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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

Meanwhile England aud Russia are still
negotiating over the Afghan frontier, and the
result is shrouded in doubt, though the out
look is growing more warlilse. Russian
diplomacy has always been the more astute
and already Mr.. Gladstone has exhibited his
pusillanimity by backing out Of his original
demand for the withdrawal of the Russian
troops from the disputed territory. Whether
the Car means TO go to war no one can tell.
The phrase "elusive and unsatisfactory "
applied by the London press to the Russian
answer to Earl Granville's proposals abOu!
the Afghan frontier, is graphically descrip-
tive OF the general course of Russian diplo.
macy. As yet she has only besn pursuing
the traditional policy of encroachment which
has carried the Russian flag so many thou
sand miles into Asia. While they are still
negotiating both powers are straining every
nerve TO prepare for war. There is prac.
tically unanimous agreement Of both Rus
SLAMS and English with all the rest of III,
world that conflict for supremacy ia Asia II
inevitable, though it may be postponed.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

How conventional the minstrel performances are.
Why doesn't some one invent different arrange
ment OF the entertainment? Is 1t necessary TO have
each one open with a semiclrcle OF the performers,
who sing Just SO many songs and crack just 80 many
Jokes and then have succession Of speclalties and
always close with burlesquc? The stage traditions
are too powerful. should like to know, for In
stance, II any one ever attended minstrel perform
ance which did not include scene where two sup
posed boys rap loudly on cabin door and sup
posed old woman comes out and makes more or less
successful attempts to beat with a large stick the
said boys. Moreover, should like any credible
person to assert that he ever witnessed this time
honored mirthproducer, represented with the cabit
on the rght-hand side Of the stage, instead OF IN,
left. / doubt Il such radical departure from the
ordinary line OF business has entered the mine
Of minstrel manager.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

ago tried to gain possession of "the key Of
India" AT present Russia is holding on
TO the positions she has seized and is ex-
changing pour pariers without making any
definite concessions.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

APPARENTLY President Cleveland has the same
opinion Of ofice.seekers which John Quincy Adams
had for the latter wrote in his diary during his term
as Presidents Mrs. Hall came TO solicit clerkshT
"for her husband. She told me they had some
"months since removed to this city for the purpose
"Of procuring an onice. This is presumptye eyi
ndence Of his nnhtness for any.n
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GgEggAL BuTLEE has not got through expiating
his mlsdeeds In the last campaign, when he bolted
aud endeayOred 10 defeat the Democratic nomnatlon
made in a convention in wbich he TOOK part. His
Republican friends 10 the Senate, alarmed by the
progress Of Democratic economy. have ungratefully
Cancelled the lease Of his big building on Capitol
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

The sending OF a naval force to Colon ia a
wise aud proper measure. This will not be
the first time our sailors and marines have
done good service during the revolutions
which are periodical on the Isthmus. Com
mander Kane ought to have found in recent
naval history precedent for course which,
if he had followed it, would have saved the
destruction OF much property. In 1873 Ad-
miral Almy arrived at Panama Will areyO.
tion was in progress. lie promptly landed
$50 men and kept them on shore for twelve
days. They patrolled the railway, protected
property, preserved order, and kept the
transit route open until things became quiet.
Admiral Almy's acts were Of course APP
proved at home, and he received the thanks
of all the oonsuls as well as Of the Panama
Hallway Company.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

Files OF English journals increase rather
than diminish our wonder at the faulty
which permitted the disgraceful surprise of
General McNeill's column. All the reports
20 to show that the troops at work on their
zaribas were not protected by skirmishers
nor by cavalry outposts. The men had their
arms stacked and were either having water
served out or were cutting brush when the
rushing Arabs caught them unawares. The
carnels were outside the zaribss and were in
discrlminately destroyed by the IRE Of the
English OF sipped open by the Arabs, and
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

The position, which McNell's men had only
marked out and begun to fortify, consisted OF
three zaribss connected at the corners. The
middle one, 200 yards square, was occupied
by the Indian contingent camels and water
supply, the other, or wing zarbas, 75 yards,
square, were occupied one by the Berkshire
Regiment and the other by the Royal Marines.
tthe extreme corners were two little circular
sand-bag redoubts II feet in diameter,
each containing two Gardner guns. The
zaribas were simply hedges of thorny brush.
1t was intended to dig a shallow ditch, but
the enemy came OH before 1t was begun.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

