The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-22
FOREIGN NEWS.

An Exciting Time In the British rerlla-
msnt--Ths Government sustained-rhs
Afghan boundary Qaestion-rhe Ad-
- Abandoned.
LONDON, May l2.--In the House OF
Common last night the vote Of credit OF
$4,000. 900 for war purposes being under
consideration, Lord George Hamilton
CONSERVATIVE for MIddes ex) brought up
the motion OF which Sir Stafford North
cate gave notice on his behalf last FRI
DAY, that the House having shown Its
readiness 10 vote supplies, will refuse
to assent to the vote Of ell, 200, 600
unless Il has been informed Of the Gov
ernment's present policy, and OF the pnf-
poses to which the grant Is 70 be applied.
Lord Hamilton, In supporting his motion,
made a bitter attack on the Government,
accusing them Of ANONYMOUSLY running
away from the Soudan after having &C.
complished nothing except the murder
OF 10000 natives; and after having
made concessions 70 Russia, which
amounted to a complete surrender In
return for nothing int patched up and
short-lived peace. lie demanded that
the House be placed In possession Oh
the full correspondence in the Afghan
frontier controversy, and that the Gov
eminent furnish definite statement OF
its future policy in treating that ques-
| ton.
/ A remarkably effective reply to this
| speech was made on behalf Of the Cabinet
l by 1t. Hon Joseph Chamberlain, Presi-
l dent Of the Board Of Trade aud member
| for Birmingham, who characterized Lord
| Hamilton's language IS valiant, but
| devoid OF sense, and worthy OF
rhetorician rather than Of states
man. "If the House desired
to call the Government to account"
continued Mr.. Chamberlain, s'the mat
ter was In their own hands. Instead OF
discussing such weak and absurd motions
as that, they could simply refuse TO grant
the supplies for which the Government
asked in order to carry out its policy"
Mr.. Henry Chaplin, Conservative MEM
Der for Lincolnshire, supported the mo-
ton, and dwelt upon the waste OF blood
and treasure, and the infection Of ruin in
the Soudan, which, he declared, had had
no other object than to save the seats OF
an imbecile ministry.
Lord Randolph Churchill, the Conserva-
tive, spoke in favor of the motion, but
was less bitter than usual In his
structures upon the Government. He
claimed that the motion was
purposely wofded so as to enable the
ministers TO retire with grace and dignity
from q position which IL would be i'm
possible for them to retain. He took oc-
casion to defend the Tories from the
charge that they were the war party.
The real war party, In spite OF their claim
to desire peace, were the Liberals, who
sought vote Of s55, 900, 900 for war pur-
poses.
Lord Harrington, Secretary OF State
for War, closed the debate with q forcible
and elegant speech In defense OF the
Governments policy, and at tw enty min
utes past two o'clock In the morning q
vote was taken which resulted In ma
iority OF thirty for the Government, the
motion Of censurc being defeated by 260
yeas TO 2s0 nays.
THE NEW BOUNDARY.
SINIA. May ll.--AccordIng to report
In circulation here, the Amer has bound
himself to insist upon frontier passing
through three points, the names Of
which the Government refuses to dis
close. Penjdeh, however, Is not one OF
the places The Ameer desires the joint
boundary commission to examine Oxus
Valley also. Immediately upon the re-
turn OF the Ameer to CabuI he issued
orders that British officers should be al
lowed to inspect the forts at Hcrat. The
Ameer has received detailed plans for
the defenses OF Hcrat from the Indian
J Government
osMAN DIGNA AT BERBrR.
DoxGoLA, May lit Is reported thai
, Osman Digna, with few followers, hal
arrived at Berber, and that the Emir 81
Berber has gone to Khartoum to solicit
endorsements to oppose the British ad
vancing from Suakim.
ABANDONED THE PLAN.
, LONDON, May lin the House o
Commons this afternoon Lord Harsing
ton, Minister for War, stated that ths
Government had definitely decided K
abandon the plan Of advance upon Khar
. toum. The British troops would be con
centratcd at wady Halfa and Assouan
Suakim would not be evacuated until mr.
rangements could be made 10 garrison
Z the place by troops Of some civilized
y power. These changes In the origina
plan would make IL unnecessary to pusl
> forward the railway from suakim towars