The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-13
The Argument Concerning the Afghan Bound
airy Has Not Been Completed, but Is
Only in Shape for Submission.
Komarof Sends Another Dispatch and
ReiterateS Former Statements.
Sir Peter Lumsden on His Way HOme-Mr.
Stephen Reaches London, but Furnishes
No Information Of Value.
THE ANGLo-RussIAN QUARREL.
The Agreement as to the Afghan Boundary
Not Yet Completed.

Inc Agreement as TO the A1gnan DOuuudry
Not Yet Completed.
| LONDON, May 12-In the House Of Lords,
this afternoon, the Foreign Minister, Earl Gran
vile, corrected his statement of yesterday con-
cerung the Afghan dispute, and said the
| agreement reached between himself and the
| Earl Of Kimberly, Baron De Staal, and M.
Lessar, in respect to the Afghan boundary pro-
ceedings not completed in London, as yes
terdays statement would imply, but had been
put in shape for submission to acceptance.
The papers on the Afghan question. which are
to be published Saturday. will not contain
the terms of the frontier convention, which will
not be made public until the convention has
been concluded. After the governments expla-
nation in the House of Commons yesterday,
the opposition was half inclined to withdraw
Lord George Hamiltons motion, and the debate
fell fat
Tt is reported that Russia is adding 1000
troops to her frontier guards in Poland, on the
lines toward Austria and Prussia. Such action on
the part of Russia necessitates an equal increase
of troops on the Austrian and Prussan sides.
Russian papers suggest the submittal of
Russias bill for her war preparations to the
mediator between the two nations, with the un-
derstanding that England shall pay the bill if the
arbtrators decide that England is responsible for
the cause of dispute.
The Russian imperial council of war have
ordered the transfer Of military and medical
stores from Krasnavod to Askabad, and have
instructed the commissary department to get
the formation of a steamboat company, for
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for approval to the council of the empire.
General Annekoff has started to push the work
on the transcaspian railroad.
The st. Petersburg Official Messenger to-day
publishes lengthy dispatch from General
Komaroff, in which he explains more fully his
actions, and gives more details Of the incidents
which led up to the battle between the Russians
and Afghans on the Kushk river on March 80.
| In this dispatch General Komaroff reiterates
| everything he said in his former dispatches re-
| garding the unexpected progressive movements
| of the Afghans, and claims that the latter were
the aggressors.
A dispatch from Meshed reports the arrival
there of Sir Peter Lumsden, who is en- route for
officer will 60 to Herat for the purpose of examin-
| lIiR tue lOTtAHCdtlouS dIu giving tuc fAHiccr
| needed advice in regard thereto.
| Advices from Tirpul of the 9th instant, say:
''Sir Peter Lumsden, Colonel Stewart and Mr.
Barrow start for home tomorrow, in accordance
with the order of the government. No orders
were given for the disposal of the British
Afghan boundary commission"
Condie Stephen arrived to-day Mr. Stephen
| left Meshed, Persia on April 23 on barely an
hours notice, having been ordered to proceed to
England with all speed. He travelled six days
and nights on horseback, averaging one hundred
miles daily, until he reached the Caspian sea-
coast Crossing the Caspian, he caught
| train one hour after his ar
rival on the western shore, and
reached Tifs after railway journey of twenty
seven hours. He received every attention and
facility from the Russian officials. The Governor
of Tifiis rendered him the greatest assistance
arranging by telegraph for relays Of horses
along the route. Mr. Stephen arrived in Berlin
yesterday morning via st. Petersburg Mr.
Stephen denies that the battle at Penjdeh caused
the retirement of the British forces to Tirpul
He says Sir Peter Lumsden had made arrange.
ments long time previous to fix his camp at
| Tirpul