St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-12
OMINOUS ATTITUDES.
The Great Powers Arrive at No I'm
derstanding on the Vexed
Afghan Question.
Rupture of Amicable Relations Yet
Possible in Which Event Germany
Will Try to Make Peace.
All Hands Evidently Spelling For Fight If
Their Rules Will Throw Down
the Bars.

Tuelr huleS Will THROW UOWu
the Bars.
An Internal Dynamite Machine Sent to Bis
marck-The Prince of Wales Favor
ite in Dublin.
VIENNA, April lin Vienna govern
ment circles entertain very peaceful opin-
ions about the Anglo-Russian dispute. The
czar has informed both the Vienna and Ber-
lin cabinets that he does not desire war with
the English. The retirement of Gen. Kom-
aroff's forces from their present position will
| mot, however, be acceded to, since it is evil
{ dent that the Afghan advance was the provo
cation leading to the recent attack. Both
powers support the Russian government in
explanation of the recent battle. 1t is a
noteworthy fact that Kakatoff's Massaner
journal on the 7th of April published land
scape sketches of Penjdeh ndprophesies
THE RECENT BATTLE.
Russia continues her naval and military
preparations with great energy. Admiral
Sheshtakoff has ordered all torpedoes to be
sent to the Baltic and Black sea. Torpedoes
have just been sunk at the canal bounding
st. Petersburg with the sea. kronstadt, St.
Petersburg and the palace at Krasnoeseto
are now connected by telephone, so that the
czar will be informed of every movement in
case of an attack by the English fleet. The
Russian feet has been in thorough state OF
readiness since the I'd of April. kamaroff's s
brother, editor of the Russian journal Svet,
announces that Russia intends to send 100, =
900 men to Herat as soon as the English ad-
vance to Pischin.
BIsMARCK'S OPINION.
Prince Bismarck, in a private converse
sation last night, said he was convinced
there will be no war because OF Gladstone's
statement made in the house last Thursday
night, about the Afghans having thrown out
pickets before the Russian advance. The
chancellor assured his friend of the peaceful
disposition of the czar and De Giers. The
popular opinion here is that English news
papers have had their mouths stopped.
THE EX-AMEER IMPRISONED.
TEHERAN, April 11.-Ayoub Khan, the ex-
ameer of Afghanistan, who has been residing
here for some time on pension OF 81, 750
per month from the British government, has
again tried to leave Persia for Afghanistan.
The British minister has kept close
watch on Ayoub Khan ever since his return
to this city after his attempt several months
ago to leave Persia, and has redoubled his
vigilance since the Russo-Afghan difficulty
began, learning from letters which fell into
his hands that he was planning TO escape to
Afghan. The British minister complained
to the shah, and the latter arrested Ayoub
and has confined him in the citadel. Persian
officials have taken possession Of Ayoub's
house.
OPINIONS OF THE RUSSIAN PRESS.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 1.-THE Journal
De st. Petersburg, speaking evidently by
official inspiration, comments upon the re-
cent government utterances il the British
parliament upon the Penjdeh incident
as premature. 1t says it thinks it
would have been preferable for
the English ministers to have sus-
pended judgment until the report of more
complete information. They should have
acted upon the supposition that it was un-
likely that Russian generals acquainted with
the intentions of the Russian government
acted
WITHOUT GOOD REASON.
They should have borne in mind that COLI
sions such as that which occurred on the
Kusk are always possible in the presence of
a violent and undisciplined Asiatic popula-
ton. The Penjdeh incident, concludes the
journal, was certainly an untoward event,
because II may adversely affect the ncgotia-
| tons pending between Russia and England,
which still justify the
HOPE FOR PEACE.
The war feeling here is overwhelmingly
strong. The czar appeared at the theater last
night. The audience, still enthusiastic over
the news from Penjdeh on the general as
sumption that Gen. Kamelaff still had the
imperial approval, arose when they saw
the cZar and shook the building with ap-
| plause.
MUNITIONS OF WAR.
LONDON, April 1.-Two men-of-war be-
longing to the channel squadron now at
Kingston, Ireland, have been ordered to
Portsmouth to take torpedoes on board. 1t
is reported that they will then proceed i'm
mediately to the Baltic. Advices from
Odessa state that there is great military ac-
| tivity in that city. This is manifested not
only by the garrison, but also by other troops
stationed there. Numerous battalions of
Cossacks are reviewing every day. The
garrison at Kertsch is engaged night and
dsv in fastening the completion of the
works at that point, and the Touring mills
are worked at their full capacity in their
preparations of provisions.
FOREIGN EXCHANGES UNSETTLED.
PARIS, April 1.-THE bourse closed very
fat There were numerous forced sales. It
is rumored that several failures have oc-
CURED.
BERLIN, April 1.-THE bourse here to-day
was unsettled. The market opened hope
fully Large orders were sent TO London TO
purchase Russian stocks. These orders were
easily executed, and this fact caused re-
lapse.
RUSSIANS AFTER AMERICAN VESSELS.
WASHINGTON, April IL 1t is stated on
the authority of q naval officer that the Rus
sian minister 10 the United States has en-
deavored to secure the services of a naval
! officer here in purchasing number of small
vessels used between San Francisco and the
Sandwich islands in Transporting sugar. The
vessels are TO be used, the officer says, in
preying upon English commerce in japanese
and in Indian waters, should war be declared
between England and Russia.
Il WILL OPPOSE THE EGYPTIAN LOAN.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Conservatives
have resolved to strongly oppose the Egyptian
loan of S45, 900, 900 provided for in the in
ternational Egyptian financial convention.
When the measure comes up for action in
| parliament they will endeavor to made their
| opposition effective by various obstructive
amendments.
| ANXIETY TO SERVE
The war Office is overwhelmed with officers
of service sent in By army, militia and
volunteer officers The recruiting depots in
London and in the provinces are daily be-
- 80 he
service in view of the prospect of war with
Pussia Suitable aunlicauts are being ar