
1'rench papers are excepted which joyfully
Delta the occasion to glvovent to their tuolder-
Ing hatred. Berlin trios hurt ! to belidve in
peace bat the press there Is In tho'hands ol
speculator * staggering under a load of Russian
stocks to whum war brings ruin. If any hope
of pease exists it die * probably with Princa
Bismarck , who cannot wish to see the Berlin
course heavily Iu debt owing to the London
colapse.
KOMAROPP'S ; STATEMBN'T.
Sr. PBTKRSHUHO , April 12 , The OHUial
Messenger publishes the following telegram
from Gen. Komaroff dated April 1st ; On
the USthof March otirdotatchmont approaches
Diahkupri , when near the bridge we saw an
entrenchment occupied by the Afghans. In
order to avoid aconlllct , I stationed my troops ,
five versts , u Itttla over thrao miles , from the
Afghan position. Negotiations with Cant.
Tate , a member of Kir Peter Lumeden'a
force , commenced ou the 2Cth , When the
Afghani became convinced that we had no in
tention of attacking them they dally drew
nearer our camp. On the 27th they dispatch
ed against a company of our reconnoitring
party , thrco companies , with a gun and
lomo cavalry , next day their audacity
and arrogance increasing they occupied a
tilghand commanding position on the left
Sankol our camp. They made entrench
ments and placed a cavalry pott In the roar
of our line , and picket within gunshot of our
fort. On the 2Mh ! I sent the Af
ghan commander an energetic summons
to evacuate the left bank of the
Kushk and the right bank of the Murg-
lab as far as the mouth ol
tht Kushk. llo replied that acting on the
advice of the English ho would not lotlrp bo-
fond the Kushk. I then sent him n private
letter couched in amicable terms. On tha
30tb , in order to support my demands , I
marched with my detachment against the
Afghan position , still expecting a picific issue -
sue but tire from the Afghan artillery and
an attack ol their cavalry compelled mo to
accept the combat.
The St. Petersburg Journal gays the fore
going statement leaves no question of Rus-
ilnn aggression. That moreover , Sir Peter
Lumsdtm'a second dispatch to the British
covernment justified General Komaroff's
action , and that oven Gladstone had shown a
praiseworthy anxiety to ntono for ungracious
words about HUBS in which Grst escaped him.
It is reported that Lieut.-Gen. ObtoutcheU.
chief of the federal staff of the federal
itnff of the imperial army , is about to proceed
.o nOrv to assume command of all military
> porations in Turkestan and Afghanistan
DbroutchofI Is known as the conqueror of
Morkhtar Pasha , whom ho defeated nt Alad-
iadagh after pitched battles of two days in
October , 1877.
THE ANGIiO-RUS9IA.N ROW.
ORDER1 FOR FAST HTEAMEUS.
NEW YORK , April 11. An order for six
fast iron cruiser * of the Esmeralda pattern
were roceUecl here Thursday. Thcsa vessels
are nominally ordered by private gentlemen ,
just us they might order steam yachts , but
will bp for sale when completed , Oflciaof
only oiio European government will bo enter
tainbi ) . It is thoughtllnt the government will
be Russia. TLrbo paramount featmei will bo
insisted upon ninttoen knots speed , oal cur
rylntr > .apactty for twenty tive days , steam' '
ing and buovaccy for three steel rifloii cannon
of largo calib'c. Tbo Esmoraltlu is regarded
l > y the tirujpective ownirs of Uiote vessnUns
thn highest t pc of war vessel which ilws.
She was built for Chili , In England , and by
die William Armstrong and is about four
hundred ton ? .
THE OUTLOOK IN LONDON.
LONDON. April 11. There was a slightly
waaker feeling on change this morning. Con
sols opened at 95jc } , the same an last night's
closing , but soon dropped to 95gc , nt which
price they are now quoted ,
2 P. M. Consols have declined to 95Jo for
both , this makes n decline of Jc since morning.
2:30 : P. St. Consols for both accounts an
now quoted at 95c.
ATOUD AB8EBTED ,
TEHERAN , April 11. Ayoub Kahu , ox-
ameer of Afghanistan , who lias bean residing
hero for ooine time on a pension from the
British Rovo-nment , haa again tried to leave
Persia for Afghanistan. The Biithh minister
complained to the shah , who arrested Ayonb
ami confined him Injtha citadel. I'orsnu offi
cials have taken possession uf Ajoub'o home ,
AN INSPIRED EDITORIAL.
