The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
PEACEFUL TIDINGS.
Important Declarations by Earl
Granville in Parliament.
Russia Consents to Fresh Negotiations
and Arbitration.

afternoon, Earl Granville, Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, in answer to inquiries,
stated that England and Russia had agreed
to renew the negotiations in London
concerning the Afghan frontier question
and that the details had been arranged for
the meeting Of the delimitation commission,
His Lordship said that both England and Rus.
sia had agrerd that the difficulties which had
arisen from the Penjdeh incident should be
submitted to "a full investigation and refer
ence to friendly powers"
ST. PETERSBURG, May 4,-The Russian min
lister of war has ordered that a mountain artil-
lery corps of the Turkestan army be mobilized
Immediately. A number of Cossack regi-
ments have been ordered to reinforce the
troops in Central Asia. 1t is reported that the
Mediterranean squadron has been ordered to
heval. The Finland railway has been COM
manded to prepare for the transportation of
IOiUOO guns and 80 mitrailleuses. A Germ an
hrm has been given an order to make 100 900
pairs OF boots for the Russian infantry.
Col. Aminoff, commander of the Finnish
hine Guards, has been ordered to st. Peters
burg.
The commandant at Vladivostock has issued
orders to send all women away from that port
rms is probably with view of increasing the
defences there.
LONDON, May Alt is reported that the Rus
slams are breaking up the ice In CronsLadt har-
Dor with dynamite, so that the Russian feet
will be able to move.
The Samar regiment, which has been garri-
soDed at Cronstadt for the past eleven years
has been ordered to Kasan.
The papers state that Radewsky, Gamka
Drazomikoff, Tchernaief and Abrameff will
be the principal generals in the Russian army
In the event of war.
MOSCOW, May 4.-The Gazette saws it has
reason to believe that an honorable expedient
has been found by which both sides can settle
the Russo-English dispute.
M
Many continental papers are still skeptical
regarding peaceful issue of the dispute. The
Pesther Lloyd says that a triiing mishap on
the Afghan frontier may annihilate all hopes
OF peace. The Deutscne zeitung saws that
Russian diplomacy is not as yet anywhere near
the end OF its artifces and tricks. Russia may
again and again put difficulty in the way OF
a settlement, and perhaps at last, openly de-
clare that she will make no concession on the
boundary.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 4.-Although no def
mite news of an arrangement between England
and Russia has been received, the war cloud
seems suddenly to have dissolved. The news
that England has not annexed Port Hamilton,
In the Japan Sea, gives feeling of relief
LONDON, May A. A Tirpul despatch states
that it is reported that Ayoub Khan, former
Ameer OF Afghanistan, is still closely guarded
ia Persia.
Penjdeh has paid tribute to Herat for an
hundred years, and fifteen Afghan soldiers
AhV0 Do6u W E6DJu6n since 1901 as an escort
for the governor. Penjdeh, therefore, is an in
tegral part of the province of Herat.
1t is reported that the Afghans of Badak-
shau have asked to be annexed to Russia and
that negotiations towards that object are pro-
ceeding, through the Ameer of Bokhara and
the Governor of Turkestan.
A Copenhagen despatch states that an En-
glish man-of-wsr has passed the Skaw for the
Cattegat. Eleven iron-clads of unknown na-
tionality passed through the great belt on Fri
day for the Baltic. The governments of Dem
mark, Sweden and Norway agree to maintain
an attitude of strict neutrality in the event Of
war between England and Russia.
M. De Staal was present at the Naval Acad-
emy banquet. Earl Granville, in his speech.
expressed somewhat confident hope of peace.
as follows: 1t is to be hoped that both Eng.
land and the other friendly nations represent.
ed here tonight may find for years to come BIZ
honorable and good relations the means Of con-
tinuing their course in the happy paths and
fertiliziDg channels of continuous peace.
CHICAGO, May A despatch to the News
from London says: The government continues
to give out large orders for war stores of all
Kinds. The admiralty is surveying additional
steamers with view of freighting or purchas-
ing them. Though Russian papers are not so
outspoken as they formerly were, probably in
consequence Of hints from their government.
1t is we'll known that Russia is making strenu-
ous efforts to increase her armament. Indian
A0-
vance money against shipments unless the YES
sells are insured at war risks, The Indian gov.
ernment Is enforcing rigid economy in all de.
partments in order to meet the expense of war
preparations without levying fresh taxes,
which would be likely to distdrb native loyal
ty.
LONDON, May &.-The admiralty has issued
an order stopping the further chartering of
ships OF small capacity that were intended to
be used for transportation of troops. This or.
der is regarded as foreshadowing an end of all
war preparations.
A despatch from China states that an En-
gllsh feet has occupied Port Hamilton. The
Chinese protest against this act as a violation
of the integrity of Corea.
Other dispatches from Tientsin state that
the dispute between China and Russia regard
ing the frontier of Msnchooria has become
acute. owing to the non-arrival of the Russian
members OF the delimitstion commission, and
the constant postponewent of the date of their
Arrival at the place OF meeting. The Chinese
commissioners have been ready for several
months to begin the delimitation and the fail
ure OF the Russian commissioners to meet
them has caused the Chinese government to
fear that the same course pursued BY the Rus
SLAMS respecting the Afghan frontier will be
followed in this case. Now that the difficulty
with France in relation to Tonquin has been
settled, China has become more Courageous
and demands that Russia fulfill her part Of the
agreement which led to the appointment of q
commission 1t is said that China also inti-
mated that she is quite prepared to enforce her
claims in regard to the frontier of Manchooria.
The Chinese allegs that the Russians have
been constantly encroaching upon Chinese
territory ever since the Ignatieff agreement of
1860.
ST.. PETERSBURG, May At is stated that
the Imperial ministry in council, have decid-
ed fully upon the utmost limit of concession
which Russia is willing to make England in
the pending Afghan controversy.