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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THIRTEEN TH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , TUESDAY MORNING , MAY 12 , 1885. NO. 227 WAR AT HOME. Gladstone Defeats Ito Opposition in the Commons. Lord Hamilton Urges the Con- saro of the Government. A Tirade Against the Policy of the Premier Credit Obtnlnca by F lso 1'retonsc * . ATTAOKnO GLADSTONE , TUB DAT IN THE COMMONS , LONDON , May 11 , Earl Granville , in the house of lords this afternoon , replying to n question by the Marquis of Salisbury , con. sorvBtivo loader , said the government were unable at present to make any statement about their Intentions regarding the Soudan. In regard to the Afghan boundary question Granville said a conference bos been held between himself and Karl Kimbcrly , ecrctary for India , and Baron DcStaol , Hussion minister - tor , in London , which resulted In an agree ment perfectly satisfactory to England , Rus sia and Earl Granvillo. Lord Hartington , secretary for war , in the house of commons this afternoon stated that the decision reached by the government in rogatd to the Soudan practically involved the abandonment of the advance on Khartoum , [ Hartington , continuing , said : The govern ment had resolved to make Wady Haifa the most advanced position as a permanent dc- fenio of Egypt. British troops would be withdrawn as soon as the Nile rites , which is expected will occur about the end of May. The withdrawal of troops involved the abandon ment ol the engagement to advance to Khar- torro. This statement was received with cheers from the government benches. Efforts will bo made , said Huntingdon , to establish an administration in the province of Dongola and to complete the Nile railway as a com mercial enterprise. OLAD3TONK OFFERS TO EXPLAIN , Gladstone sold ho was about to present to the house some of the most important papers In regard to the foreign policy of England In her relations with Afghanistan. Gladstone then stated that an arrangement had boon eilected between Granville , Kimber- ly. Do Stael , and M. Lessar In regard to the Afghan trontior. The arrongnment was sat isfactory to her majesty's government , and to DulTeriu. He hoped tbo arrangement would be made a subject of a convention with Russia. Gen. Lord Wolseloy , Lord Hartington said , had advised the government to retire to As- noun. Gen. Wolseloy attached great im portance to sending1 troops to Eypt to be used in patrollnR the Nile , "The government had no intention , " the speaker said , "of evacuating SuaHm until some arrangement can bo eilected for holding it against hostile/ Arabs either by Ktuland or some other civil ized country. At present Suakim can not he bold without a tight. Osraan Digna , El Madi's ' chief lieutenant , for many months past has been besieging the place and has fre quently declared himself determined upon driving the garrison into the Red Sea , there fore the holding of Suakim was a military and not a political question , " Henry Chaplin , conservative , asked how much the government had spent on the Khartoum expedition , and if the sum was ( creator than the § 22,500,000 mentioned in the $55,000,000 as the sum requested for the Soudan account. Mr , Gladstone replied that the government had already spent a great deal of money in the Soudan , but were unable to ray at present whether any portion of the 822,500,000 would i be saved , Gladstone then moved for a second reading of the consolidated fund bill -o5- 000,0-0 credit. Ho urged his motion in a speech In which he declared ho was unable to understand the differences which existed on this subject between the opposition and the government. He urged the house to avoid every unnecessary issua just now. as it would bo perilous for the house to pass judgment on the conduct of the government. ATTACKING THK GOVERNMENT. No sooner had Gladstone quit speaking than the liberals opened up on him and hii P government the bitterest attack within theii power to make. Ibis was led by Lord Georgi Prancis Hamilton , member from Middlesex Lord Hamilton is being strongly pushed for ward by the tories 03 a loader in the com mons. He was under secretary for Indli TO from 1874 to 1878 and spoke with some degree groo of authority. Ua secured the ociasloi for making his attack by moving ( be cousid eration of the amendment given notice of b Sir Stafford Northcoto , the present coneorva tive leader in the common ) , on Friday. Thl amendment is on the recond reading of th consolidated fund bill for A FIIE311 VOTE OV CKN3U11K against the government , and concludes in th following words : "The housB having shown their rcadinoa to vote supplies refine their assent until in formed of the present policy and purpose fa which tha money to La granted u to be ap piled. " HAMILTON'S TIRADK. Lord Hamilton in moving the consider ! tlon of this amendment said : "The Kigt Honorable Marquis of Hartington , eecretar of war , has just made the must extraordinar statement which ever fell from a mlniste in the hpuso. .After announcln their Intention of taking Khai toum the qovorment have announce to night the abandoning of tbo Soudan afte having murdered six or ten thousand met Yet the government expect this house t acquiesce silently in their policy , The creal , cat danger to the country is the incapacity c the men in ollico [ conservative cheers , ] Th government ha\o surrended every ono of th questions between them and Russia. Th prime minister Imi altogether abandoned tt attitude by which the government obtaine the vote of credit , Tbo great objection have from the premier's policy Is that froi the very day ho assumed the ollico until nov ho has shown a readiness to sacrifice to an : body and anything to save himielf. [ Cries i hear , hear.J BACK AT HAMILTON. Mr , Chamberlain , president of the board trade , tnuntod Lord George Hamilton wi his Inconsittenoy in asking for informatii from a government that could not be roll ! on. Oamberlain laid the homo would be u able to adequately judge the conduct of tl go\ eminent until all the papera