Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-17
ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
War Probably Averted, For The Pre-
sent At Least.
GEN. GRANT MAY GET WELL.
That is What the Doctors Say Now
A STRANGE STORY FROM COLON.
One Hundred Prisoners Purposely Drowned
WILL 1T BE WAR OR PEACE.

WILL 1T BE WAR OR PEACE:
The Belief Still Gaining Grouud That
England and Russia will Not Fight az
Present-War Regarded Certain at no
Distant Day. HOwever-Russia.s Aims.
LONDON, April 17.-Several days must elapse
before the government will be able to make
definite statement of the result of her treatings
with Russia. There was large attendance at
parliament last night in eXpectance that Glad
stone would make a reassuring statement and
despite the indefinite nature of the statements
he actually made. a hopeful feeling continued
to prevail, the belief being that the will be
influenced by urgent advices from the emperor
OF Germany to maintain peace. AT the same
Time pollt1cianS agree that peace can only he
temporary. Russia will push forward the rai-
way TO the Afghan frontier.
Though the report Of the cession of Pendjeh to
Russia originated from NJ. Lessar, yet the i'm
preston is increasing that the government is
inclined to give way to the proposal. The
ameer has decided to hold a durbar at Herat
instead of at Cabul in observance of an ancient
custom to hold durbars in the town which is
most exposed to danger.
SECRET OF GEN. KoMARoFFS INFLUENCE.
Gen. Komaroffs influence with his govern
ment is explained at Berlin by the statement
that he Is the natural son of the Car Nicholas,
and therefore uncle to the present Gar
THE AMEER's SIGNIFICANT REMARK.
The "reminiscences of the Ameers visit to
Tashekend, published at s.. Petersburg, say that
the Ameer told the Russian governor, Gen.
Kaufman, that if he would lend him Rus
sian trumpeter he would blow a blast toward
the Himilyas that would set the whole of India
in revolt against the English.
RUSSIA WANTS A RAILWAY TO THE PERSIAN
GULF.
A leading Russian i'm Paris. in conversation
with Journalist, said that Russia would not
occupy Pendjeh, except with the firm resolu-
tion of advancing toward Herat; not with a
view of invading India, but of continuing her
railway frOms the Caspian sea and Merv TO
Herat, and thence TO the Persian gulf This
would give her immense advantages. He sug-
gested that to avoid war England should build
the railway from Merv to the Persian Gulf and
to allow Russia to use 1t on fixed conditions thus
sity Of providing the necessary capital, increase
her trade, and at the same time give England
good investment for her money.
Penjdeh Not Worth Fighting For.
The Central Ne,cs, whose statements In regard
to the proposed cession of Penjdeh 10 Russia
were cassei by Earl Granville last night in the
house of lords among the unauthorized and
always inaccurate reports which he could not
afford TO waste time in answering, affirms pos
itively that Lord Dufferin, yiceroy of India,
sent a dispatch to the home government, In
which he said that in his opinion Penjdeh was
not worth fighting for. The same agency asserts
that the cabinet, after deliberation, adopted
Lord Dufferin's reported view of the situation,
and maintains that the delimitation of the
Afghan frontier will now be carried forward to
successful issue.
KOmarOf Occupies the Afghanss PO-
,sitiOns.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says: Gen.
komaron reports to the car as follows: " The
Afghans have evacuated all their frontier posts
Our outposts now occupy their former positions.
Will proceed soon to Inspect our outposts."
EIGHTY TON GUNS SENT TO HONG KONG
A number of eighty ton guns are being ship
ped from Woolwich arsenal to Hong Kong and
other English stations in China.
THE STOCK MARKET FAvORABLY AFFECTED
The feeling that the political situation has
improved is shown to-day by an advance i'm the
price of cOnsolS and Russian securities in Lon
don, and decline in wheat at Liverpool.