The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-04-16
AN IMPORTANT SULTAN
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA BECOME RIVALS
FOR THE SULTAN'S FRIENDSHIP,
Which he VIII Give to the Nation
Having the Largest Guns.
Severe Weather in Afghan Impedes
Military Operations.
France, in Case of War, VIII Remain
Neutral,
Russia Seems to Have Outdone Eng
land in a Game of Bluff.


land in a Game of Bluff.
Russia Assumes the OnensiYs.
LONDON, April 15.-Gladstone's APP
parent hesitation over the Kushk river
affair has emboldened Russia, and she
is now taking her turn in demanding
explanations and Withdrawals. The re-
port is confirmed that Degier hss de-
manded an explanation of the presence
of Captain Yates of General Lumsden's
staff at the Kushk river battle, and OF
the part he is said to have taken In pro-
Voking that engagement. Special dis
patches from st. Petersburg even asserts
that Russia has demanded q recall of
Lumsden himself on the ground of his
pronounced sympathy with the Afghans
in their hostility toward Russia, but
the statement is doubtful. The govern
ment Is still wrsngling with Turkey
over terms of proposed Anglo Turkish
alliance. Long interviews between Earl
Granville and Muserus Pasha, Turkish
minister, or Hesson TehuIr Pasha, the
SuItan's special envoy, are of daily oc-
currenCe. The Sultan is coy and coquet-
ting with both England and Russia. He
probably never felt his importance in
European politics 80 keenly as at this
moment when Gladstone, who form
erlV described him as the sun
speakable Turk" Is bidding for
his favor against the Russians
who whipped him in 1877 The Rus
slams are making tempting overtufes to
Turkey and are batting the hook with
provinces on her northern boundary, the
possession of which would tend to con.
solidate and perpetuate the Turkish en-
pIre. The solicItude OF both England
and Russia for Turkeys friendship Is of
course caused by the latter's control of
Dardanelle which commands the en-
trance to the Black sea. There is, how
eyer, this important difference between
the suitors for Turkeys favor: England
could force the straits and Russia could
not. No ordinary vessel of either navy
ward could pass the Oardanelle castles
and forts and batteries which line
the straits from the Kgen sea to the sea
of Marmora. But the forts could be
slienced by two or three of the British
monster turret ships, such as the lnvinc-
ible, Devastation, Terror, Alexandra or
Hercules. Then these floating steel forts
could be stationed at either end OF the
straits to protect the English and ex-
clude the Russian vessels. These facts
are as well known to the sultan as to the
British admiralty and it is firmly be-
!ieved here that his friendship will sveRt-
ually be given to the side carrying the
heaviest guns.
THE WEATHER IN AFGHANIsTAN.
LONDON, April 15.-Military move
ments in Afghanistan are exceedingly
difficult at present on account of the
almost unprecedented severity of the
weather. There are incessant storms of
snow and hail on the mountains, and
rain in the valleys have swollen the
rivers into floods which are impossible
by any means of transportation with
Piled. The weather Is exceptionally
| cold, and this fact tells more severely on
the British officers and Indian troops,
| who are from the south, than upon the
Russians, who come from the north.
THE ENGLISH CABINET.
| LONDON, April 15-2 p. ma cabinet
| council is now being held. Nothing Is
known as to the subject under discus
sIon, but it is believed to be with refer
euce to the Anglo Russian difficulty.
| LORD DUFFERIN.
LAHARE, India, April 15.-Earl Duff
fern, the British viceroy of India, has
arrived here from RoWal Purdi. he
comes officially to confer with Manor
rajah of Caspmore. The viceroy wa
met by q great crowd and accorded
a splendid reception. In reply to the
address of welcome presented him by
the officers of the municipality the ear
spoke officially of the Anglo Russian
situation in significant words. Among
other things he said: "Coming from a.
independent interview with ameer o.
Afghaulstan, whose dominions as far a.
have been able to ascertain, have beer
4 I'D
gives us great satisfaction to ind ths
people of India ready with one
accord to rally around the standard
of Great Britain, even at this distancC
from their own frontier. It is impossi
BILE to say how long the present crisii
will endure, If 1t ends In war that re
suit will be in spite of the earnest ant
ANXIOUS endeavors of the British gov
eminent to avert SO dire an assault an6
| IN defiance of their most moderate anC
conciliatory conduct.
IS IT BACK DOWN?
LONDON, April 15.-In tn cabine
council to-day the Anglo Russian situs
ton, it is said, was represented to be q
follows: England and Russia haVC
agreed upon q basis for the dellmitatior
of the Afghan frontier, subject to salts
factory explanations by Russia of thu
recent stack on the Afghans. Accord
ing to this scheme it is said that PeDjdel
will be coded to Russia, provided thu
Amer consents.
FRANCE WILL BE NEUTRAL
PARIS, April 15.-Tae La Pax say
that in the event of war between Eng
land and Russia other powers, especialll
France, must remain neutral. The Il
Paix hints that such an agreement al
ready exists,