The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-12
TELEoRAPHIC NEWS.

w 'ANNioiCh. Nv ANfpCAuto tDuht RVh
obtaining three Of these seats, which
would raise their total to 1874, against
1886 Conservatives and Nationalist. A
report, which is believed in the Liberal
clubs, is current, to the effect that MIR.
Gladstone has decided to seize the first
chance to GUST the Conservatives. He
is said to be eager for office, proposing I
to conclude his public life with the pro-
duction of home rule measure for Ire-
laho. MIR. Bradaugh has entered into
9 tiations with the Liberal leaders.
h proposes not to present himself at
the bar of the House of Commons to
take the oath Of Office at the opening of
Parliament, provided the Liberals will
introduce aud support bill allowing
members elect to affirm instead of
taking the oath. The number of mem.
bers of the new House OF Commons
who never before were elected to Par.
lament is 1872. This has no parallel
since the first Parliament under the
Reform bill of 1882.
A London cable special to the New
York Sun, of December 9th says: To-
days developments regarding the Bal
kan imbroglio make it evident that the
preservation of the peace of Europe de-
ponds more than ever upon the tact of
Prince Alexander. 1t is certain that
Russia is playing double game, but it
is uncertain whether Turkey is a victim
or an aecompIice. Rustim Pasha, the
Turkish Ambassador at London, to-day
Informed Lord Salisbury that the Sui.
tan's army would invade Eastern Rou.
| nelia il the Turkish Commissioners
were repulsed. The same notification
was given to Germany and probably to
all the great Powers. 1t is almost GER
tain that il was given to Russia, for
Baron,de Staai, the = Russian Ambassa.
dor, came at the heels of Rustim Pasha
to the Foreign Office and announced to
Salisbury that Russia will not allow the
Porte to crush the Roumelians. ss asI
On Monday night at the Winter
quarters of Forepaugh's circus. in Port
Richmond, Pa, lion attacked one of
the elephants, which, after desperate
struggle, killed him. The elephant is
Bolivar, the largest beast now in cap
tivity, and the lion was Nubian Prince,
valued at $4,000. The trainer had
entered the cage with the beast. The
Prince was in an ugly mood, and at
tackled him, and in endeavoring to es-
cape the trainer loosened the bars Of
the cage and fell out. The lion bound
ed out after him, clearing his body as
it lay on the ground. He did.not turn
back, however, but pursued his way
through the ring to the barn, and en-
tered the open door of the elephant
house. Bolivar stood nodding where he
was chained to stake near the door.
The lion attacked him and an encounter
ensued, which ended in the lion being
crushed to death.
| A meeting under the auspices of the
Anti. NJ Monopoly League will be held at
the Metropolitan Hotel. New York,
next week, for the purpose of consider
ing the silver question in its relation to
finances and the commercial needs of
the country. Edwards Pierrepont. late
Minister to England, will preside. Hon.
i Thomas Ewing Of Ohio will address the
meeting On the stand taken by the Ad-
ministration and Congress in reference
to silver coinage, and the Importance OF
legislation which shall prevent the
panic which 10 seemingly now unavoid-
able. Many prominent railroad and
financial men expect to be present.
! Congressman Warner of Ohio has
kept up his correspondence respecting
, silver with members on both sides oil
! the House, and elaine to know just
what can be done. He says: IAN eff
fort willifirst be made, l presume, tc
repeal absolutely the Bland Act. Thl.
will fail. There will be no repeal with
out some substitute. The matter will
, finally narrow down to question be
tween coinage in the present ratio, OF