Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-22
RUSSIA STILL BELLIC0SE.
pENDJEH CALLED AN OFFSET
FOR PORT HAMILTON.

LONDON, April 21.-The Daily Nears
this morning said that nothing had taken
place during the last At hours to change
IA tbe aspect of affairs. Russia persists in
the claims she originally made, and the
basis to the controversy remains un-
changed. The contracts given out by the
government for new men-of-war allow
two and half years in which to build
tho FIVE belted cruisers, and three and a
balfi0r the two irohclads.
IL is said that Russia now declines to
enter into distinct and definite obliga-
ton to on no account advance beyond the
Afghan boundary line, which shall be
settled on by the joint AnglO-Russian
Boundary Commission. England pro-
noses such obligation as the only stable
form Of settlement of the present dis
pute.
Two belted cruisers have been ordered
to be at once constructed on the Clyde.
This order practically revives shipbuild-
ing en- the river, and has already resulted
in the employment Of 5000 men.
The P0tttiScbe Correspondent, of Vien-
ia, asserts that the real points Of the diff
Guilty between England and Russia are
the bridges at Pul-i-Khiisi and Aktapa,
which command Herat and which Russia
insists upon retaining.
lur 4 Utt -Htttb QtbSettO lEtICldlG5 iuG
statement made yesterday that the
Afghan frontier question IS as good as
III settled only the question of Amour pro-
pre- it says remains to be arranged. Al
81 though this may prove troublesome it Will
not provoke war.
DANGER OF LOSING INDIA.
The Marquis of Salisbury, the Con-
M serVative leader il the House of Lords.
n delivered a speech at Wrexham, Wales.
W l ,frnrr -. 4lnf
W said: "Our hold upon India has been
n ujelY shaken in the past five years. I'm
less we emphatically re-assert our posi-
ton against Russia the Indian Empire
will crumble away"
The Spanish Government has declined
n to sell the British government a torpedo
oat now being built in England for
# Spain.
ENGLAND'S LAST WORD SPOKEN.
LONDON. April %, 5 M.-The Ne1os,
in an editorial. says: s'We must not vet
assume that the Russians Will not allow
peace. Our last word has doubtless been
spoken, but we have not seen whether
Russia will recognize its fairness and
reason. Premier Gladst0pe's speech told
the House of Commons that England
must be prepared to hear without sur
MIise or excitement that the controversy
was closed.
RESERVES CALLED OUT.
The War ONCE has sued a notice call
lg ont the first class Of army reserves,
uprising fifteen regiments, for imme-
ate and permanent service. Those
emders serving as police in England or
Ireland are eXeanted. The other classes
reserves have been notified that they
vi probably be called cut at an early
ate.
The Daily Te7e1rd5B In an editorial this
co luf Gladstone
aall be obliged 10 break OIL negotiations
lil Russia the country VIII uphold his
lcy as that Of statesman whose
lracter is itself a guarantee that eYeri
uWable resource of reason and gOOo
Al had been exhausted before the sWOrC
IS drawn.
The Quettah garrison has been perma
ltly increased TO the strength OF a fu
on, and has been placed under com
ana Of the General OF The Bengal army
e deienGes OF ali the Indian harboia
'3 been completed.
AN S0-TON DEATH DELLER.
Am S0-ton gun has been shipped for
5. in1leXible, which " i'll soon Join
15dr0n at Malta. 1t is reported
be- iussian Government is purchasiJ
ngiand through London merch
lail 1rmOr iOr guub0ats.
Baron de Staal, the Russian Amt
f has written to friends in Stu
tt le has firm confidence that
l.l be preserved.
RUSSIA STUBBORN.
The government has sent an i'm
patch TO Sir Edward Thornt
iI,ish Ambassador at st. Petersb G
mediate delivery to tire ri ssi 6
ament. Premier Gi8dsf "a
awhile read their cree @
om duplicate manuscr pt
be D0ily NelcS this ncn1e
believed that B9 1n d.
hmuuicatiOn j. saali III g
haom malnteL 81 the
e'ntions. The gC nmenl
o'ide war credit t0a sus
sinking fund, whl wou'
H''9ODO, and by an ditto
Ae tax to supply the balance
Two suppOsitl0ns in reE lf.
l"nement o. the consider
no First that the govern Nn.
Il voted Immediately, gr0
'ey still hope that peace viii.
credit unnecessary.
.u,r0Fd says that the g1yCrum
1e lroppOsed in the ell
.h D. has demanded. Tb f
.1e person who asks .o' Io
WY think Of the emerg lrg
N'' necessary, and, be
'' heedfulness, will irea
WI IQ amount.
DANGER IN IND
Times, in an editol
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uots not "ria ilon
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intel '. licy
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