ST. PETER'jnuRa , Ap-il 11 The Journal do
St. Petersburg , speaking evidently by oflieial
inspiration , comments upon the recent gov
ernment utterances in the British parliament
as premature , and > ays it thinksitwould have
been preferable for the English ministers to
have suspended judgment until receipt ol
more complete information. They vhonld
have acted upon ( he supposition that It was
unlikely tbt the Rujaian generals were
acquainted with the intention of
thy Rus ian government ; that with gnnd
reaxun they should bavo borne in micd that
colliiioDB , such ai that which occurred on tha
Kucbk river , are always possible in the pres
ence of a violent and undisciplined Asiatic
population. The Penjdch incident , concludes
the Journal , wrs certaiuly an untoward event ,
because it may adversely affect net-citations
pending between Russia and England , which
still justifies a hope for peace.
THE WARCEELINO HERE
Is overwhelmingly strong. The czar appeared
at thn theatre last evening. The audience ,
still nnthuaiastic over the news from Ponjdeh
on the general assumption that Kamoroff'a
action has imperial approval , arose wben they
saw the C7.ir and ebaok the building with an
ovation of applause.
rixiNQ up THE NAVY.
LONDON , lAptll 11. Two men-of-war be
longing to the channel squadmu , now at
Kingston , have been ordered to Portsmouth
to take torpedoes on board. It is reported
they will proceed at onca to the Baltic Sea ,
RUISIAN PREPARATIONS ,
Advices from Odessa state there Is great
military activity tlnro. This is manifested
not only by the garrisons but by other troops.
Numerous battalions of Cossacks are reviewed
every day at the garrison at Kertlch. Men
are engaged night and d y hastening the
completion of tha works at that point and
flouring mills are worked to full capacity pre
paring provisions.
TURKET WILL BE NEUIRAL.
BERLIN , April 11.It is reported hero that
Turkey , under Prince lUin ! rclc'a advice , has
decided to remain neutral in event of war be
tween England and Russia ,
AN INSULT TO FRANCE.
PARIS , April ll. Tha Journal of Debates ,
commenting upon the forcible superession ol
the FrenchJnowepaperItoBphoro Egyptian ,
by the Egyptian and English officials at Cairo ,
last Wednesday , declares tlm act was an out
rage. It was , continues tha Debatex , a viola
tlon of our rights , and an act which demands
reparation at any cost. England is morally
responsible.
The new ministry have endorsed the pro
ject of M. Ferry's cabinet concerning the
BUOE canal.
A DEAD LORD UATOII.
LONDON , April 11 , George Swan Lotttgc ,
lord mayor of London , died this morning.
VUYINO PRIVATEERS.
WASHINGTON , April 11 It is stated on tha
authority of naval officers that the Russian
minister to the United States has endeavored
to secure tbo services of naval officers hero It
purchasing a number of small vessels uuec
between San Trancisco and the Sandwich
Islands In transporting sugar. The
vessels are to be used m preying upon
English commerce in the Japanese and In
dian waters , should war bo declared between
Russia and England.
Till : AUEIU'S CONFIDENCE.
LONDON , April 12. Tha ameer upon l ar
ing Rawal Pindl to-day expressed himsel
certain that while tne Afghans would welcome -
como the Britith aid , nativelndian troops
would atslst In repel ssian Invasion
Tha effect of Gen. Kamaroff's detailed state-
tnont showed the Afghans provoked the recent
jattla Ins been weakened by the reports received -
ceivod by way nf the Austrian telegraph
stations on the Russian frontier. Penjdch
vas occupied by Col. Alikhanoll on the W
ost. Gen. Kamarolf states that ho was ob
Iged to occupy Penjdeh In order to stop pll-
.acim ? of the district by the Turcomans , and
ho Afghans had threatened to resume olfen-
Ive operations. Tha Russian minister of
war has sent a congratulatory message to
Camaroff , and his directed him to thank the
roops In the name of tha czar and to an
nounce to thorn , that all who took part in the
ilo would bo rewarded according to their
rank ,
'SACK ' BETWEEN SAN SALVADOR AND HON
DURAS ,
LA LIHKRTAD , via Galvcston , April 12. A
rcaty of peacu has been signed brtweon the
; ovornmoritB of San Salvador and Honduras
, nd the latter republic has joined the alliance
against Guatemala. The armies of San Salvador
vader and her allies are advancing on the
Jlty of Gautcmala from various points and
are every where ' 'welcomed by tbo populace.
