Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-05
ANCLO-RUS..IAN TERMS.
me Bear ali for Fea - Victoria to Eu-
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LONDON, Apr'' 4.-The Poll Mall Ga
Se'eo this afternoon states thai the rep,v f
Russia % Enslands proposals concern
ing the Afghan frohtier-hno diapute is
most conciliatory. Ruscia, the Gazette
saws, earnestly wishes th&tth Joint COM
Hs'Ssioh would commence the work of set
H'og tac frontier i-ne as soor q possible.
Ahey accept the principle of definition
81 = zone o. survey, but instead of dra A.
ing the southern boundary OF this
zone at Wh"t they cO.-si,seT the north.
crn trohaer of Afgb~nistan, which is
a. lmaglnar, int draw. across a desc
late steppe, they propose - the line OF
the zone of survey be calrted up to the
only natural II Aof dRy-Nrc- sion existing.
! ne difference hetwet-- Fha English and
KnSSian proposals, the P,Bij ii,tll Gazette
says, is th the zone proposed by Russia
would include triangular piece q steDpe
70 U 90 miles wide, which would be ex-
ctuded from the zone of survey within
which tGe English propose to cOnfine the
work of the boundary comm ssion.
ABDURRAHMAN TO VISIT ENGLAND.
The Cabinet at a council to-day ap-
proved the agreement made between the
Ameer Of A Afgnanlstan and the Earl of
DuHerin. AbdurrRhman's expression of
desire to visit England, having been re-
ported by lord Dgderin 10 the home goy-
einmeut, the Viceroy has been instructed
TO Invite the Ameer to come to London as
a guest Of the crown.
NATURE OF THE AMEER's COMPACT.
Tue reports which are received from
tae Earl OF DHG I'm, the British Yi8efOv Of
India, Indicate that the negotiations in
progress at Rawal PiItdi between him. for
ttraaf Ylrtfafr, at,I 1 IA,
OF A1Shanistan, are satisfactory to the
Indians and apparently to the Afgbans,
but they also indicate that the negotia-
lions tend so strongly towards "A jOlnt
military alliance between England and
tne Alneer that their very successes may
be accepted by Russia as a menace, The
Earl OF DuffsriB, FOR instance, today re-
porte that tae AmeeF has obtained from
India special subsidy for the mainte-
nance OF an Afghan garrison at Herat of
sufficient strength to insure the ingegrity
of thaJ entire district. la addition to this
it has been deeiied to give Abdurrahman
the services If an Eaghsh engineer aud
of number ef English officers 10 super
intend Tue work OF constructing q series
OF foTtressss which have been decided ou
as line Of defense alone the merit ern
frontier.
APGHAN GARRIsONs.
Of course il is stipu ated that these for
tresses are to be gafIisoned aud defended
by Afshans exclusively, but Russia NAV
find cause for irritation in scientific and
professional military aid openly and
officially given by EHgland. Again, Lord
D0ferin reports That on tie part
Of Great Britain it has been
agreed that the e alish shall construct
"a railway from Bolat to Candahar and
military road from CaHdauar TO Herat,
and IN addition TO all this link the line of
fOrtresses between Balkh, Herat and Cau-
d8har together by a telegraph system. 1t
is reared by careful observers that Russia
may at least continue to iuggle with
the Afghan question under the assamp-
tion that the Rawal Piudi council is
really arranging a compact with England
as controlling spirit Of firm OF which
the AmeeT Is but dummy. The Russian
army organ, the SUet, published at 81.
Petersburg, reneWs its menace against
Bngland. II declares broadly that il the
English advise that Herat be l0Ftifi d. and
t0rtiiicatiOn fOll9N as a result of English
counsel and with English assistance, it
Will constitute a casus belh.
AT Raw Al Findi The troops comprising
tue cOnG Indian army corps have he
ordered 10 be ready for service. The de.
tails of the reserve nave been GecIded
upon.
POOR PAY OF RUSSIAN SOLDIERS.
A Paris correspondent Of the Times,
commenting on the increase OF Nihilism
in the Russian army which the recent
commission OF inquiry at St. Petersburg
believed to be due to the lOwness Of
salaries, Gays that it was therefore de-
cided to raise salaries, which viii have
great weight in the question OF war. The
malcontents would certainly fight
patriOtically against a fee while vietor-
Gus. but in the event OF reverses they
would turn their swords against the gov
ernmeEt.
DELIBERATIONS OF THE CABINET.
The Cabinet at It's session this after
noon bad under consideration the acrept-
ance Of Russia's proposals concerning the
Afghan boundary line as sent 10 Earl
Granville, tie British Foreign Min ster
by Prime Minister de GieTs, for Russia.
The Russian response cannot be deemed
complete acceptance, or anything more
than a provisional acceptance. Since the
subsidence OF last weeks war scare the
Conservative press claim to have dis
covered that the government mate use Of
the Queens proclamation calling out the
reserves and militia TO secure votes for
the Egyptian financial agreement by
frichteuiHg Parliament with a prospect
of change oi government ON the eve Of
war with a great power.