St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-10
THE IMPENDING CRISIS.
The Russians Violate Pledges to Eng
land and Wage Two Battles with
the Afghans.
Great Britain Demands Explanation
and the Financial Centers Of the
Old World in Trouble.
Bismarck Conceded to be the Only Possible
Peacemaker- London Press
for War.
and Holds a Banquet at the Ancient
Dublin Castle.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 9.-The Official
Messenger publishes the following this morn
ing: Gen. Kamorof reports that in conse-
quence of hostile manifestations by the Al
ghans he was compelled to attack them The
Afghans were posted on both banks of the
river Kuskn. in an intrenched position. The
fight occurred on the 30th Of last month. The
Afghan force was 5000 men and eight guns,
and was defeated with the loss Of all
the field artillery, two standards OF
banners and the entire camp outfit, anu
all the provisions Of the Afghans were cap
tured The Russian loss was three suoaltclns
and ten soldiers killed and twenty-nine
wounded.
WHEN THE FIGHTING ENDED
Gen. Kamorof returned to the position he
had formerly occupied. Gen. kamoron also
reports some of the British officers who had
been eye witnesses but not participants in
the engagement appealed to the Russians for
protection when they saw the Afghans were
defeated but unfortunately a convoy which
he Immediately dispatched to the relief Of
the officers was unable to oYertake the AT
qbans vino carried the British officers of
with them.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT.
LONDON, April "a dispatch 10 the Times
from Gulran of April states that the Rus
slams, while making a preteXt OF changing
their outposts on the Afghan frontier, attacked
Penideh March 30, and drove the Afghans
out of their positions. The Afghans stub
bornly resisted their assailant5. The weather
was wet at the time of the attack, which rem
dered the muzZe-loading guns OF the Al
ghans useless. Two mpanies held one
position against the Russians until its de-
tenders were killed. The Afghan8 retreated
to Marauchak in perfect order The Rus
slams made no pursuit. The Sarahks remain
neutral, but plundered the Afghan's camp.
the Russians losses are said to be great.
the British officers remained until the Af-
ghans effected 4 retreat, when they joined
the camp Of Sir Peter Lumsden.
THE AFGHANs PROVOKED THE FIGHT.
Baron de Stael, the Russian ambassador,
believes that the fighting in Afghanistan was
more serious than reported in the different
press dispatches NJ Lcssar, in an interview
to-day, said the Afghans caused the fight
through attacking a number Of Russian
pickets and driving them from their posts.
The Russians retaliatcd, and a general en-
gagement ensued.
ENGLAND DEMANDS FULL EXPLANATION.
Parliament reassembled to-day after the
Easter recess. In the house of commons
Mr.. Gladstone confirmed the intelligence of
the battle between the Russians and Afghans
and said that the information which the gov
erument has received Of the fight the Russians
have apparently been guilty Of an unjustita-
bic attack upon the Afghans. England has
demanded from Russia full explanations in
regard to the affair. In conclusion he said
that he had received noinformation corrobo-
rativc of the report that the Russians had oc
cupied Penideh.
PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
VIENNA, April 9.-It is leared from st.
Petersburg and the ameer of Afghanistan
that the plan Of campaign in connection with
the English in case Of war with Russia is
about as follows: The ameer's troops are
divided into four corps d'armie, one of
which remains in Cabul, while the other
three have taken up position against the
Russians. The corps embrace ~, 500 in
fantry 500 cavalry and Is guns. The three
corps d'arms stand at present at Herat, Tach-
tapu and in Seriput, together with the troops
in Cabul the ameer has an army OF 1000
men. Russia has mobiliZcd two divisions
which have been sent to the trans Caspian
AS indicative of the feeling in Caucasus it
is asserted that the Mussumans there are
convinced that Turkey stands on the side of
Russia.
SITUATION FROM AN ENGLISH STANDPOINT.
LONDON, April ct was asCertained this
afternoon that to-day's session of the cabi-
net had not been called as had been given
out, merely 10 prepare for this evenings
opening of parliament. The real purpose of
the session was TO discuss the alarming tee-
grams which were coming in from Sir Peter
Lumsdeu. The first OF these dispatches was
received Yesterday, but as it came in an in
complete state it was not acted on, although
it was of
An ALARMING NATURE
and action was postponed in order to get
the full text The telegram read thus "a
large force of Russians from Puli-khisti has
made a severe attack on the Afghan outposts
Peuidch-." At this tthe most important
point the dispatch was broken of, evidently
through the cutting of the wires. 1t was de-
cided that Sir Peter Lumsdeu had gone at
once 10 Gulran for the purpose of remaining
ON guard ut Robert pass on the road to IIerat.
No doubt was entertained that between the
time of the receipt of the broken dispatch
and today's developments the government,
while believing that the Afghan defeat at
rcuidch was really less disastrous than re-
ported, still considered the incident, unless
satisfactorily explained,
4 CNSys BELLI
The cabinet also discussed the question OF at
once sending the six ironcads now at Malta TO
the DarJauclles. There is great agitation this
evening in all the government departments
10 ia stated that $4,000 reiuforcemeuts will
DC ut once sent to India. The First army
reserve will probably be called out immedi-
atey The Earl Of DuTeriu at Rawal-Pindi
to-day was informed by telegraph of what
had occurred At Peujdeh. He at once told
Ablurrahmau, Ahmecr Of Afghanistau. aud
the native Indian chiefs who are in attend
Rucc at the counsels. The native chiefs
unanimously recommended the immediate
ruEowING or TROOPS
into Atgha0istsn. This recommendation
has been placed before the home govern
mrut in London. Later in the dsv the
surmjsr of the government in regard TO the
movement of Sir Peter Lumsdeu was
substauuated by the receipt of Il tele-
gram from him at Gulrau This
telegram was dated April / aud completed
the broken dispatch. Ii states officially that
the Russians
ATTACHED THE NFGHANs
intreuchel in their position at Penjdeh aud
slaughtered POO OF the garrison. Seventy
thousand British aud Iudiau troops are nov
stationed aloUG or near the Northern Indian
frontier, aud may, it is thought, reach Herat
In time % prevent the capture of that i'm
porta0t point hy The Russians. The cabinet
eat for two hours. Ear. Granville, the British
foreign minister, after the adjournment, had
separate interviews with Musurus PaShS, the
Turkish ambassador 70 London, aud Baron
de Sgacl the ambassador from Rus
sia. Mr. Gladstone. in the house
Of commons this evening, in answer 70 in
tcrrogatories. said thAt on Saturday the cab