The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-27
THE OUTLOOK Is 0MIN0US
All Europe Excited Over the Anglo.
Russian Situation.
THE QUEENS MESSAGE ISSUED.
Calling Ont the Militia and Reserves,
Nearly 100000 Strong.
ALL STOCKS DECLINE RAPlpLY.
And Panic Predicted for To-day
Cabinet and Parliament Alarmed
News from the soudan-The
wlnnepeg Troubles,
ALL STOCKS DECLINE RAPlpLY.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
knssia and England.

LONDONt MNfCn D,-lne ordnance
department at Chatham has been or
dered to ship TO India all the Martini
Henry rifles available. The government
is placing large orders for rifles and
munitions of war with manufacturers.
The men-of-war Mercury, Devastation,
Colossus and Bacchuto are being rapidly
prepared for sea. Notwithstanding
these war preparations, prominent
iinanclers assert that hostilities will be
averted. The stock market responds to
their views, and consols and Russian
securities are fraction higher. The
general list Of stocks Is better. COntn-
entail bourses show a corresponding IN
provement.
Orders have likewise been sent 70 the
armories throughouE the kingdom 10 re-
turn Immediately to the Tower of Lon
don the arms which thoy have in stock
The object of this Is that they may be
inspected and dispatched to India.
AT Portsmouth ara $4,000 rifles to be for
warded to India tomorrow. Orders
have beeu received at Portsmouth di,
reCtiug that the composite slOOp Cor
moraut be made ready for sea.
The queen has just sont a message 20
the house of commons calling out the
reserve militia for permanent service.
Al Ald0rshot orders have been Ia.
ceivod providing for raising 1900
troops for India. One battery Of horse
artillery proceeds from WOolwioh 10 In
dia Immediately. The government of
Burmah Is sending thousands Of cam
els 90 India TO be employed in the trans.
port service on tho frontier Of Afghanis.
tan by Gen. Stewart the British com
mandor.
Ordora l,ave boop snut to CIotho,,, tc.
supply Immediately 5,000,00l cartridges.
Wild rumUrs are atloat that some Rus
sian troops have attacked n portion OF
Sir Peter Lumsden's party, and tina
two were killed.
The call issued 10y the war Office in a.
eordanee with the queens message is
for $1,000 reserve aud 10000 militia,
THE STANDARDS OPINION.
Tho government is considering q. /
posals which Russia has made 10 Tur
| koy iu regard to forming an alliance
The Standard is still hopeful for peace
| 10 says Russia's finances are unable tC
/ bear the strain Of war; that no puWOl
/ except Germany Is able uI
| willing 70 supply q loan 20 Rus
/ sia, aud that 10 is doubtful whether ever
/ Germany could 90 so.
/ THE ENTIRl FORCE.
90 tfN.NN|A NANNAAN' W AANA htAN ANtAAAA y AAAN
| sage, the war Office has called out thl
| army reserves and militia.
THE EEFECr or IHg GALL.
/ The calling cut of the reserves anC
| the militia has increased the excite
mont oyor tho Anglo. Russian dis
pute, especially in military circles
/ orders for thousands Of riilos and re
NOlVors have been sent 10 Birmingham
the arms to bo supplied at Bombay az
| rapidly as completed. The factories NJ
Birmingham are working night and
Gay.
THE QuEES's MESSAGE,
calling out the reserves and militia, i
as follows:
"rho present state OF public affair.
and The eXimt of the demand on hei
mjesiy's militia forces for the proteo
tiOu Of The interest OF her empire hay
Ing constituted, in the oplnior
OF her majesty, cHuso of great emor-
goncy hor majesty has doomed 4
proper 20 provide additional means foi
military service. She has, thue
| fore, thought IL right to com
municatB to the house Of commons
/ that she is about to cause The
reserve forces aud such proportion o
bho militia as might be deemed necus
Vary, to be called out for permanent ser
vice"
Lord Harrington will call attention &,
the message In tho commons ON Mon
day.
A SPECIAL CABINET SESSION
was held this afternoon al Windsor
Castle by command of the queen. jus
as tho ministers were leaving the cast,
la messenger arrived from tlt
foreign office, bringing dispatches fOl
Lord Granville lrom Sir EdwRr,
Thornton, the British minister 10 Rus
sia, and Lord Duilerin, the Viceroy o.
India. The ministers returned 10 The
castle and a second council was hello.
TONE or THE TURKS.
CoNsrANrIEoPLE, March 2B.-In po,
litioal circles here IL Is thought that, Il
the event of war between Russia an,
England, the fighting will not bo con
fined tO tho Afghan frontier, but will CA
tend to tho Black sea. IL is rumoret
that Great Britain has already sounded
the porte Ia regard TO obtaining permis.
| sion.to pass through the Dardanolle II
case OF war. The prolonged stay In
London OF Hashar Fehmi Pasha, tbs
Turkish envoy, Is attributed To the be
lief that the Afghan troubles ara more
likely than tho Egyption question e
aiioct, under certain conditions, the al
lance between Turkey aud England
HE MAY BE PLANTED THERE,
BOMBAY, March 3-The duke o
Connaught has obtained leave,to remain
In India IN the event of the failure o
the Anglo-Russian negotiations con
corning Afghanistau.