Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-17

lully apprised of the Pendieh battle as
early as April 10, ''while we in England"
concludes the Times, "are still waiting
1or explanations. Itis quite possible that
zen homarof Is pushing forward under
Geographic orders from st. Petersburg"
NO NEWS FROM LUNIsDEN.
Earl Granville, the Foreign Minister,
replying to Marquis of Salisbury, the
Conservative leader in the House of
LORDS, this afternoon, said that the gov
ernment had not yet received from sir
Peter Lumsden an answer to their request
IQr report upon the correctness of Gen.
homaroh's story OF the Pendieh incident.
Earl Granville added that he did not be-
HeVe that Russia had yet received any re-
ply from Gen. kOmarOf to the Cars re-
quest for a further explanation of the
reason which induced him to attack the
Afghans. Sir Edward Thornton, the
British Ambassador at st. Petersburg,
mad telegraphed that it was unlikely that
kussla would receive Gen. Komarotfs re-
ply for some days yet.
PLEA FOR ENGLAND's NAVY.
At large meeting Of citizens Of Lon
don to-day, Lord Mayor Fowler presiding.
William Henry Smith, eX-First Lord Of
the Admiralty and present Liberal Con-
serYatiye member of Parliament for West
minister; William Z. Forster, ex-Chief
secretary for Ireland and present Liberal
member Of Parliament fer Bradford; Sir
Edward James Reed, eX-Chief COnstruc-
tor OF the Navy and present Liberal men,
Der OF Parliament for Cardiff, and a num-
Der of other prominent Englishmen, in
strong speeches urged that the British
Government take immediate steps to Sc
cure the supremacy of the English navy
over all the naYies of the world.
A REvOLUTIONIsT FAVORs WAR.
Karl Blind, the noted German revolu-
ZIONIST, IN refusing to attend a conference
OF the Peace Arbitration Association to-
day, writes that he is ardentlv desirous of
peace whenever it can honOrablv be OBJ
tained, but as the Cars government is so
manilestiy showing such brutal violence,
and as its final aim is India. arbitration
between England and Russia would be
useless. "a proposal to arbitrate," he
says, ''wOuld only have the effect. appa-
rently, of exhibiting divided opinion in
England, and would encourage further
aggression on the part of the ruthless des-
potism which has shamelessly broken
most solemn pledges. Witness Khiya,
Mery and Afghan, and the Frontier Com
mission. England must make a firm
stand if India is not to be lost. 1t is a
question of action, not Of wOrds.' Only
thirty persons attended the conference.
The freight rate for coal from Liverpool
to the Cape of Good Hope has risen dur
ing the week from one guinea 10 3Is. 3d.,
and war risks have risen 10 per cent.
REMODELING THE ARIZONA.
The work of converting the steamer
Arizona into an armed cruiser will be
begun at once. The Admiralty has
chartered thirty small steamers for tor
pedO service, and has received tenders for
the building Of two drst class irOnclads.
The Russian Courier, of Moscow, says:
'.Russia cannot go TO war at present.
The political atmosphere of Europe is not
favorable for campaign against Eng
land. Never should our economic situa-
tion be ignored. Our heavy national debt,
the stagnation in commerce, and the nu-
merOus trade and financial failures show
that it is inopportune to begin war against
any one now, We hope that the Pendjeh
incident will have no serious results"
BLAMING THE GOVERNMENT.
LONDON, April Il, A. M.-The Norm
ina Post regards the answers given by
Premier Gladstone and Earl Granville in
Parliament Yesterday as eminently I'M
satisfactory. Neither of them, it says, can
be induced to reply yes or no to the ques-
tiQn whether st. Petersburg and Merv are
connected by telegraph or not. The Post
communicate with Gen. Komaroff within
twenty-four hours. 1t concludes: "Rus-
sia, of course, requires no assurances
that she may keep Pendjeh, which she
has already seized"
GAMBLING IN GRAIN.
At Odessa the present state of uncer-
tainty has given rise to a species of gam
bling in the grain trade. Freights vary
% to 80 shillings in the same number Of
hours.
Die Neue Frei PreSse Of Vienna says
that while the Ameer and Lord Dufierin
have been exchanging cOurtesies Russian
roubles have been influencing the Atghans.
1t is reported that the Persian Govern
ment, at the request of England, is plan
ming a telegraph line from Meshed to
Herat.
ST. PETERSBURG LESS PUGNACIOUS.
More pacific views prevail at St. Peters
burg, even in military circles, although
war preDaratiOns are incessant. The
whole Muscovian Grenadier corps has
been selected for service IN central Asia
in case it is needed.
The Moro VremVd thinks that Sir Peter
Lumsden Will finally be compelled to So
licit Russian instead of Afghan prOtec-
ton, and promises hospitality.