New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-06
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the shorter time WHICH III Is necessary DcOrf
arriving at pension; others come hoping 10 ma an
porunity OF speedily enrichlng Themselves La most
cases they come are sent there because they are
oyerburened with debts because, from various scan
dals they hnd u impossible TO live IN other parts o. The
empire. There very few who come 10 Central Asia
because they think it Is the place 20 make brilliant
career Army meD, HIDING themselves there By aecl
dent, have made such career but no cyllians have
ea;y sSr9g; e l93 %oit s q g, the EGg
nreferrng the sands OF the Krzy Kun desert % being
under Russian RUE
Tur RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN CENTRAL ASIA
II can hardly be SAID that the RUSSIANS have fixed
policy IN ASIA The Governments at st. Petersburg has
been always sincerely desrous Of RETAINING from
quests and extension OF dominion in Central Asia. bu.
circumstances have compelled them often 10 take the
agyress,ve and conduests having been made. IL
has been found be impossible to give them up with
out certain los, of prestisc. 1. a, Vi c9l.e, Den
ole. peaceful means and 10 40 hc pest udt was pos
slbie for the interests OF commerce. one general after
another has seen himself Obliged 10 Keep uD the Cled
Of Russian arms, and attack native government TIE
which led him to this course nave at last been
found 20 III at st. Petersburg although II was ted
thar such necessity had ariseD AID the cOnqeits which
he made were retained. The policy has thus beena
nolting one, subject entirely 10 circumstances.
am that. there - not the slightest desire
intention to make any att%cA upon ihya, bus
tending her influence than 1t now does 10 Central
Asia. and 1t Is possible That at some time differences
mi ght arise with regard to tho English policy IN kash
gar English criticism, however. ana lglsh d!DlO
matte interference have had much effect upon the Rus.
V. u
forc IN o,e take steps Of any Kind In Central ASIA
less some difficulty with Engand might arise from Them
and the Consequence ~ that the General Governor
does not always have the possibility Of acting In tho
which he thinks pest suits the STAT OF aiairs.
enough TO take her course without regard
TO what England might or think.
Nothing had been said III the commercial treaty with
regard TO slavery the save-trad" but 1t was i'm
pressed upon the BOknaran authorities mat the Rus
slams d,spprOyed OF shameful traffic, ana desired
It's immediate cessation. In consequence Of t1l- lhs
Boknardns out TO the Russians that the trade Ia
ceased aad dust thrown IN the eyes Of the ian
officials who came TO B0khara. so tDat the diplomatic
empioye made report 10 Con Kaufman som' tgo
wears ago. which stated that after careful invest
CATION he convinced that. in Difference 10 the wish
and principles Of Russia, the sayetrlde had entirely
ceased. Merchants. however VINO had better Oyportu-
mites Of seeing knew that 1t was going on IN fun orce
nut their reports were dis0elleyed In Tashken1 Mr.
PerOh5Sy, thr agent OF the Mhisuy Oi tih'hce' Vas
in BOkhara I'm 1872 and having seen with us Own eyes
the sale Of Persian slaves at the bizir he made a
strong report TO General Kaufman, Out no notice was
taken IL. When / was in BOkhara III August also
the open sale of slaves at tbs bazar. aud openly
purchased one. The authorities, however became
alarmed this knowing that could thus prove their
duphcIly the issans. and took hin away from me-
tbeieupOn bought another throu2n one OI my sriV'
ants and brought him with me To TLshkent, ana sub
sequently 50. PETERSBURG TINS caused great scan
ddI SInarcand ana Iashkent 1t occurred at the
very time when came that Gen. iufmann had
caused release Of Persian slaves at khyl: but the
viewed with favor by most persons. official aud
otherwise for 1t considered that had gwen tho
Government actual PROOF Of the existence OF the fOr-
Oidden traffic some OF the more outspoken partlsans
of the dpeased, thinklng that
my action was intended as au inuendo against himself
The direct relations between Russia ard Afghan'tan
had very few being chiefly conhled 20 the utter
change OF some letters OF poteness Ine letters cent
by the Russians always accompanied by an English
translation for the greater convenience OF the Indian
authorities 10 whom II Is presumed, they are INIT
tcd Tne former nr, and now preender 10 the throne
OF KibDol About Rauman Khan. who escaped 10 slnar-
after his defeat IN Aighanisal, stl llVta thrre,
receiving a pension OF 5000 raDes year from the
Russian Government and being counted IN the Russian
service. Some two years ago he petltlOued General
Kauitnann grant him 10000 ruDies saving mat win
that he would able tOrcass ut BIS iGhts 10 rue throne
and put down Shir Ali but this request was refused
A, About Rlhman Khan lives economically, ne VIII
soon able IA have the required money rom as siV
iugs He Is in constant core ,pundcnce with Aigaus
tan and Processes think his appearance there
Will at once be revolution In nj. FAVOR. :; hiSh-
gar Djtishaar seven ctes stern Turkistan, Was
formerly a portion " what was called Chinese I4r'
ury; out m the years isoj anu leo ia ,fs
against the Chinese rulers Before the CLine'c
occupation the country had been governed By kAO jas
" no aerWard took refuge in Knorkan but occasionally
made attempts at nsurrectIOn When the great re0el-
hon broke out OF those men returned 20 hashSaT
a native OF Iskent Tasbkent who was formerly an
officer under the Kahn Of knOklnd aud was c0mn.nder
OF AkmetcLet (nog Fort Perotsky) when it was ta@en
knodj eded by his skill and daring In utterly
overInrOwng the Chinese after very Dioody srusse
He then found 10 get rid of the knoda ana as
serted his power IN the country, t'hhs tbo ttio OF
Atayk Ghaz. aud mas since that Time EXTENDED ms 90
by the capture vi various chinese ana DUNCAN
cities Une last taken being Urumtsl aud Inass) un
now he nearly surrounds the province OF kudja.
