Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-21
AFFAIRS ABROAD.
THE RUSS0-AFGHAN FRONTIER
QUESTION AGAIN.
Contradiction of Komaroff's Ac-
count-The Breach Widening
General Foreign News.


ESPECIAL DISPATCHER TO THE RECORD-J Mon
England and Russia Again.
LoHpoN, April 20th-The situation OF
the Russo Afghan question may again be
very serious, owing TO Russia increasing
her demands TO such an extent that II VIII
be impossible for England to accept such
terms. NJ. De Giers, the Russian Premier
who evidently determined to profit by ms
recent successes in negotiating with The
English Foreign Office, has apparently de-
cided not to Weld a single iota to Earl
Granville 1t is now feared that Russia
has overstepped the bounds of British for
bearance, as it is asserted upon high au-
thority that England will never succumb
10 these latter demands of the Russian
Premier
4 large number Of important dispatches
passed between the English and Russian
Foreign Offices Saturday and Sunday. All
the members of the Cabinet remained III
London Sunday, awaiting Il reply from
Russia to the latest from Earl Granville.
Dispatches from Cronstadt state that the
Russian fleet there has been ordered to pre-
pare for war instantly. and that thirtytwo
Russian men -of-war have hoisted their
flags and put to sea.
The Cabinet met to-day to consider the
contents of number of important dis
patches just received from Lord DuHerin.
The Government has chartered the Pa
cifc Steam Navigation Company's stcaln-
ship Louisiana.
The Pail MdH Gazette states this afternoon
that despite all prevalent a!arlnist rumorS,
it is in position to state that the differ
ences between England and Russia are III a
fair way toward settlement.
KoMARoFF's ACCOUNT CoNTRADIcTED.
LONDON, April 2Oth.-Earl Granville the
British Foreign Minister, stated this after
noon i'll the House Of Lords that the Gov
eminent had received dispatch from Sir
Peter LumSden The contents OF the dis
patch, Earl Granville said, the Govern
ment was not prepared to make public,
any further than to state that it contained
contradiction of the account of the
Penideh incident, as given by General ho-
maroff. The Government, Earl Granville
said, is expecting further kilograms from
Sir Peter Lumsden, and until they were re-
ceived the Government would not be pre-
pared to make any further statements.
STATEMENT EY GLADSTONE.
LONDON, April 2Oth-Gladstonc in the
House OF Commons this afternoon, made
the following statement: The Govern
ment on Friday received a dispatch from
Sir Peter Lumsden, but the telegram was
not an answer 10 our inquiries and ins;ruc-
tons dispatched to him on the 10th inst.
Ii will be necessary to await that answer
before we can make any statement. A tel
egram received from Sir Peter Lunsden on
Friday tended to confirm his previous
statements, which certainly apparently
conficted with General KomarOff' $ state
mcnts."
Is THE BREACH WIDENING?
LONDON, April 2Oth.-There has been a
continuous exchange of dispatches between
Earl Granville and De GicrS since Sat
urday. 1t is apparent that the breach is
widening.
THE RUSSIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
FEAYKFoRT-oY TIGE-MlIy, April GOTH
The Frankfort Gu.etic publishes dispatch
from St Petersburg to the effect that the
resignation of De Giers, the Russian Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, becomes daily
more probable.
KIND OFFERS FROM INDIAN PRINCES.
LAHORE India), April 20th-Earl DUFF
fern, Niceroy of India, in an address to the
Indian Association, again referred i'll a
marked manner 10 the offers made by the
native Princes and people to give England
assistance in any struggle she might have
with Russia and assured his hearers that
England would know how to use this help
when the occasion required it.
FINANCIAL BAROMETER.
LONDON. April 20th-l230 P. M-Consols
opened at 955 for both accounts. and soon
advanced to 96} Russian securities opened
at IS.
$50 P. N.-Consol SO 3-IG. Russian Sc
curities have fallen to SGi.
ENGLISH TRADERS WARNED.
VIENNA, April 20lh.-The Fremd0,jlatt
learns that the English Government has
warned English traders at the Black Sea
ports to be prepared 10 leave.
DE GIERs REPLY To GRANVILLE.
LoxpoN. April 2lst-A M-The reply of
NJ De Gicrs. Russian Foreign Minister, to
Earl Granyille's demand for an explanation
of General Komarulf's attack upon the Al
ghans on the kushk river. which was re-
ceved at the Foreign Office last Saturday
was considered in the Cabinet council to-
day. The reply says General komarOt's
dispatches, copies of which have been for
warded To the British Government, sufli-
GENTLY explains the pcnideh incident, and
that it is therefore needless TO supplement
them. N. DoGicr>, in his turn, complains
of what he calls the excessive numbers of
General Sir Peter Iumsden's escort. He
says this display Of British armed forces
on Afghan territory, together with the
military demonstration at PaWuI-P indi.
and Earl Duiicrins defiant language, en-
couraged the Afghans Ia provoke a Russian
attack, by leading them ito believe that
they could rely upon British support. NJ.
De GicrS does not express the slightest re-
gret for General komaroii action, and he
even suggests that General komarOff would
have neglected his duty ii he had failed to
attack the i fshans.
The Franco Egyptian Dispute.
LoSDoN, April 20th.-'rhe Staaded in
an editorial this morning, says it hopes
that England Will support the khedive in
his controversy with France concerning
the suppression of the Bosphore-E qg1taia.
If England allows the accession 10 France
demand for the withdrawal of the decree OF
suppression and the punishment of the of
ficiaiS who enacted the decree. the Stua,iGri
thinks it will make Il serious mistake. The
BoSphorc was Justly suppressed. says the
.rr,,s- ;;;., II II be ;s:i,fveri ,t, rs,tirt. its
audacious career, England will confess
more haSrantly than ever that in Egypt she
has undertaken task which she has
neither ability to execute nor courage - re-
lnquish.
New French Loan.
PARIS. April 10Th The GauIois aiiirns
the correctness of the report that the new
French Minister of Finance Will, upon re-
assembling OF the Chamber OF Deputies,
pres5lt bill for the issue of new French
loan 10 the amount of six or seven hundred
million francs, TO be issued in the form Of
perpetual tllree-per-ccnt. rentcs.
The Prince and Princess of Wales In Ire
land.
KILLARNEY. April 20,h,-The Prince and
Princess of Wales left for Dublin to-day.
The people cheercd, fired military salutes
and sang the national anthem, in depon-
stration Of their loyalty, as the royal visit
ors took ;heiy leave.
QUEEN VICTORIA To VISIT TIE EMERALD ISLE.
DUBLIN, April 20th.-It is stated that
Queen Victoria has arranged to visit Ire
land next autumn.
ARRIVAL N DUBLIN.
DuDIIx, April Goth. The Prince and
Princess Of Wales arrived this evening.
British Grain Trade.
IoNpoN, April 20th-The N4rt Laac r.
fjycsS. in its review of the British lra.n trade