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Ic if CK4 , _ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA'NEB. , FRIDAY MORNING , MARCH 27 , 1885. NO ; 188 UP. The Empire on the forge of a Trc- fflenilnonsWarWitli Russia , Preparations for the Straggle Commenced on all Sides * The Beeervos and Militia Orctorod Out by the Qaoen , The Army in India Hnrried to the Afghan Border , War Vessels and Transports Pre pared for Borvico , All London Excited and a Money Panic Prediotodi Gladstone Determined to Retrieve the Blunder of Khartoum , The Knfillih in Egypt and tlio French In China htlrrlng News from the Old World. TUB EVE OP WAR. KXCITKVIKNT JN LONDON. Special Telegram to TUB BKB. LONDON , March 20 , C p. m. The- day that baa Just closed has been an anxious ono for nil Englishmen mon who liold the welf ore of their country nl heart sad certainly no lees for those who hold the reins of government. Knots of excited man brokers , bankers , financiers , and every sort of business character who derive incomes from the ups and downs of the stock and share rrarkot that were to bo observed all day converting animatedly on the situation , bore evidence to the gravity with which the situation la regarded. TUB BCBTLE 01' LOMBARD HTItKET. alrraya remarkable , surpassed to doy , anything in the way of norvuua scurry that has been seen since the Cilmenu war annato , and busi ness of exchanges , though heavy , wai marked by an evident desire of the operators who went in to bo out again before the day was over. An idea prevails tlut Gladstone has grasped greedily nt the ohanco of a quarrel with Russia SB on effectual means both of re trieving his lost prestige as a statesman and make the people forget the disgraceful blunder of Kliartoum. It is rumored that 8BCUKT OBDKItS HAVE DEKN ISSOBP for between forty and sixty thousand regulars and reserves to be ready for immediate em barkation. At the navy yard ull is bustle , and transports are boiug put In readiness for the conveyance of troops and supplies. It in oven rumored that the Cunard , Anchor White Star , Ionian aud other great ocean lines have been communicated with by the admiralty as to what transport son ice to India they can render on short nottco. The city Is full of unfounded rumors. It is statot that the ministry was in receipt of luforma tion of great import from the Btitish minute : at St. Petersburg tu day. Thia information , itls said , is to the effect that everything in th Russian capital points to a speedy DECLARATION LV HOdllLlIIEB. The feeling there against England is verj sttong , and the press generally la of the opiu ion that Great Britain will have to mak heavy concessions or light. Ufgarding the in mored negotiations by the Porte toward ef fecting a Tnrco-llussian alliance , it is though extremely probable that the reports are cot root , for it is an open secret that the sultai would bo only too glad of getting on the op posing side In a gre.it war with England whom he has never forgiven for the loss ( o purchase ) of Oyprur. At this hour , when th streets are usually emptier tlmu at any peric of the day , crowds nro congregated every where , reading the evening newspaper * ( wliic comu out In Homing head lines eyery hour and disowning tha situation. The Timef Standard , Daily News and Globe olEces ar besieged by eager throngs who vrait hourl the bulletins with the greatest anxiety. THE AFGHAN TUOUBIiE. ENGLAND'S ACTIVK rmipAHiTiONs FOR WAB. LONDON , March ' 20. Contois before re ula openiogof the market this morning wore quote at 90Jo for both moner and account. On th regular market consols rosu to 57 1-lGc fc money ; account , 07Jo. MONITIONS of WAR OIWKRED , The ordinance department at Chatham hi boon ordered to ship to India all Martin ! Henry rifles available. The government i placing large orderi for rlllea and munition of war with manufacturers. Th men of war Mercury , Devostatloc Colossus and Bacchante are bein rapidly prepared for sea. Notnlthstandin those war preparations , promiucmt tiuaucloi state that act ml hostilities cm bo avertoi .Stock Market responds an their views thattl consols and Huislan securities being A fractlc higher and the general list of stocks bettei continental bournes will she * a corresponc ing impruvomeut. TIIK QUICK * CALLS OUT TUB IIEHKRVB M1L1TI The quean hu just sent a message to th houie of commons calling out the rtservo mil Ua for permanent service There In ( he grea est excitement in consequence. Orders Ilk wise have boon sent armnrlei throughout tl kingdom to return immediately to tha towi of London all Martini-Henry riles whit they have in stock. Tim object is that thi may be impeded and dispatched to Indi Fourtren thousand , iifles are nc at 1'ortsmonth to be forwarded to India t morrow Orders have been received at Port inoutli directing composite Sloop Cormora to bo made ready for sea LATEST UAllKhT , 2. p. m. Consols uru now quoted ; 93 15-lGc for mon y and U7o for accocnt. 4 p. m. Consols , U7 3-10 , both money ai account. Fimxx THOUSAND TEOOPS FOB INDIA. AtAlderihot order * h ve been receiv providing for raising 15,003 troopi for Indl One battery of hone artillery proceeds frj Woolwich to India immediately. The gc eminent of Burmah Is lending thoutands camels to India to be emplovej la trausp < service on the frontier of Afghanistan Uen. Scewart , British commac-dar , I'lllCl'AlUTIONa I'Oll WAR. LONDON , March 20. Gladstone stated the house of commons this afternoon that I Russians advanced no nearer to Pi'ujdeh tb I'ulithaUui , which he said is eighty mi distant from Penjdeh. Gen. Allkanc Gladstone lUted , hu established a poit Turcomans at Opullkhatnm. Orders have been sent to Chatham to supply immediately five million cartridges. Wild rumors are afloat that some Russians attacked the position of Sir 1'etor Lumsdcn's party and two were killed. The call Issued by the war office in accord- a-co with the queen's message is for 63,000 reserves and 140OiO militia. o After the olluial hours funds stationed on the summoning of nwrvos and the militia. Russian securities and Turkish nnd Egyptian bonds were the princial sufferers. The Paris bourse wai IKt. Consols after the close made a