Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-01
LAST PROPOSAL OF ENGLAND TO
RUSSIA.
Komaroff Again Replies to Lums-
demo Russian Advance
Council Of War Called.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRp-us1os.l

their intention to advance on Penjdeh To |
march sotnia in the rear Of 1000 Afghans was !
inconceiyable. One company. of Russians |
marched on the heights on the right bank of the |
Murghab river, but did not reach our videttes |
on the left bank OF the same river. When the !
Afghans approached, however, this one COM |
pany, by my order, returned to camp.
General Komaroff thus concludes this |
dispatch: ." In view of the constant move |
ments over hundreds of verts of territory, |
and owing also to heavy floods, it is i'm |
possible to furnish regular reports"
REPORTS OF THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE CONTRA
DICTED.
LONDON April 30th.-In the House of
Lords this afternoon Lord Granville, For
eigu Secretary announced that kilograms
had been received from Lumsden which |
contradicted the reports of the Russian
advance upon and occupation of Maru- |
chalk.
THE REPORTED REFUSE OF THE RUSSIANS. |
BRUSSELS, April 30th.- The Independence
Belqe'S st. Petersburg correspondent reiter
ates the statement that there has been
fresh engagement between the Afghans
and Russians, and that the latter were re-
pulsed. He asserts that the report has been
officially confirmed.
THE NEUTRALITY OF TURKEY.
PARIS, y phi oUitl.--ESSdt 1dSIld, L urklSil
ambassador TO France, in an interview
to-day, said that, in his opinion, it was to
the interest of Turkey to remain neutral in
the event of war between England and
Russia.
THE ENGLISH PROPOSALS.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 30th-The Gar
and his Ministers to-day discussed the tele-
graphic summary of the English proposals.
A grand council has been summoned to
consider the full written dispatch and what
reply shall be sent by Russia.
RUssIAs NAVAL POWER.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 30th.-The Daa-
5l1d thinks Russia has little power to hurt
England seriously upon the sea. The paper
says that the four Russian fortresses on the
Baltic will require assistance, and that any
engagement with the English feet in the
open sea is entirely out of the question.
The N0r@ IteDya is annoyed at the state.
ment of the Dagbiad, and tries to lessen the
effect Of its article.
The ironclad man-of- war, Duke of Edin-
burgh, is being repaired, and will have an
increased armament. Arsenals and ship
wards are overwhelmed with work The
breaking up of the ice in the harbors is
dangerous to navigation. Military orders
have been issued, calling into service all
men liable to duty in the first reserve.
THE QUESTION OF PEACE OR WAR.
Moscow, April 30th.-The Gazette saws
that if England wishes TO avoid war she
must eyacuate Port Hamilton, at the en-
trance to the Sea OF japan. otherwise
Russia will be obliged to OCCUPY Herat
The gazette also says it believes the ques-
ton of peace or war must be settled within
q few days.
DEFENsE OF THE CLYDE URGED.
LONDON, April Goth. -Ship-ownprs are
| urging upon the Government the necessity
| for the erection of defenses upon the river
Clyde. They declare that as the Clyde is at
present foreign cruisers could quickly de-
| stroy the shipping.
MOVEMENTS OF a RUSSIAN MAN-oF-WAR
New York, April 50th.-The Russian
man-of-war StrclOk, which left Norfolk
yesterday, passed Sandy Hook. inward
| bound at $50 o'clock this morning.
New YORK. April }0th.-The arrival this
morning of the Russian corvette Strelok,
| which has been cruising on the Atlantic
scaboard some months. followed from port
to port by the English frigate Garnet, gives
| zest to the war anticipations here, as it is
| possible that the first naval battle of the
impending war may be fought off our coast.
| The StraOk skipped out from Norfolk har-
Dor yesterday leaving the Garnet at anchor
| there. The latter is expected TO follow her
| hither. The Srelok is commanded by
dashing officer, who greatly distinguished
himself in the Turkish war The English
ship is larger and carries more guns, but
the Strelok is the faster vessel and her guns
| have longer range, so the two vessels are
about equally matched.
| BIsMARcK's DUTY.
| PARIS, April 30th-The newspapers here
| express a wish that peace may be main
| tanned 1t Temps declares that it is Prince
| Bisnarcks duty to prevent the catastrophe
of war between England and Russia If
| he permits a mortal duel, lie Temps SAYS, it
| will be owing TO his umeasiness at Russias
powerful proximity to Germany and to the
| fear of England's naval supremacy. The
| liberal institutions Of Germany. as peace
maker may play noble part.
ENGLAND AND ITALY.
| LoNDoN, April 3Oth-A diplomat we'll in
| formed as to the recent negotiations. is au-
| thOrity for the statement that a complete
| understanding has been established be-
! tween Great Britain and Italy, amounting
to an alliance, offensive and defensive,
| The agreement takes the form of an
unofficial memorandum, the contents
! being known only to the Ministers
| of Foreign Affairs of the two
countries, and their chief assistants in the
foreign offices. These precautions are taken
to avoid the possibility Of recurrence of
the unpleasant expose made by a clerk of
| the British Foreign Office through the I'M
authorized publication of the secret con-
vcnton which marked the close OF the
| RussoTurkish war.
SIR PETER LUMsDEN's MISTAKES.
| :
| Lords this afternoon Granville announced
| that kilograms had been received from Sir
| Peter Lumsden which contradicted the re-
ports of the Russian occupation of Maru-
| chalk. Notwithstanding this statement, it is
not quite certain that the Russians have not
taken Maruchak, and that Sir j. Lumsden,
when he informed the Government TO the
contrary, had allowed himself to be fooled
By the Governor of Herat. This is the
second mistake that Sir Peter has made
| regarding the purposes and achievements
| of the Russians The first contributed to
the loss of Penideh, the second prevented
any measures being taken to save Marau-
chak.
| ENGLAND AND TURKEY.
LONDON, April 30th-The negotiations
between England and the Porte are hang
ing fire. owing to the Discrimination of the
Foreign Office to yield to Turkeys repre-
sensations respecting the new Turkish loan,
a more direct authority of Turkey over
Egypt and the indefinite postponement of
the reform clauses of the treaty of Berlin.
EARL GRANvILLEs NOTE.
LONDON, April 30th-It is known that
| Earl Granvilles note, besides asking for an
arbitration inquiry into the Komaroff' in
cident, offered to end the dispute by con-
cedIng to Russia the Lessar line, under
distinct pledge that ii shall be the abiding
limit OF the Russian frontier De Giers'
response will reach here Monday. 1t will
announce the acceptance of the Lessar line,
but refusal to hold an inquiry as to the
| komarotl incident.
THE SIMPLE QUESTION,
LONDON, May 1st--A. M.-The Standard
| this morning says We are able TO state,
upon unqucstionable authority. that the
English proposal to Russia is for the sub
initial TO the arbitration of one of the
| crowned heads of Europe of the simple
| question whether or moi the convention of
March 18th was broken by Russia. This
proposal is now under consideration bv the
Russian Government, which has decided
to conyoke meeting of the committee OF
| Ministers at Gatschina to consider the
| question.