St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-17
Any Increase of the Bears Forces Will
Make John Bull Arouse His
Strength.
Indications That the Afghan Boundary
Question Will be Adjusted
Satisfactorily.
Commission at Work Investigating
Wickedness of London--Start-
ling Evidence.
The Queen and Her Government
Heartily in Sympathy With the
Great Movement.
nue Notice Given.

LONDON, July 16.-The British govern
ment has notified the Russians that any in
crease of the Russian forces in the direc-
ton of Zulfkar would be regarded as un-
friendly action. The Daily Telegraph says
the Russians have made no actual advance,
nor have they occupied the Zul-
fikar pass. The ameer advised
the British Afghan boundary commission
to return to Herat as 4 precautionary meas
ure on his part in the event of a movement
of the Russians. The Pail Mall Gazette
says that there should be no dispute be-
tween England and Russia and the Zulfi-
kar pass, because it was ceded to the At
ghanS before Mr.. Gladstone retired from
Office. The dispute now is the
Gazette contends, as to whether the
Afghans can claim, as part of the Zulgkar
pass position commanding the pass and
the possession of which by the Ameer
would cut off communication between the
Russian frontier post at Akrobat and
the wells and pasturages in the val
ley To the north of the pass,
which are admitted to be Russian
NJ. De GierS, the Russian foreign minister,
in the negotiations which resulted in the
cession of the pass itself TO the ameer, dis
tinctly, the Gazette says, refused TO concede
this position to Mr.. Gladstone, and he viii
not cOncede it TO the Marquis of Salisbury.
''It will" )" declares the paper, ''be wantOn
naughuneSs if the Marquis of Salisbury
and Lord Randolph Churchill expose them
selves to a rebuff which can only
be avoided by war. 1t was Earl Granville's
folly to claim this disputed land and it will
be Lord Salisbury's crime if there be war
about it.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach. chancellor of
/ fba aNakngEpnr cfafaI In sla hnrt-a Of
mons that the government had nothing
further to impart regarding the reported
Russian advance in Afghanistan.
PRESS OPINIONS.
The Daily Telegraph says that negOtia-
tions between England and Russia, regard
ing the Afghan frontier question, have be-
come serious. Russia is preferring new
claims and refuses to yield to Lord
Salisbury. whose tone, although studi-
ously friendly, is firm. The Standard
in commenting upon the same subject de-
clares that England will never condOne a
second edition of the Penjdeh outrage.
| The Standard, in an editorial on the re-
ported advance of Russian troops TO Zul
ficar pass, says that although more
reaSSuring news was received late
yesterday from Col. Ridgeway, the chief Of
the British-Afghan boundary commission,
the news from other sources regarding the
Russian movements is of the gravest char
acter. The only redeeming feature of the
intelligence from Afghanistan, says the
Standard, is that the AfghanS have at
tached themselves more firmly than ever to
our side. This mornings Telegraph, in its
article on
THE AFGHAN NEWS,
say: The objection of the ameer of Afgh-
anistan to RnSSia's claim to position practi-
cally commanding the Zulficar pass. is sup
ported by Lord Salisbury. and Lord Sails
bury's reluctance TO consent to Russia's
offer to submit the question in dispute to a
joint commission is owing TO his belief that
such course would beresultless and would
only delay settlement of the matter The
Times in an editorial says that all the
! powers, except Russia, have given their as
sent to the issue of an Egyptian loan.
Russia's silence, the Times says, increases
the apprehension in regard to the Afghan
| situation. Mr.. Robert Bourle, under
secretary for foreign affairs in the house of
commons this afternoon stated that the GOV
ernment hadmade representations to Russia
in regard to the recent hogging by Russia
of officials under Gen. KOmaroff's 5 COM
msnd of 4 British consul'S clerk. Russia.
in answer to Mr.. Burke, said that it had
promised TO make inquiry into the affair.
and Gen. KomarOff had explained that at
the time the man was captured the Rus
slams were unaware that he was a clerk in
the British consuiS service but supposed he
was suspicious character.