The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-22
CHRON1CLINGs By THE CABLE.
Miscellaneous Matters of Interest Prom the
old World.

Miscellaneous Matters of Interest from, the
Old World.
A cable dispatch to the Toronto
Globe says that the accounts published in tie
London daily papers concerning the battle
between Col. Otter and the Indians under
Poundmaker are so very conflicting that many
fear the grayest consequences may follow
upon the withdraw of the Canadian forces
from the field Of engagement. 1t has been
suggested from influential quarters that the
Imperial Government will act as mediator
between the Dominion Government and the
half-breeds.
London dispatch: The arbitration
scheme is not making rapid progress toward a
consummation, although Russia has not re-
coded from the agreement to submit the ques-
ton to an arbitrator, yet is is announced that
delay is likely 10 occur in the preliminary
stages of the affair. Before arbitration is pos
sible, it is necessary for both cabinets to agree
npon specific details to be submitted to the
arbitrator. This may take considerable time.
A St. Petersburg dispatch states that Russia
will shortly open negotiations with England
to appoint a representative of the Russian
government at Calcutta.
A dispatch from Calgary says the
nalf-breed commission held meet
ING, and large numbers of the half-breeds
were in attendance. There were some doubts
at first whether they would except terms.
Heads of families were DESTROYS that the
scrip should represent land, or that they
should be given land instead of scrip. They
also wished that terms should be granted to
children born since 1870. Some wished to
have the right to select land on unoccupied
cancelled lease ranches. The commissioner
informed them that the terms offered were |
those which had been settled upon after con-
sultation with the half-breeds of Qu'Appelle
and that they were selected for the confer
ence as being largely half-breed settlement
Improvement on the original terms suggested
BY the half-breeds of Qu'Appelle had been ac-
cepted by the government, and the offer had
been deemed satisfactory to the half-breeds.
1t was not possible, nor was it advisable, to
make different terms at Calgary or else
where. After consultation among the Calgar-
~ claimants, good number of them took
hese terms, ard it is expected that majc,i-
ty of them will accept the scrip.
A Havana letter says: Four hundred
lcres of uncut cane on the estate of the Sun
on" at Recre were recently burned. Forty
i've houses were burned at Mayaguez. Adj
ices from Porto Rico says that committee
II the Provincial deputation waited on the
iovernor-General, and after setting forth the
situation in which the island is
'laced, owing to prevailing financial crisis,
hey requested him to induce the government
o abolish export duties on sugars at once
Eleven hundred men arrived at
'anama from Buena Ventura and three hun
red more are on the way. The Colombian !
uard which fought Preston at Colon have .
lso arrived with about one hundred prisoners !
ll-ely reported drowned Preston is besieg- Z
lg Carthagena, andwas received in the rebel ,
amp, which was Illuminated in his honor, s
18th cries of ''Viva Prestonl'' I
1t is announced that France has made ,
resh annexations on the southeast coast of :
be Dead Sea, south of the present POSSESSIONS 8
Obok. The new acquisitions are said to in
lude the port of Dungarta and comprises the
asst territory peopled by two powerful tribes.
1t is reported that Prince Lobanoff q
astowski the Russian ambassador to Aus.
ia, is about to succeed NJ. de Giers as for '
gn minister. Prince Lobanoff was sum- !,
oned from Vienna last March to advise the 1
ussian government in regard to the Afghan
ontier question: and he is known to hold
rong anti-English views. .
A serious riot at latest accounts was C
progress at Venice. The trouble is caused B
hotel proprietors keeping gondolas for the
e of their guests. This innovation was re i"
nted by regular gondoliers, who raised a =
Do, attacked the hotel gondoliers and scut n
ID their boats. Several serious casualties :.
Cured and many arrests have been made. r,
A railway plant which has been col is
ted from Cacaucus and the Black Sea, has el
en- diverted to the construction of strate- "a
/, line from Vladikaukaz to Petroffskion, on III
, Cas-, ian Sea. 1t is reported that perma- %
ut garrison of 5000 men is to be stationed az az
Sebastopol. ~