Many disbanded Gautemnlan troops are join-
"ng tbo alllei forces.
IN OLSXLF.Y INTENDS TO BECAPTURK KHAIITOUM.
OAino , April 12. Gen. Wplseley says hems
ms no idea of abandoning the intention to re
capture Khattoum In the autumn.
The Russian contul hero has ordered the
Russian transports Ni stroma and St. Peters
burg to proceed to Yladwostock , avoiding all
British ports.
WALKS LIKES IRISH HOSI'ITALITV.
DUIU.IN. April 1 ? . The prince of Wales
was heard to remark at a statq ball at Dublin
Castle on Friday night UH , that ho had
never been to highly gratified at any public
recaption ni at these tendered him In Ireland ,
since the first entrance of the Princess Alex
andria when the came to London as his bride.
QUAHAMI.NE AGAINST CIIOLK1U.
MARSEILLES , April 12 : Three doysquatan-
tine ha * been ordered here against arrivals
from Spain , on account of the suspected
prevalence of cholera in Spanish ports.
Airr.oMM or cr.N. KoJiAROKff'fl ACTION.
LONDON , Apiil 12. The Daily Telegraph
publisher a dispatch from Berlin which states
that Kuiuia refuses to yield an Inch of the
territory she haa occupied on the Afghan
fiontier , and that the czar intends to express
hid Approval of Kouiaroifa action by anpolnt-
ing him uommandcr-in-chlcf of Turkestan.
THE AMKEIl THINKS HE CAN REPEL RUSSIA.
R&WAL PINDE , April 12. Before his de
parture to-day the ameer was invested with
the grand cross of tha star of India. Address
ing thu officers present at the ceremony he
oxprpesed the confident hope of continued
friendship between Afghanistan and India.
The amour also said that while Afghanistan
woulc. welcome the British and Indian help ,
the Afghans would be able to repel tha
Russians.
WORKINC.MKN'8 MAES MEETING ,
LONDON , April 12 , Twenty thousand un
employed workingmen met in 11yds Park to
day. Speeches were made from five plat
forms. Resolutions were adopted asking the
government to reduce thu working day to
eight hours a d to provide public works for
the unemployed.
UmiJSIl MEN OK WAR.
KINGSTON , Ireland , April 12. The British
men-of-war Noptun * and Sultan have gone to
Portsmouth to secure equipments. The other
vessels of the channel fleet have gene to
Qucenstown.
INDIAN TKOOl'S MOVING.
BOMBAY , April 12. Troops are moving to ;
wards Quettah as rapidly as transport facili
ties will allow. The third and fourth army
corps have been ordered placed ona war foot
IIUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
ST. PKTERBUClia , April 12. The Imperial
arsenal at Kronatadt and elsewhere are being
worked to the utmost capacity in preparing
field and eiego artillery , small arms and am
munition for Immediate use ,
RUMOIl IS CURRENT THAT THE CONFLICT :
between tha Russians 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 to
breakfast. The Russians were unable to ac
cept , but sent an invitation to the Euplish
officers. The latter accepted and ftayed in
the Russian camp until late at
night and then asked for an escort. Gen.
Komarolf dbguiied some of his officers as
privates to accompany the escort , with the ob
ject of obtaining news of the Afghan forces.
When the escort arrived at the Afghan camp
one of the Russian ? vws observed
taking notes in his pocketbook.
The Afghans tried to take away the book.
A struggle ensued and a shot was fired , from
which side is not known. The RnssiaiiB hur
ried back to their camp and the Russian
troops were called to arms and the Russian !
were advanced against the Afghans the next
morning.
THE RUSSIANS MARCHING TO TENJDEH.
LONDON , April 12. Advices from Tirpul
state that news has been received there that
the Russians are advancing along the line ot
the Murghab river in the direction of Pen
jdeh. There is apparently no reason why the
Russians should not soon be under tha walls
of Herat.
RUSSIAN COUNCIL Of WAK.
BERLIN , April 12. It is reported that a
council of war has been held at St. Peters
burg , at which the czar presided , and tlm1
the cz has appointed Gen , Komaroff _ com-
inander-In-chief in Turkestan , and has itsuec
orders to push 0,000 forward to the Afghan
border.
