The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22
I,ERhfS-BY NAIL,
AFFAIRS IN AFGHAN.
VeIe.rap'lic Letter from London
Reviewing the Situation rs it
Now Appears.
,,,J;cotio,lS that Gladstone is as Willy
aS Russia and Intends a
Coup d'Etat.
Prospect OF Peace Dclustye.

\Vup Va AtNts
Prospect OF Peace Dclusiyc.
LONDON, April 1s.-The prospect
Of peace may be delusive. Many eX
perienced diplomats entertain th'
firm conviction that the apparen
truce taken by England is merely tt
get proper breach for effective
action. The very tirmness will
which Gladstone makes his public
statements and the cold, calculating
eXactness with which he phrases his
utterances ali tend to convince those
who know the Premier we'll that ht
has determined upon policy which
no matter how surprising it may bt
when announced, will by no means
he one of retrogression. Gladstone
has made some retreats during his
ministry, but he has always on these
occasions betrayed himself by inde.
ci.ion and evasiveness in his
parliamentary statements. 1t is
uuite different with him now.
To all interrogatories in the
House of Commons during the past
week the Premier has presented the
very perfection of tirmness in reply.
Where the questioncr desired to
know something which the Govern
ment was not ready to confide to the
public G adStone has straightfnr-
wardly refused to give information
and has plainly based his refusal on
public policy. In nearly every case
III. liberal ea ader has been frank to
his constituents, fair to his opponents
and unimpassioned and truthful.
To the Russians Gladstone appears
10 have his entire case in hand.
seems to be
UNEM BARRASSED BY TIE PROSPECTS
and undoubtedly has the sympathy
and cooperation of his entire Cabinet.
As Il sporting man states it, "Mr.
Gladstone is playing waiting game
and knows all the cards" II would
appear from all this that the Premier
has ano her Coup det ut prepared for
next weeks vote of credit-day.
II nee, although all the surface indi-
c4tinns are for war, the statement is
made that the prospect is one OF
peace. The only description OF the
actual situation which can be given
as literally accurate is contained
in this statement: 1.-The situa-
ton is rather Oracular; bat so
is the situation, for no one
out ,i;ir the Cabinet seems to know
just what it is. It may be set down
as absolutely true that the rise and
tall of the war talk during ten days
has been largely due to the spacula-
tive money inter, sted III making
sales or purchases. Never in the his
tory Of modern times has such vast
amount Of money been invested, III
tie change Of tie public opinion OF
single nation. The enormous sums
invested by Berlin, Vienna, Paris
ana London CAPITALISTS il Russian
securities and British Consois have
Completed a vast and powerful inter-
est 10 MAINTAIN ana
SPREAD GOOD NEWS.
The owners of the millions of idle
money III London and the Continent
tai BUurs. seeking investment con-
stitute. On the other hand an equally
powei flsI class whose interest is to
break value by securing and circulat-
ing b ia news. This struggle to re-
tam, against this battle to get has
been largely responsible for most OF
the war news given to the public
duling tie past fortnight. Very
little news has emenateo
in any form from either
the KtisSial or EGgli h govern
mentS. The Russian generals are
ponr aad ambitious for fame, but 10
one suypo,es they are market spec"-
Iatols. EnglanG never had Minis
try puceY than tue present CaDlnet.
Ii i, not only above suspicion, out IL
is out of suspiclon's reach. In
pari, and Borlin sreculators Io!d
iarg amounts OF Egyptian
STOCK. These holders fear that
a ctasii would ensue in all these
stocks f England should be COM
PEELED to evacuaie Egypt in order to
measure strength with Ru Ssla
Russia has been making the strong-
tst possible efforts to maintain hnan-
cal standing in Europe She has
recently announced that the new TAX
on coupcns will be collected from
Russian holders only. Foreign
holders of Russian bonds have theie
fore nothing to do
To ESCAPE THIS COUPON TAX
but to make an affidavit to their
nationality. The announcement OF
this peculiar distinction among III
veStoIs in Russian bonds has both
created surprise and helped the
Russian credit abroad. The Imperial
Council which has this entire matter
under present consideration has
made haste to relieve foreign holders
of alarm by making them acquainted
with their exemption from THIS
COUPON tax and Will soon
make known other important
resuts of The discussion, which
the council is now devOting to the
whole subject of Russian credit. IL
is not YET definitely known what
the results have been of the
Efforts of the Russian Govern
menl to negotiate Il loan with the
Rothschills. 1t is believed, now
ever, that the Rothschilds have
declined Russia's terms. This belief
is fortified 10y reports that a number
of contracts for the Russian Govern
ment, the conclusion of which were
based On the success of the neg"tla.
ton, have recently been abandoned
because of the alleged refusal 10y the
Rothschllds to make the requested
loan.
WAR CHANGES IN RUSSIA.
General Vannorski, the Rus sian
Minister Of War, it is stated Is suffer-
Ing from i'll health and desires TO re-
IRE. Obroutchef l. named as his
Successor, Nannorski belongs t. the
peace party in st. Petersburg. Ii Is
not generally believed that he is real