in the ca were presented. Ho contended that the o joct of Sir I'eter Lumsdon's mission had. tn great extent , been achieved. He was glad hnd Lord George Hamilton averting the pi Bitlon that faiih should not be placed in Ru siaand that tha only course was to go to wa When the general elections catre the gover ment would remind the opposition of the policy , and it w-rnld then bo seen whether tl ; country was tired of peace. DCKffSRIN KKEPB MUM. CALCUTTA , May 10. The official stal , ment from Earl Dufferin approving Gla stone's policy would do much to reawura pu lie here , but tha viceroy remains silent. TUIAUKin's EODNDAUT. SIMLA , May 10. It la reported here Hi the ameer bound himielf to insist up the frontier passing through thr points , the names of which tha governme refuses to diicloia. Penjdeb , however , is n one. The ameer deilros the joint boundn i comumsion to examine the Oxux valley 1 THK DBCKXSia Of U Ell IT. LONDON , M y U.A Simla dispatch sa ; Immediately upon the return of the ami toCftbulheism.lanurd ) r that the Britl ; olficera bo nllo ved to Inspect tha forts ' * , TUe " 'nsorraUawed ' In detail t pUcs for the dtteniti nf Herat from tte I dian government. A dispatch from Calcui ys that orders were inued yesterday to it toepuichase pf ktr nipoit Animals , and further dispatch of ttores and war material to Qaetta , RUSSIAN RAILWAYS. ODESSA , May 11. The railway plant which has been collected from the Oaucassus to the Black Boa has boon diverted to the construc tion of a strategic line fromVlftdikaukaz ) to PotrofTski on the Caspian sen. It Is reported that n permanent garrison of 5,000 men la to bo stationed at Sobutopol , The ameer of Afghanistan has agreed to al low a British agent to reside at Herat. In the peneicg agreement with Russia Earl Uranvflle maintains the right to hold ex- cluslvo relations with the ameer who will communicate with foreign power through the Indian government , add gen for TUB MOTION OF CESSNRE DEFIATED. Lord Hamilton's motion was defeated Yeas , 20J ; nays , 200. The PArnollitos voted with the minority. The house received the result rather listlessly. GENEUAIi FOREIGN NEWS. TUB TONQUIN CAMPAIGN. SAANOHAI , May 11. Viceroy Yunman promises complete evacuation of Tonquin by the Cth of Juno. OEN. NEdniEH ASSUMES COMMAND. SHANOIIAI , May 11. Gen. Negrior has sufficiently recovered to assume command of his force , which ho will do forthwith. ANOTHER FRENCH STRIKE. PARIH , May 11. It is announced that Franco made fresh annexations on the south * west coast of the Hod BOB , south of the present possessions at Obok , The new ac quisitions ore said to include the port of Doungarta , and comprises a vast territory , peopled by two powerful tribos. DYNAMITERS ON TRIAL. LONDON , May 11.Tho trial ol Burton and Cunningham , dynamiters , was entered upon to-day. a jury was secured and the evidence taken which was only a repetition of tn * testimony of the preliminary trial. PARNKLL'S TRADE. It li reported that tha government , in order to closa a bargain with the Parnollitos for their support on the vote of credit to-morrow have promised to increase the grant for regis tration expenses in Ireland. PLACING A TAX ON WHBAT. BERLIN , May 11. The reichstag to day voted in favor of a proposal to make the duty on wheat three marks. FERRY COURTS PAPAL FAVOR. HOME , May 11. It If reported that Jules Ferry , the late French premier , has obtained a eocrot interview with the pope and has promised , in return for the support of the clergy in the coming elections , to strengthen the concordat if ho etiall bo restored to power. Cardinal Czacki , who is a friend of Ferry urges the pope to asaont to such an agree ment. Cardinal Czicki , it is expected , will replace Cardinal Jacabini , as pap.il secretary of state , whoso retention in the office neems impossible as he is becoming completely deaf , ALL OPPOSE THE ENGLISH METHOD. FABIB , May 11. The Suez canal commis sion had two animated sessions to-day , but failed to arrive at any decision. An adjourn ment was taken until Wednesday. It is stated that all o'.her powers now object to the English schema of management of the canal. YOUNO BISMARCK FORMALLY ENTERED. BERLIN , May 11. The formal announce ment of the appointment of Herbert Bis marck , as under secretary of foreign affairs was made to-day. BOLDIIRS FORDED TO EAT DONKEYS , " I a SUAKIM , May 11. The Egyptian troops al a Kassola are compelled to eat donkeys to ro hove their hunger The governor of Kaaeoli rejects all appeals of the garrison to attemp to escape from the town. OX THE ISTHMUS. - HONORS PAID TO PRESTON. PANAMA , VIA GALVESTON , May 11. Fivi J hundred men arrived from Buena Yentnri e yesterday ; 800 moro are on the way. Th d Colombian guard , which fought Preston a " Colon , have also arrived hero , with about 10 prisoners , faholy reported drowned. Presto IB besieging Carthagena , and was received ii the rebels' camp , which w&s illuminated ii his with "Viva " honor , Preston. xo SIJCCEED"OKN. AUGUR. SPECULATION AS TO THE LUCKY COLONEL OD JECTIONS TO HANCOCK'S MAN. WASHINGTON , May 10. [ Special to th Kansas City Times , ] Army circles , those 01 the retired as well as on the active list , ar much exercised over the probabilities an ; possibilities attending the selection of a brit adier-goneral to succeed General Chriatophe 0. Augur , whoae compulsory retirement n the ago of 01 will occur in a few weeks , While General Hancock has rocommonde the promotion of Colonel Itomeyn B. Ayre of the second artillery , who stand at the head of the list of artillery , ho is junior in relt live rank totwjnty colonels of the line , cnv airy , and infantry , among whom will douhi less b1) found several rival * of no mean inllu enco and irnoortanca. If the rule of senior ity bo followed Col. John Gibbon of the sei enth Infantry , would be promoted , while Co Orlando B , Wllcox would follow next. Bet of theea men would have strong politici backing. Of the six brigadier generals foi are graduates of the military academy , two- Gens. Terry and Miles being from the yo unteor ranks. It is more than