Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-22

England and Russia Again biting Their
Thumbs" at Each Other.
LONDON, May 21st.-Home and foreign
funds are depressed in consequence OF the
general feeling that Russia will permit no
peaceful settlement of the present trouble,
but that she is bent on war. The delay of
the return of the Guards from Egypt to
England and the news that comes from In
dia in regard to continued war preparations
there, have caused a most uneasy feeling
upon the various Exchanges.
THE WAR SCARE REVIVED.
VIENNA, May 21st.-The war scare is not
over yet. Great anxiety has been occa-
stoned at the Palace through reports that
Russian officers, disguised, have been in
speeding the Notifications of the Darda-
nelles and Bosphorus, and watching closely
the Turkish preparations for defense OF
those waters Indeed, fears are entertained
that Russia contemplates selling the Bos-
phorus should the crisis again become
acute in Eastern affairs. Such action has
been openly advocated lately in the NOtoe
Vremyd in an article protesting to give
Nellidoff7s views respecting the possibility
of preventing the British from passing the
Dardanelles. The article speaks of the alb
solute necessity of obtaining the dismissal
of Woods Pasha, on account OF his nation
atty. A few nights ago false alarm OF
the approach of Russian squadron occa-
stoned great excitement at the upper mouth
of the Bosphorus. The batteries were
manned and troops fastened up to rein
force the garrison. All measures proposed
by the Turco-G Germ an Commission are be-
ing actively carried out. krupp has Just
received a large order for rifle mortars, in
tended to be placed on the nights of the
DardanelleS.
REQUEST GRANTED.
TEHERAN. May 21st.-The Governor OF
the Persian Sarikhs has granted the request
of the Russian commander at Merry toallow
two battalions of Russian troops to march
through Persian territory on the left bank
of the Tejen river, the roads on the right
side being flooded.
RUSSIAN BATTERIES AT sTRATEGICAL POINTS
PLEsENGBERs, May 2lst.-Russia is con,
structng batteries at strategical points
along the Gulf of Finland. Large orders
have been issued for gun carriages.
THE CONCENTRATION OF BRITISH TROOPS.
LONDON, May 2lst.-In the House o
Commons this afternoon, the Marquis o
Harrington, Secretary of War, in reply t
| question which was asked by Sir Stafford
Northcote, stated that it was not though
| by the Government desirable to give rea
| sons for the detention of the Guards a
Alexandria. 1t was stated by the Govern
ment, some time ago, added Lord Harting
| ton, that it was desirable to concentrate The
| British troops then in the SOudan for pos
sible service elsewhere. That operation
| has not yet been suspended.
THE QUESTION OF GLADsToNE's RETIREMENT
LONDON, May 21st-Gladstone will with
out doubt retire with the dissolution o
| Parliament, but this will not prevent hin
| from taking opportunities during the recess
to speak a number of times publicly in de
tense of the policy of his administration
Having helped the Liberals back to power
he will quit public life forever; but if wa
breaks out, it is believed that he will re
sign at once, leaving the Marquis of Hart
! ington now Minister of War, as Premier
to carry on the war.
| MORE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS.
| LONDON, May 21st.-Every one here be
| lieves that the orders stopping the Guard
| at Alexandria means more serious COmpli
cations with Russia. No doubt is felt tina
| Russia's demands are growing daily. Tht
Amer, now thoroughly alarmed, is push
| ing troops forward and terrifying Hera
with heavy battery presented by England
War preparations in India have never beel
stopped, in spite of contrary assertions.
| PREPARING WAR VESSELS FOR SERVICE.
LONDON, May 21st.-The Admiralty ha
telegraphed orders to Portsmouth to pre-
pare the man-0f-war COrmorant for sea a
rapidly as possible and to expedite th
| work on the ironclads Sultan, Rupert
Devastation and Polyphemus, preparation.
to their joining the fleet.
| THE ARBITRATION QUESTION.
LONDON, May 21st.-Nothing is yet set
tied, said Gladstone in the House of Com
mons to-day, in regard to arbitration be
| tween England and Russia, for it has no
| been absolutely settled who shall be arbi
| traitor.
DE GIERs CONFIDENT OF a PEACEFUL SET
| ELEMENT.
PARIS, May 21st.-It is asserted here tina
| NJ. De Giers, the Russian Foreign Minister
stated Yesterday that there no longer ex
| listed any difficulty in the Afghan frontie
question: except that with reference to tn
pass near Zulfikar. He expressed himsel
| as confident of successful issue of tn
pending negotiations between England ant
Russia.
England and TURKEY.
| LONDON, May 21St.-COnccrning Turkey
| Gladstone said in the House of Common
To-Day that England had communication
with the Porte in regard to Suakim, bu
not with any other Power.
A Rumored Dissension in the Englisl
| Cabinet.
| LONDON, May 21st.-In the Hobbies @
| to-pipht tbarn wara reIayva,
rumors of dissensions in the Cabinet
chiefly in connection with the renewal o
the Irish Crimes Act and the modification
of the budget.
The Cabinet and the Crimes Act.
LONDON, May 2lst.-It was rumored thi
evening that Chamberlain had resigned hi
seat in the Cabinet, but the report prove
untrue 1t is stated, however, in we'll
informed circles, that his resignation i
certain, with perhaps that of Sir Charlie
Dixie the dissension in the Cabinet owe
the Crimes Act having become acute In tn
House of Commons, this evening, Glad
stone stated that the time was inOpportun
to explain the grounds of the renewal G
the Crimes Act. He denied that the Gov
ernment's policy in Ireland had been
failure. He declined to say whether tn
present measures would be coerciv
or not but he said there were provision
which the Government regarded equitabl
and valuable. Replying to numerous crit
icisms of the Governments policy, an
charges of Withholding information, Glad
stone retorted that he feared that he ha
already given too much information. II
l'warned members against making utterance
and criticisms which tended to strengthel
the hands Of the Russian war party.
The Suez Canal-The Bosphore-Egyp
| ten" Affair.
LONDON, May 2lst.-In tn House of Com
mons to-day, Gladstone said the Interna
tional Suez Canal Conference was still i
session at Paris, and still engaged in ii
important deliberations respecting the fu
ture policy to be pursued in the manage
mcnt of the canal. 1t would be impossible
however, for the Government to convey t
the House any clear or satisfactory idea c
the work of this Conference by partia
statements, and full statements could nc
be made pending the completion of tn
work of the Conference
Gladstone added that England was stll
engaged in correspondence with Franc
about the Bosphore- Egyptien incident. Lor
Edmund Fitzmaurice, Under Foreign Sec
rotary, stated that the BOsphOre EgylJticn re
appeared in Cairo yesterday evening. NJ
De Freycinet, the French Foreign Minister
had instructed the French Consul at Cair
to assist Nubar Pasha, the Egyptian Prim
tl..n,N hour or