THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , MONDAY MORNING , APRIL 13 , 1885. NO. 202.

BUSSO-AFfiHAN.

General KomaroiTs Statement of tli-

cBatleofKnstt ,

The Afghans Gradually En-

oroaohed

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on the Position ,

By Drawing Nearer to His Damp

Day by Day.

They Paid no Attention to Hia-

Eomonstrancos ,

But Fired on Him With-

Artillery.Their

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Thereby Compelling IHm to Acceptthe Combat , Resulting in

Their Detent.-

RUSSIA'S

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POSITION.T-HRIK

.DISHONEST VICTORT OVER TUB AFGHANS

CONSIDERED AN ACT Or WAR.Special Telegram to THE BEE.

NEW YORK , April 12. The Tribune's Lon-don

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special says Gen. Komaroff's attack onthe Afghans Is regarded in every capital ofEurope as an act of war. In no well informedquarter hero or abroad is tbero any but thefaintest hope of peace. Gladstones languageand manner In tha house of commons unThursday convinced everybody that he him-

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believes that war ia all but Inevitable.Nothing has slnco occurred to dimiuah theprobability. Gladstnnesaidyesterday that theinformation was at first incomph to , aad sec-

ondly¬

not perfectly clear , but the essentialfacts are known , and no man Ii v) snruoedodin explaining them consistently or with goodfaith on the part of Russia.-

KomaroH's.

statement that ho was compelledin attack in consjqusnco of tuo aggressive ac-tion

¬on the part of the Afghans is directly

contradicted by Sir Peter Lumsdpn'ri account.Military and diplomatic au horities accept asconclusive Sir Peter Lnmuden's statementthat the Afghans since March 7th have madeno forward movenunt of any kind , while be-

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the alTair of March 30thTHE RUSSIANS TRIED ALL MEANS

to induce the Afghans to begin the fight. Thepresence of the Kaglish officers with the Af-ghans

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at Pendjoh would Itself settle the que4-tlon

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that they were aware of the agreement tomaintain stutu quo on both slues. Theyvainly tried to persuade the Russians , who de-nied

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all knowledge of such an ogrcemopt , toabide by it. Their report proves that theyconsidered the Afghan movement within theterms of the agreement and pnrely defensive.Assuming , then , that Gen. Komjrulf was inthe wrong , tbo question of war ur peace dtt-panda on tha answer of two questions : WillRussia offer any reparation and what repara-tion

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would be acceptable ? The English 10quest for an explanation embodied noterms , but the Knghbh opinion is nearlyunammoui , that tbo formal disavowal nf-Oon. . Komarofl'i act , a formal oxproanlnu of ,

regret , and tha complete rontoration of theprevious military position cjoetituto thn-apology. . Nobody boliovea that Kornaroffacted without either orders or an assuranceof support , whether from tbo cr or fromthose Bunaundiog him who nre In a notationto force hi ; hand. Technicalities go for little.The conviction hero Is general that Russiathought the crushing of an Afghan divisionwould bo Uun-eadieat answer to the Imposingand oggreasiro demonstration at RawalPindl.

THAT DISHONEST VIOTORT-

.on.

the ICushk securas vfor Russia themost important position in the debuted terri ¬tory. Rnsala to-day is master of the entirecountry between the Murghab and the Her!

Rud.Sir Peter Lumsden has been forced to re-

tire¬

from Guliran. where he commanded tli9Rodat pass , to Kusan , leaving the road toHerat open. The Russian force south ofMerv is enormously greater than was sus-pected. . It is evident that manses of troopshave been hurried forward during the wholetlma when Ruisia was pretending to "diplo-matize.

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. " The dilatory game is still to beplayed under the pretext of asking explana-tions

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from Gen. Komaroff. His dispatchannouncing the battle is known to havebeen received at tit Petersburg on Tuesday ,and probably much earlier , It was not pub-lished

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till Thursday , nine days after theevent. Though the telegraph extends to-

Merv , 120 miles from Pendjob , the Russianagents pretend that a fortnight will be re-quired

¬to send a telegram to Gen. KomerofI

and receive an answer. In the meantimedecorations and thinks have already beendispatched by telegraph from St. Petersburgto the officers and troops engaged.THE RCHSIAN PRESS , UNDER 8TBINGKNI CE.V

WORSHIP ,

exults over the victory , teems with insults toand defiance of England. Tha Epglinh press ,like the English public , has lost neither headnor tonii er. While mostly regarding war as-certain , it abstains from provocation , ondcon-tents itself with firmly instating upon amplereparation for tha outrage on the Englishallies , and for a gross breach of asolemn eLgjgemimt , The continentalpress agraej with tha Eogliih iuconsidering Komorotf'ii act a violationof faith , and sides mostly with England ,1'rench papers are excepted which joyfullyDelta the occasion to glvovent to their tuolder-Ing

-hatred. Berlin trios hurt! to belidve in

peace bat the press there Is In tho'hands olspeculator * staggering under a load of Russianstocks to whum war brings ruin. If any hopeof pease exists it die * probably with PrincaBismarck , who cannot wish to see the Berlincourse heavily Iu debt owing to the Londoncolaps-

e.KOMAROPP'S

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; STATEMBN'T.-Sr.