THE DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL.
LONDON , April 13. The Dally News In an
editorial this morning says it1 * not likely thai
the government will make any statement ! ol
Its policy In parliament to-night , but that it
will simply announce the details of the des
patchcry of reverses ,
Continuing tbo News says : If General Kom
arofl's statement is correct it of course shifts
the blame upon the Afghans , but that It is
difficult to reconcile the statement with fact
that neither Sir Peter Lumsden nor Capt
Vates , who mint have known the tacts , men
tion the circumstances as reported by General
KonurofT.
The Wi-athrr.
WASHINGTON , April 13.-Upper Mlsslsrippl
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 am
partly cloudy weather , winds shifting to
southwesterly , lower barometer.
Opposed to Prohibition ,
Sioux UIIY , la. , Apri 11 , A petition wa
circulated among the Sioux City business men
to-day in opposition to the enforcement of the
prohibitory liquor law. It was generally
dgncd , over ? 10,000,000 of capital being rep
resented by tha si/nera.
GENERAL GRANT.
's ' Family Think ke Trtw
Too Mncli MomMne ,
Ie Passes a Quiet and Peaceful
Night
And is Not Considered in Any
Immediate Danger.
The Uloeration of the Tnroat Not
Progressing Fasti
Mrs , Grant Well Provided for in
Class of Death , ,
The General's Dream Receives ainny
Interpretations From u Aimy
of Sooth Sayors.
GKNEHAJi GRANT'S ' CONDITION.
THE FAMILY THINK THAT TOO MUCH MOBHHNE
IS GIVEN TO HIM.
Special telegram to the BKE.
NEW YOUK , April 12. Gen. Grant's family
boliovothat too much morphine lias boon
riven to eaaa pain. So much has been given
, hat Iho peneral has a constant craving for
the drug. HiBlifo has been prolonged by
dosing him with drugs. Now thoao have begun -
gun to lose their effect , and as a natural con-
eeqnenco ho la beginning to fall. The doctors
jogin to realize what ) they have done. ; They
don't communicate hia actual condition , They
retain many incidents that would put a
different light on the . situation.
Some times people go into hia room and
talk to him and he never hears them. Ho
looks at ona who speaks to him at times with
an uncontcious stare , and closes his eyes ,
without uttering a word , for hours ho will sot
in his chair without saying a word. Ho talks
to himself constantly , his talk is generally
about war , almost every battle he has directed
having referred to while he has been tn a
semi-delirious state. Ho calls his staff around
him just as If it were twenty years ago. His
wotk on the w r has probably
brought thono incidents to mind and keeps
his thoughts. In short , the gener.il is in a
bad way , and when it is said ho is comfort
able it is true only in a very limited sense.
On the other hand , a gentleman who had not
previously seen the general in his sickness ,
was admitted to the sick room while Senor
Romero and Senator Chaffoe were there.
"Having gene to th < ! house , " he said , "in ex
pectation of finding Gen Urant in ortremo
Wbakness , I was surprised to sco him little
changed in the face , and seemingly qmto
strong. Ha talked without special effort.
While I was there the servant brought in a
bowl of broth. Ho handed It to Sen
ator Chaffee , who passed it to tbo general.
The general railed it to his month without a
sign of weakness. For all that I could 600he _
enjoyed it. Ho is far from being a dying
man , if I am any judge. Among the mail re
ceived at General brant's during the week
was a letter containing a check for 42,000 , ,
representing the amount of a loan , with ac
crued interest , which the general made to a
western friend many years ago. Tun general
had long- thought the borrower dead , nu that
the chock came as an entire surprise.
Associated Press.
HE PASSES A QDIET NIOHT AND DAY NO IMME
DIATE DANG KB ANTICIPATED.
NEW YORK , April 12. General Grant
passed a quiet night , wsththo exception of a
coughing lit with which be w s attacked
about midnight. Ho fell into a natnrhl 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
liu medical colleagues during or after the
coughing pat oxysm of his patient. Shortly
after noon the patten t's throat was treated ,
and ho walked into the library where the
doctor applied medication. At 2 p. m , Drs.
Barker , Hands and Shrady arrived , and they
were in consultation forty-five minutes. Dr.
