1 tl THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. -I THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMA.HA , NEB. , SATURDAY MORNING , APRIL 25 , 1885. NO. 213 ' TROUBLED EUROPE. Gladstone's Pathetic Appeal to the Hei fers of Parliament , Scheme for Breaking np the Largo Land Ownership System , Gladstone Mnoh Disturbed by the News from Oairo Of the Rnptnre of Franco's ' Eola tions with Egypt , .Great , Eejoioing at Winnipeg at BaisingthoSeigo of Battleford , KngUiuI Backs ) Egypt to tha Utmost In RofuBlnft Apologies In tlio Bosphoro Egyptian Affair , THE AFQDLAM TROUBLE. THE DUOIIKSS OP EDIKDUBO , daughter of tha czar Is greatly distressed at the strained relations existing between Russia and England. She is prepared to start if Qdcessary , in a few hours , for Cobourg , where iho will reside in the event of war. GLADSTONE'S PATUETIO APPEAL. LONDON , April 24. In the house of lords this afternoon the Egyptian loan bill passed in the committee without amendment , In the lobbies ot the hnusa of commons this af ternoon It was said that Gladstone , pale and agitated , made au almost pathetic appeal to the membars of parliament not to pn us upon the government questions concerning the tit- nation in Egypt , on the condition ot the cor respondence with Russia upon the Afghan boundary , and the collision of the RutMan and Afghan troops Gladstone , it was claimed , was evidently much disturbed by the aewi from Cairo this morning of the rupluro by Franco of her relations with Egypt. A rBAIHBWOUTHV OBJECT. LONDON , April 21. A great meeting of rich and influential land owners wasj held in this city to-day and attended by such persons as the Duke of Argyle , the Earl of Carnarvon and the Marquis of Rlpon. _ It was resolved to take steps for the immediate formation of a largo corporation to bo called the National Land Company for the purpose of securing the gradual breaking up of the large parcel system of land ownership now injuriously prevalent in in Great Britain. Tbe present plan of the new organization It to bny up land at wholesale and sell it out la lots , not to exceed forty acres , under conditions likely to causa a further subdivision , and prevent the aggregation of title. The company will , in all probability , buy for cash and sell on de ferred payments , covering at least ten years , TUB UARKET. LONDON , April 24. Consols opened at 95J and continued steady at that point. This is 1-1G below last night's c'.oee. Russia eocuri- , , ties , 85. f 3 p. m. Consols 93. NEUTRAL ITALT. ROUE. April 24 The newspaper Popolo Romano , states Italy is desirous of main tainmg neutrality in event of war between Ruaala and England. BETIBKD NAVAL OFKIOEBS CALLED OUT. ST. PETERSBURG , April 24.-It is statee here that cavnl officers who have been retired on half pay have been ordered into active ser vice pending the issue of the controversy be tween Russia and England , THE TILEQRAH CUT. LONDON , April 24. The telegraph line be- tweenlfMeshed and Teheran U broken , Lumsdin Is thus prevented from communica tion direct with Soudan , Thn Armstrong works at Newcastle having received an order from Russia for a large quantity of war material declined to fill It and has given notice to the .British admirrlty of the nature of the order , GLADSTONE ON MEDIATION , LONDON , April 24. In the house of com mons this afternoon Henry Labouchro and Henry Richard , both radicals , asked whether the government , before deciding to eo to war with Russia , world seek the offices of a friendly power to obtain a peaceable settle ment , Gladstone replied that never during the present correspondence with Ruisla 01 discussion of the serious questions at present before parliament had the government said anything in prejudice ot the idea advanced by the questions. As , however , every answci made by the government to the Interrogations put lu the house of commons was un announcement i- nouncoment to the Russian government , Gladstone said ho hiU decided that it waa neither advisable nor convent to make decla rations to Russia through parliament. THE AMKER ABLE TO DI1TEND HERAT. ' LONDON , April 21. Dispatches from Cabul state that the ameer of Afghanistan reiterated tha statement that he is competent to defend Herat against the Russians without the aid of the English. LONroN , April 24. Dispatches from Tori pal states that postal communications witt India has been broken by heavy floods in the Afehan valley. ST. PBTSRSBURO , April 21 Naval circlet are at a fever heat over tha reported preinucc of a British Iron-clad at Vladlvoetock , a Rus sian port on the sea of Qapan. ENGLAND WILL BACK EOTPT TO THE UTMOS ' . EXTREMITY , LONDON , April 21. Earl Granvlllo hai telegraphed instructions to Sir Evelyn Baring British minister to Kgypt , to Support Nuba Paaba to the utmost extremity in his refusa to make apologies or explanation for the sup presiion of tbe Le * Bosphore Egyptian , fBANCE BREAKS OPVICIAL RELATIONS VTITI KOTPT. A London dispatch to the Times from Cain says Al. Faillarder bos broken official rela tlons with Kgypt and he at the