The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21
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The News firm Central Amer.
lea Tells Of Revolution
and Yellow Feyr.
The Army will Attend 10 Open
ing the Cattle Trails Across
the Territory.
A Famous Court Martial In
Progress, n High OniCial
as Defendant.
AGreat Regatta at Pittsburg In
which all Records are Heat
en- by Guadeur.
WARRINGTON NEWS.
Department nets, Executive Entries
ana National Notes.

ana National Notes.
SHERIDAN TO KEEP TRAILS OPEN.
Washington, July 20.--The follow
ing is a copy of n telegram, in relation
to the opening of the cattle trail in the
Indian Territory, which has been
sent to Lieutenant General Sheridan
from the war department: "Gou are
instructed by the secretary OF war to
take sucn measures aud use such
means as will carry out the decision
of the secretary of the interior, to
omen and keep open cattle trails anu
Highways leading through the Indian
Territory and to and from the public
lands for the purpose of the unoD-
structed passage of cattle and Tor oth-
er purposes of Interstate commerce.
CENTRAL AMERICAN WARS.
Washington, July 20.-Uuder date
of July fret Admiral Jouett has sent
TO the navy department from Sayan-
lila. n report of the condition of al
fairs in the United States of Column
bia. lie makes mention OF the recent
battle between the government force
and the revolutionists, III Whlch l,oVo
were said 10 have been klued' Inc
admiral says government troops mum,
bering about 1000 have advanced
from Cartagena TO Caion.'ar: on
the banks of the Magdl uenh
river, where they are strongly b.n'
trenched. Calomar is sixty-six miles
above Barranquilla. In addition to
this land force, the government has
now an efficient steamer called the
Cauca, which is armed rs a vessel of
Ia
naval service which may be required
of her. The revolutionary forces
number only about 2.5O0 men hut tho
steamers. aud are therefore
able to move about free
ly on the Madagascar river,
while the government forces having
but two small steamers are obliged
move by land and are therefore
much impeded. On June 10th. Gen
Camarago, a very prominent Column
bian politician and leader, arrived ut
this port in an English steamer and
upon landing Immediately assumed
command of the revolutionary army.
The arrival fGen. Camar ago who il
"a violent liberal, eilectualiy defeated
all efforts to secure peace by treaty
although there is no doubt but
these efforts would have been success
| full II he had remained away while
longer. General Camargo attacked {
force of about 1900 men with his
whole army ANA although he clalm'
to have won the battle admits that Ia
suffered severe losses which include
! seven of his best generals. lids re
; ported that each side lost about 100
I men. The revolutionists clearly in
tend to contlne their operations 4
Magdalena river aud the interior
, This together with iii
fact that the governnLsn
has now nine steam vessels of war o
!. the Atlantic coast insures the Isthmu
c aud vessels OH the high seas againf
e any chance of disturbance by the rev
olutionists. All reports from the lstl
r mus of Panama indicate that polite,
5 matters remain settled and that peaC
II and good order prevail there. Their
II is, however, an alarming epidemic {
yellow fever prevailing at Aspinwa
= aud all over the lsthmus.'
VI Admiral Jouett says the crews of a
Is vessels of squadron that have remain
lie ed are much debiliated by their Ion
stay in tropics the unavoidable col
fnement on board ship the depriv,
ton of reaction.
.e INVESTIGATING OFFICIALS.
y Washington, July 20.-The char
=, n OF attempted bribery brought again
W NJ. B. Bailey, superintendent Of CO
n~o struction and repairs of the Chica
W. custom house and postoflice buildir
nv has been Investigated by Solicit
III McCue, acting under orders of Sec
tary Manning. The solicitor fin
that the case had been disposed
Bailey's favor by the count over viii
W Judge Lambert Tree presided. I
on matter was also referred by the s
u rotary to Judge Tree who said q
~ fed by the evidence. Judge +
. m m Joined in recommending Baily for
VIZ position. VIM. Whalen, also recen
appointed an inspector of custo
has been charged with being defal
err to the city OF Chicago. The
iAn vestigation was undertaken, but
wi persons making the charge could
'e be found here or elsewheoe and
W matter was dropped as being with
70 foundation.
a GENERAM SMITHS COURT MART
Washington, July 20.-The &C
martial appointed to try Pay-mi
UNI Geo. Smith, OF the navy, on the CHI
,een of seandalous conduct and culT
bot ineiiiciency in the performance OF
pods duties, met this morning. Coz
for the defense filed demP