Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-30
ANOTHER ADVANCE.
The Russians Advance Twenty Miles
South OF Penjdeh and Command
the Road 10 Cabeoi.
This Action on tho Part OF the Cars
Government Expected to Bring
Matters to Crisis.
The Gar Makes Demand that Great
Britain Accept Russia's Pro-
posed boundary Line.
III England Refuse to Accept This ulti-
nsatuni, the Russians wili Advance
at Once on iIerat.
ANoLo.RussIAN.
II. 40 oler.,. rreroaal. neleetea.

BRussE1s, April GA dispatch
from st. Petersburg says thata council
held at the palace to-day at which the
car presided rejected the proposals
made by Nj. dc Giers to adopt con-
ciliatory measures toward England.
The reply of the Russian government
| to Earl Granville firmly maintains the
tenor of the former dispatches.
Forming - Row League.
BERLIN, April 20 MIR. GladAtone's
speech In the house OF commons on the
vote of credit is generally applauded
| by the German press.
| France, Germany and Austria have
been discussing project for the
promotion OF neutral league and
have invited Italy and Turkey
TO join them, but neither of
the latter powers has as yet given
decided reply.
A Preface OF war.
PARIS, April 20 --Morning newspa.
pers here In their comments to-day
on Mr.. Gladstone's speech regard II
az a preface OF war.
Raising nm Immense Army.
ST, PETERSBURG, April 20, Russia
has ordered the mobilization OF her
southern army. 1t IL estimated that
200,0 900 men will be available In twenty
days.
Russia's Preparations.
Fifty heavy guns have been sent
from lkieif to Finland, The cgsr has
signed orders for the equipment OF the
whole fleet. The Russian minister of
marines has completed an inspection
OF all the forts at Cronstadt.
AIoxanders UItimatuin.
The car has sent an ultlmatum to
Great Britain demanding that the
latter shall accept Russla's proposed
boundary line between Turkestan and
Afghanistan. II Great Britain refuses
to accept this boundary line, Russia
will proceed to occupy Herat
The Russian Papers Rsstriotedss
ODESSA, April 30 The Russian re-
: serves are mobillzing All the bust
neas transactions now being entered
into here are undertaken subject to
heavy war risks The Russian gov
eminent has ordered the Southwestern
railroad to prepare several hundred
railway carriages and have them ready
at as early date as possible for the
purpose OF conveying troops. IL is re-
ported here that the newspapers pub
lIshed within the Russian empire have
been forbidden TO print anything In
reference to current events In Central
1 Asia.
1he Russians Advancing.
LONDON, April 30. The Standards
special says the Russians have occu-
pied Marachak, twenty miles south OF
Penjdeh on the Murghab river. The
ameer while careless about PeDjdeh at
tached great importance TO Marachak.
; Explanation OF the Russian Advance.
II was during the meeting at Rawul-
Plndee that the ameer told Earl DUFF
ferin that he regarded the occupation
, OF Penjdeh OF little consequence, yet
he attached the greatest Importance TO
theretention Of Marachak, which Is half
way between Pendjeh and Bala Murg.
hab. When once the Russians gain
their point they will be able 10
threaten Balkh and cut oil COM
munication with Cabool. The latest
Russian advance IL expected 10 bring
the question TO crisis. The current
b opinion IL that Russia ~ really
\ SECRETLY PREPARING FOR WAR
= much more rapidly than she appears
to be, the Russian papers being warned
10 secrecy. II Is reported that the
khan OF Bokhara earnestly warned the
h ameer not 10 neglect CabOol and Balkh
4 while taking steps 10 protect Herat, as
the Russian army was masslng ia
Turkestan, near Samarkand, with the
Y intention Of marching ON Balkh and
d procleimlng Ayoub Khan ameer, while
:. the Afghaulstan army was engaged ut
Herat. His letter TO the ameer con-
- cludeA: ~ know for certain that the
Russians intend not to march beyond
, Herat, but will cut of your line OF re-
treat 10 Cabool and England'e line OF
= retreat to Candahar"
Inspecting tho Troops.
The duke OF Cambridge, commander
in.chief OF the army, to.day.inspected
the troops at Aldershot that are under
! orders FOR active service In case oil war,
An Addition 10 tho British Navy.
The steel man-of-wRr Howe WAS
launched q. Pembroke, Wales, yester-
day. This new addition tothe British
y navy carries ten guns and viii have
!. crew Of 446 men. The Howe is q snip
OF 300 tons burden and 1900 horse
power.
J. The Promisr's speech Full Of War.
The speech Of Mr, Gladstone Ia the
house OF commons yesterday upon the
vote OF credit OF So, OOO, 900 was received
with profound interest throughout
Europe and was published Ia full In
ali the newspapers. 1t has dispeiled
any idea entertained heretofore that
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