Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-18
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GLADSTONE N TIE COMMONS.
LONDON Aprii I7.--siadstans. in .b.
mouse OF Commons this aftsrnoae
ssso .naf tie Govefnmest had toiay
reserved from SIR Peter Lumsden 1
reply % Their request for an inosu~nd
en- report upon the Peaidh incident
IA tols u - stated that Gen. EamaroI
V. asare a. as early date - the 9stl,
OF march OF the understanding agreed
npon on March 18th between Rassia
and Eogianr. According TO the terms
o. tnls understanding England wzs 10
oetef me AfRhans, and the Car was TO
deter bis troops, fran advancing bs-
yond the positions they then resuecfivsiv
occupied. until some snbseouer.f agyss-
ment shout the demarcation OF the a..
CHAN frontier could be reached betxeau
toe two Rovernments. The bsttla on
toe hashk vas fought. therefore. several
days after Gen. kamaroff had be-n
made aware OF the agreement to not
advance. IL will be rememb ersd thas
captain Yates. the British officer who
witnessed TIE battle, was assured By a
Russian ofncer Who commanded in the
n2nf that De knsw Bothing Whatever of
ne understanding Of March II. sir
| ret@r l10msdsns present report appears
% warrant the inference that whatever
Zen. hamarof knew officially about the
81. Petersburg agreement with london
be kept 10 himself.
Gladstone. being asked il the Govern.
ment had protested against the resent
occupation of Penjdh by Gen. Kamaroff
and his establishment Of a Russian .d.
mlnistrstIon there, answered that the
Gsvernment had not yet made either
occurrence the subjecs of official com
l munication with Russia. The Govern
ment vas Awaiting further inform alton.
the Premier said, concerning these
events.
Continuing, Gladstone said: .Ws
asked sir Peter Lumsden for a fall and
consecutive accsunt Of the events Of the
3Oth Of March, the day the battle on the
hushk was fought. A telegram has
been received since We sent ours. The
telegram il dated at Terpul. We shall
be unable to say anything further upon
this branch of the subject until this dis.
patch Is fully deciphered. The fact that
the Russian commander was aware of
she agreement of the 18th of March be
fore the Both Of March, and the question
As TO whether or not he acted upon IN
structiOns or contrary TO instructions
concerning that agreement, will form
tbs subject of future Communications
between this Government and Russia.
In regard TO the reported establishment
of Russian administration at Penidh,
the Government knew nothing officially.
and must await fuller information
Gladstone concluded by saving: 'lhe
Government will on Monday or tuesday
next ask the House to sanction a vote
of credit. When this Is requested, We
shall state how much money we want.
and What it Is wanted for. We will
then probably be able to cover the en-.
tire question fully"
CLOSE TO THE LINE.
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice. Under
Secretary. IN answer to an interroRatory
put by Sir Stafford Northcote in the
Commons, said the Governments con-
sidered Penjdh in Afghanistan proper,
bat not far from tbs Russian frontier.
EFFECT OF PEACE TALK.
PARts, April 1.-THE bourse today
was animated IN sympathy with the i'm
proved condition of the London mar
ket. Russian securities advanced dur
ing the day ~ points.
BERLIN, April 17.-There was a very
firm feeling on the bourse today, as a
result of the more favorable aspect of
the Afghan question. At Frankfort on
the Main an important advance in prices
took place on the strength of hopeful
news from London.
VIENNA, April 1.-THE cheerful char
acter of advicss from London today
had marked effect on the bourse. and
there was an important rise IN prices.
WILL INSPECT HIS ADVANCED POSTS.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April 17.--Gen. Kam-
aroff reports that the Afghsns have
evacuated all the frontier posts, and
that the Russian outposis occupy their
former position. Gen. Kamarof says
that he will proceed shortly 10 inspect
his advanced posts.
STOCKS.
LONDON, April 17.--Stooks are very
firm. CoDsols advanced 20 961< aud Rus
sian securities 10 87L.
2:30 p.m.--RHssian securities have adj
vanced 20 SSl{ and Consois 70 96s<<, on
both accounts.
PESJpH TO BE cKDKD.
LONDON, April l7.-Earl Dufferin, in a
dispatch to the Home Governments re-
gardinR the Russo Afghan boundary
question, said that IN his opinion the
Penjdh was not worth fighting for, as
the Amer has had for long time very
little control over the tribes In its vIcin-
ity; that they we're In a eontinuai state
Of revolt and source of much ut easi.
ness 10 the Ameer. The latter, Dufferin
believed, would willingly conceded enidh
to Russia 10 the interest Of peace, as ID
would also likely prevent cattle raidiDg
ON the border.
Il is now announced that the Cabinet.
after discussing Dufferin's message. has
adopted the same view favoring the ces
sion of Penidh to knssia.
e appears that the above item origin
ated IN the Central News agency. This
was the agency referred 70 in Earl Gran |
vilie's statement IN the House OF Lords |
last night, in which he characterized its |
news rs unauthorized and always inac-
curate.
NO THoRoUeHFARK.
Sr. PErERsBuRa, April lit is stated |
that Turkey has positively assured Rus |
STA that in the event of var no English
ironclad will be allowed 70 enter tbs
Black Sea. Turkey has also declared
that she could make the Dardanelles
impossible In Q few hours, II necessary.
AHo FoRc = mere toauy 8hc uu0ukNiuk
over the fact that 200 English steamers
are at present In the Black Sea and the |
Sea Of Azef. The Turks are now build
ing forts at Batoum with the utmost
rapidity.
WHAT THE TIMES CORRESPONDENT sAYs.
Loxpos, April 1.-THE Tises' Sc. Pc
tersburg correspondent says: Later
details state that the Afghan losses BY
Russian bullets. cold and hunger
amount TO 1000 men. The Sarik Tur.
comans. acting under the advice Of the
Russians, pursued them almost 10
Herat. Il 10 rumered that the Sariks
encountered portion of Sir Peter
Lsmsden's convoy. They also harmed
his old camp. General Kamaroff has
appointed q Russian Governor Of
Psnjdh. and has pas Sarik
officials In charge, Who are Russian sub
jects. Everybody here 10 convinced
that IL war breaks out the Russians will
seize Herat before England can turn
around. /, have the best Of authority
Re.o akaet,.s atmk 0.w.~at E..G