Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
The Franco-Egyptien Affair Settled.
Seizure of Another Afghan Post-Russian
Troops MobilZing-"On the Eve of
War"-KomaroH Says The Az
ghans Forced Him to
Urge Battle.

ghans Forced Him to
Urge Battle.
Moscow, April 29.-Nine thousand troops
and six batteries of artillery left here yes
terday for the South. There was the
greatest enthusiasm. Fifty thousand peo-
pie thronged the streets, wildly cheering.
The men looked in splendid fighting trim.
On Monday night ten companies of en-
gineers, with two hundred carloads of
railway telegraph plant, left for Askabad,
where the greatest activity prevails. Suf-
ficient railway material has been collect
ed to build Il railway TO IIerat via Sarakhs
and Penidch. Extraordinary prepare
tiOns by Russian engineers are being made
to follow up the advance of the troops by
the immediate construction of railways.
The telegraph line has already been eX
tended to Sarakhs, one hundred miles
from Herat.
ODESSA, April 20.-The Russian reserves
are mohilizing. All business transactions
now being entered into here are under
taken subject to heavy war risks. The
| Russian government has ordered the
! southwestern railway to prepare several
! hundred railway carriages and have them
| ready at as early a moment as possible
| for the purpose of conveying troops. 1t is
| reported here that the newspapers pub
/ lished within the Russian empire have
been forbidden to print anything in refer
ence TO current events in Central Asia.
| The whole, of the military division sta
| toned here has been ordered to the Cas-
plan Sea. The division will be replaced
| by troops from the interior. Half a mil
! lion roubles will be devoted to the imme-
diate construction of defences command
iug the roads and quarantine the harbor
here.
The Amoer Regards the Russians as
Enemies.
LONDON, April ga Rawal Pindi let
ter states that the Ameer of Afghanistan
regards the Russians as enemies anxious
to seize Herat, the whole of Afghan, Turk
estan and BadakShed, and therefore looks
to England apparently in all sincerity to
aid him i'll repelling Russia.
England Wants More Explanations.
The government has asked Russia to
explain the advance of Russian troops on
Maruchak. Mr. Gladstone will probably
make IA statement in the House of Com
mons tonight in regard to the matter
The government is in constant cOmmuni.
cation with Persia regarding her present
relations with Russia.
Komaron's Surprise.
A despatch from Tirpol states that Gen
Komaroh has written an open letter to the
Afghans, in which he expressed surprise
at their conduct in forcing him to wage t
battle against them. The Afghans are
| indignant at what they term the Russian
| commanders impudence and are becom
! ing more cordial towards the British. i
is stated that the pOpulace of Iierat, how
t ever, appear to be just as well inclined to
wards Russia as towards England and the
: question as to which power the Heratian.
would lend their assistance in the event o.
1 war is declared to be at present one of alb
SOlute doubt.
The Russian Defeat Confirmed.
A despatch to the Daily News from st
7 Petersburg confirms the statements of thu
r independence Beige that in the recent en-
, gagement with the Afghans, the Rus
I slams were defeated with heavy loss.
LONDON, April 29,-The Russian ad
/ vance south of Penjdeh and occupation o
/ Meruchak are regarded in parliamentar,
t circles as dispelling the last hopes of peac
and as the precursor of Il Russian attacl
= upon Herat.
+ In ministerial circles the Russian ad
>, vance to Maruchak is not considered a
y altering the diplomatic position. No ac
" ton Will be taken until VI. De Gers .
n spends to Earl Granvlle's demand for al
!. arbitration inquiry. 1t is expected tina
q NJ. De Giers's reply will not reach tn
4 russian embassy here before Monday
Il and that it will be II refusal to accede t
a Earl Granville's demand accompanied b
\ counter proposals.
f. 4The Post this morning says it thinks tn
It time has come for the diplomat to stan
e aside, and that England, if she wishes t
e safely guard her own interests, beside
\, fulfilling her duties to the Ameer. mus
N he