Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-22
England.

government was that in view of recent work
it was best to break up the commission,
leaving the government itself 10 settle the
frontier question with Russia.
The Daily News reports that Earl Sell
burne is to resign the lord high chancellor
ship and be succeeded by Sir William Yer
non Harcount-
The Times in an editorial SAYS: The
completion of the Canadian Pacific railway
is most important step toward the CONSOLE
dation Of the empire. 1t is of priceless ad-
vantage to have command Of great line of
railway uniting two oceans beyond the
reach Of hasty attack and free from the
vicissitudes Of possible embarrassment.
The valuable pictures by Sir Frederick
Leighton, Tadama, Millais, the Faeds, John
and Thomas, and other
CELEBRATED ARTISTS,
now on exhibition at the Royal academy,
have been cut, scratched and otherwise mu-
tilated. The outrages are supposed to have
been prompted by malice but no clue to the
pcrpetrator has been found.
The sentry at the Upner castle powder
magazine at Chatham, who went on duty at
o'clock this morning, was found dead at
his post two hours later. Beside him lay a
revolver and bullet had passed through
his lungs. The sentry on the post 800 yards
away says he heard no report Of pistol or
gun. Doctors who have examined the corpse
do not believe the sentry committed suicide.
From the position in which his body and
rifle We're found the authorities are disposed
to regard the case as one
OF ASSASSINATION
committed to make possibly an attempt to
blow up the magazine.
In the house of common Mr.. Arthur De-
vette announced that the brigade of guards
now ON their way home from Suakim had
been ordered TO stop on their way home at
Alexandria in case Of circumstances arising
rendering it desirable to further detain them
in Egypt. They had not however been or
dered TO disembark at Alexandria.
The authorities at Chatham, after an in
vestigation, have come TO the conclusion
that the sentry found dead was a case of sui
eide, notwithstanding the fact that surgeons
who examined the body discredit it.
Gen. Sir Chas. Wilson, who succeeded
Gen. Sherbcrt Stewart in the command of
the Khartoum relief expedition after the
latter was wounded IN the zercba battle, has
sent in his official report in response to the
charge that Gen. Gordon might have been
rescued alive if the troops under command
of Sir Charles had not been unnecessarily
halted at Gubat for three days The repor.
explains this delay in starting up the Nile 10
relieve Gen. Gordon by the necessity of Sc
curing the small force at Gubat against an
attack then threatened from Berbcr in The
north and Obdurnan tn the south. The
report further states that after the arrival Of
the troops Il; Guhat it required great deal
OF time to select troops and prepare stea,sers
for an advance TO hhartoum.
The British turret ship Ajax has been or
dered to be put in readiness for service at
sea by next Saturday.
The Marquis of Salisbury speaking this
evening at a dinner Of Middlesex tories,
said it was quite evident diplomacy was
useless to stop the advance of Russia
TOWARD INDIA.
The right policy now would be to mass all
the available troops in north India and for
tify the India frontier. He upbraided the
liberal administration for its waste Of time
in Soudan, which had resulted in humilia.-
ing failures, and urged the tories to edu-
cate the new electors who would exercise
right of suffrage for first time this year I'M
der the operation of the new franchise law
Lord Randolph Churchill made an adj
dress this evening at dinner of St. Steph-
ems club. He asserted the intention of the
minister regarding the new Irish crimes act
was an admission of the failure of the Irish
policy of the cabinet and that its foreign
policy has been proved ruinous.
The morning papers unanimously express
the opinion that the detention OF the guards
at Alexandria and of the Australian contin-
gent at Odin is on account of the attitude
of Russia and there is serious obstacle in
the way of completing the negotiations for
peace. The Daily News says Gladstone
cannot resign until the Russian and Egyp-
tian questions are settled, that the general
elections to be held in November will turn
on his foreign and home policy. The liber-
ais, the News says, can't fight the issues
without him.
FOREIGN FINANCES.
1870 p. M.-Consols 90 7-16 for both
money and accounts.
2P. M.-Consols, 80 IL for both accounts.
3P. M.-Consols 80 IL.
4P. M.-Consols, SO ZIG.
WINDSOR, May 2O.--Mr. Phelps was in
troduced to the queen by Earl Granville
yesterday. Mr.. Phelps then presented his
credentials. Mr.. Gladstone walked with Mr..
Lowell to Eaton college and back.
Russia.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 20.-The Amona
Cangra Steamship company is formed of
Russian and German capitalists. The COM
pany intends to open regular service be-
tween Belkh and the Attic Sea and has
bound itself in the event of war to place
its steamers at the disposal Of the Russian
government for the transportation of troops.
The Gar will review the entire Russian
fleet between Cronstadt and Seveabarg in