Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-18
THE AFGHAN AFFAIR.
Sir Peter Lumsden Makes His indie
pendent Report to the British
Government.
Komsroff Knew Of the Agreement Be.
tween the Beiligerents That no
Advance SHOULD be Made.
ANGLO RUSSIAN.


Tho Frontier Posts Evacuated.
Sf. PETERSBURG, April l7.--Gen.
komsroR reports that the Afghans
have evacuated all the frontier posts
and the r. Issian outposts occupy their
former positions. Gen. Komaroff
states that he will proceed shortly to
inspect his advanced posts.
Pepssoh not worth Fighting For.
LONDON, April iy--Earl Duiierin,
the vleeroy OF India, in dispatch to
the hoae government regarding the
Russo Afghan boundary question, said
that in his opinion Pepideh was not
worth fighting for, AZ the ameer has
had for long time very little control
over the tribes In It's vicinity, that
they were In continual state OF re-
volt and were the source OF much I'M
easiness TO the ameer. The latter, he
believed, would willingly concede
Pepideh 10 Russia In the Interest OF
peace, az IL would also prevent cattle
raising on the border.
10 Is announced that the cabinet af-
ter discussing Earl Duflerin's message
adopted the Same view on the matter.
IL appears that the above item orig.
mated In 1.-THE Central News agency
This was the agency referred 10 In
Earl Granville's statement In the
house Of lords last night, in which he
characterized the news as "uuauthor-
lied and always Inaccurate reports"
SIR Peters independent Report.
Mr.. Gladstone In the house OF COM
mons this afternoon stated that the
government had to-day received from
Sir Peter Lumsden reply TO their 70.
quest for an independent report upon
the Penj0eh incident. In this
IL is stated that Gen. Komaroff
WAS aware at rs early date as
the 18th OF March Of the under
standing agreed upon March II
between Russia and Endland. 40
cording to the terms OF this under
standing, England was TO deter the
Afghans aud the car was to deter his
troops from advancing beyond the
position they then respectively occu-
pied, until some subsequent agree
ment about the demarcation Of the
Afghan frontier could be reached be-
tween the two governments. The
battle on the Kushk was fought there
Tor several days after Gen. Komaroff
had been mfde aware OF the agree
ment not 10 advance. II will be re-
membered that Capt. Yates, British
officer who witnessed the battle, was
assured by the Russian officer who
commanded In the fight that he knew
nothing of the understanding OF the
l7th of March Sir Peter Lumsden u
present report seems TO warrant the
inference that whatever Gen. Kom.
nrpNf L. ,.ffl al n To- about Tho Da
tersburg agreement with London he
kept 10 himself,
Occiphering the dispatch.
Continuing, Mr.. Gladstone said;
I'VE asked Sir Peter Lumsden for n
full and consecutive account of the
events Of the S0th of March, the day
on which the battle ON the kushk
was fought. A telegram from him
has arrived since we sent that
request This dispatch il dated
rierpul, April ~ IL IL in cipher
and Ia now being declphered.
We shall be unable - say anything
further on this branch OF the subject
until this dispatch is fully deci-
phered.
THE fact that the Russian COM
mander WAS aware OF the agreement
Of the lTth OF March and the question
AS TO whether or not he
acted upon instructions or con.
trary to instructions concerning
that agreement will form the
subject of further communi atoms be-
tween the government and Russia. In
regard TO the reported establishment
by Russia OF an administration a,
Penjdeh, the government knows moth.
Ing officially and must await further
information.n
Mr., Gladstone concluded by saying
The government will, on Mon
day or Tuesday, ask the houst
To sanction vote of credit
When this IL requested we viii
state how much money is wanteC
aud what II Ia wanted for, and ther
shall probably be able to cover the
entire question fully
Lord Edmond FitzmRurioe, undeI
foreign secretary, In answer TO ques
ton put by Sir Stafford Northcote IL
the commons, said that the govern
ment considered penjdeh In Afghan
istan but not far from the Russian
frontier.
The admiralty has chartered fou
more large steamers TO be used a
cruisers.
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DENTON.