The Portland daily press., 1885-04-23
Cabul by the Bamian Pass, as well as to carry
on operations by the Murghab river.

Cabul by the Bamian Pass, as well as to carry
on operations by the Murghab river.
BOMBAY, April 22.-The Quetta garrison has
Deen permanently increased to the strength OF
full division, and has been placed under the
command of the General of the Bengal army.
The detences Of all the Indian harbors have
been completed.
blad states that Sweden has determined to
remain neutral in the event of war between
England and Russia, and will prevent Eng
land establishing a coaling station on the
island of Gottland.
The King OF Sweden, who has been making
q tour of Europe, has started upon his return
to his own country. There is great activity
both at the Russian army and navy depote. A
new ironclad will soon be launched at Abo.
LONDON, April 22.-The Press Association
assertes it is enabled to state that farther COM
munications have been received from st.
Petersburg to the effect that the Russian gsv-
ernment has refused to hold farther inquiry in
regard to Komaroff's report Of the engagement
of war. 1t is the opinion, therefore, in English
and Russian diplomatic circles that peace can
not be maintained.
LONDON, April 22.-The Russian reply to
the communication sent to M. De Giers,
through Sir Edward Thornton yesterday, after
the receipt Of Sir Peter Lumsdens supple
mentsry report Of the battle of March 80, has
Just been received. M. De Giers replies curtly
gu1b Ihusbla u6Ctlu6e TO 6nt6r on any 1urIn0r
discussion of the Penjdeh incident.
ODESSA, April 22.-English merchants here
are closing out their business and preparing to
leave the country. The excitement is incroas-
ing and funds are falling.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 22.-The government
has asked Norway and Sweden whether the
Belt and Sound will be closed to British ships
in the event of of war. Military hospitals are
being built at Askabad, Merv and Sarrakhs.
Aou3I n;,,v,, fnr, onrfx
insurance at Lloyds has been advanced from
five to fifteen shillings.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 22.-Ice in the Neva
has broken and it is expected that navigation
will be open at Cronstadt within ten days In
consequence OF this the war cloud i5 daily be-
coming darker.
LONDON, April 22-The Standards cores
pondent at Paris learns that the United States
government has intimated that If war breaks
out between England and Russia the United
States will not allow Russia to buy ships or
arm privateers in American harbors to prey on
British commerce.
Comments of the Newspapers.
LONDON, April 22.-The Telegraph says that
il Gladstone is obliged to break off the nego-
tiations with Russia, the country will uphold
his policy as that OF statesman whose charac-
ter is itself a guarantee that every honorable
resource of reason and good will was exhausted
before the sword was drawn.
The Times, in an editorial on the Anglo
Russian situation, says:
"The real danger does not arise from what
has already been DONE The danger is that
the spectacle of feeble diplomacy, irresolute
action, and inability to formulate clear and
ineligible policy, may prove too strong
temptation TO the forward school of Russia
and lead to further and more daring provoca-
tions."
The morning papers, by common consent,
refrain from stringent criticism upon the Rus
sian duplicity revealed by General Lumsden's g
report, for fear of hampering the government
IN the pending negotiations with Russia. The
Standard believes that the British govern
ment's latest despatch to the Russian govern
ment repeats the demand that Russia disavow
General Komaroff's conduct at Penjdeh.
The Standard, in an editorial, says that Mr..
Gladstone's statement was satisfactory as far as
IL showed that he is alive to the gravity and
magnitude of the peril, but that the govern
nent still has to prove that it has framed
clear policy, and has the energy, frmness and
unity of purpose to prosecute it to a successful
issue.
LONDON, April 22.-The Daily News says
there is reason to believe that Russia declines
to make fnrther inquiry concerning the PeDj-
Deb incident The News also says negotiations
with Turkey tend towards satisfactory ar
rangement in the event of war, and that it is
reliably reported that England is negotiating
with the Italian government for the occupancy
OF portion of Egypt by Italy.