Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-17

made by Russia" he said, Unjust he
greatly modified before even basis TOT
negotiations can be established between
the three nations concorncd-Russia
China aud Great Brilain.D
The inheritance OF this "aiiair Of out
posts" grows out OF the fact Of its being
recognized as ian open move among
many secret ones In the great game
that is being played between Russia,
England AMI China, with Eastern SUI
premacy ut stake"
In order to fully understand the ma
ture Of the conflict described above,
II Ia necessary 10 be familiar with cir.
cumstanccs preceding II. They are
revived by the World Ia connection
with the account given by that jour.
nal Of the capture Of Fort Chalt. The
notorious character Of the intrigues OF
Russia In the Pamir region was no
pronounced some time back that Col.
Durand, whose forces have Just had
the encounter with the tribesmen near
Gilgit, was summoned to 5lmla for a
conference with the Viccroy Of India.
This conference took place in October,
and as result Durand received orders,
based upon probable events, which au-
thorized him to extend the military
Rood from Gilgit to Chalt. This work
was begun rs soon as the Colonel re-
turned to his command. II Is consld-
cred possible by military men that the
present hostllitles originated in some
chance encounter between the tribes
men and the forces which were at work
building the road. Relnfofcements
have been pushed forward to Gilgit
ever since the Viceroy became con-
WINGED, In his conference with Durand,
that an outbreak could not long be
avertod. Their advance, however
has been hampored by the prevalence
Of snow.storms Of unusual severity.
The commencement OF tho difficulty
was In what will perhaps he remcm.
bered as the Younghusband incident,
which In thus described;
''La,o Midsummer a party OF Russians,
numbering clght officers sixty horsemon
and forty Infantry soldiers, made an ok
plorlng expedition towards Afghan
Chliral aud tho Chinese boundaries,
which all approach each other ON tho
Pamir. Capt. Younghusband, a British
officer, and probably British agent, was
thon ON q journey 10 Chinese Turkosian,
aud hearing OF tho presence Of the Rus
sian detachment In question he started
out to mco. Il. At Bozal Gumbak he met
u Russian advance post and sent word OF
IT. presence TO Gilgit, tho nearest British
Tort. The Russian party met by Capt.
YOunghusband consisted Of ton Cossack
infantry soldiers In charge OF supplies.
Five Russian officers, u surveyor and an
escort OF thirty mounted CossaclSs. no
learned, had gone forward In the dlrec-
ton OF Chltral. This last party soon after
returned to Bozsi Gumbaz and treated
Capt. Tounghusband very well. Tho OF
noo' ~ ''n'"'Ai"' "o"o'o'' "'o'u'ou 'ho
n,",S" o"'oor 'nH' i'uss" cl''iheu the
whole country up TO the Khore Bahat
Pass. This party. under Col. Yanon
'neu wont on 70 JOIN" HnsS'Ah advance
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No'one' iNi''', however, lhIorme ca
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certain passes "hich ne named tue
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ue'acniheh' OF ,ossaoks' uhder protest,
captain iouhghuao"nd agreed TO do as
sugges'sn ana rotlted TO laghdumbash
ralilr' whore no look precautions to SEQ
'hM mo russians did not move forward
on iiunha or senuar'nS 'otho kangnstis
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