The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-06
ABOUT AFFAIRS ABROAD.
English Parliament BETTING Back to
Work After the Recess.
The Governments Programme An.
nOnnced by Mr.. Gladstone.
Tone Of the London Press on Public
Men and Measures.
Consul Ralne Interviewed at Berlin on
United States interests.
Horrors of the Earthquake In the Vale OF
Cashmere - The Crop of French
Duels Ripening - Sir Peter
Lumden's Limber Lip.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
England.
LONDON STOCK MARKET.


LONDON STOCK MARKET.
LONDON, June 5.-12:30 p.m.-Cousols
for money and account 99h.
THE EXCISE INTERESTS.
Several leading merchants have un-
bonded aquantity of their wine, expect
ing Childers, chancellor of exchequer,
will remit portion of the proposed tax
on beer and spirits and increase the duty
on wine.
GORDON MEMORIAL FUND.
Cardinal Manning writes to the papers
In advocacy OF devoting the Gordon me
mortal fund TO founding similar me-
mortal ia the Congo State.
A DEAD MUSICIAN.
Sir julius Benedict, the musician and
COMPOSER, Is dead.
THE oAKRs STAKES.
The race for the OaKes stakes at Ep-
som to-day was won by Lonely. The
winner was ridden by Fred Archer, st,
Helena was second and Irpollina third.
THE EXTRA DUTY ON SPIRITS,
MIR. Childers, chancellor of tho ex-
chequer, announced in the House of
commons this afternoon that the extra
duty ON spirits had been fixed at b shil-
ling gallon.
THE ARBITRATION IDEA.
Mr.. Gladstone stated that Russia and
England had come TO an agreement con
cerning the points of difference between
them which are TO be referred for arbi-
tration. lie also stated that the govern
ments OF The two countries have like
wise agreed upon the arbitrator, but as
the person chosen for arbitrator has not
yet been formally asked to accent, he
WAS nnahla I'm m ~ "a ka : L..
now.
THE GOVERNMENTS LEGISLATIVE PRO-
GRAMME.
Mr.. Gladstone announced the follow
ing as the order OF the governmontlbus-
mess in the house: The second resfiing
OF the budget on Monday next; the con-
sideration of the Scotch crofters' bill and
the bill for the renewal OF the Irish
crines act, remOdelled, on Thursday
next, and the introduction and consid-
GRAFTON OF an Irish land-purchase bill as
soon as possible.
NEW ENGLlsH-AFRICAN PRoTRC.
ToRATE.
The Pail Mall Gazette makes the of.
nclal announcement that the districts of
the Niger, in Africa, have been formed
Into British .protectorato This pro-
tectorate comprises the coast line be.
tween the British proiectorate of Lagos
and the western bank of the Rio del
Key the territory on both banks of the
Niger from its confluence with the river
Benne, at Lakoja, To the Pand; also
both banks OF the Benne TO and includ-
ing the lbe.
DISCUSSING IRISH LEGISLATION.
The Pail Mall Gazette, in an editorial
article, statos that II can not believe
that Messrs' Dixie and Chamberlain
VIII face the odium of causing disrup-
tion OF the cabinet on the eve Of a gen.
eral election. Earl Spencer will bo con.
tent II he gets the powers he urgently
needs for the next wear. The Homo
Rulers will, however, oppose the one
year term OF the crimes act as 4 measure
OF coercion, while the Conservatives
may coalesce with the Home Rulers
ana oppose the bill as Inadequate and a
temporary max keshift-unwOrthy of tho
Imperial parliament. BY accepting the
compromise suggested tho crisis NAV
be transferred from ,he cabinet 20 the
House of Commons, although thereis an.
prehension Of great difficulty in keen.
the 40 majority TO make the party insur.
mOuutable.
Mr.. Childers estimated that E2OO,OOO
OF the recent vote of credit of ell 100000
will be saved.
WONDERFUL TO TELL!
The Times, in an editorial article this
morning, says that United States Min
lister Phelps spoke at the lord MAYORS
banquet to the judges on Wedno,day
evening with the grace OF diction and
the oration Of tone that prove him fitted
10 I'LL Mr.. Lowell's place as well socially
rs officially. He viii be the mo .ium
toward bringing the English and
American bars and benches together i'm
other modes than by their partnorship
In law books and axioms.