The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-01


Keep, Ressanle, Chemneheid /
Rn0 Chanzikhan, as far as Pul-i-Khisti
whore the ancient bridge crosses the
kush river, thus forming the western
boundary OF the Penjdch oasis. The
Russian commanders vert en-
Joined to abstain from armed
collision With the Afghans, unless
tho latter provoked an enco unter
The Russians, as directed, ocsupteu the
20. On the 4th of March SIR Edward
the British minister, informed
Nj. de Giers, the Russian minister, that
the Aighans hsd been requested not TO
attack the Russians with the object of
uIivlng them from their position, but
solely to resist a farther Russian ad-
vance. England, AT the same time, ex-
presseda u wish that pending settle
ment Of the boundary dispute Tie
Of the Russian outposts
be ordered to refrain from making |
any further advance. Russia agreed 70 |
this, With certain Restrictions, and being |
informed also that a Russian outpoat
was already stationed at Pul-i-khiati |
and an Afghan outpost AZ AK Tepe, |
Gen. komarotf, was requested not to oc- |
cupy Penldeh. The information fur
nished Russia, correspouded with what
Gen. Lumsden had said that the Rus
slams had occupied Pull i-khisti and that
an Afghan Outpost was sta
toned on the right bank of the
kushk river. Bngland's explanation
that Afghan troops had bsep requested
to stop their advance entirely excluded
tho probability of assuming that the
Afghans might advance their ontposts
to the left bank OF the Kushk river, but
wnen Komsroff approached Pul-i-
Khisti he found on the left bank OF the
Kushk river, outside of the PQnjdeh dis
trct, fortified Afghan post. This being
in contradiction with his information,
he WAS bound, for the protection
of his small .detachment, TO request
the Afghan commander 10 withdraw
from the left bank OF the river, which
the Afghans refused to do. This was
the direct cause OF the battle of the Both.
Hence, 1t is evident that the intention
rttributed to Gen. Komarotf of bringing
on q conflict is in contradiction OF the
facts. Gen. Komaron did not overstep
| his orders when he insisted upon The
evacuation of tho left bank of the river,
Russia Is unable at present TO say
why the orders mentioned, and
which agreed with tho information
received by England, should have
been interpreted In different manner
by the British officers Attached TO the
Afghan uSIhOnluehI Wulcn oNcuplou
Pepideh. Gen. KomMofi's dispatch OF
April 18th contains explanations 70.
garding several points in Gen. Lums
denis telegram of April II, concerning
which Gen. Komarotl's final opinion
has not yet been received.
The Official Messenger publishes the
following telegram from Gen. homa
raff's dispatches from Askabad on Fri
day last:
IA telegram forbidding the occupa
, tion of P6njdeh reached me on Marcl
%. only communicated the order 4
tho commanders of outposts ant
did not make 1t generally known. Gen
Zaoarzoski, with my permission, inter
viewed by correspondence, some BRITISH
offieers in private capacity. | did no
admit their right 10 treat officially.
addressed my demands direct to TIL
commander OF the Afghan forces. Gen
n AlikhanoH, with an escort OF Turk0
4 mans, rode in tho direction OF Markals
along the river bank, on the Russial
4 side. IL was by no means my intenti0
I to advance on Penjdeh. i
= march the escort to the rear {
a OF 1900 Afgnans was inconcelvabli
I One company OF Russians marched o
a the heights on the right bank OF III
Il Murghab river, but did not reach oil
\. Vldett0S on Lno 1911 Ohuk Oi INC nail
q river. When the Afghans approache
n however, this one company, by my o
a. ders, returned to camp"
I'll Gen. Komaroh thus concludes: "l
\. yieN OF the constant movements ov
n hundreds of versts of territory, and on
!. ing also to the heavy floods, 1t y IN
"a possible to furnish regular reports"
:. WAR SPIRIT AMONG RUSSIAN OFFICIAL
: BRUSSELS, April S0.-A dispatch TO q
= Independence Beige from ST. Peter
3. burg says;
Il "At the council yesterday, at whit
n de Giers' conclliatory measures towal
. England we're rejected, he rendered h
q. resignation, but the czar refused TO a
of cept it at the present crisis. On tho q
Nj rival Of the news OF kussia's dofeat
N Afghanistan, tho czar sent courier dl
1e patch 10 England In the nature OF an I
d. timatum and signed an order for d
n, mobilization of the forces. The Inn
ly rial bank has been ordered 10 PROVE
1T the government with 10000, 900 roubles
ne DOUBTFUL.
TO SIELk, April 30.-In official olrol
he here the occupation Of Maruohak by I
Russian advance is regarded as doul
ful. IL Is expected that British mi
,d tary commission win be sent TO Her
ri The Duke and Duchess of C0nnaug
nd will remain at Merv.