The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-23
GRAND TURK.
90 UETTING WITH RUSSIA AND
NGLAND, UNABLE TO DE-
eide WHICH.
Russia Demanding EXplana-
t1OnS From England, and
Lumsden's Recall.
Alleged Plan of Settlement
Agreed Upon by the Two
Great Powers.
Their Royal Highnesses at
COrk-Osman Digna
Deserted.
ENGLAND.
GLADsToNE's HESITATION. j..

| ENGLAND.
GLADsTONE's HESITATION.
| LONDON, April 15.-Gladstone's apparent
hesitation over the Kushk River affair has en-
| boldened Russia, and she is now taking her
turn in demanding explanations and with
GierS has demanded an explanation of the pres
| ence of Capt. Yates, of Gen, LumSden's staff,
| at KuShk River battle, and OF the part he is
said TO have taken in provoking that engage
merit
Special dispatches from st. Petersburg, even
| assert that Russia has demanded the recall
| of General LumSden himself, on the ground Of
his pronounced sympathy with the Afghans in
their hostility toward Russia, but this state
| meut is doubtful.
The Government is still wrangling with Tur-
| key over the terms OF the proposed Anglo-1ur
| kiSh alliance. Long interviews with Earl
| Granville and Musurus Pasha, Turkish Minis;
| ter, and Fehmi Pasha, the Sultan's special
| envOv re of daily occurrence. The Sultan is
GOV, AMI is coquetting with both England
and Russia. He probably never felt his
| imp ..Luce in European politics so keenly as
/ AT LhiS moment, when Gladstone, who formerly
described him as the msp, akable Turk, Is bid
ding for bis favor against the Russians, who
| whipped him in 1877. The Russians are max
| ing tempting oVertures to Turkey, batting the
| hook with the provinces OF her northern
boundary, the possession Of which would tend
| to consolidate and perpStuate the Turkish en-
pird in Europe. The SoIcttude OF both Eng
| land and Russia for Turkish friendship is, of
course caused by the latter's control OF the
| DardanelleS, which command the entrance to
| the Black Sea. There is, however, this i'm
| pOrtant difference between the suitorS for Tur-
keys favor, England co Id force the
Straits, and Russia could not. No ordinary
vessels of either navy could pass the Darda-
| nelles castles, forts, and the batteries which
| line the straits from the Egean Sea to the Sea
of Marin, ra, but the forts could be Slenced
bytwo or three of the b itish monster turret
| ships, such as the "lnfiexible:" the "Deyasta:
| ton, "'TerrOr," ," Alexandria" or 'Hereqleus."
Then these floating steel forts could be sta
toned at either end of the straits to protect
| the English and exclude Russian vessels.
| These facts are as well-known TO the Sultan
as to the British admiralty and it is firmly be-
lieved here that his friendship will eventually
be given to the side carrying the heaviest
guns.
NOT WORTH FIGHTING FOR.
LONDON, April 17.-Earl Dutferin, Viceroyo
India, in dispatch to the home Government
tion, said, in his opinion, Penideh was not
worth fighting for as the Ameer has had, for
long time, very little control over the tribes in
ITS vicinity nat ney W were IN a s1aEe e
Ameer: The latter, he believed, would be will
ing to concede Penjdeh to Russia !, IN the inter-
est OF peace, as it would also likely prevent
fsi It is announced that thu Cabinet, Eafter dis
cuSSing Earl Dufferin'S message, adopted the
same view on the matter.
GLADSTONE'S REPLY.
LONDON, April 17.-Gladstone being asked
| If the Government had protested against the
| recent occupation of Penjdeh by Gen. KOmar-
off and his establishment of a Russian admin
iStration there, announced that the Govern
| mentlhad not let made either occurrence sub
iect of official communication with Russia. The
| Government was awaiting further Information
| the Premier said. concerning these events.
