The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-04
The Frontier Question Virtually Settled, and
the Point of Honor as to Penjdeh Will
Be Adjusted by Smooth Phrases.
Confirmation of the Rum0red Secret
Treaty Between England and Turkey.
Preparations of the Parnellites for the Coming
General Election in England-AffairS
at Panama Cable Notes.
ABOUT SETTLED.
The Frontier Question Virtually Disposed
Of-Enthusiastic Greeting to the Gear.

O-Enthusiastic Greeting to the Gear.
LONDON, May 2.-Opinion has veered this
week more frequently and completely than at
any time during the crisis. When Gladstone
was speaking in the Commons everybody said
This certainly means war;" This interpreta-
ton, apart from the magnificent eloouence and
splendid delivery of the speech, was the secret
Of its wonderful effect in forthwith silencing
all opposition. But while Parliament was thus
convinced Of war, the Stock Exchange and the
general public the very next day declared for
peace. This tendency has been increasing daily,
until to-day peace is believed to be almost
concluded For once the popular impression is
based on sound premises. Things stand as fol-
lows: The frontier question is virtually settled.
England knows Russia's wants and has decided
to yield the most thereof. The Penjdeh point
of honor will be got around by clever diplomatic
lodging. The difficulty has been to inquire
into the Perjdeh affair without passing judg-
ment on Lumsden and Komaroff. Neither
power will submit the acts of its own officer
directly to any arbitration which would admit
question of Lumsden's veracity or Komaroffs
strategy.
Arbitration, therefore, will not be on the Off
GERS, but on the real meaning of the agreement
of March IL, and whether what will euphemistic-
ally be called the Interpretation thereof is cor
rect for either side Meanwhile, the disputed
territory will not be further occupied. One
probable result of arbitration is that England
will claim money indemnity for the Afghans
and, as Minister said, laugh;ngly: ENG
land will, perhaps, quietly lend Russia money to
IL
has undoubtedly been brought about by
nervous terror which overcame both parties
when they found themselves face to face with
the grim countenance of war. England has Wis
IDLY cooled in the few days during which war
seemed certain event. The Tories began to
ask one another what they were going to fight
about. The Gar shrank from unknown posi-
bilities, and was chagrined at the revelations
of Russia's poverty in her inability to purchase
even few cruisers. To-day promises that the
Russian scare will almost be forgotten in few
weeks, and the momentary unity of parties will
be broken and the air rent with hoarse cries of
rival candidates in the coming elections. The
government, on the whole, got we'll out of the
business.
A letter from the Cable News correspondent at
I6LeTSpurS, Udtcu April 20, OeSCrlpeS GIlo Gu
thusiasm with which the Gear Was greeted when
he traversed the streets in an open carriage, and
with none Of the extraordinary precautions with
which the people have become familiar. 1t has
been many years since the Gar of Russia has
had such warm popular reception in St. Peters
burg. and it never before occurred during the
reign of the present monarch. The nearest
recent approach to the demonstration Of last
Tuesday was the pageant at the Cars corona
ton, but that was at Moscow. It's nearest his
torcal parallel was furnished in April 1877, just
before the Turko- Russian war, when the present
Cars father was enthusiastically acclaimed at
st. Petersburg and Moscow as he reviewed and
addressed the troops who were about to fight for
holy Russia. Last Tuesday the streets of st.
Petersburg were crowded with people, many of
whom had waited for hours to catch glimpse of
the great White Gar It was a spontaneous
gathering, and was in marked contras. to the
purchased and constrained enthusiasm of the
coronation pageant The Car inspected the
Grenadier Guards but made no address. The
people who were unaware of the gravity Of the
crisis looked upon the events of the day as mere
ly military pageant on larger scale than
usual.