Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-17

million feet" kicked cut of office one week
ago on the question of o tax of ninepence
a barrel on beer, is still, and more than
ever, the idol of the mob. He was greeted
with applause when he arose to announce
that the Marquis of Salisbury had consents
ed to form Government, and as he left
the House, looking pale and careworn, he
was again loudly applaudei. A crowd OF
| several hundred persons ran after his car
riage and cheered at intervals. Gladstone
settled back in the cushions and stared
straight ahead, but there was complacent
| look in his face, which seemed TO show
that the applause of the common people in
the hour of supposed defeat was music in
his ears. Sir Stafford Northcote, who, as
the coming Chancellor of the Exchequer,
will have more to say about the beer tax
| than any other man in England, came out
a few minutes later and drove off un-
| noticed.
| LORD SALISBURY ACCEPTS THE PREMIERSHIP.
LONDON, June 16th.-Lord Salisbury has
| definitely accepted the Premiership. 1t is
| stated that Sir Stafford Northcote has ac-
cepted the peerage. leaving Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach to lead the Conservatives in
the House of Commons. Lord Randolph
| Churchill will have an important position
| IN the new Cabinet, but the distribution of
! the portfolios will not be decided until the
| arrival OF the Queen, who is travelling with
| the utmost speed. Lord Randolph Church
i'll has agreed to the renewal of the Coercion
Act, on condition that it only be enforced if
found imperative.
Several of the Liberal Ministers held an
informal meeting at Mr.. Gladstone's resi-
dence, to decide upon their action in re-
Spouse to the Conservatives overtures for
| ,.lox
orally attributed to fear that Lord Sails
bury and other leaders would ignore his
claims to office, and to a desire to retard
the progress of the seats bill to give a
chance, If possible, to appeal to the old
constituencies which are more likely to
support the Conservatives.
Gladstone Declines an Earldom.
LONDON, June 10th. The Queen has
| offered Mr.. Gladstone an Earldom, in recog-
milton of his services to the Qdeen and
country. Gladstone asked that he be
allowed to forego the honor.
The Ulster Conservatives-Earl Spencer
LONDON, June 17th-A. M-The Ulster
Conservatives will wait on the MARQUIS OF
Salisbury to-day, to urge a renewal of the
Coercion Act
Earl Spencer leaves Ireland on Saturday
when Nationlist excitement is feared.
The Cholera Scourge.
MADRID, June 16th.-There were five
new cases of cholera in this city yesterday
and one death from the same disease. In
the city of Valencia there We're two fresh
cases, but no deaths. In the province OF
| Valencia, however, outside of the CITY
there were forty-eight new cases and TWEEN
| ty-seven deaths. The city of Murcia re-
ports forty new cases and seven deaths
while other parts of The province of Murcia
return twelve fresh cases and four deaths
In the province of Castelleon D'Laplan
yesterday there were eighty cases of cholera
and sixty deaths. Thirty thousand people
have fled from Murcia, owing to the ter
ribe dread OF the disease which has taken
possession of the people. In the city OF
Murcia alone yesterday there were, accord
ing to the latest reports, sxty-four new
cases of cholera and thirty-nine deaths. In
the province of Murcia, outside of the CITY
there were fifty cases of cholera and six
teen deaths within the same period. The
| Gazette confirms the statement that cholera
is raging in the provinces of Valencia, Cas-
telleon D. Laplan and Murcia, and in the
city of Madrid. The opposition news.
papers, on the contrary, deny that cholera
exists in Madrid, and say that all the test.
mony regarding suspicious cases is insult:
ficient to give warrant for tue assertion thai
there are cases of cholera
English Races.
LONDON, June 16th.-The race for the
Prince of Wales stakes for three-year-olds
was won by the Duke of Beaufort's bay
colt Pepper and Salt, with Prince Solty.
kof S bay colt Dandie Demont second, anC
Mr.. Childwick's bay colt Royal Hampton
third. There were eight starters, with Pep
per and Salt in the center by four lengths
There was distance of three lengths be
tween the second and third There were
only two starters in the race for the colo
vase. They were Mr.. Manton's aged chest
nut mare Thebois and Lord Cadogan's six
year-old chestnut horse Mate. Thebois
made the running throughout the race, anC
won by length.
The Propaganda and Italian Emigration
ROME, June 16th.-As an outcome of the
combined efforts of the Propaganda and
the Baltimore Council committee to as
sist Italian Immigrants has been instituted
at Genoa, Naples and Palermo, and the
American Bishops have established an aid
committee at New York, Baltimore anC
elsewhere, while some connected with ar
American Colonization Society have Offered
to direct emigration to certain localitie:
which some Italian emigration agencies
have offered to the Propaganda to be PEG
pied. The Propaganda have accepted the
offer, SO far as the religious wants of the
emigrants are concerned, and the Balti
more Council only directed attention tc
these wants.
"Our Emma" Among the Nobs.
LONDON, June 17th--A Minis Emma
Nevada, the American prima donna, was
the guest last evening of the Prince anC
Princess of Wales at Marlborough House
Miss Nevada delighted brilliant company
with her beautiful singing and charming
manners. She will go to Paris tomorrow
Irish Newspapers Suppressed.
DUBLIN, June 16th.-The Gazette an.
nOunces the suppression of the United Irish.
man and Irish World of June 9th.
Continued Earthquake shocks in the
Vale of Cashmere.
SIMLA, June 16th.-Shocks of EARTHQUAKE
have occurred in Cashmere with increased
violence. 1t is reported that 2,287 persons
have persisted in the vicinity of Muzutfura
ban.
The Mexican Election Riot.
LAREDO (TeX.), June 16th-Further par
ticulars from Lampasas, State of Nuevt
Leon, Mexico, regarding the election riots
Sunday are to the effect that three mer
were killed outright and the first Alcaldt
of the city seriously wounded 1t is re
ported tonight that he is in dying condi
ton. a riot also occurred at Monterey
Sunday night, after the closing of the polls
in which three men were killed and many
more desperately wounded
The Trial of RieI.
OTTAWA (Ont.), June 16th-The Crown
counsel, who are to,conduct the prosecution
on behalf of the Government in the Rie
trial, are here receiving instructions to pre-
sent the moment the date of trial is fixed
1t is understood that the defense will frs
endeavor to prove Riel's American citizen
ship. This fact established his counse
will point out that he can only be tried fol
waging war against a foreign country. The
trial would then have to be under a Court
martial, but as martial law is not pro
claimed in the Dominion, the trial coulC
not be conducted in this way. and would
have to be abandoned. If tried as a Cana
dian citizen it must be for high treason, snC
|. as three of the six jurors are to be half
breeds, ii is believed the jurors would dis
agree. This would involve a new trial
when the same difficulty would undoubted
ly be encountered
Steamer Stranded.
MONTREAL, June 10th. = The Canada
Shipping Company to-day received the fol
lowing dispatch from Captain J. A. Jack.