Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-01
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
RUSSIA MAKES REPLY.
Clubbing To Gain More
Time.
OSMAN DIGMA WANTS TERMS.
Germany Doing Honor
To Bismarck.
The SIEGE OF BATTLE FORD.
A Spicy Letter From Min
lister Phelps.
The SIEGE OF BATTLE FORD.
A Spicy Letter From Min
lister Phelps.
RUSSIA MAKES ANSWER.

RUSSIA MA n rs ANS w Ehs
A Repetftion of the Devices to Gain
Time.
LONDON, March 31.-Russia's response to
England's so-called ultimatum of March 26
was received by Lord Granville this evening.
Its contents will not be officially made known
until tomorrow and possibly not then and
all that can be learned concerning its purport
is gathered from interviews with attaches of
the Russian legation OF course these gen
tlemen disclaim any personal accurate knowl-
edge of what M. de Giers has said to Lord
Granville, but there is little reason to doubt
that their snrmises have some foundation
and these may be interpreted to the effect
that the note is simply a repetition of
the devices SO often employed heretofore
by Russia to gain time for the
completion of her military arrangements.
Lord Granville's ultimatum was that Russia
should either withdraw her soldiers from the
disputed Afghan frontier at once or fix
near day for the meeting of the joint boun-
Diary commission. The reply it is believed
is promise to hurry up the
Russian commissioner, but the question of
withdrawing the troops is ignored The
date of the meeting of the boundary com
mission is therefore still matter of NJ de
Giers' caprice or convenience. Meanwhile
a well informed correspondent understood to
have access to all the facts known to Sir
Peter Lumsden tslegraphs via Teheran that
a large force of Russian troops has reached
Merv and that new battalions daily arrive to
strengthen the extreme frontier posts.
The government has received numerous
long kilograms from Lord Dutferin dated at
Rawalpindi in which he states that he held
q protracted conference with the Amer in
that city to-day. He says he has thoroughly
convinced the Ameer that it is to his interest
to place faith in England and the latter as
sured his lordship that he was willing to
commit his interests in the hands of the En-
glish government, in whom he placed the
most implicit confidence and whose faith
could not be questioned.
PEARSON GAINS HIS POINT.
RenOminated Fer Postmaster at New
York-Secretary Flaming Satisfied
With Higgins For Appointment
Clerk.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The President
to-day sent the following nominations to the
Senate: Henry 6. Pearson, to be postmaster
at New York city; to be ENJOYS extraordina
ry and ministers plenipotentiary of the
United States, William R. Roberts, Of New
York, to Chill; Charles w. Buck, of Ken
lucky, to Peru; Richard B. Hubbard, of
Texas, to Japan; to be United States consul
at Hamburg, Germany, William w. Lang, of
Texas; to be consul at Liverpool, England,
Charles T. Russell, of Connecticut; to be
commissioner of agriculture, Norman ]. Cole
man, of Missouri; to be collector of internal
revenue, district of West Virginia, John T.
McGraw, of West Virginia; to be naval Off
Ger at New Orleans, Henry P. Kernschaw, of
Louisiana; to be collector of internal reve-
nue.. fifth district of North Carolina, Andrew
J. Boyd, of North Carolina.
William R. Roberts, who was nominated
for minister to Chill, was born in Ireland
about fifty years ago. He has resided IN
New York city for the past forty years. In
1875 he retired from business, having
amassed considerable fortune. Mr.. Rob
erts served in the Forey-second and Forty
third Congresses, but declined a renomina-
ton in 1874. He has for years enjoyed
wide reputation through his generous bene-
factions to charitable and patriotic move
ments, besides his practical sympathies with
all efforts to benefit his native land. In
connection with Irish affairs he was some
twenty years ago the unpaid head Of an Irish
American organization.
Richard B. Hubbard, of Texas, nominated
for minister to Japan, is an ex-governor and
a prominent Democrat of his State. He pre-
sided as temporary chairman over the Chi
cago convention which nominated President
Cleveland.
Charles T. Russell, who was nominated for
United States consul at Liverpool, is a
native of Connecticut His nominal resi-
dence is Haddam Most of his life is said to
have been spent as a merchant in London.
He is about fifty years of age, highly re-
spected, and it is thought by those who know
him that he will make an efficient officer.
Secretary Manning after careful considera-
ton of the protests against Mr.. Higgins, who
was assigned to succeed Mr.. Trevitt as ap-
pointment clerk of the Treasury DEPARTING nt,
to-day appointed him to that position to take
effect tomorrow.
1t is understood the Central American
trouble was the chief subject of discussion
at the Cabinet meeting to-day. 1t was de-
cided to take whatever steps may prove nee
essary to carry out the spirit of Secretary
Bayard's recent letter upon the subject.
Percy G. Smith, of New Jersey, was to-day
appointed superintendent and disbursing
officer of the Postofice department, vice
Devins resigned
Democratic Senators do not apprehend any
opposition to the confirmation of Mr.. Pearson
to be postmaster at New York. In CONVEX
sation tonight on the subject these gentle
men predict that he will be promptly
frmed.
Republican Senators CounseIling.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The Republican
Senators had another long conference to-day
in Senator Edmunds' committee room.
Guards were stationed in the corridors to
prevent representatives of the press from get
ting near the room. From what can be
gathered as to the subject. under discussion
it appears that some Senators deemed it nee
essary to have an understanding in regard to
the policy to be pursued in considering,tnomi-
nations for offices the terms of which have not
expired and the conference was devoted to