Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-14
FOREIGN.


LONDON, May 9--The Anglo Russian
, situation continues to he enveloped in
cloud Of uncertainty. 1t is absolutely I'M
i possible to predict what n day mny bring
+; forth. No sooner had people begun to
| become reconciled to the idea of the sub
mission OF the difficulty to arbitration
than reports began TO prevail questioning
| the probability of there being any
| arbitration after all the talk as to
the great things il was about to
accomplish. Tonight no one processes
to understand what the precise con-
dition of the negotiations with
Russia may be. The average EnglishInan
finds it difficult, if not absolutely I'M
possible, to disabuse himself of the feel
ing that, whatever Mr.. Gladstone and
Earl Granville may say to the contrary,
the Russian diplomatists are getting the
better of the British. Every delay in the
negotiations has redounded to Russia's
advantage. While the ministers have
been stalking the Russian railway has
been actively pushed toward the Afghan
frontier, and the Russian troops have
seized debatable territory. These are
facts, and The average Briton grows i'm
patient when the attempt is made to
with cloud of words. The position Of
affairs tonight is SO involved in uncer-
tainty and doubt as to create a general
feeling of insecurity.
There is reason to believe that the pos
session of Penjdeh has wetted the appe-
tite of the yoraeious Russian benr, and
that nothing but Herat will long appease
its cravings. Russians here in London,
,,,l,, a,s IN farms of intimacy with officials
of the Russian embassy, do not hesitate
| to declare openly that Russia intends to
| take Herat They assert that it will be
an easy matter to obtain the assent of the
Ameer to Russian occupation, and they
declare that no treaty which should pro-
| pose to forbid such action on the part of
Russia would have any binding effect.
When the opportunity comes or is made,
| to seize Herat, Herat will be seized, no
matter what the treaty stipulations may
| be. This opportunity is not likely to
come Immediately, they think, and
Russia, they aver, will for the present
mike no advance beyond the line of from
tier which shall be agreed upon in the
coming negotiations at London.
Earl Duiferin's report on the Afghan
situation is exercising potent influence
ON the action of the government. The
rumor current early in the week that
Earl Dutferin had resigned his post
because of his inability to agree With the
governments policy had absolutely
no foundation. The Viceroy is il
complete accord with the gov
eminent, except that he recon-
mends the construction of RAILROAD
to Candahar and the erection the ~ OF
strong Notifications, which should serve
as the first line of outworks in the defense
of India.
The programme for the abandonment
of the Soudan is still undecided upon.
The majority of the ministers favor the
immediate withdrawal down the Nile of
the remnant of General Wolseley's army.
The war Office insists upon the complete
abandonment of Suakin, or should this
be deemed impracticable the maintenance
of defense of that place by the CON
struction of permanent stations on the
hills connected with the Sualzin railway.
LONDON, May 10.-Earl Granville is
stated to have signed an agreement on
the scope of the proposed arbitration
which leaves matters between England
and Russia open for settlement without
reference to an arbitrator. An Anglo
Turkish alliance has not been completed
This is attributed to Granville's with
! drawal of terms on the prospect of peace
with Russia. The negotiations have lee
, to closer entente with the Porte on the
, Gladstone policy.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May 10.-It is reported
that Prince Lobanoff- Rastowski, the Rus
sian ambassador to Austria, is about Il
succeed M. De Giers as foreign minister
Prince Lobanoff was summoned from
Vienna last March to advise the Russian
, government in regard to the Afghan
i frontier question, and he is known to holt
strong anti English views.
The Journal De Sc. Petersburg think
Mr.. Gladstone may anticipate 81
Stafford Northcote's motion of censalr'
with a surprise for both opponents ant
friends.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Conservative
!, papers generally do not wish vote ad
i verse to the government on the war credit
but consider that the government ough
to give the opposition more information
rs to the present state of affairs. All tn
:, kilograms from India deny the reported
, resignation of Lord Dufferin.
The military party in Russia continue
g to spread reports to the discredit o
: England. The latest is that the Russian
:, captured at Penjdeh some of Sir Pete
Lumsden's dispatches proving that h
: encouraged the Afghans to invite COLI
sion with the Russians; that copies o
. these documents were sent to the Englisl
y cabinet and that therefore Lumsden wa
g recalled.
st. Petersburg advises through Vienn
: report that quantities of gun powder an
:, dynamite are being stored ut several coal
!. ing stations. Work continues on til
= Cronstadt fleet.
Odessa kilograms state that the troop
: which passed there just modified fror
!, the reserves were horde of unkenI
= peasant youths, ignorant of the use {
4 rifles, which some of them were hardl
"a able to carry.
y Hungarian papers report that Peter, so
: of the late Prince Karnyeayenitz, has gol
to st. Petersburg to try to obtain RUSSIA
support should lie issue manifesto n
sorting his right to the throne of Seryii
:, He also hopes that his father-il
law, the Prince of Montenegro
will support his claim by force of arm
" The Vienna newspapers are agreed thu
T. the Prince, as n possible tool of Russii
lie must be closely watched. A Belgrad
le official paper denies his hereditary rigl
~ to the title of Prince.
!, LONDON, May 11.-Lord Harrington
~ secretary of war, stated in the house
y commons this afternoon that the decisic
!" reached by the government in regard
:: the Soudan practically involved Il
- abandonment of the advance to khartoul
o. Lord Harrington, continuing, said Il
s. government had resolved to make Wat
Halfa the most advanced position as
~ permanent defense of Egypt. I'll
u British troops would be withdrawn
~ soon as the Nile rises. 1t is expect'
u TINT the rising will occur about the ell
ID of May. The withdrawal of the trool
u involved the abandonment of the engag
y ment to advance to Khartoum.
ve This statement was received with chez
a I' from the government benches.
III Efforts would be made, said the W
" secretary, to establish an administrative
ne in the province of Dongola, and to col
~ plete the Nile railway MS n commerce.
y enterprise.
I'll The government have no intention, t
speaker said, of evacuating Suakin un
some arrangement can be effected +
holding it against the hostile Arabs, eitl
ne by England or some other civilized powt
les Mr.. Henry Chaplin, Conservative me-
nd Der for Mid-Llncolnshlre, asked III
af- much money the government had spe
at- on the Khartoum expedition, and if
ng sum was greater or less than
Is. 1922, 500 900 mentioned in the $50, 000,O
ire MS the sum requested for the Soudan
I'VE count.
his Mr.. Gladstone replied to this interrol
,p- tory, and stated that the government b