The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-06-26

The London Times says Lord Sails
bury has not accepted the office of Premier
Internationally. Nothing can be definitely
settled until the queens arrival. Conserva-
tives will require some kind of guarantees
from their opponents, that they will leave the
government unmolested until the general
election.
The British navy has received an i'm
portant addition in the shape of the twin
screw, armor belted RAM Benbow, which was
launched to-day from the slip of the Thames
Iron Works and Ship Building company. The
ceremony of christening was performed by
Mrs Gladstone. The Benbow is by far the
most powerful ironclad afoat, and over 1O, 600
tons of metal have been used in Ler construc
ton. She is built entirely of steel Her ar
mament is to consist of two l1O ton steel
guns, which will fire a projectile Weighing g,
900 pounds, 16lS inches in diameter and pro-
pelled BY the enormous charge of 400 pounds
of powder She will also have ten six-inch
rihed breech-loading guns, firing rapidly. ten
four-barrel, one inch machine guns, and four
five barrel machine guns. She is also fitted
for torpedoes, having five apertures fer their
disc barge.
A semi-official letter from st. Peters
burg to the Vienna Politische indicates that
although Russia is not averse to partition Of
Afghanistan, between England and Russia,
she is willing to continue negotiations with
the British government on the basis of the
Granville arrangement If that course of ac-
tlon should be adhered to by the next minis
try.
Shocks of earthquake still continue
with increased violence in the vale of Cash
mere The town of Muzzuffurabad com
handing the entrance of the Baramula pass
into Cashmere, is reported to have been al
most entirely destroyed, and 1900 persons
are said to have been killed
The crown counsel who are to con-
duct the prosecution in the case of the gov
eminent against Riel, are in Ottawa receiving
instructions, and upto the present time the
date of trial has not been fixed. 1t is under
stood that the defense will first attempt
to prove Riers American citizenship
This proven, his counsel will show that
he can only be tried for making war against
foreign country. The trial would then have
to be under a court-martial. But as martial
law was not proclaimed in the dominion, the
trial could not be conducted in this way, and
would have to be abandoned. If tried as
Canadian citizen, the charge would be high
treason, and as three jurors are to be half
breeds the jury would disagree. This would
involve a new trial, when the same difficulty
would undoubtedly be encountered.
A Panama dispatch says: At the
battle reported to have been fought at Yucai
between the forces of Bernal and Matthews,
much loss was suffered on both sides in what
seems to have been stubbornly contested
fight. The advantage, it is believed, was on
side. Later advices state that
the government forces have concentrated In
the neighborhood of Carthagena to the num-
Der of 1000 men. They are reported to be in
a distressing condition, without shoes and in
rags. 1t will be month before they can
move on to the Gaitan forces. who encamp at
Savanna Large, near Barrofeila. General Mas
was last heard from on his way to Juaja, with
his division of three hundred men. Gallo is
still suffering with yellow fever, new and IA
tai cases constantly appearing. Physicians
report the presence of smallpox of virulent
character.