The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-05-01
A POWERFUL SPEECH.

| A POWERFUL SPEECH.
| In moving the vote of credit Mr.. Glad
stone said that the government con ;iders it
necessary to have the entire resources of
empire well in hand for use and application
whenever they may be required. Events
nee the fall of Khartoum have shown
that Ell Mahdi's power has collapsed Eng
lands possession of Khartoum would not
put stop to the slave trade, and therefore
AT would be useless to shed blood and treas
ure in the Soudan. In regard to the alleged
nallness of the vote he reminded the house
tl,t it is the largest that has been aske d
4 since the Crimean war, and it is also coin
cide1it with the largest increases in the
general and navy votes. Furthermore he
said the case relates primarily with India
In order to fully appreciate the amount en-
tailed it is requisite 30 know the extent OF
measures being taken in India. The case is
not one bf waE, actually or perhaps proxi-
mate He did not feel called on to define
the degree of danger, but he would say III
regard to the sad contingency of an out
break of war, or a rupture OF relations with
Russia that her majesty's government has
striven to conduct the controversy in such
way that if it unhappily ended in violent
rupture they might at least be able to chal-
lenne the verdict of civilized mankind as to
whether or not they had done all men
could 90; and had used every inst and hon
cradle enort to prevent the plunging of two
such countries into bloodshed and despair.
[Cheers.l
THE QUESTION SIMPLE.
The question before the committee, he
sald was simple and even narrow, although
IN important one. Negotiations continue
bat to give parlment partial information
would mislead them. The government
submitted its case upon facts with which
the whole world is acquainted. There ex-
lists abundent cause for war preparations
which are being carried on. (Cheers. J
The starting point was the obligation to
the ameer, which should be fulfilled in no
stinted manner. NoGd cheers.)
MEDIATION NOT WANTED.
The house of commons. without discuss
ion, as suggested by Gladstone, voted the
entire $50, 100000 asked by the government
1dr. Edward Temperly, Country, radical
the government would enkeavor to have the
dispute with Russia raferred for arbitrament
to the United States of America, Glad
: stone answered: ''The government are
quite sensible of their heavy responsibility
: to maintain the honor anil good faith OF the
country on the one hand, and on the other
to use every means consistent with honor to
avoid war. can give no more particular
) reply than this" The utterance was accep-
ted as significant aud was received with
cries of Hear Hear
AN UNFAvoRABLE REPORT.
Sir Edward Thornton, British minister at
ST. Petersburg, has reported officially re-
specting Russia's views of the last request
of England asking an explanation OF the
conduct of General Komarotf at Penjdet
March 30th, in view of the report made by
Sir Peter Lumsden, contradicting the Rus
sian commanders story of the battle
Thornton reports unfavorably.
WAR NOTES.
LONDON, April pa council will be hel'
at Cornstadt soon to consider the defens
l of that point.
e It is reported to-day that. the czar is goinl
to Moscow.
The admiralty has ordered all able sea
e man to be eerolIed in the royal navy.
a CABINET MEETING SUMMONED.
A special cabinet meeting has been sum
n moned for tomorrow. Earl Spencer, lor
r lieutenant of Ireland, will come from Dub
= lin to attend the meeting,
THE RUSSIANS DEFEATED WITH GREAT LOSS
BRUSSELS, April 81 The Independence
Beige publishes under reserve, but from a
y excellent source, report of fresh battl
- between Russia and the Afghans. in whic
the former was defeated and .etired, havin
Il met with a heavy loss.
u LoNpos, April 27-The st. Petersbur
'' correspondent to the Daily News says
a. Il am informed by good authority that al
other engagement has occurred on the AT.
han frontier. Of 1900 Russians who engage
81 the Afghans, nearly all were killed.
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PACIFIC COAST.