.. PBTKRSHUHO , April 12 , The OHUial

Messenger publishes the following telegramfrom Gen. Komaroff dated April 1st ; Onthe USthof March otirdotatchmont approachesDiahkupri , when near the bridge we saw anentrenchment occupied by the Afghans. Inorder to avoid aconlllct , I stationed my troops ,five versts , u Itttla over thrao miles , from theAfghan position. Negotiations with Cant.Tate , a member of Kir Peter Lumeden'aforce , commenced ou the 2Cth , When theAfghani became convinced that we had no in ¬

tention of attacking them they dally drew

nearer our camp. On the 27th they dispatch-ed

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against a company of our reconnoitringparty , thrco companies , with a gun andlomo cavalry , next day their audacityand arrogance increasing they occupied a-

tilghand commanding position on the leftSankol our camp. They made entrench-ments and placed a cavalry pott In the roarof our line , and picket within gunshot of ourfort. On the 2Mh! I sent the Af-ghan

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commander an energetic summonsto evacuate the left bank of theKushk and the right bank of the Murg-lab as far as the mouth ol-

tht Kushk. llo replied that acting on theadvice of the English ho would not lotlrp bo-fond the Kushk. I then sent him n privateletter couched in amicable terms. On tha-30tb , in order to support my demands , Imarched with my detachment against theAfghan position , still expecting a picific is-

sue-

but tire from the Afghan artillery andan attack ol their cavalry compelled mo toaccept the combat.

The St. Petersburg Journal gays the fore-

going¬

statement leaves no question of Rus-ilnn

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aggression. That moreover , Sir PeterLumsdtm'a second dispatch to the Britishcovernment justified General Komaroff'saction , and that oven Gladstone had shown apraiseworthy anxiety to ntono for ungraciouswords about HUBS in which Grst escaped him-

.It.

is reported that Lieut.-Gen. ObtoutcheU.chief of the federal staff of the federalitnff of the imperial army , is about to proceed.o nOrv to assume command of all military> porations in Turkestan and AfghanistanDbroutchofI Is known as the conqueror of-

Morkhtar Pasha , whom ho defeated nt Alad-iadagh

-after pitched battles of two days in

October , 1877.

THE ANGIiORUS9IA.N ROW.O-

RDER1.

FOR FAST HTEAMEUS.

NEW YORK , April 11. An order for sixfast iron cruiser * of the Esmeralda patternwere roceUecl here Thursday. Thcsa vesselsare nominally ordered by private gentlemen ,

just us they might order steam yachts , butwill bp for sale when completed , Oflciaofonly oiio European government will bo entertainbi ) . It is thoughtllnt the government willbe Russia. TLrbo paramount featmei will boinsisted upon ninttoen knots speed , oal currylntr .apactty for twenty tive days , steam'-ing

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and buovaccy for three steel rifloii cannonof largo calib'c. Tbo Esmoraltlu is regardedl y the tirujpective ownirs of Uiote vessnUns-thn highest t pc of war vessel which ilws.She was built for Chili , In England , and bydie William Armstrong and is about fourhundred ton ? .

THE OUTLOOK IN LONDON-

.LONDON.

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. April 11. There was a slightlywaaker feeling on change this morning. Con ¬

sols opened at 95jc} , the same an last night'sclosing , but soon dropped to 95gc , nt whichprice they are now quoted ,

2 P. M. Consols have declined to 95Jo forboth , this makes n decline of Jc since morning.

2:30: P. St. Consols for both accounts annow quoted at 95c.-

ATOUD

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AB8EBTED ,

TEHERAN , April 11. Ayoub Kahu , ox-

ameer-

of Afghanistan , who lias bean residinghero for ooine time on a pension from theBritish Rovo-nment , haa again tried to leavePersia for Afghanistan. The Biithh ministercomplained to the shah , who arrested Ayonb-ami confined him Injtha citadel. I'orsnu off-icials

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have taken possession uf Ajoub'o home ,

AN INSPIRED EDITORIAL.-

ST.

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. PETER'jnuRa , Ap-il 11 The Journal do-St. . Petersburg , speaking evidently by oflieialinspiration , comments upon the recent gov-ernment

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utterances in the British parliamentas premature , and ays it thinksitwould havebeen preferable for the English ministers tohave suspended judgment until receipt olmore complete information. They vhonldhave acted upon ( he supposition that It wasunlikely tbt the Rujaian generals woreacquainted with the intention ofthy Rus ian government ; that with gnnd-reaxun they should bavo borne in micd thatcolliiioDB , such ai that which occurred on tha-Kucbk river , are always possible in the pres-ence

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of a violent and undisciplined Asiaticpopulation. The Penjdch incident , concludesthe Journal , wrs certaiuly an untoward event ,because it may adversely affect net-citationspending between Russia and England , whichstill justifies a hope for peace.

THE WARCEELINO HERE

Is overwhelmingly strong. The czar appearedat thn theatre last evening. The audience ,still nnthuaiastic over the news from Ponjdeh-on the general assumption that Kamoroff'aaction has imperial approval , arose wben theysaw the C7.ir and ebaok the building with anovation of applause.-

rixiNQ.up THE NAVY.

