New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-16
NO REPLY FROM RUSSIA
sr,rrurNrs IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
,rs,xrss OF THE sEssIoN-THE GoVhNN~A''' ''-
PosiNA'' THE CRIMES ACT.

THE CRIMES ACI' .
r,noS. May 15.-LOrd Edmund flt1lnau,
-, arnounced in the House OF fConm0ns TINS s,,,
ee ,sa had not yet sent any answer to the EnghSn
'n e,s He added that the Government must reiuso
~ -, oublic the details OF the negotiations between
49, to governments as these negotiations were s'ii
proceeding. p..,o,s ren,v 70 the pro.
,,osas concerning the Afghan agreement haa oeen
awaited for some days portion OF the papers rela'ns
m the frontier question would bo circulated too'
bpt as the negotiations incomplete the PaPei'
would be broken off f" at the Penjdeh incident
Concerning the business of the session. Mr. Gaostohe
.aid that the Government intended 10 oeaI WIN .no
Scotch Crofters BILL the Scottish Secretary Dill anu 'o
1,sh crimes Act He said he regretted that al inc
ession It would be impossible to deal with the
cl Government of Ireland bill and the bill relating 10
the purchase OF land in Ireland -,
In regard to the report that Russia had gwen an
nation of demand to have an Acknowledged russian
representative at Cabul Mr.. Gladstone SAID ne khe"
pothne Referring to the Crimes Act he SAID ne "ou
60 vitbont entering into details that the Government
,ntended to embody various provisions In that ACT w
they deemed to be both valuable and equltapie' s'
statement was greeted with groans
nv the Parneite members II would be the duty o. Ie
continued the Premier to press tne hOso
~ ,ess the hl into law. Were the conditions more IA
yofable the Government would be most ANXIOUS W
aud Of land purchase Ss Government e TsaPG fe
~ .,
eret that the Government announced thelr naoS @
as the House to deal with those NJ the
session.
NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE AFGHAN Dlof T.
LONDON, May 15.-The Pau Ma" Gdseto
this afternoon saws 1t is that Russia mas etner
accepted or rejected English proposals me GdSee
declares that there is serious hitch IN the hego
tons although it is possible that the few points "hc
remain open may postpone the conclusion OF the agree
ment for q few days ,-s...o
The Globe states that England demanded uenhl'e
p,edge from Russia to respect the new RussoAtghah
frontier under any circumstances and to renew the as
surauce that Afghanstan outside Russian sphee.
Russja refused to accede TO this request ana retaate
Inv also demanding further concessions.
ST PETERSBURG, May 15-The O0tcGt Messen0.r 10 10,
asv nnbisLes a report from General Komaron 70 the
Gct m AT the Sarfs opposed TO the new frontier
line nroposed by NJ. Lessar, declaring that u an III
frineemert upon their rights and gives the pest %
she disputed territory 10 the Afghans a couhcI & va
ministers was held, and after thoroughly discussing tne
Subject II was decided 10 support the calns ol t9
Sariks Further pourparlers between Ehgtauu aht anu
Bnssa will now be necessary so that the claims ol ho
SariSs nav ba considered before the Ango-kusslah
Agreement can be approved by Russia -,
PSRIe NAV l5-A dispatch from ST. Petersburg 10 INC
Jo,,rnai des Debds states that Russia mas ehtrty re-
sected the British proposals. The same uspatch aso
saws that Russia will demand the right 70 nave an &c
tnowledged Russian representative at Ca0n tho eapl-
fa Of diplomats think this latter
demand IL made. will prove more serious thah any oh-
riprO