The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-13
PERSIA AND PARNEIIA
They Are Both Thorns in the side of the
Tottering Tory Ministry.
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They Are Both Thorns in the Side of the
lettering Tory Ministry.
[By Gable to the United Press.l
LONDON, March. 10, 18S9.-Several dis
patches have passed lately between the
which the utmost secrecy has been OBJ
served, and it was only by the most serious
representations of the mischief that would
result from such a course that a noble
lord has been restrained from demanding
confirmation or denial of rumors which
have been current for some days,
Those who know Sir Henry DrummOnd
Wolff will fear that he is not the proper
person to represent England at the Court
of Persia. His jingoism is not popular
just now, and Sir Henry's obstinacy is re-
garded as likely to cause Her MaJesty's
Government serious trouble. The Minis
try is not inclined to welcome any exces-
Sive zeal, especially hen it is suspected
to arise from personal vanity fully as
much as from patriotism. The fact is that
Sir Henry regards the place of British
Minister to Persia as one beneath his vast
merit, and would view a change to
another sphere of action with much pleas
ure, trusting confidently to the support
usually given to a pugnacious diplomat
for an advancement in position.
TIL SHAH I A PICKLE.
Between the pretensions of Russia on
the one hand and Great Britain on the
other the Shah must fervently wish all
the unbelievers at a long distance from
his dominions. The establishment of M.
Vlassow, the Russian consul general at
the holy city of Meshed, aroused Persian
fanaticism to the highest pitch, and his
body guard have been On more than one
occasion useful in restraining the inhabit-
ants from attempting personal violence.
OF course General Maclean, the British
Consul General, also claimed O residence
there with an equally large retinue, and
since then the Shah's troops have to use
their utmost vigilance to insure the safety
of the two delegations Of Western dogs"
The jealousy of the two consuls has at
times given the natives hope3 of a personal
collision between their suites and General
Maclean's representations to his superior
at the capital have led to the latters com
plants and predictions of speedy Russian
aggressionS which have so disturbed the
thinks that Russia is not ready for a for
ward movement yet, but that every
months preparation renders her attitude
more formidable, and that heroic meas
ures to prevent an advance on Herat
should be resorted to at once.
PARNELL COMMISSION.
Upon resuming the sit ting of the Par
nell Commission this morning, Mr..
Soames, solicitor for the Times, took the
stand and testified that he found the local
police at Limerick believed the stories Of
Coffee, the Limerick reporter. The latter
wins then taken to Mr.. Soame's of
fee, where he signed a statement
promising to testify before the
it was true that Coffee had not received
the full sum to which he was entitled.
Witnesses usually received from ten tc
sixty-three shillings a day. Cross-examined
by Mr.. Bigger, Mr.. Soames said that he
had sent Kirby to America to see Sheri
dan, who demanded 10000 to come tc
immediately recalled Kirby from America
Sir Charles Russell will apply to the
Parnel Com mission for a three weeks ad
jour nme nt at the close of the Times case
to allo W him time to prepare a defence
for the Par nellites.