LONDON , lAptll 11. Two men-of-war be-longing to the channel squadmu , now atKingston , have been ordered to Portsmouthto take torpedoes on board. It is reportedthey will proceed at onca to the Baltic Sea ,

RUISIAN PREPARATIONS ,

Advices from Odessa state there Is greatmilitary activity tlnro. This is manifestednot only by the garrisons but by other troops.Numerous battalions of Cossacks are reviewedevery day at the garrison at Kertlch. Menare engaged night and d y hastening thecompletion of tha works at that point andflouring mills are worked to full capacity pre-paring

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provisions.T-

URKET

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WILL BE NEUIRAL.BERLIN , April 11.It is reported hero that

Turkey , under Prince lUin! rclc'a advice , hasdecided to remain neutral in event of war be-tween England and Russia ,

AN INSULT TO FRANCE.

PARIS , April ll. Tha Journal of Debates ,

commenting upon the forcible superession ol

the FrenchJnowepaperItoBphoro Egyptian ,

by the Egyptian and English officials at Cairo ,

last Wednesday , declares tlm act was an outrage. It was , continues tha Debatex , a violatlon of our rights , and an act which demandsreparation at any cost. England is morallyresponsible.

The new ministry have endorsed the pro-ject

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of M. Ferry's cabinet concerning theBUOE canal.

A DEAD LORD UATOII.LONDON , April 11 , George Swan Lotttgc ,

lord mayor of London , died this morning.V-

UYINO.

PRIVATEERS.WASHINGTON , April 11 It is stated on tha

authority of naval officers that the Russianminister to the United States has endeavoredto secure tbo services of naval officers hero Itpurchasing a number of small vessels uuecbetween San Trancisco and the SandwichIslands In transporting sugar. Thevessels are to be used m preying uponEnglish commerce in the Japanese and In-dian

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waters , should war bo declared betweenRussia and England.

Till : AUEIU'S CONFIDENCE.LONDON , April 12. Tha ameer upon l ar-

ing Rawal Pindl to-day expressed himselcertain that while tne Afghans would wel-

come-

the Britith aid , nativelndian troopswould atslst In repel ssian Invasion

Tha effect of Gen. Kamaroff's detailed state-

tnont

-showed the Afghans provoked the recent

jattla Ins been weakened by the reports re-

ceived-

by way nf the Austrian telegraphstations on the Russian frontier. Penjdchvas occupied by Col. Alikhanoll on the W-

ost. . Gen. Kamarolf states that ho was ob-Iged to occupy Penjdeh In order to stop pll-

.acim-

. ? of the district by the Turcomans , andho Afghans had threatened to resume olfen-Ive

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operations. Tha Russian minister ofwar has sent a congratulatory message to-

Camaroff, and his directed him to thank theroops In the name of tha czar and to an-

nounce¬

to thorn , that all who took part in theilo would bo rewarded according to their

rank ,

'SACK BETWEEN SAN SALVADOR AND HON-

DURAS

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,LA LIHKRTAD , via Galvcston , April 12. A-

rcaty of peacu has been signed brtweon theovornmoritB of San Salvador and Hondurasnd the latter republic has joined the alliance

against Guatemala. The armies of San Sal-vador

¬and her allies are advancing on the

Jlty of Gautcmala from various points andare every where ''welcomed by tbo populace.Many disbanded Gautemnlan troops are join-

"ng-

tbo alllei forces.I-

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OLSXLF.Y INTENDS TO BECAPTURK KHAIITOUM-

.OAino.

, April 12. Gen. Wplseley says he-ms no idea of abandoning the intention to re-

capture Khattoum In the autumn.The Russian contul hero has ordered the

Russian transports Ni stroma and St. Peters-burg

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to proceed to Yladwostock , avoiding allBritish ports.

WALKS LIKES IRISH HOSI'ITALITV.-

DUIU.IN.

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. April 1? . The prince of Waleswas heard to remark at a statq ball at DublinCastle on Friday night UH , that ho hadnever been to highly gratified at any publicrecaption ni at those tendered him In Ireland ,

since the first entrance of the Princess Alex-andria

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when the came to London as his bride.-

QUAHAMI.NE

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AGAINST CIIOLK1U.

MARSEILLES , April 12 : Three doysquatan-tine ha * been ordered here against arrivalsfrom Spain , on account of the suspectedprevalence of cholera in Spanish ports.-

Airr.oMM.

or cr.N. KoJiAROKff'fl ACTION.

LONDON , Apiil 12. The Daily Telegraphpublisher a dispatch from Berlin which statesthat Kuiuia refuses to yield an Inch of theterritory she haa occupied on the Afghanfiontier, and that the czar intends to expresshid Approval of Kouiaroifa action by anpolnt-ing

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him uommandcr-in-chlcf of Turkestan.THE AMKEIl THINKS HE CAN REPEL RUSSIA-

.R&WAL

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PINDE , April 12. Before his de-parture

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to-day the ameer was invested withthe grand cross of tha star of India. Address-ing thu officers present at the ceremony he-oxprpesed the confident hope of continuedfriendship between Afghanistan and India.The amour also said that while Afghanistanwoulc. welcome the British and Indian help ,the Afghans would be able to repel tha-Russians. .

WORKINC.MKN8 MAES MEETING ,

LONDON , April 12 , Twenty thousand un-employed

¬workingmen met in 11yds Park to-

day. . Speeches were made from five platforms. Resolutions were adopted asking thegovernment to reduce thu working day toeight hours a d to provide public works forthe unemployed.-

UmiJSIl

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MEN OK WAR.

KINGSTON , Ireland , April 12. The Britishmen-of-war Noptun * and Sultan have gone toPortsmouth to secure equipments. The othervessels of the channel fleet have gene to-Qucenstown. .

