Show 61 tS ecial eclan TO THE DESERET NEWS 1 I 1 ww Z GENERAL washington 24 the wheat and corn prospects according to th thi department of agriculture are not flattering for the country generally the acreage appears to have bave been somewhat increased but the crop will not increase in like proportion owing to a variety of causes the chief of which is a dry spring in most parts of the country the largest increase in acreage of wheat is reported from kansas where it is thirty per cent greater than last year the report on the whole is bot not hot specially discouraging except as failing falling to show such an increase in product over other years as might be expected NEW YORK 24 A special dispatch to the merald herald Ye faid zaid from berlin of the says pays serious complications have arisen between germany and england and severe dispatches are passing between bismarck and granville the govern ment observes impenetrable silence on the subject of oath tha present difficulty but I 1 am informed that bismarck addressed a note to the german representative in london informing him that the imperial government desired to acquire Heli goland empowering him to make propositions to the british government for the purchase of the island earl granville replied in the same manner saying england will not part with he li goland and that the british government could entertain no propositions looking to the cession of that island upon which bismarck again addressed the british government through count berestoff Bern stoff declaring that the acquini of Heli goland was necessary for the protection of the german coast citing as an instance the facilities for coaling and the immunity from attack which the french fleet enjoyed at Heli goland which thus was enabled to blockade hamburg and endanger the commerce commeree of the german coast he looked upon the possession of Heli goland by any foreign p power ower as a standing menace to germany on account of its close proximity to the german territory earl granville again replied that england was only bound to consider her own interests and that the wish of the german government to acquire Heli goland did not constitute for her a right to it as it had never been under german rule I 1 an imperial demand has been made for the immediate payment of the first instalment installment of the indemnity which it was agreed should be paid in thirty days from the re establishment of the versailles authority LONG BRAN buan brancu BRANCH cir clr 24 A committee appointed by Califor california ula uia and nevada capitalists ita lists to present their case against the utah judiciary arrived yesterday the president took all the papers CHICAGO 24 A terrific rain storm accompanied by thunder and light ning passed over this city last evening the rain fell in torrents transforming the streets into miniature rivers flooding hundreds of basements and causing the loss of many thousands of dollars the 11 lightning struck several places but no damage amage abage is reported from this thia cause the weather is still threatening A terrible murder and suicide occurred in van buren co indiana on thursday last chauncey barnes shooting through the brain and instantly killing miss anna dwight deright Dv right an estimable young lady to whom he had been engaged but who subsequently discarded crded him he then fired four balls into his own head and lies in a dyl dying n g condition there is great excite excitement mAnt in the neighborhood the people with difficulty being restrained from lynch ing him in his dying condition barnes went to the schoolhouse school house where miss D wight dwight was teaching school he was accompanied by an unknown woman who has been arrested letters from lower california say of all the emigrants landed at magdalena bay only about a dozen remain the others having left in disgust and are scattered over the entire peninsula about fifty arrived at lopez destitute and were humanely provided with rations by the mexican military commander the colonization scheme appears a total failure WASHINGTO washington N the instructions for captain halls expedition to the north pole by the secretary of the navy have just been printed hey they are full and specific and appended is a letter from professor henry in which he says that although the objects and peculiar organization niza tion of this expedition are not primarily of a scientific character ye yet set many phenomena may be observed and specimens of natural history be incidentally dental lv collected and therefore in order that an opportunity of obtaining buch such results might not be lost a committee of the national academy of science was appointed to prepare a series of instructions on different branches of physics and natural history and to render assistance in securing a scientific outfit the Smithson smithsonian fan ian institute coast survey office and the signal corps have contributed the necessary instruments mayor hall has written a letter to president grant in rela reia relation tion tiou to the rumor that the friends of congressman bowen are applying to the executive for pardon the mayor asks whether bowen might not disclose the means by which h he e procured a false and fraudulent decree of alleged divorce through the deputy clerk of if the office of the county clerk of this city and without the knowledge of the latter and adds that the county clerk authorizes and is desirous of exposing and punishing the fraud which was committed in the interest of bowen if not at bib bis direct instigation and may need if not his evidence information necessary to convict the deputy clerk of fraudulent intent and complicity if he be found