same Urn notified the government that unless satisfao tion was given in the Botphoio-Egyptlan affai France would not present the Egyptian finan . clal convention to tha chamber of deputies. " ' * _ FUANCE aNO EGYPT , . if TUB NEWSPAPEB BOW , i' CAIRO , April 34. Tha French ehargi 6f d'AfYain in , Egypt , has been instruct' ! by the government to suspend all official rela tions with Egypt , aml'to make a declaration to the government thift' ' Franco declines to lanction the Egyptian' financial convention and reserves to herself thtT complete llboryo { ( action , LONDON , April 21. Telegrams from Egypt touching upou the Franco Egyptian relations had an unfavorable effect upon the Egyptian securities. Egyptian unified bonds opened this morning at COJ and fell to 50 } . A telegram from Alexandria to the ex change tolcgraph company states : The French consul-general informed the kbodive and Nubar 1'asha , Egyptian foreign minister , of his Instructions to suspend otliclal rblatlons with the government ol Egypt The same telegram also states that the con sul-general baa loft Cairo for Alexandria , to embark for Europe. CAIRO , April 21. The French charge d'aflairs has delayed his departure from Cairo. It is stated Egypt now offers to compromise the dispute with Franco concerning the Bosphoro Egyptian by making an apology and admitting her officials violated the right of domicile of publishers , theapolopy to contain , however , np allusion to the seizure ol the Bosphoro Egyptian. A SENSATION. PARIS , April 24. The breaking off of official relations bitwoen France and Egypt , was entirely unexpected by the people , and the nnws create 1 a great sensation. This act of Franco is considered unmistakably as ev idence of an undnrttanding between Franco and Russia. OLADSTONS'S SAY , LONDON , April 21 , In the house of com mons this afternoon Gladitono announced that the French consul general left Cairo to day. day.Gladstone's statement in the house of com mons this afternoon that Barrero , French consul general , had left Cairo is corrected at the foreign otfico , where it is explained the premier's statement was based on a cipher dispatch to the government which , since its recojpt , was found to bo erroneous. BXCITKUENI IN ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA. April 24. There is much ex citement ever the French-Egyptian situation. The French newspaper Courier published n dispatch stating El Mnhdi'a men attacked and defeated the Italian forces near Mossowah. The Italian consul hero says he baa no knowledge of the affair , GENERAL- FOREIGN NEWS. THE SOUDAN WAR. SUAKIII , April 24. The Suakiin and Berber railroad bos been extended three miles be yond Handoub. Troops are daily engaged in scouting expeditions. THE EXPLOSION , LONDON , April 24. Swaiuson , injured by the explosion in the admiralty office , yester day , is making favorable progress. Detectives tivos continue active but obtained little evidence denco as th the perpetrators of the outrage , BliOOTINO SlIONEKnS. BELFAST , April 24. Prince and princess of of Wales landed from the royal yacht to-day. Notwithstanding tbe rain fell heavily crowds assembled to welcome them and much enthu siasm prevailed. PANAMA TROUBLES. PANAJIA , April 24. This p. m. , while a strong barricade was being erected enclosing the Central and South American Cable com pany's office and eroat preparations were be ing made for a fight. The Amerlcans arrived knocked down the barricades and took chargi of the town. The insurgentstwere recalled ti their bafVacks by the bugle. A. Shocking Tragedy at Now Orleans NKW ORLEANS , April 24. A dreadful trof edy was discovered to-day at No , 14G Orangi street , when the police broke into a house , on tbe Information that there was coinethln wrong there. Upon a bed lay two lifelesi bodies , They were those of Mrs , Ameli Evans , wife of William Evans , a member Farrel's police , and Casper Wenger a grocery clerk. In the right side of the woman head just above tne ojo was an ugly wouni from which tha brain protruded. The bulle which caused the death ot the man enteroi the left temple and passed completely througl the head. At the inquest this evening Evans was arrested. He caid In substance that be came home at the usual hour in the morning from his work of watching all night , and went to bis wife's bedroom , Thera he saw ber and the man lying on tbe bed dead just as they were found Ho picked his child np , a baby 9 months old , and walked out locking tbo door and leaving the key in the lock. He called the servant , Mamie Miller , nr.d gave the child to her. The servant girl gives such evasive answers that her arrest was ordered. Tha theory about the killing Is that Evani had nn ink- Hog of bis wifo'd infidelity , como homo in the morning earlier than usual and surprised them , probably aileep , and ( -hot them both The pillow whore each bead lay wai powder burned. I'leuro-Pncnmonta , KANSAS CITY , April 24. Governor Mar- - maduke to-night stated that ho had been notified by Commissioner Caiman that the action of the department of