Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-07

III WHICH Silo I0uSSlau Statesman Will
make no admission of the wrong on
the part of Gen. Komaroff in his
Afghan advance, and which will sug-
gest further negotiations but no arbi-
tration.
While all this correspondence con-
tlnues between London and st. PEI
tersburg, there is no cessation of the
preparations for active warfare on
either side. All this points to an ulti-
mate rupture. III. DeGiers has already
suggested to Sir Edward Thornton
that during the discussion of the OBJ
servance OF the agreement of the
18th OF March, the work of delimiting
the Afghan frontier proceeds. 1t is
said the Russian minister has proposed
that during the work OF delimitation
the Russian troops shall be
WITHDRAWN FROM PENJDEH.
It is added that in this proposal NJ.
DeGiers asks on the part of Russia
that In ease Of doubt among the COM
missioners as to the rightful boundary
the Lessar line shall be accepted as
the correct one, and that ne insists
that the commission shall be confined
III It's work to purely typographical
considerations. These would certain
ly favor Russia. On the part Of Eng
land M, DeGiers asks that, sending
the decision Of the boundary, the
commission of Afghans retire from
their occupation of Zalfcar.
It is also reported that NJ. DeGiers
asks that during the work of delimina-
ton no India advance be permitted
beyond QUetta. The district army
corps Of India, under the. Duke Of
Connaught, has prepared ID begin its
March toward Pishen, next week In
the diplomatic contest for an alliance
it would appear tba England is naks
ing
BETTER PROGRESS THAN RUSSIA.
Besides the permission to pass her
ships through the Dardanelles, she
has secured an understanding which
has insured to her the friendly neu-
trality of Persia IN the event Of an
Anglo Russian war.
The shah, it is said, has already
forbidden Russia from conveying war
like material across the Persian terri
tory, even as near as Askabad. The
British agent at Teheran reports that
England can secure any friendly alli~
ance she desires with the shah for
a British guaranty for integrity of the
Persian territory, and as a money
grant. Whether the shah would be
able TO
PREVENT RUSSIANS FROM VIOLATING
such terms of alliance is however
another question. The entente cor
dale concluded between Austria and
Greece seems to be directed against
the growth Of Russian influence in
the Balkan peninsula. Letters from
Sofa state that the Bulgarian agents
are engaged in the work Of fonenting
an uprising among the Macedonians,
Bulgarians and Albaniaps, in the
event Of any forward movement OF
the Austrian Or Greek troops from
the north and south.
From Cattaro comes the news that
the Austrian garris0us IN Bosnia are
being largely reinforced, and that
troops are being concentrated in the
south of Bosnia for an advance upon
Metroyetza and also for an advance
on Old Servia and Macednnie. a
number of Albanian committees have
been formsd in Italy to assist In re,
sisting any Austrian advance.
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND TURKEY.
LONDON, May 2.-The publication
OF g report that an agreement has
beea concluded between England and
Turkey, under terms by which the
former secures free passage for her
ships through the DardanelIes, In the
event of q war with Russia, and the
porte secures occupation Of Soudan
by way of SUakim and the restoration
of Cyprus in five years from date, has
caused some concern among English
diplomats.
Many politicians affect disbelief of
the report on the ground OF the ex-
cessive consideration given by Eng
land. The report however, eInanatcs
from q source which has been found
to be generally reliable, and it is pub
lished to-day in several Paris papers.
THE SPECIAL CABINET MEETING CALI
ED To CONSIDER A DISPATCH FROM
THORNTON.
LONDON, May 2.-Eafl Granville
stated this evening after the cabinet
council that from it's latest a6vices the
government had every reason to be-
lieve that pacific settlement would
be arrived al with Russia. The SEES
sion of the cabinet lasted over an
hour.
II is now known that the cabinet
council held this afternoon was call
ed to consider a dispatch which was
just received from Sir Edward Thorn
ton, British minister at st. Petersburg,
in which he informed the govern
ment that Russia had accepted in
principal the Englis b proposal to SUBJ
NIT to arbitration the questioning of
the responsibility Of the violation of
the agreement Of March IL.
BOTH SIDES AT WORK ON THE FROM
TIER.
LONDON, May 2.-The ameer has