The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-15
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Q assss. vssv 20 sAs AssAss 0~ssssss-
rss~e Peesp~~se-
Lospox. Nsy s-Ns. G~lsastcns. rspeT
Ing On Surssscns in the ficss>e cs Counoee
aid :hA; AisAoush "a r~esp< OF The nsss
t~,exram he had described b f~ntdsa IT
fa.r as an srs 81 nnproseksi aSxr~snn.
sill he had n~ves presumed that the infos>
mAiion tn h:s possession vhea he made shAs
declaration ~as ussaaesucaahle. A .
ria,tsr of fact within sv~nsy fouf hours
afie-~art news containing lmF-sstans <uait
se~ison % Tia; ar~, received bad cc@s 70
hand. M. Glsd.io.~ had ~ doubt -
aid. that when the Earl Of iNuaesn British
voesoy ia India q Lahore. after his r-snrn
from his con.escsce With tn Assrs -
Rxwalffpdi described the Russian a;ssrk
~ al sef Of unpxcsoked A~Sxrrs>ssn With
,us any qualification. The Nsc~roy's ssas>
meu; was warrani~f BY the circumstances
under which he spoke sod Tho kn0w'rsire
In HE pos~rsskn. bat Russia had sinrc DE-
ni~i tha; Colcnci A'ishAnon had ordcrd the
fuFcomsSss under hts command 20 mshs an
attack. The rcIost thai Colonel Afikhan"a
had made such an ortcf vas made sc knx.
land by Captain Yates and his party. Who
belonged Ia Sir Pete. Lumsaen's Boundary
Commission. and Who w~rs In f~ntdea dur
Ing the battle, but IL hA, he-n a~~ftsinrd
since that neither Captain YATES NOR any 81
his party were aware Of any ether foanda-
ton FOR that report than that Of . rnapof.
Continuing. Mr.. Gladstone said That Lord
Durerin had Arranged with Ah-iurrAhman
Khan. the Amecr Of A~fghanssssn. tise bass
upon which Tie British Government ssd =,
TAR prorrv~i-i in The fson,i-s affair, ssd u
further COMMUNICATIONS with the Anees
upon IN. subject shoald h~rosse
necessary. they woaid h- made. Hrine
asked IL Lord puscrln. a. Vic~ro, 81 India
approved OF the Governments ecsf.s
toward Russia In the Afghan dispute.
Mr.. Gladstone refused 10 say
whether he did or not. The eots-
ference briwscn Earl Granville n
Baron de siaai. arranged tn t- held today
II the Foreign Once. for The purpose os
formally opening the dl~cuSslau "A the de-
Limitation Of the Russian afghan tcsndary.
was postponed. ~ Baron de stAAI 10 await
Ing y communication on the subject ffosn
St Petersburg. Negotiations continue ~
the demand os Earl Granville thar RuSs.sis
assurance, hat her irsops Will net advance
to ilerat shalt take the form Of . tr~aty.
II i reported thai; ". DE Gies~ maintains
that the simple expression Of such int~tr
ton IL q sufficient pledge. General f.ione
has boon rcraiied from THIS TO 81 rctsss
burg 10 a~is, In the d.limltaiion inquiry.
VI. he Gicrs has instructed General kosnar>
OF 10 prepare . detailed rrSort viii, chart
Of the advance oa Fepjdsh. - .
basis for ref~rsp,e to an arbitration. ~.
fcssar. the Russian boundary commissioner.
had Q conference with Earl Granville yes
tsrdAy with respect To tho d~~Iiminssioa at
the Russo Afghan frontier. An arbitrator
has not yet ,seu chosen. The DUTY y.sTs
Gays IL IL able 20 state that Eafi Dedes,n
warmly approves the s~uicmsut that has
hssn made b. England and Rnssia, which
vii! appear from papefs which are about b
bc laid on the table in Parliament The
Sors also .sys IRA, the pf,~Ts~, nj p~Ans
will not affect the budget The money will
be devoted 10 the work Of Increasing the
navy. and any residue will - applied y
the sinking fund