Show 11 I 1 A BATTLE I 1 11 general middleton and of manitoba have a fight which is not dec sivo but a lumber number of the canadian I 1 6 P forces arces arc 1 I killed hilled I 1 i I 1 I 1 I 1 A horrible tragedy is tha to suit sult of illicit bove LOTO in it new orleans I 1 the 1 ilusko afghan question about lo 10 ha be solved by war I 1 I 1 tho the president resident 11 sonio new nei appointments HV western aeed press pross to taa ll erald 11 horrible Horri blo tragedy NEW ORLEANs april 15 25 A dreadful tragedy was discovered to dav at no orange street in it this city when tile police broko broke into a house on information that there was something wrong there upon a bed lay two lifeless which tho the remains of mrs amelia evans wife of william evans amen ber of FAM far aels police force and casper wenger a grocery clerk on the right bid eide 0 odthe of the womans comans head above the eye was caann an ugly wound from which her brains protruded the bullet which caused the tile mans death entered his left temple and passed completely through hia his head at the inquest this afternoon 1 was arrested lie ile said in substance hat that lie ho came home a the tile usual hour bout in the tile morn ioe from his ills work of watching all night and went to his vireil bedroom there lie saw sa V her and a nd a roan man lying on the bed dead just as they had found he lie picked his claid up a baby 0 months old and und wal walked ked out locking tho the door and leaving the key key in the lock he lie called tho servant mamie miller gave the child to her lier and went out the sen ant girl give gave euch such evasive answers that her arrest was ordered the theory about the milling ia is th that st E evans vans had an inkling of his cifes f e s infidelity and came home in ill the he earlier then usual and surprised them thern prop pr opalmAy abay asleep and shot them both the pillow where each head lay was powder burnt battle ciaria Ci Cf ARKa ARKS N IV T april 25 23 the tho engagement yesterday between the half balf breeds and gen hiddie tons command was opened by too the half breeds by firing ou on boultons Boul tons cavalry who were ivere scouting in front and with whom gen was ali riding the enemy occupied two small bluela and ind opened fire killing several of the scouts and wom wounding iding a number of men inen between the bahin s r runs tl n 3 a ravine v ina an advance guard of the t h e 9 0 I 1 lai battalion under captain clarke was ordered up tip this ravine and also battery A and opened fire and the half breeds retired to tile thiera ra vino vine the commander of the was then ordered up abid also atso company C of thal infantry school of octor toronto which occupied the extreme right and two or thre three hot skirmishes for the possession of the knoll in front froot of the ravine A company of the and a battery made a dash achot s tho opening and gained ground commanding tho the ravine the fight continued until towards evenin evening wh when eai a company of the grena gren a diers crossed the river and relieved ed some of the tile infantry which had been in action nil till day the killed in addition to those already reported are gunner cook battery A private wheeler no 2 co of odthe the cant C clarke and swinford of nt the will die of wounds the enemy left no dead on the field the franco Af affair tair T CAIRO april 2 25 i the T egyptian government has tendered no offers of compromise to fethe the french government on oil the contrary the egyptian ministry ia is firm ali fu and believe the their irne action acion in the suppression of the tile french newspaper ia is full fully justified nevertheless it is hoped that an amicable E settlement ett lement may ba reached PARIS april 25 the morning papers pe are nil till loud in paraiso of tho enez getic action of tho the government in the egyptian difficulty the tile gaidzis reports that france and england have agreed upon a compromise hut but official circles declare that franco is determined ter mined to demand the fullest reparation aaion france is 13 evidently acting with a desire to overthrow nubar pasha the khedive the 1 oto ire states that over one hundred russian stu stir dents in paris belonging to tho army it have ve been ordered homo hoino bythe by the russian rusman government ALEXA INDRIA april 25 A french manof man of war var has teft the harbor and is now anchored off on the benj entrance rance CAIRO april 25 the french dk diplomatic plo matic agent is here yet and says lio a will leave cairo at six this morning it is believed hero here that franco france alas not yet instructed the agent to leave egypt it is thought that F france rance will accept E egypto offer of a compromise orn promise made yesterday negotiation negotiations continue lo 10 LoNBON Dox April 25 A st petersburg 6 special tr ecial to tho standard iSan dard says N egonia afons on continua continuo between the russian and the british governments the frontier question presents no serious difficulty but the tile affair delays tho the meeting of tho tile boundary commissions russia says tho tile lis patch is willing willi ng to cede cade zulfi zilfa carlu car in return for thatah that accomplished complis hed tho the boundary commis sion could probably arrange jhb th 0 i withdrawal v of both russian and afghan troops from