The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-05
BIG DARK CLOUD
-rAAgLowEREp o,ERTaGnonl
Yelling tho valley OF Peace Has Broken
Away-fsussIa and England WIN Sub.
mit Their pittersnees toa, Third
jPower-The Reported Asbltsr.

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LONDON, May i.TThey Government con.
tinues TO give out large orders for war
!. stores Of allkinds. The Admiralty is sur.
yeying additional steamers with a view Of
freighting or purchasing them. Though
the Russian papers are not 50 ontspoken
as they formerly were, probably in conse-
\ Iqnenceof their Governments hints, IL is
well known that Russia is making strenu.
Gus efforts to increase her armament.
The Indian banks have given notice that
they will not advance money against
shipments unless the vessels are insured
at war risks. The Indian Government
is enforcing rigid economy in al
departments to meet the expenses
toi war preparations, in order to avoid
the lerying OF fresh taxes, whichwo
be likely to disturb the nativeloya Il
Is reported thut the Afghans Of tadakshan
have asked to be annexed TO Russia, and
negotiations toward that object are pro-
ceeding through the Ameet Of Bokhara,
aud the Governor Of Turkestan. Many
Continental papers are still skepticalofa a
peaceful issue ofthe dispute. The Pesther
l{ogt says ttat tfiaing fresh mishap on
the Afghan frontier, may annihilate all
hopes OF peace. The DSutsclte Zeitltng saws
that Russian. diplomacy Is not as yet any
where near the end Of It's articles aud
tricks. Russia may again and again put
difficulty In the way OF q settlement, and
perhaps at last openly declare that she
will make no concession In the boundary
question.
s1fhe London Standard, in referring TO
th6-Q Queen returns from Darmstadt, says
that everything has been done 10 drug
the nation into slumber, ,plilters OF rhet-
oric aud adulation having been copions.
ly supplied to Supply its conscience.
Parliament participates in the sleep as II
has participated also in the draught, but
the Grown does not share In the general
abasenlent, aud Is, perhaps, watching for
herestored sobriety aud returning nian-
illness ofthe nation.
The Government has sent an order to
Dover to cease chartering sliips OF small
pattern for transport service. This is be.
lieyed to toreshadow q stoppage Of all war
preparations.
RUSSIA AND cH1SA's russ.
Dispatches from Shanghai state that the
dispute between China and Russia regard.
ing the frontier. OF Atanchobriah has become
acute, owing to the non-arriyal OF the Rus.
sian members OF the Delimitation Com.
mission and the constant post ponement OF
the date Of their arrival at the place OF
meeting to settle the boundary question.
The Chinese Commissioners have been
ready tor months TO begin the work Of de-
limitat on, and the failure Of the Russian
Commissioners 10 meet them, has caused
the Chinese Government 10 fear that the
same farce enacted respecting the Afghan
frontier, will be performed In this case.
Nowthat the difficulty with France in re-
lation to Tonquin has been settled, China
has become more courageous, and has de.
manded Russia fulfil her part OF the agree.
ment which led to the appointment OF the
commission. IN
a dispatch from Ti'pul, dated April so.
states that o dam on the Karabani river,
seventy miles north oil. Sarakhs, burst.
flooding the country for miles around, and
doing an immense amount Of fEdamage TO
the military roads that had been construct
ed by the Russians, who arc making siren
uous etiorts to repair the dam and prevent
a4J AhtbutI iu6otiuGGuH.l 1u6 ulepatcn
also states that there can be no question
as to the ownership Of Penjdeh, as the
city has paid tribute 10 Herat for overa
hundred years, and that q guard for the
Governor, composed OF Afghan soldiers.
has been quartered in the city since 1881,
and that i has always been an integral
portion OF the province OF Herat.
II is reported that Ayoub Khan, the
former Ameer Of Afghanistan, is still
closely guarded in Persia.
In the House Of Lords this afternoon
Earl Granville, Secretary Of Foreign
Affairs, said that England and Russia had
reached an agreement whereby negotia-
tons concerning the Afghan frontier ques-
ton would be renewed Earl Granville
further stated that neutrality-suspicious.
would be carried onin London, and that
all preiiminaries had been arranged in
view oil m early meeting hecommission.
His Lordship said that both England
and Russia had agreed that the difficulties
which had arisen from the Penjdeh Incl
dent should be submitted to 20 full inves-
tigation and reference to friendly powers.n