Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-26
/ LOADING THEIR GUNS.
The Mass Of tho English by No Means
Delighted With the Prospect
OF War With Russia.
British Merchants Fear tho Ocean Car
rying Trade May be Transferred
TO the United States.
An Immense Credit OF sixteen Million
Dollars TO be Granted FOR the
Russian Navy.
OUR cAaLE LITTER.
MNr. nnchle. ON nI. Arnor.

LONDON, April 25.--1o-night the
situation appears very serious. II
looks as II Russia desires war, and "a
IL England will be compelled 70 accept
the challenge TO fight. Even many
OF the superstltious folks point to
"omens," one OF these "omensn is
thus alluded to by aperson who makes
such things study;
1.-THE only time last fall that Mr..
Gladstone made himself conspicuous
socially WAS when he appeared III a
theater box on the night the news
came about Gen. Gordon's death. The
iuxtRposition OF pleasure and catastro.
phe on the occasion symbolized Fate
mocking over the end of British pres
tige In Africa.
Thursday morning the premier In
vlted an American actor lo banquet
with him ut breakfast and while the
meal was In progress dynamiters tried
to destroy the admiralty building.
This was revelry conf iuod with devas-
tation, and It signliied Destiny en-
Joining the fall OF England on the sea-
THE COMMON PEOPLE.
of England, that IL those who read or
gossip at the "publicsh and know
what IL going on, seem 10 believe thst
there will be war, but they are not en-
thusiastic over IL.
The London papers do not represent
the mass of the English papers.
There IL not daily In London
which has any circulation among
the "millions. A glance will show
that these great papers are issued for
the politicians and traders. Their
space contains little news of interest
To the "herdn Now, this herd Is the
crowd that is going TO do the fighting,
! II any 10 going TO be done,
and IL You are going
IL you will lind where the last lingo.
ism In England Is, IL Ia easy to get
the herd 10 tight. All you have TO do
IL TO make IL believe
ENGLAND HAS BEEN iNsuLTED,
but you could hardly get the herd to
furnish recruit 10 fight for such
a thing ms IL at present In
dispute Between England and Russia
In Asia, II the herd knew really what
IL were about. Mr.. Gladstone, more
than any premier. ~ development OF
the British populace. He has prOba-
bly, not u single affinity with anything
aristooratic or merely diplomatic. All
his sympathies are essentially with
the people, "the herd.h He
DOES NOT BELIEVE IN WAR
unless necessary. He does not think
that diplomatic insult, for instance,
or mere brush against prestige Is n
cause for war. His enemies even go
30 far as to cay Mr.. Gladstone would
allow the Soudan to slip away rather
than fight for II but for Gordon,
and that he does not ooneider
the retention of India worth
the cost OF war with Russia. Mr..
Gladstone has given no slgn OF what
he thinks about the present situation
TO fight II he can avoid II. III he de-
cides To fight he will fight hard and
fight TO win, and the whole English
people will be with him because
they know he values a
soldiers life higher than does any
other statesman In Europe, and when
he appeals to the sword IL IL
THE LAST APPEAL.
Of an Englishman almost limit
less IL resources. IL is this
characteristic OF the British
premier coupled with his supreme
reticence during the past few days
which makes thoughtful men believe
war is imminent. IT IL everywhere
taken for granted that Russia'A ex.
pected reply TO the English remon-
STRANGE concerning Gen, Komgrofvs
account OF his conduct at PeDjdeh will
be at least evasive. IL ~
thought the car will en-
deavor to Justify Gen. komarofi
from the very text OF Sir Peter Lums-
denis account OF the conduct Of the
AfghanB.
THE MONEY WORLD.
The attitude of money in Europe to-
day II one Of doubt and uncertainty
Concerning the Anglo. Russian ques-
ton the financial markets may be de-
! scribed as stagnant. There seems e
! be an inability on the part
OF even the greatest fnanciers "a
divine the exact intention Of England,
: hence there are no large operations In
progress, or even In contemplation, 30
, far as known. Capitalists are at
present lending money from day "a
day. They get good terms on these
call-loans and seem
AFRAID 10 LEND
for longer periods. The holders 81
Russian securities, both In England
and Germany, are slow TO part with
their Investments. This reluctance
may he explained In two ways. II
may be said that the small investors
are initiating the large holders who
they suppose ''are on the inside"
and keep what they have
on some supposed superior iuforma-
/. ton. On the other hand II may be
explained that the steRdiness main
tained by Russian stocks ~ mainly
/. due 10 the refusal OF the holders 70
: offer freelv for fear Of causing too
: rapid declines. This latter, II the
true explanation, would make II clear
, why Russian securities have been
steadier than the seriousness OF the
situation has warranted.
HERAT THE OBJECTIVE POINT.
The London Spectator says that i