Barker said the condition of the general's
throat admitted of freer examination than
for many days. The laryngoscope was used ,
and by the aid of a strong light reflected into
the throat the development of the ulcers
was noted. Tbo liberation Has not
made much progress during the last two days ,
though tbero has been a gradual increase dur
ing the week. Inflammation in tha throat is
not as pronounced as at one time. The pa
tient's general condition , Dr , Barker thought ,
was somewhat better , though It is still pro-
carious. Ho is suffering from weaknesH and
exhaustion. There is no special cause to fear
more than In the last two or three days ,
though we must ba prepared for emergencies.
The following bulletin was Issued at 3 ) . m. :
Gen. Grant has been very quiet since the fit of
coughing lost night. He has taken his nour
ishment regular and as well as usual. Pulse
72. temperature ! ) ! ) . At a consultation just
held Drs. Baker , Sand ) , Shrady and Douglas
were present. The treatment pursued was
approved by all.
( Sigtod ) J. H. DOECLAB , M. D.
Gxo. F , SiinADY.
Senator Chaffoe and ex-Senator Koscoo
Conklin culled between 3 and 4 o'clock the
latter said the general was quiet , no apparent
change sinca lust Sunday when ho called
Senator Lelaud Stanford visited the house in
the afternoon , bringing flowers. When Dr
Newman called at 11:30 : o'clock yesterday ,
ho entered thellbrary next to tha general' ;
room and shook hands with Mrs. Grant anc
Mrs. Sartoris. "Father , " called the latter ,
"Dr , Newman is here. " Whereupon th <
general loft his chair , walked Into the library
and greeted Dr , Newman. He remained a
few momenta and then returned to his room
with the remark that the air in tha library was
too cold for him. The convenation of the houti
before the general Is alwayi cheerful and
pleasant , and faintly aff < tln and every day
matters are discussed , The general Is not de
llrous , he receives only eight minims ol
morphia in twelve hours , The general's
dream baa by letters from many soothsayers
been interpreted to moan that he will live
seventeen days , as many weeks by many
others , as many others tie seventeen bninf
the number of dollars the general had will
which to pay duty on the satche
he left on the wrong side of the
fence , an aitrolojer who prophesied
good day and bad ones for the general has
thns far been rlpht. It WAS prophesied if the
tenoral nauod the Slit of Match ho wnnld
live until September. That remains to be
seen. If the patient lives until summer Lo-
And Stand ford will endeavor to take him to
California In n special car. It Is probable
Lhat the good results of the wett climate on
; ho general's health has been di cus od
Senator Stanford is urging that the general
would bo bonofitlcd thereby.
At 9 o'clock to night Col. Fred Grant ,
speaking of his father's condition during the
day , said that he bad oinvhcd n good deal
and had had altogether a bad day. Although
tha paroxysm of Saturday nleht bed not ro-
: urred the general was very low. But Col.
3 rant did not apprehend the end would come
to-night. Four days ago ho said thq general
walked without seeming difficulty from the
front to the roar of the house , but each dsy
since ho had moved about lees , and to-day ,
when ho walked to the rear of
the house through the hall ho stop-
led to rest 'before [ returniuir. To
i > p suro. Twice during the afternoon the
general had walked into his office and re-
nalned thoio for an hour at one time , and
; hiee-qtiartcrt > of an hour at another , con
versing briefly with those who were near , but
on one of these occations Gen Grant left the
room at that time and passed into the office ,
ao remarked , "I cannot stand that , " refet Ing
.0 n sweet and pungent odor. Col , Grant
stated that his father had not
at any time been delirious , in
sense , or Impaired m mental faculties but he
tiad been much under the influence of mor
phia for n week , and that for twenty minutes
or half an hour as thn influence was passing
off , the general would experience a dreamy
Bemi'Conscionsnoss dnilug which ho
night , and often did recur
in broken sentences to dreams
that had been extremely vivid during the
Influence of the anodyno. A casual caller In
the room might c tch nuch disjointed utter
ances and regard them as an evidence of
delii turns , but those who were with the gen
eral from , the beginning ol his awaking to the
time the irifluencp passed off entirely , would
bo able to follow and fully understand the
context and the relation of the general's con
versation .
BUT COL. QUANT STATED
that before the morphia wai mod his father
often talked ia his sleep or semi-conscious
ness. For instance at one time ho spoke in
this way and said : "General , what is your
regiment ? Where are your menj1' And Col.
