The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-03-31
England and Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 29.-The Ger
man Gazette thinks the dispute between
England and Russia is of too trivial a
nature to fight about. The Gazette says
it is difficult to understand how nation
with such experience as that of the
Soudan disaster can assume such war
like attitude towards powerful military
state. The Journal de st. PETERSBURG be-
linyes the reply of the Russian minister
of foreign affairs, will have conclliatory
effect, and that the Marquis of Harting-
ton expecting this, has postponed the
debate on the Queens message calling
out the reserves.
LONDON, March 30.-The British gov
vernment has chartered the new Cunard
steamer EtltriG and the steamers
Oregon and Alaska for service as armed
cruiser transports. They will be fitted
with ten guns each. The admir- atty
has ordered the men-of-War Iron Duke,
Hotspur, Hecdte, and the Conquest Of
HyaciHthe to be prepared for service. 1t
is presumed they will go to the Baltic.
The Admiralty has also ordered the
ships InferibIe, Devastation, CycIOpS,
Rupert, C0rdeLid, Voltage, Octine, and
Emerald, for immediate service. They
viii be ready for sea in few days
RAwUL PINDI, March 29.-Lord DUFF
ferin exchanged visits with native chiefs
and tomorrow will have an audience
wit the Ameer. He will then visit
Murre an Peshawur.
The military authorities has settled
every detail for the advancement OF
$4,000 troops to Pishin. The scheme
submitted for Earl Dufferin's approval,
is that the Ameer's escort to Rawul
Pindi shall number 1000.
LONDON, March 29-The DGily Ne,cS
says: There is reason to believe the
reply of De. Giers concerning theAfghan
| frontier, is on the way to England and
that it is distinctly favorable.to peace,
for which we must thank the irmness
of England and the imminence of the
meeting at Rawul Pindi. There is in
creasing ground, r. continues, for the
belief that some resource to diplomacy
will enable Russia to abandon %her
claims without loss of prestige. IAnot
England's duty is still clear and arbi-
tration of the dispute would be in
applicable.
LONDON, March 30.-It is reported to-
day in newspaper circles that the pros.
poets for the peaceful solution of the
RussO-Afghan question have greatly
improved during the past twelve hours.
LONDON, March 30.-In the House OF
Commons this afternoon, the Marquis
of Harrington, Secretary of State for
war, said the last adyices the govern
ment received from st. Petersburg were
to the effect that peaceful solution OF
the Russo-Afghan question was more
promising than at any time since the
difficulty arose.
Additional extensive orders have
been sent Chicago meat-packing estab-
lishments. 1t was impossible for En-.
glish firms to compete with Americans
The report that hundreds of tons oil
American meat have been found putrid
were, he said, untrue.
LONDON, March ga st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times says
"Russia's reply was ready on the 26th
inst. Both governments desire to keep
the contents a secret. England pro-
l posed another frontier line 1t is not
known whether Russia accepts but
official circles rely upon a peaceful
compromise. Great irritation is caused
by the preparations in India, which it is
stated far exceed Russia's preparations
Everything is calm. Indifference is
exhibited by Russians, except in military
circles indirectly interested in the
Afghan question.
Count Vogue, brother-in-law to Gen
Anakoff, in letter to the Journal De,
Debats, Paris, estimates the army OF the
Caucasus at 100000 men. He says the
army could easily be replaced by
another army of equal strength from
the western frontiers of Russia, which
are unmenaced, and that this army
could soon reach Penjdeh by the
Askabad railway, which will be com
pleted in few days.
PORTSMOUTH, England, March 30
The Bdcchdnte is ordered ready to sail
at moments notice. Twenty-Five gun
boats and thirty-six torpedo boats are
ready for crews.
LONDON, March 3O.-Russian securities
are much stronger, and French rentes
are falling rapidly.
In the Commons, Harrington sta led
that it would prejudice public inter
ests to explain the negotiations with
Russia. The latest from st. Petersburg
strengthens the hopesfor Unsatisfactory
solution of the difficulty. Concerning
the military preparations Harrington
said England was under certain obliga-
tons to the Amer of Afghanistan.