The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-20
The Boundary Commissioners To Hold a
Meeting Immediately, and Penjdeh
Is To Be Coded to Russia
Pending Negotiations, the Russians
Will Hold Their Present Positions,
And Will Not Advance Unless the Afghans
Make Forward Movement-Sneering
Tone of the Russian Press.
A RUMORED COMPROMISE.
The Boundary Commissioners to Meet al
Once-Russia to Have Pepjdeh.

OuCc-DuSSIft
LONDON April 19.-The Standard believes that
the following is the basis of the reported COM
promise between England and Russia:
Russia consents to an immediate meeting be-
tween General Zelenoi and Sir Peter Lumsden,
at Pul-i-Khatum, Russia and England having
agreed to limit the to be debated to the ter
ritory between the Lessar line on the south and
line from Ak-tepe to Pull i-Khatum on the north,
excluding Pul-i-Khatum and including Penjdeh.
Russia renews her assurances that no further
advance will be made, provided the Afghans do
not attempt to regain their former position
The commissioners are instructed to find a
practicable frontier to the north of Meruchak
and to the south of Pul-i-Khatum, restoring
zulfkar and Akrobat to Afghanistan. Penjdeh
| is to be ceded- to Russia, and friendly agree
| ment is to be made with the Ameer
| The Daily News says: '"The statements re-
ferring to the cession of Penjdeh to Russia are
purely imaginary. We fear that matters
have not passed out of the stage within which
military preparations are imperatively required.
It is unfortunately very clear that the evil effects
of Disraeli's Afghan policy still remain and
make more difficult co operation with the Ameer." !"
The News hopes the Cabinet will decide to
withdraw the Egyptian expedition, which, it
says, is now without any motive whatever
A special messenger from Sir Edward Thorn
ton, British ambassador at st. Petersburg has
arrived here with dispatches reporting the result
cf the communication with M. de Giers, the
Russian Foreign Minister, with reference to the
Afghan frontier
ST. Petersburg telegram says. 'The report
4lo4 IT, L.
posals, which Russia is inclined to ac-
cept The newspapers here welcome
what they call the retreat of
the British and agree that peace
Is assured The arming of men of war at Cron-
stadt continues Orders were issued to-day to
have all put to sea-"
Advices from Samarcand state that General
Komaroffs victory over the Afghans has favora-
bly, impressed the inhabitants of Bokhara.-
A project is openly discussed in Russia to con-
tinue the Caspian Askab ad railway to Sarakhs,
Herat, Candahar and the Indus river Some
say that the object is to have railway from
England to India.
A Calcutta dispatch says: "While the Ameer
was at Rawul-Pindee the Afghans, he said.
were able to repel Russian attack without out
side aid and in Difference to his wish
the orders to English officers to fortify
Herat were rescinded Preparations
| for war, however continue unabated The
troops which were assembled at Rawul-P;ndee
have returned to their respective depots, but
are held in readiness for active service. The
movement oe field stores to Pishin and Quetta
continues Fears are expressed that the
English Cabinet will concede Penjdeh to Rus
sia thus giving Russia diplomatic triumph.
The popular feeling in Afghanistan is more
friendly to England now than it has been at any
time since the last war"
The Porte has replied to England that
in the event of war between England
and Russia, Turkey will remain neutral,
and will close the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus
to men-of-war of either nation Notice of this
decision has been sent by the Porte to the vari-
Gus foreign ambassadors at Constantinople
Belief that War Has Been Averted.
New YORK, April 19.-Smalley's cable from
London remarks that London to day is as firmly
persuaded that peace is secured as it was con-
vinced a week ago that war was inevitable. The
present belief is based almost wholly upon
rumors of the character of the negotiations
tween Lord Granville and the Russian embassa-
DOR Spectators for a fall who are confident
that they know what is going on, have closed
their accounts. Russian stocks left off last
night only two points lower than before last
weeks crash. panic rise following panic fall.
All Mr.. Gladstones statements in the House of
Commons, though cautious, are regarded as
pointing toward peace yet there is no hint from
any quarter that Russia means to apologize for
Generol Komaroff's aggression, still less to re-
store that military status quo which last week
was deemed the minimum of possible repara-
ton.
On the contrary, Russia glories in General
Komarof's act. General Komaroffs subsequent
dispatches show him to be in undisputed military
possession of theswhole valley of the Kushk He
has annexed Penjdeh, appointed Russian gov
ernor, launched guerilla force of Sarikh Turko-
mans on the trail of the defeated Afghans, and
pursued them almost to the gates of Herat. He
announces that he is himself going to inspect the
outposts perhaps in order that his absence NAV
serve as prerext for further delay in answering
the English requests for explanations. In the
meantime, under some influence yet unex-
planned, the English Cabinet is considering the
| Russian proposals to arrange the whole dispute
on socalled wider basis, ignoring, at least for
| the moment. General Komaroff's proceedings.
| The Tories insist that the Cabinet has already
| agreed to cede Penjdeh and the whole of the de-
| bated territory, Zulfikar excepted. The agree
ment is not likely to be in that FORM
| Berlin, Vienna and Paris kilograms arc all
| peaceful The continental bourses are jubi-
lant 1t is now admitted that General Komaroff
knew Of the diplomatic agreement not to advance,
and it is asserted that he advanced in obedience
| to orders from Prince Dondoukoff Korsakoff, at
| St Petersburg. Correspondents say that the
| whole Russian press and society are simply
laughing at England, The Moscow Gazette