Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-11
ENGLAND STILL BELLICOSE.
WAR EXCITEMENT IN LONDON
RUSSIA,S REPLY NOT SATISFACTORY.
GENERAL GRANTS REGRETS.
NOT MUCH CHANGE TO-DAY.
RUssIA's REPLY UNSATISFACTORY.
The Gravity OF the Situation Not Les.
sened-A Report that the Russian OFF.
GERS Who Took Part i'm the Recent
Fight Have Been Decorated by the
Czar-Wild RumOrs i'm London.

LONDON. April 1.-THE Times says that sub
sequent developments have not lessened the
gravity of the situation. The country will not
be satisfied with NJ. De Giers' reply, which COM
mits Russia to no condemnation of Gen. koma-
roffs action provides for delay when days and
hours are of vital consequence, and leaves Gen.
komarof at liberty to frame such excuses as
will most likely affect European opinion. 1t is
impossible to doubt that Gen. KomarofFs act
had much larger aims than the election of the
Afghans from an uuimportant position.
THE RUSSIAN OFFICERS DECORATED.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg saws that dec
orations and rewards have already been con-
ferred by telegraph on the Russian officers and
soldiers who took part in the battle with the
Afghans.
WILD RUMoRS IN LONDON.
Various rumors are afioat to the effect that
some English officers were killed in the Russo
Afghan engagement, and that the AfghauS have
risen against the English.
WAR PREPARATIONS IN INDIA.
a A dispatch from Rawal-Pindi, India, says:
Gen. Stewart has gone to Simla. The ameer
VIII go to Peshawur on sunday, and will remain
there two days. The Duke of Connaught will
start FOR Mierut on SUNDAY; The military
ferin held another review of the troops to-day.
The ST. Petersburg Moore Tremyo says the
Black sea fleet has been ordered TO prepare for
immediate service.
THINKS ENGLAND WAS TOO HASTY.
ST: PETERSBURG, April 1.-THE Journal de
81 rete,s6ourg, speaking evidently by official
inspiration. comments upon the recent govern
ment utterances in the British parliament upon
the Penjdeh incident as premature. 1t says 1t
thlnkS 1t would have been preferable for the
English ministers TO have suspended judgment
until the receipt OF more complete information
They should have acted on the supposition that
1tWaS unlikely that Russian generals acquainted
with the intentions of the Russian government
acted without good reason. They should have
borne in mind that collisions such as that which
occurred on the kushk are always possible in
the presence OF violent and undsciplined
Asiatic population. The Penjdeh incident, con-
event, because it may adversely affect the ne
gotiations pending between Russia and Eng
land, which still justify the hope for peace.
STRONG WAR FEELING IN ST. PETERSBURG,
The war feeling here is overwhelmingly
strong. The cZar appeared at the theater last
evening. The audience, still enthusiastic over
the news from Pentdeh on the general assump-
ton that komaroff's conduct had the imperial
approval, arose when they saw the car and
shook the building with an ovation of applause.
AYoUB KHAN IMPRISONED AT TEHERAN.
TEHERAN, April 11.-Ayoub Khan, the ex-
Ameer of Afghanistan, who has been residing
here for some time on a pension of 81, $50 per
month from the British government, has again
tried to leave Persia for Afghanistan. The
Ayoub Khan ever since his return to this city
after his attempt several months ago to leave
Persia, and has redoubled his vigilance since the
Russo-Afghan difficulty began. Learning from
letters which fell into his hands that the ex-
Ameer was planning to escape to Afghanistan,
Sas so tine shah him
in the citadel. Persian officials have taken
possession Of Ayoub's house.
TURKEY WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL.
BERLIN, April lit is reported here that
Turkey has decided, under Prince Bismarck's
advice, to remain neutral in the event of war
between England and Russia.
A Declaration OF War Imminent
EXCITING ANGLo-RUSsIAN WAR NEWS BYwAY
OF CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, April ia private dispatch re-
ceived in this city to-day from London repre-
sents the immediate probability of war be-
tween Russia and England as exceedingly
great. This dispatch states that ii is not un-
likely that England will declare war before
Monday.
Plenty Of Transport Ships.
NO DANGER THAT ENGLAND AND RUSSIA WILL
HAVE TROUBLE IN TRANSFORMING TROOPS.
CHICAGO, April 11.-Speaking of the trans
portation of troops, in the event of war, F. H.
Cook OF London, Eng, who is in the city, says:
with the carrying trade the way it is now,
within 24 hours transports TO carry the entire
army of England, Russia and the rest of the
continent could be secured by the government,
and the owners would jump at the chance. The
carrying trade is at a dead stand almost and a
vast tonnage is lying idle, the owners not know
ing what to do" 1t was through the Cooks that
to Egypt, and one of the firm is now in the
Soudan.
Higher Insurance Rates On English
Ships.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, April 11.-Marine in
surance rates on English bottoms advanced
of one per cent
GEN. GRANTS SLEEP BROKEN.
Disturbed During the Night by
Pain i'm His ThrOat-Hfs Condition