St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14

the other of the contending parties. In
this respect he differs radically from
Lord Salisbury, who shaped the course
OF England III continental affairs as
II England was a fourth member
OF the triple alliance and bound to sus-
tain Germany, Italy and Austria against
France and Russia. Should war break
out between Germany and France, or
betwenn France and Russia on the one
side and the powers of the triple aIli-
anee on the other, Great Britain, with
Gladstone as premier, would not inter
1ere as long as the combatantS would re-
Spect the rights and interests of Great
Britain.
In brief, Mr.. Gladstone will not go
about with menace on mis- brow and a
challenge Ill lis tone, giving foreign
nations 10 understand that England is
rather anxious for preteyt to punish
those who may get i'll her way. Mr..
Gladstone Will adopt strong but not
an aggressive foreign policy. Such is
Mr. Gladstone's position as set forth by
prominent Liberal who has long been
his intimate associate ana will probably
De III his cabinet.
Gladstone and Germany
BERLIN, Aug. 13.-Some satisfactory
assurances have already reached the
foreign Office here through the London
embassy concerning Mr.. Gladstone's
foreign policy. All the German polit-
zeal parties viewed Mr.. Gladstone's ad-
vent AS prime minister with regret as
likely TO imperil the solidity of the
triple alliance, unless Lord Rose5erry
was foreign minister in his cabinet. AS
late as yesterday the adviceS from the
German embassy positively stated shat
Lord Roseberry, finding that Mr. Glad
stone refused to follow his lead in the
position of England towards the triple
alliance, Egypt and Russia. and differ
ing with him in the essentials of his
policy, refused TO accept Office. To-
days official dispatches announce a
probable entente between Mr.. Glad
stone and Lord Roseberry. the former
asserting to continuance of Lord Sails
bury's foreign policy on its main points.
Queen yicioria,s Dolls.
1t is limited that the queens penchant
for dolls, lately developed, is an evil
dence that she is bordering Oh her sec
ond childhood. The story is that Sir
Henry Ponsonby. her private secretary,
recently found slowed away Ill Buck
lnghan palace a large collection of
dolls, dressed in costumes of all nations,
being those which the queen played
with when she was child. The queen
was delighted with the find and ordered
the dolls sent TO Osborne. There she
seemed to grow more and more
interested in the reminders of
her childhoOd's days. She had then
arranged iii special room and photo
graphs taken of them arranged in
groups, seated in chairs and on sofas,
in all sorts of combinations. She has
also had an article prepared. recounting
tie discovery of the dolls ana the
pleasure she took in arranging them.
The matter is treated by her majesty
from an artistic point of view. though it
is said that an outsider can see nothing
remarkable about the dolls or their
dress. The article will shortly be pub
lished in some one of the periodicals
which the queen favOrs with her literary
articles. An article which recently
appeared limiting at the queer doings of
the royal lady Is believed to be based ON
this affair.