likely .the san limit will bo preserved and therefore Gel Augur'a successor will bo a West Point gra < n. uato.Of n.to Of the ten colonels of civalry all are cr'adt tot ataxcept Cols. BracVott of the Thin tof Koyall of the Fourth , Hatch of the Nintl ho and Grierson of the Tenth. All of the 111 lie colonels of artillery ore graduates. Of tl he twenty-five colonels of Infantry all are gradates bo atos except Cols. Shatter of the First , Who ed ton of the Second , Brooks of the Third , lira edI ley of the Thirteenth , Smith nf the Nlni ira toontb , Otis of the Twentieth , Morrow of tl iraw Twmty-first , and Andrews of the Twnt < iy- fifth. fifth.The iyof The name of Col , Henry A. Morrow , the Twenty-first infantry , has been mention ! in connection with the brigadier generalsh and also with the adjutant generalship of t ; ) of army , upon the retirement of Adjutant Gen ith ral Drum ; but in view of his non-graduatii on from West Point , nether promotion IB like ) ! ed to occur. Both tha president and Rccreta : in- of warKndicott are diipoaed , all other thin inho being equal , to follow strictly the line of pr IBB motion , rather than that of favoritism , at ib- there can hardly be a doubt that Col. Jol ate 0. Kelton will , in du t < me , succeed Gei : to Drum as adjutant general , he being next io rank in that itafl service. ions - The brigadier generalship , however , mi ir. not take that direction , because the preside rn- might feel called upon to select from the li elr or perhaps from the engineer or ordlnan he corps without respect to relative rank , soi officer whom he might consider especially d serving and adapted to the duties and respc te- sibilities of a general officer. Of the prose list of general officers of all grades , one n taken from the engineers , Major General Jo 1 ope , and one from the ordinance , Brigad General Oliver O. Howard , Krigadier G < eral Roland 8 MacKenzie , now retired t liat tered the service as a lieutenant of enginee ion reo TO BEAT WEAVER ent aut DEMOCRATIC MANAGER * CALL A CAUCUS OK T ry I'AITAVUL. Special Telegram to The BEE. Si'RiNoxULD , 111. , May 11. The den cratio managers have at last pursuad eer ish Leeper , tha beaten wndidato for the home at the thirty-fourth district , to contest Weau the seat. Tha points ho will make are that I In- itta judge * of election /ailed / to comply with 1 top regUtry law and that the polls at loma of I pUces were opened later and cl , i earlier than required by the election law. Good lawyers oxprors the opinion that a suc cessful contest cunnot be made on these tech nicalities ; that If the judges of election failed to comply with ths strict letter of the law the are amenable to punUhment under the law , but thnt the voters of the district cannot be disfranchised or have their ballots declared null and void became of n fault of the elec tion judges. The fact is the democratic man agers do not seriously expect to Imalidato Weaver's election but hope to keep him out of bis seat long enough to give thorn an opportu nity for further manipulation , hoping by some hook or crook to elect a democrat to succeed Gen. Logan. There Is an impression hero that some now and startling democratic scheme is about to bo developed in connection with their sena torial canvass , and the fact that every demo cratic senator nnd representative is summoned to bo hero to-morrow without fall , and that a democratic caucus Is proposed for to-morrow night , gives color to the flying rumor that "thoro Is a blp hen on. " OUT. MORMON DRETHERN UNITED AROUND FUQITIVXS FROM ARREST. SALT LAKE , Utah , May 11. A letter dated the Oth , received to-night from Oxford , Idaho , says : "Tho greatest excitement prevails at Boar Lake. On the 5th warrants were placed In the hands of three deputy marshals for tbo arrest of eight polygamlsts at and around Paris. Nothing was hoard from the matter until this mornlnpr , when telegrams announc Ing the fact that tha polygamitts were corralled in the meeting house at Paris , under the protection of armed guards of brethren. The deputy marshals who at tempted to make the arrest were marched out of Paris by an armed mob that threatened to kill any ono who tried to servo a warrant. Marshal Frederick Dubois upon the receipt of this news immediately chartered a special train to convoy himeelf and a posse to Montpelier - pelier , from which point ho will roach Paris about 5 p. m. to-day [ Sunday ] , Presidential Appointments. WASHINGTON , May 11. The president to day made the following appointments of postmasters : Maurice Liteh , Mahony City , Pa. ; John Slack , Bristol , Tonn ; Mary S. Edwards , Cleveland , Tenn. ; Mrs. G. A. Hastings , Port Gibson , Miss. ; J. L. Mead , Hazelhurst , Miss. ; Harvey C. Moore , BroaJhead , Wis. , vice Bela W , Beebe , BUS ponded for cause. The cause for Beebo's sus pension W B that ho was found npgligant and careless In his accounts , the money his the government not being kept separately and only restored on demand of the inspector. Ha also failed to make reports to the department when re quired , and it was found necessary to inspect his oflico five times n year. Charles Shelley of Alabama , has been ap pointed fourth auditor of the treasury , lie qualified to-day , and will assume charge of the office to-moorow. Henry E. U. James , ehief of the customs division of the treasury department , resigned , to take effect the 1st of June. The Day at Lexington. LEXINGTON , Ky. , May 11. To-day's rac ing events were : First race Ono and one- eighth mile , Pearl Jennlng won ; Slipaway , second ; Gold Dollar third ; time , 1:004. : Second race four furlongs , two-year-olds i Bankrupt won ; Syntax soaond ; Hattie D. H. third ; time , 1:03 } . Third race One milo and a quarter ; Idc Hope , first ; Lizzie Durger , second ; Gold Ban , third. Time , 2:11. : Fourth race One mile and a quarter hacdlcap hurdle ; Revenge won ; Bucephalus second ; Atcoli , third. No time , _ In the lost race three horses fell and oni rider was hurt , A Prohibition Outrage , MUSCAIINE , la. , May 11 An outrageoui assault was committed last night on