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But Declines Emphatically to Permit Any
Kind of Investigation of the Conduct
of Gen. Komaroff at Penjdeh.
England, in Her Anxiety to Settle the
Matter Without Loss of Dignity,
Offers to Submit the Question to a Com
mission of Any One of the Crowned
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THE GENERAL SITUATION.
Russia Will Accept Her Own Boundary, but
Will Not Investigate Komarof.

Russia Will Accept Her Own Boundary, but
Will Not Investigate Komaroff.
LONDON, April 30-It is known that Earl
Granvile's note, besides asking for an arbitra-
ton inquiry into the Komaroff incident, offered
to end the dispute by conceding to Russia the
Lessar line, under distinct pledge that it shall
be the abiding limit of the Russian frontier
The response of M. De Giers will reach here on
Monday. It will announce the acceptance of
the Lessar line but refusal to hold an inquiry
into the Komaroff incident
The Moscow Gazette says: ''If England
wishes to avoid war, she must evacuate Port
Hamilton, at the entrance Of the Sea Of Japan;
otherwise Russia will be obliged to occupy
Herat" The Gazette also says that it believes
the question of peace or war must be settled
within few days
The Journal de ST. Petersburg says: 'Mr.
Gladstone's recent speech on the war credit was
of kind to carry any Parliament 1t attained
its desired result without giving time for refec-
ton and criticism Some of his statements
fute each other" The Journal also says ut is
wonder that the British Cabinet summoned
home Mr.. Stephen, who is attached to the
itishAfghan boundary commission, to recon
cile the statements in General Lumsden's four
contradictory reports. Will it see clearer after
his testimony We hope so. in the interest Of
truth and for the appeasement which must
follow"
The Standard this morning says: 1--WE are
able to state, upon unquestionable authority,
that the English proposal to Russia is for the sub
initial to the arbitration of one of the crowned
powers of Europe the simple question whether
not the convention of March II was broken by
Russia. This proposal is now under considera-
ton by the Russian government, which has
decided to convoke meeting of the committee
of ministers at Gatschina to discuss the ques-
ton.
The London Standard laments that Mr.. Glad
stone should have consented to propose a plan
for the settlement of the Afghan dispute which
the nation cannot approve.
The Independence Belge's St Petersburg cor
respondent reiterates the statement that there
has been fresh engagement between the At
ghans and Russians, and that the latter were
repulsed He asserts that the report has been
officially confirmed.
The Paris newspapers express the wish that
peace may be maintained. The Temps declares
that it is Prince Bismarcks duty to prevent the
catastrophe of a war between England and Rus
STA. If he permits the mortal duel, the Temps
says it will be owing to uneasiness at Russia's
powerful proximity to Germany. Germany as a
peacemaker may play noble part
The Helsingfors Dagblad thinks that Russia
has little power to hurt England seriously upon
the sea. The paper says four Russian fortresses
on the Baltic will require assistance, and that
any engagement with the English feet in the
open sea is out of the question. The Novoe
Vremya, of St Petersburg, is annoyed at the
statement of the Dagblad, and tries to lessen the
effect of its article.
In the House of Lords, this afternoon, Lord
Granville Foreign Secretary, announced that
kilograms had been received from Sir Peter
Lumsden, which contradcted the reports of
Russian advance upon and occupation of Maru-
chek
The Russian Baltic feet will go to Helsingfors
tomorrow
1t is reported at st. Petersburg that the Car
will shortly visit Cronstadt.
1t is stated that tho Russian imperial family
will spend the summer at the palace at Tarskoe-
Sells, seventeen miles south of st. Petersburg
An English man war has anchored at the
entrance to the Dardanelles. 1t is presumed she
is watching the laying of torpedoes.
number of Russian officers at Geneva and
Montereaux have received orders to return
home.
The English iron clads destined for the Baltic
have been ordered to take on double supply of
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