St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-18
THE AFGHAN MATTER.
Some Light on Komaroff,s Actio


LONDON, April 17.-Mr. Gladstone, in
the house of commons this afternoon,
stated that the government had to-day re-
ceived from Sir Peter Lumsden a reply to
their request for an Independent report
upon the Penjdeh incident In this 1t IS
stated that Gen. KomarOtf was aware at as
early date as the 2Sth OF March OF the
understanding agreed upon on March II
between Russia and England According
TO the terms of this understanding England
was TO deter the Afghans and the car was
to deter his troops from advancing beyond
the positions they then respectively occu-
pied until some subsequent agreement could
be reached. The battle on the Kushk was
fought, therefore, several days after Gen.
KomarOff had been made aware OF the
agreement
NOT TO ADVANCE
It will be remembered that that MI.
YOSeS, British officer who witnessed the
battle, was assured by a Russian officer who
commanded the battle that he knew nothing
of the understanding of the 18th of March.
Sir Peter Lumsden'S report appears to war
rant the inference that whatever Gen. kOm-
aroff knew officially about st. PeterSburg's s
agreement with London he kept it to HIM
self Mr.. Gladstone, being asked II the
government had protested against the re-
cent occupation of Penjdeh by Komaroff,
and his establishment of Russian admins
tratiOn there, answered that the govern
ment had not vet made it the subject of Of
fetal communication with Russia. The
government awaited further information,
the premier said, concerning these events.
DECIPHERING LUMSDEN'S TELEGRAM.
In continuing Gladstone said: I'VE asked
Sir Peter Lnnsden for full and cOnsecu-
tive account of the events of the Both of
March, (the day the battle on the Kushk
was fought. A telegram from him has az
rived since we sent our request. This tele-
gram is dated at Tirpulon, April IA. 1t is
in cipher and is now being deciphered. We
shall be unable to say anything further
upon this branch of the subject until the
dispatch
Is FULLY DECIPHERED.
The fact that the Russian commander was
aware of the agreement of the 18th Of
March before the 30th of March and the
question as to whether or not he acted upon
instructions or contrary to Instructions con-
cerning that agreement would form the
subject of future communications between
the government and Russia. In regard to
the reported establishment by the Russians
of an administration at Penjdeh the gov
ernment
KNOWS NOTHING OFFICIALLY
and must await fuller information" Mr..
Gladstone concluded by saying: 1.-The
government will ON Monday or Tuesday
next ask the house to sanction q vote of
credit. When this is requested we will
state how much money is wanted and what
it is wanted for and then shall probably be
able to cover the entire question in full"
NEWS FROM THE FRONTIER.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 17.-Gen. Kom
aroff.reports that the Afghans have evacu-
ated ali the frontier posts, and that the
Russian outposts occupy their former posi-
tions. Gen. KomarOff states that he will
shortly inspect his advanced posts.
PENJDEH IN AFGHANISTAN.
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice, under for
eign secretary, in answer to an interr0ga-
tory put by Sir Stafford Northcote in the
commons, said that the government c0nSid-
ers Penideh i'll AfghaniStan proper, but not
far from the Russian frontier.
LONDON EXCHANGES BUOYANT.
The stock market closed buoyant Re-
buying Oh the part of bears acted with pow
erful effect upon a sensitive market. The
Paris course was animated, in sympathy
with the improved condition of the London
market. and the feeling at other foreign eX-
changes was similar. Both Russian and
English securities are advancing. At 1870
o'clock at Liverpool the wheat market was
quiet and the demand had fallen OFF. Hold
ers were offering freely. California No.
had declined from IS 9d. the closing price
yesterday to IS I'd.