Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-06
MORE WAR TALK.
Colonel AIikhanoff Openly Blasts
That
RUSSIA WILL TAKE HERAT AND MORE.
The Crafty Governor of MerV--Ch,Iera
Raging in Spain---Sir julius
Benedict Dead.
DAMAGE DONE BY THE EARTRoyAKs

vienna, June 5.-Yesterday Sir Peter
Lumsden arrived here, and proceeded on his
journey to London. In an interview he said
that Colonel Alikhanoff had openly boastei
to the Afghans that Russia would take Herat
and great deal more. Sir Peter said that
Russia would never have urged her absurd
demands if she had believed that England
WA. in earnest in resisting them.
> Cob1ef AiikHanoHf Is Governor of Merv,
and the chief intriguer in the service of Rus
sia on the frontier. He is the crafty, de-
signing soldier who successfully planned the
swoop on Merv and has men engaged in
planning Russian extension Of territory in
Central Asia for many years.
Forty-Five Per Cent. Die of Cholera.
MADRID, June 5.-The cholera is increas.
ing at Valencia. Forty-6Ve per cent OF
those attacked die.
DueIs Follow the Debate.
PARIS, June 5.-The scene in the Cham.
Der during the debate yesterday was exceed
iDgly stormy. Many angry personalities
were INDUCED in, and several duels have
been arranged in consequence Of the insult
ing epithets which were freely exchanged
NJ. Floquet, President of the Chamber. was
powerless to preserve order, and threatened
to resign, but has been persuaded to remain
in office.
sir Julius Benedict Dead.
LONDON, June 5.-Sir julius Benedic2, the
musician and composer, is dead.
The composer and musician was born at
Stuttgart, November u, 1904, and st an
early age showed so much musical talent
that, having commenced his studies under
Hummel at Weimar, he was introduced to
the notice of Weber, who, though he always
refused to take pupils, was reduced to alter
bis resolution in Benedicts favor. A. the
age of nineteen he was on Webers re2o m
mendstion, engaged to conduct the German
operas at Vienna In 1927 his first dramatic
attempt, an opera in two acts "Gracinta ed
Ernesto," was produced. In 1880 no re-
turned to Stuttgart, then Paris and Naples,
and in 1885 came to London, wnere the
following year he undertook the direction OF
the opera Buffe at the Lyceum. His first
English opera The Gipsy's Warning was
produced in 1888 with remarkable success.
THE Brides Of Venice" and The Crusaders
had long runs. In 1850 Benedict accom-
panied Jenny Lind as conductor and pianist
10 the United States and shared in her un-
exampled success. In 1862 his most popu.
lar opera The Litz of Killarney" was pro-
duced at Convent Garden, London, His
last choral work the oratorio of "St Peter
achieved an extraordinary success and Is
considered BY far his best composition. The
honor of knighthood was conferred on him
by the Queen March "a, 1871. He was
largely houored and educated by foreign
p monsrchs,
81 known to Have Been Killed,
LONDON. June Am official dispatch
from Seripagar gives the number OF the
killed and wounded by the earthquake there
on Sunday and Monday last, as follows:
Killed, 81; wounded, 100 The official re
ports have not been received yet from the
other points in the Vale Of Cashmere at'
tected by the earthquake shocks. Until these
come to hand, the full extent Of the calamity
cannot be known.
whole Cities and Towns Destroyed.
Unofficial reports, however, are of such
an alarming character as to make 1t NOR
han likely that the earthquake will prove
more disastrous in it's effects than the hrs'
dispatches stated them to be. Whole cities
and towns in the VALE" are spoken OF as
DESTROYED, and the absence Of definite news
is attributed to the demolition of the tele-
graph lines in the general wreck and chaos
ia consequence the magnitude OF the ca
,amity and the numbers Of the killed and
sounded are left for the imagination to
supply.
The Russian Poll Tax.
ST. PETERSBURG, June Sit is probable
that the poll tax will soon be abolished IN
every part of Russia excepting Siberia.
Archer Wins.
LONDON, June 6.-The race for the Oaks
st,kes at Epson to day was won By Lord
Cadogan's bay flly Lonely. The winner
was ridden by Fred Archer, who rode the
winning horse in the race for the Derby
stakes on Wednesday. Lord Zetlands bay
illy St. Helena, was second aud Sir j.
Willoughby's chestnut FLY Cippollina,
third. The other starters we're S. Sykes
chestnut flly Dame Agnes, NJ P: Donon' s
chestnut FLY Diapree, Mr.. j. 81. Houlds,
worth's bay flly Golden Light Mr.. Marion {
chestnut FLY Grecian Bride, Mr.. 7. Jen,
uiug's chestnut FLY Jane, and the Duke Of
Portlauds brown filly Satchel, and brown
illy Hussay.
The betting this morning was 9 to 4
against Lonely, I to 2 against St. Helena
| 8 10 against Dame Agnes, and 80 to
against Sstchel.
| War Preparations.
Sr. PErERsBURG, June 5.-The man
eouvres of navy have been begun. Admir-
ally has issued an order requiring that al
men of war shall be kept fully equipped ioI
| act;va sarvina