the houat of B. W. Lard. At midnight n'no rock were simultaneously thrown against thi ) house , five smashing through the window with fjroat force : ono struck a bed withii three inches of the head of Mr , Lard's child Lard had recently been employed as cueto dian of seventy-five barrels of whisky seizei by the temperance alliance and a week agi was personally assaulted with murderous in tent. The assaults create great excitemen here. Mayor Wallace will offer a reward o 550 for the apprehension of any of the perpe trators of tha outrage. To Preserve Lincoln's Monnmonr , SPRINGFIELD , 111. , May 11. A certificate o incorporation was issued by the secretary estate state today to the Lincoln monument associa tion , to bo a reorganization of the Nationa Lincoln monument association , organized ii 1805. The object of the association is to preserve serve and repair the monument erected to th' memory of Abraham Lincoln in Oakridg cemotary , this city Among the incorporator ore Richard J. Oglotby , Stiolby M. Cullom and John M. Palmer. Gon. Grunt'n Condition. NEW YORK , May 11. During the earl part of last night Gen , Grant experienced cm ! slderablo pain in the throat and was restless Soon after midnight he slept , not continuous : ly , however. He awoke at intervals and fee was given him through the night. It was 1 this morning before he arose for the daj ne having slept the n < uil number of hours. Dm ing the forenoon the general worked upon hi book. n- Values of Exported BrcadBtuflV ) , nd , WASHINGTON , May 11. The total value i exports of domestic broadstuffd during tt ve four months ending April 30 were $45,078 ho C92 ; during thfl ten months ended April i lu- the exports wore 9133,093 318. It The Clmmplonstiip Contents , 16- hey The past week bos been a bus ? one in tl y- base ball world. lu the National league Cli yof cage and Now York are neck and neck fi [ of first place , with Detroit a close third , and tl ed balance straggling , In the American sesi he elation the St , Louis Browns still lead , bi po- only by a nose , Cincinnati having all bi inn overhauled them. Baltimore Is still up amor ly try the leaders , while Pittsburgs have jumped v several notches. In the Western league the rend have been some slight changM , the cowbc nd having caught the Uoosler and , are now a t hn with them for fir t place. Milwaukee hi n.in also passed Cleveland , and IB well settled inLay third place , Omaha and Toledo utill brineli up the rear , The following shows the recoi Lay of games won and lost : ant ine NATIONAL LEAGUE , nee Won , Lost Play' ' me Chlcatro . 4 1 ie- NawYork . 4 1 on- Detroit . 3 1 ent Philadelphia . 3 3 vas St. Louis . 2 3 hn Providence , , . 2 3 Her Boston . 2 4 en Buffalo . 0 4 en AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. HI. Won. Lost. Pla ] St. Louis . 10 5 Cincinnati . 10 G Baltimore . 8 U Pittiburg . 8 8 Louisville . 7 8 Brooklyn . 0 8 Athletics . 0 1) ) mo Metropolitan . 0 10 ded WESTERN LKAQUX. In Won. Loet. Plaj et't Kaniai City . 10 2 the IndUnanoli . 10 2 the Milwaukee . . . . 8 3 Cleveland . . . . G U the 6mah .T. . , . . , . . . . . . 2 8 ,8ed Toledo 0 12 PADDOCK REPLIES , He Answers the Chaws of the Merion ion Mictnicnt , The Utah OommisBion Upheld in Its Action , CUiicli Dlflolpln Morel to bo Encour aged by ttio Ilccont Address to the President. IN HIB OWN DEFENSE. rADDOCK ANSWKIIB THE MOIUIONS. LINCOLN , Nob. , May 11. The State Jour nal of to-morrow will publish n long Inter- vlow had with ox-Senator A , S. Paddock , of Beatrice , touching polygamy and the mormon question. Tbo senator la a member of the Utah commission and may bo taken as au thority on the subject. Aikod for his opinion as to the address T. to the president and the people of the United States by the mormons , in which they allege many wrongs nnd demand their redress , and In which the work of the commission is denounced. Mr. Paddock raid : "My belief is that the main object sought to be accomplished by the address is a revival of the religious enthusi asm among the Mormon people BO as to make apostasy from or schism In the church , on ac count of the proceedings against the practice of polygamy , more difhcult If not altogether impossible. The Edmunds bill hats been en forced with so much vigor and success that the sentiment of the country is BO unanimous in support of a determined policy , and the recent decisions of the supreme coutt have boon so pronounced In favor of the law and its methods of suppressing polygamy that many good and strong men had begnn to think and say to each other that it would be better to discontinue the practice. Several persons tinder indictment pleaded guilty , throw themselves on the mercy of the court , promised not again to offend , and were released With Blight punish ment. All such performances were bitterly denounced by the Mormon press and people. In my opinion the mass meeting ? , the address which is mainly a defense of the polygamlc covenant , and the whole demonstration against the enforcemon- the Edmunds law for that in all there is of it were gotten up to counteract the influences at work inside and outside the church apalnst polygamy. Being thus considered the move ment has been a good deal of a success. The inprrmn people certainly could cot expect to satisfy the president of the country by an appeal based upon the divine reltrn and sanction of polyg amy tbnt the Edmunds law is a bad law ; that the congress , which passed the act , the supreme premo court which affirmed it , nnd thoofEcera who have executed it have all been parties tc a monstrous wronsf , but by such argument and denunciation of all who have been con nected with making or executing the law the ; have undoubtedly , temporarily at least stiffened weak knees among the brethren and increased the difficulties of the frail. I believe th ? action will . have the contrary effect from that hoped foi , by the Mormons , or by some of them , and . will demonstrate the necessity for still more stringent legislation. Regarding the denunciation of the commis , sion and its acts the senator icld that no set