The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-10
THE TELEGRAPR's STATEMENT.


The Telegraph, in Its fourth edition,
states that the gravity Of tue news from
the Afghan borders has not been In any
degree diminished by advices TO the
government. The Telegraph has dis
patch from Alahaoad, which states that
Gen, KOmorOfT, after his victory, Occu-
pied Penideh, which has long been held
by AN Afghan garrison. The Telegraph
expresses fear that yhe British officers
referred to fell in the route at Peujdeh
st. Petersburg merchants have tee-
graphed their agents in Paris not 10
consign goods for them via the Baltic
sea In English vessels.
Parliament reassembled to-day after
the Easter recess.
In the house of commons Gladstone
confirmed the intelligence OF the battle
between the Russians and the Afghans.
He said from tho Information which tho
government had received Of the fight
the Russians have been guilty OF an un-
iustihable attack on the Afghans. Eng
land has demanded from Russia n iull
explanation In regard TO the affair. In
conclusion be said that the government
had received no information corrObOra
tive of the report that the Russians had
occupied Penjdeh.
LuMsDEN PROBABLY AT HERAT.
The government believes that Gem
oral Sir Peter Lumsden, the British
Afghan boundary commissioner, IL at
present at Herat, which he will iortity
and hold, II nese-sary, against the Rus
SLAMS. The ordinary deienses of Herat
are reported to be In good condition. 1t
Is stated that the promised
advance stopped, which DeGriers, the
Russian foreign minister, gave assur-
ance he would send, were so managed
that they did not reach the headquarters
OF Gen. Marakoff the Russian COM
mander at the front, until after his at
tack upon the Afghans.
THE CABINET MEETING.
IL was ascertained late this afternoon
that to-day's session of the cabinet had
not been called, as had beon given
out recently, to prepare for
the evenings opening OF par.
Lament. Tue real purpose of
the session was 10 discuss the alarming
kilograms which were coming in from
Sir Peter Lumsdon. The first of these
dispatches was received yesterday, but
as IL came In an incomplete state,
II was not acted ON; nj
though IL was Of an alarming na-
ture, action wae postponed In order
10 get the full text. The telegram read
thus: "a large force of Russians from
Pull Khist made severe attack upon
the Afghan outposts at Penjdeh." At
this, the most important point, the dis
patch was broken of, evidently through
the cutting of wires. IL was do
cided that Sir Peter Lumsden had
gone at once TO Guleran for the pur-
pose OF remaining on guard at kobat
Pass, on the road to Herat. No doubt
was entertained that between the time
OF the receipt OF the broken dispatch
and to days developments, the gov
ernment, while believing that the Az
CHAN defeat at Penjdoh was
really less disastrous than reported,
still considered tho incident, unless sat.
! istactorily explained, a casus belli. The
cabinet also discussed the question Of at
once sending the six iron-clads at Malta
to Dardanelles. There Is great agitation
this evening in all tho government
departments. IL is stated that 1910 0 re-
Inducements viii be nc once sent 10
India. Tho first army reserve will
probably be called out Immediately. The
Earl Of DutIorin, at Rawul Pinde, to-
day, was informed by telegraph OF what
had occurred at Penjdeh. lie
at once tod Abdurrhaman,
the ameer OF Afghanistan aud the native
| Indian chiefs, who arc In attendance at
the council. The ohieis unanimously
recommended tho immediate throwing
of troops into AiRhanistan. This re-
commentator has been placed before
the home gGvernnent at London. Later