Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-21

that the government had received u
dispatch from Sir Peter Lumsden, the
contents OF which the government
was not prepared to make public.
further than TO state that 1t contained
a contradiction OF the account Of the
penjdeh incident as given by Gen.
Komaroff. The government was ex-
pecting further kilograms from Sir
Peter Lumsden, and until they were
received, the government would not
be prepared to make any further
statement.
THE PREMIER sT1LL WAITING.
Mr.. Gladstone In the house Of COM
mons this evening made the following
day received dispatch from Sir Peter
Lumsden, but this telegram was not
an answer to our inquiries and instruc.
tionB dispatched to him on the 10th.
1t will be necessary to await that an
ever before we can make statement.
The telegram received from Sir Peter
on Friday tended to confirm his pre-
vious statements, which certainly ap.
Dhfcntiy COhhtttCu WIN ocHs 1AOtilh-
roff's statement"
THE LEADER ON HIS GUARD.
Lord Randolph Churchill, Conserva-
tive, asked Mr.. Gladstone how far
England was complicated and how re-
sponsible in the suppression Of the
French newspaper lie Boephore Egyp-
tien at Cairo.
Mr.. Gladstone replied that Egypt
had not acted alone in the matter In
suppressing the paper, and admitted
that England was not In position to
disclaim all responsibility for the
action.
Mr.. Gladstone gave notice that the
government would introduce the ex-
pected motion for vote Of credit to-
morrow.
The premier's reply concerning LIE
Bosphore Egyptien and the Afghan
istan questions to-day were very
guarded. He answered number OF
questions about the Anglo Russian
dispute with studied evasion, and all
he said In the house of commons to-
day added little or nothing to what is
already known. In evidence of the
present bellicose feeling among the
members Of parliament, 1t may be
noticed that when Mr.. Gladstone un-
eauivocally said that Sir Peter
Lumsden's telegram of Friday
confirmed his previous account of the
fight at Penjdeh and confiicted with
those about the same battle by Gen.
komaroff, the declaration was re-
ceived with low ripple of satisfaction
which soon developed into cheers.
Fears are entertained that the LIE Bos.
phore Egyptien affair is likely to
lead TO difference with France.
The situation at the close OF the SEES.
sion In parliament this evening was
one of general feeling of uneasiness
bordering on alarm,
Tho Resignation of de Giers.
FRANKFORT oN-THE-MArN, April
20.-The Frankfort Gazette publishes
q dispatch from st. Petersburg saying
that the resignation OF de Giers, the
Russian minister Of foreign affairs, be-
comes daily more probable.
NJ. de Giers' Reply.
LONDON, April 20-The reply of NJ
de Giers, the Russian foreign minister,
to Earl Granville's demand for an ex-
PLANTATION of Gen. Komaroff's attack
on the Afghans on Kushk river, was
received at the foreign Office last
Saturday and was considered In the
cabinet to-day. The reply, SAYS Gen.
komaroff's dispatches, copies of which
have been forwarded to the British
government. sufficiently explains the
PenJdeh affair and IL Is therefore
needless to supplement them.
Nj. de Glers in his turn, complains
strongly OF what he calls 1.-THE excess
sive numbers of Gen. Sir Peter Lums.
denis escort" He says this display OF
English force on the Afghan
frontier, together with the military
demonstrations at Rawul-Pindee and
Earl Dufierin's language, encouraged
the Afghans To provoke Russian at
tack by leading them to believe they
could rely on British support.
nj. de Giers does not express the
slightest regret for Gen. Komaroff's
action, and even suggests that Gen.
komaroff would have neglected his
duty II he had failed to attack the AZ.
ghans.
Russia Ready to Take Herat.
LONDON, April 20.--The ameer Of
Afghanistan, owing to the opposition
OF his subjects, is reluctant to allow the
British troops to enter Afghanistap.
which, II Is feared would cause
rebellion, the ameer being
unpopular. The ameer Ia willing To
cede Penjdeh to Russia In return for
her evacuation of the Bolan Pass
which commands the road to Herat'
A difficulty arises from the re.
fusal OF the Russian war
party 70 consent TO the with
drawal. 1t Is believed the de Giers
party ls inclined to support this pol.
iey,. believing that the English are
inclined to give way.
The Warsaw ragblott, the Russian
official organ for the government of
warsaw, states that Russia Is making
Herat. A