of officers charged with the responsibility ol , enforcing a law in Utah , affecting the instttu , tlons of polygamy , and determined to do theii duty , were ever more conservative in all theii acts or leas influenced by prejudice than thi commission. Proofs of this are abundant The commission had decided important quen lions In accordance with the Mormon view believing the same to bo right , thereby draw ing upon themselves criticisms fron the gentile press and people. The have stood between the two extreme and have often been unable to satisfy elthei but have always endeavored to secure the bes results from the Edmunds law , BO far as the had to do with it and their efforts have boei successful Throughout the commission ha possessed the respect and confii ones of libera Mormons and the beet sentiment among tbj gentile element of Utah. In its report th commission has recommended amendments t the Edmunds law , and it is because tbes amendments are unpalatable and if adoptei by congress would greatly strengthen th movement against polygamy that the Mermen men Indictment against the commission , is s strrng. Ho thinks the amendment" will b adopted and that President Cleveland an his administration will firmly uphold the law for the suppression of polygamy in AN ICE CRUSH. ' THE STEAMER HELVETIA WRECKED IN TH ST. LAWRENCE. HALIFAX , May 11. The Helvetia arrive in the gulf of St. Lawrence over a week age and has been knocking about in the ice fc seven cr eight days. Her bows were stove I ; and badly damaged otherwise by the Ice , an was leaking badly. On Friday Oapt. School haven left Capo May and bore up for Sidnej having all he could do to keep the boi afloat. On Saturday a heavy sea sprun up , and lie hailed the Allan line steame Arcadian , which was passing , will on a voyage from Halifax to Sidney , Tt Arcadian took the Helvetia in tow nc headed for Lomsburg , but had not gone ft beforu Capt. Schonhaven called out that el of was sinking , Boats were lowered and tl ho passengers and crow got Into them as soon i 3.30 possible , but oono to soon , for the last boi > 30 had hardly gotten clear before the Helvot careened over and sunk , The eteami Arcadian then put back to the Stra of Canso and landed the rescued parl ho at Port Hawkesburc. This is the four ! 111- steamer which the White Croea line has lo 111or within ns many years. A rather romarkab or coincidence Is that Cap t. Schoonbaven w he In command of the Daniel Stemmann wbi 10- she crashed on a rock at Sanbrois thirtei lUt months ago. This was his first trip aero the ocean since that time. The Helvet lUt carried a cargo valued at 9400,000 and sat ng in deep water. up ire : GOING TO HUNT IUEL. oy tie ADDITIONAL TROOPS OBDBRID OUT THE Vt las TLK WITH MIDDLBTON. in ; WASHINGTON , May 11. United Stal . ng ird Consul James W , Taylor , at Winnipc Manitoba , telegraphed the secretary of eU concerning the fight Saturday between R 'd. and Middleton , He says : General Midd ton reconnoltered the position of Riel'a foi at Batouche Saturday with a li of one killed and seven wounded. The gt of two batteries would have been captui except for the execution of a galling B served by the agent of tha Connecticut mai ficturers. Tha infantry yore not engagi ; and the Canadian force was strongly < trenched Saturday night agalntt a turpri The bittle WAS begun by Shay's firing on I 15 steamer Noithcote , which poised down I 1G stream three mile * , and was quite disabl 14 Kiol'u petition Is very strong but bi * amir 10 nilion is said to bo small. 15 11 OfTfortlio Manitoba Frontlor. 16 16 WINNIPEG , Mn. , Kay ll.-The wires i ( till down between Q'Appelle and Humbol consequently no news have been receii 12 from the front. Great anxiety is felt. 12 Saskatchewan Landing , Gen. Laurie 1 11 night ordered that tha entire corps of i 12 seventh /millers / and two o 10 paniea of MldUnd batUllon tbo 12 proceed forward at once to Clarke's Crosai They left this morning at S o'clock on twelve barges , The force numbers nearly three hun dred and fifty men , under the command ol Col. Deacon. They expect to reach Clarke's In about five days. Two companies of the Halifax battalion will leave Swift Current for S&skatchawan Landing tonight , reaching there tomorrow evening and there expect further orders. Cubans Overtaken by Misfortune. N w YORK , May It. A Havana ( Cuba ) letter says four hundred acres of nncut cane on the estate "Union , " at Rocroo , wore re cently burned over. Forty-five houses were burned atMayaguez , Advices from Porto Rico say n committee of provincial deputation walled on the gov ernor general and , after setting forth the un fortunate situation in which the Island is placed , owing to the pravailing financial crltls , requested him to endeavor to induce the Roverumcnt to abolish the export duties on sugar * at once. MIUIjEK'S "INFIiOOENSE. " UOWTHE GREAT KDITOR DEFEATED TUB WILL OF THE PLATT8MOUTU PEOPLE. To the Editor of The BEE. PLATTSMOUTH , MAY 11,1885. Now cometh the day In which the "machine" and the ad ministration workoth. We , the poor citizens of the village ( ! ) of Plattsmontb , are Informed by the Omaha Herald that Captain Mar shall's ' resignation has at latt boon accepted the ' 'administration" has and that appointed as successor ono certain Jonathan N. Wise Now to an outsider , or one who is not a patron of the Plattsmouth postoflico , the editorial of Dr. Miller would seem to bo eminently proper and correct when he says that' no bettor man could have been named for that place. " But when those who are patrons of the office and who know this certain Jonathan , and his manner of doing business and _ his qualifications for the position taking into consideration his politeness , etc. , simply object to this deal of the administration. Wo are not a civil service reformer , nnd actually believe in "turning the rascals out , " but when the rascals nro turned out , wo would prefer to bo accommodated with an appointment of some per on whom the majority , at least of the people , desire , and not a man who seems , to bo the especial favorite of tbo'groat ( t ) Dr. Miller