Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-11
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. RUSSIA GAINING TIME. She Asks Komarof To
 Explain. THE WAR FEELING GROWING. It's Effect On The Amer
 ican Markets. A MASSACRE AT FROG LAKE. The Indians Scalping The Settlers.
A MASSACRE AT FROG LAKE
RUSSIA AT HER OLD TRICK

Gaining Time by Asking Komarof to ExpIa1n-Active Preparations Still Going On i'm Both Countries-The War Feeling at Its Hefsht-ItaIy to Replace English Soldiers in the Sou- dan.
 LONDON, April 10.-In the House of Com
 mons this evening Mir. Gladstone said that
 he had just received 8 despatch from M. de Giers in which it WAS stated that Russia had asked an explanation of General Komaroff, who attacked the Afghans, and until one was received Russia could not answer En- gland. M. de Giers also denied that the
 Russian troops had occupied Psnjdeh. This
 announcement was received in silence and
 seemed to produce little or no effect. The
 Conservatives ridicule the Russian reply.
 They argue that it will be impossible to ob-
 tain General Komaroffs version of the affair
 within sixteen days, and meanwhile Russian
 troops will be hurried forward to reinforce
 the already formidable army on the
 frontier Both .Whigs and Tories join in
 urging the government to quickly send
 troops forward to occupy Candahar, accom-
 panied by engineer officers to strengthen the
 Notifications at that place. In the mean
 time the preparations in England for the
 conflict that seems inevitable are pushed for
 ward with unabated vigor to the great satis-
 faction of all parties. The report that Italy
 will garrison the Soudan, permitting the Brit
 ish troops to be withdrawn for service in
 Afghanistan, has been confirmed. The Ital-
 ians will also take the place of the British at
 Cairo.
 It leaked out to-day that the Russian gov ernment was aware of the fighting between Russian and Afghan troops several days ago and it is asserted the reports received at St. Petersburg were telegraphed at once in cipher to the English foreign office, but suppressed pending official confirmation, the foreign office finding it convenient to re- gard the telegram 8 mere rumor. The Per sian envoy to England attended at the foreign office this morning in obedience to @ sum- mons from Lord Granville. The object of the interview was to discuss the attitude of Persia in the event of war between Russia and Great Britain. The Persian minister last Wednesday submitted the views of his government regarding the proposed Afghan boundary commission giv- ing assurances of sincere desire to facilitate 1 the operations of the military forces accom- l panying the English commissioner, Sir | Peter Lumsden It is understood that at to- | days interview Lord Granville intimated to l the Persian minister the desire of her majes- | tvs government to enter into understand l ing with Persia as to the neutrality of that | power in case of war.
 Sir Peter Lumsden telegraphs from Kusan | that he has begun his march toward the l Robat Pass, which he has orders to occupy | and prevent the Russians from advancing on | Hefat. He reports that his men have suf- l fered terribly from cold and many perished | in severe snow storm near Tirpul.
 It is reported that the English ultimatum is twenty four hours in which to recall Genes l ral Komarof or go to war. General Roma rolf is the general who attacked the Afghans.
 The Daily News says the government has i given orders in every direction for greater haste in the preparations for war.
 PEsHAwUR, April 10.-The Indian govern nent has been sending one hundred tons of l supplies daily through the Balan Pass into since the situation became threatening. The amount has now been in- creased to three hundred tons daily The | Ameer of Afghanistan when informed of the battle of Penjdeh remained perfectly silent | and betrayed no emotion.
 BOMBAY, April 10.-The patriotic fund to lid tho government in operations against | Russia is rapidly augmenting, In Bengal done $3, 800, 900 has been offered.
 ST. PETERSBURG, April 10.-The Russian press this morning is almost unanimous in asserting that open hostilities between Rus 'ia and England cannot now long be delayed. | All the papers contain articles of decidedly oellicose nature and openly the En- ,lish officials in India of provoking QuarTel Dy Gnelf 1nIrlSueS W1GQ he Ameer. They accuse Lord Dufferin md Sir Peter Lumsden of secretly urging the | Afghan forces on the frontier to overt acts in order to bring about conflict with view to obtaining pretext for an English occupation ,f Herat and other important points on the Afghan boundary. The war party at he palace is evidently in the as- ,endant and some of the more prominent eaders and advocates of war with England Ire urging upon the Czar and his ministers he necessity of taking a firm stand, ar ,uing that any back down by Russia at this ime would be a humiliation and disgrace which would take decades to efface. The Journal de St. Petersburg, (oficiaD in long article commenting on the situa- ion, says: "An amicable settlement of he disputes with regard to the Russo-Afghan rontier question can now only be hoped for. The situation is indeed strained and grave. \ Affairs have reached stage at which no rifing will be countenanced by either 'ower. If England does not demand too much peaceful solution, notwithstanding he clash of arms which has already taken 'lace on the border, may be hoped for"