The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-04-30

Russian Easter in the capital. The
present uncertainty il SO unbearable
that the report was received frs: as
relief Peace or war. England has
come TO be Indifferent, but something
definite is wanted. The government
regards q sudden outbreak a. possible.
Ali preparations are now being made
in view of an emergency. The fitting
out OF a feet for the Baltic is the Eng
lish answer TO the Russian subscriptions
for cruisers. and the tremendous efforts
Of Russia to get together powerful
feet. Russia takes every opportunity
70 introduce America into her menaces.
They say they are purchasing war ships
and having steamers constructed for
war purposes in American ports. \
Russian American expedition to ex-
anime the Suez canal is put forward by
Russian diplomats to annoy England;
but the day for small manoeuvers is
past.
LONDON, 29.-The Manchester Guar
dian says the struggle in the cotton
trade continues, but the prospect for q
settlement appears somewhat less re-
mote. Operatives still press for an OPP
portunity of submitting their case to
arbitration. Masters have firmly de-
clined SO far to place their case before
srbitrators.
General Sir Alfred Hastings Horsford
has been selected as commander of the
second army corps. A considerable
pro. ortion of the first army corps is
likely to:be dispatched TO Malta IN the
course OF the coming week, including
portion Of the Guards.
Many thousand stand of the Martini
Henry rifles are being removed from
racks in the tower of London for the
equipment of reserves.
There is great activity at Portsmouth
in preparing fittings for converting
merchant ships into armed cruisers. A
manufacturing firm has received from
the Admiralty an order for more than
one hundred wire torpedo nets for the
protection Of ships from attacks Of tor
pedoes. All the nets are to be delivered
during May.
Immense quantities of shot and she'll
are being issued from Woolwich Arsenal
in all directions.
The first Indian expeditionary force
will embark from Bombay. Two divis-
ions will leave to- day, consisting of two
batteries of royal artillery-the 18th
and 3lst regiments. second goorkhas.
and two companies of sappers and min
ers. The second will embark as soon
as possible. 1t will consist of the Ninth
Cavalry, First Bombay Lanccrs. Ninth
and Twenty sixth Bombay Infantry,
and two companies of sappers and
miners.
LONDON, April 29.-News from the
various capitals is very conflicting. A
Berne dispatch contradicts the state
ment that Italy has asked England to
state her views, and a Berlin dispatch
reaffirms it, and says the question is
now being repeated.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says Bis.
marck has ceased mediating, while re-
ports from Vienna and Berlin state the
opposite positively.
1t is impossible to determine what is
the foundation for the repeated decla-
ration that Austria is about to occupy
Bosnia. Austrian and Hungarian Min.
listers are in council at Vienna. 1t is
stated that Count Andrassy is pressing
for compromise of the controversy.
A Vienna dispatch says whatever
measures of precaution the Government
may have resolved upon, Russia is not
a party to them. Austria is still free
as to her future movements.