The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-10

Penjdeh during the negotiation
with England. He believed tn,
explanation of De Giers would b,
satisfactory to the English government
PASSIONATE FEELING.
The anti Russian feeling in both par
ties in the House of Commons amount!
to passion. If Russia's explanation O
the attack on the Afghans be delayed OF
incomplete, the British government viii
be forced to declare war or resign.
The decline in consols since the open
ing of the Afghan frontier dispute has
been 5 per cent, which equals the fall il
consols at the opening of the Crlmean
war.
Sir Stafford Northcote, Tory leader, al
this point arose, and recalling the Pre-.
mier's statement just made, that he
believed that after defeating the Afghans
in Penjdeh the Russians retired, asked
sarcasticaily, if il was not more reason
able to believe that after driving the
Afghans out of Penjdeh, the Russians
stayed and occupied the place.
To this Gladstone said, of course.
the natural inference would be that the
Russians now occupy Penjdeh. "Con-
corning this statement, however," the
Premier added, some confusion exists
because the statement that the Russians
now occupy Penjdeh emanates from a
British officer, who had left the spot at
the time of the fight, whilst Sir Edward
Thornton reports, subsequently to this,
that De Giers stated that the Russians,
after attacking the Afghans, did mot
occupy Penjdeh."
Many questions were at once asked
L. @Ax L. L. L.
expression used by De Giers, and
whether the Russians might not have
occupied it Immediately after the battle.
Gladstone eyaded these questions as
idle, and to others said the government
gressiye acts had been done by the
Afghans to provoke the attack on
Penideh. This declaration caused a
sensation, and for moment the House
resounded with cries of Hear, ""hearp'
England will at once demand of
Russia an explanation of the Russian
conduct in forcing the battle upon the
Afghans. This demand will, it is I'M
derstood, be coupled with a demand
for the withdrawal of the Russian
forces to the porth of Sarrkhs.
A letter received from Mesher,
whence it was dated the eth of March
states that it was at that time rumored
that recently the Afghans had sent a
force out from Herat, and that this
force had attacked the Russian troops
in the Zulfikar Pass and compelled
them to retreat from the pass. The
letter added that the roat of the
Russians on this occasion was so COM
plete that forty of their soldiers and
two officers were driven to seek refuge
on the Persian side of the Horri-Rood
River.
NJ. Lessar, Russian Afghan boundary
commissioner, at present in London, in
an interview. published in this even
ing s Pail Mall GGzettee, concerning the
statements made in this Mesher letter,
stated that he regarded the news of the
gravest importance, if it was true. He
added, that the Mesher letter, if reliable,
offered a complete explanation of
General Komaroff's attack on the
Afghans at Penjdeh.
LONDON, April 81 p.m.-Russian
securities are now quoted at 81.
Gladstone in the Commons appeared
anxious and careworn. Lord Randolph
Churchill, on entering the House, was
warmly greeted by both the conserva-
tive and liberal members. The general
opinion expressed in the lobby was that
nothing can prevent war. When Glad
stone declared that the Russian attack
on Penjdeh appeared to be an unpro-
voked aggression, the House warmly
opposed his phrases.
PANIcs ON THE BoURsEs.
FRANKFoRr-oN-THE-M MAIN, April O.
The Bourse here at the close bordered
on state of panic.
VIENNA, April 9.-The Bourse here
closed panicky.
BERLIN, April 9.-The Bourse here
was very weak all day. The sales were
forced, and this created a panic toward
the close.
The exchange on st. Petersburg,
which yesterday was quoted at 201,
closed to-day at 1913. -
PARIS, April 9.-The Paris Bourse was
demoralized to-day. The heavy declines
in London and Berlin produced panic.
All the international stocks fell heavily.
Sales were forced to secure any price
obtainable, owing to the fears of
holders that many engagements will 60
unmet, and that prices must recede
much further still. ord rc
PROSPECTIVE ALLIANCE.