Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-26

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4 CONVENIENT SECURITIES.
LOsDos. 12s3o p.n April 3.-l,onsoi
opened Is SIS for both accounts. bz
at noon fell 70 - and uov are S rs
Russian securities are g.
oUB SUNDAY GABLE LwrTrz.
LosDos. April &.--Toniehs the sstuA
ton appears 10 be very serfSus. IL look
| a. II Ressi8 desires war. and AZ il Eag
land will De compeiied 10 seeep. ehaI
len9e 70 dght- The common p<1ute q
ErRIand, that Is. those who resd or 90
sup al the Hubs, and know uhat 8 %
| ing %, seem 10 believe that there viii B,
var, but they are aof enthusiastic absut
il.
Giadstons, more than any o.her pre
mier England ever had, 10 adeveioprnsnl
| Of the British populace. He don't b.
Iieve in war unless il Ia sbsoluteIy n@ess
sary. De does not think Oiplomati,
insult. for instance, or q mere brask
against prestige, il sufficient cause 70,
4 q
say that Mr.. Gladstone would have al.
lowed the So1dan TO slip gv.y rather
than fight for il bat for Gordon, and
that be does not consider the retention
ofIndih worth the cost of war withRrs-
sis. Ths English people believe be
values . soldiers life higher than does
any other statesman in Europs. II L
this characteristic Of the British Pre-
mier, coupled With his supreme rsticeuce
during the past few days, which makes
thoughtful men believe that war
10 imminent. Il 10 every where
taken for granted thas R1ssia,s
expected reply to highlands re-
cent rsmonstrance concerning Gen
eFai Komarofss account of his cEo-
dzct st Pepjdeh, viii be at least evasive.
Il 10 even thought that the Gear will en-
deavor to justify Komaroff's action, and
establish its rectisud6 from the ysry
text Of Sir Peters Lansden's sccosnt
Of the conduct of the Afghan.
The attitude of morley ia Europe to-
day 10 one Of doubt and uncertainty
concerning the Anglo Russian situation.
The financial markets may be described
a. stagnant. There seems to be an in
ability on the part Of even the greatest
ananoiers 10 divine the exact intertion
OF England. Hence, there are no large
market operations in progress OF even in
contemplation 30 far as known. Cant
salists are at present lending their
money from day to day. They get good
terms on these call loans, and seem
afraid TO loan for longer periods. The
holders of Russian securities, both in
England and Germany, are slow TO part
NuEnfh haf n m - . -
the small investors are initiating the
large holders. who. they suppose. are on
''ths inside" and keep what they b ave
on some Supposed superior information.
Possibly also the steadiness maintained
by the Russian stocks in the markets is
mainly due 20 too rapid declines. Ger
tain it 10, however, that Russian seouri.
ties have been steadier than the ssrj-
BUSINESS OF the situation has apparently
warranted.
General KalkoE, in the Moscow Ga
zsffe, has attracted attention BIZ a
skillful discussion of a project which
was preached al the time of the meet
ing OF the Emperors ct Skirnevic. sbou,
the cession OF that portion of Russian
Poland bounded on the east by
the Vistula river, aud including the
viyal of this hiea in paper 50 official
as tbs Moscow Gazette. al this time. il
deemed very significant. and is looked
up.n as strong bid for German sup
port on tbs Afghan question.
In some quarters it 10 thought that the
discussion Is opened under q secret un-
derstanding Rith Prince Bismarck, that
the price Of the Russian csssiou Of that
part OF Poland 10 Germany is already
agreed upon and that Il is 10 be no less
than Gerrnany's active aid in suppress
ING any Polish revolt which may occur
against the Cars authority IL Russia
goes 70 war with England, aud In case
Of necessity, active friendship as against
the latter power.
British merchants are showing how
keenly alive they are to the danger that
their carrying trade may be transferred
from ENGLAND to some other country,
the United States being most feared In
this respect, as the result of q pro-
tractod war with 30 strong q nation rs
Russia. They have already organized q
MONUMENT having for its object toe in
nueFlcing Of the Cabinet TO undertake
the issuiua Of war risks on shipping.
Il 10 argued that the government could
vant ,ha vhoI.asla transfsy ~ R,ssish
vessels 10 people OF neutral nations. and
| in this way carry on var without seri-
Gus detriment 20 Euqland's commercial
interests.
Fanffg Fair does not believe that
Russia and Eneland will come 10 blows
over the Afghan question. That paper
boldly declares to-day that the whole
| sauabhle WITH Russia IL fictitious and
insircere. and has bsen gotten up for no
- - &C., asn, s,era 1 ~ snoasn
| and 10 turn away public attention from
| the extravaeapt expepss Of that insane
| bcsiness.
| . -
LONDON, April b.. The spectator says
that the very persistence Win wnicn tse
Russian papers are urging tne seizaIe OF
/ AoraG II GFfd@u0a that tH9V Rave