Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-01
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EUROPEAN WAR SIGNS.
England Pushing Preparations,
Russians Fortifying in Turkey.
THE EUROPEAN WAR CLOUD.
ENGLISH Cabinet Chauges-


lTg Post both reiterate the statement that
Lord Salisbury has succeeded Lord Derby as
secretary OF state for the foreign department.
The of1lclal announcement is proable today.
The Post also repeats the report that Right
Hon. Claiborne Hardy, now secretary of stale
for war, is to be raised to the peerage and will
for India and president of the council of India,
and that Hon. Frederick Arthur Stanley.
financial secretary of the treasury, will succeed
Mr.. Hardy in the war office.
The Russians FOrtifyf ing Outside OF
COHStantinOple.
Reuters telegram company have the follow
ing dispatch:
"CoNsTANTINoPE. March 81. IL p.m.-The
Grand Duke Nicholas had an interview of two
hours duration with the Sultan on Saturday.
NJ Onon. the Russian dragOman. was the only
other person present. The Russians are forti-
lying the lines of Chatalja and erecting en-
uenchmentS at all Strategical points. OSman.
Fu&d, and Reouf Pashas have gone To the
TURKISH camp at MOS!ak. MOukhtar PaSha
, mas been pee appointed chief of the general staff,
and Osman Pasha commandant of CONSTANT
nople The Russian admiral Popof has ar
rived here
War Risks at LIoyd.s
LONDON April AT Lloyd's. on saturday
war assurances were five shillings per hundred
pounds on British hullS and cargOeS. ten to
twenty shillingS on Black sea risks, which are
regarded with great diSfavOr, and half TO one
per cent. on Russian hullS.
Russian Bankruptcy PrOphesied.
The Money Market Rertelc (weekly paper)
directs attention TO the fact that Russian ex-
change has fallen II per cent. during the past
week. and that the rOu6le is now quoted at
2l34 to p pence, depreciation of about IL per
cent. from par-3Il2. The Money Market Re-
rier concludes that it is morally certain that
war would be Immediately followed by Rus
sian bankruptcy and an entire suspension of
payments on the debt.
More War Sfraws.
The Times in its column of =" Naval and Mil
ltary Intelligence, says: The admiralty
have made an urgent requiSition on contrac-
tors who are manufacturing large number
of picks and shoves at Wolverhampton. and
demanded to know when they will be ready.
Recruiting offices are experiencing an i'll
crease OF business, and the men coming hare
OF superior class.
ItaIy's Policy.
The Times Rome correspondent telegraphs
as follows: Count Corti, foreign minister
has promised the chamber of deputies to eX-
plain the governments eastern policy on the
Sth instant. SO far as he may feel inclined to
explain, he will undoubtedly say that OBJ
servant inacti0n and neutrality are ineXOrably
Italy policy. She may be alarmed at Russia 5
colossal growth in the east, but home compli-
cations and the necessity OF keeping on good
terms with Germany and Austria will Keep
her quiet.
Down Oh Derby.
\ st. Petersburg dispatch to the Times
states (thereln cOntradicting Semi-Ofticial ut
terances) that Lord DerbyS resignation of the
foreign office was a complete surprise and
ceS. Lord Derby, says the dispatch. is re
preached for having misled Russia and Eng
land 10y going as far as he did in a direction
which he disapprOved.
Hopes for Peace.
The Egyptian contingent from Narna is Ell
camped at Unkiar SkeleSSi, a village of Asia
Minor, on the BoSphorus eight miles north u
Constantinople. 1t is believed i'm military cir
cleS that Russia and Turkey have arrived a
an understanding, but there is no visible indi
cation of this: 1t is still hoped that peace viii
be maintained.
May Want Her Horses.
The Times Berlin dispatch says" The
decree prohibiting the expectation of horse:
from Germany, which was to have been can
celled on the lst of. April, remains in force
until further notice.
In Parliament To-day.
LONDON. April /, p. MIN the House OF
Commons this afternoon it was announced
that Lord Salisbury had been appointed for
elgn secretary. The Queens message for the
calling out the reserves was read by the
Speaker.