The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-04-18
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fsms Aeffss Preparations ~ wsf tsei
las ua ~ aHsisea aHd nassls
tHs tttsaf rnsss ~ fHs SITUATION.
tuyB0s, April ~ There Il now 80
almost unAnim0us consensus " opiHioH
that Enaiand has been ouiwittsd ~
nnsala. nat the chances q peaee are Just
distinctly improved, and The most cool
headed observers bellows that all reason.
able excuse iof further pullerns IL De.
slroYed. The ground iof this belief 10
the general conviction that The Cabinet
must regard General Komafons dispatch
regarding the battle on The kushk and l1s
anleeedsnt manmuyefs a. being
virtually Rnsias reply to Lord Gran
,lles demand for an explanation, The
report Of General Komafotf abaofbs at
lenilon in military aud political circles.
The lmputation that English officers In. !
stlaaiod the Aighans 10 advance Is scout
ed by the politicians, but the report OF
Captain Yates on this point IA anxlously |
awaited Sh Peter Lumsden has already |
described the Afghan movement as an act |
Of purely defensive strategy, but hls
| brief dispatch was based up
on the report Of bis stan officers
| Captain Yates, aud the details OF The lat
ter's report are needed TO establish the
facts 20 the satisfaction OF military ex-
perts. The Cabluct, however, VIII be
forced 10 speak without waiting for de-
tailed report Of an already old story from
a detailed officer. II is expected that
MIR. Gladstone will make statement In
the House OF Commons tomorrow.
The Tories aud the bulls believe that
the Premier will say IN effect that the
Aighans provoked and deserved the
thrashing they got. This assertion VIII
OF course be CLOSED with phrases oil
sympathy and regret. 1t may also DO
accompanied by the statement that nus
Ella has made some important con
cesslons regarding the southern
limit OF the debatabe zone,
Then the bulls will have their innings on
the stock Exchange. IL is reported that
the bears nctted Al l,250,000 profits by
last Thursdays panic, and the bulls hope
ty recOup to-day or tomorrow, The ei-
feet OF General k0marofis statement has
been weakened by reports received by
way Of the Austrian telegraph stations
on tho Russian frontier that
7 pcnideh was occupied by Colonel Allah.
anon on the "a inst
Russia explains that Komarof was
I obliged to occupy Penjdch In order TO
stop the pilaging OF the district by TUT
comans, and that the Afghans had threat
encd TO resume offensive operations.
! Although the peace side OF the balance
: ia slowly rising, the executive depart
u ments are relaxing none of the slgor
. of their preparations for war. The full
J. force OF officers and artisans at Wool
! wIch Arsenal has been worked through.
y out this week, day and night preparing
= heavy sea ordnance. The special
= object OF yesterdays oserwork was the
% arinlng OF the chartered TRANSATLANTIC
vessels, Oregon ana America. The pro-
u fcsslonal aud other critics OF the Admir-.
laty have renewed their attack, aud and
= many chances to carp ut the prescntprep
" aratIons. The latest charge Is that there u
or scarcely vessel In the Pet Channel Zee
ID that could steam 100 miles at the rate 0
mr. ten knots per hour without disabling be
machinery. The Admiralty officials rc
y ply that IL Is quito possible that their op
ce ponents would be unable 10 trascrs'
d. the same distance ut five knot
or per hour without some mishap
ia IL IA admitted that Russia has NOR
:. naval vessels than England, but the ropl!
~ Is made that England annually spend
u more on her navy than Russia does o
re hers, the natural corrollary being tina
en- Eugland's vessels are originally better
h. and are better maintained than Russlas
Id EoMARoFT's EXPLANATION.
nd ST.. PETERSBURG, April lS. - IN
w Proteetslstreani riestnek (Goyernmen
J, messenger) published yesterday telc
~ gram from General Komarof explainin
h. the cause Of the battle with the Afghan
on March 3Oth. ON March 2blh, this dli
90 patch says, the Aighans eneamped !
u. force on the Russian bank OF kush
~ River. Wishing TO avoid eoniil'
'e. Komaron paid no attention TO them, e'
Is cept 10 keep watch upon their mov'
Or. ments. Finding themselves dnmolestet
lat the Afghans became more aggresst'
y" a. accesslons 10 their number
a. from time TO time arrived, and hnall
lat captured commanding position on u
IN. hIahts, driving back the Russian picket
mi who occupied II, and advancing the
m. own picket line. Komaroff thefeupo
'ch requested the Afghan commander
~. withdraw 10 the opposite bank OF u
,sv river. He refused to comply with th
81. hat
9TH acting entirely upon the advl'
iey Of British officials. secoI
request, couched 10 the most friend
Inc terms, was dispatched, but to this no a
es. swer was returned. Komarotf then, no
M. ing 70 intlmldate the Afghans by an q
sts gresslye movement, advanced part
ub. hls army, when the Afghans opened .
mai on them. The Russians then advanced
, IN force, and made short work of the
ghans."
and The Russian press unanimously decla
n that Komarof's explanation Is suiilcit
ent reply TO England's demand.
,ed work al the Imperial Arsenal Is bel
pnshed as rapidly as possible, aud
nj. arrely augmented force OF artisans
N empIoyed night and day. Llentenai
~ General Abrlctchof, the conquerer
ths Monkhtar pnshs in the last Rnsso.fu
lsh war will, II ls said, proceed at once
Tho Nery 70 assume command Of the Rnssl
hen army.
and Advlces from Ooessa s'ase 'aa. ~. sA'ae =.
Iists great military acuYl,y 10 mas s'y
IL manifested not only by the garrls'
olu. but also BY otnei troops ssasyn.u ..'
ted, Numerous ba.talions o. ~ .osss s,' s'
Inc viewed every day. The garrison
.blst Ksrtsch Is engaged nigh. and day 10 }
swd lenlng the completion oil works 81 :
,.r, point, and the Touring mills are worl
u.Iy At their full capacity In the preparation
provisions.
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