INDIAN TKOOl'S MOVING.

BOMBAY , April 12. Troops are moving to;wards Quettah as rapidly as transport facili-ties will allow. The third and fourth armycorps have been ordered placed ona war foot

IIUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.-

ST.

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. PKTERBUClia , April 12. The Imperialarsenal at Kronatadt and elsewhere are beingworked to the utmost capacity in preparingfield and eiego artillery , small arms and am-munition for Immediate use ,

RUMOIl IS CURRENT THAT THE CONFLICT :

between tha Russians and Afghans arose inthe following way : Some of the English ofti-

cers-

stationed at the Afghan outposts invitedsome Russian officers on the other side to-breakfast. . The Russians were unable to ac-

cept , but sent an invitation to the Euplisho-fficers. . The latter accepted and ftayed inthe Russian camp until late atnight and then asked for an escort. Gen-.Komarolf

.dbguiied some of his officers as

privates to accompany the escort , with the ob-ject of obtaining news of the Afghan forces.When the escort arrived at the Afghan campone of the Russian ? vws observedtaking notes in his pocketbook.The Afghans tried to take away the book-.A

.struggle ensued and a shot was fired , from

which side is not known. The RnssiaiiB hur-ried

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back to their camp and the Russiantroops were called to arms and the Russian !

were advanced against the Afghans the nextmorning.

THE RUSSIANS MARCHING TO TENJDEH.LONDON , April 12. Advices from Tirpul

state that news has been received there thatthe Russians are advancing along the line otthe Murghab river in the direction of Pen ¬

jdeh. There is apparently no reason why theRussians should not soon be under tha wallsof Herat.

RUSSIAN COUNCIL Of WAK.

BERLIN , April 12. It is reported that acouncil of war has been held at St. Peters-burg , at which the czar presided , and tlm1the cz has appointed Gen , Komaroff com-inanderInchief

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in Turkestan , and has itsuecorders to push 0,000 forward to the Afghanborder.

THE DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL.LONDON , April 13. The Dally News In an

editorial this morning says it1 * not likely thaithe government will make any statement ! olIts policy In parliament to-night , but that itwill simply announce the details of the despatchcry of reverses ,

Continuing tbo News says : If General Kom-arofl's statement is correct it of course shiftsthe blame upon the Afghans , but that It isdifficult to reconcile the statement with factthat neither Sir Peter Lumsden nor Capt-Vates , who mint have known the tacts , men-tion

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the circumstances as reported by GeneralKonurofT.

The Wi-athrr.WASHINGTON , April 13.Upper Mlsslsrippl

Fair weather , nearly stationary , followed byslowly rising temperature , winds becomingvariable and shifting to east and south ,

Missouri Valley : Warmer weather , follow-ed during Monday night by local showers ampartly cloudy weather , winds shifting tosouthwesterly , lower barometer.

Opposed to Prohibition ,

Sioux UIIY , la. , Apri 11 , A petition wacirculated among the Sioux City business mento-day in opposition to the enforcement of theprohibitory liquor law. It was generallydgncd , over ? 10,000,000 of capital being rep-resented

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by tha

GENERAL GRANT.'-

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' Family Think ke Trtw

Too Mncli MomMne ,

Ie Passes a Quiet and Peaceful

Night

And is Not Considered in Any

Immediate Danger.

The Uloeration of the Tnroat Not

Progressing Fasti

Mrs , Grant Well Provided for in

Class of Death , ,

The General's Dream Receives ainnyInterpretations From u Aimy-

of Sooth Sayors.-

GKNEHAJi

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GRANT'S' CONDITION.THE FAMILY THINK THAT TOO MUCH MOBHHNE-

IS GIVEN TO HIM.

Special telegram to the BKE.

NEW YOUK , April 12. Gen. Grant's family

boliovothat too much morphine lias boon

riven to eaaa pain. So much has been given

hat Iho peneral has a constant craving for

the drug. HiBlifo has been prolonged by

dosing him with drugs. Now thoao have be-

gun

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to lose their effect , and as a natural con-

eeqnenco

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ho la beginning to fall. The doctorsjogin to realize what ) they have done. ; They

don't communicate hia actual condition , They

retain many incidents that would put adifferent light on the situation.Some times people go into hia room and

talk to him and he never hears them. Holooks at ona who speaks to him at times withan uncontcious stare , and closes his eyes ,

without uttering a word , for hours ho will sotin his chair without saying a word. Ho talksto himself constantly , his talk is generallyabout war , almost every battle he has directedhaving referred to while he has been tn a-

semidelirious state. Ho calls his staff aroundhim just as If it were twenty years ago. Hiswotk on the w r has probablybrought thono incidents to mind and keepshis thoughts. In short , the gener.il is in abad way , and when it is said ho is comfort-able

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it is true only in a very limited sense-.On

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the other hand , a gentleman who had notpreviously seen the general in his sickness ,was admitted to the sick room while SenorRomero and Senator Chaffoe were there-."Having

.gone to th ! house , " he said , "in ex-

pectation¬

of finding Gen Urant in ortremo-Wbakness , I was surprised to sco him littlechanged in the face , and seemingly qmto-strong.. Ha talked without special effort.While I was there the servant brought in abowl of broth. Ho handed It to Sen-ator

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Chaffee , who passed it to tbo general.The general railed it to his month without asign of weakness. For all that I could 600heenjoyed it. Ho is far from being a dyingman , if I am any judge. Among the mail re-

ceived¬

at General brant's during the weekwas a letter containing a check for 42,000, ,

representing the amount of a loan , with ac-crued interest, which the general made to awestern friend many years ago. Tun generalhad long- thought the borrower dead , nu thatthe chock came as an entire surprise.Associated Press.-

HE

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PASSES A QDIET NIOHT AND DAY NO IMME-

DIATE

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DANG KB ANTICIPATED.

