The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-04-30
APPROACHING CONFLICT
FRANCE, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. EN-
DEAVOR TO FORM A NEUTRALITY.
Russia Secretly Making Plans for Cap
turing the Afghan Stronghold.
Russians Said to be Advancing to
Maruchek an Afghan Town.
All Suspicious that England Would
Concede to Russia Removed.
eating tn Moscow.

GOln& 70 EAOsSo"-
LONDON April GA counsel will be
held st Cronstadt to consider the de-
lenses at that point. 1t reported that the
czar is going to Moscow.
WAR MAY BE DECLARED AT MOSCOW.
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg to
Peters Telegraph company SAYS: War
between Russia and England is now re-
garded as inevitable. The car leaves
today for Moscow, and from that his
toric city he will issue his manifesto or
declaration of war, if such an extreme
measure should become necessary.
CABINET MEETING.
A special cabinet meeting has been
summoned for tomorrow. Earl Spen-
Ger. lord lieutenant of Ireland, will
come from Dublin to attend the meet
ing.
BISMARCK LEANS RUssIAwARDs.
1t is asserted that the British govern
ment is in possession of information
which proves beyond doubt that Prince
Bismarck has been urging Turkey to
side with Russia. in the event OF war
between England and Russia.
THE BosPHoREE EGYPTIAN.
In the house of commons this afternoon
LORD Edmund Fltz Maurice, under sec
1
happy to state that the government was
on the point of arriving at an under
standing with France growing out of the
| suppression of the Bosphoree Egyptian
/ newspaper at Cairo. This arrangement,
ment added Lord Edmund will prove
alike satisfactory TO France, England
and Egypt.
The proposal to separate the Soudan
credit from the credit for special prep
aratlons was rejected, 229 against 1856.
The house then entered into committee
on supply and Gladstone proceeded to
explain the object OF the vote OF credit
GLADSTONE SAYS mo"
Gladstone in the house of commons
this afternoon read a telegram dated
Saturday last, from Sir Peter Lumsdenr
stating that Mr.. Stephen, member of the
commission, had started for London
bearing with him maps of the disputed
zone, also q detailed statement of all the
| circumstances leading up to and attend
ing the Penideh effair. The tele.
gram also stated that Sir Peter
Lumsden would himself forward to Earl
Granville statement showing the actual
position of affairs as they now stand
The government members received the
news of the departure of MIR. Stephen
for London with evident satisfaction
Mr.. Richie, conservative, asked If the
government proposed to suspend nego
tiatIons now IN progress with Russia
until after the arrival of Mr.. Stephen
Mr.. Gladstone arose and made reply
with firm and defiant ''no.n
DEMONSTRATION PROHIBITED.
DUBLIN, April 27.-'rhe government
has prohibited the proposed nationalist
demonstration against the Price ol
Wales. There is great excitement, and
serious rioting is feared.
PRINCE OF WALES.
a reception given to the Prince o
Wales at Omagh to-day was very bril-
liant affair. The Nationalist had pre-
pared to make counter demonstration
and were arrayed i'll procession
form, but the police charged upor
them before they had time to carry ouI
their intention, captured their black flag
and their drums and dispersed them
: completely. 1t Is stated that the govern
ment proposes to buy for Prince Victor
: the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, {
permanent residence in Ireland-the eel
! ebrated Andbracican palace. This mag
! pificent seat is beautifully located at Ma
van in the county of Meath, between the
) rivers Boyne and BlackWater, near the
+ point of their confluence.
A PORT CLOSED AGAINST COMMERCE.
SHANGHAI, April 27.-The port o
Uladivstoick in Siberia, near the con
fines of China, has been closed to COM
merce. The Russian naval suthoritiei
, have so disposed torpedoes that only |
narrow channel remains for the exit o
their own war ships.
ALEXANDRIA, April 81. - Notwith
} standing the enthusiastic reception &C
f corded by the French residents to M
: ToIlandir, the French charge de affairs
: at Cairo, a majority of the French resi-
; dents really dIsapprove of the action o
, France in the Bosphoree Egyptian mat
ter.