The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27
FROM ACROSS THE SEAS.
Declaration of War Between Russia and
England Seemingly Question OF
Hours Only.
Royalty Enthusiastically Received
atLoDdonderry France Making
a Great Fres With Egypt.
AsGLO-RUssIAN PROSPECTS.
HE war Clouds Growing Darker and
Darker-A Declaration May Dc Made
Almost Any Day.


IosDoF. AIril 2s.-The Emperor OF Russia
pssssc four hours yesterday with General Obruts-
CHEZ. Chief OF staf. and several engineer officers
STUD. ing war maps OF the Afghan frontier. Gen.
era Obiuecher regards war as inevitable. urges
immediate mobilization, and that no. a moment
should be lost IN pushing en- to Herst and Can
dahar. General ODrutscheffs increasing infu-
enoe over the Car is believed here to be very sig
nihcaEt. 0brutcheff is q man of the 6kobelef
type He Is only forty two years old. and full OF
energy and ambition. He said to the Car: NOW
Is the moment, sire, for Russia TO strike. Lums-
1en's retreat has utterly destroyed highlands pres
1ige among the Afghans, who, can assure your
Majesty. are ready to revolt against the Amer.
Besides Persia is prepared secretly nelp us and
10 do so the moment we strike the first blow. AL
these advantages will be lost by delay
The Car replied: "You are too hasty, General
Russias manifest destiny is too strong to be
wrecked By any nun an agency, but 1 stu hope
war may be avoided. But come what will, I never
shall consent 10 give up Penideh nor the Z1lfkar
pass"
The above conversation took place in The Win
ter Palace in the room near the famous Nikolas
Hall. which is now filed with small tables upon
which sre piled hundreds OF maps, plans and rail
way schemes about Central Asia The Car is
convinced that the improvised cruisers OF the
Alabama type and the vigorous application OF tor
peco warfare win transfer highlands monopoly OF
the carrying trade TO other nations.
Wan preparations In Moscow are being haste1ed
on with Tie greatest activity, Large bodies Of
supplies of artillery and commissariat stores are
being sent to Toganrog for transportation 10 Ba-
toum end other fortified places on the Black ses-
Cossscks OF the Don. Koean and Terek, alto
geiher over $4,000 men, have received orders 10
tCe. Thirty i've thousand troops have already
been concentrated near Askabad. In Moscow
war i esgerly hoped for
General Gourko, The Governor General OF Pc
land. has been ordered By the Car to prepare ina
medtstely debGrred memoir giving plan of
campaign in Aighanistan. II Is believed here
that General G0uTkc, IN the event of war, will DE
placed In supreme command OF the armies oper-
sting against India. There are now 10000 Rus-
81. n troops in Poland OF these $4,000 are under
orders for immediate movement to Odessa. This
pI1ves that Russia has 10 cause to fear any hos
is one of utter indifference. War or no war they
are too veak 10 dream of revolt and the Russian
garrison can be safely reduced TO 40, COO men
Dispatches from ST. Petersburg, received here
this afternoon. state that the Gar has issued an
inperial uksse sanctioning the raising of large
force II TuTkomans militia by General KomaIof
N0rkmen are busy night aud day loading al
the whitehead torDedoes In the arsenal. Orders
have been given that the moment hostilties be-
sin stationary torpedoes shall be placed outside
all Russian ports on the Baltic. The iron clads
Admiral Grelg, Due Edinburg and kremlen,
and the monitors Typhon, Satnik and Bronenos-
sets have siresdy completed their armaments and
are ready for immediate action.
dispatch TO the Times from Tirpul, dated April
Il. says: The excitement OF the people OF Afghan
isian over the Penjdeh affair is subsiding. but
that al looking saxiously for a sign OF deter
mined British policy. Previous to the present
hne westser poslsi comm un nc With India
heeVy floods. The Russians are compelling the
sarahks. OF Penjdeh. who are friendly to the
British, to construct military roads
st Petersburg special dispatch to the Standard
saws that negotiations continue between the Rus
ton presents no serious difficulty but the Penjdeh
AFFAIR detalns the meert OF the Boundary Com
P mission. headed BY Lessar Tor Russia and Sir
the dispactch, is willing to cede the Zulcar pass
in return for Penjsdeh. That accomplished, the
q withdrawal OF both Russian and Afgsn troops
from the disputed scene This solution OF the ex-
possible If England foregoes her claims for salts
faction from Russia for the Penideh incident.
satisfaction. continues the dispatch, Russia will
lis rumored that several British men-of-war
have appeared at Sladivostock. The river Neva is
cleared Of ice The harbor of Kronstadt, how
ever. remains ice-bound. All Russian newspapers
assume that England has demanded satisfaction
from Russia for the Penjdeh affair.
Bombay dispatch says the Duke of Connaught.
who had started home has been suddenly re-
called TO Simla- This was due to the receipt OF a
telegram from England indicating that the DO IL
1cal outlook was extremely critical. The Earl of
missIv connc u ~ bs eSs ne ~ q
Quetta Immediately.
general increase in regimentaI officers I'm the
Russian army has been ordered.
British transports at Woolwich have been or.
dered TO load until otherwise instructed, all their
war stores for India instead of Suakim. The gov
eminent has ordered the immediate construction
of forty gunboats. These new gunboats are to be,
according TO the Admiralty Specifications of 4
new type OF naval architecture. Thay will carry
light shell guns for the purpose of destroying tor
pedo boats and will have coal stowage capacity
which will render them capable of steaming L 600
miles without recoaling. in addition to the char
ter OF the steamers already announced, tue gov
eminent has also chartered the steamer Energia.
Ire EneTgla viii be converted into an armed
crufFer
MADRID. April ga Russian corvette anchored
in the Port OF Almeria, on the Mediterranean, in
Spain, last evening. and her commander hurredly
went ashore and hunted up the Russian consul.
Affer brief conference the commander nastened
osck 10 bis snip, which at once lifted anchor and
proceeded 20 sea with her lamps unlit Il was
yett put into Almeria for the purpose OF ascertain
ing whether or not war had yet been declared be.
tween Kntsia and Eneland. He said he bad run
across British man -otwsr. whose conduct was so
SUSPICIOUS as TO induce him TO stop and ascertain
what the situation wss ami what line OF action on
his part Il would warrant
IL - reported that Count Kalnoky, the Austro-
dungarian Minister OF Foreign Affairs, mas ex-
pressed me gravest fears that will be the issue
OF sne sra neo relations existing between Great
bf1tan and Russia. Austrisn newspapers are of
the oplnion that Englsnd is certain TO obtain the
cor elosloA OF an alliance with Turkey IN the
event CT war with Russia
II y a'ed mat the Car started at once FOR Nos
row 10 tol suLt with the ministry regard.ns the
Anglo Ru san question. The War Ofice has
issued orders icr large increase Ia tn number
OF sUbaltsrn officers Of tue army.
GENERAL FORrICV yrHvc