agriculture rela tive to pl'Uro-pneumonia would be restricted to quarantine measures. I'ubllo sentiment according to tbei governor , In against calling a special session of the legislature , but ho felt assured that any monies subscribed by Indi viduals for the extipation of tbo disease in Missouri would be refunded by the stato. Ttio Firat Legal Execution la Colo- or do. DENVKU , April 21. The News > Trinidad special says : "The execution of "B , C. Hib < bard far the murder of Wm. Knowles , at Stonewall , In 1833 , took place'hera to-day ID the presence of a large crowd of people. This is the first legal execution that has ever taken place in this county , though six men suffered death at different times. The last was years ago at tbe hands of a mob , " Virginia , suiel Ita Coupon Cnsoo. STAUNION , Va. , April 21. Thodec'ision ! ol the supreme court in the Virginia coupon cases , the full effect ol which is beginning to be realized in the rural districts , createdaii intense feeling. Augusta Is thn stronghold of tbe so-called "debt payen. " Repudiation Is alljthe talk'ainoog them now and a leading democratic paper has announced "for the Riddleberger bill or nothing. " Legislative candidates ore assuming- same position , Tlio VicksbnrgHolocAURt , ViCKSBUno , April 2L The charred re mains of the filth additional victim of tbe recent fire here , weie found today , making eleven so far discovered , THE NORTHWEST , An Engagement Between Gen , Mile- ton's ' Command aotl toe Insnrgenls , Middloton's ' Hat Shot Through , ho Escaped UniDJnred A Number of Officers and Privates Killed and Wounded , 300 Insurgents Surrounded in a Eavino and Oannot Esoapo From the Artillery that are Shell ing Them Out. The Indians Sot the Pralrlo on Fire , but a llcnvy Hall Storm Puts It Ont. ' " ' [ DOMINION DOINQP. FLAN FOB KXTINaBISHMENr OF TUB INDIAN TITLE IN THH NOBTHWEST. Special telegram to the BEE. OTTAWA , April 24. In tholr Instructions to the northwest commission they are told that the government deems it expedient to satisfy the claims existing in connection with the ex tinguishment of the Indian title in the follow Ing manner : By granting to every half-breed head of a family who resided out of Manitoba previously to July 15th , 1870 , the land of which bo 1) at present in bona tide and undis puted poicesslon to the extent of 100 acres , jid if the land he is cultivating is loss than ICO , crea the difference- to bo made up to him n the issue of scrip redeemable in land at -ho rate ol one dollar an acra , and In the case if a half-breed the head of a family residing n the territories previous to July 16tb , 1870 , TIO is not in bona fide occupation of any land ly issuing scrip redeemable to ths extent of CO acres. By granting to each half-breed torn outside ot Manitoba previous to July 5th , 1870 , the lot of land of which he is at irosont the undisputed occupant to the extent f 210 acres or its equivalent in scrip. Vssooiatod Press. OBKAT BBJOintNQ AT WINNIPEG , WINNIPEG , April 24 All Winnipeg gave sigh ol relief when it was announced that portion of Col , Otter's force was camped cross the river from Battleford , and that the lege of that place had been raised. Otter's main force is only a short distance behind the idvance guard. The long suspense has told teavily on the garrison at Battleford and omo ot the women there have became ill ith anxiety. The majority of tbe Battle brd people had relatives or friends in Winnipeg , and the knowledge that the latter mvo at least been relieved from danger , ; auses much rejoicing. The Indians sur rounding Battloford knowing that last night was their last opportunity , distinguished .hemselves . by extraordinary attempts to itriko terror , by burning and raiding every- , bing possible , and then decamped. Tin mounted police to-day scoured the valley bu ould find no trace of them. A messenger has just raturnod from the north brings the following particulars of an engagement batwoen Gon. Middleton's com' ' mand and the insurgents : "At 9:15 a , m. , to duy , fifteen miles south of Botocha , the in- urgents bad taken the ground on the edge eli i , deep ravine , from which they poured a deadly fire into the advancing columns. When the messenger left the fight was still raging. Three bouses of the enemy had been ihelled and many insurgents driven from hem took refuge in the ravine. The allies > f the insurgents fought vigorously in Indian ashion , the whole number In the ravine Is estimated at 300. Middloton's hat was shot ; hrouRh. He escaped uninjured. Captain Wises horse was that from under him. The ) ravine is entirely surrounded and there seems i no possibility ol escape for the insurgents. The Tenth Royals from West Bank bad just arrived as the messenger was leaving. The following are the casualities OB far as known : Ninth Battallion , Private Ferguson , "No. 4. " killed. Sergeant MacLln 'JNo 1 Co "killed. Private Jarvls , slightly wounded. Private CanoiT , "No. 8Co."sliirhtly wounded , Oapt. Clark , "No. ( i C. " wounded in the side ; W. W. Mathews , "No. 1 , " shot in left