VASTLY FAIR gets of some pungent things,
ApropOs the surprise Of Gen. McNeill near Suakim
II says:
Altogether, / fear that We are In bad way In the
SOudan. We have not apparently got a single gene
raj at Suakim who can be trusted 10 take two or
three regiments for an expedition OF half a dozen
miles without having his square forced his zarlba
rushed by the Arabs and our only great com
mander from whom 40 much was expected, has
never got anywhere the front, and 10 be
In hurry whatever 10 expose his undoubted abili-
ties to the yulgarities OF savage warfare.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

Nothing indeed but the valor of the Brit.
ish officers and men, exerted under peculiar
disadvantages, saved General McNeill's force
from utter annihilation. No praise is too
great for the courage and s,eadiness of the
British regiments. Two of the Berkshire
companies were caught serving water one
hundred yards outside the saribas. They
formed n rough square around their officers
and poured steady fire into the masses
which assailed them from all directions, re
serving their fire until the Arabs were within
thirty yards. Some of the latter fell close
| under the bayonets after wounding Berk
| shire men with their spears. After awhile
the square fell slowly back upon the Ma
rines' zariba, halting at times to fire. The
Indian contingent were stampeded and
poured in disorder into and across the Berk-
shire zariba. The men of this regiment, who
| were working at the fence in their shirt
sleeves when the onset came, hastily rushed
| into the zariba and seized their arms. The
Marines at the southwestern flank were in
the same fix. As the correspondent of the
| Times writes:
| Meanwhile the enemy had leaped the zarlba and
captured the sand-bag redoub at the corner hewing
and slashing with their cross-hilted swords and stab
bing right and left with their terrible spears. The
companies of the Berkshire Regiment. rallied by the
colonel, were pouring steady fire into the still ad-
yancing foe outside the zariba and also bayonetng
those who had already got in. Colonel Huyshe was
attacked by three Arabs, all of whom he shot dead
one actually falling against his horse. The scene
| inside the zariba now was something terrible. A
| hand-to.hand combat ragged everywhere; the Arat
swordsmen were s!ashing and cutting at soldiers
camels, and horses alike; the Native Infantry were
| ineStricably mixed up with the flying stream OF
| baggage mules and :camels bullets whistline
from all points, and there can be little doubt thai
several Of our were killed by the fire of our owr
| force
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

TnE Senate adjourned without electing Presl'
dent pro temDOre. Democrats quote the example
set by Vice President Arthur four years ago, who
would not retire 70 let President pro tempOre be
elected because he feared the Democrats might elect
one Of their number. This time, the Republicans
having clear majority, they would OF course have
elected one OF their party to the ONCE but despite
this fact 1t must be conceded that the Presidential
succession ought not to he limited TO the Vice Pres
dent as it Is under the present law there being now
no Speaker
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

Born as editor Of leading newspaper and eX-
Postmaster General Hon. Frank Iiatlon ought TO be
man OF letters" II IL therefore too bad In his re-
cent communication TO the New York TriJune about
Postmaster Pearson TO ind him amid much else that
IL too forcibe, not 10 say violent TO be elegant giving
countenance by use 10 such word az" susplciOnedn
Instead Of suspected and towards the end Of his
letter saying Z" / Opne" so-andso. Although Mr.
Hatt0n is no longer IN The Cabinet, he ought 10 feel
some concern for preserving the purity OF the Pres
under the influence OF strong resentment agalnstthC
New YORK times.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

The comments which the critics are making on
Admiral Porter's Century account OF the capture Of
New orleans show how important 1t Is for men with
bad memories to consult the onicia records before
they undertake TO write history. The Admras
paper is contradiced In its statement of vital facts
not only by the ocial reports OF other naval oni-
GERS and by Secretary Welles, but also by Porters
own letters and reports written at the time the
events occurred.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

