The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-04-18
Madisonion: j. Farrell left yester-

| Madisonion: T. J. Farrell left yester
day morning to drive band of about 20'
head of horses to the lower Yellowstone
| They are from the band of Farrell
Varney, on the Madison, and are exception
ally fine animals. If he does not find ;
market for them at Miles City, he will g
farther east with them. G.. C. Owens lef
on Monday with band of horses for thu
lower Yellowstone market.
Madisonian: Messrs Dawson & White
are now engaged in building double
decked stern-wheel steamer, 1Sx72 feet
to ply between Twin Bridges and Gallatir
City on the Jefferson river. 1t will con
tain freight cabin 16x4s anda passenger
cabin 11x24. twill be II feet from wa
ter to top of pilot house. The engine is
thirty-horse power and will be applied by
means of chain belt and ratchet pulleys
1t is reported from Buffalo, Wyoming
that the ranch of Jacob Schmearer neal
there has been found deserted, his three
horses gone and bloody spade found
near by. It is supposed that he was killed
and buried by man named Bill Booth
who had claimed to be in the employ OF
Jake and who acted very mysteriously just
'efore leaving that part of the country
The sherifs are after Booth and it is be-
lieved, will secure him.
The Cause of the Quarrel.
In view Of the near approach of gi-
gantic struggle between England and Rus
sla statement of the causes out of which
1t grows will be of interest to intelligent
readers. England has mighty empire
IN lndia-the jewel of all the British do
minions and one which she will protect
against every aggression. 1t is surround
ed by the ocean and by mountain ranges
backed by weak Asiatic nations that cause
England no uneasiness. In the northwest
the towering range of the Himalayas
break and scatter in minor ranges over
the country known as Afghanlstan. India
is appproachable from that direction by
two passes, the Khyber and the Bolan, and
the latter has always been highway of
trade with western, central and northern
Asa. To have friendly alliance with
the occupants of Afghanistan has long
been necessity to the peace and welfare
Of India, for Afghanistan is the porch Ito
use the term) of India. AS long ago as
the time of Napoleon England's attention
was called to this fact and measures taken
for the protection of the Afghan region.
The plan of territorial aggrandizement
which has been Russia's policy since the
time of Peter the Great has caused Eng
land constant anxiety and more than one
war. This policy has had Asia for its
principal arena. Reaching down from
Siberia Russia has advanced her line of
dominion steadily and persistently. Eng
land opposed with diplomatic remonstran-
ces and more than one boundary treaty
was made. The Oxus and then the Sir
daria were fixed upon as the southern
limits of Muscovite rule but each time
treaties were disregarded and Russian out
posts we're pushed forward. Herat, one
Of the principal cities of Afghanistan and
in the northwestern portion of that coun
try, from its strategic position on the main
line of travel to India and from its forti-
fed character has always been considered
the key to Afghanistan and to India. In
1880 Russia, disregarding treaties, seized
upon Merv, only 200 miles from Herat
and on the road to it. This was cause for
war but England failed to embrace it. A
little later the Russians held Sarakhs, IS
miles nearer Hcrat. Then came up the
question of the exact boundary of Afghan
stan. A boundary commission was agreed
upon between England and Russia and Sir
Peter Lumsden went year ago as Eng
lands representative. Two rivers flow
through northwestern Afghanistan, the
Heri-rud and the Murghab with its tribu-
tary tine Kushk The English claim the
boundary to be about so miles south Of
Merv while the Russians contend that
they should come south down these paral-
lei rivers 100 miles farther to within rs
miles of Herat. Pending the settlement
If this dispute the Russians have forward
ed troops on two converging lines down
these two rivers within the disputed region
directly toward Herat Agreements to
stop advancing while the boundary ques-
lion was still unsettled have been disre-
garded and had stronger and more active
hand been at the helm of foreign affairs
in England war would have been raging
long ago, 1t is needless to say that Eng
land controls the Afghan government.
It cost her much blood and treasure to
gain control but the Ameer is now her
creature and Afghanistan is practically
ruled by the vice-regent of India. At
CHAN troops now confront the Russians in
the debatable zone but the British armies