Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-04-12
The CzAR DON'T WANT WAR

Tie says. But He Continues His War Pre-
parations with Great Energy.
loxDoS, April ll.-Yieuna government
circles entertain very peaceful opinions
about the Anglo. Russian dispute. The Gar
informed both the Vienna and the Berlin
Cabinet that he does not desire war The
English demand for the retirement Of Gen.
komsrof's forces from their present posi-
ton will, however, not be acceded to, since
it is evident hat the advance of the Afghans
was the proYocation leading to the recent
attack. This view Of the matter, entertain
ed by Russia, is also held by Austria and
Germany. Both these powers support the
Russian government in this explanation Of
the recent battle.
1t is noteworthy fact that katkOT' S
MesEaueE Journal on the ,th of April, pub
Hshed aGdsyspe sketches OF Penldeh and
propkesied the recent battle. Russia con-
/ tinues her naval and military preparations
! with great energy. Admiral ShestakoH has
/ ordered all the torpedo boats to be sent 70
I the Blltic and the Black Sea. Torpedoes
have lust been sunk at the canal binding
ST. Petersburg with the seas
Kroustadt, st. Petersburg and the palace
at Krasnoe Selo, are now connected with
/ telephone, so that the Gar will ne informed
/ o. every movement in case OF an attack By
/ the English fleet. The Russian fleet has
/ been in a thorough state OF readiness since
/ the 2nd OF April komarof's brother, the
editor Of the Russian Journal Svet an
/ n0unces that Russia intends to send lOO,-
/ 900 men to Herat as soon as the English
I advance to Pischin.
Avoub Khan, the ey AmeeC Of Afghan
is'an. who attempted TO escape from Ieher-
an. received q pension of 81 $50 month
from the British Government. The British
Minister learned Of the projected escape
through letters which fell into his hands
The British Minister then complained to the
Shan. and the latter arrested AyOub amt
cor.fned him in the citadel. Persian OH
cials have taken possession of Ayou0's
house.
England should Take Time.
The .lou-nal De i. Petersboroug, speak
ipc evidently by official Inspiration, com
mCp,s upon the recent Government utter
arces in the British Parliament upon the
Perideh incident as perma'prs. 1t
saws it thinks it would have
been preferable for the Eng
Tsh Minister to have suspended Judgment
until receipt of more complete information.
They should have acted on the supp2Snon
that il was unlikely Russian General &C
againtsd with the intentions Of the Russian
! Government acted without good reasoni
;bey should have borne in mind that colt
sions such as that whlch occurred on the
Kushk are always possible in the presence
Of violent and undisciPlined Aslatlc pop
uIation. The Penideh incident, concludes
the Journal was certainly an untowaru
event because It may adversely affect the
peco,iations pending between Russia aud
England, which still Justify the hope tor
peace.
The war feeling here is Overwhelmingly
/ strong. The Gar appeared at the theater
/ in the evening The audience, still en-
/ thusias,ic over the news from PenIdeh on
the general assumption that komarot 5
conduct had the Imperial approval, arose
when they saw the Car and shook the
building with an ovation Of applause.
turkey lh tNfthhiu kN'"N'"'s
I, IS understood at Berlin that Turkey has
decided, under Prince Bismarck's advice,
10 remain neutral in the event OF war be-
tween England aud Russia.
Russia Would Have the Advantage.
/ The newspapers are pointing out the dis
advantage the British forces will labor un'
der if race for Herat begins between the
Er,,f.b ard Russian armies. Herat stands
ON the Herr river. or the slope Of the Tin
Geo Koosh In the northwest corner OF Al,
akanis,an. Due north, at a distance OF
about go miles, Is Merry: due east, at a
distance Of nearly 100 miles, is CG5ul; coz
siderablv TO the southeast, and almost eQul
distant from Cabul aud Herat, is Caudahar
The main route, and, so far as IS known, the
only road by which large British torcs
could be moved from Cabul to Herat; runs
through Caudahar. From Candahar tc
Tersf is about 800 miles in a direct line
the road, however, is not very dl
rect and for military purposes the distance
may he called $50 miles. The road from
Merry is so nearly straight as 10 oe less thar
2j0 miles long; it is t. good one. oelng at IL
worst part. where it crosses the hazrai bao'
pass about thirty miles north of Herat
nracticable for all arms OF the service Il
t-aversss a fertile country, and runs iHr
great part Of its length along the valley o
the river Kushk, SO that supplies and wate
are everywhere abundant. Whenever TN
race for Herat bcgins,if there is fa'r start
the Russians should get down the perpen1l
. cuIsr !. from Merv before the English ca'
ge, I'D the thick side OF the V from Canda
, lar. Il Is not probable, however that tn
Russian sdTauce VIII from the NerV quar-
ter.