heavy decline , to 9CJ far both money and account. The duke of Connaught obtained leave to re main In India In the event ol the failure of the Anglo-Russian negsUations concerning Afghanistan. IS THE COSIJIONS. In the commons this evening Gladstone said England protested against the aitton of Franco In declaring rico contraband of wa' . This nnnouncemrnt was gioeted with chors. Hov. John Kinuar asked whether the Venezue government had coded a largo terri tory In BritishGuiuoa to on American named Fitzgerald , whu had formed a limited com pany for the purpose of exploring the country cdcd nnd developing its resources. Anthony Vnhloy said the question was still in dispute. ? ho company hod not entered Into possession f tbo territory , nnd England h d taken stops o prevent the company doing so. Henry Drummond Wolff , conservative asked whether ID view of the fact that the Ice was vanishing in the Baltic sra the covern- meat was prepared to send thither an ade- uato fleet. Sir Thomas Brassoy , secretary o the admiralty , declined to answer such question. ( Cheers , ) Brassoy. replying to Jaron do WullY , said the admiralty was not aware the British min-of-war Canada had > een fired upon at Caithagena , na reported in it Sunday cable dispatch. The calling out of the reserves nnd militia ncrossed the excitement over the Analo-Rus- inu dlsputo , especially in military circles. ) rdcrs for a thousand rifles aud revolvers lave been sent to Birmingham. The arms will be shipped to Bombay as rapidly na com- ileted. Factories nt Birmingham are work- ng night and day. TUB O.CBEN'8 MESSAGE calling out the roiorveannd militia ii as foi- ows : "Tho present state of public alTalis and .ho extent of the demand on her majesty's military forces for the protection of the inter ests of the empire having constituted , in the opinion of her majesty , a case of great emer gency , her majesty hai deemed ic uroper to provide additional means for military service , jhe has , therefore , thought It light to com municate to the house ot commons that she is nbout to cause the reserve , and such proper lion of the militia us might be deemed neces sary , to be called out for permanent service. " The marquis of Hartington will call atten tion to the message In tbo commons Monday. A special cabinet council was held this af- ; ernoon at Windsor castle by command of the queen. Just as thn ministers wera leaving the castle a messenger arrival from the foreign iffico , bringing dispatches for Lord Granville 'ram Sir Edward Thornton , British , minister ; o Ruscia , and Lord DufTerin , viceroy of In dia. The ministers returned to the caatlo and a second mooting was held. The fact ttiAttho quoenhadsentamoisaseto parliament was not known until tbo oilicial close of the stock exchange , and when the news was received must of the operators weio ; one. Business daring the day had been iteady , with a tendency toward bettor prices. When the news of the message came a rush was made by the remaining dealers to cell consols and Russian bondf. The former fell M irjc , the lowest point touched since 1878 , when an Anglo-Russian war was threatened , llussian bonds wtro offered at 024 , with no buyers. Large selling otdera were received from Berlin , It h feared there will be n panic to-morrow. In tha commons to-night the debate on the Egyptian convention was decidedly dull. Meet of the memb'ti gathered in the lobby , where they were absorbed in conversation or an imminent wnr. IN INDIA , The council of India haa been authorized tc raise a credit of 1,000,000 on account of the Indian treasury for war purposes. Eir Dullerin. viceroy _ of India , will givt the ameer of Afghanistan the grant which IK demands to pay Afghanistan trtnpa and nllnj tha discontent of tribal leaders. The nraeei promises to place 0,000 troops on the fron tier aud in tlio fortn nt Balkh , 1'endjeh one H'irat. .Preparations nio now belni made to nt Rawnl , Findi nm Quetta , Indicate an early advanc mil bo made via Quetta and Sidi , with th object of reaching Herat before the Russians The Russian ambassador Informed Granvill that he expects important dispatches from St Petersburg Saturday 1 AH Riza Pasha yesterday left Constant ! nople on n mission from the sultan to Bis marck , with reference to the Russian prope sals for n Russo-Turkish alliance , COMMENTS or THE PRESS. LONDON , March 27. The honso of lard will di cusa the qneen'fl message to-day. Tb Daily News this morning cays : "The queen' ' mestaRO does not imply that peace is let hopeful. It simply means that IWlandvi not shrink from the responubllitloa to remov lie impression abroad that Englau t reluctant to engage in wa . 'hi * is true ; but there are some things prefe : .bio . to peace , some things worse than wa ? ho excuse of tha czar that ha Is unnblo t ontrol his officers on the Afghan frontii would be moro convincing if their acts woi iromptly disavowed , but they never ha > jecn dnavowtd " Tne News hints that if necessary Indie oldiors will be employed to do garrison dut n England , THE LATKBT NEWS. LONDON , March 27. It is reported an a ] proprlation of from tlx to eight mlllic > oundd will bu asked in April on account < he navy. Tha Standard says it is believed the go Turnout is preparing to send n fleet to tl ialtio to prevent the exit of Russian vesse when the Ice reaks up. The decision to c ill out the reserves w. aken in view of the queen's intended depn urn for the continent. The order was pi > ared for on emergency. It is reported the Russian railway fro Cezll Areat to Askobad will be completed ; wo weeks , when the section to Merv will 1 commenced. Lord Grnnvillo bad on audience with tl queen this evening. It 1s expected at prese .tf.OOO men of the first-class will be called o with 60,000 picked efficient inllltla. The war ship Mercury will be suppli with two first-clau torpedo boata nnd app ancos , Tha military authorities state n force of 2 ( 300 men could be dispatched from Knglai within n fortnight. & . contract has been concluded with n Ty merchant to-day to carry 12,050 tons of cc to Cronsdat during the season with theoptl of delivery at Copenhagen or Aarhuns in eve of war with Russia , WHAT KNOLAND CAN