Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-22
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
RUSSIA Still DEFIANT.
She Proceeds to Fortify
BatOum.
A HEAVY WAR CREDIT ASKED.
Benjamin R. English
Postmaster.
A PLEA FOR JEFF DAVIS.
A Terrible Triple Tragedy
At Greenwich.
A PLEA FOR JEFF DAVIS.
AHEAvY WAR CREDIT

N a
Granted BY tho Lords without De-
bate-The Press Unanimous in En-
dorsing the Demand-Russia Main
tafns Her Attitude of Defiance.
LONDON, April 21.-Mr. Gladstone, after
announcing in the House of Commons to-day
the receipt of Sir Peter Lumsden's detailed
contradiction of General Komaroff's. version
of the Penjdeh affair, requested that debate
be had ON the war credit on Monday next
and that consideration of the budget be
postponed until the Both inst. The govern
ment asks for a credit of $50, 000. 900 for the
army and navy account. F'The government"
he said, "rely upon the patriotism of the
House, but our instructions have been and
are now based upon a strong desire that
every pacific means should be used to obtain
a Just and honorable settlement of whatever
controversies England might be involved in. ="
Lord Granville, after informing the House
of Lords that the position of affairs justified
the government in putting the army and
navy and auxiliary forces in condition for
immediate service if required, added that
England desired to remain on the most
friendly terms with all foreign countries, and
and navy would not in the least diminish
the desire of the government for peaceable
and honorable settlement of the dispute with
Russia.
The Earl of Morley, under Secretary for
War, stated in the Lords this evening that
the entire class of the army reserves had been
notified that they are liable to be summoned
for service at short notice. The government
did not at present intend to summon the
militia reserves. After hearing the state
ment of the ministers the House of Lords
passed the vote of credit without a division.
The press by tacit consent generally re-
frain from stringent criticism upon the facts
reported by Sir Peter Lumsden regarding
the Penjdeh incident, evidently desiring to
leave the government unhampered in its ac-
ton.
In defiance of the treaties of Paris and Ber-
lin Russia has fortified Batoum and cencen-
trated large amounts of guns and ammuni-
ton there. She has also established strong
corps of guards at the strategic points of the
Tif1es-Poti railway connecting the Black and
Caspian seas.
In explaining the proposition of the war
credit which was to be used for the opera
lions in the Soudan Mr.. Gladstone to-day
gave the Commons to understand that the
rebellion against the Mahdi had SO weakened
his power that the government expected to
have but little occasion for further opera
tions in that region. The presence of an ad-
equate military force at Berber would prob
ably be sufficient to preserve British inter-
ests for the present.
The Standard CONSERVATIVE says that the
governments request for vote of credit
will not meet any opposition The nation
in this crisis will ignore the person who asks
the vote and will think only of the emer-
gency making the credit necessary. They
are satisfied that the money is required and
they will grant it.
VIENNA, April 21.-It is learned from
Warsaw that the entire first class of the mil
itary reserve of Russian POLAND has been
modified. The decree of mobilization ex-
tends also to all the southwestern provinces
of Russia.
BERLIN, April 21.-The Russian fleet of
cruisers and two ironclads recently sent to
the Pacific is to be joined shortly by another
ironclad and two gunboats.