Whether this is the best thing possible, OF
whether it would be satisfactory to the
United States, is quite another question. A
union of the Central American States should
suit us better than their subjugation by
Mexico. And all the reasons which led oui
Government to protest against the operations
of Barrios exist in much stronger forct
against the march of Mexican troops int
Guatemala, march the original pretext fol
which has disappeared with the defeat o
the Guatemalan army, and which could nov
have no object but spOliation. We avail
with interest to see whether Mr.. Bayard viii
have the same language for Diaz that he hst
for Barrios.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12
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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

Since the above was in type Russia has
thrown off the mask by seizing Penjdeh.
Full possession Of the strategic poin, At the
junction of the Kushk and Murghab was un-
doubtedly the object of General Komarofrs
attack upon the Afghans. Through this
place passes the main caravan route from
Meshed in Persia to Maimana, Balkh, and
the upper oxus region, and 1t gives any
force holding it easy access to lIerat. There
is no doubt Komaroff knew what he was
about and was simply obeying instructions.
Russia will perhaps discaim and disavow,
and continue TO amuse the British Ministry
with diplomatic notes as long as she can.
But in regard to the movements of troops
and all actual operations she will simply
push forward. 1t should he noted that Rus.
sia has made no sort Of even provisional dis
avowal of Komaroil's course, but has only
announced that he has been asked for an
explanation. Weeks must elapse before he
can be heard from, and meanwhile another
step toward Herat has been gained and is
held.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

The warlike attitude of Mexico since the
defeat of Guatemala looks as If our southern
neighbor had become infected with the pre-
vailing fever for territorial aggrandizsment.
If the Mexicans have themselves become
sufficiently orderly and genuinely selfgov-
erning, perhaps it is natural and healthy
ambition for them to aspire to the hege-
mony of the Spanish North American States.
Now that Barrios is dead and his schemes
for Central American Union are scattered
to the winds, possibly the best thing for
these petty powers would be incorporation
with Mexico. Similarity of race, language,
and religion should render such an absorp-
tion easy and beneficial both to the people
of Mexico and of Central America.
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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

The British lost heavily in men and at
least two-thirds of all their camels were
killed. The warlike character of the Arabs
may be understood when it is remembered
that this engagement took place within FIVE
or six miles of the sea-coast fortress of Sua-
kin. The Guards in escorting a convoy to
the zariba the next day lost fourteen
| wounded aud three killed. Besides the
casualties reported by General Mcneil of Sc
killed and 10 wounded, about $50 transport
| drivers and camp followers were slain.
There was no pursuit of the repulsed Arabs,
and they retired gradually. They left many
dead inside the zaribas, 20 or so having
been dragged out of the Berkshire zariba
| alone, and they lay thick close under the
thorny fence and scattered over the plains.
| Naturally the English troops were left some.
what nervous. The Times correspondent,
writing at 10:30P. NJ, says:
The breaking loose Of a mule, which galloped
madly across our Zariba, has Just caused little
scare Two or three shots were fired; the whole
battalion stood to arms and instantly there burst
from all sides of the square tremendous fusillade,
which would have destroyed every living thing
within 500 yards Of the zarba. Col. Huyshe once
gave the order to the bugler to "cease ring." and
| the din subsided as suddenly as 1t had arisen
Does not this vividly remind many of our
veterans, North and South, of night scenes
in their own experience?
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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

Were auy other statesman than Mr.. Glad
stone in power in England 1t would be
simply incouceivable that, after succession
of such events as have recently occurred she
could continue TO he mocked by futile nego.
tiations while her adversary is moving with
forced marches upon Herat. The two nd.
vanced columns which when last heard
from were at 2ulIikar and pendeh may
not he strong enough to force the passes Of
the Paropamisus, but only five days behind
them at last accounts were reinforcements
amounting TO 10000 men fastening forward
by each route, aud still heavier bodies Of
troops were moving between the Caspian and
Sarakhs and Merv, the whole being com.
putei at nearly 100000 men, while work
was being vigorously pushed on the rail.
way between Askabad aud Sarakhs. Whether
the Russians can take Hsrat now depends
entirely upon the amount of resistance the
Afghans, aided by Sir Peter Lumsden's lit
tie surveying party, can make, for they are
a long ways ahead of the English in the
race. Should the Cars generals succeed IN
taking Herat, the disaster will be the
natural result of the failure of the English
government to accede to Lord Dufferin's de-
sire to order an advance some weeks ago,
and, as the crcwning fault in series OF
blunders all over the world, it ought to end
at once and forever the public career of Glad
stone.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