guilty 4 FOREIGN MADRID 22 in the cortes minister boltas declared that spain would preserve the integrity of cuba as long as men were forthcoming it is rumored that the ministerial crisis has added to the cabinet resignations FLORENCE 22 the chambers have adjourned this week the idea of a short session at rome borne is abandoned the minister of the interior orders the dissolution of the internationals the king goes to naples LONDON 22 the count of paris goes to paris on friday and then with au male and joinville visits chambord the dost post says there is an understanding between germany austria and russia to preserve the peace of europe PARIS 22 it is said that gambetta refuses to acknowledge tha tho mandate of the assembly declaring that he ceased to exist officially when the treaty was voted subscriptions to the loan will open on monday TheDe the bath pros proposes hoses poses an election of a second chamber by cowells Con sells generaux like the late senate the assembly sits during the elections JAC JACMEL jacmen viel NIEL 22 the newspapers of the country are full of protests to president saget by the different departments of the country against annexation to the united states and are deter determined pained to maintain the independence of the republic public I 1 c ST T THOMAS homas HOUAS there is news from antigua that the cable was successfully laid from from st kitts to that island and it is therefore already in communication with two of the windward islands by cable BERLIN there was a terrible accident today to day on the leipsic line of railway to a tr train aln ain conveying troops from france four cars were thrown from frona the track two officers and twenty one privates were killed and one officer and forty privates injured i PARIS 20 22 evening the duke d aumale armale has landed at calais and is e expected X in paris tonight to night magne former formerly lk minister of finance under the empire is a candidate to the tha A from the department of Dar dogne elissagaray Lissa garay a member of the commune who was reported dead has been arrested it is said that marshai marshal macmahon has relinquished his intention to resign the command of the army the minister of finance is returning to paris and will tike take up his quarters at the louvre versailles the candidates candi dates from the department of the nord are faidherbe and Te republicans and and dupont is ests ts the rumor that defrance had gone to en gland is false LONDON in the house of commons tonight to night a bill authorizing the conduction of horse railroads in london v a rejected several government measures were weno iv wh 1 drawn in consequence of the ap pr aching prorogation of parliament PARIS 23 fifteen thoua thousand and men have been sent to fontainebleau Fontain bleau where the two courts martial are sitting the corps of douay will shortly go to lyons the says the courts will wili commence proceedings on wednesday thiers has presented all the regiments with a copy of the history of the revolution and empire macmahon has issued an order abrogating the provision against the sale eale of in flammables but retailers are forbidden to keep over litres laitres Diso beyers will be court manufacturers and dealers in arms are aiso aleo required to submit to restrictions prince napoleon has declined the nomination to the assembly from the department of charenton arenton Cb Ch A letter from guizot on the state of france is published it counsels the maintain ance of thiers thiera in power approves of his policy and decries a speedy solution of the monarchial question gambetta is in malta many communist refugees from paris have arrived in malta among them members of the central committee and of the international society BERLIN 23 bismarck writes to the members of the reichstag that while the catholics oppose the union he is assured antonelli and the pope disapprove sap sup of their cou course arse LONDON 23 mails malls to india and china will be established reestablished re in july leaving marseilles every other bunday sunday the news mews says a deputation of american amerlean members for promoting religious liberty in russia will shortly arrive in england it is said napoleon will reside at Main head in dover br ST THOMAS 17 the troops of barz and cabral number 1200 or 1500 each they had a fight at san juan on the fourth cabral was defeated with heavy loss losa and is retreating from san ban juan he fired a in agazine magazine and nearly deg deF destroyed troyed the town versailles in the assembly to day the minister of the interior said it would be inopportune to raise the state of siege of paris at present the government would allow citizens every liberty in the coming elections not inconsistent with the public safety public u of insurrectionary doctrine and antl im matory appeals could not be permitted the assembly appointed a committee as previously agreed to revise the decrees of the governments of tours and bordeaux PA paris ris uis A letter from louis louls blane blanc is published declaring the republican party hitherto a farce must become the power of liberty there are reports of a violent quarrel yesterday on the boulevards between adors and a party of prussian officers inconsequence in consequence marshal macmahon has requested the prussian commander to prevent his officers from entering the city stringency in the passport system has increased arrests continue among tile the prisoners sent to versailles within the present week were a considerable number of well dressed men and women the official journal announces that Lil lemond has raised the blockade of fort national algeria loosing eight killed and thirty wounded |