The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-31
GETTING READY.
War Between England and Rus
STA Almost Certain.
10th Nations Gss'ing Ready for tn"
Fray

(st Louis Republican Cable Special
LONDON, March 80, 8 u. m.-Englands
blood Is up. and unless Russia humiliates
herself to an unheard-of degree nothing
can avert war. II has been shown In
these dispatches that war wa merely a
question of time, though the
PREVALENT IMPRESSION
hitherto has been that England intended
delaying decisive action tor several
months In the hope Of exhausting Rus
sia's finances In the meantime. But the
failure OF the negotiations for the con.
gress. owing to the unexpected firmness
of Russia, has precipltated warlike
movements on Englsnd's part. Orders
have been sent to the British admiral
command .ng the Mediterranean fleet
in the sea of MarmOra to patrol
the
DARDANELLEs AND B0sPHoRoUs
with or without Turkish consent, and
to use such pressure in unison with the
British minister ut Constantinople MS 10
force the porte " resist the demands
and encroachments OF the Russian grand
duke. SHOULD Turkey ac1uiesce lt ia
hoped TO he able to keep the Russians
aud Bosphorous until
ENGLISH TROOPS
can arrive from Malta and England Ali
arrangements for embarklng $1,000 men
AL Chatham, Portsmouth, auu plymouth
have been completed aud within fifteen
DAYS they can be diseubai he'd at Galli>
poll. There are also l2,OOO men at
Malta ready tor active service, not in-
Guiding the men that
CAN BE SPARED
from the fleet. There is very high auth>
GRITTY Tor saying that England will Inn.
mediately act exactly Us il war we've Ger
tain within the coIiug month without
regard to Russia action. Then il Russ
sla by any possibility should back down
WAR WILL BE AVERIED.
but II, rs is most probable, Russia replies
TO England's rneanaces by equally vigOr-
Gus measures, it may be expected that
two weeks will hardly eIapse ere the
first hostile guns are fired. AS Tor Tur-
key, her rights or wishes will be
absolutely unheeded by the English.
She will be gladly
ACCEPTED AS AN ALLIE
but she will have no liberty vi aciiOn, and
whether she sides with England or Russ
STA, her fate will be equally certain. Ii is
probable that Germany will induce Aus>
tria to take large slice Oi turkey i'll r0>
turn tor remaining neutral as regards
and Russia, and In that event
there is less reason 10 lear II
GENERAL EuROPEAN WAR
than il Austria should become involved.
That war is certain is ieregone conclu>
sion here among all classes. 1t is USE
less TO recapitulate all tbs warlike pre-
parations in progress, but 1t may give
some idea OF their magnitude to know
that there are eighteen powerful IRON
clads
PREPARING FOR SEA
in English doek'yards, most of which
will be ready tor service in April. Several
private steamers have been purchased tor
use as troop-ships during the last two
lays and they are ordered to be ready
for sea in ten DAYS. AS evidence OF
POPULAR FEELING
10 the probability OF war the price OF
fresh meat has risen two pence per
pound since yesterday morning, and
other necessaries OF lite have also risen In
price. This is doubtless partly due 10
the terrible storm which swept oyer
England yesterday threatening immense
damage to crops. rhe outlook here is
regarded as of
THE GLooMIEsT DESCRIPTION,
,ut there Is no doubt that majority Of
he nation are anxious for war. Lord
Salisbury will succeed Lord Derby as
oreign minister. The queens message
iii IN raad in norIiam.nt nm Mopa.u