The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-08
GladstOne's Weak and TimOrous
Policy Regarded as q Com
pIete Surrender TO
Russia.
Mr. Lowell Makes an EuIogistic
Speech Over Coleridge and
Unveils His Statue at
Westminster.
ENGLAND'S SURRENDER.
Russia TO Obtain All the Points She Has
Demanded From Glsdstone-Threats
of Ousting Gladstone.

LONDON, May THE opinion is gaining
ground, both here and in Europe. that the
Governments arrangement is, in q word, 8
complete surrender to Russia of all the points
she has demanded. Though the more moder-
ate of the Conservatives condemn Lord Ran
dolEh Churchiils endesvors to oppose the
war credit, the probability OF a defeat for
the Government is talked OF in many quar-
teIs. The Morning Post agrees with Lord
Churchill about the urgent need OF ousting
the Ministry, and says Eight Independent
members might have turned Glsdstone's ma
jority of IA in ito minority. After the terri
bic events OF the past week will they be forth.
comingr'
The Standard saws: THE dignity and
powers OF Russia and Eugland were EN-.
bodied in General komarof and Sir Peter
LumsdeD, and that NJ. De Giers will take
care that Russian prestige In the person OF
kom aroff shall not be oimmed while the
English Ministry has already decided that OF
England is TO be extnguished. a further
misfortune" says the Standard sis that we
are by 10 means assured that even for the
hour necessity of using force has passed
away"
The Nue Freie Press, of Vienna predicts
that Italy will bscome estIanged from Eng
land by the latters iIdecision of policy at
her attitude. Aa uncontirmed rumor is cur
rent that the Indian departments have been
ordered TO cease their war preparations.
il is reported that General Zslensi will 60
either 70 St Petersburg or to London to
sist IN the delimitation OF the frontier.
Gladstone's Apology for KussIa's Attack of
PeDideh.
LONDON, May Mr.. G adstone, replying
TO questions in the House of Commons this
afternoon, said that although on the receipt
of the first kilograms he had described the
Pepideh affair as an act Of unprovoked az.
gression, still he had never presumed that
the information IN his possession when he
made that declaration as unquestionable as
a n after of fact. Within twenty-four hours
stterwsrd news containing important quail
hcations of that first received had come to
hand. Mr.. Gladstone had no doubt, he said,
that when the Earl of Dufferin, British
Vtceroy in India at Lahare, after his return
from the conference with the Ameer at
Rawsl PiDdi, described the Russian attack
as an attack of Unprovoked aggression with.
out any qualification, the Viceroy's stats.
ment wss warranted by the circumstances
under which he spoke and the knowledge
in his possession. But Russia had
since denied that Colonel Alkihanoff had
ordered the Turcomans under his command
to make any attack. The report that Colonel
Alkihanoa had issued such an order was
made to England By Captain Yates and his
party. who belonged to Sir Peter Lumslen's
BouD dary Commission. and who were in
PeDideh during the battle. But it has been
ascertain ed since that neither Captain Yates
nor any Of mis- party were aware of any
other foundation for that report than that of
rumors. Continuing Mr.. Gladstone said
that Lord Dufferin had arranged with Alb
durrhaman Khan, the Ameer of Afgha 1istan,
the basis upon which the British Govern.
ment had so far proceeded in the frontier
affair, and If further communications with
the Ameer should become necessary they
would be made.
Being asked il Lord Dufferin, as Viceroy
OF India, approved of the Governments
course in the Afghan dispute Mr.. Gladstone
refused 10 say whether he did mr. nor