Tue old enmity Of HakuO Bek 10 tue RUSSIANS SIN con-
tuucd, ana Russian merchants VINO daftu 10 enter
Knokand III spite OF The insults ANA restrcilons often
suffered severely. Ine RuSsias on their part ui not
wish to recognize at first the independence or what they
considered reyoited Chlnes, province anu although
times they sent officers Tor certain negOtla
tue legal ruler OF the country IN 1917 ldAuD DrA Aad
become hostile to Russia that an xpedltlon was re-
solved upon. mloaey road nad Oeen Oul. through
the THAN SIian mountains aud Naryn Pass ana stores
goods accumulated AT Fort NdIyn fOr Use IN tue
expedition Yakub Bek. however, changed MS tactics.
and "A peace VAS agreed upon with Baron haulOhIs'
watch ratified by Gen. Kaufman ana the Govern
at st. Petersburg. Tue treaty was exactly similar
in form aud contents 10 the commercial treaties win
khokind ana Boknara During me lasI linet az en-.
yOy from tue Khan k,shgar sent To the Emperor
~ st. Petersburg the nrst VINO mas been reoe'e' ana
YasuD Bek therefore fOrma y recognized AS Tie hbao
kasngdr. AT tie same tme however, the caravan OF
MesSrs. Pnpy sncH was uhuGfSolhS haru trea'hsu' IA
kShgar by order OF YIkuO BCk The constant nrg0da'
with England nave also given the Russian auIhor-
ties ALARM lor hasngar L, muen nearer 10 Hassia
than IL Is TO India, and much more easy Ol
the being not so difficult II - very PROB
able. therefore, that On expedition VIII DC nted on u
the Spring against hlshgar preteX VIII proDaDy 10
found IN ne treatment Ot russian merchants ana -
tue intention 10 demand damages 10 the ano"u. W
1900 rubles, and tine besides Of 1000 ruOles more
Or IakuD Bek refused 10 pay tails, the e1pe-
dltiOn would start at
The Province OfKudjly is very rich and fertile yaF
ley yIng both sides O the RIVER LII, and Enclosed he
tween the dInereAt ranges or the Iniau-oidh IAe az
babtants are OF very different races. Tlere were 20
native h tlmuks and Dungans the latter race Cnnce
by origin and using the Chinese language ana wearing
the Chinese dress. Dut by religion MussuInlabS siDo
many hundred years; TaraGtch 5, who were simply re
ordinary Turk Md>sulnans. originally captNes, 40
Dized from shgar or Chinese Iurkstan, atef Tvs
occupation various Chinese cOlOnists, sol0ni ahd
Dos, brought there from other parts OF the Chue'
Empire, the Chinese and Mautchu soldiers ana ON
GERS VI every grade The country was very wedLp
and the population enormous When the DUNCAN lh
surrecuon broke out IN Elstern Iurklstan IL eAtend'i
kuldj where the TarIntchis united with their CO.
reiI yOnIsis throwing of the Chinese rule After
struggle Of two years the rcOcon Was entirely sac;ess
ful. ana the LAST city, Mlnchukulda, with 800 10.
oil ants and 5000 garrison tJkrn On tue u-us
oi the assault There was not single person 0f CAlneso
blood alive III the town those VINO had not escdpeI "
the stepps TO die there OF hunger having been hhen.
The massacres throughout tne whole province "eIo
out 10000 cO.Oniss being on the III:
escaped over the ssld borders, aud were iei anu
taken OF and subsequently, were allowed 10 return
to provinces still under Chinese rule. The DuDgins ~
iirst had ascendancy, but after some tInie t1o
TTanchis. DISCONTINUED with them account ol tis
of and speech against them anu
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