The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-24
THE RIVAL EAGLES.
Russian Generals Trying to Work Conn
bine with France Against Germany.
Bd Cdble to the United Preas

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Russian Generals Trying to Work Com
bine with France Against Germany.
By Cable to the United Press
LONDON, June "a, 1Ss9.-Two eminent
Russian generals left Paris last evening
for St. Petersburg as quietly as they had
come week ago, and it turns out that
they came entrusted with most inn
portant diplomatic mission. These are
General Annenkoff and General
Minister, and it is asserted that their
visit to Paris was to ascertain
on what terms political and military
cooperation with France could be ar
ranged without the conclusion of formal
Franco-Russian alliance. 1t is under
stood that the visit was made at the sug-
gestion of M. Spuller, the French Minister
of Foreign Affairs, and it is certain that
M. Spuller and the two Russians had fire.
quent interviews during the visit of the
latter.
The contingency of q Russo-Austrian
war in which Germany might become in
volved was freely discussed and, accord
ing. to the Partisan press, the two Gen
erals left Paris entirely satisfied with the
result of their mission.
The estimate of EOS, 600 which Sir James
Ferguson. the Under Foreign Secretary,
will lay before the House today, to pro-
vide for the entertainment of the Shah,
will meet with bitter opposition. This
time it is not alone the radicals who al
ways make an outcry against these ex-
penditures who will object.
The treaty which the august visitor
concluded with the Gar during his stay
in st. Petersburg is little by little coming
to light, and it is already evident that
this treaty in terms is astroke at England.
It provides that in case of war with
England Russia may occupy Persian ter
ritory for offensive operations. Before
these facts became knoWnit it was hoped that
the Shah's visit to London might be
turned to account by the English Minis
ters, but it is now evident that the willy
Czar has swept the boards, and not sin
gle diplomatic crumb of comfort is left
for England to garner
Under the circumstances Englishmen
are naturally asking themselves, Why
spend EOS, 900 for the entertainment of
this uncouth. ill-mannered barbarianS
In small pamphlet which has just
been printed by order of the House of
Commons is contained a record of the
convictions of members of Parliament
for offences against the Crimes Act,
showing that during the past year
Irish members have been sentenced to
terms of imprisonmenta aggregating nearly
seven years. Twenty-four Irish members
have been convicted and one English
member, MIR. Conybeare, has sentence
still hanging over him.
Mr. Cox and Mr.. Finucane have sus-
tanned no less than five prosecutions,
though their sentences aggregated only
five and nine months respectively. Mr..
Condor is undergoing his fourth incarcer-
alton, having altogether been SEN
fenced to eight months imprisonment.
Edward Harrington has to complete a
tions of six months following, another OF
one month, and Patrick O'Brien's two
convictions have shut him up for seven
months. William O'Brien has received
sentences aggregating sixteen months,
and David Sheehy ten months.