The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-04-28
England Aroused Again.
She Has Backed Down for Russia
About as Far as .,he Will.
The Government Demands a War
Credit of $55,O00,OO0--A Detail
cd C0ntradicti, II of Gen. KOma-
rOffs Report Received from Gen.
LumSden--ItuSSia Itemains Firin

!
cd CGntradicti, Il of Gen. KOma-
rOff'S REPORT Received from Gen.
LtlnnSden--itusSiaI Remains Firm
LONDON, April 2l.--The war scare is
revived to-rieht in all its intensity and
has taken full possession Of almost ev-
terybody in the Upi'ed Kingdom. Tue
most potent cause for this revival Is the
magnitude OF the vote OF credit asked
or by the Government That Mr.
Gladstone would ask for $50, ,0J0, ,000, Oh
the war account was undresmed' OF un-
til the demand was actually made in the
House of Commons this evening. But
even Tie magnitude of the demand Is
not the most significant fact connected
herewith. What makes it more start.
| ling is the fact that The Government
suddenly determlned TO nearly double
the demand In consequence of the new
developments of to-day. Ii the p ople
thad been led to expect a demaRi for
S55, 900 coo tsey might have grunbled,
hut they would not have been astounded
when the demand was made. But as
a matter of facs they had been almost
officially informed that the amount OF the
voie OF credit to be asked for was to be
only $50 060 600. The inspired Daily
News, which is unquesionably the
moutbI iece OF the Gladstone Mini'tty,
said that was the amount TO be asked for,
no longer ago than last SATURDAY. morn
ling. 1t is firmly believed from this fac;
and many corroboratirg circumstances
that $50 ,000, ,009 was the Official estimate
agreed upon by Che Cabinet up to late
t hour shis afternoon. when it was hastily
1 decided that it would be necessary to
increase it by no less than S25 ,000,000
This is Interpreted by the public TO mean
that the Ministers suddenly found them.
selvei confronted by new fact which
indicated that Elgland's task was TO be
twice as difficult, and therefore twice rs
costly, as had been expected. Tbs pub.
flic naturally arrived at the conclusion
that it was actual war, and not prepars-
tions or possible way, now 10 be pro-
vi led for.
The explanation of this Sudden and
fenormous increase in The official estl-
mate is not far 10 seek. II is furnished
by the reply, received in Downing street
to-dsy. OF Gen. Sir Peter Lumsden to
Earl Granville's despatch OF the 10th
inst, in which E,rl Granville transmitted
Gen Komarod's official report of the
Pprtieh incident. and asked Gen. Inns.
den for categorical answers 10 the Rus
sfah commanders allegations. In his
reply Gen Lumsden does specifically
and deliberately WHIST be DID uncon.
sciously TO his forrner despatch, written
before he had seen the Russian report !;
that Is, he gives the lie direct to every
vfal assertion oi the Russian commander
regarding the events preceding the bat
/ tie on the Hushk, the battle itself, and
Gen. Komaroi's sahse snent seizure and
present possession OF peD1dpb. Gen.
Llmsden Supports each of his assertions
with an array of facts that seems to
make the refutaifon OF Gen. Komaroffs
charges complete at every point
Gen. Kpmeroh's account OF the at.
ftack on Pc, leh is consi lerel incorrect.
! Gen. KomaroR says :. Ga the g5th OF
March one detachment approached
Tasb-Kepr, on our bank of The Eushk
River
'R 'ply-Tash Kopri is Kurki for
Pul i-Khsh Gen. K,marofi's claim to
,either bank of the Kushk is untenable.
gFDe left hank has slways been held by
the kfgbans, and was never sui iecs 30
Russian occunation On the 2O.h Of
February the Russians located an out
post OF 25 Turcomahs at Kzll-Tepe
mound. one mile north of Pull Khisti
and about mile from the nearest point
on the Kusbk River and the Knshk's
junction wi h the Murghab River. This
shad always remained the extreme limit
[ot the Russian advance within their line
Hof yedettes. The Russian cavsiry de-
ltachment alluded to did advance against
hPu-i- Khnti on March %. hut they re-
Tired before reaching there, when warned
hhy the kfghan commander, as they had
been on Feb. 90.
! "Secondly--Gen. Komaroff states that
linear the bridge be found an intrench-
men, occupied by Afghans. reply that
this position was occupied by The AZ
ehans previous to Gen. Komarotf's ad.
vance and to the agreement of March II.
/ "Thirdly-Gen. KomaroG says: In
sorGer TO avoSl cona.cf, / placed my
Etroops i've vers's from the Afghan .po-
hsilion. In reply to this I can only re-
Efer 10 the main hndy, as the Russian
troops were in FIR -Tepe, a mile from
the Afghsn po.inon, and The Russian
IIvedettes we're elnsiderabiy in Advance OF
itbat point.
/ :Fourrbly-General Komarnf says :
HsWhen the ktghsns we're convinced that
/ we had no Intention of attacking them,
they began to come daily nearer to our
camp Irepiv that isr from the A..
fghans heing convinced CT Gen Roma
kros's innocent intentions, the continued
Irritating dany attempts to provoke hos.
ftility convinced the Afghans that the
Ru-siAns were determined 10 provoke q
contact This induced the &tghans 10
what appeared a military necessity in
extending their defensive positions.
IE "Flthlv-Gen Eomaroff s'ates tina,
ron the 9Th of March the Afghans sen'
Raeainst one company, which was charged
with covering reconnaissance, three
J compsnies, With cannon asd' some cav
airy
F "1n reply to- this / say :: Tie recon.
noissance itself meant hostile intention
The Russian company meant $50 men
more than equivalent tor three Afghan
companies. which aggregated 225 men
J On the 9th two bodl' 6 of Russians si
ulianeously advanced Col AlikanoH
with cavalry, pushed past Pul-i-khiski
The R,ssisn infantry penetrated the righ
} flank of the Efgha4f position,on the righ
; bank OF tie Murghah.. Col. Hlikanof
only retired when intercepted by the AT
. ghans. The cavalry wss four miles il
; ihe rear of the afghan position. PHI
Russian inlanry only retired when tb'
F. A CHAN commander drew up three com
psnies, warning the Russian officer tina
( if he advanced further be would be fret
I upon. Gen K,maroffs chief of stall. a
the interview had on the 29'h called Col