Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-04-18
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISP4 TCHES.
The Impendinp Conflict,

The Impending Conflict.
LONDON, April l8-The Times this morn
ing in discussing the Anglo Russian ques
ton says: Nothing has happened in the
last three or four days to justify change 10
the public attitude. Even if the govern
meut is prepared to give Russia the terri
tory already occupied, it by no means fol-
lows that the trouble is ended"
The Standard speaks in leading article
to the following effect: Nobody who has
The honor of England at heart can help feel
ing that the government is paying a disas.
trous price for the respite which it is pro-
posing to secure.
JAMRooD, April 1S-The Ameer, before
departing yesterday, said that he had or
dercd the tribes to repair the road from Ca
bul to Herat, and that reinforcements had
left kandahar for Herat. He believed that
Russia might yield to circumstances, being
unable to give good excuse for her aggres-
sion Only when all arguments have failed,
he said, must war be considered, and then
the Afshans will rise as one man to repel
the invader. His policy was determined
upon and would not be changed. 1t was
founded on common sense, not on oaths.
His people must accept it as he had, and
must trust him as he had been trusted by
England The Afghans would never sur
render an inch of territory or allow their
country to be highway for the Russian
army, which would mean occupation and
protection off long line of Russian commu-
ncation and result in ruin and loss of indie
pendence. The Afghans would see this and
would find that England is helping them to
maintain their freedom.
CHICAGO, April lS.-A special dispatch
from London to the News says: 1.-THE admi-
rally has received tenders for steel belted
cruisers, the armor of which is to be 10
inches thick. Work at the nrsenals is not
fever;sh and it is not expected that the men
viii! work on Sunday. The government has
sanctioned the increase to 1900 men of the
corps of royal marines of the Light Infant
ry. II is reported from Copenhagen that a
telegram has been received from London re-
qussting pilot to be provided for the Brit
ish squadron which is expected to arrive lu
Danish waters on Sunday.
LONDON, April 1S.-Russia has selected
an Imperial Guard under Prince Oldenburg
with headquarters mt Riga, for the defense
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preparations for war.
Advces from St. Petersburg state that
even Nj. DeGiers and the peace party begin
to see that the military party is likely to
triumph and to defeat England without a
war; they are therefore determined to grant
no satisfaction whatever for the Pendjeh
affair.
The cipher dispatch Of Sir Peter Lums-
den, giving his report of the Penjdeh incl
dent, has been interpreted and copies of the
Interpretation have been distributed among
the members of the Cabinet. Nothing more
is publicly known this morning of the con-
tents of The dispatch than was stated by
Mr.. Gladstone in the House of Commons
last evening.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April 1S.-The NoUse
Vremya says Germany and stria-Hungary
have notified the Porte that if the British
and Russian fleets are allowed to pass
through the Dardanelles, or if the fleets
succeed in forcing passage, the treaty of
Berlin will stand annulled, and Germany
and Austria Hungary will consider them
selves free from any engagement imposed
thereby. Turkey will be obliged to make
her neutrality respected by her own re-
sources.
Hone KONG, april 1S.-The British gov
eminent is chartering steamers belonging
to the Peninsula and Oriental line and
transforming them into armed cruisers.