Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-10
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THE SOUND OF BATTLE.
WAR FEELING IN ENGLAND.
Russia Must Recall Gen. kOmarOf or
Fight.
GENERAL GRANTS CONDITION.
He May Live Some Weeks Yet.
A MASSACRE BY RIEL'S INDIANS.
PRESIDENT BARRIOS' SUCCESSOR.
RUSSIA MUST APOLOGIZE OR
GENERAL GRANTS CONDITION.
He May Live Some Weeks Yet.
A MASSACRE BY RIEL'S INDIANS.
PRESIDENT BARRIOS, SUCCESSOR.
RUSSIA MUST APOLOGIZE OR
FIGHT.

The English Press Unanimous for War
Unless Russia DisavOws Gen. kOma.
rOff's Action - Russian Newspapers
Blame the English and Talk BeIliger.
ently-The Gar still Hopeful Of Peace.
LONDON, April 10.-The morning press de-
clares without exception that it is now impera-
tive upon England to fight unless Russia shall
promptly recall Gen. Komaroff and disavow
his action in attacking the Afghans on the
kushk river.
ENGLAND BUYING HORSES IN CANADA.
1t is stated that the British government Is
buying hundreds of horses in Canada for mill
tary service.
THE CAR STILL HOPEFUL OF PEACE.
The Paris Gdu,ois publishes a telegram from
Berlin, which says: "Prince Bismarck has as
sured a banker that, in spite of the incident at
Penjdeh, the cZar hopes TO preserve peace"
THE QUEEN TO RETURN HOME AT ONCE.
1t is reported that the queen will return to
England Immediately from AiN-les-Bains,
France, in view of the crisis in the relations be-
tween England and Russia.
SIXTY THOUSAND RESERVES TO BE CALLED
Sixty thousand men from the army reserves
and the whole militia will be called out. The
naval reserves will be used for home defense.
Gladstone Says Russia has Replied.
In the house of commons this afternoon Mr..
Gladstone said that a reply was received from
Russia last night. This stated that Russia had
already asked Ten. hOmarOU 10 explain MS
conduct in attacking the Afghans at Penjdeh.
Penjdeh not Occupied by the Russians.
Mr.. Gladstone added that the Russians do not
occupy Penjdeh.
Mr.. Gladstone added that Russia had not yet
received Gen. komarofrs explanation.
In regard to the question OF the present occu-
patton of Penjdeh, Mr.. Gladstone stated that he
had been In communication upon this subject
with Sir Edward Thornton. British ambassador
at st. Petersburg, and that the latter had in
formed him that the Russians do not occupy
Penjdeh, and have retired 10 the positions they
occupied before the battle with the Afghans.
Russia Trying. to BUY Fast English
Steamers.
LONDON, April 10.-Russian agents in Lon
don have visited the offices of a number OF
steamship companies and made heavy bids for
the purchase of their fast-gong vessels. The
extraordinary offers for steamers aroused the
suspicious of the officers of the companies, who.
upon inquiry, became convinced that If the
vessels were sold they would be used by the
Russian government for war purposes, and Sc
reported the facts to the British admiralty.
A dispatch from Glasgow says: The marine
insurance companies are demanding los. extra
to insure ships bound for San Francisco, and
Is. Cd. for those bound to Calcutta.
1t was stated at the foreign office this after.
noon that Russia had not yet replied to the de-
mand of England for a full explanation respect
ing the Russian attack on the Afghans on the
kushk river.
THE RUSSIAN WAR PARTY VERY BELLIGERENT.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 1O.-The morning
newspapers throughout Russia. with very few
between the Russians and Afghans on the kushk
river are very bellicOse in their utterances, and
charge the Earl of Dufferin, viceroy of India,
and Sir Peter Lumsden, the British commits
Sioner, with provoking the war. by advising the
Afghans to advance on Pul-i-khisti. which the
British officials knew was part of the Russian
territory. The Afghans, ,sthey say, also fully un-
derstOod that Pu-i-khisti was Russian terri
tory, and would never have attempted to ad-
vance their pickets to that point unless strongly
urged to do so by the British officials. The war
party fully endorse the assertions of these news
papers, and are very pugnacious over the
affair.
A RUSSIAN PAPER WHICH HOPES FOR PEACE.
The Journal de 81. Peferstourg says: Gen.
KomarofFs return within the lines after driving
off the Afghans, indicates that the Russian at
tack was caused by the hostile acts of the
Afghans. Thus the affair was only an acciden-
tai conflict, such as is very difficult TO avoid
when one considers the strained situation and
the close proximity OF the opposing parties.
The Journal, however. sees no reason for re-
garding a war between Russia and England as
inevitable, and expresses the hope that the battle
tiations now in progress with England for an
amicabe settlement of the perpleXing boun-
Diary question. The Journal is glad to hear that
the British officers who were al the scene of the
battle had reached Afghan territory in safety.
The English Ultimatum.
RUSSIA SAID TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN TWENTY
FOUR HOURS IN WHICH TO RECALL GEN.
KoMARoFF.
BosToN, April 10.-A private cable dispatch
received I'm this city from London says: 1T is
reported that the English ultimatum TO Russia
is twenty-four hours ia which to recall Gen.
komarof or go to war"