St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
NO LINE FENCE FIGHT.
Russia to Cordially Accept British
Suggestions as to Placing the
Afghan Boundaries.
Bismarck Presented with Rich Gifts
and the Recipient of Distin-
guished HOnOrs.
The Chinese Trying to Annihilate the French
Troops in TOnQuin-POlice and An
archists Collide.
Aspinwall Reported to have been Burned by
Insurgents Fierce Battle in the
SOudan Imminent.
STILL UNDETERMINED.

STILL UNDETERMINED.
LONDON, April lit is stated to-day that
the Russians concede no vital point at issue
and are making brisk war preparations. At
recent banquet at Odessa Russian officers
responded to the toast: ''The Coming War
with England" A private dispatch from
st. Petersburg, however, say that the govern
ment, on the advice of the military, will
spare no effort to avoid war. The ameer
has sent word to the Afghan governors to
closely watch Russian movements.
THE AFGHAN BOUNDARY LINE ABOUT SETTLED.
LONDON, April 1.-The Pail Mall Gazette
this afternoon states that Russia's answer to
England's proposals on the Afghan question
amounts to a cordial acceptance of the pro-
posals as made by Earl Granville,
the British foreign minister The Ga
zette says that Russia consents to accept
as debatable territory the zone laid out as
such by England, and accepts the principle
that the frontier line shall not be drawn fur
ther south than Karezelias and Chamenibeid,
or further north than Shirtepe and
Sariyazi. This leaves as the only
point still to be discussed the
Russian suggestion that it would be more
practical if the zone of survey over-lapped
the roughly defined zone of debatable land
in order to allow for typographical
and ethnographical conditions and it is
not expected that this suggested extension
of the zone of survey to the south of the
boundary line run by NJ Lessar, the Russian
commissioner appointed to meet Sir Peter
Lumsden, the British commissioner to ar
RON frh dor wi he
serious enough to cause any further diff
Guilty"
FIGHTING AHEAD.
SUAKIM, April IA detachment of cav
airy was sent out this morning to recon-
notre in the neighborhood of Tamai. They
found Tamai occupied by large force of the
enemy. A general advance of the British
will begin tomorrow morning at daybreak.
The troops will stop at the zereba tomorrow
night and march on Tamai Friday morning.
The enemy suddenly appeared to-day in
large force in the direction of Handoub.
The men who were at work on the railway
were rapidly withdrawn.
DON'T WANT IT so MUCHEE NOW.
PARIS, April IN. Ferry to-day handed
President Grevy dispatch which had just
been received, stating that the Chinese gov
eminent had accepted NJ. Ferry's proposals
for peace and wished to fix q date for the
evacuation of the position now occupied by
the Chinese. The dispatch was dated subse-
quent to the defeat of the French forces at
Langson.
PARIS MOB.
r7PARIs, April IA collision occurred with
the police at an anarchist meeting in the
Place de i Opera o-day. Forty arrests were
made and order was finally restored, but the
crowds were still parading the streets at
late hour.
THE FRENCH RETREAT IMPERILED.
PARIS, April l. A dispatch dated Hanoi,
this morning, states that the situation of the
French army there is critical. large Chi
nese force, under European leaders, the dis
patch says, is endeavoring to cut off the
French retreat Gen. Negrier has arrived at
Hanoi. He is making good progress
toward recovery from his wound.
The people at Thonmoi are calm.
WILL NAME THE CABINET TO-DAY.
PARIS, April IN De Freycinet has re-
sumed his task of forming new French
ministry. He expects to conclude the work
Tomorrow. 1t is now stated that NJ. De
Frcvcinet will act as minister of the interior
in the new cabinet and that the post Of min
lister of foreign affairs, which had been oc
cupied by NJ. Jules Ferry, will be filled by the
present French ambassador to Germany,
Baron de Courcel
BIsMARCK'S BIRTHDAY HoNORs.
BERLIN, April This being the 10th an
niversary of the birthday of Prince Bismarck
the day is being celebrated throughout the
empire as holiday of extraordinary interest.
The emperor and his son, the Crown
Prince Frederick William, attended by all
the resident princes of the imperial
family, called upon the chancellor at
10 O'Clock in the morning and congratulated
him. The kaiser was
ESPECIALLY WARM AND EARNEST
in his expressions of regard. During the
imperial visit the emperor personally pre-
scented the wonderful oil copy of
the great portrait of himself to
Prince Bismarck as personal
memento. The emperor himself decorated
Count Herbert Bismarck, son Of the chan
cellor. with the order of the Red Eagle. The
imperial visitors spent most of the remain
der of the morning at the chancelor's resi-
dence After their departure the federal
councillors and ministers called and pre-
scented their congratulations. The Bismarck
birthday testimonial committee subsequently
visited the chancellor and formally pre-
sented him with the title deeds Of the
GREAT scHGxHoUsEN ESTATE.
The entire afternoon was taken up by
delegations which had come to present testi-
II. - H., o..
pie and from all parts Of the empire. 1t is
rumored that two Russian generals OF high
rank, who have recently arrived, bear from
the car signal favor to Prince Bismarck as
a present in honor OF his birthday.
WANT THEIR PAY.
CoxsTANTISoPLE, April 1.-The govern
ment is in arrears to the soldiers for several
months pay. and to-day the wives Of the
soldiers attempted TO secure attention to their
husbands demands by appearing in force at
the Office Of the minister of finance. Bands
of women collected TO the number Of 1000
or more al point near the building Occu-
pied by the cabinet officials, and at an ap-
pointed hour they marched in a body to the
Office Of the minister of finance. Rushing
past the guards they rushed into the office
and demanded the pay due their husbands.
Policemen were called on and tried 10 ex-
pei them, but the women turned 70 the officers
and forced them to retire. The finance
minister apologized for his delay in paying
the men. The women declared his answer
unsatisfactory and rushed for him. He,
however, escaped by jumping out Of back
window.
AsPISwAIL N ASHES.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The following dis
patch from Commander Rane Of the Galena
has just been received by the secretary Of the
na--r. "a sr.ir xall l. in ashes: II was burned