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But Will Agree to the Appointment Of
Mixed Commission to Examine Into the
Facts as to the Battle at Penjdeh.
If England Will Accept These Condi.
tions, Peace May Be Preserved.
United States Troops Withdrawn from Pam
anna and the City in Possession Of the Reb-
els-Loss Of Life and Property Feared.
RUSSIA'S ANSWER.
No Concession as to the Boundary-A Com
mission on the Penjdeh Incident.


LONDON, April 27.-The ST. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph states that
the latest English proposals arrived there by
special courier on Friday. The Imperial Coun-
Gil met on Saturday, and decided to reply that
the Gear favored the maintenance of the Rus
sian demand in respect to the delimitation of the
frontier. The Council also resolved to inform
England that Russia would consent to the
appointment Of a special mixed commission
to examine into the facts in relation to the re
ports of General Komarof and Sir Peter Lums-
den, and to decide which of the reports is cor
rect. NJ. De Giers has advised that if England
refuses to accept these proposals. Baron De Staal,
the Russian ambassador be withdrawn and all
negotiations be broken off.
The Timess st. Petersburg dispatch says the
English proposals. through Baron Van Staal,
arrived Friday, and England therein proposes
to submit the Penjdeh affair to arbitra-
tion 1t is believed the proposals are
most reasonable and equitable, and show that
Mr.. Gladstone most earnestly desires peace, re-
gardless of public opinion. If these proposals
are rejected it will show that Russia is deter
mined upon war.
General Kcuropotkins urges an immediate ad-
vance upon Herat, and his proposal finds many
supporters. 1t is asserted in military circles that
fresh provocation by the Afghans may still pre-
vent General Komarof from obeying his orders
to avoid a collision.
The Moscow Gazette has an extremely peace
full article, dwelling upon the beneficial results
of harmonious cooperation between England
and Russia, which, it says would better serve
the interests Of both nations, than would re-
course to war. 1t urges the two governments to
cease brandishing swords. The Ameer, it re-
marks is alone among the Afghans in desiring
an alliance with England.
The London Observer in a special edition,
says it believes that Earl Granville, in a second
dispatch to St Petersburg reiterated his de-
Inand that military inquiry be held regarding
the Penjdeh battle the spot where the battle
was fought.
During the past month the Russian military
authorities have sent 10000 troops across the
Caspian sea from Baku. OF these 5000 landed
at Chikisar, and 4,O00 at Krasnovodsk. Two
thousand additional men were sent from Tur
kestan to Merv. Prior to the dispatch of these
reinforcements there were 5000 men stationed
in transcaspian territory. Merv is the nearest
poin to Afghanistan, where there is large
Russian force stationed, that garrison now num-
bering G,000
A report is current at Odessa that the Ameer
has already ceded Penjdeh and is negotiating
with Russia for the cession of Hcrat, in return
for several million roubles
The London Daily News says that notwith-.
standing the peace rumors, it believes that the
Anglo Russian situation is unchanged. 1t is
not likely, the News says, that Mr. Gladstone
will add anything new when moving the war
credit in the House of Commons.
A dispatch from Zimila says "If Russia takes
Herat India will send one division only to
Candahar reserving the remainder of the troops
for service elsewhere. The presence of an
army at Candahar would probably
encourage the Afghans to adopt guerilla war
fare in order to check Russias sending
flying column to the Helmund river.
The Indian army is in urgent need oi field guns.
The Duke Of Connaught will command divs-
ion of the Quetta force. number of Bengal
Reminders have offered the government eighty
lacs of rupees as war fund"