Grant explained that at that time hii father
thought bo wai at the battle of Shilob , for
Gen. Wheat wis there and Gen. Grant
thought ha was getting hia forces into line
again. Tnis was before the morphia was ad
ministered to a great extent. Since the ane-
dyne has been used freely tha general has had
similar illusions , bat while recalling them
during a dreamy doze of waking from sleep
by morphia , tbo recollection is not so prompter
or vivid. A case in point was mentioned by
Col , Grant. The influence of the opiate
was passing off on Friday or Saturday when
the general ejaculated , "The strangest thing
In the world. " and there stopped ; but at Inter
vals continued to speak until ne had thorough
ly awakened and was , as the colonel said ,
"o clear as a bell. " Then the general er-
plained to Co ] , Grant that he thought ho was
out in Indiana and was calling at the house
of Thomas A , Hendricks. Then bo began
awakening and slowly recognized the furni
ture and fittings of his own house where in
Ins dream had been of Mr. Hendricks resi
dence , and then it was ( hat between sleeping
and wating tbo general ejaculated , "It's the
Btracgest thinz in the world. " Col.
Grant , when asked last evening if
it was possible to secure the general's
autograph replied that it was an impoBiibllity
at present , and feared it was too late. The
general never wrote except sitting at his desk
in his office , and it was growiug mo > e and
more wearying to walk to and from tha ad
joining rooms. Col , Grant remarked that he
had at least five hundred pictures and albums
waiting for 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 : KEY. DR. NEWMAN
left tha house and proceeded toward Madison
avenue to take a car. In response tn a ques
tion ho said : "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 even
ing with an increase of mucus secretion in his
throat , and has coughed considerably in con
sequence. Ho has also suffered from two at
tacks of choking which woie atten led with
difficult breathing. These were happily re
moved by local application and removal of
phlegm. He Is now dozing in his chair after
having slept on the bad for three hours. IIli
pulsa is 72 , and temperature normal.
( Signed ) GKO. F. SIIBADT , M D.
GENERAL ) GRANl'S FINANCES.
MIlS. GRANT WILL BE WE LI , PROVIDED FOR IN
CASE OF THE GENERAL'S DEATH.
Special Telegram to THE BEE.
PHILADELPHIA , Pa , , April 12. Notwith
standing Gen , Grant's dliastrons financial ex
perience , Mrs. Grant will be moderately wol
provided for in case of his death. All of the
general's real estate that was seized under the
Vanderbilt claim has been re-transferred to
Mrs. Grant. Tha rents of the house in
this city ere paid over to the general1 !
lawyer , and the trust fund raised for the
gtneral is still intact. Tha payment
of the interest amounting to $15,000 In guar
anteed by the estate of the late Gov. Morgan
for six ye rs to come. Four years of the ten
for which the guarantee was originally madi
having elapsed , . Five thousind dollars of
the Income is paid for purposes beyond the
general , leaving the net income 810,000 , The
Wabash bonds In which the trust funds were
invested are selling at from 70 to 76 per cent.
The general has the right to dispose cf the
fund by will , Mrs. Grant also now has the
New York house , which a gentle
man , who is thoroughly . conversant
with the matter tells ma will easily brinf
830,009 above the S45.00J . mortgage on it
The hone Branch property , which Is also
practically Mrs. Grant i , is worth about $40-
OCO. Mr * . Grant will have about (100.000 ex
elusive of what she may receive under her
husband's will "and " said
, a gentleman who
ought to know all about the matter , "It In
very likely the general will leave her the prln
cipal of his trust. "
THE CABINET.
THK ATTORNEY flENKRAL NOT PLKtHBI ) BE-
CAUSB CHESLEY WAS NOT 1IEUOVKIJ AT HW
REQUEST ,
Special Telegram to Tim 13 EU ,
WAHIIINOTON , April 12There h B&mi
friction In the cabinet , The gossip Is tha
tlw attorney general is not pleased with the
manner in which his request for the resigna
tion of Solicitor C ey , nf [ the intern *
revenue bureau was overruled. The attorney
peneral had asked for Chcsloy's removal , The
tlaco was wanted for German's nibn , TMbott ,
The commissioner of Internal revenue did not
want to lose Cheslcy and told the president
10 could not run his bureau without htm , and
ho president sent an autograph letter to
Jhesloy requesting him to remain. This let-
.or of the president did not go through the
lepartmcntof juitlco , but was sent directly
o hesloy , At this the attorney general Is
M to have taken offence. One of thoproti-
lent's most Intimate friends was asked this
evening for an explanation of the slow man
ner In which appointments aromadq , "Tho
iretident and his cabinet , " ho replied , "are
determined that they will not begin to make
appointments whl.'o the city Is overrun with
office seekers.
