St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-15
Negotiations on the Afghan Frontier
Question Said to be Making Salts
factory Progress.
Afghans Expect England to Avenge Their
Defeat or Indemnify Them
for Losses.
An Evicted Farmer in ireland Gets
the Evtcting officer Drunk and
Roasts Him Alive.
San. Salvador, Costa Rfca
and Nicaragua Declare Peace
and Form an Alliance.
The Afghan Question,

1IONOON, mdy IT. u6 ucSOtid oioho
which have been resumed in London
specting the Afghan question are
making satisfactory progress. Some fur
ther explanations are still necessary from
both sides before ratification of the gen.
eraI agreement already reached can be Sc
cured, but it is not believed they will delay
final adjustment. M. Lessar, the chief of
the Russian commission Oh the Afghan
frontier question, expects to be at any mo-
ment instructed forthwith to proceed to
Asia to assist in the work of dominating
the frontier.
LOOKING TO ENGLAND.
A dispatch from Tirpul says that the peo-
pie of Afghanistan expect that England will
avenge the defeat Of the Afghans by the
Russians, or indemnify the ameer for his
Sarik is head man and represents Russian
rule in Penjdeh.
THE NEW FRONTIER.
The new Afghan frontier line starts at
point north of Zulfkar, and runs thence
east to Chamna Behid. From the latter
place the line extends northward down the
Krlshk river to Ganzit Khan, thence it pro-
ceels eastward and south to Penjdeh to
KhOja Saleh.
KEEPING ORDER.
Earl Granville is communicating with M.
De Giers in regard to keeping order on the
new Russo-Afghan frontier. 1t is said that
DeGiers asked whether England will accept
for acts of frontier tribes nominally under
the control of the ameer.
THE RUSSIAN FORCE.
Col. Alikhanoff, who commanded the Rus
slams in their attack on Penjdeh, remains at
Merv with 2,0O0 troops. The Russians
have two battalions of infantry and 800 cav
airy, with two batteries at Sarakihs, the
strong outposts at Puli-Kahtum and Sui
fillar.
THE BASIS.
A dispatch from ST. Petersburg says the
basis of the Anglo Russian agreement ap-
pears to consist in the abolition Of the neu-
trail zone in favor of direct boundary be-
tween Russia and Afghanistan. Russian
government circles think this will secure
lasting peace, the neutral zone having been
constant cause Of discussion.
IN THE COMMONS.
In the house of commons this
afternoon Mr.. Gladstone stated that
Russia's answer concerning the At
CHAN frontier agreement, drawn by Lord
Granville, the Earl of Kimberley, De Stael
and M, Lessar and submitted to the cZar for
approval, has not yet arrived in London.
Mr.. Gladstone said the government was un-
aware of any further Russian advance, the
latest telegrams received making no men-
ton of any advance.
BEATRICE IN LUCK.
On.motion of Mr.. Gladstone in the house
of commons this afternoon, an annuity of
$50, 900 was voted to the Princess Beatrice
on the occasion of her coming marriage by
a ballot of 337 to 3S.
THE soUDAN.
Negotiations are proceeding with Turkey
for the latters occupation Of Suakim and
Soudan on the following basis. The Porte
engages to assist in suppressing the slave
trade and in developing external CONNER
cial relations. Besides the formal propo-
sails made through Fehmi Pasha. if the
obtain the option of securing a concession
to construct a railway to Berber and will
receive other trading rights. Earl Gran
vile is also negotiating with the italian
government concerning an alternative
scheme for the occupation of the Red Sea
Littoral in the event of failure to come to
an agreement with the Porte. The Re-
forma and Ragassona of Rome, and other
liberal papers are opposed to an Italian oc-
cupation of Egypt, unless England prom
ises an armed support in event of Italy be-
ing involved in guard with a stronger
power. The italian ministry approve the
occupation of Egypt by Italy.
THE CRIMES ACT.
1t is believed that the new Irish crimes
act will abolish the right of night search of
domiciles and the special laws against
newspapers and public meetings. These
concessions, together with the principal re-
tanned provisions of the old act, namely,
those granting the power of summoning
special juries to try crimes within the scope
Of the act of liberty, the power of changing
venue and the power of inquiring into
crimes without a personal accusation, form
the basis of compromise on this question.
Messrs Childers and Chamberlain and
majority of the cabinet are opposed to re-
newing the act, while Sir William Harcourt
and Lord Spencer insist upon its renewal.
Sir William Harcourt will pilot the new bill
through parliament.