Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-14
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. A TRUCE IN EUROPE. England and Russia Make
 Terms. BLAINE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. No Change In The Rail
 road Strike. THE MINERS LIKELY TO WIN. A Schedule of College Ball
 Games.
THE MINERS LIKELY TO WIN
A TRUCE WITH RUSSIA.

Ek
 GIadstone Makes an Announcement
 That Gives Much Comfort i'm Lon-
 don-A Hope That War May Yet be
 Averted.
 LONDON, March 13.-Mr. Gladstone an
 nounced in the House of Commons this
 evening that an agreement had been reached
 between the government and the Russian
 officials by which both powers pledged them
 selves to make no further advances in Af-
 ghanistan pending negotiations looking to an
 amicable and peaceful adjustment of the
 Russo-Afghana frontier question. MT. Glad
 stone further stated that the agreement
 which had been arrived at between England
 and Russia provides for possible collision
 between the Afghan and Russian outposts.
 Should such an encounter occur the present
 arrangement would not be disturbed thereby,
 and the matter of the demarkation of the
 frontier will still be possible.
 After Mr. Gladstone's announcement he
 was asked by Sir Stafford Northcote, leader
 of the opposition, whether the agreement re-
 ferred to was final or whether it's provisions
 would be observed only temporarily. Mr.
 Glsdstone's reply clearly showed the unsatis- factory nature of tho understanding with the Russian government. The agreement he ad- mitted was without any defnitive term of existence. The best description he could give of it he said was that it would last while there was occasion for it. This novel statement was received with laughter by theConservatives who affected to regard it one of the Premiers jokes. The uncomfortable impression left upon the minds of the mem AT 1-l .t.. -o- deepened when the Marquis of Harrington, Secretary of State for War, replied to ques- tion from Conservative member by the statement that the government still felt great anxiety as to the outcome of the Russian question.
 Though the qualification caused in London by Mr. Gladstone's announcement of an amicable understanding with Russia was somewhat impaired by the bulletins describ- ing the subsequent debate, there yet seems to be general impression that even tenn porary agreement with the Car is hopeful | the wholly unfavorable news which during the last fortnight respecting the Afghan frontier matters. The impression that war may be averted is strengthened by despatch received tonight from St. Peters burg which states that at levee held to-day the Car said in conversation with German Ofncof: 0aQnOG cOHC0lF0 Jnab Oub Guo widest dreaIaers can think that I would de- clare war with England. There is not sufficient cause to warrant it and Russia can attain her l ends by the methods of civilization without resort to force"
 PARIS, March 13-The Russian ambassa- dor in an interview to-day declared his belief that Germany would exert her influence to prevent war between England and Russia. He said that if war were declared at all 1t | would be by England.
 TEHERAN, March 13.-England having complained of Persian governors discour- ! tesy to Sir Peter Lumsden, her commissioner on the Afghan frontier question, the Shah ! has telegraphed the official to do all in his ! power to facilitate Sir Peters movements. A Meeting of Crowned Heads. VIENNA, March 13.-It is expected that the \ Czar of Russia, the Emperor of Germany and \ the Emperor of Austria will hold confer ence in this city sometime within the next ! ten weeks.
 The Anglo-1tal1an Agreement. ! ROME, March 13-The German ambassa dor having requested Signof Mancino, Ita1 ian minister of foreign affairs, to define the | Anglo-Italian agreement, the minister has re | piled that in case of any conflict between the interests of England and Germany Italy ii | still in position to observe the spirit of hel
 alliance with Germany.
 Rupture With The Vatican.
 ROME, March 13.-A rupture between tht l Vatican and Russia seems imminent on ac count of Russia's expulsion of the Catholic
 archbishop of Wilma. Diplomatic courtesie'
 between the courts of the Czar and the Popt
 have been suspended.