DO , The Standard ( aye the calling out of the i terve * to not such a serious matter to the i dustry of the country na the mobilizing of t continental arny , The entire reserve foi and militia comprise ISO,000 , men. T ] number can easily ba ipaied from t aggregate population and will u seriously Interfere with trade agriculture , 1'reparationn now being mat indicate the cabinet considers it more prol bio that war will bo declared than that amicable settlement of the difficulty will reached. The nation Is In a humor to set' ' the business at once and for all. Tha ge eral impression li tbatKngiand is better pi pared for war now than she hu been I years. She can continue war in the Soudt and also send 70,000 men to Inr India never was in tranquil before. T Soudan campaign proves the troops are si what they were in the old days , Never w tbiro such a time in the present generatu when the nation would calmly accept as nee aary that which the would never accept as 1 choice. Wo appear to be on tha verge of wl is likely to draw Into lu vortex the wh civilized world , OKUB AND GOilE. CHICAGO BOITI.TINQ TUG fORMER , Special telegram to TIIK BEE. CHICAGO , March 20 There was a defined rumor in railroad circles to-day that Armour fc Co. were negotiating with the east bound trunk lines to the seaboard for 1,000 cars per week for grain , and that they had already se cured 100 per week at seventeen cents per bushel , or three cents under the tarilT , It Is already known that this firm has received a big meat contract , estimated at ever five million pounds , from the British government , and It is believed this movement for grain cars Indicates the firm also hni contra tea from the same source for broad studs. This is taken here ta a very largo ttrav Indicating Great Britain txrocts ft protracUd war with Rnsain and la praparlog for It. TUB EPFEOT'ON TUUKEY. TACKLIXfl RUSSIA ON THE BLACK SEA , CONSTANTINOPLE , March 20. In political circles hero it is thought tnat in the event of war between Russia and England , the fight- log will not bo confined to the Afghan front * r , but it will extend to the Black Sea. It i rumored that Great Britain has a'rf.idy oundod the porto In regaid to obtaining per- lission to pass the D&rdcnclloj In case of war , 'ho ' prolonged stay In London of Has'tm ohml , Turkish envoy is attributed to the ellef that the Afghan troubles are moro likely ban the Ecvptlau question to effect under ertaln conditions the alliance between Tur- : ey and England , THE SOUDAN WAR. A LIVELY SKIRMISH. LONDON , March 20. A convoy of the gron- , dier guards under Gen. Graham , accom- xniod the Shropshire , Surrey , and Sikhs Indian ) regiments this morning on their do- latture for Tamai as far as McNcill's zereba. 'ho ' start was made at 7 o'clock and the eroba reached with a loss of but four mon .voundod in a fight. On the way a foico of bs rushed on thn troops. The latter Im mediately formed a gquaro. The Arabs ccklcssly charged on with such Impetuosity , hat they got within twenty yards of it and voro rcpulimd with n losj of 1,000 killed. Gen. Graham , in a supplementary dispatch , ays during the morning march from Suakin Lu the zereba not a camel nor load was lost. Some men suffered slight sunstroke , The marines suffered most from heat. Gon. Gra ham pay * with the exception of such ailments as are ctuaa'l by heat the troops are healthy , kirmish parties of troops are engaged in earing the bushes along the road to Tamai The telegraph wires between Suakim and the advanced British position have been cut by the enemy , but communication IB kept up by means oftho heliograph , which will operate luocessfully a distance of sixty milee. Duke of Cambridge referred to Gen , IVnlseley the question of the recall of Gen , McNeill. Gen , Graham's tactics in the ad- , 'ancu from SuaUlm are causing increased dis. : onteut among the officers and mon. It I eported a decisive attack on Tamai has been postponed in consequence of the breakdown if the transport service. Owing to the inwardly conduct of the Sepoys when fncing ho Arabs in the tight on Sunday tbo force > hat will nttick Tamai will bo composed , olely of the British and Sikhs regiments. TUB FRENCH IN UHIN'A. THE DONO DANG AFFAIR. PARIS , March UO. In the chamber of dep uties to-day Lo ) La FOSEO asked the govern ment to publish the whole truth concerning the Dong Dang affair. Premier Ferry , in re ply , read Uen. Negricr's telegram on reference to tkoengagements. Ferry stated measurer ! iftd been completed for the di < patch of icin 'croementa , the advance columns of whicl were arriving at Lang Son. "The affair nl Dong Dang , " ho said , "waa merely an inci dent of war , the effects of which , our glori i commanders knew ligw to repair , ant which v < ill not effect the confidence reposec ! n them by the chamber. " Du L Kosfo lauded the bravery of Frencl soldiers and expr ssd his regret that suet men shculd bo sacrificed to nm. J , crimlcal en ternrise. This speech was greeted with mtngloc choirs and protests. Ferry replying to direc Interpellation f.ild : "If you wish to make thi mutter a cabinet question do so. " Do La Fo se thereupon declared , althougl reinforcements bad been repeatedly sent t Tonquiu. the expedition had been barren o result. The chamber finally fixed Saturda ; as the cay for discussion of interpellation b ; Grunet upon the present state of the France Chinese war. A dispatch trom Gen. Nogrlor , dated Don ] Dang , March 21 , say * : "The Chinese attackei Dong Dang Sunday , I advanced Monday and captured the tint line of forts defendlu their camp at Bangbo. To-dayfwo renowe the tfforts mode by n * against the en ° my , bu tlioeo proved unavailing In tha face of superic numbers. Our artillery ammunition was e > hausted and wo returned to Doug Dang. Los in hilled and wounded numbers 200. " La Justice states on goad authority that a English firm in Birmingham made , during tli past sis month- ) , twenty million cartridgi for China , and consigned them to a Germn officer iu active service under the Pektn go < crument. