The Indianapolis journal., 1885-04-23
Russia Declines to Make Any Further Inquiry
as to the Penjdeh Incident, and Will
Make No Concessions Of Any Kind.
Gladstone's Official Organ Announces
that Everything Tends to War.
The Barracks Towns of England Swarming
with New Recruits-A Notable Pastoral
from Bishop Nulty-Cable Notes.
NO CONCESSIONS FROM RUSSIA.

No CONCESSIONS FROM hUSSlAs
She Declines to Make Any Further Inquiry as
to the Penjdeh Incident.
LONDON, April 22.-That the government ex-
poets war seems to be fairly inferred from:
First-Its last nights announcement Of the
probable evacuation of the Soudan.
Second-The repeated reference made by Mr.
Gladstone last evening to the necessity Of hold
ing all troops there in readiness for service
wherever they may be wanted, and these latter
words were observed to be spoken with en-
phasis.
Third-The demand for ELI ,000 000 meaning
fvepencehalf-pepny increase on the pound in
the taxes-a demand never before made, except
for war.
Fourth-It would not have excited popular
feeling. by so readily giving out Lumsden's be-
ligerent dispatch.
London's entire morning press spare no words
in giving the lie to KomarofI upon Lumsdens
testimony. This sentence from the Chron-
icle, hitherto a rather peaceful Liberal
paper is good instance of the
defiant tone Of the press: IA more
Not one sentence of Komaroffs report remains.
not one clause of it was exempt from the grossest
and most impudent perversion of truth"
Troops are swarming to all the barracks
throughout the United Kingdom, in response to
the governments call for the reserves.
The War Office in London is besieged
by military officers asking for employment
It has been decided to divide the Portsmouth
feet up into channel, plying and reserve squad
rons Fresh orders have been received to in
crease the number Of workmen at Portsmouth.
The Daily News says there is reason to believe
that Russia declines to make further inquiry con-
corning the Penjdeh incident The News also says
that the negotiations with Turkey tend toward
satisfactory arrangement in the event of war,
and that it is reliably reported that England is
negotiating with the Italian government for
the occupation of portion of Egypt
by Italy. The news says, editorially:
I'VE wish We could encourage the idea that the
negotiations with Russia are tend
ing toward the preservation Of peace,
but we fear the reverse. No
disposition is shown by Russia to retreat from
the false position she has assumed. Forbear
ance has been pushed to its limits and will
bear little further extension on the part of
England"
The Times, in an editorial, says: The position
of the Afghan question remains precisely
the same as on the day of the
reception of the news of the
battle at Penjdeh. The only thing clear is the
necessity of hurrying the preparations for war
and of active diplomacy to secure allies"
The Standard, in an editorial says English
men need not fear that war with
Russia will involve them with the other
powers. If Russia should defeat England
an awful moment would arrive for Germany
Therefore we may confidently assume that
Prince Bismarck is not averse to war be-
tween England and Russia, because he wants
Russia weakened. We may dismiss all mis-
givings that Germany or her allies will oppose
England and France. For well-known reasons
she will be quiet spectator. The sympathy, if not
the active interest Of Italy will be with England.
1t will be our own fault if Turkey throws diff
fculty in our way. Wise, bold action will Sc
cure both Turkey and Persia. The Gear must
ponder upon these things"
RUssIA's CURT RESPONSE.
The Russian reply to the communications
sent to M. DeGiers through Sir Edward
Thornton, yesterday, after the receipt
of Sir Peter Lumsdens supplementary
report on the battle of March 80, has just been
received M. De Giers replies, curtly, that Rus
sia declines to enter upon any further discussion
of the Penjdeh incident
A st. Petersburg dispatch says the ice in the
Neva has broken, and it is expected that navi-
CATION will be opened at Cronstadt with ten days
In consequence of this, the war cloud is
daily becoming darker. It is known that Eng
land has asked for some kind of satisfaction for
the Penjdeh affront. Russia at present refuses
to give the request any consideration.
The Standards correspondent at Paris learns
that the United States government has intimated
that if war breaks out between England and
Russia, the United States will not allow Russia
to buy ships or arm privateers in American
harbors.
News has been received at Allahabad, India,
that in the battle at Penjdeh the Afghan
general was throughout in the forefront
of the fighting, and was twice wounded.
1t is reported that Colonel Alkhanoff offered a
reward of 100 tomans (about $30O) for the head
of either of the British officers with the Afghan
force.
A letter from Baku confirms the first account
of the battle at Pendjeh, and states that the
Afghan force consisted of 1000 men. The
writer, who had been with Sir Peter
Lumsden, but who left him before the
battle was fought, states that the Russians
throughout the winter have been trying
to excite and irritate the Afghans and
that only Sir Peter Lumsden's in
fuence prevented bloodshed long ago.
Colonel Alikhanoff andvanced to Ake-tapa at
about the end of November. before the boun-
dary commission had arrived. and a battle with
the Afghans was narrowly avoided then.
1t is rumored at Baku that the Car, within
year or two, will 60 to Samarcand TO the ancient