NEW YORK , April 12. General Grantpassed a quiet night , wsththo exception of acoughing lit with which be w s attackedabout midnight. Ho fell into a natnrhl slum-

ber at four o'clock this morning , from whichhe awoke two hours later. Dr. Douglas re-

mained¬

all night with the general , and didnot deem it necessary to summon either of-

liu medical colleagues during or after thecoughing pat oxysm of his patient. Shortlyafter noon the patten t's throat was treated ,and ho walked into the library where thedoctor applied medication. At 2 p. m , Drs.Barker, Hands and Shrady arrived , and theywere in consultation forty-five minutes. Dr.Barker said the condition of the general'sthroat admitted of freer examination thanfor many days. The laryngoscope was used ,and by the aid of a strong light reflected intothe throat the development of the ulcerswas noted. Tbo liberation Has notmade much progress during the last two days ,

though tbero has been a gradual increase dur-ing

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the week. Inflammation in tha throat isnot as pronounced as at one time. The pa-tient's

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general condition , Dr , Barker thought ,

was somewhat better, though It is still pro-carious.

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. Ho is suffering from weaknesH andexhaustion. There is no special cause to fearmore than In the last two or three days ,

though we must ba prepared for emergencies.The following bulletin was Issued at 3 ) . m. :

Gen. Grant has been very quiet since the fit ofcoughing lost night. He has taken his nour-ishment

¬regular and as well as usual. Pulse

72. temperature !) !) . At a consultation justheld Drs. Baker , Sand ) , Shrady and Douglaswere present. The treatment pursued wasapproved by all-

.Sigtod.

( ) J. H. DOECLAB , M. D.-

Gxo..

. F, SiinADY.Senator Chaffoe and ex-Senator Koscoo-

Conklin culled between 3 and 4 o'clock thelatter said the general was quiet , no apparentchange sinca lust Sunday when ho calledSenator Lelaud Stanford visited the house inthe afternoon , bringing flowers. When DrNewman called at 11:30: o'clock yesterday ,ho entered thellbrary next to tha general' ;

room and shook hands with Mrs. Grant anc-Mrs. . Sartoris. "Father , " called the latter ,"Dr , Newman is here. " Whereupon thgeneral loft his chair , walked Into the libraryand greeted Dr , Newman. He remained afew momenta and then returned to his roomwith the remark that the air in tha library wastoo cold for him. The convenation of the houtibefore the general Is alwayi cheerful andpleasant , and faintly aff tln and every daymatters are discussed , The general Is not de-

llrous , he receives only eight minims o-

lmorphia in twelve hours , The general'sdream baa by letters from many soothsayersbeen interpreted to moan that he will liveseventeen days , as many weeks by manyothers , as many others tie seventeen bninfthe number of dollars the general had willwhich to pay duty on the satche-he left on the wrong side of thefence , an aitrolojer who prophesiedgood day and bad ones for the general has

thns far been rlpht. It WAS prophesied if thetenoral nauod the Slit of Match ho wnnldlive until September. That remains to be-

seen. . If the patient lives until summer Lo-And Stand ford will endeavor to take him toCalifornia In n special car. It Is probableLhat the good results of the wett climate on-

ho; general's health has been di cus odSenator Stanford is urging that the generalwould bo bonofitlcd thereby-

.At.

9 o'clock to night Col. Fred Grant ,speaking of his father's condition during theday , said that he bad oinvhcd n good dealand had had altogether a bad day. Althoughtha paroxysm of Saturday nleht bed not ro-

urred-

: the general was very low. But Col.3 rant did not apprehend the end would cometo-night. Four days ago ho said thq generalwalked without seeming difficulty from thefront to the roar of the house , but each dsysince ho had moved about lees , and to-day ,

when ho walked to the rear ofthe house through the hall ho stop-led to rest 'before [returniuir. To-p suro. Twice during the afternoon the

general had walked into his office and re-

nalned-

thoio for an hour at one time , and;hiee-qtiartcrt of an hour at another , con-versing

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briefly with those who wore near , buton one of these occations Gen Grant left theroom at that time and passed into the office ,ao remarked , "I cannot stand that , " refet Ing.0 n sweet and pungent odor. Col , Grantstated that his father had notat any time been delirious , insense , or Impaired m mental faculties but he-tiad been much under the influence of mor-phia

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for n week , and that for twenty minutesor half an hour as thn influence was passingoff , the general would experience a dreamyBemi'Conscionsnoss dnilug which honight , and often did recurin broken sentences to dreamsthat had been extremely vivid during theInfluence of the anodyno. A casual caller Inthe room might c tch nuch disjointed utter-ances and regard them as an evidence of-

delii turns , but those who were with the gen-eral

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from the beginning ol his awaking to thetime the irifluencp passed off entirely , wouldbo able to follow and fully understand thecontext and the relation of the general's con-versation

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.BUT COL. QUANT STATED

that before the morphia wai mod his fatheroften talked ia his sleep or semiconsciousn-ess.