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. DISASTROUS HURRIOANK. LONDON , March 20. Advices from Tom nlaetato adiststrous hurricane visited tl east coast of Madagascar February 25. Tl American bark Sarah Uobart and 1'rcm steamrrs Oiso and Argo wore wrecked. Se entcen persona were lost. THE DYNAMITE POLICESIAN , LONDON , March 20. Harcourt , homo seer ; ary , in Westminister hall , presented Polic man Cox with the Albert medal as a mark recognition of his bravery in attempting , ; , ho risk of his life , to carry nut from Wea minister hall a smoking package of dynamit which caused the recent explosion thero. Tl > o liomo secretary , at the same time , prosentc an address of congratulation Policemi Cole , who waa on duty with Cox at the tlm and who also was dangerously injured by tl explosion. In bis speech of presentation William said : "I make these presentatio on behalf of her majesty , the queen , Yo example at the moment of peril to the nttli will tench cowardly oaiossins that Eoglai has men always ready to confront murdero plots and defeat treason. " The Standard says the liabilities of Scat marge & Co. , merchants , who failed , amou to one millian pounds. Tbo failure was caus by the decline in wheat last autumn. DEMOLISHING A BPANI8H CAMP. MADRID , March 26. Advices fmra them Spanish colony on the Gold river , west cot of Africa , state that the settlement was i tacked by uatlra ) , who destroyed the tradi buildings , killed six Spaniards and took ma : into captivity , AN OFFICIAL niSI'UTE. Etrl Derby , colonul secretary , stated in t lords this afternoon that a dispute had atii between Sir Hercules Roblnion , British gc ornor of Cpe Colonyl and Gen. Waire special Britiihcommlesioner to Bechuanalan but that ho ( Derby ) was at present engag m ftbiiidicUitiff between the disputants a : bop d to be able soon to amicably Arrange t iniiundeiatanding. St. Lonls folltlca. ST. Loois , March 20. The democratfc cl . convention after an all night seulon , on t 8 189th ballot nominated David R. Fronds , c president of the Merchants' Exchange , mayor , and at 9:45 adjourned until I morrow , ier Tha republican city convention , anti-Fill iftt faction , nisembled this morning. W Lowing wai lenomlnatel for mayor by ace tnatlon , MONGREL MADNESS. A Hanflfnl of Hnnary Half-Brcefls Fenian Canada , A. Riol Live Bow in an TTnpro- nounonHo Region , The Lucky Man Stirs Old Poapot to a Boiling Pointi A War Danoo and a War Whoop Terrifies the Kannokai Fcatticr-Bcil Soldlorn Hurrloa to the SuqucBtetvd ShorcB of tlio TUE RIEIi ICEDEIjtlON. Special teletrram totho BEE. AOKNiiRAL BCAHB. WiNNRmo , Matitoba , March 20. Dispatches - patches from the vett show that numerous complies are belru ; organiied for defeneo at nil points along the railway. The whole conn- toy IB in on uproar. Farmers nru drilling for service , The rebel army has boon augmented by largo additions of Indians. All Indian bands are becoming uneasy and a general up rising is expected. On the advice of the gov ernment Col , Irvlno and n detachment of mounted police , who started for Fort Carleton - ton three days ngo , have changed the line of route , as reports were sent in that Kiel nnd the insurgent * were lying in ambush , for him to intercept him nt Botche , where the trail crosses the South Saskatchawau , Ho crossed the river seventy-five mlloa below and took a westerly coureatothe North Saskatchewan , which no will crots , after making a dotour.'ho li'ippa to elude Kiel and effect a junction with M j. Crezier and hia garrison at Fort Carlo- ton. With the police concentrated BOSIK BESI3TANOB COULII BE OFTERBD the rebels , should an attack bo made on the fort. The rebel army must number over ono thousand , all well armed , The Saskatchewan river further south is now open owing to re cent rains which have fallen within the past twenty four hours. Troops which left yoster : day are In the government barracks at Fort Quappcllo to await the arrival of Gen. Mid- dleton and the balance of the troops. A special train ii kept at Quappello to deliver troops at Klgna or any other point on the lino. Should the Indians lise Peapot is ex pected to make an attack on KIgna barracks. tiecrat but perfectly reliable news has just been received from Ottawa to the effect that the Dominion government has ordered A and B batteries of regulars located respectively at Quebec nnd King.-ton to the north west , They will Inavo nt once , and in order to avoid international complications will not come through the United States , but will cjmn over the Canadian Pacific and around the north shore of Lake Superior. The line Is all ironed but about forty miles on the Nipegon section. The compiny is making special arrangements foi transport over the section. Efforta will be mode to see how quickly troops can be brought to the northwest A special train will be run over the Thunder Bay branch pi the Nipegon section. | Four hundred men in all will come from eastern Canada to take part In the campaign. ' The excitement con tinues here. Although the news haa beet suppressed by the government it is knowi that matt era must bo moro serious than wa anticipated , as is evinced by the action In ro gurd to sending forward troops. Associated Press. A MUGWUMP APFAIB. OTTAWA , Ont. , March 20. The governmon received no information of any collision be tween the mounted police and Kiel. The BC called roboll'on ' ii confined to n small distnc near Fort Carelton on the outskirts of th Prince Albert settlement. Kiel is reporto to have about 100 followers , ' forty of thec Indians and th ? rest half-breeds , The Indi ans otherwise have taken no part in the dis tnrbance , Pound Maker. Little Pine , Luck ; Man , and other Indlqn chief , are all at a dis tancu of 250 miles from Kiel's position , whil Big Boar , who also has been reported to bav joined in the trouble , Is quietly hauling th telegraph poles. Advices have been re ccived by the authorities hero showioi the Indians at Edmonson are maintainin peaceable demeanor and remaining quietl ; ou their reserves , although runnm hnvo bee : trying to incite them ta join Kiel. Th mounted police in and around the region o Foit Carleton are distributed as follows : On hundred at Fort Carleton , with one nave pound gun aud forty armed civilians ; twent mounted police , sixty miles east ; fifty polict ono company of volunteers and one hundro eparn rifles , ouu hundred miles west of Carl , ton ; ninety mounted police nro on the _ way t South Saskatchewan to effect a junction wit the Carleton force ; pne hundred men bav been despatched Iron Winnipeg to Qua ] pelle to await orders. Kiel Is said to lia\ seized the whiles , and is holding them ca [ tivo In the Koman Catholic church. ST. PAUL , March 20. The Dispatch W nneppg special Bays : A detachment of tl Nineteenth battallion which left here yeatei day , reached Qnappelle this morning. LIuul Governor Downey , who went with the troop held an interview at Broad via w with the I dlans at Crooked Lake reserve north of th point. They say their anxiety is to go < the reserve and not . -create disturbances. 