Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-09
RUSSIAN ADvAN:E
BISMARCK KEEPING HIMSELF DARK.
Il Is Thought That Germany Wants
War-.-Ead 0uHerin Has Not
Resigned.
LATE NEWS FROM ACROSS THE DEEP.

LONDON, May S.-Rumors Are current In
Paris Of steady and continual Russian I'd.
vance in Afghanistan, but it 10 impossible
to trace them to any authentic source. They
have probably originated from the news Of
the Russian occupation Of Penjdeh.
The Official News Agency in Paris which
is supposed to represent the views Of the
French Cabinet. publishes London des-
patch dwelling on the fact that throughout
the dispute Germany has given no indica.
ton OF the attitude she intends TO assume
regarding the controversy. The despatch
SAYS that the German Ambassador in Lon.
don still holds as pessimis,ic view Of the
situation as when everything looked desper-
ate, and that the English officials still fear
that Germany is uniAvorably disposed to.
ward England and not anxious to see
peace. The Times continues the urge the
Government to persuade the Ameer to d.
low the presence Of an English garrison ct
Herat
The announcement in the ST. Petersburg
Official Messenger Is expected to have .
reassuring effect, ss being the FIRST iutimA-
tion BY Russia that she win send commits.
sion to meet the English commission. The
cost Of the Russian Railway from Askabad
to Nero is estimated to reach 5000 rou.
bles per verst exclusive OF rails or rolling
stock.
Dufferin Has Not Resigned.
The report published in the Morning Post
TO day that Earl Dutferin has resigned his
position as Viceroy Of India, in consequence
Of the disastrous effect upon British prestige
In India Of Mr.. Gladstones weak and Imor-
ous policy, is denounced BY the Government
officials as utterly untrue. "0n the con-
trary," they say, Earl Dufferin counsels
with and approves Of Mr.. Gladstones pees-
ent action respecting the Russo'Afshsn
question"
Il l. Not Arbitration.
The Moscow Gazette, with reference TO
the submission Of the Afghan frontier diff.
Guilty to arbitration, says: 1T was only
possible to permit the correctness Of our &C.
ton to be certified by third party. Such
a course as this is not arbitration in any
proper sense OF the term, but simply OF re-
spectacle means Of terminating the incident.
The Novoe yreyma and the Novsti express
great pleasure that Sir Peter Lumsden who.
they say, made all the mischief has been re-
called to London.
The Cameroons' Commander Dead.
BERLIN, May s.-Lieutennut Tilly, tho
leader Of the expedition to the Cameroous,
is dead.
The German. Russian extraditiou treaty
has been presented TO the Rdicsstak IL u
expected il will be rejected.
The Evacuation Of the soudsn.
The delay iu the evacuation Of the soudsn
is due TO the opposition Of Lord Wolseley.
which the government hopes TO ovsrrule.
The General estim ates that only 80 Arabs
we're killed in Wednesdays engagement
IL Is reported that the attitude Of the
British government is partly due to the re.
ceipt OF report from General Sir Donald
Stewart, Com mander 10 Chief Of the Indian
forces, that il would be imprudsn, to under.
take an expedition to Hcrs, until railway
which will take three years
II is reported that the Russi.n Embasss.
dor at Vienna has been inqu,ring for a villa
AT Ische for the use Of the Car. This 10
supposed TO be in view Of n forthcoming
meeting Of the Enperors Of Germany. Aus
tria and Russia.
Chinese Raiding In siberia.
Reports from Eastern Siberia are 10 the
effect that armed bands Of Chinese have
crossed the frontier and surprised several
Cossack villages.
Reports from Cabul state that the Amer
will s,ron1ly fortify the frontier as soon - it
i, deter mined
Crashing Defeat OF the Mahdi.
DosGoLA, May s.--Rsppris reach here 70
the effect tha, the Mahdi's forces havs suf.
tered fresh defeats at the hands Of the In.
surgents In Kordofan, aided by the garrison
at Seuaat. The remnant Of the Mahdfs
forces has retIesied, according to theas ~.
ports. 10 Abu.Iisrsz The MAhdi himself
"a a, Omderman. near Khartoum, but be
has only few troops with him and 10 un.
able TO send reinforcemens against the In
sufgents.
sixty eight Killed.
CossTsxTHorLE, May San avAlsuchs
from the mountains near Lake Van Arme.
nian overwhslr ed o CARAVAN and caused
the death Ct CS psrsons.
Queen Dowagsr EssmH Dssd.
San FRAsusco. May s.--Adyices from
Honolulu say that Queen Do~ager Emma,
of the Sane. .icb Islands. died April 18th.
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