St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-07


and jeers. Finally they attacked the protec-
ionists with clubs and stones and the troops
had to be called out before the disturbance
was quelled.
STILL PREPARING FOR WAR.
CALCUTTA, April 6.-Orders have been re-
ceiyed by the Indian government from Lon
don to actively continue the preparations for
war, notwithstand ding the pacific assurances
of Russia This action has created good
impression in India and sustains the enthu-
siasm of the British and native troops.
UNSATISFACTORY ANSWER.
LONDON, April 6.-The morning papers
generally declare the Russian answer regard
ing the Afghan frontier to be elusive and un-
satisfactory.
HALIFAX, April 6.-At fire in Water
street boarding house yesterday, James Full
Ier was burned to death. Seven fishermen
sleeping in the upper part of the house es-
capped by jumping from a window to the arm
of telephone pole and sliding to the ground.
TO BUILD ANOTHER ZEREBA.
SUAKIM, April 6-The Guards and the
Australian contingent marched this morning
in the direction of Handaub with orders to
build zereba at that point. The British ex-
pect no serious opposition on their line of
march until "Wednesday, when they will
probably reach point where large Arab
force is entrenched.
NEW FRENCH CABINET.
PARIS, April 6. lie Seich, the organ of c.
A. Brisson, says cabinet has been formed
including NJ. Freycinet and Gen. Campig-
non. The new cabinet will meet to-day at
the Elysce to draft program to submit to
parliament tom orrow. NJ. Brisson and De-
Freycinet had conference with NJ. Ferry
yesterday in reference to the Tonquin diff
culties.
THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.
PARIS, April 6.-L. Brisson has completed
the new cabinet, which is officially announc-
ed as follows: Brisson, president of
council and minister of justice ;
De Freycenet, minister of foreign affairs;
Allan large, minister Of the interior; Cla-
mageran, minister of finance; Goblet, min
lister of public instruction; Camperon, min
lister of war; Carnot, minister public works;
Pierre Legrand, minister of agriculture; ;
Herve Mangen, minister of commerce; Sar-
rren, minister Of posts and telegraghs, and
Admiral Galiber, minister of marine and the
colonies.
PREPARING FOR ANOTHER ADVANCE.
SUAKrM, April 6.-Thes cavalry made a
accommodating expedition in the vicinity of
Handaub to-day. Bodies OF the enemy were
seen moving towards Handaub. The Scots
guard will occupy tomorrow the zereba on
the Handaub road, which the Cold Stream
guards aud Australians built to-day. The
Cold Stream guards AMI Australians will
then go to Handaub. A weeks supply Of
stores and provisions is being moved out to
Hapdaub, and the Whole army will be moved
there Wednesday. Working parties of
troops will tomorrow cut a way for the rail
road through the brush, which is thicker
toward Handaub than at any place heretofore
reached. The convoy which went out to
Gen. McNeill's zereba has returned with the
garrison and stores. The hostile Arabs last
night kept up fire on the zereba for three
hours and wounded one man..
KILLING CATHOLICS AND FOREIGNERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.--The steamship
Oceanic arrived this afternoon with Yoko
hama news of March 81. The Shanghai
Mercury says that the viccroy of the Yunal
and Kevechong provinces has issued decree
commencing to destruction all Roman Cath
olic converts. Tue decree also orders all
Catholic converts and all foreigners killed
Reports had reached Shanghai that several
Roman Catholic settlements had already been
destroyed and several converts killed. The
village of kingaping, two days journey from
Tall, had been destroyed and four converts
and two priests killed. The only reason as
signed by the Chinese viceroy for the mas
sacre was that the Roman Catholics were
going to revolt against tie Chinese govern
ment
THE IsTEMUS FLEET.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The secretary Of
the navy has ordered $50 marines and 100
blue jackets to sail to-day on the Acapulco
from New York to Aspinvall. When these
men arrive at their destination the United
States will have q force Of about 1000 men
and 100 officers on the isfhmus. The marines
are armed with Springfield rifles and the sail
ors with Hotchkiss rifles. Four Gatling guns
and two three-inch rifles with 100 rounds of
ammunition are with the men leaving New
York The entire force IS to be under COM
mand of Admiral Jouett, who is expected to
arrive at AspinwaIl with the Tennessee
Wednesday. Capt. B. H. McCalla and Lieut..
Mason, who left Washington for New York
AspinwaIi to-day Capt. NcCalla will be in
comma and OF the supplementary force of ma
rines, subject to the ordeis of Admiral Jou-
ett Lieutenant Mason win be in mmaud
of the artillery. With the arrival of the Ten
nessee the fleet will coniist of five vessels,
including the Tennessee, the flag ship of the
north Atlantic squadron, with twenty-five
guns, the Yautic with four guns, the Galena
with eight guns, the Swartara with eight
guns and the Alliance with six guns.
TO THE wILDs OF AFRICA.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The United States
consul at Sierre Leone, under date of Feb.
81, has informed the state department of
the arrival at Sierre Leone of DIR. William
Taylor. the American bishop Of Africa, to-
gether with DR.. Somers and Mr.. Chatelain,
on or about the 22d of January, on their way
to Liberia, where they viii stop for short
time before proceeding to st. Paul de Leando.
There also arrived another party of mission
aries, forty in number, On their way to
Leando-
The consul criticises tie sending Of these
expeditions to the wilds Of Africa by the
home societies and THINKS that within year
We shall hear sad news from them.
FoRKIGy NOTES.
Osman Digua's son vas shot at the recent
engagement at Tamai.
The Afghan ameer vas feted in India by
the British.
Two thousand men are to be drafted in
England to fill UP regiments serving in In