1 war dance has taken place on the roserv Downey had a tbleeram from the ogont Touchwood bills , wjiich states that matte are quite satisfactory on all reserves thero. ST. PACL , March 20. The Manitoba ra way officials got on order from the Dominii government of Ottawa to-day for the trat imitation of 400 troops to Winnipeg , to arri to-morrow. These are the troops the govor mont asked permission of the United Stat to transport throughMie States to the sec of the Kiel rebellion in the northwest U ritorles , WINNIPEG , March 20. A detachment military that started lost night reached Qua pelto station at noon to-day. The militia a quartered in an emigrant shed to await t arrival of the remainder of the force will will leave for the front to-morrow afterno under command of Gen. Middleton , It Is i ported the cause of the hurried movement li night was the ( oar of an Indian outbreak Keclna and Broadview. Gov. Dewdneng we with a detachment to Qnappelle and held conference with tha Indians at Broudvlo Ho reports them qniet but demanding me supplies. Chief Peapot Is still sulky. Not ing has been heard from Irvlng's troops eiti last night , and some uneasiness is felt rrgar ing their safety. Communication with Du Lake and Prince Albert is utill cut off , so tl no word can be received as to the movomei of the balf.breeds. Mr. Clark , agent of t Hudson Bay company at Prince Albert , 1 not been heard from , and the company getting anxious. THE IOWA AUDITOR. IIOUB BcniiNGTOH , Iowa , March 20. The B lington Gazette makes public this evening I ty following affidavit of Brace Keid , In reply be II. 3. Valt , regarding ex-Auditor Brow examinations ot tha Iowa insurance com aa nies : o- "I , Broce Keid , having read the tffidavll oay II. S , Vail , made OK tha 24th of March , IE ay being duly sworn , depose and say that he osstrti every utaUment made in the aflldi of the 20th of March. 1885. What II. Vail tayi in contradiction thereof i * poiitiv false and untrne. The statement of Vail that he repeatedly offered to pay me the exact amount received from the Imiuranco compa * nle examined , I ttanding the loss of tirao when not employed and raying my own ex penses , is absurd , a * it is false. Anyone vronld willingly receive 87.GO n day instead of $2.60 and take the chances. Vail did. however , sometime during the last part of December , make n proposition that I should in the ex aminations to be held hereafter , collect the exact amount charged each company for my services and after deducting my salary , pay over the balance to the auditor of the state of Iowa In all cjws of examination ordered by him. I didn't work upon schedule reports or figures connected with the examinations of the Iowa insurance company later than the 15th of Juno , 1834 , at the ouUida ant ) I did work on the valuation policies of the National Insurance company of the United States of America and the Northwestern mutual ifo Insurance company of Milwaukee. Wis. , dur- iogtho yonrlHSi to moio than offset any work done the Iowa Insurance companies iu 1SS\ and therefore I have counted my time upon the examination of the Iowa companies to the let of January , 1885 , and from the 1st ot January , 1885 , up to the Int of March , 1885. I did work limply upon valuation of policies of the two life companion mentioned above , viz , the National and Northwestern. This being the fact the figures will tho'w the untruth of Vail"s affidavit. The amount of my salary from the 10th of May. 1884 , to January , 1885 , is SG 10,88. The amounts charged the companies for my services ren dered during the sumo amount of time , ai the bill shows , are AS follows : Des Moin , 8 days 9 40 00 State , 23i days 117 KO Hawkeye , 45i days 227 M ) Menarch , 29 days 100 00 Burlington , 5Si days 275 C3 Council Bluffs , 3 ± days 41 15 Iowa and Nebpaska , C days SO CO Formers , 19 days 95 00 Total amounts 020 89 Now deduct from 5020.89 the | T 40 88 , leaves a balance ! of $380.01 , Instnad of Vnll's affi davit , $116.89. As traveling ; or other ex penses wera paid for mo by Vail I traveled in Inwa ahvajB on a pass , except once from Dca Moines to Burlington. Said pass I under stood came from the auditor. Said Vail may have paid $1C44 for railroad tickets for me to travel on , but as I paid my own oxponsoa always except as stated , I am positive Vatl'e state ment that ho paid 3110.89 for any expenses for mo is a monstrous untruth. The conver sation as to the balance of the mono ? which waa the difference between the amount charged counties and the amount paid ma go * ing to the auditor of Iowa , was impressed on my memory by the fact that n $7& check was also sent to the auditor of Illinois for campaign purposesbntvras promptly returned to Vail. As the boneht of my selection from Vail's immense clerical force , I would much prefer the money which ho collected in my name , and as to the education received at his expense I am labor ing under the opinion that ho is attempting to make it cost me $386 , rather a neat sum. ( Signed ) BBCCE limit. State of Illinois , county of Cook , U. S. : Personally appeared Bnuo Ktid , who upon oath declared the foregoing affidavit to be his free , voluntary act , and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. ( Signed ) ALLEN W , PECK , Notary. [ Public Seal. ] Chicago , Ills. , this the 5tL day of March , A. D. 1885. GEN. GBANX'S CONDIMON. THE DOCTOnS UIAQNOSi : . NEW