The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-16
THE FAT TN THE FIRE.
RUSSIA DECLINES TO ACCEPT The
PROPOSED AGREEMENT.
rhe sarikhs Also Put In a Word Against
the Proposed Frontier-Trial of Cum
ningham and Burton About
Conciuded-The Defense.

LONDON, May 10. The Globe publishes
he startling announcement that England
las demanded from Russia definite pledge
hat she will respect the new Afghan fron-
der, and that in any circumstances she shall
'enew her assurances concerning the IN
egrity Of Afghanistan, outside of the at
present Conceded Russian sphere The Globe
,lso asserts that Russia has refused to ac-
,ede to England's request, and that she goes
o the length of demanding further conces-
ions
LONDON, May l6.-Ths Standard states
that Russia has, it believes, definitely de-
.lined to sanction the proposals regarding
he Afghan frontier just submitted for APP
prevail by England. The Standard says;
ITO speak plainly, the draft of the agree
nent sent to St Petersburg for approval
S found to be wholly unacceptable
% the cars ministers. Though
lot formally rejected, it has been so thor
,ughly condemned in detail that practically
t has ceased to be an agreement. We are
back in February again, the situation being
only altered to our disadvantage
The Times Calcutta correspondent denies
that there has been a stoppage of military
preparations in India. He says all rumors
to that effect are untrue.
In the house. of commons Lord Edmund
Fitzmaurice, under secretary for foreign
affairs, stated that no reply had yet been re-
,eived to the agreement reached by Lord
Granville, Earl kimberly, and Baron de
Staal, and..which had been forwarded to st
Petersburg for the czar's approval Al
though pressed for more information, Lord
Fitzmaurice refused to make any further
statement.
PARIS, May l6.-A dispatch from St
Petersburg to The Journal deS Debates
states that Russia has entirely rejected the
British proposals. The same dispatch also
states that Russia will demand the right to
have an acknowledged Russian representa-
tive at Cabul, the capital Of Afghanstan.
French diplomats think the latter demand,
If made, will prove more serious than any
frontier question.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 16.-A dispatch
has been received at the war Office from
Gen. Komaroff, commander of the Russian
forces on the Afghan frontier, in which
ae states that the Sariks arc bit.
| terly opposed to the new frontier line, now
Under discussion by the Russian and En-
glish governments The general states that
the reason given by the Sariks for their OPP
position to the new frontier is that it gives
the best of the disputed lands to the AT
ghsns. Immediately on the receipt of this
dispatch a council was held and it was de-
cided to support the claims of the Sariks.
Further "pourparlers" with England over
this new hitch in the frontier arrangement
| are now in order.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 16-The principal
journals still advocate conterminous from
tier for England and Russia. The Moscow
| Gazette says that Russia's resoluts attitude
has brought the British cabinet to comics;
It's mistakes and to hasten to rectify them
The Novoe Vremya revives the discussion Of
the question of the Anglo Russian alliance
with Herat belonging to Russia.