alone. A postoffico is a public accommodation , so to speak , nnd the the public , who are the patrons of the ojrice , are those who are inter ested both republicans and democrats , and certainly shonld have somewhat to sav abouf who should bo their master. But in this casi It appears that Dr. Miller has moro to do and say than at least five-sixths of the patrons o' the Plattsinoulh postoflico have. As to the honesty and uprightness of Dr , Miller's favorite wo have nothing to say , bu wo are sure that if it were left to n vote of th people whether or not he should bo our post master , nine out of ten men would say "No , " and emphasize it in the same words of the clerk of the Illinois houae of representatives in his dispatch to Col. Morrison. That Mr , Wise is a stalwart democrat is probably true , but theio are scores of stalwart democrats who would be moro acceptable to the people than he is and who derseve recognition at the hands of the "administration" in , Nebraska. The remarks of Mr. Myers , of Ohio , In regard to the appointment of the consul at Honolulu would bo almost pertinent n this case. " Dr. Miller's suggestion that "tho appoint ment is an honor to the president" certainly is good and one would be convinced of the fact if thpy could have heard the remarks of . the faithful when the news of Mr. Wise's an- cointment was received. Such wholesale damnation of the democratic party by demo crats was never heard before since the time when a democrat Invaded the garden of Eden and thereby entailed destruction on the hu man family , Well , there is nothintr evil in this world but what has some good. To those of us who had to whack np last fall and listen to the glory of democracy and the repetition of prayers which bad been unanswered for more than ] twenty-five years , it is a relief to hoar the old , genuine , thoroughbred democratic profanity , such as has been ueon peed in Plattsmonth since this wise and politic appointment. Why shall any republican rant or be annoyed ? ; It is simply one moro nail In the coffin of the COBS county democracy , and this one , we are sure , will be BO effective that no effort , how ever strong , will open it. What the republican senate may do In the way of confirmation when it meets remains to be proven. There is a question whether Mandorson or Miller Is on top , which can only be settled when the senate sgaln meets Wo can only say in conclusion , that if Dr. Miller had a grudge against Plattsmoutb ho had no batter method of satisfying it that by this assistance be has given tbo machine. Perhaps he recollects the donation of | the young men's republican club of Plattsmouth and has taken this means to return tbo com pliment. If so , he has succeeded , and In thi words of the Immortal H. G , , "Nothlnf succeeds like success. " Mol , IE Mitchell's Reception la Ban Fran Cisco. San Francleco Alta Californian , The Oakland ferry landing and the 1m mediate neighborhood wore the scones ol much excitement yesterday morning Ii consequence of the arrival of a dlstin goiihed atraoger , who figured In thi at passenger Hat aa "Charles Mitchell o England . " Mr. Mitchell boasts the tltl of champion pugilist of England , ant lie thia fact and the additional ono that hi head was coming to San Francltco to fight nl ad local celebrities of the fistic art , crowdei 'ar Market street for a block with an admir ho ing multitude. Hurry Maynard , ti ho whom the British pugilist la under on as at gagornent , had arranged what bo regarded tia garded as a fitting reception tothogladla ler tor. A barouche with four eplcndli tit bays stood clcss to the ferry to rocelv ty the manly form of the bozor , while th th Second avonao band , resplendent In It jet best uniform , wai drawn np on Ho near the gate to announce melodl ten ously the glad Intelligence of Mr. Mltcli oil's Bafo arrival. As the momenta ilai tia by the crowd around tbo forty grow B nk dense that locomotive was only ancoa pllshed by herculean efforts. Ever drayman and huck driver bolted to oc the gladiator , and for a fovr minutes 01 ery honeet Industry but tbat of the pollc AT- was suspended , The officers bad hat work to clean a path for the people o .tea tbo 11:15 : boat , which brought the ovoi eg , land passengers , Every athletic looklr ate stranger who emerged from the gate wi Mel subjected to a scrutiny , and tbo po session of a tqaaro jaw or a thick nee He- - brought on the unsuspecting owner irce ehonor of finch comments as , "Thero I loss una IB , " "Ho'a a hard-looking game , " "Loo : rod like a fighter , " etc. Several estlm&b gun citizens of OakUnd were thus nnlntoi nu- tlonally maligned. A prominent socle ed , man who was mUtakon for tbe Britl ise en- pugilist on account of the slightly i the trouaie cnrvo of his nozo and the ext < the nal.BUporficlal area between his ear ai led. hla 'chin , wai surrounded and neai nu- mobbed by aa excited crowd of admlrl Bluggere. MJHTAKEK IDENTITY. A inset worthy gentleman fn Idt , Brooklyn , whoio line baritone loads t ved cbolr of his church on Sundaya and ho vedAt daye , we a also the recipient of m directed attention and the object of eu lost complimentary remarks as "Ho'a prol the am- tough looking , I tell you. " "Ho loc raid wicked enough to knock out Clearj "Any ono can see he's a prize Cghtei "GuoBs lighting is about all he's good f r. " The mob that indulged In theao audible comments snrgi d aronnd In such a mid way that bands of quiet specta tors were shoved on to the turn tables on which the cnblo cars revolve at the foot of Market street , and the way in which pedestrians , conductors , policemen - mon and street cats wore jumbled to gether and whirled around was for some minutes ns wildly confusing aa a crab aalad nightmare. Finally a terrific up heaval of humanity near the gate , fol lowed by flnoh hilt-chokod expostulations In the London tongno as "Oh , 'oavoiis , keep hoflf there I HI sayl HI sayl 'ang It hall , keep yor boomln 'ands hoff , do yon 'carl" showed thnt Manager Maynard was workIng - Ing his way toward the triumphal ba roucho. Oflicor McDermott swung his