YORK , March 0. The following it the substance of the article in the Medical Kocord , March 28 : "During the past weel Goo. Grant has boon in a comparatively com for table condition. Insomnia , with which hi has been aHlictedha3 been controled so ho oh tiins by aid of anodynesn normal amount oi sleep. He has nnt lost Hash and hia powori of assimilation are not Impaired , At thi weekl # cutDiultation attended by Drs , J. U , Dcnulas , U. B. Sauds and Gee , F. Shra'ly , it was decided that thi lical diseaio still is in abeyanci anil that the area of nlccratlon had not per ceptlbly changed The swelling under thi right angle of the lower jaw is somewhal greater , but the gland In that situation is no' more indurated , nor has it bacitno moro firml ] fixed. The ulcerated surfaces in the tbroa and on the tongneare covered with a yellow ish exudation , to which altermto application of lime water and a weak tolutlon of perman ganate of potash have boon made by Dr Douglas. Topical remedies employed havi had the desired effect In reducing the loca irritatory and in perceptibly checkin | the progress of infiltration , There is no pail in swallowing ; no fear is at present enter tained of any sudden failure of vital power ; nor of any encroachment of the ulcerattv progress upon the neighboring blood voisek The general is able with no other assistanc than of a cane , to walk about bis roams ante to ascend and descend stairs and during th fiuo afternoon Wednesday , waa strong onoug to tnko a diivo in a carriage. AFTISR MANY LONG YEAKS. THREE mU'UIlLIOAS POSTMASTERS GIVE WAV T THEIR HORE'FORTUNATE PARTY OPPONENTH. DAVENPORT , Iowa , March 25. Chioag Times Special ) , James D. Dearmond , wli was to-day appointed postmaster hero b President Cleveland , has been a resident i Davenport since 1BC7 , Ho was born in Pcm sjlvanla , and is about thirty-eight years i go. He has been principal of ono of tl largeit city scoools here for fourteen year and has a state reputation as an Instructo His appointment Is in accordance with tl unanimous voice of the Davenport democrac , hia quiet though beneficial services to tl party winning for him this reward. The r tiring postmaster , Edward Russell , who term expired on the 23d irmt , , has held the p sltion for eighteen years. AT BLOOSIINGTON. BLOOMINGTON , III. , March 25. The n nouncamunt of the appointment of T. i Burns as postmaster to succeed Gon. Geor ; F. Dick , ended the suspense which was ft for some time , although among politicians was generally conceded that Burn's you certainly bo tbo choica. The other candidat were Aid , Cbrisman and Editor Bcott , of t Bulletin , the latter being named at a la day , Bums' appointment gives general inti faction. He has lived hero fifcy-one yea : coming from Xenin , O. , when n child , I was postmaster for eighteen months nnd Johnson. He has been n democrat since t second election of Lincoln. Ho Is cashier of tbo 'Ihlrd National bank , nnd will imn dlately resign that petition. Dick has be postmaster for twelve years. AT DUDCQUK. DuiiUQUE , Iowa. March 25. The appoil ment of M , M. Ham , of this city , as pot master of Dubuqne , gives general aatlsfactl to democrats and a large number of ropul cans , The most formidable competitor ! the office was Gen. Jones , who , seeing 1 case was hopeless , withdrew last woi George Orauo , the present incumbent , 1 had the office four years , b- bce ce THE OLD MAN'S PILE. i- ik A QCKBR CASE IN TUB NEW YORK COURTS at NEW YORK , March 20. The spectacle its an insane millionaire alleged to have been i he ducted from lu's daughter's keeping by one hia own sons , who , it U charged owes birr large sum of mcney , attracted much ntt < tloninoneof the courU to-day. Obis. ' Durant , n wealthy railroad man , whose n dence has been 25 Fifth avtmuo , wnsodjudf tu be f unsound mind by the sheriff's ju about two weeks ago. upon ] > etltlon of ho daughter , Mri. Henry O. Bowe to Mrs. Bowers afterwards had c of her father at the Fifth ovei residence nntll Tuesday last. Oo tlut c Howard M. Durant , MM. Bowers'broth called to take hia father out to the boa of promising his sister he and father would be 85 , certain place at a given home. M re-1 Bowers sent for her father at the appoin ilt I time , but the latter waa not to ba found. 'J 8.1 daughter afterwards learned her bret alyjbad Uieaker father to bii ( Houard't ) r denco on K st Fifty-seventh street , and w s keeping him thero. The motion to confirm the Inquisition of the sheriff's jury , and for the appointment of n committee to take charge of Mr. Durant's personal and real tstato came np in the supreme court this afternoon. Mr * . Bowers' counsel also asked for an order compelling the retutn of the Dnrant to his daughter's custody , pending the appointment of the committee. In her petition Mrs. Bowers claims Frederick C. Du- rnnt , another orothtr , who hss mantgcd tha estate for.a loner time , Is Indebted to it to tha amount of 9140.000 , and that Howard owe * it S100.000 , including $40,0 0 ho obtained from the old gentleman last summers , -s ALUMNI. A HfSSrlt DV MINISTER fllKLPK. Niw YORK , March 20. Edward S. Plerro- pont prisidod at the dinner of Yale alumni to-night. Among the eminent guests were Edward J. 1'helpr mtnisttr to England ; President Noah Porter , Yala collesat William Walker 1'helpa and othirs. Clmuncoy M. Depow was prevented attending by death in liis family. President Porter , speaking about tbo collego&lludod to the additional honor at- Uinod by her , In having a member of the fac ulty selected to represent the American ticople at the court of St , Jamov , Ho said Pr-if. Philips had been n groit gain to Yala and hadlefthisintluencoin n healthful and boaotlcial manner on tha minds f nil stu dents. Prof. Phelps in answering , said , ho did not know the connection between Yale and politics , fur Yale was not n political In stitution , and nobody knew IMS about politico than himself. It waa the1 business of Yale collcpe , he thought , to teach men to do their duty in whatever sphere of labor God calls them to. Yale had many Il lustrious sons , whom lightning had struck , and If it had happened to mita William M. Evarta , In the late senatorial