The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-07
RUSSIAN COUNCIL, PRESIDED OVER
BITd50zA2, Did A AIN 7
OONOILIATORY MBA0RBs.
Czar Mobilizing an Army of
100000 Men in the South
of the Empire.
Russians Have Advanced South
Of Penjdeh-an Unmistaka
bic Act of Aggression:
England as Well as Russia
Rapidly Preparing for
tue Conflict.
: ENGLAND.

LONDON, April 29-lt was during the meet
ing at Rawul Plndi, that t2e Ameer told Earl
Duherln that he regarded the occGp ton OF
IenJ eh OF little consequence, yet he attached
the greatest Importance to the retention OF
nl&rnshak. which is half way between Peni-
Dish and B3lamurghab Once the RUSSIANS
gain that point, they will be able TO threaten
Balkh, and cut Off communication with Cabul.
The latest Russian ;tdyaace Is expected to
Oi,ng tie question TO crisis The current
opinion is til t RuSSis is really secretly pre-
pairing for war much more RAPIDLY thap she
appears to .be. Russian papers are being
warned to secreSy. It is reported that the
Khan of BOxara earnestly warned the Ameer
not to neglect Cabul and Balth, while taking
St~pS to protect HeGa5, AS the Russian army
was maSSing in Turkestan, near Samaracand,
with the Intention of marching on Balkh, and
proclaiming AyOIb Kahn imeer. while the
Atghan1Stan army was engaged at Herat. Bis
letter to the Am 'er concludes: Il know for
certain, the Russians intend not to march be-
yond Herat, but will cut OFF your line of retreat
to Cabul, aid England'S line OF retreat to Can
Gahai.
SHIPS OF SMALL PATTERN.
LONDON, May s.-Tue Government h: sent
an order to Dover to cease chartering ShpS
of small pattern for transport service. This IS
believed to toreshadow the stoppage of all
war operations.
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
LONDON, May A. Dispatches from Shan yhai
regarding the frontier OF Manchooria. has be-
come acute, owing to the non-arrIval of Rus
sian men Ders OF the Dissemination Commits
of the dafe e of srra at tRs seo o
meeting to settle the boundary question The
Chinese Commissioners have been ready for
months MOI tbs t. to begin w. Wor6 The determination
to meet them has caused the Chinese Govern
ment to fear the sam farce enacted respect
ing the Afghan frontier will be performed In
this case. Now Jcat the difficulty with France
relation to Tonquin has been settled, China
has become more courageous and has demand
ed that Russia fulfil her part of the agreement
which Led to the appointment of the commits
SiOnerS.
PEACEFUL PROSPECTS,.
ST. PETERSBURG, May Though no def
mite news of re-arprOachment between Eng
land and Russia has been received, the war
cloud seems suddenly to have dissolved, The
news that England has not annexed Fort
Hamilton in the Japan sea gives feeling CT
relief.
THE LONDON EXPOSITION.
oIooSI LONDON, IN, May 4wIhe Prince OF Wales
yentions., The Princess Of W~les, Duke of
Edinburgh, Duke of Cambridge, Earl Gran.
VILE and Sir William Vennor Harcourt were
attendance of the general public is very large
NEGOTIATIONS RENEWED.
LONDON, May 4.-In the House of Lords,
this afternoon, Earl Granville, Secretary of
sta for Foreign Affairs, in answer to an in
quiry,. stated that England and Russia had
cernlng the Afghan frontier, and meeting of
acOmmiSsiOn had been arranged in detail. His
lordsh1p said both England and Russia had
agreed that the differences which had arisen
from the Penjdeh incident should be submit
tcd to full investigation, and referred to
friendly powers.
ENGLISH CONOLS.
LONDON, May Al p. NJ: Consols closed
SATURDAY. at Sc and opened this A. NJ. 81, both
money and accounts in a few minutes advau-
eed 10 974. Russian securities 81; stocks
very firm; home and foreign securities buoy
ant,
OWNERSHIP OF PENJDBG.
LONDON, May A dispItch from Tirpul
of the 3Hth, states The dam on Karabard River
burst, flooding the country for miles around
and doing an immense amount of damage to
the military roads constructed by the Russians
VINO are making strenuous efforts to repair the
damages and prevent any further destruction.
The dispatch also states there can be no
question as to the ownership of Pebjdeh, as
the city has peid tribute to Herat for over a
hundred years, and that the guard for the
government is composed Of Afghan soldiers.
and has been quartered In the city since 1881,
and has been always an integral portion of
HeraS.