Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-26
THE OUTLOOK FOR WAR.
BRITAIN'S EYE ON THE RUSSO
TURKISH ALLIANCE.

Demands Made That Russia Commence
Immediately the DeIineatiOn of the
Boundary Line-2O, 900 More of the
Czar's Troops Said to be on the Ad-
Vance-The Ameer Looking for Gold.
LONDON, March 25.-Earl Granville,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to-
day sent for Musurus Pasha, the Turkish
Ambassador, and Hassan Fehmi Pasha,
special Envoy of the Sultan, and had a
special interview with them. 1t is ru-
mOred that the interview was owing to
the report from Constantinople of Russo
Turkish alliance against England.
Some excitement prevailed here to-day
over reports from Constantinople to the
effect that the Porte has asked the advice
of Prince Bismarck in regard to a Turco-
Russian alliance against England.
The tension between Russia and Eng
land over the Afghan frontier question
has increased. The stock market is
excited. British consols are one-half and
Russian securities per cent. lower than
at the close OF the market last evening.
IMMEDIATE DELINEATIoN DEMANDED.
The Cabinet held a special session this
afternoon on the Afghan difficulty. 1t
was resolved to firmly demand of
Russia that she commence forthwith
the work of delineating the Afghan
frontier IN accordance with the under
standing under which Sir Peter Lumsden
and the British surveying party have
passed so many months IL the Ameer's
dOminions. All officers belonging to the
British Indian army, and now in Europe
on furlough, have been ordered to imme-
diately rejoin their respective regiments.
LIZ Temps, OF Paris, says that it con-
siderS war between Russia and England
to be imminent.
Sir Edward Thornton, the British Am
bassador at st. Petersburg, has been in
structed 10 press the Russian Govern
ment for reply to Earl Granville's pro-
pOsals of March 16 regarding the out
posts on the Afghanistan frontier.
THE AMEER IN THE MARKET.
Yesterdays Cabinet Council was called
to consider dispatches from Earl Dufferin'
forwarding the demand of the Ameer of
Afghanistan for an immediate war grant,
and rumOrs that the Ameer had received
OVertures from Russia Offering favorable
terms for an alliance. The Cabinet de-
cided to entrust Earl Dufferin with
plenary power to arrange terms with the
Ameer.
The Earl OF Kimberly, the British Secre-
tary of State for India, in the House of
Commons this evening, in answer to a
question stated that he had, on behalf of
the government, informed a deputatiOn
that the government had decided to not
annex Upper Burmah to the Queens In
dian Empire. He added that Her Ma
Jesty's Indian affairs at present rendered
1t necessary for the government to exercise
great prudence in engaging in any enter
prises beyond the frontier of India Earl
of Dutferin, the present Indian ViceToy,
the Secretary said in conclusion, had been
instructed TO endeavor to improve the
British relations with the Burmese. Sir
Charles Dixie, President of the local
government board, answered for the gov
ernment question by Sir Stafford North
cote, and said that the government had
not to-day received any news from Russia
concerning pending negotiations in re-
gard to the Afghan boundary dispute.
10000 RUSSIAN TROOPS ON THE MARCH.
An additional force of 10000 Russian
troops is proceeding from the Caucasus
to tue Afghanistan frontier.
Premier Gladstone to-day enter
tanned at dinner Musurus Pasha, the
Turkish Ambassador, Hassan Fehmi
Pasha, Special Turkish Envoy, M. Wad-
dington, the French Ambassador, Earl
Granville, the British Foreign Secretary,
and Sir VIM. HarcOurt, the British Home
The Adm iralty has ordered that all
workmen are to be employed in finishing
the steel vessels already begun.
The Duke OF Connaught Will command
the reserves. Gen. Roberts, corps will
go to Bolin Pass. Fifteen thousand rein
forcemenls will be drawn from England.
The Persian InWSnanor Gcboa,e roDOrfo
that the Khan of BOkhara has granted to
Russia permission to convey troOps
from Turkistan across Bokhara to the At
ghanistan frontier, and to purchase sup
plies in BOkhara. The Khan is the
father-in-law of the Ameer of Afghanis-
tan.
RUSSIAN DELIBERATIONS.
LONDON, March 26, 3 A. M.-Polish
newspapers publish dispatches from St.
Petersburg stating that a council of Rus.
sian Generals, including the Grand Dukes
Nicholas, Vladimir, Peter and George,
has been summoned to consider the prac-
tlcability of employing regular cavalry in
Central Asia in the event of war, where
fodder and water are scarce.
100000 POUNDS OF CANNED MEATS
ORDERED.
CHICAGO, March 25.-The N. K. Fair
OdA OdnhluS company, CT LhlS city, has
received during the last seven days cable
orders for canned beet for the use of the
British army which, coupled with an ad-
diti0nal order received this morning,
make an aggregate amount to be shipped
OF 100000 pounds. The orders came
from the British War Department, and
the destination of the meat is WoOlWich.
1t will take two weeks to fill the order.
The Armour Packing Company is also
In receipt of orders to supply 100000
pounds. These are the largest orders
ever received here, and owing to their
magnitude the supposition is that they
are to meet war emergency. The can
ming houses are working day and night in
order to meet these demands.
ENGLAND's PROPOSALS REJECTED.
BOSTON, March 25.-The Herald prints
the following: ga private ca BILE dispatch
received in Boston from reliable source
says: There is great excitement in Lon
don. 1t is reported that $4,000 militia
have been called out. Rumors are thick
that Russia has rejected the English