contest , It would certain y have singled out Dopow. Tbo speaker was too good n democrat to bo disap pointed with the results of the late presiden tial election , but it had gene the other way we might havo' had the right Phelps ( pointing to William Walter Fhelun ) instead of the wrong ono , as minister to England or secretary of state. No man appreciated bet ter , said the speaker , tbo difficulties of bin now volition , on ! ho hopcd to duchargo hia duties as euccresfnlly as hia predecessor , who had honored Yale's great litter institu tion OB she had honored him , and who had mot triali of poxltlon with perfect satisfac tion to tbo people on both tides of the w.Uor. The grerter part of Minister Phelps1 speech was devoted to Yale and the splendor of bar tons , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TH13 H.IONAPPED PIPER , IRELAND 8TILL IN CHAINS. NEW YORK , March 20. Mrs. lloboit Ire land , who complained at the district attorney'c office yesterday that her husband had beet kidnapped to Canada by English officials , and was about to bo taken to England to bo tried as a deserter from her majesty' ! army , to-da showed the letter her husband sent her. Thi letter IB dated on board a steamer as Ualfax It tails when the writer had reached Cliftoi on the Canadian shore , whither ho went witl John Steele in the belief that ho was going t : Buffalo , ho won confronted by two men ono o whom said : "Wo want you , yonng man ; yon ore n deserter from the Britith army. ' Ireland replied : "I am an American citi zon. " "That does not matter , " said the ethers ors ; "you are not In the United States now. ' Ireland' ! money and writing materials wen taken from him and ho was removed to Hall fax nnd placed on a steamer under guard Ho could not learn the came of the suamcr but wrote- she had a , red smoke-stack , H was detained below and not allowed to ipeal to any person except the guard. This Indi vldual told the prisoner there wore two other llko him on board the vessel. Ireland wa warned tlut if ho made any difficulty it wonli be all the worse for him before the cour martial. _ _ Death of Gen. Anson HtnRcr. Cinciao , March 2C. Gen. Aneon Staoer who haa been suffoilngfor aomo time fron a number of complaints , Including Bright' disease , died at 3 o'clock this morning. Hi was born in Ontario county , New York , Apr ! 20th , 1825. He began life as n printer I Philadelphia two years afterwards , and wa chief operator of the National lines at Cin cinnati , and in 1852 he was appointed super in tondent of lines of the Mississipr printing telegraph company. Ho took prominent part In organizing various line and Interests leased by and consolidated wit the Westnrn Union telegraph company , on upon tha organization of that company h was made its general superintendent. I 1801 ho was appointed by the secretary of we chief of the United States military telegrapl Ho organize 1 the military telegraph and wi oommWloned colonel and aid-do camp an assigned to duty in the war department , an was brovetted brigadier-general at the cloe of the rebellion. At the close of the war h resumed hia position as general supcrlntecder of the Western Union , which position he n talnod until tha consolidation of the Wester and American Union companies. Illinois Legislative Proceedings. SpniNQKiKLD , March 20. The sub-commi too on corporations offered a bill in the hou this morning asking power to Bend for pape nnd persons to invootigato in relation ta tl McNally sleeping cur bill. Kef erred to t ! committee on corporations by a vote of CO 10 49. Tha bill amending the law relative the time of holding circuit courts certain counties pained and becai a law , The bill empowering circuit cot judges to appoint receivers during vacati met with some opposition , but finally passe Lengear gave notice that bo woijld move a i consideration of the bill. The senate notifi the house of the passage of a bill relative records , judgments , and providing for : dcmptlon of real estate The bill nppropr tltg 81,900 to heirs of the Putnam compa on uccount of damages to property by placi dam in Illinois rivor. Passed , In eon a Whiting's bill was taken up nnd lead t second time , providing tbo mortgo shall bo assessed jointly with owi property to that double taxation can bo nvc ed. A Kansas City Tragedy. KANBAB Guy. Mo. , March 20. The ji relumed a verdict this morning acquitt ; Orth Stein , formerly city editor ot the Ev ing Star , who shot and killed Geo. Fredri proprietor of a variety theatre in tills city. June , 1882 , The qutrrel aroeo over Stei lis attention to Fredrick's mistress , n won ik. named Hartino , and ended In the shooting Fredrick. The woman was the only wltn to the shouting , and testified against ttte The plea of the defendant waa self dofet ) At the former trial he was found guilty t sentenced to twenty-five years , but obtair a new trial , resulting In his acquittal , of ib- Reforming Elections. ibof of SrBlNCi'iKLD , March 20. The houne cc ofa a mittee on elections had under considerat m- this afternoon the election bill prepared msl the citizen's commltUe of Chicago and a di sled gation from Chicago composed of 0. II. II ed ton , J. H. McVicker , A , A. Carpenter , O , Copeland , I. K. Boyten , K. J. Smith , i Melville E. Stone appealed before the a Tt. mittee , and each made an urgent appeal ire the favorable coniideration of the bill. IOO ay Halo nl tbo Valaan Iron Works , BT.'Louis , March 20 , Judga Brewer , at United States circuit court , made an orde rs. sale to-day of the Vulcan tteel works nc rs..ed the $1,000,000 , , mortgage , unlow o uw to 'ho contrary U shown before April 18 , the aal tier inclnde the right to manufacture I3e sei steel linUs , A SKIN CAME. The Chicago Exchange Gamblers Ac- tiyeiy Shaving Each Other , The Victims Lathered With Boar and Bull Stories , Prospootivo Foreign War Boosts Provision Prices , Speculators Wildly Patting Btis- sia on the Baok , Cnttlo Chow the Cud of Sweet Con- lent , "While IIr > KS Itriatlo up A Nickel or Two , j C RKKT1HNG PITS. A CHEAT DAT ron OAMDLBM. Special telegram to the BKH. CHICAGO , March 26. "Thisvasono ) of the best gambling days wo have had for a long , long