The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-24
An English Member of Parliament Will
Ask Gladstone if He Will Consent that
President Cleveland Shall Arbitrate.
The Continental Newspapers Generally
Regard War as Inevitable.
Rumor that Russia Will Demand the Neutral
ization of Afghanistan and the With
drawal of English Influences
A Chance Of Peace Remains, but an Ami
cable Adjustment La Not Probable.


cable Adjustment Is Not Probable.
LONDON, April 24.-The Posts correspondent
at st. Petersburg telegraphs that Russia has de-
clared that Mr.. Gladstones statement to the
House of Commons, in asking for the vote of
credit, has compromised the negotiations be-
tween England and Russia and imperiled their
success
The Daily News says that negotiations with
Russia are not yet hopeless, though the only
chance of settlement lies in Russia's acceptance
of a frontier apparently inconsistant with her
recent aggressions.
Mr. Edward Temperly Gourley, Advanced Lib
eral member for Sunderland, will ask Mr.. Glad
stone in the House of Commons, on next Mon
day, whether he is willing to submit the Russo
Afghan frontier question to President Cleveland
for arbitration.
Many English residents at ST. Petersburg are
preparing to leave the country. The Russian
government has not yet replied to Englands
latest dispatches, bat will probably do so shortly
and in such a manner as will force decision for
either peace or war.
In the House of Commons, to-day, Mr. Glad
stone, in replying to an inquiry made by Sir
Stafford Northcote, said that there was no in
tention of laying further papers touching the AT
CHAN situation upon the table before asking
for vote upon the war credits already submit
ted to the House 'The government" Mr.
Gladstone continued "were engaged in a cor
respondence of extreme gravity with Russia 1t
was Impossible to make now complete state
ment OF the nature of the correspondence, while
no partial statement could be given without the
greatest risk of creating misapprehension.'
A dispatch from Odessa to tho Vienna Politi-
cal Correspondence, says, 1900 troops will be
dispatched Immediately to reinforce General
Komaroff. The dispatch also says that other
levies under ORDERS and that the Russian
army in Turkestan, in few weeks, will number
10000.
detachment Of engineers are engaged in
blasting passage through the ice to allow the
ironclad. Peter the Great, to go from Cronstadt
to Sveaborg.
The Russian staff has appointed committee
to supervise the transportation of troops and
stores. 1t is reported that money is being col
lected in various Russian cities for the equip
ment of privateers
French war correspondents are awaiting orders
in southern Russia.
Three new menof-war have been launched on
the Black sea.
Sweden is busy with military preparations.
The Gothland militia is being modified King
Oscar has arrived at Stockholm, and has held
Cabinet council.
A rumor is current at Copenhagen that the
army will be modified, and that strong squad
ron will be held in readiness in case of emer-
gency
emptied of their contents by the large feet of
merchant steamers that has been swarm
ing in the Black sea ports, seek
ing grain cargoes Only six English
vessels remain at Odessa. The value of prop
erty in the city is rapidly falling and many bust
ness contracts have been cancelled.
The reason now assigned for the recall of the
English engineer officers who were proceeding to
Herat to direct the work of fortifying that
place, is that the Ameer was unable to guaran-
tee their safety from violence at the hands of his
own turbulent subjects.
An official account of the Penjdeh battle,
printed in Tifiis paper, begins with the state
given, the Russian detachment marched to Das-
kepre."
The Car has sent numerous crosses of St
George to General Kamaroff for distribution
among his brayest soldiers, and has asked for
the names of officers who distinguished them
selves at Penjdeh. The Russian press is clam
oring for the seizure of Herat by Russia.