Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-25

ODESSA, April "a.
The painful suspense over the Afghan
frontier dispute has paralyzed business here.
Huge granares are almost empty. The in
habitsnts are opposed to war but fear that il
is inevitable.
LONDON, April "a.
A detachment of engineers is engaged in
blasting a passage through the ice to allow
the ironclsd Peter the Great to go from Cron-
stadt to Levaborg.
The Russian staff has appointed commit
tee to supervise the transportation of troops
and stores.
1t is reported that money is being collected
in various Russian cities for the equipment
of privateers. Three new men, of war have
been launched on the Black Sea.
Sweden is busy with militia preparations.
The Catalan militia is being mob iized King
Oscar has arrived at Stockholm and has held
| a cabinet council.
The reason now assigned for the recall of
the English engineer officers who were pro-
ceeding to Herat to direct the work of forti-
| tying that place. is that the Ameer was una
| bic to guarantee their safety from violence
from the hands OF his own subjects.
The Post saws that England. Italy and
Turkey are comforting in regard to the con
dition of affairs in Egypt, but that they will
not conclude any arrangements without the
accord of the central powers.
The admiralty has ordered a number of a
| new type of gun-boats. to be built "a rapidly
as possible. The vessels will be armed with
light shell guns for the purpose of destroying
torpedo boats. They will be capable of
| steamng 1000 miles without recoaling.
The Daily news says that negotiations with
| Russia are not yet hopeless, though the only
chance of settlement lies in Russia's accept
ance of the frontier apparently inconsistent
with her recent aggression.
Gourley, advanced liberal, will ask Glad
stone in the House of Commons next Mon
day, whether he is willing to submit the
Russo-Afghan frontier to President Cieve-
| land for arbitration.
The Russian port Of Vladostock, on the
! Sea of Japan, has been closed by the sinking
of torpedoes in the ship canals.
VIENNA, April "a,
A despatch from Odessa to political cor
respondents says that $4,000 troops will be
despatched from Surrey to reinforce Gen.
Komaroff. The despatch also says that the
levies are under orders, and that the Russian
| army In Turkestan in few weeks will num-
Der $4,000 men.
ST. PErEsBURe, April "a.
The Novoe Vremya states that SO war ves-
sells and several dozen torpedo boats will soon
be at the disposal of the government at Cron.
stadt.
LONDON, April "a.
The stock market is lifeess, pending fur
ther news from Russian concerning the
Afghan matter. Consols fattered somewhat
on the news from Cairo regarding the Franco
Egyptian affair. 1t is not believed, however,
that the matter will assume a serious phase
The Duchess of Edingburg, daughter of
| the Car, is greatly depressed at the strained
relation between England and Russia. he
| is prepared to start if necessary in a few
| hours for Cobourg, where she will reside in
| the event of war
| In the House of Lords this afternoon the
Egyptian loan bill passed the committee with
out amendment
| In the lobbies Of the House of Commons
| this afternoon, it was said that Gladstone,
pale and agitated, made an almost pathetic
| appeal to the members of Parliament not to
press upon the government questions concern
ing the situation in Egypt or the condition of
| the correspondence with Russia upon the
Afghan boundary and the collision of the
Russian and Afghan troops. Gladstone. it
was claimed, was evidently much disturbed
by the news from Cairo this morning of the
rupture with France of her relations with
Egypt.
BOMBAY, April "a
The naval authorities here are on the look
out for five Russian man of-war which passed
through the Gulf of Alden from the Red Sea
to the Indian Ocean last week the harbor of
Rangor being fortified to resist Russian at
tacks. A number of steam launches has
been purchased and fitted with torpedoes and
| heavy guns have been mounted on the shore
in positions to command the ship channels.
ST. PETERSBURG, April "a.
Naval circles are at fever heat over the re-
ported presence of a British ironclad at
Valodivostock, the Russian port on the Sea
of japan.