The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-04

Russia Withdrawing ler TroOps ironi
Turkey ANA ReorIi,ing for "a nome
htrugEIe-Ihe Turkish soldiers IA.
VorabIe 90 an Alliance with English
Troops,
LONDON, May 3, The Russians are
violating tho bulair lines OF demaTca.
llon, The Ihessaly revolution issub'
siding. The Crete continues warlike,
A special 10 the standard from Hell.
grade reports ght between the Servl-
aus and Bashl Baaoukr, near priatian.
Loss on both sides heavy.
Mr.. Cross Ia nj home. The secre.
tary, speaking again TT Preston, re-.
peatedly and energe,cally repudlRted
that the government was bent on war
but he said they were determined to
be prepared for all possible clrcumN
stances.
An ultimatum 10 the porto Ia not
now imminent from Russia. The
bear In looking before he climbs.
The Impression prevails AT Berlin
aud Vienna that England's pour'par.
tic only intended 10 give Turkey aud
England time for concentrating Turk.
ish troops on the Danube, Russia h
evidently ~ ithdrawlng her troops and
recruiting for u home struggle.
Yesterdays Bank OF England state
ment IL regarded az definitely uniavor
able, the proportion OF reserve TO liza.
billtles having descended to M extra
ordinary low figure. The bank ought,
according to old rules, raise lts rate OF
discount. lts reasons for not doing 80
ARE CHIEFLY ascribed to tho fact that
money Withdrawn from II Is wholly lor
internal requirements,
This mornings Fiuancier says that
should there be AN active foreign de
sire OF gold the banks maximum rate
of discount might be expected to leap
TO five per cent, In n week. The rate
is now three per cent.
There il n remarkable absence of
news respecting the progress Of nego'
tiations between England aud Russia,
but the latest impressions are more
hopeful.
The Central News says tho stoam-
ship Cambria was chartered on the
2lth of March last 10y the Russian adj
miralty for one year, TO serve exclu.
sively as n transport. The amount
paid was l4S,0O0 pounds. The value OF
the vessel Is secured to the owners 10y
Messrs. Mendelsohn, Berlin bankers.
Her principle work will be- to supply
provisions and munitions of war to
the Russian fleet in the Pacific. Her
present destination, after taking aboard
war material contracted for In Ameri-
ca, is north OF japan.
Russia Ia believed to have secured
Austrian neutrality. Her military sit
ua,ion in Turkey IL not regarded ms
exceedingly critical.
The Turkish soldiers are reported to
be more favorable than ever for an al-
lance with English troops than Il
month ago, when Russian influence
seemed to he on the point OF carrying
everything before 1t, but now the porte
seems more iutractsble thar ever,
and the Turkish army is 80 strong that
the threats OF the Russians have little
effect.
The Turks have entrenched positions
and are scarcely inferior, in mum bers,
to what the Muscovites can mass, 30
bnaJ NOV only Gan tueiS NO nv fueSVi"h
of surprise, but even most serious at
tack might be resisted, sufficiently
long, at any rate, until help could
come from elsewhere. 1t is not there's
fore considered likely that they will
accede to the evacuation of Varna,
Shumla and Batoum, not even to get
the Russians away from the neighborh
h0nI Of EOuatuDtiuODIp
General rodleben therefore will have
to display considerable diplomatic tai
ent in the attempt to overcome all the
while the conciliating dis
position in st. Petersburg must be
strong not to be worn out by the tens
porizing policy which links the feeling
and strength of their position, and will
doubtless use it with their we'll known
consummate skill.