St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-26
MAKES JOHN BULL VINCE.
BY THE MUskoVITE FOR
ONCE.
THE UNITED STATES A FACTOR.
Opinion Expressed That Ere Long
She Will Take a Stand in the
Trouble.

| announcement on THURSDAY in Com
stantinople dispatch to the Pail Mall
| Gazette that an offensive and defensive
alliance had been formed between Rus
| STA and Turkey. True or untrue the
story has aroused the keenest discus
sion throughout Great Britain and the
| continent, and the specials from the
| different European capitals contain
admissions which lend color to the re-
port Turkeys terrible financial plight.
it is believed, may have driven the sui
tan into the arms of Russia, and the
official and semi official deniaIs of the
accuracy of such rumors which are
| always forthcoming, are regarded with
considerable suspicion, especially as the
Pail Mall Gazette has been proved to
be correctly informed, in spite of de-
mails, in the case Of several previous
statements of great Importance A not
able instance of this was it's announce
ment of the impending retirement Of
Mr.. Gladstone from active political life
Moreover, the information contained in
the Constantinople dispatch of the Pail
Mall Gazette is confirmed today from
an excellent source, letter from the
Speakers correspondent at Constantine
pie, in which the writer declares that
the Russo-Turkish treaty is an actual
fact, although it does not exist on pa
per. The correspondent adds: Russia
is absolute
MASTER OF THE SITUATION
and it is believed here that the enor-
nous backsheesh sent by the sultan to
the car, valued at f35,000, and includ-
ing one of the most famous jewels in
the imperial collection, marked the Sc
cret treaty Of alliance by which Russia
guarantees the integrity of the Otto
man empire and agrees to assist in the
restoration of order in Kurdistan, and
also in the defense of the Dardanelles
France follows Russia as a blind
man follows his dog. France was the
first to denounce the treaty of Unkiar-
skelessi; now she is silent. The atti-
tude of Germany is more despicable
than that of France; she is trying to
win favor with Russia by out-Herod-
ing Herod. The outcome of the Ar
menian difficulty has been the triumph
of Russia and the humiliation of Great
Britain"
The English newspapers generally &C
CeDC I1llS view VI Lie ueledl VI
diplomacy. The Chronicle, almost alone,
views the situation with complacency,
and thinks it ought to lead to a COM
plete entente between Russia and Great
britain on the whole Asiatic question,
including Egypt. -,
Abroad the report has caused great
deal of anxiety. The, Standards vi
emma. correspondent admits that the
general impression there is that some
arrangement between Russia and Tur-
key actually exists. The Neu Freie
Presse, of Vienna, says: ''There is no
doubt Russia has exercised strong in
fluence at Constantinople. but Europe
can scarcely abandon it's interests in
Turkey in favor of a single power"
This development of the Eastern
question has aroused great interest as
to the intentions of the United States
and the feeling is expressed that the
United States will ere long prove a po
tent factor in the Levant. The debates
in congress upon this subject are eager
ly followed and commented upon here.
AMERICAN ATTITUDE.
Regarding the action of the United
States senate yesterday when Senator
Calls resolution demanding that either
by peaceful negotiations, or force of
arms the Armenian atrocities be
stopped, was defeated without a di-
vision and the foreign relations reso-
luton was passed unanimously, APP
pealing to the powers to rescue the
Armenians, the Westminster Gazette
says: "All that will probably be dis
INV &c a h1111jfiOOc
of Jefferson Brick blowing off steam
to sympathetic gallery. But, in view
of the movements of the fleet, the stir
in the arsenals and organized agitation
in the great cities and the imminent
probability that the Turk may any
day kill an American missionary, these
utterances and yesterdays speeches
cannot be too lightly dismissed. We
need hardly say that any action of the
American government regarding Tur-
key will be warmly, Welcomed even by
those who have most resented the ac-
ton taken at Washington concerning
British Guiana"
The outlook here inzregard to the
speedy settlement lof the dispute be-
tween Great Britain, and Venezuela di-
rect or by means sof arbitration still
seems to be an undecided question, al
though nobody anticipates any further
serious trouble in connection with the
dispute.
The news of the death of Prince
Henry of Battenberg threw a deep
cloud over the court, and the change
can only be fairly realized when the
state Of affairs at Osborne house now
is compared with the gayety there at
the opening of the week.
Everything connected with the court
is now changed, and the trades people
will be the first to feel the effects Of
the blow. All the social fetes and
functions are cancelled during the six
weeks mourning which are to follow
the death of Prince Henry, and this
means a great loss of business to those
who depend upon the expenditures of
the court and society for prosperity.
The full state mourning will last until
Feb. 3d.
1t is understood that the Prince of
Wales, the Duke of Connaught and
the Earl of Lathom, the Lord Cham
berlain, are making the necessary ar
rangements for
SEMI-STATE MILITARY FUNERAL
at Windsor. Fillowing the precedent