time , " Bald n heavy operator on 'Change . "If follow watched his to-day. a only points carefully he could make money , no matter which sldo of the market ho was on. The heavy traders ssw the point nnd jumped into the wheat pit nnd the Way they nlilpeawo J tha crowd was bad and hod things all their own way. " The principal feature was war. It resounded from all parts of the hall and bulidlng. The May option in wheat , which closo'l last night at Sljc , opened at S2Jc , the rise being simply duo to warlike rumors of yesterday. But market reacted and prices dropped irregularly to 80c. After this con sols were quoted lower and the price wont up. Then came n rumor that the English militia had been oideicd out , which served to send it up to 81Jc and nt the close of the rooming aoieion it waa 81Jc. All this was favurablo to the big speculators nnd they were quick to take advantage of ft. The transactions were very heavy , but of purely speculative nature and the market was persistently scalped all morning. Arnionx filed an oidcr for 250,000 bushels ot wheat to day for direct export to England and engaged vessels to float it Ho also Bold 1,000,000 bushels of cash wheat to bo removed from the olovatois by April 1. Provisions followed the conrso of wheat nnd there was a good deal of trading oi that character done in May pork. The May option , which cloted at $12 10 last night opened up at $12 00 , sold up to $12 22 } , dropped by fits and ttarts to $11 074 , flntj finally closed at $12 15. While May pork IH still the favorite option the crowd are com mencing to pay considerable attention to Juno pork , It ranges from 10@10o higher th&n May per barrel. In the afternoon session May wheat sold np to 82Jc , nnd closed at 82go. Mny pork ad vanced IDc , closing at $12 SO. THE BTOCK UAniKT. The markets were fairly active and prices considerably stronger on the average run of shipping and dressed steers. Butchers' stock in good de mand and firm. * Some salesman were report ing a slight advance on t ir to good cows and bulls and common low grade steers. Canning stock steady ; 1,050 to 1,260 Ibs. , $ I40@515 ; 1,200 to 1,3U ) Iba. , S520a540 ( ; 1,300 to 1,500 Ibs. , SO 40@6 S'r ' cows and mixed common , 32 & 0@3 25 ; good. $3 30@4 CO ; stockojB. $3 CO @ 4 30 ; feeders , $ MO@430 ; Texans , $ -100 ® COO The hog market was active , prices strong and 5o higher than yesterday in eomo cases , and on some sorts the advance was lOc. The advance was mainly on medium and good packers. A big string of packers , averaging 258 pounds , cost $4 CO , an advance of 02c. Another string of strong light weights , aver aging 210 poundu , ccstJ fi6@4 CO. The bulk of the 170 to 200 pounds light old nt $4 CO © 4 C5 ; rough and common packers sold around about $4 40 ; fair to good , $4 00@4 CO , and best $4 G3@4 75. ON THE : RANGES. THE wiNxsn'a Losasa INBIONIOANT. 4 CHKTBNNU , March 20. The Loader to-day has a complete aeries of interviews with lead ing stock growers of Wyoming , Colorado and Nebraska , gathered hero to attend the annual meeting of the stock growers naaociation. Tha parties interviewed represent over ono mil lion cattlo. ranging at widely separated points. All ac-reeu the past winter Las been the fines , for years , both for range and trail cattlo. The losses will \n below tbo average , estimat ed variously at from ono to five per cent , a larger proportion of the losses being trail cat tle , which reached ranges late in the season , BAMOEti S. COX. HIS KIIIFHD3 WONDKU Wilt IIB LEAVES CON- OHK8H. WASHINGTON , D. 0. , March 25 , [ Chicago Tribune Special.-Somuol 8 , Cox , the new 10 minister to Turkey , needs no introduction to 10 the American people , bnt all his friends won tote der why fao declines what unquestionably , at to bis own pleasure , is n lifo position in the In lower house for one of the minor missions. Mr. Cox recently ban frequently said to his iq friends that ho had grown tired of congres rtn sional life ; that be had reached the snm- > n mlt of bis possibilities ; that lie belonged d.o . to neither the Onrlitlo nor tbo oad Randall faction ; WAS not likely ad to become speaker , and was : not exactly in the to swim ; that ho wai getting old , and preferred re to devote bis declining years to literature , for inay which ho had great taste and in which ho ay thought he might bo measurably successful. In this statement unquestionably io to bo found the reason why Mr. Cox will accept the ho Turkish muslon , He has traveled much in BO Europe , and the series of brilliant letters er which he wrote homo two yfara ago to the id- Sun from Turkey will bo remembered. Mr. Cox baa n personal acquaintance with tha suliau nnd is pleased with the Turkish climate. Ho bos a competency - toncy , nnd will trmko ono of the most creditable representatives which the Cleveland administration will have lu Eur ope , Mr. Cox , in calling upon the president ono day last week when foreign appointment ! in were spoken of , and something was said about n's tbo Turkish mission , said to Mr , Cleveland in an what almost seemed to bo a jest : "If you ap of point mo to that place I uhould not decltno ess it. " Thin is probably nil thu influence that n , Mr , Cox had to receive the appointment. 88. The fact that he is a Tammany man la re 88.nd garded ns of eomo political significance. ed Tlio Illlnoiti Hcnntorsliip. March 20. Iu the joint ses sion one hundred and four answered the roll m < call , Streoter said he proposed to take back ion what ho ( aid about .voting every day , Mc by Millan did not vote. On the first ballot Lo U- gan had 100 votes and Woshburno 1. Ou Uo7 second ballot Logan 100. Third ballot , Wash- o7 buine received Blttlg's voteLozan 100 , Fourth , ud ballot , Logan 101. Adjourned. udm for m- Jobs for the Coroner. OncwwA , la. , March 20-Ferris Mason , night yard master of the Chicago , Burllogtou & Qulocy railroad nt Chariton , came to thin In city Monday , Ho took strychnine to-day and ref died In a few hours , Domestic trouble uup- der poted to be the cauio. the A man named Buchanan was struck by an i toner incoming train on the Chiosgo , Milwaukee & nor tit , Paul near this city to-night and wai In jured BO b will die.