Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-15

Avssdsrse sTs wsriiks Cssisssss.
lBy cable TO the Dsspatch.I
LONDON, March l5.--The Nandard
SAYS the agreement between England
and Russia leaves the essence OF the
difficulty untouched. Matters must
have been bad when such an agreement
was parsded as . diplomatic gain.
Many consider the pause In the situation
as q prelude to surrender.
. Gladstone's statements in the House
Of Commons last night regarding the
Anglo-Russisn situation have had the
effect to restore prices in the stock mar
ket. A general advance has been
caused in both home and foreign secu-
rites. Russian securities have adj
vanced II points over yesterday $
closing prices.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 1.-THE
Journal de 81. Petersburg says: " Ne
eotia,ions between Russia and England
Still continue. They are conducted with
the firm desire TO avoid warlike collision
and upon the profound conviction that
il is 10 the interest of both countries to
reach solid settlement Of the present
dispute; one that will firmly establish
peace and substantially strengthen the
good relations existing between the
two."
PARIS, March 1.-THE Gdsiois says
the Car has assured Emperor William
that the Afghan question has never
threatened the peace of Europe
THE ARRANGEMENT DENOU Need ON
ALL sIDEs-wABLIKE INDIcA-
TONS CONTINUE.
LONDON, March 1.-THE terms OF
the arrangement with Russia, as they
have been explained by Mr.. Gladstone,
meet with nothing but denunciation on
the part Of the Conservatives. Even by
the sturdiest friends the Government
have among the Liberals the agreement
is not cordially received. The Liberal
press in general admit that the arrange
ment is a virtual surrender to Russia
of the frontier demanded. On the other
hand, there are numerous evidences that
the Government have no idea that peace
has been secured. The preparations
for war are many and are on the
most extensive scale. An enormous
military transport feet is being rapidly
collected on the Thames at Portsmouth
and Plymouth. The size of this fleet
far exceeds any possible needs of the
Soudan campaign. The Woolwich ar
senal workshops are being hurriedly
enlarged by the erection of temporary
structures. Workmen in this arsenal
are now on double time engaged in pre-
pairing and packing munitions of war.
General Sir Peter LumSden, British
Commissioner Of the Afghan frontier
line, has again changed his camp; this
time he has fixed it at Zurabut, on the
Persian side Of HERR road. Sir Peters
position is in the rear of the Russian
oatposts, as Russia claims these outpostS
are inside the boundary-line claimed
by Russia. Sir Peters present position
has been made the subject Of official
representation to the British Govern
ment. Baron De Staal. the Car
Ambassador to England, has asked the
British Government to order the Lums.
den camp to be removed within undis-
puted Afghan territory. This request
has been refused. and Sir Peter has
been instructed to keep his present po-
sition, and to maintain from it comma
nication with the Afghans stationed at
Robat Pass. On the recommendation
Of Earl Duiferin, the present Viceroy
OF India, large grants have been
accorded from the Indian Urea.
sury to Abdurrahman, Ameer of AZ
ghanistan. for the purpose Of putting
into state Of complete repair the fort
Of his territory, and particularly those
at Herst. This work Of repair is to BIZ
done under the supervision Of English
engineers, aud additional guns needed
by the Notifications OF Afghanistan are
to be supplied from Woolwich. Thes'
and other indications convince observan
Englishmen that struggle between
England and Russia has been merely
ayerted temporarily.
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