St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-02

pacific. 1t is reported that NJ. De GierS,
the Russian foreign minister. has impaired
to Sir Edward Thornton, the British am
bassador at st. Petersburg. the information
that Russia intends to send to the British
government a full statement regarding Gen.
KOmaroff's position, and asking England to
consent to a mutual inquiry into the alleged
breaking of the convention of March II,
with a vote that Russia could not absolutely
reject arbitration. The competition Of the
Russian statement will delay the response
of NJ. De GierS to the last British dis
patch.
AN AGREEMENT EFFECTED.
An agreement has been concluded be-
tween the English and Turkish govern
mentS. by which the latter will allow YES
SelS of the former to pass through the Dar-
danelles in the event of war with Russia. In
return for this favor Turkey will be allowed
to send an expedition to occupy the Soudan
by way of Saukim, and England will re-
store Cypress to Turkey at the end of five
years and guarantee the integrity Of the
states Of the porte.
BUDGET MATTERS.
Discussion OF the budget in the lobby of
the house of commons discloses much dis
content among the Irish and Scotch
whose grievance is the disproportion be-
tween the whisky and beer duties, the
whisky tax being increased half penny
Der glass and the beer tax only three
farthings per gallon. The fact, as disclosed,
is the proposed duty on foreign stocks will
meet with opposition.
THE ENGLISH PROPOSALS.
The Standard says: The English pro-
posaIs only reached st. Petersburg Friday.
The grand dukes, Nicolas, Michael, Vlad-
mir and Alexis, will attend meeting of
ministers to-day to decide On a reply"
Advices from Tirpul, dated April %, say:
''Further Russian moves are reported. 1t
is stated the Russians have occupied Kila-
maur, on the KuShk river, with a body of
Tekke horsenlen and are busy making mil
itary road to Meruchak." An inspired az
ticle in the Daily News confirms the Stand
ards report that England has proposed to
submit to arbitration by any European
sovereign the question of who violated the
agreement Of March II. The Daily News
adds that the czar favOrs arbitration and ig-
nores the Individuality of Generals Lumsden
and Komaroff Many ship-owners in the
north of England are uniting in pledge to
refuse to sell vessels to agents of the Rus
sian government.
CAN'T SURPRISE HERAT.
The ameer has sent troops to occupy the
Ardaber pass to prevent a Russian surprise
by that route The car has sent 800 gend-
armes to Merv. The Russian paper, Svet,
is persistent in urging the seizure
OF Herat by Russia. Advices from
Odessa state that it is reported there the
Russian government has decided to sepa-
rate the trans-Caspian province from the
government of the Caucasus, and to estab-
lish a general government of Turkomenia,
with Merv as the capital. A Trpul dis
patch dated the goth ult. says Gen. KOma-
rolf and Col. Alikhanoff have gone from
Sarakhs to Zulfcar. The admiralty has
purchased the powerful tug India.
STILL PREPARING.
The admiralty authorities have chartered
$50 merchant vessels of various rigs. They
have also made arrangements with the
Peninsular & Oriental Steamship company
for the conveyance to India by mail steam
ers of troops to strengthen the Indian gar
risons. The first contingent will
start next Wednesday, The steamer State
of Nebraska has been chartered as an
cruiser, and the steamer Pelican and Duke
of Devonshire as troop ships. The reserves
who are going to India have been ordered
to be in readiness in two weeks.
ENGLAND AND AUSTRIA.
The government has been in confidential
communication with Austria, respecting the
policy of the latter in the event of war be-
tween England and Russia.
DISPOSED TO ARBITRATE.
There is a slight relaxation in the
tension of the relations between
Russia Land England. Russia ap-
pears to be disposed to entertain England's s
latest proposal to submit to the arbitration
of one of the crowned heads of Europe the
question of whether the convention of
March II was broken by Russia. 1t is be-
lieved the king of Denmark will be selected
as arbitrator in the event Of mediation be-
ing accepted.
CLOSED THE PORT.
A Lloys telegram from st. Petersburg
to-day states that the Russian government
has forbidden the entry of ships into the
port of Cronstadt. Vessels now on the way
to Cronstadt will probably be required to
unload in the new canal there.
RATHER MIXED.
It is idle to suppose that Russia will de-
clare war while she is marching successfully
alone her chosen line of expansion without
any such declaration, and while the only
effect of declaring war would be to author
iZe her enemy to strike whenever it was
most convenient. Russia is willing enough
to fight and is fighting, but she
will not declare war, and it is becom-
ing generally believed that she will not
agree to arbitration. 1t has been persist
emily rIunOred for some days that England
has proposed to submit the quarrel
to a single arbitrator; leaving Russia to
choose between Emperor William and Pres
ident Cleveland, and that Russia has re-
iected the proposition. A variation OF the
rumor is that Russia has intimated that the
only plan of arbitration she would consider
would make the five great continental pow
ers the arbiters. This means Germany,
Austria, France, Spain and Italy, and in
such court England's friends would be in
minority of two to three, if not of one to
four. The belief that arbitration has at
last been proposed by England is strength
ened by Mr.. Gladstone's language in the
house of commons last evening, when he
spoke of the heavy responsibility of the
government to use every means consistent
with honor to avoid war.
PARTY FEELING.
There has been a noticeable shifting of
party lines upon the question of peace or
war within the past few days, till now the
attitude of each party could be defined in a
single word, thus: Tory, war; Radical
peace; Wing, apathy. Now a considerable
section of the Tory party is becoming con-
yerted to the Radical doctrine of awaiting
Russia at the frontier of India and letting
the Afghans do their fighting. Another in
fuence, although perhaps not very potent
one. is being excl cised in favor of peace.
The annual meeting Of religious societies
from all parts of the kingdom began at
London, and will continue for some weeks
They are all passing motions denouncing
war but expressing confidence in Mr.. Glad
stone. who is still the idol of the dissenters.
MORE PROPOSALS.
PARIS. May LIT is rumored that Rus