arm ; 0. Kemp , "No. 1 , " shotlu the groin ; Private Hester , "No. C , " shot in the arm ; Corporal Code , "No. 3 , " shot in both legs ; Private Stovel , "No. 3 , " shot in tha shoulderPrivate ; Bowdell , ' 'No. 4 , " head slightly wounded ; Corporal Sethbridge , ' 'No. 3 , " ehot through the breast , probably fatal. C Company school of infantry , II , McDaugall arm , K , Harris arm , 11. Jones arm , Dunn jaw , Harry Jonrajaw , Arthur Watson , shot fatally through tha body , Sargt , M , A. Cum- ininpa thigh. A Battery Bousaant shoulder , Sergt , Mawhinney , arm , A. Taylor slightly , Arzelin shoulder , Ainsworth abdoiren. Boulton's Cavalry Capt. Gardiner , nbdo- men ; James Laughford , shoulder ; Brulce , right arm ; J , Thompion. collar-bona ; H. 1'urvia , left arm ; King , slightly , 12:30 : r. M. Several others have been wounded , but are not brought in yet. One party of the insurgents were just dis lodged , and tbe artillery are still shelling the insurgents out of the ravine. Several In - dian parties have been captured , but the in- eurgont loss is not known. Tbe Indians set the praiila on fire , but n heavy hail storm put it cut. ILLINOIS LEGISLATUKE. HOIIESIOK UBUDERS Till OATTLR BRIEDEBS- PLKUnO-rNEUilONIA CBLEDBATION Of QKK QBANT'8 BIRTHUAr. SrniNonKLD , Ills. , April 21. The usna : number of homesick members left for horrn yesterday , and there will be no businesi done in the legislature for the next threi days. Gen. Logan left town to-night foi Chicago , The following call has been issued hero bj tha cattle breeders of Illinois ; The undersigned doom It of the utmos Importance that immediate steps , bi taken to prevent the further Introduced ) and spread of contagious diseases amonf the domestic animals of the state Tha ierious outbreak of contagion ; pleura pneumonia in an ndjolnitg state anc , the infection in a single county thereof of ovei sixty berdi , numberm ? over 1COO head ol cattle , and the increased danger of the spreac , d of the disease , makes it ndvlsibta that the flock breeders of the state should join in some concerted move to devlso adequate moans to cops with this much dreaded plagur , which threatens to destroy the cattle Interests in the state , now valued at over $50X00,000. The undersigned request that the cattle breed * era and feeders of the state meet In convention In the city of Spring field on Thurtday , April * ClOtb , 18H3 , at 10 o'clock a , m. to consider legislation and other matters calculated to Insure the safety of this extensive industry , upon which the prosperity of tbo state is so largely dependent. "Signed by twenty lead ing cattle dealers , " G. A. It. and the sons of vetrans have decided - cided to celcgrato Grant's C3d birthday on Monday nlgnt. Some of the most prominent soldiers and statesmen in the state will deliver - liver addresses , SmiNeiriELD , 111. , April 24. The house passed Webber and lUtuy'i drainage bill , ex tending the time for the payment of atsosa- mont for benefit ! In drainage districts ; both have an emergency clause. The bill author * izing insurance companies to.iniure against damage by lightning , etc , , passed. Tha bill authorizing the Disposal of the bodies of paupots to educational Institutions was read the third time and passed , as did the bill in creasing the pay of grand ) and petit jurors. In the senate this morning the bill giving cor trol of penitentiaries to a board of com missioners was set for a third reading. The governor submitted tha name of Valentino Jobst , of Peoria , to bo trustee of the Illinois state reform school vice Huso , whoso term has expired. Morritt'a interlocking switch bill paaaed. Raj's non-avoidable inturanco bill passed , The emergency bill providing for ex penses of state Institutions until July 1st parsed. Only 143 members were in joint sea- s'on ' , The only vote cast was Torrance for Logan , General Grant's Condition , NEW YORK , April 21 , General Grant did not go to his room from the library where he sat during the evening with hii family and General Stanford until 11:00 : last night , being somewhat fatigued with the exercise taken during the day , and his mind being still occu pied with subjects of family chat durinp the evening. Ho was wakeful until about 1 wheii he fell asleep , and slept until Bthis morning. Less than the usual amount of morphia was admin istered during thn night. It is probable the general and family will spend July at or near Saratoga and August in the Cnttkills. _ General Grant went at noon for a drive. The Memphis Jockey Club , MEMPHIS , April 21. Attendance large , tiack good. In the first race for two-year- olds , § of mile , Jim Gray won , Stoney Batter tor second , Longford third ; time , 1:01J. In the second race , one mile , Freeman won , Hatef second , Glen Rock third ; time , 1:45 : } In the third race , all ages , 1J miles , Beersan won , Olivette second , Falrcount third ; time 2:44 : , In the fourth race , handicap steopli chase , long course , about two miles , Aurehan won , Asonli second , Claude Brannon third time , 5:274. : Blood in Big Paddy's