The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-16

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nat ssustnta Interview win Mo.
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tn IHudnu, Hni haTnn Do Ntaf', thh hhi-
basssdnr Tum Russia
oLAD-IusE TALEs.
Gladstone, in the lDutH uf UnuIiouh
this evening, ia answer Zee .rir-f 81 iin-
Tias, said that an = sturiay the r1mn'i
had con idafed Russia's Iapiv ~ Eng
lands proposal 90 limit The IInu ni sur
ysy To tho dohsiahla VIiu'~,
Russia's reply was an .",ite-
ment "a dn This, provided tho
gone of survey, a. marked ont by " y
land. was extended sOuthsRrd, ~ 40 40
include the PaTspimis-an range -
mountains. The government cun5ld-
cred that this reply Oli not advance tho
question towards 4 conclusion, anu was
dissatisfied with H.. Within tho past ~
hours, said tho premier, subsequent
communication had been received rom
Rus ria sad mi, appaaIrd,i Ia a." npiniun
Of the x iybrnmsn., - place thu matter
in more hopeful position,
Being asked What the nature uI TINS
subsequent communication was, Glad
stone said IL would DO Impossible
at present for the government
to make any further statement concern
ing the pending negotiations about lhe
Afghan frontier, IA viaH rt tue grave
!
Mr.. Gladstone said that 10 Was evident
the Russians had attacked tho A'gHEus,
The Aighans had, IN this attack, leon
defeated, Aiter making gallant
resistance, IL WAS apparent also jhH'
tho Russians, Ritsr Ito uIhi, hgd It'
turned 10 their former pn.itluus, or, ~
least, to tha ieii bank Of Tho KIski Iiyor,
which might be- equivalent ~ sa1h r0-
tiromOnt, Tho government had been
informed, tho premier went on 20 say,
that the RgsslsnN hat made every "a
deavOr to induce tho AiLhuus
To begin tho light, Russian
troops had oven twice attempted -
iOrcibly pass through the Afghan pickle;
limos. After one OF thoso attoupts hud
JAILED 10 provoke an Afghan attack,
Capt. Yates met Russian chiei OF stan
and talked with him about the conduct
of the Russinn soldiers as being an ovi.
dent violation ot the Russian
agreement to not advance pend
ing the outcome Of the
negotiations. Tho Russian officer
stated that he had no knowledge that
any arrangement existed against hus'
sian advance. Capt. Yates referred 20
the official dispatch s0nt from s.. Peters
burg, ON March IL, 10 London, assuring
England that orders would be- a. once
sent TO Russian officers at the front,
directing them TO forbid any advance
and 10 do all Ia their power % prevent
2 provocation of tho Afghans. Tho
Russian officer declared: awe know
nothing whatever OF any such arrange
ment.n
Mr.. Gladstone, commenting on this,
said that England had KEPT her part of
go sa0 al as'00 iesst tho Aishans G had
made no advance, nor auv
forward movement Of any kind, so far
us the information possessed by tho
ministers went. The government,
by the Rus, ian upon Peridsh as un-
provoked. The government had asked
for an explanation oil this attack from
the Russian government, but ui
course sufficient tine had not
elapsed for tho receipt OF an
answer to this request. Sir Edward
Thornton, the Bri ish emuassuGOr 20
night, photographed mat DeGiers, the
Russian prime minister, had expressed
for himself and the czar an earnest an
peal that this unhappy incident might
not prevent u combination OF tbs nego'
tiations Tor peace.
This remark was greeted with shouts
OF derision and laughter.
SIR STAFFORD EORTuCOTE,
tho tory leader, at this point arose and
recalling the prem!er's statement FIRST
made that tho government believed
that alter defeating the AiEhGns II
Penjdeh the Russians had rotireo asked,
sarGasticslly, ii il was not more reason
able to believe that amer driving the
Atghans cut OF Penjdeh the Russians
stayed and occupied tho place?
1.-THE NATURAL INFERENCE"
TO this Nj. Gladstone said that Of
course the natural iniero nee would 10
that The Russians now occupy Penj-
deb. Concerning this statement, how
ever, the premier added, some confusion
exists, because the statement that the
Russians occupy Pendejeh emanatcs
FROM a. British .S o officer, VINO tho
f mad loft, of the the Spot fsht, at whi ihe
Sir Edward Thornton reports subse-
quently to this that DeGiers had stated
that the Russians, alter attacking the
Afghans, did not occupy Penjdeh.
Many questions were at once asked
Mr.. Gladstone about the ambiguity OF
expression used by M. d.
Giers, and whether the Russians
might not have occupied Penjdeh
without having occupied it Immediately
after the battle.
GLADSTONE EVADED
these questions as idle, and TO others he
said the government had no reason to
believe that any aggressive acts had
been done by the Alghans to provoke
the attack on Penjdeh.
This declaration caused a sensation,
and tor n moment the house resounded
with cries OF shear! hearW
WHAT ENGLAND INTENDS TO DO.
England will at once demand of Rus
STA an explanation OF the Russian con-
duct in forcing a battle upon the At
ghans. This demand will, it is under
stood, be coupled with demand for the
Withdrawal OF the Russian forces to tho
north of Sarakhs.
Later in the evening Gladstone, reply
ing TO q question asked by Sir Richard
Cross, said that the government had re-
ceiyed another telegram from Sir Peter
Lumsden, which tended to qualify the
statement by him e adstone) in reply
to Sir Stafford NOrthcote, which was
based on Sir Peters statement
that the Afghans had made no advance,
either before or after March II. Sir
Peter now says, convinued Glad
stone, that when tho Russians
threatened an attack On the Al
ghans' position by advancing
In force on Aktepe, the Afghaus threw
out videttes and extended their
pickets to Pull kesti; on the lett
bank of the Kushki river and
gradually strengthened their position,
until, on March 80, tho bulk of their
force had been transferred across the
river. Sir Peter is OF the opinion that the
movement does not constitute an actual
advance on the part of the Atghans, but
merely the occupation of more ad-
vantogeous military position.
M. Lessar wishes to inform the gov
eminent that the whole of the facts
known in connection with the affair
have been stated by Gladstone precisely
as received.
ANOTHER RATTLE REPORTED,
A letter received from Meshde, whence
it was dated on the 7th of March, states
that it was at that time rumored