Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-29
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
RUSSIA BENT ON WAR.
ALI Proposals Of Peace
Rejected.
HER ARMIES SEIZE MARucHuk.
Both Nations Girding
For The Fray.
MILLERITES IN FLOWING ROBES
Going To The Ancient OF
Days.
THE RUssvaNsrN MARUCHUK.

| THE RUSSIANS MA H. e
An Important Point of the Ameer's
| Territ0ry-The War Preparations
| Going ON With Vigor-Russia Get
| ting Her Military Hospitals i'm
| Trfm-The War Party i'm the AS
| cendant.
| LONDON April 29.-The Russians have oc-
cupied Maruchuk, twenty miles south of
Penjdeh on the Murghab river. The Amer,
| while comparatively Indifferent to the fate of
Penjdeh, has always attached great import
ance to Maruchuk. The announcement of
the seizure of Maruchuk by the Russians
was first made by the Standard this morn
| ing The information came from its cor
respondent with Sir Peter Lumsden's
party. The Standard has also
received from Tirpul, under date of
April 23d, despatch stating that on the
| day previous to the battle on the Kushk
| river General Komarof sent word to the
Gar that there doubt that Pull
Khasti, the point occupied by the Afghans,
| was in Russian territory. The general also
| expressed disgust at the claims of the British
officers to the contrary and accused them of
| melting the Afghans to aggressiveness. He
added that the effect of Sir Peter Lumsden's
mission was plainly visible in the GOODNESS
and suspicion with which the Afghans had
| begun to treat the Russian officers.
kilograms from India to-day state that the
| Indian commissary department has complet-
ed all arrangements for the transportation of
two army corps to the northern frontier.
The first CORPS will consist of Is, 900 British
troops, 16, 900 native troops, 10000 camp
followers, 200 horses and 10000 transport
animals. The second corps will have IL, 900
British and Is, 900 native troops, 2S, 900 camp
followers 8, 900 horses and 5000 transport
animals. Supplies sufficient for one month
will be sent to Pundee, Killa and Abdulla
and three months supplies to Quetta. A
dispatch dated Tirpul, April is, says that
the Russians had occupied Aktepe and that
they were busily engaged in making mill
tary road from Penjdeh to Herat The gov
eminent has accepted the proHered service
of the Australian contingent now in London,
for service in India.
The coast guard have received orders to
prepare to join the crews of ships now fit
ting out for active service. Officers of the
naval reserve who have been serving in the
merchant marine have been asked to take
command of the liners fitting out by the
government as cruisers. The marines at
Suakim have been ordered to use the utmost
haste in preparing to leave that station.
Orders have been given out to shorten the
term of study of advanced classes of cadets at
the artillery schools in order that the young
men may join the batteries now getting ready
Cor service.
ant of Ireland, was summoned to attend to-
days Cabinet council in order that the min
listers might consult him on the subject of
reducing the Irish garrison in case of war.
VIENNA, April 28.-The military hos
/, pitfalls at Tif1is and Baku being rapidly
prepared for the reception of patients.
BERLIN, April est is learned that M.
de Giers, Russian foreign minister, very re-
Gently proposed that the imperial council of
Russia should make such slight concessions
as would allow England to honorably abate
her demands and thus avert war for the
present. The proposal was rejected as have
been all of M. de Giers endeavors to control
the war party.
BERLIN, April es-Mr Gladstone's speech
in the House of Commons last night on the
vote of credit is highly praised by the Ger
man press both for its conservatism and its
frmness.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 29.-Coal is ex-
tremely scarce here and brings fabulous
prices. A long cipher telegram was received
at the war Office on Monday from General
Komaroff Russian sailors have begun to
receive the pay allowed in time of war.
COPENHAGEN, April 2S.-The Danish mill
tary reserves have been modified.