Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18


the least. have used no cocoaine during
the night, as did not require it.''
Drs. Grant and Shrady made joint ex-
animation of Gen. Grants throat on the
18th and found it slightly infamed. The
general was more comfortable at that date
than he had been for some time.
AFFAIRS IN MANITOBA.
A meeting of sympathizers with Louis
Riel was held at Jacques Cartier Hall
square Quebec, at which about 5000 were
present The meeting was addressed by
Isl. j. Pelletier, secretary of the committee
and by other French Canadian gentlemen.
Owen Murphy, ex-mayor of Quebec, also
spoke. He compared the cause of the
half-breeds to that of the Irish, who, if the
proper appeal were made, would, he said,
readily give the half-breeds their support.
The following resolution was then
adopted: Resolved, That in view of the
fact that all British subjects who are
accused of criminal offenses are entitled
to complete and impartial trial, and to
attain that end considerable sums must
be forthcoming, a public subscription be
taken up, as the half-breeds have not the
means to attain that end. The meeting
was enthusiastic and at its close a sub
scription list was opened which was largely
signed.
Lemieux, Fitzpatrick and Greenshield
Rieps council, are at Winnipeg They will
plead justification in RiePs behalf, as well
as on that of the other prisoners. They will
seek to establish that the half-breeds had
substantial grievances; that they petitioned
the Dominion government time and again
to have them removed and that rebellion
was their only resource and they were
freed to adopt it. They will use Hon. Ed
ward Blake's recent speech in the house of
tablish their plea.
The jury for Riel's trial has been made up
from among the white settlers along the
line OF the Canadian Pacific railroad
Much disgust is expressed by the half
breeds and other sympathizers of the
rebel leader. because they are not rep
resented among the jurymen. The trial
will certainly take place on the Goth inst.
Gen. Middleton's forces reached W innipeg
on their return trip on the 18th and the city
and soldiers fairly went wild over the reun-
ion with civilization Arches were erected,
buildings decorated, bells rung, welcoming
speeches delivered and general iubilation
INDUCED in.
THE OLD WORLD.
The Munster bank of Dublin and Cork has
suspended payments. The liabilities amount
to $S,750,000. A majority of it's sharehold-
ers are ladies, who are solely dependent up
on its dividends for their income. The direc-
tors express confidence in ability to meet
the indebtedness. The head officer Of the
bank is il Cork, but the central office is in
Dublin. Last year the shareholders met
and adopted a resolution requesting Mr..
Shaw, M. p, the chairman. ito retire, and
Messrs. Jackson, Fitzgerald and other share
holders instituted suit to make the direc-
tors responsible for deficit caused by over
drafts to themselves It transpired that Mr.
Shaw was indebted to the bank $4,000 Mr.
Shaw claimed 100000 fees as director
Eventually the matter was amicably ar
ranged, in order to stop the litigation, and
Shaw withdrew his claim. In giving judg-
ment, the vice chancellor dwelt severely
upon the conduct of Shaw and of another
ex-director, Mr.. Billion. 1t was shown that
the advances to the directors were not
properly secured. Two recent failures
showed great unsecured Indebtedness to the
bank. Public confidence in the bank de-
clined. The Bank of Ireland on the 18th
decided to stop its supplies, and this result
ed in the suspension, which is likely to bring
great suffering upon the South Of Ireland
An official notice was issued stating the
suspension was due to continued heavy
withdrawals of deposits since the litigation
of Jackson VS.. Munster, bank directors,
and adding that by careful realization
discharge it's liabilities.
In the British house of commons Monday
afternoon Mr.. Bourke, under secretary for
foreign affairs, stated that nothing had
/ yet been definitely arranged by the present
government for an arbitration to determine
whether the Russian attack on Penjdeh
was consistent with the Russian provisions
previously made with England. Mr..
Buchanan, Liberal member for Edinburgh
city, asked whether it was true that the
British intended to establish cantonment
near Candahar in Afghanistan Lord
Randolph Churchill replied: s'The honor
able member seems to forget that AT
ghanistan is an independent state.n Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the
excheqner, stated that the government
would erect monument to Gen. Gordon
and would propose credit therefor.
Sir Bentinck, Conservative member fol
Whitehaven, asked the home department
whether the Pail Mall Gazette charges
against the London police, in connection
with that papers revelations of iniquity il