Eyo. NKW YORK , April 23. [ Chicago Times Special , ] Paddy Ryan was in a Pullman cat on his way from Chicago to New York , on Wednesday afternoon , when a man tapped hlmjon the shoulder and said to him : "Ah , Mr. Ryan ! so you amt going to fight ? " Paddy began co say be could lick the man who sail be was not , but before ho got through the cltl zen had told him that R. K. Foxliad with drawn the diamond beltWd the 82,500 stake which ho had put Up to be scientifically contested for by Paddy Ryan and Sullivan. At this1 news there was blo ' in Paddy's eye. It gathered there more am more until noon to-day , when ho struck ou for Fox's office with Jimmy Patterson. For was not there , neither was William E. Hard- Ing. Not oven the diamond belt was there. It had been neatly packed in a box on Tues day and shipped to John L. Sullivan in Bos ton , there to be exhibited. This was too much , Paddy said. He _ had broken up housekeeping kn Chicago and had sacrificed everything to fight for that belt and boodle. But be said he knew what he would do. He would telegraph to Sullivan to hold on to that belt. Then he would get out an injunction restraining Harry Hill from turning the $2,500 stake money over to anyone but the winner in the fight , which , he said , must come off. But before he bad gone far ha met Hill , who told him that the money had been turned over to Harding yesterday. Ryan is now on a etill hunt for Fox. RAILROAD RACKET. THE WESTERN FREIGHT BATE WAR. CHICAGO , April 24.--The ! most aggressive action so fur in connection with the western freight rate was saken to-day by the Rock Island road. It mnde'a flat reduction of10 per cent , on all classes to St. Paul , Minneap olis and Minnesota transfer points , placing the tariff on first class at 30 cents. This cut was promptly met by tbe St. Paul , Burling ton & Northwestern , the first named road , however , not quoting the cut openly. Though the most important cut yet made In rates on west bound freight it created no sur prise having been anticipated for a number of days , Itis known here that a contract for COO cars of wheat has been made for shipment t east ut the 1H cent rate. It is understood that this will mostly no over the { Chicago [ & Atlantic road. The Michigan Central is also said to bo accessible at the 15 cent rate in igrain. . That freight rates by eastern trunk linee iare thoroughly demoralized was the general sentiment in railroad circles here to-day , KATES COT. BT , Louis , Apsll 24 , Passenger rates from here to New York , which were restored tc 822 on Wednesday last , by an agreement ol , the representatives ot tbe trunk lines , will be reduced again to-morrow to $18.50 by thf Vandall * line ta New York , Pbiladelphlt and Harrisburg , that road having bought to day a ticket from a scalper to Heading ovei the Bee Line , i NEW YORK , April 24 , The annaul report of the Chicago , St Paul & Omaha Ry. Co. foi the year ending December 31,1684 , shows tin 1 total income was $8,43C,05C. Deducting Iron this thn total operating expenses a surplus o ! 8470,803 Is Jeft. Apaches on the " \Viirpnth. CmiiUAUOA , Mex , April 24. Tbe Apachei are again on the warpath in the Sierra Madri mountains. A band of sixty attacked a few Mexicans at Pine Blanc & day or two ago anc two Mexicans were killed. The entire ur rounding country is up In armi against tbi I Apaches , The governor his Mked for troops ( I A large number of cattle baa been stolen bj ' I the Indians , AT THE CAPITOL Chief Bol CM and Asect McGilli- Face to Face , Alaska's ' Seal Island Special Agents Have a Soft Snap , Postmaster General Vilas Ap points Sixty Postmasters , Postmaster Suspended for Baying Pianos witk Stamps * The Work of the Treasury In quiry Commission Progressing. Lieut. Jfx . 8. Jouott Conrt-Mnrtlrxlcd ana Recommended to bo Dls. missed from the Service , WASHINGTON USD CLOD1) ) AND Jl'dlLLICCDY PACK TO FACE. WABHINCITON , April 24. Red Cloud and Agent McGillicuady faced each other in the office of the commissioner of Indian affairs to-day. The old chief had prepared a num ber of charges against the airent relating to misappropriation of money , maladministra tion of the agency affairs and attempts to crush him and destroy his influence. Agent McGilllcuddy made a brief and comprehen sive denial of the charges. Further proceed Jogs were postponed until to-morrow. James H. Wardell was to-day designated chief of the Census division of the interior depart ment , APPOINTMENTS. The president to-day appointed H. P. ochan ot Louisana , naval officer at the Port of New Orleans , Cornelius Schend to bo ap praiser of merchandise in the district of Wil- liametto agency. B01IK CHANGES. Attorney-General Garland has requested Solicitor-General Phillips to remain in office during the present term of the United States supreme court which will not be closed until May 4th. Judge Phillips sent in his resigna tion March Gth , The secretary of the treasury to-day detailed three clerks to the second comptroller's office to assist in the settlement of the accounts , particularly those of the pen1 