The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-29
CHRONICLLNGS BY THE CABLE.
Miscellaneous Matters of Interest from the
Old World.

. The Government in accordance wit
Gladstones announcement laid before Parli
q ment a list of official papers relating to tn
! Afghan frontier question. The papers con
t tain nothing which has not already been mad
: known. They only cover the well know
s ground up to the Penjdeh incident, and thro
! no light whatever upon the nature of the n,
gotiations which have been carried on bt
2 tween England and Russia.
: The British government issued dip
lomatic papers which state that her majesty
government will be compelled to regard as
hostile act any movement of Russia toward
Herat, and on the other hand it is announces
that Russia has spontaneously disclaimed an
N nacing intentions in regard to Herat. Tn,
British government is therefore favorably in
lined to consider that the question at issu,
between England and Russia has reached I
satisfactory solution to both countries. Docu
m-nts were submitted to parliament covering
the Anglo Russo an dispute up to the time of the
P.njdeh ineiGent which tend to show the az
erosion on the part of the Russian govern
uient upon the Ameer's territory, of which
LIT IS the salient poist
The La Republiaue Francois insists
that France mast adhere to the French pro-
p sails regarding the international supervision
Of Saez Canal, and says: ''If England will
not supervise the canal with Europe, France
viii supervise the canal with England The
subcommittee of the Suez Canal Commission
have concluded the elaboration of the draft of
tae treaty, excepting the clauses regarding
-. int
delegates were unable to agree The secord
reading of the drsfs was fixed for the 18th
inst, when the plenary commission will be
sln,roned.
Hundreds of officers and soldiers
from the remnant of Woiseley's Nile expedi-
ticn are arriving at Wady Halfa and Cairo,
mnv of whom are on the sick list. A great
battle is expected to be fought soon at khar-
to,un between Ell Mahdi and his rival, the
False Prophet, The latter has collected a
numerous force of followers and is now adj
vancing to attack Mahdi.
The Car has sent General Komaroil |
sword of honor. The hilt of the sword is Of |
gold, and the scabbard is richly set with dia- |
mo1ds. The present was accompanied with |
an autograph letter from the Car, warmly
praising Komaroff's military measures and
anC his prudence and firmness in dealing with
the Afghans, as well as his gallantry in the
engagement OF Dashkepri. A similar holor
was conferred upon Gen. Karjewskf.
The approach of the general election
is bringing forward an unexpected political
strength among the British workingmen.
are concentrating everywhere
upon labor candidates for parliamentary seats.
This is noticeable particularly in many of the
arger boroughs, such for instance, as
ilasgow, Newcastle, and other centers
# manufacturing industry. The work
igmen in these sections are actively engaged
Il the act of raising subscriptions for the pur-
'Ose of sending workingmen to Parliament.
'here is a movement organized in parallel
ines to raise a number of workingmen to the
lagisterial bench in Lancashire and York
hire, and several members of trade associl-
ions have already been ofe magisterial
ppointments
The Morning Post claims to have in !
that Lord DufTerin, yiceroy of In :
ia, has written the government giving an ,
arming account of the effects produced by /,
he Welding of the ministry to Russia's de-
ands in regard to the Afghan frontier i
A Constantinople dispatch announc- 7
that the Turkish government is planting :
rpedoes in the straits of the Dardadellcs "
considerable excitement is caused in b
of the news P
1t is authoritatively announced that t,
Issia demands that both Zulifikar and "
arushuck be considered as in Russian terri h
~. The ameer has hitherto considered the t.
secession OF these two places as of vital i'm p
rtan' in maintaining the integrity of his Z,
minions Il
The excitement at Madrid over the N
zare BY France of the settlements on the y
II OF Guinae claimed by Spain, is intense. al
Re government is preparing protest against W
2 action The territory in question is oper- ~
ID by the Spanish Commercial society. 10
Dispatches from Winnipeg state that
]. Otter made an attack on Poundmaker,
after severe battle captured him and II
* 10 prisoners. The battle was fought in
gle Hills aud Otter made the assault against -,
lers. Twenty-one Canadians and nineteen .
glishmen were killed. No trace of the So
msters taken by Poundmaker week ago ar
: found, and it is supposed they have been tn
ssacIed fe
of
Gladstone was annoyed in the house ex
commons by Lord Churchill's repeated in br
ruptions of bis reply TO Sir Stafford North Jr
e's inquiry as to the status OF negoti Sc
tons with Russia He finally rebaked m
very decided terms the disposition de
'wn by certain members of the bb o
Use to treat the governments H,
ise in a very factious spirit He added he t %,
Ike simply in the interest Of the dignity OF of
Use itself, since the opposition mattered SIC
to one whose part in future political con- wi
Is was likely to be measured By weeks and so
by years. 1t is inferred by this language of
tthc premier contemplates resgning ct rec
end of the present session. c ca
=, VIC
The English Government is consid- Ds
bly, worried by Italy's demand that the s sa,