Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-02
SUSPENSE
swill Very Likely be at an End This
Week.
AL DEPENDS ON RUsslA's ANSWER
tn the Firm Demand Put For
ward by the English Gov
ernment.
AN uNFAyoRABLE ANSWER LIKELY.

LONDON, May 1.-The Russian military
authorities have established permanent gar
risops at Krasnoyodsk, Asksbad and Chi
kislisr.
: The Suez Canal Commission, composed
nE representatives of the Powers, and ap-
pOinted to fix the status Of the canal in the.
event of war, viii be dissolved Immediately
mon the declaration Of war between Eng
land and Russia.
The Admiralty Office publishes long
Lat of officers appointed to the men ot-Wsr
o-5ered for active service. In other re-
snacts. however, the White Hall officials are
bsooming reticeut, and they have ordered
ske discontinuance Of the usual daily state
ment Of the movements Of ships.
Issuing Documents.
LOSDoy. Nav 1.-The situation may, per
bsns best be summed up this morning by
nuo,iug the usually conservative Berlin cor
respondent Of the Daily Telegraph: Il gave
YOU Yesterday to understand, he says,
Sthst the question Of peace or war would be
decided within q week. l can now add that
definite information on this alLimportant
! point will be forthcoming on Monday or
Tuesday next az the latest. IL IS indeed
possible that all suspense may be at an end
This week. Everything depends on the an
swer now awaited from Russia to the firm
demands recently put forward By our
Government I cannot, with the data
s. my disposal. hold out much hope
that Russia reply will be Of a satisfactory
he nnk
lust published by the Russian Othelsl ia
ze;te shows that the Cars government
maintains its ground with regard to no
maroTs conduct. The Moscow Gazette
actually has the face to accuse the British
officers attached to the Frontier Commts
sion of uutruthfulness. Then the intelh
eepce OF the renewed advances OF the Rus
San troops tends to confirm the impression
,ba, the affair has now passed beyond dip
lomstic action and into purely military
question, 10 be solved Vi ct armis. This re-
calls Bsmsrek's famous saying: War is
not likely to break out until both the dis
putting parties begin to issue documents.
Fortifying Victoria.
MELBoURNE, May Increased exertions
are being made to place the colony Of Vic
toris in state Of security against attacks
By Russian cruisers in case Of war. Popu.
lar enthusiasm in the matter has been thor
oughly aroused Military and naval pre-
paTations are in high state Of efficiency.
Large meetings have been held at which there
were demonstrations of the loyalty of the
Jcolony to the British Government. A strong
ls{eeGng of confidence prevails The port Of
! Melbourne il. considered impregnable. New
! rules have been issued regulating the lights
in light houses and plotting of incoming
vessels.
Rebels RepuIssd.
SuAKIN, MAY 1.-The British troops have
repulsed an attempt Of POO rebels to destroy
the new railway.
Presented to Canterbury COnvocatiOn.
LONDON, May The reyisors of the Old
Testament have presented q copy Of the
revised edition to the Canterbury ConyOcs-
ton.
witness Against the Dynamiters.
LONDON, May 1.-The police, in order to
refute the slibi which Burton and Cunning
ham, indicted for causing the recent explO-
sions in the Tower Of London and in the
Houses of Parliament, assert that they can
establish by testimony of witnesses from
America, have obtained the evidence Of one
Edward Weeks, who swesrs that he lives at
No. Go Exchange Place, New York City;
and that be Identifies Burton as one of the
six men who arrived In New York in the
stfRmship Laurent