sion agent * which are in arrears. Arrange ments have also been made for a mo'o prompt examination of these accounts in tbo third auditor's office. It Is expected that the vacancy of the office of third auditor , caused by the involuntary retirement of Jndgo Keightley , will ba filled in a few days , proba bly to-morrow. The first comptroller of the treasury has recommended to the secretary that the divisions in his office be reduced from nine to five , and the force be reduced corrcs pondingly. A SOFT SNAP. The secretary of the treasury to-day ap pointed George P. Mingle , of Montana , and Charles Ryan , of Indiana , special agents for seal islands in Alaskavice H. A. Glidden and J. H. Moulton. suspended. Mr. Tingle'i compensation is fixed at the rate of 810 pei day and Mr , Ryan's at the rate of $8 per day and expenses. They will leave San Francisco on May 10th for the seal islands , There ore no charges against the present in cumbents. The Marine hospital bureau is informei that small-pox still prevails at Trieste , Aus trla , but bos aa yet received no confirmation of the reports that tbe cholera still prevails In Spain. On the contrary tbo bureau has re ceived emphatic denials of the reports. Ever } precaution Is being taken to ptevent tbe in induction of contagious ) diseases into thi country. The quarantine stations at Shi ] Island and Sapolo Sound are already In opera tion and those at Cape Charles , Delaware and Breakwater will bo opened May 15th. The secretary of the treasury has given orders for the immediate repairs of tha revenue steamer Manhattan , now at Balti more , with a view to utilize it as a quarantine boat at Cape Charles station. LIEUT. JAS. S. JODETT COURT-MARTIALED AND TO UK DISMISSED. Tbo findings and sentence of c Mitt-martial In tbo case of First Lieutenant Jas. S. Jouett , Tenth cavalry , who was charged with Irregu larities In the accounts cf the post at ban Antonio , of which he was in command , have been approved by the president. The charge was sustained and the court recommended dis missal. Lieut , Jouett is a son of Rear Ad miral Jouett , who commands the North At lantic station. BU8rKNnSl ) FOB BUTING PIANOS WITH POSTAGE STAMPS. Postmaster General Vilas to-day said that Postmaster Bailey , of Camden , N. J , , had been suspended because ho admitted that be purchased two pianoa and about 51,000 worth of merchandise and paid for them in postage stamps. The effect was to Increase his ap parent sales of _ stamps , and consequently his salary , a practice which the president did not regard as good policy. These charges were made against Postmaster Bailey during the preceding administration and substantiated by the inspector's reports. Postmaster General Vila * to-day appointed sixty fourth-class postmasters. JNTKRNAl HEVHNUB COLLECTORS , f The president has signed the commissions of all the collectors of internal revenue ap- pointed since the adjournment of congress , Including that of Eben F. 1'illjbury as collec tor of tbe Third district of Massachusetts' ' , over which there was said to be some dispute , No further action has been taken In the case of Collector Craig , of Virginia , who declined to realm at the request of tha secretary ol tbe treasury. It has been referred to the pro- ° sldont and it is understood that he will order the suspension of Mr. Craig , MINISTER KIELLY EN ROUTE , The National Republican to-morrow will contain the following "RICHMOND , Va. . April 24 , Hon , A. M , Klelly , minister to Italy , left here to-day foi New York by the Old Dominion steamship , It was Mr , ICIelly'i ' purpose to eo from Nan York to Havre on the steamer Normandlo on Wednesday next , bat to-morroy Mr. Kfellj will resign his position as minister to Rome and will at once bo appointed minister plenl poteaiary to Russia , In place of Mr , Law. I ton of Georgia. " 1 Secretary Bayard on being shown this dls patch said , "I cnn tell yoir nothing ftbcntit , " 111 It VIRGINIA OOtTO.V7t CAnca , Richard T. Mflrrick and Attorney Genrril Garland , In his private caoaclty M counsel for the state of Virginia , in the coupon tax c.ves , will , on Monday , the Ith day ol IMny , i k UMJ supreme court for n rehoarlcg of tha cures with a view to securing a reversal ol tha opltr- Ion of'hn court given last Monday , Should the court grant the request , the coaniel for the state will make a strong fight for a ro- versa ! of the decision , on the ground that the court was in error In deciding that suit against the officers of the state to compel them to rocolvo the coupons was not a suit ngainst the state itself. TUB TIlEASt'nr tNQDini COMMISSION. The treasury inquiry commission of whfeh Assistant Secretary Faiicblld is president , virtually cancels inspection of the Internal revenue bureau. The result ol the work of the commission in this bureau is awaited with much interest ai it is supposed to give an Indication of tbo policy to bo ob served in tbo reorganization of other bureaus of the treasury department , Tbe commission has virtually decided to make Its recommend ations in regard to improving