The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-11

tne pele1 tlat peace Will pc maintained.
The English government has, however,
. decided to prepare for war with increased
!, energy. In an editorial article on the sit,
uation the Ne,s says: "If Gen. Komar-
offs action was q part Of the policy
!, Of the Russian government it is
useless to think Of delaying war. II
will be difficult to .dealwith q government
whose generals have trick oiignoring in;
structions. While hoping for the best il
is necessary to prepare for the worst"
THE RUSSIAN PAPERS I N
Favor war-The Attitude of Persia Glad.
stone BeliIeoso.
LONDON, April 10.-The morning news
papers throughout Russia, with very few
exceptions, in commenting on the recent
battle between the Russians and Afghan
istans on the Kushk river, are very belli-
cose in their utterances and charge the
Earl Of Duferin, yiceroy Of 1adia aud Sir
Peter Lunsden, the British Commissioner,
with provoking the war by advising the
,Afghans to advance on Sul-I. .Khiste,
which the British officials knew was part
the Russian territory. The Afghans,
they say, also fully. understood that Sul:I.
Khiste was Russian territory and would
never have attempted to advance their
pickets TO that point unless strongly urged
to dosoi by the British officials. Thewar
party fully endorsed the assertions of these
newspapers and are very pugpacious over
the affair.
The Joernal, Of st. Petersburg, states
that General Komarotf' q return within his
lines, after driving of the Afghans,
indicates that the Russian attack was
caused by hostile acts Of the Afghans.
Thus the affair assumes q less serious as
pect. and becomes merely an accidental
conflict difficult to avoid, considering the
extremely strained condition of affairs,
and the proximity Of the Russian and
Af1han outposts.
4 The Journal expresses the hope that the
conflict will not interfere with the snego-
tiations now. in progress between England
and Russia.
The marine insurance companies of
Glasgow are, demanding ten shillings ex-
ira. to insure ships bound for San Francis
co and two shillines six pence for those
bound to Calcutta. @
The Gaulois, Paris, publishes q telegram
from Berlin which says: Prince Bis.
marck has assured q banker that in spite
of,the incident at Penjdeh the Gar hopes
to preserve peace"
1tis reported that the. Queen will return
to England Immediately from AK Lis
Bains, France, in view OF the crisis In the
relations between England and Russia.
Sixty thousand men from the army re-
serves and the whole militia will be called
out.
It has leaked outtosday, that the Rus;
sian government was aware OF the. fight,
ling between Russian and Afghan troops,
several days ago, and 1t is asserted in well
informed quarters here that the reports
received in st. Petersburg were telegraph
ed at once in cypher TO the English for
eign office, but suppressed pending official
confirmation, the foreign office finding 1t
conyenientto regard the telegram as, a
bazaar !rumo7, unworthy OF official pogni-
zance.
55 THE PERSIAN ATTITUDE,
The Persian envoy to England, attended
at tho Foreign Office this morning in
obedience to q spmmeas from lord Gran
vile, The object Of the interview was to |
discuss tho attitude Of Persia in the event
OF war between Russia and England. The |
Persian Minister last W Wednesday submitted |
the views of his government to Her |
Majesty's Ministers with reference to the
proposed Afghan boundary. commission,
giving assqranee q q sincere desire 70 |
facilitate the. operations Of the military
forces accompanying Her Majesty's Com.
missioner, Sir Peter Lumsden. It isun-
derstood that at to.day's, interview lord
Granville intimated to the Persian Minis. |
ter the desire Of Her Maiesty's Govern
ment to enter into an understanding with
Persia 90 10 the neutrality Of that poWerin
case OF war.
Professor Max Muller, of Oxford, an au.
thority ior all political matters relating to !
eastern affairs, submitted last night to the |
following interview:
,smais 'ia sfss S vill The 4Rdisa tEs9R'
Max Muller-"H History does not record |
one instance OF Indian troops deserting to |
the enemy. The native Of India may be |
sa oaes ses1 ps 'fSs Sn AftthSz / sS9as Sassn
llisiops feeling that prevents him from
payment q any Kind. salons, therefore,
as England proves apqnetRal and liberal
p4ym4ster she need never fear for the
native troops.H
what about the numerous tribes that
nqT sckneyledge a Russian proteetorate r. |
NOBODY really EAoYs what these viii
do inthe event OF war. They consist of
ipnumerable familygropps whose dwelling
| placs 70 nnssrEaiH, ,'w4e arr esen governed
BY separate laws and trad tions, and who
must, therefore. be treated with sepa:
rately. Money will, Of course, be q great
element n detefMlning Ehether thar will
support Russia with enthusiasm or not. !
But money alone will not do. These peo.
| pIR haye strong political and religions
feelings, which mpst be stirred III the |
right way II anything is 70 be done with
them
TALKIS A wARLIRE VEIN.
Even the most sangpine believer in |
pesee would laYe been converted last
night night could he have heard Mr..
Gladstone's material statements In the
House. Old members say he was never
before 80 pathetic yet powerful. His ca.
feer as siripnd Of Russia was, In NO listen
er'g mind, hall 90 clearly as 10 bis own.
He spoke slowly, carefully, with purely
artificial emphasis, but all his words were
distinctly threatening and the intonation
was altogether warlike. The speech
| pleaaed most Of those who are most anx-
iops 70 laNe tre ashs e4t aeww With IIssqs.
sia. f
Russian agents in London have visited
the Offices Of . number Of steamship com.
pantes and made heavy bids for the pury
chase Of their tastgnine yeasels,
The extraordinary offers for the steam.
ers aroused the suspicious Of the officers Of
the companies who, upon inquiry, became
convinced that II the vessels were sold