Most Englishmen have seen with ill-con-
cealed uneasiness the steady advance of the
Cossacks toward India. They remember
that not long ago Russia explicitly dis
avowed any design upon Merv, and that
since then Merv has been taken. Family
hoping that oasis would be the final resting
place of the Russians, they have seen them
steadily moving southwark. At length two
columns approaching the Afghan frontier
by routes converging at Herat-ope up the
Heri Rud, the other up the Murghab, Drivers
parallel in their general course, AMI where
the latter enters Afghan territory at its juno
ton with the Kushk, where the fight
with the Afghans took place, perhaps
fifty miles aparD-both have been pushed
forward and have seized important stra-
tegc positions on Afghan ground. How
England can stop short of demanding and
insisting upon an Immediate withdrawal
from this territory, which she is bound by
her treaties with the Ameer of Afghanstan
to protect against the Russians, is now stag
gering the most fervent admirers of Mr.. Glad
stone.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

one of the hardest tasks before the new
Cabinet officers will be TO get rid of the in
competent or unworthy clerks who have
succeeded by i" influence =" in climbing into
places TO which they were not entitled either
by ability or length of faithful service. We
hazard nothing in saying that the civil ser
vice rules have been treated with contempt
by many of the most influential Republican
politicians, especially by Senators, and that
their demands for the promotion of their
proteges over the heads of their seniors in
service and superiors in merit have too fire.
quently been complied with.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

1t did not need the ominous announcement
yesterday that acting on Bismarck's advice
Turkey would remain neutral to show the
superhuman folly of which Gladstone was
guilty when he renounced the traditional
policy of England for the sake of undoing
the work of his illustrious predecessor, Lord
Beaconsfeld, and indulging in rhetorical
sentimentalism which had no place in inter.
national politics by denouncing "the un-
"speakable Turk" The result of the last
Turco-Russian war, as summed up at the
Congress of Berlin, only proved what true
statesmen have always ecognized-that, in
alliance with Turkey, England is the real
arbiter of the Eastern question. Turkish
neutrality, if really maintained, means that
the Dardenelles are closed to the British
navy, and that she cannot make the Black
Sea, which is the most promising field for
her naval enterprises, the theatre of opera.
ti0ns against Russia.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

This is by no means period of peace
among the nations. All over the world the
great powers are struggling to become
greater and some of the small powers are
trying to engorge their still smaller neigh
bors. This we have seen in Central America,
and one cannot help feeling some admira-
tion for Barrios, whose idea that there ought
to be federation of the petty States was a
sound one, and who, while trying to realize
his theory, died like soldier, sword in hand
One wishes We could have fuller particulars
of the last campaign and death Of Barros,
and we can now only wonder whether it is
true, as has been said, that his. dream was to
annex Central America to the United States
and himself become Senator of the grea,
Republic. Now he is gone, We can see that
as his seemed about the only strong hand il
that distracted region, things may be worse
instead of better for his defeat and death, il
he really is dead, and there seems to be little
doubt about that. The independence KEEP,
up by petty States of half and quarter of q
million inhabitants is little more than pre-.
text for anarchy. The population of Hon
duras is about ASS, 600, Of San Salvador 5G0,.
600, of Nicaragua 800, 600, and Costa Rica
200, 900, while Guatemala has about ! 800.
600. These figures are not exact, and the
populations are placed considerably lower by
some authorities.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-12

The rub will come when these favored
partisans are required to step out and when
their Senators begin to show fight. The
President has not yet really come into con-
flict with the power OF the Senatorial
oligarchy. He will encounter it in full force
if it is really proposed to weed out of the De-
partments the special friends of Republican
Senators. Yet if the President and Cabinet
hold firmly together and refuse to compro-
mise they will succeed in the end. There is
double danger to be avoided: the danger
of keeping the wrong men in the depart
ments, and the danger of putting incompe-
tent aud dishonest new men in important
places. For unfortunately it is not all active
Democrats who would prove honest and capa.
BILE officers.