Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-24
Wales Still i'm Ireland.
France Still Worries the Egyp-
tianS.
England and Russia,

WARSAW, April 21-The Tagblatt
this morning announces that it is tie
intention of Russia to medlatelY
make descent upon Herat to capture
and strongly fortify it. 1t also states
that the damage thus done to Great
Britain in India would far exceed any
losses to the Russian commerce by
the blockade of Russian ports.
A GOOD ANSWER
ST. PETERSBURG, April 21.-The
st. Petersburg Gazette says that the
occupation of Penjdeh was a good
answer to the lmpudent seizure by
England of the island of Port Ham
ilton.
ENGLAND WILL MAKE READY.
LONDON, April 21-In The house of
lords Earl Granville said that the
government had come 10 the couclu-
sion that the position of affairs justify
putting the army and navy and the
whole auxiliary forces of the nation
in Immediate readiness for service if
required.
THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR A
EIFTY-FIvE MILLION DOLLAR CREDIT.
LONDON, April 21.-Gladstone in
the house of commons announced this
afternoon that the government had
read an answer TO the government in
quiry of the 10th inst The message
arrived to day, said Gladstone, and it
shows how seriously Sir Peter Lumsden
is at issue with Gen. Komaroff. We
cannot, continued the premier, enter
into details or state the effect of this
difference in few word. The whole
matter will be laid on the table here
TO morrow early. The government
has asked for a credit of So, 900, 600
for the army and navy account. 1t
is understood that Lumsden answer,
to be read to-day, does not differ ma
terially from the statements previous
ly sent by him about the Penideh bat
tie and the causes leading up to it.
FRANCE JOINED OTHER POWERS,
ST. PETERSBURG, April 81. The
Novoe Vrenya states that France
joined other powers in insisting that
the porte shall close the Dardanelles
in the event of war between ENGLAND
and Russia.
bANuiJANb hOo1 oOhhhNDEh Oh " AN 10
INEVITABLE.
Moscow, April 81, The Gazette in
a significant article on the anglo
Russo dispute, describes the attitude
of Dufferin, vicroy of India during
the controversy, as sufficient cdsus
6eli Also England occupying Port
Hamilton island in the Corean Archi-
r1nlana will .tol 10
unless she surrenders her occupation
of the island. Continuing, the Ga
zette demands that the strait between
Denmark and Sweden, connecting
the Baltic and North sea, shall be
closed to England as well as to Rus
sia in the event of war.
WHAT THE VOTE OF CREDIT BILL IS
FOR.
LONDON, April 21.-Of the vote of
credit bill the sum of $22, 500, 600 is
for use in Soudan and $32. 500, coo for
other naval and military preparation.
GLADSTONE stated that the government
received no communication from
either Turkey, Austria, France or
Germany concerning the closing of
Dardanelles.
ENGLAND MAKES READY FOR WAR, BUT
WOULD LIKE TO SETTLE THE MATTER
PEACEABLY.
LONDON, April 21.-Gladstone In
presenting the governments request
for the vote of credit said, the govern
ment feels that it is necessary to hold
all the resources of the empire, in
cluding forces in Soudan Ia readiness
and available for instant use when
ever required. The credit bill does
not include any provisions for
further offensive operations or
for further military preparations
for an earl Y march On Khartoum
The premier requested tnat debate be
had on the credit bill on Monday
next. and that consideration of the
budget be postponed until the 30th
inst He concluded as follows: 1.-The
government may rely on the patriot.
ism of the house, but our intentions
have been, and are now, based on the
strong desire that every pacific means
should be used to obtain Just and
honorable settlement of whatever
controversies England might be in
volved in.
OPINION OF. THE PAIL MALL GAZETTE
LONDON, April 21-The Pail Mall
Gazette relterates the statement 1t
made yesterday, that the Afghan
frontier question is as good as settled.
Only question of amour propre, Ii
says, remains 10 be arrangeo-
KoMARoFF's REPORT.
LONDON, April 21-Sir Peter Lums-
den's dispatch in reply to the govern
ment's inquiry as to the correctness
of Komaroff's report of the encounter
between the Russians and the Afghans
on the Kushk river, is dated Tierpul.
April IL, and is addressed TO Earl
Granville. The dispatch reads as fol
lows: Gen. Komaroff,s account of
the attack on Penjdeh Is considered
Incorrect
Gen. Komaroff says: ''On the 25th
of March one detachment approached
Tash Kehri on our bank of Kushk
river. lash Kehri is Kurt for Pull
IKhist.n Gen. Komaroff S claim to
either bank of the Kushk is unteuable.
The left bank has always been held
| by the Afghans and was never sub
iect to the Russians. On February 10Th
Russians located outpost of twenty
1--WE Turkomans at Kizil@ Iehe moved
enc mile north of Putt Khisti, and
about q mile from the nearest roint
on kushk river, and Kushks junction
with the Murghat river. This had
always renamed the extreme limit of
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