raltin round with fierce energy to clear the pathway , and the next instant , borne on before the tidal wave of humanity , Manager Maynard appeared struggling to retain his wife nnd his greyhound in ono hand and save the champion of England from submersion wlto the other. The manager's struggles were happily crowned with succces , and ho reached the firm ground near his baroncho breathless and palo , but bringing Intact from the whir pool his baautifnl dove-colored overcoat with ecru facings and his various troaa ures , pugllittlo , cinlno and marital. The crowd cheered , and the band struck up "Hall to the Chief" ai Mr. Maynnrd stowed his company In the baronoho , ho and his wife sitting with tholr faces to the driver and the champion of England and his friend , a professional swimmer with a plug hat , occupying the roar and moro luxurious portion of the vehicle. The nquatic celebrity , though a very gentlemanly looking person , was so much moro stalwart looking than Mitchell that many of the spectators believed him to bo the pugilist A NOTABLE MIOTOGUAVH. The champion pugilist was a fresh faced , stoutly built young man , appar ontlynot moro than 20 years of ago. He were a brown , close-fitting suit , a blown hat , eportod a silver-headed cane , which ho sucked with great financial appreciation tion , while a photographer in a second story window hard-by was operating un the barouche. There was a great deal of preliminary sparring with the camera before fore the photographic artist got the moas nro of the group , but ho finally got rnady to lead off , and s'gnaled Mr. Maynard. Iho manager responded by waving his right hand , encased in a beautifully fitting four-ounco and "lime ting - glove , calling for the wind np , " just a9 the photo grapher pulled the mask from the camera and perfected a most successful and beau tiful study. There being no fnrthor ne cessity to prolong the suspense of the up town population , the band formed in front of the triumphal baronche , and the procession , consisting of Mr. Maynard's barouche , a hack full of pugilistic satel lites , a rubber stamp donkey , and R. J. Tiffany , in a coupe , moved np California street to the Inspiring strains of the "Quoensbury Quickstep. " Seldom has an ordinary procession created such a marked sensation aa the progress of Mr. Maynard's Blnggors occasioned. Every store and oflico on Callfornlastrcetponred its delegation of sightseers to the side walk or thrust their heads out of the windows dews and doorways , and In a few minutes the long tnoughfaro was , so to speak , one expansive grin. Some of the Office Soekcru , Philadelphia Tim es. To find example ! which illustrate the magnetic qualities of office It is not no- ceesary to go back to past administra tions. Plenty are to bo seen In Wash ington to-day. Take , for instance , some tf thn senators and congressmen whose terms expired on the 4th of March last and who were not re-elected. Ex Sena , tor Jonas before ho was sent to the sen' . ate was ono of tholeadlng lawyorsof Now Orleans and had an Income of more that . $20,000 a year. He conld now , wltt little effort , regain his extensive practice , tico , but his inclinations are not In thai B Ing from public life. His friends , know Ing this , have urged him for various po Billons at Grst for a spat lu the cabinet then for a foreign mission , and , failing li both , have at last aocurcd the promise o his appointment as colloctorof customs aNew Now Orleans , which oflico docs not yioli one-fourth of the income ho could gali by returning to the bar. Ex-Sonator Williams Is another appli cant for oflico who could do bettor by re 10 Burning his occupation at Mount Stcrlin but having enjoyed a Boat In the _ senat for six years , ho can find no happiness i his dull Kentucky homo. Up to a woe ago Mr. Williams worked hard for th Mexican mission and aundry Europea consulates. The president failed to eo his qualifications for those petition ! though they were pictured in all th flowers of Kentucky rhetoric by hi friends , BO now the ox-senator announce that his political aspirations have n definite aim , but that ho Is ready to sorv his country In any capacity whatever. A still sadder example of the demora Izlng tniluenco of oflico Is ox-Senate Withers of Virginia , whom Mahono BUI coododln 1881. Since that time Mi Withers has boon making herculean o forts to return to public life , while tli 50 voters of the state soora qulto determine that his light shall remain with ! 00 the limits of Wytho county. E 00V has tried for congress , for the eta CO senate , for the house of delegates , fi rd everything in tbo gift of the people his Bootlon , and ho la now a Candida an r- for presidential appointment. It is like , ! that ho will fall In this ambition also , f as Virginia has already a foreign mlstit and the commlcslonerahlp of railroads. la lack Ex-Senator Hereford , of West Vlrglnl a has no particular oflico in view , b he would not be displeased to hear frc iks Mr. Cleveland any morning. His n dress Is at the white houto and at all t Die n- departments , BO that In case of ne there will bo no trouble In locating hli Ith y Perhaps the most thoroughly dlea pointed man cf all is ex-Senator Blati re- er- of Oregon , who confidently expected be appointed commissioner of rftilrcn itid rly or land commlisloner. Ho practice Ing gave np a lucrative bnilness at Li Gran to servo his country In the sonito , and now finds himself without oflico or bo nets , It Is s id that something will om found for him yet , as the sacrifices ho 1 the made are too great to go unrewarded. M. ilt- Tlio llollur bkaters. ach Nsw YORK , May 11. In the roller skat itty contest at midnight thoicore wai ; Maddoc okB 270 milei ; Snowden , 215 : W. Boyst , Ileynolde , 2W ; Walton , 232 ; Omelia , Schock. 