The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-21
ABOUT AFFAIRS ABROAD.
The Irish Promised Land Purchase
Bill Soon,
A SENTRY KILLED IN LONDON.
Russians and Germans Make a Slgnifi.
cant Steamship Combination.
THE AMER SADLY TROUBLED.
Reason fer Lumsdcn's RssignatioA-Vic-
tor Hugs's Case HopeIess--winni-
peg Notes-Frisnds OF Rioi
Say he Must Not Hang.
THE AMEER SADLY TROUBLED.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES
England.

LONDON STOCK MARKET.
LONDON, May 2O.-l2:30p. IN. Csnsols,
90 7-l6 for both money and nccount.
2 D. m.-Consols, 99l9 for both ac.
counts.
3. p. M.-Consols 9914,
4p. m.-Consois, 80 7-l6.
REPORT DENIED.
The Daily News denies the report that
the earl OF Selborne is to resign che lord
high chancellorship and be succeeded
by Sir William Vernon Harcourt.
NEWMARKET RACES.
At the Newmarket second spring
me ting to-day the rsce for tho Payne
stakes for three-year olds was won b
Melton; King Wood second Lonely
third. There were four starters.
The house Of lords has passed the
registration bill.
AN IRISH LAND-PURCHAsE BILL PROM
IsED.
Mr.. Gladstone, in the house OF COM
mons this afternoon, gave notice that
he would introduce land-purchase
bill for Ireland after Whit Sunday.
A MAGAZINE SENTRY KILLED.
sentry AZ Upnor Castle powder
magazine, at Chatham, who went on
duty at 4 o'clock this morning, was
found dead at his post two hours later.
Beside him lay revolver, and bullet
had passed through his lungs. The SEN
try on post 300 yards away says ne heard
no report of a pistol or gun. The doc.
tors do not believe the sentry committed
suicide. From the position in which
his body and ritle were found the
authorities are disposed TO regard the
case as one of assassination, committed
to make, possibly, an attempt 10, blow
up the magazine.
SPEAKING AT THE CLUBS.
The Marquis of Salisbury, speaking
this evening at the dinner of the Mid
dlesex Tories, said it was now quite ev'
tdent that diplomacy was useles
TO stop the advance of Russia
| toward India and the right
policy now would be TO mass all ayaila-
BILE troops in north India and fortify the
Indian frontier. He upbrsided the lib
eral administration for its waste
Of lives in the Soudan, which
resulted only in humiliating fail
ures, and urged the tories to
| educate new electors who would eXer-
else tho rights OF suffrage for thY first
time this year under the operation OF
the new franchise law.
Lord Randolph Churchill made an ad.
dress this evening at the dinner 9f the
oJ, Oltpueus CluD. llo hsSorJou that the
intention Of the minister TO renew
the Irish crimes act was al
admission OF the failure OF the Irish
policy OF the cabinet and that its foreign
policy had been proven aruinous one.
MR.. PHELPS AND PARTY.
WINDSOR, May 20.-Mr. Phelps wal
introduced to the queen by Earl Gran.
villo, yesterday. Mr.. Phelps then pre-
sented his credentials. Gladstone
walked with Mr.. Lowell to Eton college
and back.
COMPLETION OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC
RAILROAD.
The Times, In an editorial, SAYS: ThS
completion OF the Canadian Pacinc rail
way is a most important step toward
the consolidation of the empire. Ii is {
priceless advantage to have command
of great line OF railway, uniting the
two oceans beyond the reach of hostile
attacks and free from the restraints O
possibly embarrassing neutrality.
THE AJAX ORDERED READY.
SHERENEss, May 2O- The British
turrst ship Ajax has been ordered TO b,
put in readiness for service at sea by
next Saturday.