Milford chronicle., 1885-04-03
IN RoTRs

., is favorably known to agricul-
.ughout the West. At the recent
Of cane growers and others inter-
he manufacture OF sugar it was in
to recommend Mr.. Coleman for the
ion Of Commissioner Of Agriculture, but
nc suggestion Of friend the resolution
Sas not offered, Mr.. Coleman preferring not
to appear as a candidate for the office.
The findings in the case of General ". b.
Hazen were filed at the War Department. on
Saturday. The General is found guilty and
| sentenced to a reprimand to be administered
by the Secretary Of War.
Mrs. Mary Ireland, wife of Robert ireland,
the piper, the story Of whose kidnapping TO
/ Canada and his arrest as deserter from the
| British army has been told, visited the State
/ Department to see what could be done 10 Sc
/ cure her husbands release. Mr.. Edwin b.
! Hay prepared a formal sta tement OF the case,
| including Ireland's certificate Of naturalization
and Mrs. Ireland's petition, and presented it
/ to Secretary Bayard with request that prompt
measures be taken for the return Of the piper.
The Executive Committee charged with
the arrangements for the inauguration Of
President Cleveland ,-5id final meeting and
closed their accounts. The expenses of the in
auguration ceremonies were in round numbers
$40, 800, and the receipts from ball tickets,
privileges sale of lumber ETC., $4,000, leav-
ing deficit Of only about $500. The commit
tee will therefore be able to return nearly the
whole Of the guarantee fund subscribed by in
dividuals.
The Senate in executive session on We'd
nesday confirmed the following nominations:
Samuel S. Cox to be Minister t. Turkey; Henry
l.. MuldrOw to be Assistant Secretary Of the
Interior; William A. J. Sparks to be Commits
sioner Of the General Land Office.
The President signed the commissions Of
MessTs. Phelps, McLane, Pendleton aud Jack |
son to be Ministers Plenipotentiary to Eng |
land, France, Germany and Mexico respec- |
lively.
M. Phelps, who is to succeed Mr. Lowell /
as Minister to England is a citizen of Burlinp- /
ton, Vt, and is 60 years Of age. He was a /
Wing, and when the Republican party came 1
into existence he became a Democrat and has
ever held was that Of Second Comptroll-
er Of the Treasury under Iaylors Admini-tra-
lion. He was nominated for Governor in 1880
and defeated. Although not wealthy man.
Mr. Phelps is comfortably well of. His money
was made IN the legitimate practice of his pro-
fession. He did not inherit it, and never
specuated. Two years ago he abandoned his
active practice and accepted professorship in
the law school of Yale.
Governor PattsOn, of PENNSYLVANIA. re-
ceived the communication from the District
Commissioners and Chief of Police of Wash
i1g olmEla,sing and So, fqEilIA+ fqiIA+ga gGaa eeIs
Bssis. BI5svsi.y5r ,foea la 5tman, 2
}Ged5 with them, ef e PARENTS, wives, and Lie Lie
lis upon labor, for the dollar pays tn
lie clerks salary and the labc-sS.e.,ute,h5ss =. en-
an for his days work, whteral.I 4 the result Slit
ard to its purchasi'orier for the conyen-
ing ui '1.,,s star-litary officers to try the
charges.
President Cleveland has made the follow
ing nominations, all of which have been con-
firmod:-Edward J. Phelps of Vermont, Min
ister to Great Britain; Robert McLane, OF
Maryland. Minister to France; George II.
Peudleton, of Ohio, Minister to Germany, and
Henry r. jackson, of Georgia, to be Minister
to Mexico.
The death Of Mr.. Clark, the new Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, is a severe blow to
Secretary Lamar who had asked Mr.. Clark to
take this important place because he was
personal friend and an exceptionally able busl-
ness man. Mr.. Clark was victim to the ex-
tremely trying weather which has prevailed in
Washington for two weeks past, and which
has caused many deaths and much severe H.
ness.
FOREIGN ITEMS
The losses Of the British in Egypt from
July, 1882. to March, 1884, according to the
official figures, are as follows: BOmbardment
of Alexandria, killed, q wounded; Kassas-
sin. l6 killed, 162 wounded; Tel-el-Kebir, 76
wounded; Tamar, 107 killed. ll6 woundedi
other skirmishes, l6 killed, Is wounded. Total,
255 killed and 9l5 wounded. OF the wounded,
| 65 have died Sickness carried off 87l and
sent 4, 4O5 home to England.
The Chinese forces gained victory over
/ the French at LangsOn on Friday. They car
ried the kew Of the position and the intrench
ments. The French troops retreated beyond
/ Dong-Song They are falling back on the
/ LongkOi. The French loss III men and guns
/ is unknown.
The quarrel between Russia and England
is, according to cable dispatches in an acute
stage.
/ that DIR. Walsh will certainly be appointed to
the ArchbishOpric Of Dublin.
The trouble between Russia and England
does not seem to settle. According to cable
dispatches, both Powers are making extensive
military and naval preparations.
In Tuesdays session Of Parliament in vi
/ emma, there was great anti-Semitic demon
| straton After the vote on the Northern X. r.
arrangement had been accepted a number Of
| antSemites began shouting, Down with the
| Jews - This Insult to Parliament was re-
sented by the other members. The President
could NOT check the disorder. The disturb
ance lasted for half an hour and the session
was finally broken up. The people in Vienna
| are 80 greatly excited that the Parliament may
have to be removed to some provincial city.
The members Of the Chinese Legation at
| Berlin say that earnest peace negotiations be-
tween France and China are proceeding at
| Pekin.
The naval officials were ordered by the
! Admiralty a few days ago TO make a list Of the
vessels at Plym nth available for service. Or
ders were received to prepare the vessels i'm
mediately for active service.