THE PRESIDENT'S ADVICE TO THE omcE
HUNTIR3 1H TO 00 HOME ,
and ho means it , Hn boltoves that appoint-
ncnts cannot bo wisely made while rival can-
lidatcs are urging their claims , and ho docs
not think that under the present ttata of
affairs ho la allowed tiino to consider the
cases. My opinion is that no appointments
ixcept the most urgently necessary ones , will
> o madn until this is understood , and the
crowds have retired , The attoincy-poncral
will decide next week the questions raised as
o the propriety of reappolnting those whose
nominations failed of confirmation. There
tro several questions involved Circumstances
differ in the ca-cs of these nominated , where
orms had expired end these nominated to
luccoecl the persons peremptorily removed.
Some of these cases may be found to bo still
subject to action by the senate. The pros-
dent will bo
GOVERNED ENTIRELY RV THE ATTORN EY-OIN-
ERAL.
jiuland's ' decision. If the decision authorizes
ottppolntmonts they will bo made promptly.
The president baa 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 , ho will do very
much the same M he did during his guberna
torial term. Tbo greater part of the summer
will be por.t In the white home , and most of
the day at his desk. Cleveland has never
taken longer vacations than his health
required , and will not depart from his usual
custom. He will go on a short fishing trip to
northern New York if he finds it possible.
At I have said , there will not bo much relax
ation of work. Clovrland remarked the other
jay when I asked him when he was gointr
to rest. He said that he had more to dobo- _
Fore congress convened than ho could find time
Lo accomplish. He wants to understand his
bufiness before hta first mesrago is written
nd to give a g"od account of hisstowardthip.
The president keeps up his health mainly by
hia daily drives. Ho injojH them intensely
and loaves all official care behind. Ho'never
drives fast and ho takes a keen Interest in
everything he sees. As yet he has neverlefI
the White House grounds on foot , although
ho was always fond of long walks. The pte-
nidcnfnevcr ridea on horseback. I do not
believe he knows how. "
THE ILLINOIS IjEQISLITURE.
DEATH CLAIMS ANOTHER HEMREB REPRESBNTA' '
TIVE J. II. HKNRY SHAW FOUND DEAD IN
BED.
Special telegram to the BEE ,
SPRINGFIELD , April 12. Death has daimoi
another member of the legislature , this time
the victim being J. H. Henry Shaw , o
Beardstown , Ciss county. About 12:45
o'clock the clerk of the hotel Palace , missine
Kemesontativo Shaw at dinner , and not hav
ing seen him during the morning , went to bis
room to call him , deceiving no answer he
loeked over the transom and saw him lying
as though dead. The door was _ broken opeu
and upon examination , Dr. Kcrr , who bai
boon called , gavn it as his opinion that the
representative had been dead several hour ?
Deceased hod been ailing during the whole
sesiinn , but not so that ho could not attend to
his duties most of tha timo. Ilopreeentatlvi
Shaw was over sixty years of age , and tcrvec
In the thirty-second general assembly , this
being his second term. He has been an un
swerving'democrat , and thus there occurs
another break in the ranks of that party.
This makes the third death during theses
sion. It was anticipated that upon Senator
Davis , from Greene , assuming office
something tangible would be done in relation
to the senatorship "question. " but this unei
pected occurrence will again throw them back
for twenty days at least. What makes the
situation still worse , it leaves the house at a
tie upon any question which will be conalruoc
into a party issue , and thus retard the bus !
ness. The members hero who wished the
business to progress are very much disheart
ened , the clerk of COBS county has been tele
graphed of the occurrence and the governor
will be requested to tisue a writ fur 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 fennel indicated that Mr
Shaw died without a itruggle. The coroner
held an inquest this afternoon and the jury
returned a verdict that the deceased oirae to
his death from cauies unknown to them.
The Chicago Opor * Festival.
| [ CHICAGO , Aprill 11. The attendance upon
the opera festival has averaged 37.COO fo
each performance. The sale of tickets ha
already netted $99,000.