| Continuing, Mr.. Gladstone said: 1--WE
asked Sir Peter Lumsden for full
Il NfG nf nrrOr1 nf ln
30th of March, the day the battle on the
Kushk was fought. telegram fl, m him has
| arrived since we sent our request This dis
cipher and is now being deciphered. We shall
| be unable to, say anything further
upon this this s fGv % the sub
| The fact that the Russian commander was
aware of the agreement of the 18th of March
| before the 30th of March. and the question as
| to whether or not he acted upon instructions
or contrary to il structions, concerning THAI
| agreement would form the subject of future
Communications between the Government and
| Russia. In regard to the reported establish
ment by the Russians of an administration at
I Penideh, the Government knows nothing Off
| cialiy and must await further information.
| Mr.. Gladstone concluded by saying, the
| Government will, on Monday OF Tuesday next,
| ask the House to sanction vote OF credit.
| When this is requested, we will state how
| much money is wanted and what 1t is wanted
| for, and then we shall probably be able to
cover the entire question fully.
| Lord Edmond FitZmaurice, Under Foreign
| Secretary, in answer to an in errOgatOry put
by W Sir RS STAFFORD Northcote. in the Commons,
said that the Government considered Penjdeh
in Afghanlstan proper, but not far from the
| Russian frontier.
GEN. LUMsDEN's REPORT.
LONDON, April 17.-Gladstone, in the House
of Commons this afternoon, stated the Govern,
ment to-day received from Sir Peter LumSden
| a reply to their request for an independent re
portupon the Penjdeh incident. On this it is
4 Il xI,n+ I(nr10 nT1Off uy0C
early date as the 2Sth of March, of the under
standing agreed upon on March nth, between
Russia and England. According to the
Was Veasi' to h deter r the 10 1fghansS and thu
Gar was to deter his troops from advancing
beyond the position they then respectively oc
| the demar1ation of the Afghan frontier coulC
| be reached between the two governments
The battle on the Kushk was fought there fol
several days after General Komaroff had beer
| made aware of the agreement to not advance
} It will be remembered that Capt. Yates,
British officer who witnessed the battle, wa
assured by Russian officer who commanded
in the fighJ that he knew of nothing OF the un
!, derstanding of the 18th of March. Sir Pete
Lumsden's present report seems to warran
the inference that whatever General Komarof
knew officially about st. PeterSburg'S agre
| ment with London he kept it to imsel
PUTTING UP A JOB ON OsMAN.
SUAKIM, April l7.-Three columns of Britisl
troops will advance from Suakim to HandaUl
/
and march towards D1beret in an endeavor t
surround and capture Osman Digna's soldier
there.
NEWS FROM THE MAHDI.
| DONGoLA, April 17.-It is reported that th
Mudir of Takahasrein forced the garrison a
; Senaar. The Mahdi has dispatched troop
against Senaar.
FRANCE AND THE KHEDIvE.
I | CAIRO, April 17.-The Egyptian Government
, has received from France a.courteous, but fir
> protest against the recent Official seizure an
suppression of the French newspaper, Bos
phore Egyptian.
THREATENING TURKEY
| LONDON, April 18.-Dispatche eceived her
!. | this afternoon from Vienna and Constantine
0 ple state that Austria and GERMANY hay
{ warned the Porte that the Berlin Treaty xvi wi
r be annulled If either English or Russian wa
S ships are allowed to pass through the BOSphC
rus, in the event OF war between England an
9 Russia,
GEN. LUMsDEN's REPORT.
LONDON, April 1s-Cipher dispatches of 81
| Peter Lumsdenj giving his report of the Pen
deb incident, have been Interpreted, an
| copies of the Interpretation have been distriI
4 ! more is publicly known of the contents of tn
Z dispatches than was stated by Gladstone
z lieved to contain full report of the battl
, | and events leading to it, as received
| Englishmen nearest the scene.
4 CoNsoLS.
p LONDON, April 1880 p. M.-Consols, 96 /
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PRESS OPINION.
LONDON, April 1s.-The Times, this NOR
ing, in discussing the Anglo Russian question
says: Nothing has happened in the la.
three or four days 10 justify change in I'll
o. public attitude. Even if The Government
i, prepared to give Russia the territory alread
e occupied, IL by no means follows that Il
n trouble is ended.'
e The Standard says: "Nobody who has t.
70 honor of England at heart can keen from fee
g ing that the Government is paying adisaStrOl
! price for the respite which it is proposing
n ecure. Continental critics are sar
" to hold up the mirror so as to show our col