Show PEACE OR WAR alio jtb 0 eatn na Tn or clr somewhat lame for tar oo 00 loc on in Inel nl and THE PHASE 01 tle april 13 now an almost a unanimous of opinion that england has been twisted twitted twit ted by russia but iho chances ro just distinctly improved and UM most coolheaded observers believe able excuse for further peering Is dc royed the ground lor t ils bellat Is tho general conviction ho cabinet must regard general iffa dispatch regarding the tho ruthk and its antecedent as beang dussias Rus sias reply 1 0 rord Gran vellos donnaud lor an alno report of general attention in military and political circles abo imputation that instigated sti gated the afghans scouted by the politicians but ibo ot captain on this point Is anxiously vait cd sir has already described afshen movement to an act ot purely strategy but his dispatch was abased upon tho report ol 01 his staff captain vales end the detail ot the lat lars arc needed to abo to tho satisfaction ol 01 ex parta the however will bo forced to speak without waiting for detailed report of in already oid story from a detailed officer it Is expected mr gladstone will make a statement in the house ot commons to the and the that ahe premier will say in effect that the afghans provoked and deserved the thrashing they sot ibis will ol 01 course bo glossed 0 sympathy nud regret it may also bo accompanied by tho that rus dla has raade important concessions ces regarding southern limit ol 01 the debatable zone then the bulla will hive their innings on the stock exchange it is reported that tho bears netted by last thursdays panic and the bulls chopo ty recoup today to day or tomorrow to morrow the effect ol 01 general Kumar offs statement his been weakened by reports received by way ol 01 the austrian telegraph stations on abo russian that was occupied by colonel on the ad dinst llusala ex that komaroff Ko was obliged to occupy la order to stop the 0 iho district by tur comans and tho afghans hid threatened operations although the peace side ol 01 tho balance Is slowly rising iho executive departments arc relaxing couo 61 the visor 0 their preparations lor war the lull force ol 01 and artl say at woolwich arsenal has been worsted throughout this eccli day and heavy eca TM special object ot yesterdays overwork was tho arming ol 01 the trans atlantic vessels oregon nd america the professional fess ional and other critics ol 01 the admer lity have renewed their attack and land many chances to caia ai tse present arat loDi the latest charge Is that there scarcely a vessel la tho pet bicet that could steam miles at the rate ol 01 ten knots per hour without disabling her machinery the admiralty reply clial it is quite that their op would bo to tho samo distance at avo knots per hour without somo mishap it Is admitted that russia has anoro naval vessels ihan england but the reply is made that annually spends moro on her navy than russia docs on hers the natural corr being that kii vessels arc belter and arc better maintained than dussias Rus sias KOMA ST april 13 the iett government messenger published yesterday a telegram explaining the cause of the battle with iho afghans ou starch ou march this dispatch says the afghans encamped la force on abo russian bank ot keshk wishing to avoid a conflict fonaroff Ko paid no attention to them except to keep a watch upon their movements finding themselves unmolested the became moro aggressive as accessions to their numbers from almo to lime arrived and captured a position ou the bights driving back abo russian pickets who occupied it and advancing their own picket line komaroff thereupon requested abo afghan commander to withdraw to tho opposite bank 0 the river lie to comply with this request saying that ho was entirely upon the advice of british A second request couched in the most friendly terms wis but to this no an bacr was returned then hop lag to tho afghans by aiu ag movement advanced 1 part of his amy when iho opened alre 00 them abo then advanced in and mado short work of abo at gleans tho russian press unanimously declare that Komar offs explanation Is a reply to work at ibo imperial Is being pushed as rapidly as possible and a margly augmented force of Is employed nihl and day agurk echoff tho of moukhtar iasha in the last tark ish war it Is a ild proceed at once to merv to assume commard of the russian army advises advices from edca state that Is areat activity in 1 iut city this Is manifested not only by tho garrison but also by other troops numerous of Co chack ack aro re every d ty abo garrison at Is engaged night and day in bt coing the completion of works at that point aud the mills are worked at their full capacity in tho preparation of provision |