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England and Russia.
THE WAY THE DIFFERENT NEWSPAPER
ORGANS LOOK AT THE MATTER.
LONDON, May 5.-The Post this
morning says that one more humilia-
ton, when they crowd so thickly
upon us, would be of little moment if
thereby we avoided war, but even if
the frontier question is settled the in
evitable conflict will be only post
poned for brief period. The Stand
ard says that Earl Granville throws
up the sponge in most artistic man.
ncr. We have no doubt that when
the British empire perishes it too will
have learned to do things aesthetical-
ly. The News says the government
must continue to be ready for the
worst, even while they be 1ieve that
the worst is yet to come. The Times
says. There is little to be thankful
for, except the fact that war has been
averted at price which as yet we are
unable to calculate with precision.
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE QUESTION.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 5.-Novoe
Uremya says the question will never
be settled until the dominions of the
czar and those of the queen are CO.
terminouS.
THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND RUSSIA INCLUDES THE sURREN-
DER OF PENJDEH TO RUSSIA.
LONDON, May 5 The Standard,
commenting upon Gladstone's speech
in the house of commons, last even
ing, on the Afghan question, says:
mo doubt is now entertained but that
the arrangement between England
and Russia includes the surrender of
Penjdeh to Russia"
GLADSTONE AGAIN QUESTIONED.
LONDON, May Sin the house of
commons this afternoon Gladstone
stated, in answer to inquiries, that Sir
Peter Lumsdea, of the Afghan
boundary commission, and Col. Stew
art, have been ordered to come home
Immediately.
Gladstone was.further asked how it
was that Lamsden was recalled from
the Afghan frontier by England and
Komarof retained there by the Rus
sian government, and ii these facts
would not indicate a confession of
wrong on the part of England in the
Afghan dispute. Gladstone stated that
there was no relation between the
cases OF Lumsden and Komaroff The
latter was not recalled because he was
in the command of the Russian forces
wsile Lumsden had been employed
in purely civil capacity.
Lumsden, the premier, added that
he had not been recallaa, but had
been consulted on the subjects, and
in com pliance with his own views
had been requested to return to Eng
land as it had been decided to carry
on in London all future communica>
tIons with Russia about the main
points IN the Afghan frontier, and
both Lumsdeu and Col Stewart have
been directed to come to London.
GLADSTONE YIELDS TO THE CoNsERyA>
TlyEs.
LONDON, May 5.-Gla 9stone, at the
request of the conservatives, has con
sen ted to take the next stage of the
vote on Monday instead of Thursday.
The conservatives hope in the mean
time that further light be thrown on
the Afghan question.
INCREASED TAX MEANS INCREASED DIS
TREsS
LONDON, March 5.-Salisbury. con-
servatlve leader of The house of lords,
said in a speech, this evening, that
the proposed additional tax on barley
meant inceased prospective distress in
the agricultural districts.
THEY COULD CONCEIVE NOTHING BET
TER THAN TO REFER.
LONDON, May 5-Granville in the
house of lords this afternoon stated il
behalf Of the government that they
could conceive of nothing better than
the referring OF the dispute of the
Pepideh incident involving the hon
or of two officers, to the decision of a
third party IN whom each side had
perfect confidence. In this way the
whole matter could be closed honor.
ably for both sides.
CHINA TAKES ADVANTAGE OF HER oP-
PoRTUNITY To SEEK REVENGE.
LONDON, May 5.-A Hong Kong
dispatch to the Times says that China
will become an allay OF England in
order to obtain revenge for the en-
croachment on the Manchoostan
frontier aid that she is prepared to
hurl her northern army against the
Amosr provinces of Asialic Russia
and that Japan is favorable to such
a movement.
KoMARoFF ARRIVED
ST. PETERSBURG, May 5.-A dis
patch TO the Courier from General
Komarof says that he has arrived
bringing important dispatches.
CONFERENCE TO PROVIDE AGAINST
RUSSIAN ADVANCE ON HERAT.
LONDON. May 5.-The Russianam-
bassador and Earl Granville had
long conference 10 day on the oues-
ton of what guarantees should be
provided against the Russian ad
vances on Hsrat- II is reported that
Granville proposed making treaty
Pledgine Russia against any further
advance aud recognizing English pro-
tectorate In Atghanistan- S1ne un
certainty remains IN diplomatic ard
official circles as to the maintenance
of peace. Naval and military work
viii continue until both branches
are fully supplied with stores.
Another Fa.ai Collapse.
NEW YORK, May 5.-EarIy this
morning two houses, 55 and 81
Atlantic street, Brooklyn, fell In with