The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-06-05

LONDON, May 2<.-Althouxh the Csoi-
oeA have separated for the whitsuntide
recess Lord Granville remains in town,
only running down 70 walmer Castle for
: few hours. and being within easy call
at any moment. Special messengers can
reach walmcr Castle with dispatcnes
from Downing street II three hours, and
there ere private wirca from his lord
chips room At the Foreign once and his
private apartments q the castle. Only
those ministers whose departments are
not actively connected with the army,
navy and foreign Offices are beyond i'm
mediate reach. Cabinet council could
be summoned and attended By all the
Ministers directly interested In six TO
eight hours and in the event Of . sudden
emergency arising Lord Granville and
Mr.. Gladstone could be placed In instant
communication with each other with ex-
elusive control Of the wires.
RUssIA's FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.
The end OF the present state Of sus-
pense h 1t hand. A decision for war or
embassies TO be q question OF hours and
minutes. A continuance OF the strained
fiaanclai situation In Russia II not mere
~ lntoierable; IL il simply impossible.
At the Treasury Office IL Is stated that the
daily expenditure Of the Russian Govern
menf under the existing war pressure
actually exceeds the total daily cost Of
tne Turkish campaign, and Il II estimated
that the war credit Of q, 200, 900 reubles,
recently opened, VIII be exhausted early
An June. A large proportion Of the pay
ments for the enormous Russian con-
tracts for war materials now out, must
Be made In paper, or fresh loans pro-
cured from native capitalists and bankers,
a being impracticsble In the present
eiate Of the market TO float Rus
sian loan In Germany, Austria, France or
England Trading credit has already
BEEN severely shaken and business bad
~ demoralixed In all the leading shipping
and commercial centers Of the empire By
The prospect Of active hostilities and the
bombaftment Of the seaports By British
6eets- The Imposition OF fresh taxes ID
imminent, and the financial situation 80
otrained that state Of actual war would
Be more tolerabie than long continu-
oDce Of the feverish restlessness and
uncertainty prevailing from one end Of
the Cars dominions 20 the other.
These facts are thoroughly discussed
and understood here. and are regarded
IT the embassies Is insuring decisive &C.
tion on the part Of the Russian Govern
ment At al earlier date than Is generally
looked for.
RUPTURE 1HREATExED.
Apart from the financial question the
political issues involved are stated on I'M
questionable authority 20 have reached :
most serious stage, threatening . rup-
ture Of friendly relations at any moment
Unfettered BY Official responsibility,
che chiefs OF the opposition are spreading
the startling information that negotia-
tions have practically collapsed and that
Russia has thrown aside the mask and
declined every pledge required BY the
British Government. II these grave
statements have no foundation in tact the
Marquis Of Salisbury, who would b
government. and who was Foreign Sccrc-
tsry when Beacons6eld was Premier. II
responsible. His words at the Tory din
nes, and subsequently, have set the ex-
ample Of ontspoken uttcranccs, and In
plainest and most unmistakab!c language
that the pretence Of negotiations II .
siam and hollow mockery, and IL only
kept up pending the final preparations
preceding the formal declaration Of war.
The sudden plain speaking Of the Tory
leaders Is the moro significant b. contrast
With their reeeut rcticence.
SURPRISE IN STORE
The contrast Is heightened BY the re.
PORTS put about by supporters Of the ad-
Ininistration that Mr.. Gladstone will
efartlc the House with sssurprise" o.
rrassemblIng after the recess. the "sur-
prise.n a. understood here, being the an
nounccment Of an alliance between Rus
sis and Great Britain. the premonitory
rumors respecting which began TO 1nd
their way into print early In the week. II
remains to he seen whether there II any
truth In the report. What II certainly
known, Is that negotiations, apart from
those carried on at the Foreign Once,
have been set on foot BY the Premier
himself for . complete understanding
o. basis for united action Ia
Asia. II has been the dream Of
the past twcntv years Of MIR. Gladstone's
1ife 70 20 down 70 history q the man who
settled the Observation-Disclosures OF the two
empires. healed their differences and
united them In the bonds Of peace and
brotherhood for future devoted 10 civ
flizaflon and benchcent works In Asia.
So great Is his asccndancy that he per.
sua led his colleagues to indorse his doc
trine 20 far A. TO open negotiations frank
" intended 70 accomplish the ends n
view. But from the very FIRST Il was ap
parent 70 every one except the Prime
Minister that while the questions under
discussion were being dallied with on th(
basis Of sentiment, the problems q issue
were being solved BY the sword and b
battalIons outside the sphere ~ diplo
macy.
OPPOSITION on THE ALERT.
The opposition leaders are invariabl,
among The nrst TO know what has trans
pired. Under the civil-scrvice system
the diplomatic and administrative oflcei
Of State, both at home and abroad, arI
nllcd By odherents Of both parties. An,
oct materially affecting the question o
peace end war, whether committed 4
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