The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-16
His Policy One Of Repression.

Berlin, March lO.-Ihe WnOlo Ger-
man army goes into mourning for one
month.
London, March 15.-P. ]. Sheridan,
one of the traversers, was arrested this
morning at his residence, county Sligo.
This is considered the most important
arrest SO far made.
In the house of commons yesterday,
when division was called for on Mr..
Gladstone's motion of urgency for sup
ply, more than fifty members quilted
the house, including conservatives and
liberals. Eleven home rulers abstained
from voting, and those who voted were
divided.
A morning journal here processes to
give French proposal to be submitted
to the monetary conference as the basis
of discussion. 1t takes the form of a
draft of the convention, with eleven
articles, according to which the con-
senting parties would constitute them
selves bimetallic union, each member
would permit the unlimited coinage of
gold and silver, in the proportionate
value of / to 154. 1t would be optional
for the contracting countries to alter
or retain the coinage of dollars Of
francs, pounds OF marks. Any person
would have the right of gratuitous
coinage in any of the countries, or the
immediate exchange of coin for bullion,
at deduction of not exceeding two per
thousand; gold and silver coins to be
legal tender on the state coming them,
each government to settle the quantity
and quality of its own issue, and the
acceptance of silver to begin the same
day in all consenting countries, and the
convention to remain in force until the
year 1900.
London, March 15.-The government
has been officially informed that the
armistice with the Beers has been ex-
tended four days. Gen. Wood and
President Brand. of the Orange free
state. and Commander Joubert and
Paul Kruger, meet on the 18th inst,
two miles from Prospect hill. Paul
Kruger has written to President Brand
complaining of the treatment the Beers
have received, but saying he still holds
to the offer of the protectorate, by the
queen, over Transvaal.
Paris, March 15. The new emperor
of Russia is almost entirely ignorant of
the affairs of state. He will probably
speedily set aside his fathers advisers.
AS to his domestic policy, neither the
czar's personal capacity, nor his friends
and advisers, nor the circumstances of
his accession, warrant the expectation
of his inaugurating more conciliatory
or liberal course. All the indications
are that he will adopt repression.
In the chamber to-day Talandier, ir-
reconcilable, complained that he had
vainly tried to protest against the house
adjourning in view of the death of the
czar. Gambetta replied that if Talen-
dier had protested against the almost
unanimous vote of the chamber, he
would have enforced the standing Or
ders against him; and reminded the
house that the Legislature had adjourned
on the occasion of the assassination of
Abraham Lincoln.
London, March 15.-The arms bill
was read the second time today
Earl Spencer pointed to the improve
ment in the condition of Ireland since
the coercion act passed. In the COM
mittee of supply Parnell moved re-
duction for criminal prosecutions in
Ireland from e6600 pounds to e3l00,
but it was rejected on reaching a vote.
St. Petersburg, March 15.-Grand
Duke Vladimer was yesterday appoint
ed to the command of the imperial
guard and the military district OF st.
Petersburg.
The remains of the emperor will be
removed at s O'Clock this evening from
the cabinet adjoining the reception
hall to the chapel of the palace. All
the members of the imperial family,
dignitaries and officials will be present.
The body is, In accordance with the
wish of the deceased, in uniform of the
Presbraschenski regiment. A requiem
was chanted at O'Clock last evening.
At midnight the doctors made an auto
psy which proved that all the internal
organs were in normal condition,
thereby refuting the recent current re-
ports respecting the health of the en-
peror. The body has been embalmed.
One of the chief organizers of the
attack on the czar, arrested on March
11th, has confessed his completely, and
denounced Rousakoff in person. The
house from which Rousakoff obtained
the bombs has been discovered. AS
soon as the police appeared the male
occupant shot himself, but the woman
living with him was arrested. The
police found number of grenades and
proclamations stating that the assas.
sinatlon had been accomplished.
The Emperor's Last Words.
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