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. For instance at one time ho spoke inthis way and said : "General , what is yourregiment ? Where are your menj1' And Col.Grant explained that at that time hii fatherthought bo wai at the battle of Shilob , forGen. Wheat wis there and Gen. Grantthought ha was getting hia forces into lineagain. Tnis was before the morphia was ad-ministered to a great extent. Since the ane-dyne has been used freely tha general has hadsimilar illusions , bat while recalling themduring a dreamy doze of waking from sleepby morphia , tbo recollection is not so prompt-er vivid. A case in point was mentioned byCol , Grant. The influence of the opiatewas passing off on Friday or Saturday whenthe general ejaculated , "The strangest thingIn the world. " and there stopped ; but at Inter-vals

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continued to speak until ne had thorough-ly awakened and was , as the colonel said ,"o clear as a bell. " Then the general er-plained

-to Co ] , Grant that he thought ho was

out in Indiana and was calling at the houseof Thomas A , Hendricks. Then bo beganawakening and slowly recognized the furni-ture

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and fittings of his own house where inIns dream had been of Mr. Hendricks resi-dence

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, and then it was ( hat between sleepingand wating tbo general ejaculated , "It's theBtracgest thinz in the world. " Col.Grant , when asked last evening if-

it was possible to secure the general'sautograph replied that it was an impoBiibllity-at present , and feared it was too late. Thegeneral never wrote except sitting at his deskin his office , and it was growiug mo e andmore wearying to walk to and from tha ad-joining

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rooms. Col , Grant remarked that hehad at least five hundred pictures and albumswaiting for his father's autograph. There wereaddressed and stamped letters bearing re-quests

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enough to fill a dry goodsbox , but Col. Grant doubtedif his father would sign anything morethough he might if asked and permitted bydoctors , At

10:45: KEY. DR. NEWMAN

left tha house and proceeded toward Madisonavenue to take a car. In response tn a ques-tion

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ho said : "I expect a very anxious night.General Grant had a bad day , and I thinkthere has been a recurrence of the coughing ,

Dr. Shrady is in the house and the general atthis moment is quietly sleeping.

General Grant has been troubled during thelatter part of the afternoon and entire even-ing

¬

with an increase of mucus secretion in histhroat , and has coughed considerably in con¬sequence. Ho has also suffered from two at-tacks

¬

of choking which woie atten led withdifficult breathing. These were happily re-

moved¬

by local application and removal of-

phlegm. . He Is now dozing in his chair afterhaving slept on the bad for three hours. IIli-pulsa is 72 , and temperature normal.

(Signed ) GKO. F. SIIBADT, M D.

GENERAL ) GRANl'S FINANCES.M-IlS.

.

. GRANT WILL BE WE LI, PROVIDED FOR IN-

CASE OF THE GENERAL'S DEATH.Special Telegram to THE BEE.

PHILADELPHIA , Pa , , April 12. Notwith-standing Gen , Grant's dliastrons financial ex-

perience¬

, Mrs. Grant will be moderately wolprovided for in case of his death. All of thegeneral's real estate that was seized under theVanderbilt claim has been re-transferred to-

Mrs. . Grant. Tha rents of the house inthis city ore paid over to the general1lawyer , and the trust fund raised for thegtneral is still intact. Tha paymentof the interest amounting to $15,000 In guar-anteed

¬

by the estate of the late Gov. Morganfor six ye rs to come. Four years of the tenfor which the guarantee was originally madihaving elapsed , Five thousind dollars ofthe Income is paid for purposes beyond thegeneral , leaving the net income 810,000 , TheWabash bonds In which the trust funds wereinvested are selling at from 70 to 76 per cent.The general has the right to dispose cf thefund by will , Mrs. Grant also now has theNew York house , which a gentle-man , who is thoroughly . conversantwith the matter tells ma will easily brinf830,009 above the S45.00J. mortgage on itThe hone Branch property , which Is alsopractically Mrs. Grant i , is worth about $40O-

CO.,-

. Mr* . Grant will have about 100.000 exelusive of what she may receive under herhusband's will "and , " said a gentleman whoought to know all about the matter , "It Invery likely the general will leave her the prln-cipal of his trust. "

THE CABINET.T-

HK.

ATTORNEY flENKRAL NOT PLKtHBI ) BE-

CAUSB CHESLEY WAS NOT 1IEUOVKIJ AT HW

REQUEST ,

Special Telegram to Tim 13 EU,

WAHIIINOTON , April 12There h B&mi

friction In the cabinet , The gossip Is tha-

tlw attorney general is not pleased with themanner in which his request for the resigna-

tion¬

of Solicitor C ey , nf [the intern *

revenue bureau was overruled. The attorneypeneral had asked for Chcsloy's removal , Thetlaco was wanted for German's nibn , TMbott ,The commissioner of Internal revenue did not

want to lose Cheslcy and told the president10 could not run his bureau without htm , andho president sent an autograph letter to-Jhesloy requesting him to remain. This let.-

or-

of the president did not go through thelepartmcntof juitlco , but was sent directlyo hesloy , At this the attorney general IsM to have taken offence. One of thoproti-lent's

-most Intimate friends was asked this

evening for an explanation of the slow man-ner

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In which appointments aromadq , "Tho-iretident and his cabinet , " ho replied , "are

determined that they will not begin to makeappointments whl.'o the city Is overrun withoffice seekers.THE PRESIDENT'S ADVICE TO THE omcEH-

