The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-17
The Afghan Affairs.

LONDON, April 16.-Ihe Telegraph
publishes 3 dispatch from Vienna,
which states that De Giers has tele-
graphed to Baronsde Stael at London as
follows: 81 am charged by the Cars
personal command to request you to
inform the English government that in
the Cars opinion war would be most
deplorable to both countries; also that
the Gar firmly hopes that prompt
and simple arrangement of the present
difficulties NAV be established" Stael
telegraphed De Giers in reply that:
"The English government gladly &C
cepted his communication
ST. PETERSBURG, April 16.-The Official
Messenger published this morning a tele-
gram from General Komarof, which
States that the remnant of the Afghan
detachment defeated in the Kushk river
engagement fled to Herat. Komaroff
also states that the losses of Afghans
largely exceeded the first estimate.
Many persisted as they struggled
through the rough country on their re-
treat to Herat. The weather was in
tensely cold and snow had been falling
for twelve days Afghans have burned
the camp at Balamughab which Sir
Peter Lumsden abandoned. A provis-
ional government being organized at
Penideh to prevent anarchy. The Rus
sian detachment remains at Dashkeprir.
The dispatch concludes with the state
ment that there is no necessity for for.
ward movement at present. =
LONDON, April 16.-A special envoy of
Russia, in an interview to-day, says ar
rangements for the ceSsion, OF Penjdeh
to Russia had not yet been completed,
but negotiations were proceeding favor
ably ,s,-1s-n
With reference to the report that the
government would cede Penjdeh to
Russia, the Standard says that: "We
could never bring ourselves to believe
that the government even to preserve
peace, will enter into an arrangement
to leave Russia in possession of terri
tory unlswfully acquired, adding fresh
humiliation to the long list that En-
gland has already endured" IL
The active enlistment of volunteer
reserves commenced in India is expect
ed toreach over $4,000. iiF
General Sederholm, chief engineer OF
the troops of Finland, has been sum-
moned TO st. Petersburg.
Gladstone, IN answer to other ques-
IlOio CodCcFnluS tHe AlSldu tfAllCulby
denied the story published in the Daily
Telegraph to-day, to the effect that the
Gar had officially expressed an opinion
that war would be deplorable to both
countries, and hoped that prompt and
simple arrangements would be estab-
! lished '- efe s-t-s. ~
LONDON, April 16.-GladstOne in the
House of Commons, this afternoon
said government had no reason what
ever to believe any such demand had
been established as that reported as
Russ;a's demandfor Penjdeh. There i:
no reason whatever to believe any sucf
demand has been made. No assurance!
have been given or received by either
government regarding any particular
points on the Afghan frontier.
VARNA, April 16.-The impression
here is that Russia is seeking to gair
! time only to complete preparations tt
march On Herat and purchase il
America few more vessels. There il
no question among the Turks, notwith
standing Gladstone's GOODNESS in thu
last war, that in the event of new war
Turkey would become the ally of Eng
land.