The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-02


through Merv and Chariui 20 bamarkann m'snt
be reckoned In months The commerc'h gan
N Russia consequent on the acquisition OF MerN
In no less important than The strateglcaI' LOT
new markets have been opened Tor the nnte-
change Of European and Aslatlc ,oinmoul'e~'
and by this means a great impetus ms p'e"
given to the central Asian cotton trade
Immediately after the annexation OF Me
q new man was prepared by Rhssln' VI WIN"
she tool advantage OF Il certain 'aeueuo,'
Of definition "a 10 desert lana 'so-oaIe' u"
the Anglo-Russian agreement OF NO. Wy
which tho frontier had to this Tim" peen w
limited to extend her boundary sou'hWaro III
response 10 repeated inquiries on voc pa,, ",
Great Britain It was arranged hat "a boundary
commission should meet ~ Sdrakhs III ocVooe''
1884. Various expedieats. however were re-
sorted to by Russia in order to gain time ana,
meanwhile, she occupied numerous poh'S VI
vantage. In January. 1885. she her-en pro
posed a frontier line which would ihure Rrcuu,
TO her benefit. aid which pracucaliS mean'
that Great Britain should agree "''non' "n,
investigation to n Russian appropr'a'u" VI
PenJdeh and neighborinG ulStrlcp hlunei.o
considered a. parts oil hlshhhiS,an, ~
proposal was, or course, regec'eu ny 'he o''uN"
G0Vernment' ~hlch' however ulaue a INV
proposal IN which consluerhoie 'ono
were onered 10 hussla' fhslahu eutke,''
did not meet win the approval 'he nu7a
who no longer endeavored 10 cohoea, NV ia''
mat ther m'en'oh was 10 o''uP' a" Wv ~,
portant points on 'he way W he,"' "
brltish Government theIeupo" ""uo o
approximation on inc suuJec,' ~ -"%s
that the RUSSIAN troops shou'u oo -
from certain outlying po9'"o"o ~
ALREADY heiu ana lna' nv i"'"e -
ehouIu oe "aue' Tue nu' uJ. -.
eVacuaoe any poN'ions a'eau' " ~
session. but aereed 10 'he seoo"u n" " N
demand' Inc promise wa a.
RUINED ana ATTEMPTS WIZ !. .,ni,Iaa
points 10 provoke 'ne A'khan' -
lhereupoh a ueSpA'ch Iecel'eu - g.na
the nr'usn 'oFetnnnen' a. .-il.. c.
uohH OH ue suoyoI" o,,ooL
ernmeht cannot aoF@e ~ N 49,,
the russian troops ~ o'uei - ~, 49,
iIofn ,ne poe'"Oo wv no, ~.
siaJeS'' ,.""ss hontd .rh-
iur.hel aur Wv " Wv ha rosistsd
!e'' " u,"""'
u ." z,o,. mn ,ho, n
u - -. La,w..n ,Aa pu.-
VI ~. pirar yur,bah
Wv e"I nnsstsn a,,ooL - psnideb
" ~...l .a..assIor of,.r
a Courageous resistance on the part Of the
Afghan defenders, who suffered heavy loss.
PenJdeh having succumbed. the Russians pro-
ceeded to establish a temporary administra-
ton. which was to include also the surround
districts. Thereupon England awoke to
the fact that Il was time to interfere and. &C
cordlngly, preparations we're made for war.
After a certain term Of suspense. however.
the threatened collision was averted by the
Cars agreeing to submit the matter to arbi-
tration; and. finally, a frontier line was agreed
upon which. with the exception that Penjdeh
was exchanged for Zulfkar, was practically
the same as that proposed by the Russians
in January, 1885. and at that time rejected by
the Gladstone Ministry. Even after this sup
numerous compllcations ensued, and IL was
only with the utmost difficulty that a new ooain-
diary on the northwest OF Afshahls~h was
arrived at.
This matter being arranged, Tor the time
being at any rate, Russia proceeded TO see
what could be done In the Pamirs, where also
the boundary line was but vaguely defined
H.. ,t-u. 1890. nnwIotxr Uaa Cattaad In England