UNTIR3 1H TO 00 HOME,and ho means it , Hn boltoves that appoint-ncnts

-cannot bo wisely made while rival can-

lidatcs-

are urging their claims , and ho docsnot think that under the present ttata ofaffairs ho la allowed tiino to consider thecases. My opinion is that no appointmentsixcept the most urgently necessary ones , willo madn until this is understood , and the

crowds have retired , The attoincy-poncralwill decide next week the questions raised as-

o the propriety of reappolnting those whosenominations failed of confirmation. Theretro several questions involved Circumstancesdiffer in the ca-cs of those nominated , whoreorms had expired end those nominated to-

luccoecl the persons peremptorily removed.Some of these cases may be found to bo stillsubject to action by the senate. The pros-dent will bo

GOVERNED ENTIRELY RV THE ATTORN EY-OIN-ERA-

L.jiuland's.

' decision. If the decision authorizesottppolntmonts they will bo made promptly.

The president baa mapped out a great deal ofwork for himself and will proceed In a verymethodical manner. In regard to rummervacation and summer work , ho will do verymuch the same M he did during his guberna-torial term. Tbo greater part of the summerwill be por.t In the white home , and most ofthe day at his desk. Cleveland has nevertaken longer vacations than his healthrequired , and will not depart from his usualcustom. He will go on a short fishing trip tonorthern New York if he finds it possible-.At

.I have said , there will not bo much relax-

ation of work. Clovrland remarked the otherjay when I asked him when he was gointr-to rest. He said that he had more to dobo-Fore congress convened than ho could find timeLo accomplish. He wants to understand hisbufiness before hta first mesrago is writtennd to give a g"od account of hisstowardthip.

The president keeps up his health mainly byhia daily drives. Ho injojH them intenselyand loaves all official care behind. Ho'neverdrives fast and ho takes a keen Interest ineverything he sees. As yet he has neverlefIthe White House grounds on foot , althoughho was always fond of long walks. The pte-nidcnfnevcr

-ridea on horseback. I do not

believe he knows how."

THE ILLINOIS IjEQISLITURE.DEATH CLAIMS ANOTHER HEMREB REPRESBNTA'-

TIVE J. II. HKNRY SHAW FOUND DEAD IN-

BED. .

Special telegram to the BEE ,

SPRINGFIELD , April 12. Death has daimoianother member of the legislature , this timethe victim being J. H. Henry Shaw , o-

Beardstown , Ciss county. About 12:45-

o'clock the clerk of the hotel Palace , missine-

Kemesontativo Shaw at dinner , and not hav-ing

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seen him during the morning , went to bisroom to call him , deceiving no answer he-

loeked over the transom and saw him lyingas though dead. The door was broken opeuand upon examination , Dr. Kcrr , who baiboon called , gavn it as his opinion that therepresentative had been dead several hour ?Deceased hod been ailing during the wholesesiinn , but not so that ho could not attend tohis duties most of tha timo. IlopreeentatlviShaw was over sixty years of age , and tcrvec-In the thirty-second general assembly , thisbeing his second term. He has been an un-swerving'democrat , and thus there occursanother break in the ranks of that party.This makes the third death during thesession. It was anticipated that upon SenatorDavis , from Greene , assuming officesomething tangible would be done in relationto the senatorship "question. " but this unei-pected occurrence will again throw them backfor twenty days at least. What makes thesituation still worse , it leaves the house at atie upon any question which will be conalruocinto a party issue , and thus retard the bus !

ness. The members hero who wished thebusiness to progress are very much disheart-ened

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, the clerk of COBS county has been tele-graphed

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of the occurrence and the governorwill be requested to tisue a writ fur a newelection to-morrow , which will doubtless be-done. . The election can't take place beforetwenty days after the call. The appearanceof the body when fennel indicated that MrShaw died without a itruggle. The coronerheld an inquest this afternoon and the juryreturned a verdict that the deceased oirae tohis death from cauies unknown to them.

The Chicago Opor* Festival.| [CHICAGO , Aprill 11. The attendance uponthe opera festival has averaged 37.COO foeach performance. The sale of tickets haalready netted 99000.

Combines , In a proportion peculiar to Itself ,

the active medicinal properties ot the bestblood-purifying and strengthening remediesof the vegetable kingdom. It will positivelycAre when In the power ot medicineSpring Debility , Headache , Dyspepsia , Ca-

tarrh¬

, Salt Ithcum , Scrofula , and all Diseasescaused by a low Btato of the blood.

" I suffered three years vrltlt blood poison-.I

.

took Hood's Sarsaparilla , and think I am-

cured. ." MIM. M. J. DAVifl , Urockport , N. Y-

."Hood's.

Sarsaparilla beats all others , andis worth Us weight In gold. " I. lUruiina-

N

-

, J3 Hank Street , New York City.

"I tried a dozenblood , but nevermo any good till ISarsaparilla. " W. H.

"My wlfo waiaud constipation , andIn a bad order In !

run down. Hood'sa wonderful amount ;WIN , druggist ,

Hood'sSold by all druggists. ;

only by 0. I. HOOD & ! !

lOOlDosos

TOSSED BY BULLS.

Wheat StntBoumiDg Upward in Chicago

and Kansas City.

