The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-04-15

"affair between outposts" In Afghanistah
need not cause any impairment of the
friendly relations between Russia and En-
gland. H
Mr.. Gladstone stated in the House Of
Commons last night that he had Just re-
ceived a telegram from Sir Peter LumsGen
reporting that before the recent battle The
Afghans, owing to the threatening attitude
of the Russians, crossed the river Kushk in
order to occupy safer position. Sir Peter,
however denies that this maneuvre can
| possibly be construed rs an advance upon
neutral territory.
The Government has received advices from
its representative at St Petersburg stating
/ that the war feeling at that capital since the
receipt OF the news from the Afghan frontier
has greatly increased and that the Russian
| officials make little or no effort to conceal
their qualification at the outcome Of the fight
between the Russians and Afghans on the
frontier. Press dispatches say that the news
caused bnt little surprise In official circles
and II Is evident that such event has been
| looked for for some time! Active war prep
arations are still going on and II Is reported
that orders for the immediate construction
of several ironclads have been sent TO the
Russian agents n America .... f..
| The day has been one Of unparalleled ex-
citement, and this evening there Is no abate-
ment The streets are even more crowded
than they were during the day, and the sole
topic Of discussion Is the probable action Of
the Government now that Russia, fgur-
atiyely speaking, has thrown down the
| gauntlet. Nothing has as yet transpired as
to the doings of the Cabinet Numerous
dispatches have passed between st. Peters
burg and London, and the Russian Ambas-
sador has received and answered several
communications from Mr.. Gladstone's s
Downing Street office, II Is believed that
the Russian Government Is trying to hood
wink the English officials into further delay
| by pr tending to be entirely ignorant Of any
engagement of movement between the Rus
| sian and Afghan forces on the frontier, and
asking that action be delayed until detailed
official reports OF the occurrence are received.
Up to this hour the reported capture Of
Penjdeh has not been confirmed, but not
withstanding this the belief is general that
that place has also fallen into Russian hands,
| All sorts Of wild rumors with regard to the
proceedings at the Cabinet meeting are cur
rent Some are to tl,o effect that all nego-
tlations with Russia in regard TO the Afghan
| boundary live have been broken off and that
| II a satisfactory explanation OF the affair on
| the frontier Is not received from ST. Peters
burg within few hours the Russian Min
lister will be handed his passport.
| The explanations given in some Of the
American newspapers which are daily COM
ing to hand, concerning the proposed bound
AIRY lines are quite amusing, and the maps
printed, even when accurate, are invaluable
and incomplete. In addition TO the bound
aries proposed by Great Britain and Russia
respectively, between Afghanistan and Rms
sian territory, there are Two other frontiers
proposed, one by the Indian Government
and one by the. Russian War Once. The
latter boundary Is marked on the Russian
General staff map at distance OF only
| thirty miles from Herat, on the Herat side
OF the pass through the mountains which
| fence In Herat on the northwest This
would bring Russia within an easy march OF
ierat In territory indispntably Afghan.
Proceeding almost due east to the north OF
Herat and crossing the Kushk River, this
boundary trends north northeast to Chamen-
! l-Bed, at point about ten miles south Of
Penjdeh, leaving thelatter on the Russian
side OF the line, and there strikes the Lessar
frontier, which from that point runs east
ward.F q.
The boundary proposed by the Indian
Government starts ON the west from the
river Hari Rud. fifty-two miles south OF
Sarakhs and $50 miles north OF Herat at
Pull l-khatum, giving that place to Russia;
thence trending to the southeast to point