The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-30

drassy 10 pressing for an immediate com.
promise Of the long pending controversy
between the two States, because the con-
dition Of foreign affairs demands an
energetic policy which the intestine quar-
rels would hinder.
CONTRACTING REPORTS.
Many conflicting reports are current
about the measures Of precaution Aus
tria will take, but none are authoritative
It Is said that Servian activity Is being
excited by Russia 10 divert the Austrian
forces, as servia's only further e1pecta'
tion Of profit must lie in the direction ol
Bosnia, where Austria could not permit
her 10 20.
A Vienna dispatch says: Whatever
measures Of precaution the government
may have resolved upon, Russia Is not q
party to them. They have Germany's
sanction, possibly they were suggested
from Berlin, but Austria is still free N
to her future movements.
II is worthy Of notice that the best In
formed and most Trustworthy and careful
OF all special contributors to the London
press, in discussing the position at con-
siderable length, have not 4 word 10 say
about the attitude Of Austria, q fair in
dication that no decision has been reach
ed at Vienna.
THE SECOND ARMY CORPS.
General Sir Alfred Hastings Horsford
has been selected as commander OF the
second army corps. Considerable pro-
portion Of the first army corps Ia likely
10 bs dispatched to Malta in the course
Of the coming week, including portion
Of the guards. Many thousand stand Of
heavy rifles are being removed from the
racks in the Tower Of London, presum-
ably for the equipment Of the reserves.
There ia great activity at Portsmouth in
preparing fittings for the conversion Of
merchant ships into armed cruisers. One
manufacturing firm has received from
the admiralty an order for more than 100
wire torpedo nets for the protection Of
ships from the attacks Of tofpedoes. All
the nets are to be delivered during May.
Immense quantities Of shot and shell are
being issued from the Wollwich arsenal
in ali directions. The first Indian expe-
dictionary force will embark from Bonn.
bay. The second division will leave to-
day, consisting Of two batteries Of Royal
artillery; 18th and 3lst regiments, the %
Gorkas and two companies OF Sappers
and Miners. The ID will embark as 90 on
after as possible; Il will consist OF the 9th
cavalry, 1st Bombay lancers, 9th and 10th
Bombay infantry and two companies Of
sappers and Miners.
The shipping arrangements comprise
the steamers with an aggregate tonnage
Of II, $50 tons and sailing vessels OF 2l,.
146 aggregate tonnage. The latter will
be towed by steamers. Water will be
provided for thirty and coal for twenty
six days at the Bombay dock yard. The
work 10 being prosecuted day and night
in fitting ships for troops and horses,
As an experiment Of State policy, the
dispatch Of native troops to Europe
has proved successful bey yond all hopes oI
the most ardent advocates Of the measure
The native soldiers appear completely
captivated by the prospect Of being en-
gagged In the military service in Europe,
they are volunteering to cross the seas
with enthusiasm which has surprised
even those who know them best, they
are pressing forward in whole regiments
at 4 time. Troops who volunteered from
Burmah, only six days ago, and who
were three years In that country are said
to be delighted by the thought that they
are going to some place near England tc
fight the Russians. In one regiment
every man has signed q petition that he
may be sent with the expedition 10 Eu
rope.
An UNHEALTHY LOOK FOB ENGLAND.
LONDON, April 29.-Rumor comes from
Vienna that Count Won Moltke, the well
known German strategist, who is visiting
Copenhagen, IL commissioned 10 negotiate
q league between Denmark, Russia and
Germany for closing the Baltic. Thil
rumor Is probably based on q statemen,
in the North German Gazette, Of the 23d
that Il would not conceal the opinion tha
the despatch Of the British feet TO thu
Baltic, where many neutral interes
may be affected, would render the situa
tion immeasurably more complicated.
WILLING TO Jon THE ARMY.
Thirty officers and 800 men yesterday
siRnitied their willingness to Join thl
force, and many were enrolled to-day
The total number Of volunteers 90 far 1
about $4,000.
UNCERTAIN RuMoRs.
Vienna newspapers report that the en-
try Of Austrian troops into Bosnia ant
HerIegoyiniA is imminent. This an
nouncement, however, is believed 10 b,
founded on mere conjecture, as nothing
definite has been settled.
A Vienna political correspondent hal
q letter from London stating that thl
British Government still considers II pos
sible that Russia may appreciate 10 thl
full extent Epgland's earneGtness. In thl
contrary case England will take into hel
own hands al her own risk the rectificA'
ton Of Russias work 10 the Balkans, tht
Peninsula and on the AsiAtic coast Of thl
Black Sea. Il Is poSsible that beior'
embArking In this course England vii
summon conference in London.
EsoLAHD STANDS uPoN PRIHcIPLx.
aathorlo Hardy, Secretary for India