Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
ON THE RAGGED EDGE.
White Winged Peace or Red Handed
War
WILL THE LION AND THE BEAR FIGHT?
Or will the Breach be HeaIed?---CalIing
Out the Reserves Said to
Be Merely
A RUsE TO BRIGHTEN RUSSIA

LONDON, March 28.-h the House OF
Lords last evening Granville, replying to
the Marquis of Salisbury, said there was
nothing indicating tendency to finch on
the part of the government regarding the
Afghan question. The government is firmly
adhering to the policy agreed upon oy both
great political parties, while at the same
time they we're availing themselves of every
means to arrive at satisfactory solution OF
the difficulty. He was unable to Tx the
date when negotiations would be concluded.
Russia was still considering Englands dis
patch. England considered Russia bound
up by the recent agreement. In the mean
time the Ameer of Afghanistan has in
structed his chiefs to observe neutrality.
Ritchie, Conservative, will ask question
in Parliament Monday about complaints as
to the condition of American provisions sup
piled to the army in Egypt He will sug-
gest that orders for provisions be placed IN
England instead of America.
In the House OF Lords Granville last
night stated that the Afghans occupied
Pepideh before Sir Peter Lumsden had re-
ceiyed instructions. Replying TO the Mar
ouis of Salisbury, Granville said there was
nothing unstatesmanGkein meeting France
half way to relieve Egypt Of an incubus
and England Of the millstOne around her
neck
Penideh Superior to Herat-
4 ,,...,5o, 4bo f,hor RnunHaFy
Commissioner, has sent to London the re-
port of the engineer officers on the commis'
sion, which states that the strategic position
of Penjdeh is superior to that Of Herat, 1t
is reported that the Russian Ambassador at
London has received from the Russian
Minister of Foreign Affairs favorable re-
ply TO England's proposals concerning out
| posts on the Afghan frontier. Russia, ac-
cording to this report, offers to give the
Joint Afghan Boundary Commission power
to examine for line of delimitation from
the Xulfsear Pass to Pepdeh on the south,
ard from Sarakhs to Amoudaria on the
north; but before opening the laborS Of the
commission, Degiers asks that the Atg ghans
to withdraw from Penjdeh
The request for reinforcements by Lord
Dufferin states that if war bedeclared India
requires that 90 regiments Of Infantry, 3
regiments of cavalry, 2 batteries of field ar
! tillery and Is batteries of horse artillery be
| dispatched to India forthwith. A mobiliza-
ton committee and the transport depart
ment are busily arranging to collect and
forward these troops. Several of the swiftest
ocean steamers have besn chartered for the
transport service, including the American
and Arizona. Orders have been sent to the
Mediterranean stations to have all the mag.
sziues overhauled, to see that the ammu
nition on hand is up to the normal
standard in quality and quantity, and
prepare all gunboats and torpedo vessels
at the stations for sea service. -
Orders have been given to provide the
iron clad IntleXible with torpedo nets. No
orders have been issued for the dispatch Of
troops to Peshin, but large supplies ere col
Letting at Rawal Pindi.
The Conservatives are annoyed at the in
timstion of the Marquis of Harrington that
the discussion OF the Queens message will
be postponed until after Easter, and will
probably protest against postponement, con-
tending that the law provides that if Parlia-
.
! forces OF the government is called out, it
must assemble within ten days to consider
the situation of affairs. The opposition
think abe calling out Of the reserves as only
a ruse TO frighten Russia.
Troops on tho Caspian Sea.
The Times learns that the Russian Gov
ernment has ordered that $4,000 troops be
,,,,.-ol Rail-, .ha (',yp;an Coo nd
instructed the Governor Of Caucasus to go
to St Petersburg for consultation.
The Government is expected to secure
the steamships Oregon and Alaska. These
and other measures have been taken be-
cause Russia made overtures to England
steamship companies for the purchase of
fast steamers.
The Daily News to day says: "The
statement in the Globe yesterday that Gran
vile had proposed to Russia that both
Afshaus and the Russians should retire
from the disputed territory while the ne
goliatious we're in progress, is untrue
There are no specific points now at issue in
regard 20 the advance of outposts. The
question now is whether Russia is willing
to submit the frontier question to The de-
clslon OF JOINT commission. In an edl-
,orial referring 10 the Duke Of ArgylTs in.
ference from Granville's reply to one ques.
ton and failure to reply to another, that the
government undoubtedly considered Penj-
deh belonged TO the Afghans, the News
says: Granville tacitly avowed that was
the governments view
The Times concurS with the News touch
ing Granvilles utterances on the Russian
difficulty 1t says the immediate necessity
for o British movement is that Russia shall
understand that England is thoroughly in
earnest In Paris special it adds that
French finances will experience new ten.
sion from the Anglo.Russian situation, and
that Russians in Paris say war is nov inev-
liable. unless Russia can be persuaded to
put aside her ambitions.
The Standard says: The government
has an informal indication that it is the
Russian policy not to reply directly to Earl
Granyilles proposals to make counter propo-
sails. Russia is desirous OF settling the
pending troubles by compromise"
Vienna sdvices from Russia say prepara-
tions sre making for war and silence is i'm
posed on the Russian newspapers.