Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-21
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A WAR ALMOST CERTAIN.
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND PREPARING.
Gladstone Wants Eleven Million Pounds
GENERAL GRANT GETTING BETTER.
THE cREEs CAPTURE FORT PITT.
oUR FORCES ON THE IsTHMUH
WAR AGAIN IMMINENT.

England Making the Final Prepare
t1Ons for a Mighty Struggle with Rus
sia-A Credit Of Finy-GVe Million Dol.
lars Asked. and ali the Forces to be
Put on Complete War Footing.
LONDON, April 21.-Earl Granville, British
foreign minister, in the House Of Lords this
afternoon stated that the government had come
to the conclusion that the position of affairs
justified putting the army and navy and the
whole of the auxiliary forces in condition OF i'm
mediate readiness for service if required.
The government has asked for credit OF
ELL 100000 for the army and navy account.
OF the 100000 pounds the sum OF
45Oo,ooO pounds is for war purposes IN the
Soudan. and 6, 800, 900 pounds for other naval
and military preparations.
LUMSDEN'S CONTRADICTION OF KoMARoFF.
Mr.. Gladstone, in the house OF commons this
afternoon, announced that the government had
received Sir Peter Lumsden's answer TO the
governments inquiries of the 10th instant.
1.-The message arrived to-day" said Mr.. Glad
stone, land il shows how seriously Sir Peter
Lumsden is at issue with Gen. komaroh."
I'VE cannot" continued the prime minister,
center into details state the effect Of this diff
ference in few words. The whole matter will
be laid on the table here early tomorrow.
England will Renew Her Protest.
1t is rumored that the cabinet have resolved
to renew Engiands protest against the action
of Gen. Komaroff at Penjdeh The protest was
allowed to lapse until the receipt OF official ac-
counts of the affair from both side. Now that
Sir Peter Lumsdens official account OF the
TO contradict the Russian generals explana-
ton In such important particulars and TO place
Russia SO palpably In the wrong, that the cabi-
net has decided TO insist upon Russia's recogni-
tion of England's protest against komarofs
action.
Russia Refuses to Bind Herself.
1t is stated that Russia now declines to enter
into a distinct and definite obligation to- on no
account, advance beyond the Afghan boundary
line, which shall be settled on by the joint An
go-Russian boundary commission. England
proposes such an obligation the only stable
form of settlement OF the present dispute.
Russian Designs on Herat.
eThe Warsaw 7agblda announces that it is the
intention of Russia To capture and fortify Herat,
and says that tine damage that would thus be
done to India would far exceed the losses that
the commerce of Russia would sustain by the
blockade OF her ports. The PoIitisclte Cores
pOndeRz, of Vienna, states that the real points
of the difficulty between England and Russia
are the bridges at Pul-i-khisti and Ak-Tapa,
which command Herat, and which Russia In
sists upon retaining.
ANOTHER CABINET COUNCIL.
A cabinet council has been summoned for to
day to further consider the Afghan question.
Russian Railing Against England.
MOSCOW, April 21.-The Gazette, in a signif1-
cant article on the Anglo Russian dispute, de-
scribes the attidude which has been maintained
by the Earl OF Dufferin, ,viceroy of India, during
the controversy as sufficient cosus beti
IN aso Port Isand in Re
Corean archipelago, for the purpose OF con-
trolling the entrance to the Sea of Japan and
claTes that unless England surrender her occu-
patton OF this island war between Ggeat Britain
and Russia will be inevitable. O4f64puing in
this strain the Moscow Gazette fna&3F demands
that the Oersund the strait between Denmark
and Sweden connecting the Baltic and North
seaS) and the SueZ canal shall be closed TO Eng
land as well as to Russia in the event of war.
AYOoB KHAN A RUSSIAN PRISONER.
It is rumored at st. Petersburg that Ayoob
Khan, formerly ameer OF Afghanistan, who was
arrested at Teheran. was taken into custody by
order of Russia, and that he will be kept at the
disposal of the Russian government One of
the uses to which, it is said, he will be put if il
becomes necessary, viii be TO produce schism
among the Afghan troops.
The Journal de 81. Petersborp insists that the
account Of the battle on kushk river made by
Gen. Komaroff and Sir Peter Lumsden agree,
Notwithstanding the English opinions TO the
contrary. 1t says detailed statement of the
affair from Gen. kOmarof cannot be obtained
for several weeks.
The st. Petersburg Gazette says the occupa-
tion of Penjdeh was good answer TO the impu-
dent seizure by England of the island of Port
Hamilton.
The Noroe Tremya says that exchange has
ing.
The Moscow Gazette suggest that Russia
withdraw from her assent 10 that part of the
| treaty of Paris, which relates to privateering.
THE CLOSING OF THE DARDENELLES.
ST.PETERSBURG.Ap April 21.-The Nouoe Tremyd
powers in insisting that the porte shall close
the Dardanelles in the event of war between
Russia and England.
ENGLAND SEEKING MORE TORPEDO BOATS
MADRID, April 21.-1t is reported here that
the Spanish government has received offers
from England fol several torpedo boats I'm pro-
cess of construction in England on Spanish ac-
count.