The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-02
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.


The Latter Comedies No Vital Point-NO
Reason to Count on Peace.
NEW York. April IA London special to the
Times says: 1.-THE temporary relief caused by
the pacific talk of the Marquis of Harrington is
almost wholly dissipated by the statement that
Russia comedies no vital point at issue. The war
preparations are going ahead as briskly as ever,
and there is absolutely no real reason to count
on peaceful solution"
London dispatches report that under the sub
sidence OF the scare, the spectators who had
bought American stocks expecting rise
through war with Russia, are selling
Private ST Petersburg advices say that the
government, on the advice of the military
council, Will spare effort to avoid war.
The Birmingham foundry which the British
government has purchased has the largest rifle
factory in England 1t possesses patents on the
the conclusion of the Franco German war The
purchase includes a stock OF rifles valued at
$750.000. 1t is expected that several thousand
workmen will be employed directly.
1t is believed that Cabinet caucus during the
week will consider DeGiers's resly. Harrington
remains in London during the holidays.
The Ameer has sent circular to all the gov
ernors of Afghan towns on the Amer Daria river,
inStructing them to watch and report any Rus
sian movements especially the Khojah
Solah, which. once in possession of the Russians,
would open the road TO Balkh and Cabul.
Polish papers state that at recent banquet
at Odessa. Russia officers who had been ordered
to join Caucasian regiments responded with en-
thusisasm to the toast THE coming war with
England"
Bala Muryhab advices mention rumors of
attempts by the Russians to influence the tribes
the frontier line to interpostion enabling
Russia to claim certain spots. Russia is rapidly
pushing canal from the Merv to the Tciend,
with the object of supplying water for the
-oops moving from Askobad to Merv; also, for
he purpose of cultivating the desert. 1t is re-
orted that the Tekkes of Merv disappointed
nth the Russian conquerors because they are
unable to obtain spills by raiding.
The Pail Mall Gazette, this afternoon, states
that Russia's answer to Englands proposal on
the Afghan question amounts to cordial ac
ceptance of the proposals made by Earl Gran
vile, British Foreign Minister. The Gazette
says that Russia consents to accept as debatable
territory the zone laid out as such by England
and accepts the principle that the frontier
line shall not be drawn further south
than Karezelias and Chamenibed or
further north than Sherkepe and Soryaz
This leaves the only point still to be discussed
the Russian suggestion that it would be more
practical if the zone of survey overapped the
roughlydefned zone of debatable land in order
to allow for typographical and ethnographical
conditions. It is not expected that this sug-
gested extension of the zone of survey to the
south of the boundary line run by NJ Lessar
the Russian commissioner appointed to meet Sir
Peter Lunlsden, the British commissioner to ar
range the Afghan boundary dispute. will be
serious enough to cause further difficulty.