Show PROSPECTS OF PEACE The Czar Would Sincerely Deplore War Between Russia and England A Declaration Which is Gladly Receive by the English Cabinet lint England Cannot be Humiliated hy J Ceding Pemljeli l rcsi Opinions This Morning LONDON April 16 A letter to tin Times from Gueran says Sir Pete Lumsdeus withdrawal from the frontier would be the signal for the immediat < seizure of Herat by the Russians and would lose the support of the Afghans who even now suspect both the Amce and England of treachery BERLIN April 16The Frankfort Zci lung says Private telegrams from St Petersburg report that a revolt has broken out at Herat LONDON April Notwithstanding tin Posis rumor other papers here and on the continent including those published at St Petersburg all express the opinion that the prospects of peace are brighter The News says nothing has occurred to qualify the hopes of peace already expressed ex-pressed TIlE RUPTURE lOSSI lILY AVERTED The Standard says that even rumors in relation to the conditions of the settlement settle-ment are afloat and that the ambassadors ambassa-dors at London have uotified their respective re-spective governments that they eonsider the rupture averted THE CZAR TALKS OF PEACE LONDON April 1GTime Telegraph publishes pub-lishes a dispatch from Vienna which states that De Giers has telegraphed Baron De Staal at London as follows I am charged by the Czars personal command to request you to inform the English government that in the Czars opinion war would be most deplorable to both countries also that the Czar firmly hopes that a prompt and simple arrangement arrange-ment of the present difficulties may be established Staal telegraphed De Giers in reply that The English government govern-ment gladly accepted his communication communica-tion TIlE AFGHANS RETREAT TO HERAT ST PETERSBURG April 1GThe Official Messenger published this morning a tele which gram from General Komaroff states that the remnant of the Afghan detachment defeated in the Kushk river engagement fled to Herat Komaroff also states that the losses of the Afghans large y exceeded the first estimate Many perished as they struggled through the rough country on their retreat to Herat The weather was intensely cold and snow had been falling for twelve days The Afghans have burned the camp at Bal amurghab which Sir Peter Lumsden abandoned A provisional government is being organized at Pendjeh to prevent anarchy A Russian detachment remains re-mains at Dashkeprir The dispatch concludes con-cludes with the statement that there is no necessity for a forward movement at present RUSSIA SEEKING TO GAIN TIME LONDON April 16 Consols opened E5 but soon advanced to 95Jf VARNA April 1GThe impression here is that Russia is seeking to gain time only to complete preparations to march on I Herat and purchase in America a few more vessels There is no question among the Turks notwithstanding Glad stones coolness in the last war that in the event of a new war Turkey would become be-come the ally of England AN ADVANCE IN CONSOLS I LONDON April 161 p mConsols opened at 95 but soon advanced to 95Jf at which point they are now 2 p m Consols are nov 95Jf for both TIlE CESSION OF PENDJEH LONDON April 16 Lessar the special envoy of Russia in an interview today says Arrangements for the cession of Pendjeh to Russia had not yet been completed com-pleted but negotiations were proceeding favorably LONDON April 16Vith reference to the report that the government would cede Pendjeh to Russia the Standard says We could never bring ourselves to believe that the government even to preserve peace will enter into an arrangement arrange-ment to leave Russia in possession of territory ter-ritory unlawfully acquired adding fresh humiliation to the long list that England has already endured Active enlistment of volunteer reserves has commenced in India and is expected to reach over 50000 General Sederholm chief engineer of the troops of Finland has been summoned sum-moned to St Petersburg |