The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-12
OLD WORLD NEWS.
Angl0.Russian Peace Assured for a
Es& While, but Herat Will BE Seized
by the MuscOyite.
Lord Hamilton's Motion Defeated
Gladstone Sustained-Parnell-
ties Vote Against the Gov
eminent.
THE AFGHAN QUESTION.
Various Statements Regarding the Afghan
Imbroglio-The Muscovite Ahead.

LONDON, May 1.-The Conservative papers
generally do not wish to vote adverse to the
Government on the war credit but consider
that the Government ought to give the op-
position more information as to the present
state of affairs.
All the tele geams from India deny the re-
ported resignation OF Lord Duffsrin.
The military party in Russia continue to
spread reports to the discredit of England.
The latest is that the Russians captured at
Pepjdeh some OF Sir Peter Lumsdens dis
patches proving that he encouraged the
Afghans to invite collision with the
Russians. Copies of these documents were
sent 10 the English Cabinet, and that, there
fore, Lumsden was recalled.
st. Petersburg advices through vienns re-
port that quantities OF gunpowder and
dynamite ale being stored at several coaling
stations.
Work continues on the Crors tadt feet.
Odessa kilograms etxte that the troops
which passed there, Just moblizsd from the
reserves were a horde of unkempt peasant
youths, ignorant of the use OF rifles which
some of them were hardly able to cary.
Hungarian paners report that Peter, sou Of
the late Prince harageorgeurlz, has gone to
st. Petersburg to endeavor to obtain Russian
support should he issIs a manifesto assert
ing his right to the throne of Servia. He
also hopes that his father.in.law, the Prince
of Nontep egro, viii support his claim by
force OF arms. The Vienna newspapers are
agreed that the Prince, a possible tool of
Russia must be closely watched. A Belgrade
official paper denies his hereditary right to
the title OF King.
A railway plant which had been collected
for a Russian line from the Caucasus to the
Blsck Sea has been diverted To the conetruc.
ton of strsle, ,ic line from Vlodekorksz to
Pctrofssi, on tue Caspian Sea. II Ia reported
tlat q permanent garrison OF Zoo men is 10
be stationed at Sebastapol.
Mr.. Gladstone announced that he was
stoul TO present 20 tho House some most
important papeTe ia regard to the foreign
policy of England iu her relation with AT.
| ghenlstan. He Gladstone then stg.ad that
an arrangement had been effected between
Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary, the Earl
CT Kemberly, Secretary for India, Baron De
| Siaal Russian Minister to EngIaad, aud M.
Leasar, the special Russian agent in London.
| In regsrd to the Afghan frontier the arrange
| ment was satisfactory To her Majesty's Gov.
eminent and Earl Dufferiu, Viceroy .of In
| dio. lie hoped the arrangement would DO
| made the subject Of q convention with Rus.
/ sia-
A dispatch from Sima says immediately
| upon the return Of the Ameer to Cabul he
| issued orders that British officers should be
| allowed to inspect the iorts at Herat. The
| Ameer bas received detail plans for the de-
lenses OF Herat from the Indian Govern
| ment.
A dispatch from Calcutta 10 the Stan ndard
| states that orders were issued yesterday 10
stop the purchase of transport animals and
the further dispatch of stores and war ma.
| terjal - Qetta
II is stated at Varna that Fehmi Pacha's
recall is due 10 the influence of tho Turkish
Minister at Constautinople, who believed the
recall would have good effect on the Sc tile
meDt of the Afghan difficulty.
A dispatch from Teberan says the Ameer
of Bokhxra. urges the Shah OF Persia to re-
lease AyCub Khan.
An offi,isl stement from Earl Duffsrin
approving Mr.. Gadstone's policy would do
much to reassure the public at Calcutta, but
the Viceroy remains silent.
According to q report In circulation in
Simla, the Ameer bound himself to insist
upon q frontier passing through three points,
the names OF which the Government refuses
TO disclose. Penjdeh, however, is not one of
the places. The hmeer desires the Joint
Boundary Commission to examine the Oxus
Valley also.
Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary. in the
House of Lords this afternoon, replying to
sn interrogatory put by the Marquis OF Sails
bury, the Conservative leader, said the Gov
eminent were unable at present to make any
statement about their intentions respecting
the Soudan. In regard to the Afghan bound
sry question, Lord Granville said confer
ence upon the subject had been held between
himself and the Earl of Kimbsrly secretary
OF India. and Baron De Staal. Russian Min
lister at London, which resulted in an agree
ment perfectly satisfactory to England, Rus
sia and the Earl of Dufferin