The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-16
The Sarik Turkomans Object to Being De-
prived of Their Territory, and the
Gar Supports Their Protest.
Russia Will Also Demand an Accred-
ited Representative at Cabul.
Testimony Elected Yesterday in the Trial of
Cunningham and Burton-0ne of the
DEPENDENTS Tells His Story.
THE BOUNDARY NEGOTIATIONS.

Rumored Hitch and q Statement that
Russia Demands More Concessions.
LONDON, May 15.--The Standard, in an edi-
torial, says: ITO speak plainly, the draft OF the
Anglo Russian agreement which was sent to
ST. Petersburg for approval, is found to be
wholly unacceptable to the Cars Ministers.
Though not formally rejected, it has been so
thoroughly condemned in detail that, practically,
it has ceased to be an agreement. There is
something vastly more serious than hitch in
the proceedings We are back in February again,
the situation being only altered to our dsadvant-
age"
The Times's Calcutta correspondent denies that
there has been a stoppage of military prepara
tions in India. He says all rumors to that effect
are untrue.
The St. Petersburg Official Messenger to-day
publishes report from General Komaroff, to
the effect that the Sarikhs opposed to the new
frontier proposed by England; claiming that it is
an infringement upon their rights, and gives the
best land in the disputed territory to the
Afghans A council of Ministers was held, and,
after thoroughly discussing the subject, it was
decided to support the claims of the Sarikhs.
Further pour parlers between England and Rus
the Sarikhs may be considered before the Anglo
Russian agreement can be approved by Russia.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg to the Paris
Journal des Debats states that Russia has
tirely rejected the British proposals The same
dispatch also states that Russia will demand the
right to have an acknowledged Russian represent
ative at Cabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
French diplomates think this latter demand if
made, will prove more serious than any frontier
question.
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon says it is
led the English proposals regarding the Afghan
frontier arrangement The Gazette declares
that there is serious hitch in the negotiations,
alho dgn it is possible that the few points which
remain open may postpone the conclusion of the
agreement for q few days.
The Globe this afternoon states that England
demanded a definite pledge from Russia to re-
spect the new Russo-Afghan frontier under any
circumstances, and to renew the assurance that
.Afghanistan was outside of the Russian sphere
Russia refused to accede to this request of Eng
land, and retaliated by also demanding further
concesss rs.
Mr.. Gladstone stated to-day that Russia's reply
to the proposals concerning the Afghan agreement
had been awaited for some days. A portion of
the papers relating to the frontier question
would be circulated to morrow, but as the nego-
tiations were incomplete the papers would be
'broken off" at the Penjdeh incident. In regard
to the report that Russia had given an intima-
ton of demand to have an acknowledged Rus
sian representative at Cabul. Mr.. Gladstone said
he knew nothing. Referring to the crimes act,
he said he would state. without entering into
Details that the government intended to embody
various provisions in that act which they
deemed to be both valuable and equitable
This statement was greeted with groans by the
Parnellisc members. 1t would be the duty of
the government, continued the Premier, to press
the House to pass the bill into law. Were the
conditions more favorable the government
would be most anxious to deal with the question
of self-government in Ireland and that of land
purchase in Ireland. Both were measures to-
ward which the government felt they had unful
filled obligations. 1t was with great regret that
the government announced their inability to ask
the House TO deal with those measures during
the present session.
The st. Petersburg Novoe Vremya revives
the discussion of the question of an Anglo Rus
sian alliance with Herat belonging to Russia.
The Novoe Vermya has telegram from
Telavi, in transcaucasia, reporting that the
Georgian militia is going to the Afghan frontier.
The principal journals still advocate confer
minous frontier for England and Russia. The
Moscow Gazette says that Russia's resolute
attitude mas brought the British Cabinet to con-
fess its mistakes and to hasten to rectify them.
The London Standard believes that Russia
definitely declines to sanction the proposal re-
garding the Afghan frontier just submitted for
approval by England.
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice, Under Foreign Sec
retary, announced in the House of Commons,
this afternoon, that Russia had not yet sent any
answer to the English proposals.
Earl Granville has consented to the Afghan
frontier rectifcation made by Russia.