Prices Kept Well Up During tbo-

Emiro Session ,

Sdoro Business UDono in ChicagoThan for Months.

Two St. Ionia Bucket Shops Sus-

pondBip-

Operators Gain ,

Jx-PresSdent Asa Dow Forced tothe Wall ,

Wild PCCMCB on the Floors o ( tlio-'Changes in Both Cities Many

Deals Curried Over ,

ANOTHER DUIjIj DAY IN CIIIIUUOSpecial to the Kansas City Time ?.

CHICAGO , April 11. This morningadrou of-

of a cent from last night's close was tutll-ient

-to cause May wheat to jump to 87J

tints , on advance of i of a cent over yester-day's

¬

finhh. During the Cist hour the mar.-

cet.

remained strong and active at quotations>otween thutand 87 J cents. Corn openedat 4&-Jents and was a great favorite with outsider *

at that figure , and May pork also kept itsicrcentaje. 'Tho ncenes of yesterday andThursday wore repented at the opening ,hongh a somewhat more conservative feeling ,vas everywhere observable , the wire edge of-

ho craze having worn off.Very many , , have become quietly

mpreeeed with the idea that war is Inevitableand are buying futures henvily on that suppo-ition

-alone. That this feeling is shared in-

'Isowhero , and is very general indeed , is evi-denced

¬

by heavy purchasing ordera from NewYork , Baltimore , Philadelphia and Boston ,xs well as fiom the smaller cities of the west ,liardly one being so poor Hint it does not fur-nish

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two or more margin speculators.WHO THE LKADIKO OPERATORS WERE-

.As

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the dy progressed the continued pres-sure

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from the oatsido proved too strong forthe limited number of eellerp , and again every-thing

¬

went kiting. May wheat touched ovenSO cents , and buyers constituted almost theentire crowd. Lester , Baldwin and Bliaawere heavy purchasers and at the top price-.'Billy"Mcllenry

.sold n largo amount. Itanmo

entered the corn pit and tried unsuccessfullyto buy 2POOOfObusbela of May corn in250,000lots at 47, 40J and 47 cents , while Lesteralso bought tteadily every buthel 110 could getbold of , John Dupee and Leopold Bloomwere bullish but shy though Dupee had alively day on tbo sharp turns. Nat Jonea wea-n t observed to take a hand personally , but itwas not regarded as a possibility that ha wasunrepresented in the pit.

HEAVIEST TRANSACTIONS OF THE YEAH.

Altogether the day's transactions wore theheaviest of the year , and the war feeling wanso unanimous that more long lines were leftto teak over Sutdny than fur months. Thapurely speculative Interests la regarded OB

heavier than for months , and a bit of news of-a pacific character between now and Monday'sopening would be liable to cause shaking np.

AHA DOW FORCED TO THE WALL ,

Asa Dow , at ono time a very rich andheavy opnrator , has been compelled to orderhis trades closed out. His business was forthe most part in provisions , and hia liabilitieson the floor are so small that the stoppage linncreated DO stir. Asa Dow has been presidentof the board and a director n number of time *.He IB probably more kindly thought of thanany member of the board ,

Affaire in Manitoba ]OTTAWA , April 11. The government ha*

{suspended quarantine regulations respectingmportatlon of cattle into Manitoba and the

northwest to facillato obtaining meat supplyfrom the other side of the lino.

The Halifax butallion has been ordered to-tbo front.-

QOERBO., April 11. The cavalry school re-

ceived¬

fresh orders this morning and wlUprobably leave for the northwest tomorrow.-

HALIJAX.

, April ll.-The Halifax Battalionof Kueilecrs received orders last night tuleave this moining for the frcnt.

Bucket Shopa Gone Up.-

ST.

.

. LOUIB , Mo. , April 11. I" . B. Curtis ,

who has conducted a bucket ehop hero foryears past succumbed to the presnro to-daywith liabilities of 810000. Ho says bo haapaid out $70,000 since latt Monday and ex-

pects¬

to resume noit week. W , B , Cirablo,another bucket chop man also closed to-daywith about $40,000 liabilities.

Hood's SarsaparillaIs so vastly superior to any other ttanv-parllla or blood purifier , that ono has wellsaid : "Its health-giving effects upon tboblood and entire human organism , are asmuch more positive than the remedies of-

a quarter ot a century ago , as the ntcam-power of to-day Is In advance of the slowand laborious drudgery of years ORO. " *

"Wliilo Buffering from a torero biliousattack In March , 1883 , a friend In Pcorla ,111. , recommended Hood's Sarsaparilla. Itried the remedy , and was permanentlycured." J. A. SUGPAKD , travelling agent forDevon & Co. , Ifulton Street , N. Y. <f

Purifies the Blood

Ono"I

was for five years a sufferer vrtth, all rnn down , and wan at onn thno

to glvo up work , lleforo takingtwo bottles of Hood's Saraaparllla , wai

cured. " It. M. LANK , I'lttsburgh , 1a.was severely afflicted with scrofula ,

for over a year had two running sores j

neck. Took five bottles of Hood'n, and consider myself entirely

." U. 1C. , Lowell , Mass.

' 'Sarsaparilla .

by all druggists. $1 j six for 85. MadehjC. . I. HOOP fit CO , , Lowell , Mass. N

Doses Ono Dollar , .I

ft> SDeafer anfc-

Uort&umerSmohing Tobacco* ( , U

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