The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-10
,FGHAN FRONTIER.
r,r Over 1t Considered
Ma Inevitable.
u,r EFFECT ON COMMERCE.
.b1e Discuss ion of the Cause
o'. md Effect of the Russian
attack at Penjdeh.
pnssian and Afghan.

Messenger publishes tne ioiio%iHe 'Hl-
A@,s nc general Komaroff reports
nun. in consequence of hostile nantes
ln sns Nv the Afghans, he was COM
' ,Tod to attack them. The Afghans
pm. nosted upon both banks OF the
we're Rrshk in fortified positions. The
L rSt occurred on the 18th of last
Hsn 9Th The Afghan force, which con-
n2 tlS nj 1000 men, with eight guns
sslela ofeated, with the loss of 500, all
were e. s;Ilt two Standard banners and
the d tire fire camp outfit and all provisions
Il lsS enA fghanS were captured. The
O. u? loss was three subalterns and
hlS' .oIdiers killed, and twenty-nine
sounded, ,,.,o,co.oo,uo,,
o-6ff returned across the river to the
Ul oStions he had formerly occupied:
g. neral Komaroff also reports that
usn la british officers who had been eye
s C.no9ses but not participants in the
SVn.n. Sr appealed to the Russians
tsing5n2otect1on when they saw that the
~ iirBans were beaten, but unfortunately,
a. savs the convoy which he i'm
lnn'.5atelv dispatched to the relief of
.5ass officers was unable to Overtake the
' ,f,ban cavalry. which carried the Brit
~ away with them in their fight,
+ ToTpoy. April 9.-Baron de Stael,
russian ambassador, believes that the
6rbting in Afghanistan was even more
sSTious than has been reported in differ
o0f nress dispatches. NJ. LesSar, in an
;n ll today, said the Afghans
sanSed the fight through attacking a
number of Russian pickets and driving
them from their posts. Russians then
rqaliated, when a general engagement
ensued
Government believe General Sir Peter
Lumsden British Afghan boundary
commissioner, is at present at Herat,
which he will fortify and hold if neces-
ssry against the Russians. The ordi-
uarr defenses of Herat are reported to
he in good condition. 1t is stated that
the promised orders to have the Russian
advance stopped, which NJ. De Giers,
Russian foreign minister, gave assur-
anee he would send, were so managed
that they did not reach the head
quarters of General Komaroff, Russian
commander at the front, until after his
attack upon the Afghans.
The Indian Office has received no
official dispatches concerning the battle
between Russians and Afghans. Gen.
KOmarOf's dispatch published in the
Official Messenger has been telegraphed
10 each member of the British Cabinet.
The Telegraph published a fourth edi-
ton which was on the streets a little
before , o'clock this afternoon. This
states that the gravity of the news from
the Afghan border has not been in any
degree diminished by adyices received
By government. The telegraph wire to
AeSher has been cut for some days.
Inc Telegraph has dispatch from Ala
l2bad which states that General Ko-
narOf, after his victory, occupied
fe:nldeh, which has long beenheld by an
Afghan garrison. The Telegraph ex-
presses the fear that British officer
iel IN the rout at Penjdeh.
Toronto, Ont, April 9.-News of the
o2itle between Russians and Atghans
I'ealed great excitement here, and
newspaper bulletin boards are sur
leunded by groups of people. Old sol
lefS are preparing for active service in
eccGrdance with notice posted up last
week at the pension Office.
LONDON, April 9.-St. Petersburg mer-
SaalS have telegraphed their agents at
5alS not to consign goods to them via
@5 Baltic Sea in English vessels.
armament reassembled to-day after
le Easter recess. In the House of
su .ni Mr.. Gladstone confirmed the
@elhgence Of battle between the Rus
5 51ls and Afghans, and said: +" From
~ .sRormation which the government
IL received of the fight the Russians
5a!s apparently been guilty of an I'M
ii .S5 attack on the Afghans. Eng
1lu mas demanded from Russia full ex-
s sSasuons in regard to the affair" In
S SsII1uslon, he said that the government
F f-a received no information corrobora-
gu o,~ y! me report that the Russians had
WTTapled Penjdeh.
s. 'pba -S, April st is learned from
.Ipt!lIers6urg that the Ameer of At
i'm 3oru ,S..l plan of campaign in connec-
r or WIN WIN the English army in case of
TSo WIN Russia is about as follows:
in, -Alleer 5 troops are divided into
main, SUIpS darmie, one of which re-
bsro u Oabul, while the other three
RBs,;o ,aAeh up positions against the
rT5 ia Us The three corps embrace
sB, nv infantry. $500 Cavalry and 116
az se-s, These three corps d'armie stand
uS ,TfenI IN Herat, in Tochtapul and
n C atp,I Together with the troops
66S SUui, the Ameer has an army of
di yiSio neh' russia has modified two
ranSirZs, which have been sent to the
ingin t,SSSpIan. Indicative of the feel
A1ssniIraee caucasus, it is asserted that
Iurka,--' mans there are convinced that
This no.; sands on the side of Russia.
ion r I've IS the first positive informa-
hdirTICelYed here from those regions.
dis05g;o aoematc circles here there is much
"a 70 F,IoJJspecung the relations of Rus
1.-THE n aSa.id:: Fears are entertained
LOynoSS taking a grave turn.
Tina a., april ga dispatch to the
slates tba on Oulran, dated April Sd.
Reterf IS russians while making a
o1tpOstS VI cInalnlglng the position of their
laCEed p On the Afghan frontier. at
dove tba ehldeh on March BOTH and
The Afr f Alghans out of their position.
ssSala6ts Sr, Stubbornly resisted their
alAe Of H. Inc weather was wet at the
zzle-lored attack, which rendered the
Ess. Two ing guns Of the Afghans use
ssainst the T Pl panies held one position
sete an ill., russians until its defenders
y Na,anscf5uai; The Atghans retreated
'''s'lsas maJa IN perfect order. The