235 ; A. Bojst , 242 < Emery , Francis , 220) Harriman , 220 ; Claxton , 1)8 ) , ATTACKEDBY BEARS Prices on ihc Chicago Board of Me Forcefl An Easier Fooling in Wheat Finds Sympathy Throughout , provisions Firm nt a Trillion Do- cllnc Tbo Dny nt the Union Stock Xartls. riVIOES IIULE WHEAT Special Telegram to The BEE. CHICAGO , III. , May 11. The wheat market fluctuated wildly to-day , opening weak but rapidly developed strength nnd then broke off toward the close under what Is supposed to have boon "boar" pressure and finally closed about lo under Saturday , Crop news thawed no improvement , and all the homo markets wore reported stronger while the foreign market quoted wheat as firm. There was gcod buying on local and outside accounts early in the session on the crop situation , though tha market opened lower on an ad vance in consuls. The first sales were made &t a decline of i@Jo as compared with Satur day , but under good buying advanced , then became easier on n mere disposition to realize , cased off l c , fluctuated , and closed on the regular coord o unaor Saturday. The tona of the afternoon board was somewhat firmer , com Corn opened weaker in sympathy with the decline in wheat and affected somewhat by larger receipts , but afterwards ruled stronger , advancing lo but sold off again , later fluctu ated , and closed Jo under Saturday. OATS. Some activity was developed in oats , and the Juno and July options were raided down J@Ic , while the other months ruled steady. PBOVISIONS. There was a fair business in provisions , and the tone of the market was somewhat easier. CATTLE. At the opening big heavy catt'o were rather slow nnd the first sales showed n do- cliua of 10ltje , and there was a fair demand. Medium steers wore C@10c lower , but light and batchers' stock of all descriptions were fully as high as last week. There was n largo number of stackers and feeders on the market and but few buyers outside of speculators. Steers , 1,001 to 1,200 pounds , 31.70@D.20 ; 1,200 to 1,350 pound ? , SE.BOirfi CO ; l.50 to 1,050 pounds , ? 5.40@5.80 ; distillers' , $5.00 © 5.40 ; Texas prat-scrs , 740 pound * , $4.25 ; OOWB , common$2.GO@3 25 ; good , § 3.50@4.50stock- ; era and feeders , ? 3.7fi@5,00. IIOCB. Although there wore but a small number of packers on the market trade was active , and the value a shade stronger. Rough and com mon sold at S4 00@4 25 , and good mixed at S135 © * 50 , largely at 34 45 , and the beet heavy at Si 50. The Mark Liano Review. LONDON , May 11. The Mark Lane Ex press in its review of the British grain trade for the last week says that ungenial weather has prevailed .there , There have been cold storms daily , and the nights have been frosty. There have also been snow storms in Soot- land , in the north and southeast of England , and in Ireland , The sales of English wheat daring the week were 54,343 quarters at S8s Id against 70.588 quarters , 38a 2d during tbo corresponding week of last year. Business In foreign wheat is stagnant under the influence of politics. Large arrivals of wheat and receipts of floor had a depressing influence. Under thopeaco - prospects wheat had a further decline of 2s ; off coast business was confined to sales of two cargoes , one of which was California. Five cargoes arrived , and the two wore withdrawn one. of Orcgcn , and ono of Cal ifornia. Trade for wheat on passage is de , moralized at the market to-day wheat was rather depressed ; flour Is lower ; mixed Amer ican corn led and round corn was 6d@ls ' lower ; oats , ls@5d lower ; English barloya scarce but steady ; foreign barleys Is lower ; peas quiet. The Visible Supply , CHICAGO , 111. , May 11. The following figures , taken from the board of trade weekly statement , show the condition of the visible enpply of grain in the United States and Canada on Saturday , May 9 , and tbo increase or decrease over the pre ceding week : Wheat , 41,832,878 , decrease , 1 821,570 ; corn , 0,030,210 , decrease , 1,101,420 ; oats , 1,8(51,907 ( , decrease , 247,937 ; rye , 248- 098 , decrease. 29,143 ; barley , 283,216 , de crease , 139,803. i- The amount of grain in store in Chicago on May 9 wet : Wheat , 14,770,812 : corn , 909- 810 ; oats , 321,202 ; rye , 39,479 ; barley , 139- , 803. : OhccBO na Butter ! EUJIN , 111. , May 11 , On the board of trade to day , the market was dull and regular : sales of cheese , 25 boxes cream , were made at 9c , and 205 boxes , skims , at 4@4Jc. Tlioro was a decline in batter from last week of 2Jc ; regular sales were 20,120 pounds at 22@23. UPSETS HIE A SENTENCE UNIlEIt TUB KAKSAB FROIIIBIIOnT ACT ANNULLSD TUB I'BIBONER FBKEI ) . ! LKAVBNWOBTU , Kan. May 11. Judge or Croiior , of the district court , rendered a de cision In the habeas corpus case of Ilobert r. if- Haller , who woa committed to jail by the tie county attorney for refusing to Aniwor ques cd tions in a case against a firm of browora In brought under the new prohibitory law of lo 1885. This law requires the county attorney ito to subpoena and question pertons suspicted 'or of knowing of violations if the prohibitory law and on their refusing to answer ho may of cast them In prison , The judge holds that ito under the constitution the state cannot confer ly upon fho county attorney's judicial powers to For bo averted in a criminal proceeding where ho is the prosecutor , lie therefore holds that on the prisoner is not confined under due nrocets of law. and consequently orders him dis In , charged. Attorney-General Bradford made ut the argument for the state. Leading prohi amid bitionists and those who are opposed to the id- enforcement of tbo law all acquiesce in the decision. the The Weather. WASHINGTON , May ll.-The upper Miss up- issippi : local rains , partly cloudy weather , .er to , variable wlndi , stationary followed by a slight foJl in temperature. ftds The Misiourl valley ; cloudy weather and illy occasional rains , stationary temperature , fol ido lowed by a slight rlio in temperature , variable ho winds. si- sibo An Oflico ( or Old nosey. has WASHINGTON , May 11. It is reported to night that the president has offered the office of registrar of the treasury to ( Jen. W , S. uoaorani , ting eke , The Ommhui Win a Game. 03 ; TOLEDO , Ohio , May 11 , In the ball game 218 ; to-day the Umahos were successful , after tea 204 ; innings the icore standing 1C to 15 in the vi - ltor ' favor. & ± U.\.VM
