Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-19
General Grant Declines to Father the
Recent Political" Interview.
0sman Digna Bowed Down With
Grief, But Still Rebellious.
A Large Variety of Items From
Other Points of the Old
World.
A Large Haul Of Murderers at Cedar
Rapids-Othcr Domestic Events,
Markets, Etc.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
FRANCE nj CHINA

FRANCE M CHINA.
PARIS, March 1S.-The Gaulos says,
Lihaing Chang, viceroy of China, is sub.
hitting a basis of peace to the English
and American ministers at Pekin and
asking them to interview.
1t is asserted France will demand heavy
indemnity from China and will occupy
Chinese territory to guarantee it's pay
ment.
A MANIFESTO
from Prince Napoleon is regarded as
imminent. He has gone to Switzerland
avoid arrest and taking with him his pa,
pers and valuables.
WASTE OF TINE.
Prime Minister Ferry has been inter.
viewed upon the question of general
disarmament by European powers. He
pronounced it impossible. He says dis
cussion thereof is a waste of time.
osMAS'S SPIRIT BOWED DOWN.
SUAKIM, March 1S.-The spirit of Os-
man Digna and some of his fanatical adj
herents has been broken. He has re-
turned with as many as 1000 followers
to the neighborhood of his former en-
campment. He adopts the same tone in
intercourse with his people as before the
late disaster, and is exhorting them in a
religious war. He assures them in the
third battle success will be theirs, but
the tribes are much demoralized, as they
reflect upon the full significance of their
crushing defeat. Osman does not
hesitate to make use of stern
measures towards any followers who show
signs of disaffection, two Shiekhs who
attempted to leave camp have beenplaced
in chains. Admiral Hewitt's proclama-
ton Offering a reward for Osman's head
reached the hands of Shiekhs with him.
They read it and spurned it with supreme
contempt. Osman's scouts to the mum.
Der of 100 are watching close about Hand
out. They are under orders to kill all
stragglers whether English or of friendly
tribes.
RREsT OF SPANISH CONSTRUCTORS.
MADRID, March 1S.-General Ferrer
has been arrested and a search is being
made for General Higalgo. These officers
are believed to be implicated in the wide
spread conspiracy against the govern
ment.
G~LADsToNE'S uEALTH
LONDON, March 1S.-To.day's bulletin
regarding Gladstone's health states he is
slightly better. Absolute rest has been
enjoined.
DoINGs IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON, March 1S.-In the house of
commons to-day, the. army estimation
bill passed. The amount appropriated is
"a, $50, 900. The Marquis of Harting-
ton stated the elastic terms of service
and bounties were inducing men to pro-
long periods of their foreign service and
had attracted in the past year over 49,
900 recruits. This is the largest num-
Der ever known in n year. Regarding
the heavy naval ordnance in process
of construction, he said three guns of ITO
tons were the most powerful in the world,
four of the 63 tons and three of 43 tons
will be finished the present year. Lord
Edmund F~itzmaurice, under foreign Sec
Rotary, announced interruption of tele-
graphic communication between Shindy
and khartoum. The last dispatch from
Gordon was dated March IL.
The scene about the entrance Of the
house of commons this afternoon, where
numerous commoners were sitting, was OF
the most unusual character. Clerks anG
porters carrying bags and boxes to com,
mittee rooms were stopped by the police
and the parcels subjected to thorough OK
animation to prevent the possibility o
introducing dynamite.
WHERE WAS BISMARCK
BERLIN, March Sin the reichstal
to-day the president announced the reso
luton of coincidence at the death of Her
Lasker, from the Cincinnati Gymnasti
society. He stated he would express tn,
thanks of the reichstag for the society
sympathy.
UNWILLING A MEMORIAL.
LONDON, March l8.-The memoria
tabletAin honor of Samuel Pepys il
st. divers church, London, was un
yelled to-day. James Russell Lowell
performed the ceremony. In a speed
Lowell alluded to the presentation of thu
ship Alert by the British government I,
tie United States to take part in tn,
Greeley search expedition and said h,
was glad to testify the Americans appre
ciated this graceful and generous actor
of England.
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