TOSSED BY BULLS.
Wheat StntBoumiDg Upward in Chicago
and Kansas City.
Prices Kept Well Up During tbo
Emiro Session ,
Sdoro Business UDono in Chicago
Than for Months.
Two St. Ionia Bucket Shops Sus-
pond--Bip % Operators Gain ,
Jx-PresSdent Asa Dow Forced to
the Wall ,
Wild PCCMCB on the Floors o ( tlio
'Changes in Both Cities Many
Deals Curried Over ,
ANOTHER DUIjIj DAY IN CIIIIUUO
Special to the Kansas City Time ? .
CHICAGO , April 11. This morningadrou of
of a cent from last night's close was tutll-
ient to cause May wheat to jump to 87J
tints , on advance of i of a cent over yester
day's finhh. During the Cist hour the mar.
cet remained strong and active at quotations
> otween thutand 87 J cents. Corn openedat 4&J
ents and was a great favorite with outsider *
at that figure , and May pork also kept its
icrcentaje. 'Tho ncenes of yesterday and
Thursday were repented at the opening ,
hongh a somewhat more conservative feeling ,
vas everywhere observable , the wire edge of
ho craze having worn off.
Very many , howe\er , have become quietly
mpreeeed with the idea that war is Inevitable
and are buying futures henvily on that suppo-
ition alone. That this feeling is shared in
'Isowhero , and is very general indeed , is evi
denced by heavy purchasing ordera from New
York , Baltimore , Philadelphia and Boston ,
xs well as fiom the smaller cities of the west ,
liardly one being so poor Hint it does not fur
nish two or more margin speculators.
WHO THE LKADIKO OPERATORS WERE.
As the dy progressed the continued pres
sure from the oatsido proved too strong for
the limited number of eellerp , and again every
thing went kiting. May wheat touched oven
SO cents , and buyers constituted almost the
entire crowd. Lester , Baldwin and Bliaa
were heavy purchasers and at the top price.
'Billy"Mcllenry sold n largo amount. Itanmo
entered the corn pit and tried unsuccessfully
to buy 2POOOfObusbela of May corn in250,000
lots at 47 , 40J and 47 cents , while Lester
also bought tteadily every buthel 110 could get
bold of , John Dupee and Leopold Bloom
were bullish but shy though Dupee had a
lively day on tbo sharp turns. Nat Jonea wean
n t observed to take a hand personally , but it
was not regarded as a possibility that ha was
unrepresented in the pit.
HEAVIEST TRANSACTIONS OF THE YEAH.
Altogether the day's transactions were the
heaviest of the year , and the war feeling wan
so unanimous that more long lines were left
to teak over Sutdny than fur months. Tha
purely speculative Interests la regarded OB
heavier than for months , and a bit of news of
a pacific character between now and Monday's
opening would be liable to cause shaking np.
AHA DOW FORCED TO THE WALL ,
Asa Dow , at ono time a very rich and
heavy opnrator , has been compelled to order
his trades closed out. His business was for
the most part in provisions , and hia liabilities
on the floor are so small that the stoppage linn
created DO stir. Asa Dow has been president
of the board and a director n number of time * .
He IB probably more kindly thought of than
any member of the board ,
Affaire in Manitoba ]
OTTAWA , April 11. The government ha *
{ suspended quarantine regulations respecting
mportatlon of cattle into Manitoba and the
northwest to facillato obtaining meat supply
from the other side of the lino.
The Halifax butallion has been ordered to
tbo front.
QOERBO , April 11. The cavalry school re
ceived fresh orders this morning and wlU
probably leave for the northwest to-morrow.
HALIJ-AX , April ll.-The Halifax Battalion
of Kueilecrs received orders last night tu
leave this moining for the frcnt.
Bucket Shopa Gone Up.
ST. LOUIB , Mo. , April 11. I" . B. Curtis ,
who has conducted a bucket ehop hero for
years past succumbed to the presnro to-day
with liabilities of 810,000. Ho says bo haa
paid out $70,000 since latt Monday and ex
pects to resume noit week. W , B , Cirablo ,
another bucket chop man also closed to-day
with about $40,000 liabilities.
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the active medicinal properties ot the best
blood-purifying and strengthening remedies
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Spring Debility , Headache , Dyspepsia , Ca
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WIN , druggist , Jllanchcstcr , Ohio. '
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