tho the disputed zone the tile solution of the existing dilo culty it Is asserted is Iio however wever only pass possible ible if England presses her claim for satisfaction from russia for r tho affair this satisfaction continues con tindes the dispatch russia U will not RIVO give it IC ia is rumored that several british men inen of war marliave have appeared off tho the river ane neva ia is clear of irv ice the harbor barof of cronstedt Cron stadt however Iio wever remains icebound ice fee bound all AI newspapers news papera here asa that england has lias demanded satisfaction from t k russian movements ST PL april 25 23 2311 it 11 is stated that the czar starts at it once for moscow to consult with abo ministry regarding the an anglo lo russian question the war office lias bas lauen orders ders torn for a large larie increase in the number of subaltern officers of the army I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 fc f Glad stones defeat lo 10 LONDON ipox april 23 thero was much excitement in the blouse 01 of r commons over the government de feat last jast night before division G gladstone lad stated that the government reserved freedom of action if the amendment carried its adoption entails the charge of 12 pounds yearly on the consolidated fund with ahir relief to local taic it is be lieveld tile he government will decide togo on with abe bill and e endeavor n deavor to iho the voto vote wl with fill a fuller home the tile government iu ip the meantime it ia is thon thought glit nill will n ill proceed with angll english sh and scotch bills 1 and test the same qui question stion I 1 new fedelli federal appointments april 25 the 9 dent today appointed J Q chenoweth of T texas exas to be first auditor 0 of f the treasury vice R al reynolds of alabama resigned ned general henry J hunt ret ard from the firmy today hag has been appointed governor of tho the Soldier sHomo at thia place vice saml sam D sturgis of the Cay cavalry alry capt rout robt catlin also retired to day has been appointed deputy governor vico vied capt W lyman ath infantry these changes go into effect may alay 15 when the officers rei relieved oved will join their respective regiments I 1 anglo italian mattory Mat ROME april 25 abe dazette tins this morning announces that signor man cini the italian minister of foreign foreia a affairs and sir savillo saville lumley ise the british ambassador have made a definite arrangement regarding tho the military and political politic TI action of itah in the red sea aa it also states they lave have settled of the pro posed visit of tho prince of wales to rome the tribune states that the tho italian foreign office hag has been noti notified fled that the prince and princess of wales intend to visit rome ea early aly in may alay seady ready for war april 25 workmen are busy night and day loading all tho torpe doea in tho tile ar 1 echal frari have been given that the tile Lio meni 1 hostilities 1 ties bepin begin station ary torpedoes shall bo be placed on the outside of the russian ports parts on t the be baltic the iron irone elada lads admiral greta greig due duc dEdin burgh krepelin and the monitors mo ephon 1 aud and kronen bron osset have already completed the i r armaments and are ready for imme imm I 1 diate action more british gunboats Gun boats april 25 tho bri british transports at woolwich acl have bavo been ordered to load until restricted strict ed all their war stores for india instead of shakim the government has bas ordered the immediate construction of forty gunboats gun boats these gun I 1 boats are to be mado according to admiralty specifications of a new type of naval architecture and will carry guns for the purpose of destroying torpedo boats extremely critical LONDON todon april 25 the recall of the duke of connaught is 13 due to the receipt of a telegram from england indicating india ting that the political outlook is extremely critical earl du dufferin fieri n viceroy of india held beld a prolonged military council today to day and it is be be lieveld that it was r resolved es alv C d to t 0 con concen cell the indian forces at quetta binl im medi mediately atey I 1 0 the czar issues a lukaz LONDON april 25 dispatches from st petersburg received here this afternoon ter noon state that tho tile czar has bas is saied nn tin imperial ahaz sanctioning the raisins raising of a large force of a Turco inan by general Ko kolaroff ir I 1 if mediation Xedia tion not desired Dee ired LONDON april 25 A paris telegraph company states that the tile french foreign office bas received an in that russia will not accept any terms of foreign mediation mcdial ion even if it offered further prose prosecution e ution april 25 it Is announced that t thy he french government is about to andert undertake ake the pro prosecution elution of the action of the public debt commission against the tile egyptian government for or tho tile suspension ion or the sinking I 1 fund englith english eng lith and russian securities Lo LONDON voz april 25 Con consola opened at for both h money an binl account but at noon fell to 94 and aro are now at 9 slugs iain securities abc at SG so not improved LONBON lov kox april 23 25 The cabinet sat allee and a half hours una this afternoon it is is understood the Afghan situation has not improved |