the methods of business and reductions of the force at the close of their iavestications , In each bureau before beginning the work in another , It if expected that the commission will inves * tigate the affairs of the sixth auditor's oflico ossyonaitho secretary dull bavo acted on their report on the internal revenue bureau. It is also likely the commission wilt conclude to recommend a transfer of clerks from the overcrowded bureau to bureaus where the clerical force is too small , instead of dismiss ing the aiipeifluouB clerks in nno bureau nnd supplying another bureau witl > clerks certified by tno civil service commission. It is be lieved , however , that the commission will report the number of clerks as being on the wnolo in excess of the needs of tbe service. The \Vcnther. WASHINGTON , April 25. Indications for the upper MsssissippI : Slightly warmer , generally fair weather , winds generally southerly In thn northern portions nnd from east to south in the southern portions ; loner barometer. Missouri Valley : Fair weather , followed by local showers and partly cloudy weather ; ariable winds , generally from east to south , nd slightly warmer in the northern portion ; tationary temperature In the southern par Base ) Ball , Now * , CINCINNATI , April 24. Ciccinmti G , Pitts iurg 7. Sixteen innings. ST. Louis. April 21 St. Louis 12 , Louis ville 2. NEW YOBK , April 21. Metropolitans 8 , Athletic 13 , BROOKLYN , April 24. Brookly 0 , Baltimore KANSAS CITY , April 24. Postponed game Kansas City 8 , Omaha 1 , Now York Visitors to tbe Chicago Board of Trade. NEW YOBK , April 24. The New York reduce exchange to-day appointed n com mittee of eleven to represent it at the open- ngof the now Chicago board of trade building next week. Tbe committee , which includes the president , J. H. Herrlok. and ex-Mayor Franklin Kdspn , will leave in a special car on Sunday morning , Fifth Game of the Billiard Tourna ment. NEW YOBK , April 24. The fifth game of the billiard tournament was played to-night ; score.Sohaefer 500 , Sexton 2G5. Schnefer'a best run was 97 , and Sexton's 47. Schaefor's average is the best thus far in the tourna ment. .Jubilant Cattlemen. MILES CITY , M. T. , April 23. Cattlemen in this section are jubilant over the prospects of a fine crop of grass and hay. A snow storm of forty-eight hours' duration has just ceased , but the weather is warm and It an swers th' ' purpose of rain. The grass is start ing up in fine shape. It leJeBttimaed that religion casts each citizen of the "United States one-half zen - cent an nually. Wo don't wonder that some men think they are swindled. They don't got half a cent's worth in a life time. A good old Counecticut deacon , says the Hon. A. Payne , when asked by a Rhode Islander if the people in Connecticut kept Sunday , replied : * Yes ; and everything elee they can lay their bands on. " The pastor ol tbe mm Unristian Church ol St. Louis Is having a protracted coneroversy with a brother clergyman in regard to public amusements , in which ho concludes that the devil has incontestably laid his hands on the billiard table and prostituted it ( o evil uses ; that the theater reeks with moral filth , and is from first to last an evil place , and the waltz is "hugging by mueic. " He has not yet reached the rink or the circus , nor has be adverted to the tendency to profanity induced by going to church nu a slippery day and the Rodlessness born of woman's vanity indicated by an nrray of K after bonnets nnd now "things. " Perhaps Ilka a certain grand1 mother , he thinks nothing fafo bat knitting , PIT AND PEN , The Day on Cfcaoee was Rcmartalfc for its Ooittucss , And the Soalpors Enjoyed Thtni- solvea in the Wheat Pit , The- May Option in Corn Closed at 47 1-4 , Cattle- are 25 to 30o Lower than Last Week , Hogs Qniat and Steady , bnt Little Ohango in Prices , Pork FoaturclcB * . linra Sell * on Its Ootmimptiva B < ta Hl h Olil Xlme Next TnenUy. CHICAGO MAKKET9. pocial telegram to tbo BEK , WHEAT CHICAGO , April 24. The ppecitil dullness of estciday was felt In a more maikecl defireo n 'chango to-day. With no warnoRH and o outuido ordori , tbe big operator * let tbo lalpcrs enjoy theinselvos In the wheat pit. .ml with l ho crowd it was simply an effort to ako a scalp which would pay their personal xponsos for a , day. Juno option opened at Ojo and quickly broke to 89jc. | Tlio crowd waiting for something to turn uu Juno toscd weak at OOio. 00IIN resented the sams-phaso. It started in weak n ilightly hlRher cables , and but very little ras sold at the start , opening at 4ZJo for tha rst sale of 5,000 bushels , it broke immodi- toly to 47c. During the forenoon it sold a * ow as 4GJc , and on the decline there was a ' lr amount of buying. May option closed at PORK. emalns featureless , The outsldo crowd are eputedto bo loug nnd waiting for some bange. They have formed an opinion that Armour will try to run a big deal this year , > ut there is little likelihood of him doing eo. bomoof _ thn brokers whom bo employed to un his lai > t deal are said to bavo suffered loavily , and