The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-27
Fifty-Three Thousand Reserves and
100000 Militia Called Into Service.
A Heavy Fall in British and Russian Securi-
ties, and Panic Feared To-Day-Gra-
hams Operations Near Suakim.
WAR PREPARATIONS.
British Arsenals Crowded with Work, and
the Reserves and Militia Called Out.

ment at Chatham has been ordered to ship to
India all Martini-Henry rifles available. The
government is placing large orders for rifles and
munitions of war with manufacturers. The
| en.of-war Mercury, Devastation, Colossus and
Bacchante are being rapidly prepared for sea-
Orders have likewise been sent to armories
throughout the kingdom to return Immediately
to the Tower of London all Martini Henry rifles
which they have in stock. The object is that
they may be inspected and dispatched to India.
Fourteen thousand rifles are now at Portsmouth,
to be forwarded to India tomorrow Orders have
been received at Portsmouth directing that the
composite sloop Cormorant be made ready for
sea.
AT Aldershet orders have been received pro-
viding for raising $1,000 troops for India One
battery of horse artillery proceeds from Wool
wich to India Immediately. The government of
Burmah is sending one thousand camels to India
to be employed in the transport service on the
frontier of Afghanistan by General Stewart, the
British commander.
The Queen has just sent a message to the
House of Commons calling out the reserve
militia for permanent service. In accordance
with the Queens message the War Office has
called out the army reserves and the militia.
The call is for 53 900 of the reserves and 14O 900
of the militia
The fact that the Queen had sent a message to
Parliament was not known until after the
official close of the Stock Exchange and when
the news was received there was rush made by
the remaining dealers to sell consols. Russian
bonds were offered at 92s, with no buyers.
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It is feared that there will be panic to-
morrow.
The calling out of the reserves and militia has
increased the excitement over the Anglo Russian
dispute, especially in military circles Orders
for thousands of rifles and revolvers have been
sent to Birmingham, and the arms will be
shipped to Bombay as rapidly as completed.
The factories at Birmingham are working night
and day. The Queens message calling out the
observes and militia is as follows:
''The present state Of public affairs, and the
extent of the demand on her Majesty's military
forces for protection of the interests of the
pire. having constituted, in the opinion of her
Majesty, a case of great emergency, her Maj
esty has deemed it proper to pro-
vide additional means for military
service. She has, therefore, thought
it right to communicate to the House of Com
forces and such proportion of the militia as
might be deemed necessary to be called out for
permanent service"
The Marquis of Harrington will call attention
to the message in the Commons on Monday.
Orders have been sent to Chatham to supply
Immediately 5000, 600 cartridges. A wild rumor
is adoat that some Russian troops have attacked
a portion Of Sir Peter Lumsdens party, and
that two men were killed.
Mr.. Gladstone stated in the House of Com
MONS this afternoon, that the Russians had ad-
vanced no nearer Penjdeh than PulKhatum,
which, he said, is eighty miles distant from
Penjdeh General Alikhanoff, Mr. Gladstone
added has established post of Turcomans at
Puli-Khatum. The Duke of Connaught has OBJ
tanned leave to remain in India in the event of
failure of the Anglo Russian negotiations con
cerning Afghanistan
Consols, after the close made heavy decline
to 96s for both money and account. After
ofic ial hours the funds fattened on the sum-
moning of the reserves and the militia. Consols
Russian securities and Turkish and Egyptian
bonds were the principal sufferers The Paris
Bourse is fat.
A special Cabinet council was held this after
Queen. Just as the Ministers were leaving the
castle, messenger arrived from the Foreign
Office, bringing dispatches for Lord Granville
from Sir Edward Thornton, British minister to
Russia, and Lord D1Aerin, Viceroy Of India.
The Ministers returned to the castle and Sec
ond council was held.
The council of India has authorized a railroad
credit of FL, SOC, 900, on account of the Indian
treasury for war purposes Earl Dufferin
Viceroy of India, will give the Ameer of Af
ghanistan the grant which he demanded to
pay the Afghan troops and alay the discon-
tent of the tribal leaders. The Ameer promises
to place $4,000 troops on the frontier and in the
forts at Balkh, Penjedeh and Herat. The prep
arations now being made at Rawal and
Quetta indicate that an early advance is to be
made via Quetta and Sidi, with the object of
reaching Herat before the Russians.
The Russian ambassador has informed Gran
vile that he expects important dispatches from
ST Petersburg on Saturday.
Ali Ria Pasha yesterday left Constantinople
on a mission from the Sultan to Bismarck, with
reference to the Russian proposals FOR Russo
Turkish alliance.
THINGS THAT ARE PREFERABLE TO PEACE.
The Daily News says: 1.-THE Queens message
does not imply that peace is less hopeful. 1t
simply means that England will not
shrink from responsibilities to remove the
impression abroad that England is reluctant
to engage in war. This is true, but there are
some things preferable to peace, some things
worse than war. The excuse that the Car is
unable to control his officers on the
Afghan frontier would be more convincing
if their acts were promptly disayowed, but they