St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-26
AGENERAE REVIEW.
European Gossip Pertaining TO u
Notable Events of the Day.

GENERAL REVIEW.
European Gossip Pertaining to the
Notable Events of tgae Day.
LONDON, April 25.-TO-night the situa-
ton appears to be very serious. It looks as
if Russia desires war and as If England will
be compelled to accept challenge to fight
Even many of the superstitious folks
point to ''omens." One of those ''omens"
is thus alluded to by person who
makes such things study. The only time
last fall that Mr.. Gladstone made himself
conspicuous, socially, was when he -ap-
peared in a theater-box the night the news
came about Gordon's death. The juXtapo-
sition of pleasure and catastrophe on
that occasion symbolized fate mocking
over the end of British prestige
ina Africa. Thursday morning the
premier invited an American actress
tobanquet with him. At breakfast, and
while the meal was in progress, dynamiterS
tried to destroy the admiralty building.
This was reyelry colliding with devastation,
and it sgnified destiny enjoying the fall of
England on the sea. The common people
of England, that is those who read or gossip
at;the ''hubs" and know what is going on,
seem to believe that there will be war, but
they are not enthusiastic about it. The
London papers do not represent the mass
of English people. There is not daily in
London which has circulation among the
millions" A glance will show that these
great papers are issued for British
POLITICIANS AND TRADERS.
Their space contains little if any news
Interesting to the ''herd." Now this herd
is the crowd that is going to do the fighting,
if any is to be done, and if
you go among the people who compose it,
yon will find where the least jingoism in
England is. 1t is easy enough to get the
herd to fight. All you have to do is to
make it believe that England has been in
suited. But you could hardly get the herd
@ furnish recruit to fight for any
Alch thing as is at present in
Nspute between England and Russia in
Asia, if the herd knew really what the row
was about. Mr.. Gladstone, more than any
premier England ever had, is a development
OF the British pOpulace. He has probably
not a single affinity with anything aristo-
cratic OF merely diplomatic. All his SYM
pathieS are essentially with the people-the
herd. He don't believe i'll war unless it is
absolutely necessary. He doesn't think that
diplomatic insult, for instance, or mere
brush against prestige is sufficient cause for
war. His enemies even go so far as to say
that Mr.. Gladstone would have allowed the
|Soudan to slip away, rather than fight for
it but for Gordon, and that he does not
consider the retention of India worth the
cost OF a
WAR WITH RUSSIA.
Mr.. Gladstone has given no sign of what
he thinks about the present situation, except
to indicate that he is adverse to fight, if
he can avoid it. If he decided to fight he
.will4ight hard and fight to win and the
whole English people will be with him, be-
cause they know perfectly well that he
Yalues soldiers life higher than does any
other statesman III Europe, and that when
he appeals to the sword it is the last appeal
)f Englishman. OF almost limitless re-
sources it is this characteristic of
the British premier coupled with
his supreme reticence during the
past few days. which makes thoughtful
men believe that war is imminent. 1t is
everywhere taken for granted that Russas
expected reply to Englands recent remon-
STRANGE concerning Gen. Komaroff's account
of his conduct at Penjdei, will be at least
evasiye. 1t is even thought the ear will
endeavor to justify KomarOff's action and
establish its rectitude from the very text of
Sir Peter LUmSden's account of the conduct
of the AfghanS.
The London Spectator says that it thinks
that the very persistence with which the
Russian papers are urging the seizure of
Eerat is an evidence that they have been
inspired for the purpose of preparing the
public mind for the event.
THE SPECTATOR
goes so far as to say that it believes the
seizure of Uerat has already been ordered
by the car, and declares that British troops
will be powerless to prevent its capture.
The security of Herat against Russian oc-
cupation, the Spectator thinks, now de-
pends entirely upon the courage of the
Afghans who may defend the city against
the Russian invasion.
Nearly all the London newspapers have
perfected arrangements for securing by
special kilograms, news from the scene of
hOstilitieS in the event of war between
England and Russia. The Times and Stan
dard are the Onl Y papers that have arranged
to secure exclusive kilograms. Most of the
other metropolitan papers have gone into
syndicate with provincial papers. The
Economist, commenting on the situation,
says that it looks as if the remainder of
Europe would remain quiet during the
struggle, if war occurs between England
ana Russia. Inc war WOulQ
END IN TWO YEARS,
SAYS the Economist, and would be brought
to close at the end of that time, if not
sooner through the exhaustion of Russia
and the fear of her statesmen that if the
the struggle were persisted in it might end
in state of anarchy throughout the
Russian empire which it would require
many years to remove.
- fol-
to prevent England from securing any
select service within the cars dominions in
the event of war. Among the other
DEGREES toward this end the govern
ment has issued one prohibiting all
foreigners from serving in any capacity on
any railroad within the Russian empire. 1t
is said that the Russian secret agents, who
have been commissioned to work up a pro
Russian sentiment throughout Bulgaria and
Macedonia. have sent TO st. Petersburg re-
ports which have
ALARMED THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
concerning the influence which Gladstone's
name exercises over the people in all the
Bulgarian and Macedonian provinces,
which formerly were under Turkish rule.
Russia it is reported is engaged in hur-
riedIy fortifying Kieff. 1t is stated that
there are at present 20. 600 Russian troops
there. Admiral Zelensi. president of the
Russian Trusunal Supreme Militaire de
La Marine, has recently held series of
councils with RuSsia's military, marine and
engineering officials at Tifis for the puT-
Pose of studying the military telegTaphy Of
both Persia and Afghanistan.
British merchants are showing how
keeniy alive they are to the danger that the
ocean-carrying trade may be transferred
from England to some other country 1.-THE
United states being most feared) in this re-
spect as the result Of protTacted war with
. strong nation as Russia. They have
already
ORGANIZED a MOVEMENT,