a prominent trader speaking of ho matter to-day said : "It will bo bard for lira to got a ptring of brokers to do his buy- nfTBgatn. " Tbis same trader caul , "For the iist time m ton years lord in selling on its consumptive basis , at the same time It is dragging , but this arses from the fact that hero Is no speculative trading in it. I have 'or years kept a carefully prepared table of statistics , and I find that IfO.OuO more .iercis have been exported this pear than for the same period lost year , jread and flour is cheap on the other Bide and when this commodity is down more larrt is used. " Juno option closed steady nt 50.95. commission firms aie receiving numerous In quiries from customers asking about trading n small lots under the new rule. At present most of the commission men prefer not to commence taking orders of this kind , wishing to wait until May 1 , when quite a lively trade of this kind is likely to Bi-rlog up , The boys to-day got up a petition to the board of direc tors praying that the boatd biro a braes band on next Tuesday , which will play mcny airs , to which the bulb and bears will march out of their old quarters preparatory to going into the new building , The petition was nu merously eigited nnd doubtless will be granted , The chances are that but little trading will be done Tuesday and a high old time in looked for , CATTLE. So far for tbo week wo have had about G- 000 more than for the same time last week and tbe increase has boon largely in fair to choice fat steers and on such , values are 25@ SOc lower than a week ngo. Trade was again slow , prices are itronglOo lower and the gen eral drclina noted above is largely on big cat tle of 1,300 to 1,500 , which are now making S025@5GO. Htpckers nnd feeders are now at dangerous prices for countrymen to buy en to ship to this market , as a startling de cline is liable to take place anjj day , and if reports of the number to come forward next week are correct , let country shippers look out for next week. 1,050 to 1 2CO pounds , 94 50@4 ! li\ 1 200 to 1,350 , , pounds. 85 00 ® 516 , 1350 ; to 1,000 pounds , ? 5 20@5 CO ; butchers' common , § 2 50(34 ( 00 ; goodv 4 00 ® 4 GO ; distillery COWP , S3 73/i 1 ' 10 ; stoclicra and feeders , slow , $3 40@i 70 ; Texnns , ? 3 00 ® 190. licr.s receipts , ll,001. ! There was a quint but steady demand with little or no ctmiigo I'M prices as compared with jestejrduy and the general market closed Rleudy ; rough nud rnmmon packers sold arcnnd about § 1 'IOg4.1U ( , and fair to good mixed ? ! r ( ) @ 4 f5 , with best assorted heavy at $4.GO@4.lio a load or BO making 84.70 : packing and chipping , 240 to 31011)8 , S4.45ijl.70 ; light , ISO to lOO Ibs. , 81 30@4.GO. That _ Tired Feeling ' , When tlio weather ferowo Warmer , lliat extreme tired IcelliiK , want ot appetite , dullness , languor , and lassitude , uflllut i almost the entire humau family , and scrnf- ula and other diseases caused by humor's , [ manifest themselves with many. It Is impossible - possible tojtlirow oR this debility and expel humors from tlio blood without the aid of a reliable medicine llko Hood's Harsnparllla. " I could not sleep , and would get up In the morning with hardly life enough to get out of bed. I had no appetite , and my ( ace would break out with pimples. I bought At no other' Sc.'isOn Is the pystcm BO sqs- ccptlblo to the beneficial effects of a ro Hallo tonic and Invlgorant. The Impure state of tbo blood , tbo deranged digestion , nnd the weak condition ol the body , caused f > y Its long battle with the cold , wintry blasts , all call for tlio reviving , regulating and restoring Influences so happily and effectively combined In Hood's garsaparllla. " Hood's Sarsaparllla did mo a great deal of good. I had no particular disease , but was tired out from overwork , anel It toned me up. " JIiis. U. 1C. SIMMONS , Cohocs , H. Y. Hood's Sarsaparilla a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla , and soon began to sleep soundly ; could get up with out that tired and languid feeling , and my appetite Improved. " It. A. SANVOHU , Kent.O "I had been much troubled by general debility. last spring Ifood's ( jarsaparllla proved just the tiling needed. I derived mi Immense amount of benefit. I never felt better. " If , V. MILI.KT , Itoston , Mass. Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by all druggists. $1 ; six for JS. Made only by C. I , HOOD & > CO. , Lowell , Mass. IOO Doses Ono Dollar " For seven years , spring and fall , I had scrofulous Bores como out on my legs , and for two yrars was not frco from them at all , I suffered very much , Last May I began taking Hood's Rarsaparllla , and before I bad taken two bottles , tlio sorca healed and the humor left inc. " C. A , ARNOLD. Arnold , Mo. "Tliero Is no blood purifier equal to Hood's Sarsaparllla. " E.S. ! I'IIKLI-S , Rochester , N.Y. Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by all druggists. 1 ; six for $ S. Made only by C. I. HOOD Si CO. , Lowell , Mass. IOO Dosoa Ono Dollar eo ere recogniz fo 5eea ) er anb Smoking Tobacco.fo f A