St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
with great haste at Tiais and Baker in
A ,,JssIAN COUNCIL.

with great haste at Tinis and Baker in
Transcaucasi.
| A RUSSIAN COUNCIL.
| BRUSSELS, A pril 2S-A dispatch to the
IndepdndenceBelge from st. Petersburg
says: A counil was held at the palace to-
day at Which tie czar presided. The council
regarded the pnposals made by M. DeGiers
to adopt concilitory measures toward Eng
land. The repF Of the Russian govern
ment to Earl CIR nville firmly maintains the
tenor of former Dispatches.
| A RssIAN SPY.
| VICTORIA, B. O., April 2S.-A Russian,
who visited Victoia and vicinity about
month ago, under tie pretense of buying
furs, is now knownto have been Russian
! spy, who took driving of our forfcations
and harbors. He vent from hers to San
| Francisco. The authorities here are con-
stantly receiving offers of service from
British subjects, re,idents III Washington
| territory, Arizona and California in case OF
war with Russia.
FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
| VIENNA, april 2s-1he break in the diplD-
matte relations between France and Egypt
caused the greatest satisfaction here andiS
being utilized as the basis of a Fraro
Russian alliance, which is now warmly
favored by the cZar. Active negotiations
are being exchanged by ST. Petersburg and
Paris with the object of vigorous common
| action against England, the grave sig
niicance of which may be gatheredfrom
the following remarks made last night by
an eminent Russian statesman and eader
of the old Muscovite party, and who
enjoys the czar's greatest persona con-
| fidence:
France now holds splendid trump card
by which she can obtain all her lostprestlge
and obtain carte blanche in Egypt. She has
40, 900 French troops in China at tle present
moment. France after this slap IL the face
by Egypt, should now turn from England
and say: Russia is
EAGER FOR OUR ALLIANCE,
offers any price for our fleet, saying moth
ing of the Russian fleet being faI stronger
than yours in Eastern waters. We ian throw
our 40, 600 troops at few days TDtice into
India simultaneously with the Russian ad-
vance on Candahar, or we canland them
in Egypt-where you have onF $4,000
On our way home through the Suez canal.
Now, Russia offers any price Or our alli-
ance. What will you pay for omneutrality?
Give us a carte blanche in Egyp, else we go
with Russia.'"
The Russian statesman after short pause
added, with twinkle in his little Tartar
eyes:
Remember, also, that a Fr,nco-Russian
alliance against England-who is cordially
hated everywhere on the continent
would In no way clash with the principles
adhered to by the czar last year at Skiera-
twice."
WILL NOT SETTLE THAT WAY.
PARIS, April 2s.-A Berlin special to the
Journal Des Debais states that Germany is
not disposed to become the mediatG be-
tween England and Russia. The Dispatch
also states that Russia even refuse arbi-
tration as means of settlement of her
present difficulty with England.
FRENCH OPINION.
The newspapers here to-day Paise Mr..
Gladstone's speech and applaud tie patriot
ism Of the English parliament. The Temps
says it expects that, after exhaBting diplo-
macy in order to maintain al honorable
peace, Mr.. Gladstone will employ those
rare administrative qualities which made
him the first inancier of out time in pre-
pairing for war and in carryin, it to an end
THE GERMAN PREss.
Gladstone's speech in the COMMONS on the
vote of credit is generally applauded by the
German press.
GERMANY REaIAINsSEUTRAL.
BERLIN, April 2S.-Tie National Zeit-
ung says that Germany remains neutral in
the present crisis in relation to Russia and
England, adding that no request has been
received for mediation, and also denies
that the czar wrote the emperor of Ger
many that the chances isr peace had dimin-
ished.
ORDERED INTO oD8f3fISSIoN.
Four torpedo boats ling at Sheerness
have been ordered into commission for I'M
mediate service.
PUTTING BERMUDAIN DEFENSE.
NEW YORK, April B.-Passengers on
Bermuda steamers report that the British
are putting the island Of Bermuda in
complete state of defense.
The French.Egyptiln Affair Settled
PARIS. April 2s.-Tfe Journal Des De-
bats says the Bosphore Ggyptien affair has
been settled through tie intermediary Of
fees of the English up,n the following ba
sis: Egypt apologies to. N Tallandier,
the French charge dafaireS: the office of
the Bosphore EgyptieI will be re-opened
with. and France abandons her demand for
the recall of the Officials who forcibly en-
tered the Bosphore Egptien Office in view
Of apology.
RECALLED.
Urgent orders have been received at
Suakim for the recallof all marines now
serving with Gen. Grahim's command.
Foreign Notes.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have
returned to London from their visit to Ire
land.
The chamber of deputies, by unanimous
vote, adopted the bill authorizing King Leo
pold to accept the title of Sovereign of the
Congo Free state OF Africa.
A detachment of the Canadian voyageurs.
to the number of 81 men, who were engaged
in the Nile expedition under Gen. Wolseley,
have arrived here from Suez, homeward
bound
PENDLETON APPLAUDED.
Civil Service Reform Banquet to the
New Berlin Minister.
New YORK. April 27.-Despite the in
clemency of the weatherto-night. the COM
plimentary dinner givenat Delmonico's to
Minister George Fl. Pendleton by the civil
service reform was largely attended. The
main dining room was ehborately festooned
and draped. A Mexican flag and huge bas-
kets of flowers were scattered at intervals
along the raised table at which the presi-
dent. George William Curtis and other dis
tinguished people were seated. Mr.. Pen
dleton sat at Mr.. Curtis right as the
guest of the evening and beyond
him on the same side were Senator EyartS,
Hon. Wayne McVeagh, Judge Noah Davis,