The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-04

IoypoN, March 3.-The house of COM
ans agreed to the queens message,
rdtben considered the redistribution of
bats bill. The house finally adjourned
allow the country to speak on the
|onortionate representation of minis
RUMORED RESIGNATIoN
rba absence of Harcourt, the home
.,,starv, from the commons yester-
F. ha; occasioned a renewal of the
EaOrs that he had resigned from the
Lbinet.
THEY WANTED TO RESIGN.
II Is stated that Harcourt, Spencer
nj Chamberlain were all in favor of a
E.ignation Of the cabinet after the vote
n me motion Of censure.
THE COST OF WAR.
Estimates for the army and navy
monnt TO Il 100000.
I'm the house of lords this afternoon.
answer to a question respecting The
[sition Of the government on the Rus
|n.Atgan frontier question, Granville
limited that Russian troops had been
Eysncing IN the disputed territory of
[lrbanistan, and when requested
England 10 Withdraw from
h advanced posts they refused to re-
'Sr Peter Lumsden advised the AZ
ans not to retire from before the Rus
Ian troops, but to dispute every inch of
4 ground and said the British govern
[eit would uphold them.
Granville refused further Information,
Granville, being pressed by the Mar
bis Of Salisbury concerning the situa-
|n in Central Asia, said that
K latest reports from Sir
Ler Lumsden were that the Russian
EpOsts now Occunied Tultikur Pass,
miles south Of Puli-KhartOum A
Is oil TugcOmans was also stationed Al
|ikhote, tive miles from Peniieh.
Granville said representation had
|n made TO Russia, earnestly press
/ her to give stringent orders to her
Iltary commander to refrain from
b. forward movement which would
likely 70 bring about II collision
tween the Russians and the Afghan
[p0sts
Nm reply to our ramonstrances Russia
|.in6d, ON February "A, to withdraw
advanced posts at Sargava and Full
bur Pass, but gave assurance that
|ssign officers had been ordered to
,riully avoid conflicts with tho At
lMs, and tsat complications need rot
feared u the event only of attacks
tng made by the Afghans on Russian
,ss Sir Peter eXerted himself
prevent collisions and has advised
J. llghaus To- maintain themselves at
/ ports they now occupy. This advice
ts been approved by her maiesty's
Iy6nmgut sir Peter has been In
Quoted to urge tie Afghsus at the
lle time to tresraiu from advancing
Fy0ld their present positions. Nego.
| .lons ere now in progress between
gIsnd 0nd Russia for settlement of
| lllcuty.
|lD the house of commons this even
L debate upon The Redistribution Of
|s,s bill was resumed. Harcourt, the
Im9 secretary, in answer TO a telegram
|lilg II H. was true that the rssigna-
|n0f the ministry was imminent, be-
|lse of disCord in the cabinet,
|ll Geographic answer denying
|h there was discord, and saying
|5abinet was not going to resign
|hiho house Of lords, Salisbury asked
4siher tue Russian outports were
thin the boundary Of Afghonistan.
b. secretary Of state for India said he
limo hesitation i'm saying that Eng
I'D regards the Russian outports as
Iihiu the Afghan boundary and
j. they form considerable advance
the direction of HeIat.
TIE Marquis OF Lothian asked: "Doc S
/ whole question Of peace or war be-
Ian England and Russia depend
on chance squabble between Afghan
Ld Russian OutpostsY
Granville, the foreign secretary, said
Fmus' have notice Of the intention a
lat question. The marquis thereupoI
|Te notice that he would respect tn,
IlS,iOp.