The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-08

the Turkomans under his command
to make any attack The report that Colonel
Alikhanoff had issued such an order was made
to England by Captain Yate and his party, who
belonged to Sir Peter Lumsdens boundary COM
mission. and who were in Penjdeh during the
battle But it had been ascertained since
that neither Captain Yate nor any of
his party were aware of any other foundation
for that report than that of rumor. Continuing,
Mr. Gladstone said that Lord Dufferin had
arranged with Abdurrahman Khan, the Ameer of
Afghanistan, the basis upon which the British
government had so far proceeded in the frontier
affair, and if further communications with the
Ameer upon the subject should become neces-
sary they would be made.
Being asked if Lord Dufferin, as Viceroy of
India, approved of the governments course in
the Afghan dispute, Mr.. Gladstone refused to
say whether ne did or not
The conference between Earl Granville and
Baron De Staal, arranged to be held to-day, at
the Foreign Office, for the purpose of formally
opening the discussion on the delimitation of the
sRusso-Afghan boundary, was postponed, as
Baron De Staal is awaiting communications on
the subject from ST. Petersburg: Ne
of Earl Granville, that Russias assurances
that her troops will not advance to Herat shall
take the form of a treaty. 1t is reported that M.
De Giers maintains that the simple expression
of such intention is a sufficient pledge
General Zelenodj has been recalled from
ton inquiry
NJ De Giers has instructed General Komaroff
to prepare detailed report with charts, OF the
advance on Penjdeh, as basis for reference to
an arbitrator.
The Morning Post asserts that Earl Dufferin
has resigned as Vceroy of India, in consequence
of the disastrous effect upon British prestige In
India OF Mr.. Gladstones weak and timorous
policy.
The Daily News says it is able to state that
Earl DufIerin warmly approves the settlement
that has been made by England and Russia.
The News also says that the prospect of peace
will not affect the budget. The money will be
devoted to the work of increasing the navy, and
any residue will be applied to the sinking fund
The following announcement appears in the
St Petersburg official Messenger "In conse-
cabinets of Russia and England on the interpre.
probation Of the March agreement,
it has been decided to submit
the question to the decision of an
arbitrator. Meanwhile, both nations have
agreed to resume the frontier negotiations The
outposts of both sides will not be withdrawn
from their present positions until after the
arrival of the joint commission, when, as fast as
the demarkation of the frontier line is made,
the frontier posts will be occupied by troops of
both parties concerned"
The delay in evacuation of the Soudan is due
to the opposition of Lord Wolseley. which the
government hopes TO overrule. The General
estimates that only fifty Arabs were killed in
yesterdays engagement It is reported that the
attitude of the British government is partly
due to the receipt of a report from Sir Donald
Stewart, commissonerin-chief of the Indian
forces that it would be imprudent to undertake
an expedition to Herat until railway has been
completed to the Pisheen valley, which will take
three wears.