| Show FOREIGN A Threat ned Strikeof 55000 English Miners EL MAHDIS NEW FEARS Russias Threatening Attitude in the Afghan Territory I Hartington Speaks LONDON March 9In the Commons tonight Hartington in moving for 3000 additional men for the army explaining that the cost of the autumn expedition to Khartoum will he included in the expenses ex-penses of the next financial year and that he would require another credit before be-fore leaving the subject He wished to I express gratitude to Parliament and the country for the services already rendered by General Wolseley and his troops Continuing he said General Grahams force would disperse the rebels occupy Osman Dignas position and prevent the rebels from a ain concentrating General Graham would then open the route to Berber as far as possible If he reached Berber in time he would cooperate with General Volseley in his advance on Khartoum The Suakim railroad Hartington said would be purely a military structure but would doubtless eventually lead to the establishment of a permanent line The railway will be an enormous advantage in the operations of the troops Government Govern-ment was making arrangements for short lines of railmays and tramways in order to avoid the Nile cataracts also for light draft steamers The cost of these would be included in next years expenses The motion was carried 58 to 21 On motion for a credid of 942000 for military expenses Mr Pease Liberal moved a reduction of 100000 in the cost of tne Suakim railway Northcote thought the railway was the key note of the policy of the government to establish orderly government in Soudan The Conservatives therefore wished to help government in the objects it had in view Peases motion was rejected 173 to 56 The minority consisted of all Parnellites and one Conservative i the remainder were Liberals The resolution to charge India for the cost of Indian troops engaged in the Soudan was carried 88 to 23 In the Lords this afternoon Earl Granville Gran-ville in answering a question respecting the reported hauling down of the British flag by Germans said in the face of Bis marcks assurances of Germanys frIendship friend-ship for England he did not believe the hauling down of the British colors and hoisting of the German flag as reported were intended as an insult to England but was probably due to ignorance on the part of the German commander who might have believed Victoria included in therecent English cession to Germany of a certain slice of territory in Cameroons In the House of Commons this afternoon after-noon Gladstone speaking on the same subject said If report be true complications complica-tions are not likely to arise as the matter can be amicably adjusted by the governments govern-ments concerned |
