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

the most extraordinary statement which
ever fell from a minister in this house.
After announcing their intention of taking
Khartoum, the government have an
nounced tonight the abandoning of the
| Soudan, after having murdered SIX OF ten
thousand men. Yet the government
expect this house to aequiesce silently III
their policy. The greatest danger 10 the
country is the incapacity of the men IN
office. conservative cheers. The gov
eminent have surrendered every one OF
the questions between them and Russia.
| The prime minister has altogether aban-
doned the attitude by which the govern
ment obtained the vote of credit. The
great objection l have to the premier's
policy is that from the very day he
assumed office until now he has shown a
readiness to sacrifice anybody and any
thing to save himself" [Cries of " Hear!
hear"
Mr.. Chamberlain, president of the
board of trade, tainted Lord George
Hamilton with Inconsistency in asked-for
information from government that could
not be relied upon. Mr.. Chamberlain
said that the house would be unable
adequately to judge the conduct of the
government until all the papers in the
case were presented TO it. He commended
that the object of Sir Peter Lumsden's
mission had, to u great extent, been
achieved. He was glad to lind Lord
George Hamilton advocating the position
that faith should not be placed in Russia,
and that the only course was to goto war.
When the general elections came, the gov
eminent would remind the opposition OF
their policy, and it would then be seen
whether or not the government was tired
of peace.
Lord George Hamilton's motion was
defeated-290 to 260. The majority con-
sisted entirely of Liberals. The Par
nellites voted with the minority. The
house received the result rather listlessly.
LONDON, May 12.-The papers ON the
| Afghan question, which are to be pub
| lished on Saturday, will not contain the
| terms of the frontier convention, which
/ will not be made public until the conven-
| ton has been concluded After the gov
ernment's explanations in the house of
| commons yesterday the opposition was
half inclined to withdraw Lord George
| Hamilton's motion, and the debate fell
| flat. The members showed far more
anxiety about the result of to-night's
decision which is certain to be very
close. Grave doubts are expressed us to
| whether the government will adhere to
the decision to resign if defeated and the
result will depend ON the attitude of the
Parnellitcs.
Contlie Steppen will arrive in London
io.dny with Sir Peter Lumsden's dis
patches.
II is reported that Russia is adding
l2, 900 troops to her frontier guards in
Poland ON the lines toward Austria and
Prussia. Such action on Russia's part
necessitates an equal increase of troops
on the Austrian and Prussian sides.
Russian papers suggest the submitting
of Russias bill for her preparations to
the mediator between the two nations
with the understanding that England
shall pay the bill if the arbitrator decided
that England is responsible for the cause
of the dispute.
LONDON, May ia telegram from
Rome reports the existence of friction in
diplomatic relations between Russia and
Italy, and it is stated that Russia was the
only power that supported Turkeys pro-
tests against the italian occupation of
Massowah.
LONDON, May 12.-In the house OF
lords this afternoon Earl Granville, foreign
minister, corrected his statement of yes
terday concerning the Afghan dispute, and
said that the agreement reached between
himself, the Earl of Kimberly, Baron de
Staal and M. Lessar, in respect to the
Afghan boundary proceedings, was moi
completed in London, as yesterdays state
ment would imply, but had been put IL
shape for submission to Russia for accept
ance.
In the house of commons to-day Hugh
@. Childers, chancellor of the exchequer
! announced that about 1886, 000, 900 of th'
credit of $55, 000,0 900 has been alread.
absorbed.
Mr.. Gladstone states that the agreemen
which had been reached by Lord Gran
vile, the Earl of Kimberly, Baron d.
, Staal and NJ. Lessar respecting the Afghan
boundary, had been forwarded by Barol
de Staal to st. Petersburg for approval
Baron de Staal and M. Lessar had not, Mr.
Gladstone said, acted as Russian Pleni
, potentiaries in the conference which re
suited in this agreement, and Baron d
Staal desired to have it stated that Lort
,, Granville, the Earl of Kimberly, M
Lessar and himself had agreed to draft NJ
arrangement, and TINT he Baron de Staal
: had forwarded it to Russia, giving it hi
! support.
The motion of Sir Edward Masse.
Lopes, Liberal Conservative member TO
South Devon, to insert clause in TIN
: Registration act, charging the expense
! of registry ON the general treasury beinl
called up, Mr.. Gladstone strongly op
posed it.
The motion was finally rejected by
|, vote of $50 to 258, u loss of 10 votes b,
the government from last nights tally
: and of but two for the opposition.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 12.-The Obtcfd
Messenger to-day publishes a long dispatc
from General Komaroff, in which he ex
= plains more fully his actions, and give
= more details of the incidents which led u
to the battle between the Russians an
y Afghans on the Kushk river on Marc
30th. In this dispatch General Komaroi
7 reiterates everything he said in his forme
. dispatches regarding the unexpected pre-
Il gressive movements of the Afghans, an
$ claims that the latter were the aggressor'
l. ST.. PETERSBURG, May 13.-Genert
/ Komarotl's latest dispatches regarding til
, collision between the Russians an
!; Afghans near Penjdeh reiterate with fullt
" details his earlier accounts of the aEal
:, He says the Afghans sent a haunting me
= sage to the Russians declaring that 1.-THE
IL would thrash the Russians as they ha
thrashed the English" The Afghan
!, General Komaroif again insists, fired IL
u first shots and so were responsible fl
u bringing on the engagement.
- General Komaroff says he learned fro
10 prisoners who were captured in the bait
!. that the Afghan leaders had ordered Il
y Sariks to furnish contingent of 1,Oi
y men to the Afghan army. The tin
which had been allowed the Sariks
'e determine whether they would comp
u u with this order expired on Il
~ ~ very day the battle occurred and {
~ answer from them was expected by Il
10 Afghans on that day. The effect produce
. by the Russian success on the minds
the neighboring people was so great tn
10 directly after the battle the Sariks al
Ersarik Turcomans offered theirallegian
~ TO Russia.
Il, FRIENDS YEIRLY MEETING.
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