Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-10

that the Government had received .
Information corrobora4tvs Of the r.
port fhst the Rusaiaus had oocups
Pen5dh.
kxcITEAKxz AZ TcEoSTo,
IoHoxTo, April 9.-Tos news Of in
battle between the Russi NJ and Al
Rhsns created great sxeitsnsu. lars
and the newspaper bniIstin boards an
surrounded BY sfoaps Of reopls. Oh,
soldiers are preparing for sstive serv;e
IN aeoordanse With the notice posted ii
last geek at the Pension Onsce
ALARMING TKLEGRANs FRoM LuA<sDyS.
LONDON. April Sit zas ascertainsd
late this afternoon that today's sessieT
OF the Cabinet was not oaIlsd. AZ "a
ported, merely 70 prepare for tbs even.
inR's opening Of Parliament. Ths real
purpose Of the session was 70 diso,ss
the alarming kilograms coming ia fro,r
SIR Peter Lumsden. The 6rst Of thes-
dispatches vas received yesterday. but
= u came IL an incomplete shape il
was net acted upon. Although it va.
OF "a alarming nature, action was post.
gsned IN order TO get the full texs
lne telegram reads thus: Large foree
OF hossisDs from Pulikhisti made ,
severe attack on the Afghan outpoets Al
pentdh- At this most important ooin,
the dispatch was broken OF, sVlaently
tnfoaah the emitting Of the wires. I,
vas aecedea that Sir Peter Lumsden
mad gone al once 10 Guriap fer the Dor.
pose OF remaining on guard at Robat
rass on the road 20 the Heri-rood. No
doubt ls entertained that betve n tSa
time Of the receipt Of the broken dis
patch and today's Developments. the
0oVernment, while believing the AZ
gnan defeat at Peuidh really less disas-
tFous than reported, still considered the
incident, unless satisfactorily explained.
eas4s betli.
The Cabinet also discussed the ouss
tion Of AZ once sending Elk irouclads
nov At Malta 10 the Dsrdanellss.
Ihere u great agitation this evening
II all she Government depaEtueuts. II
10 stated that 1900 endorsements will
be at once sent to India. The first army
reserve viii probably be called cot ion
mediately.
Earl Duderin at Rswul Pindi TO-DAY
was informed by telegraph Of what had
occurred st PeDidh. He at once told
Abdurrahman, AmseF Of Afghanistau.
md the native Indian ehisfs who are
in attendance 81 the council. The ma.
tive chisfs unanimously recommended
the immediate throwing Of troops into
AfRhaaietan. This Teoon mendat,on
has been PLACED before the Home Gov
eminent in London.
Later IN the day the surmise Of the
Government in regard 10 the me veneats
OF slr Peter Lumsdsh was substantintei
~ the receipt Of telegram from him at
ouFian. This Telegram was dated April
lsts and completed the broken dispatch.
IL states officially that the Russian, at
tackled the AfRhAns eutrenehsd a,
fenldh. and slaughtered 300 ofiths gar
rison.
SEVENTY TBoUsASD
British and Indians are nov stationed
along or near the north Indian frontier
and they may, 10 IL thought, reach He
rat 10 time 10 prevent the capture OF
that important point by the RassiAns.
THE oAnIHKT SAT FoR TWO HouRs.
Earl Granville. British Foreign Min
lister, after the adjournment nad aepar.
ate interviews with Mussnrus Pasha.
Turkish Ambassador to London, and
Baron De staal, Ambassador from
Russia.
GLADSTONE IN THE HOUSE or ooMMoSs
This evening Ia answer to interraQato.
rifs said that on Saturday the Cabinet
Russla's rrpiy TO EuKland's
proposal 20 limit the ne Of the survey
Of dsbatable points. Russia's reply
was an agreement TO do this, provided
the zone OF survey a. marked out BY
England extended south ward 90 "A 10
include the PaFopamisan range of
mountains. The Government oousid
sred that the reply did not advance the
question towards a conclnsion and vas
with 1t. Within the past
twenty four hours. however" said the
Premier, "a subsequent communities
sion has been received from Russia, and
this appeared In the opinion OF the
Government 10 place the matter in a
more hopeful position" Being asked
what the nature OF this subsequent
vas, Gladstone said
that u would he impossible at present
for the Government TO make any fur
Their statement concerning the pending
negotiations about the Afghan froatier
in view OF the grave occurrences Just
reported.
Continuing. Gladstoxe said that IL
was evident that the Rassians had at
tackled the AfRhans. The Afehans had
Ia this attack been defeated after max.
ing gallant resistance. II was APP
parent, also, that the Russians. after
The nght returned TO their fsrmer posi-
tion, OF Al least 10 the left bank of
lhe knshk river, which might be
equivalent 20 such retirement. The
government had been informed, the
Premier wert on, that the Russians
made every endeavor TO induce the
Afahans 10 begin the hahtinR. The
Russian troops bad even twice attempt
ID 10 forcibly pass through the Afghan
picket lines. After one Of these at
tempts failed 20 provoke an Afghan At
tack, Captain Yates met a Russian
ahief Of stat and talked 10 him about
lhe conduct Of the Russian soldiers
being an evident violation Of the Rus-
sian agreement not 10 advance pending
lie outcome Of negotiations Tue Rus
sian officer stated that he had no know
ledge that sny Arrangement existed
against Russian advance. Captain
Yates referred % the Official Dispatch
sent from 81. Petersburg 70 London on
March 18th, assuring England that or
aers would Of once be sent 30 the Rus
sian officers at the front directing them
10 forbid any advance add 20 do
Ill In their power 20 prevent the
Of the AfRhans. The
Russian officer declared thu be
knew nothing whatever of any such
Gladstone, commenting
on thia. said that England keps hsr
part Of this agreement up 20 March
oh at least the Afghans made ne I'D
sancs 90 forsard movement Of any
Kind. % far ss the information pos-
ssssed by the Ministers went. Tue
Gladstone stxted. must
regard the attack by she kassisns on
Peniah as anprovoked. The Govern.
rasni had asked an explanation Of this
attach from Russia, bot of eourss sat.
scient time bad not yea elapsed for the
receipt Of an answeF. sir Edward
ThoFnson, British Ambassador 20 NJ.
had. howVver, last night
thai De Giers, Russian
Prime Minister, bad expressed for him
self and for the CzAr an earnest hope
lhAi this anhappy incident might ma
prevent q continuation OF negotiations