Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-27
1T LOOKS LIKE WAR.
A Large Force Ordered Raised Inn
mediately for rndia-Men-of'
War Preparing for Sea,
The Queen Calls Out the Reserves and
the Malitia, Thus Adding 67,000
Men to Her Army.
ANaLo.RUssI AN.

Active Preparations OF war.
LONDON, March 20 The ordinance
department at Chatham has been
ordered to ship to India all the Mar
tinl-Henry rifles available. The gov
eminent is placing large orders for
rifles and munitions Of war with man
ufacturers. The men-of-war Mer-
curry, Devastation, Colossus and
Bachute are being rapidly prepared
preparations prominent financiers,
speaking of the situa ion, say
POSSIBILITIES WILL BE AvERTED.
The stock market responds their
views. Consois and Russian securities
are q fraction higher. The gen.
eral list OF stocks Is better.
The continental b9urses show
a corresponding improvement
Orders have likewise been sent to the
arnories throughout the kingdom TO
return Immediately to the tower of
London what arms they have In stock.
The object Ia that they may be In
spected and
DESPATCHED 10 INDIA.
Fourteen thousand rifles now at Ports
mouth will be forwarded to India to-
morrow. Orders have been received
at Portsmouth directing that the COM
posite sloop, Cormorant, be made
ready for sea.
The Reserve Militia Called Out.
The queen has sent a message to the
house OF commons calling out the re-
serve militia for permanent service.
An Army for India.
At Aldershet, orders have been re-
ceived providing for the raising of H.
600 troops for India. One battery OF
horse artillery proceeds from Wool
witch TO India Immediately.
Transport CameIs.
The government of Curmah is send
ing q thousand csmels 10 India 10 be
employed In the transport service on
the frontier of Afganistan by Gen.
Stuart, the British commander.
Russia short of Funds.
The government Is considering the
proposals which Russia has made
Turkey in regard to forming an al
lance.
The Standard Is still hopeful for
peace. 1t says Russia's finances are
unable TO bear the storm OF war, that
no power except Germany Is able or
willing 10 supply loan to Russia,
and that 1t Is doubtful whether
even Germany could do 30.
A Kuisored Attack.
LONDON, March 90 Orders have
been sent to Chatham to supply Inn
mediately 100000 cartridges.
Wild TumoIs are ahoat that some OF
the Russian troops attacked a portion
OF Sir Peter Lumsden's party and that
two men were killed.
England After the Entrance to tho Blnci
Sea.
CoNsTANTINopLE, March 26.--Ir
political circles here, 1t IL thought thai
in evenS OF war between Russia anC
England the fighting will not be con
hned to the Afghan frontier, but will
extend TO the Black sea, IL IL rumoreC
that Great Britain has already sounded
the porte in regard TO obtaining
permission TO pass Dardanelle In cas;
the war Is prolonged. The stay IL
London or Mashan Fehmi Pasha, tn,
Turkish envoy, Is attributed to the be
lief that the Afghan troubles are NOR,
likely than the Egyptian question Il
affect, under certain conditions, al
alliance between Turkey and En-
gland.
Stocks Affected.
LONDON, March 20.-After oflicia
hours to-day, foreign funds beoam,
fattened, owing to the calling out o
the reserves and the militia. Consol
and Russian. Turkish and Egyptisl
securities were principally afiectd b,
the decline, The Paris bourse wa
Hat, and rents closed ut the lowest fig
ure OF the day, owing to the Tonguil
defeat.
War Notes.
LONDON, March 26.--In aocordanc
with the queens message, the war o
lice has called out the army of the r,
serves and the militia.
The Duke OF Connaught has oil
tained leave to remain In India !
event of the failure OF the Anglo Rui
sian negotiations concerning Afghan
istan.
The call issued by the war office, /
accordance with the queens messag
Is for 5000 reserves and $4,000 militii
In Parliament.
LONDON, March 90 Premier Glst
stone stated In the house OF common
this afternoon that the Russians Ia
advanced no nearer 20 Penjdeh tina
Pul-I-Khartum, whicn he said
eighty miles distant from penidei
Gen. Alikahanotf. Premier Gladston
added, has established n post of Tui
comans At Pull Khartum,
Henry Drummond Wolff, Conserv,
tive, asked whether In view OF tn
fact that the ice was vanishing
the Baldc sea, the government WI
prepared to send thither an adsquai
fleet.
Sir Thomas Brassey, secretary
the admiralty, declined 10 answ,
such questions. ICheers.l
The Queens Message.
LONDON, March 26,-The callin
nut of the reserves aud militia has II
creased the excitement over the Angl