The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-29
Russia and England.
RUSSIA PROTECTING HER CASPIAN TER
RITOEY

Baker, on the Caspian Sea, and has la.
struoted the governor Of the Caucasus
To 90 10 81. Petersburg for consultation.
PURCHASING OUR FAST STEAMERS.
The steamship Arizona has been taken
by the government with the option of
purchase. Tho America is to be filled
with guns, but for the present will re-
main AT the disposal Of her owners.
The government Is expected to secure
the steamships Oregon aud Alaska,
These measures have been taken be-
cause Russia has made oVertures to
English steamship companies for the
! purchase of fast steamers.
WHAT THE ISSUE is.
The DAILY News says tho statement In
the Globe yesterday that Granville had
proposed to Russia that both Afghans
and Russians should retire from the dis
pnted territory while negotiations were
m progress IL untrue. The News saws
there are no specific points now at issne
IN regard TO the advance of out posts.
The question now Is whether Russia
Is willing 10 submit tho frontier question
TO tue decision of n Joint commission.
TONE OF riE "TIMEs."
The Times concurs with the News In
the impression that Granville's disposal
OF The Russian matters Is disingenu-
GUS pea for Afghan occupation of
Penjdeh, and justified Russia In adyan-
cling upon the debatable point. The
question OF peace or war rests more
with Russia than with England. TO de-
sert the ameer would be 10 make Rus
STA present OF his alliance, and TO be
hereafter compelled 20 dght both. The
Times sincerely regrets Russia's move
ments, which daily increase the chances
OF a rupture. The immediate necessity
OF the movement IL that Russia shall
understand that England is thoroughly
In earnest.
TheTimes' Paris correspondent writes
that Paris people are alarmed ut the idea
OF war, which they know would be dis.
astrous 10 loan, which they
only be possible at ruinous rates.
The Russians In Paris admit that Eng
land cannot recede, while with Russia II
Is only a question of ambition. All the
powers have instructed their ambassa-
dors Mt 81. Petersburg aud London TO
urge moderation and mutual conces-
sions. The am bassadors state that Rus
sia nd England are really anxious for
tho preservation OF peace.
The request for roinforcements by
) Lord Duilerin, viceroy OF India, states
4 that II war be declared India requires %
. regiments of infantry, three regiments
D of cavalry, two batteries OF told nrtil.
lery aud Is batteries OF horse artillery,
- 10 dispatched 10 India forthwith.
The mObliziug committee aud trans
/ port d. partment are busily engaged In
! arranging to collect and forward these
troops. Orders have boon sent To the
. Mediterranean stations W have all mag
szines overEauled and SEQ that the anu
muuition on hand is up to the normal
standard and quality and prepare all
gunboats and torpedo vessels a. the sta
lions for sea.
AT PORTSMOUTH.
, At Portsmouth ali ships belonging to
tho first naval resource, including iOur
+ irOn-clads, with all the gun-boats and
turpedo-boats, have been ordered into
immef tate readiness TO bo placed i'm
commission.
a BuRLEsQUE.
There IN marked lull in the war
scare. In fact, among the very sober
minded there IL no war scare AT all.
Some OF the most fiery iingots, even,
are beginning TO ask them.
solves what grounds they have had
for all the alarm OF tho past
week. The first announcement OF the
queens summons calling out the army
reserves and the militia almost created
panic. IL aroused the national pug
nacity tho oul b y. II made tio very
! frightened Englishmon ready to fight
right away. The pugnacity IL still up,
! but there Is a growing belief thSt IL IL
, up for nothing. Tue blood thirst Is be.
d. ing Stacked with the coldest kind of wa
ter. After putting everybody in lever
, heat OF excitement by springing with
out notice the call Tor the io,oryes, the
, ministry are now apparently attempting
~ minimize the import Of hor majesty
/ message by delaying 10 state what
number of militia and reserves are Il
. ba accepted and put under arms. Every
: effort has been made TO draw the gov
: ernment out on this point. but 80 far
! witho Z success, hat the ministers have
y allowed roDorts to bo circu ated To the
. effect that no more than 5000 are
wanted. These reports have emanated
from such good authority, and
: have been 80 persistently circuls'
= ted, that II is now generally
q believed that so far, to use an Americas
a expression, "the thing has petored OUT
| TN outy-iive thousand men are Just
D about enough To dill the vacancies In the
D muster rolls caused by the recent drafts
} iOr Egg p,lan and Mediterranean sta
r lions. Some people think there never
4 was any danger OF an actual conflict
]. with Russia, aud that the gov
v ernment was even trying 10 oh
, tain glory aud credit with
: the people for having Int Undated Rus
y sit Tor An act which was admitted 10 be
O enormously magniiiad In the popular
r conception, hut which was really q
a matter sf course aud practically insig
J. nihcant. Gladstone has rOpllod to tn,
i most pressing requests for information
= ~ To the true import of the queen
y sum mons, by saying the goVernmen
% had decided TO postpone all statement
,. upnu that subject until after Faster
n This reply was accompanied by tn,
q stalement lhst the government hope,
q IT would bo ahlo, during tho interval, Il
n reach some arrangement with Russia
{ Taken either NJ stAi iosmanship or mum
I; bug, the premiet's evasion must bl
Il considered a clevor piece of work of IL
o kind.
!. STUDYING TuE LIsTs.
i Lists Of all the men available for scr
d vice IN the army reserves and militil
% have b'eu called for. Tho dOrk-yar,
/. departments have been Officially notlhe,
IS to hold themselves IN readiness to sup
ply extra stores Tor military and nava
service.
n ALLEoEp nuonrARs.
" The Army and Navy Gazotte blame
X tho minor news agencies for fomontnl
Is war runors. IL charges them witt
n having circulated yarns about tho nj
II legged hurried calling OF ships, In whlot
% storiesvery ol,en,ships actually on dut,
n In foreign stations have figured; tha
v military girrisuus IN Ireland were 10 b
.e maintained In their full strength, AM
II my bo increased from the reserves.
)i 1iIn IRISH AkD RUSSIANS.
Agents OF Irish organizations hay
r. approached the Russian embassy Il
IL PARIS with oilers Of assistanc
+ In case war occurs between
% Russia and ENGLAND. Thps
10 agents propose TO fomcnt arising In Ir,