Daily Republican., 1885-04-23

THE GOVERNMENT TIRED OF
INQUIRY-WAR PREPARA-
TION6 KNCREASING,
CANNOT BE PEACEFUL,

LONDON, April 22.-The Press As
sociation asserts that 1t is enabled to
state that further communications have
been received from st. Petersburg to
the effect that the Russian government
has refused to hold further inquiry in
regard to General Komaroff's report of
the engagement of March 80. It is the
opinion, therefore, in English and
Russian diplomatic circles that peace
cannot be maintained.
Troops are swarmiDg to all the bar
rack8 throughout the United Kingdom
in response to the governments call for
the Reserves. The War Office Is be-
sieged by military officers asking for
employ 1t has been decided to
divide the Portsmouth feet up into
channel. flying and reserve sQuadrons.
Fresh orders have been received to in
crease the number of workmeu at
Portsmouth,. Persian newspapers learn
from Cabul that in the event Of war the
Ameer, with his general staff, will re-
side at Miamine.
The Afghan army will be placed in
line from Herat to Buekh. The forces
stationed at Miamine will threaten
Merv, and those posted at Buekh will
threaten Bokhara. Vienna adyices
from st. Petersburg state that the Rus
sian army in Central Asia will in q few
weeks nu mber 1000 regulars and
30, 900 Cossacks and Turcomans. The
Vienna papers are more alarmed ct
Katkof urging war in the Moscow
Gazette than by the news from London.
THE CREDIT TO BE VOTED.
The Standard says that the
request for vote Of credit will not meet
any opposition. The nation in this
crisis will ignore the person who asks
the vote and will think only of the
emergency making the credit necessary.
They are satisfied that the money is re.
quired and they will grant it. freely.
The Daily Telegraph says that If Mr..
@ ladstone Is obliged to break off nego-
| tiations with Russia the country will
uphold his policy as that of q astatesman
whose character is a guarantee that
every honorable resource of reason and
good will had been exhausted before
the sword was drawn. The War Office
has issued notice calling out the first
class of the army reserves, comprising
fifteen regiments, for Immediate and
permanent service.
The government is likely to provide
the war credit by the suspension of the
sinking fund, which would furnish
$50 ,000, 900, and by an addition to
! the income tax to supply the remain
| der.
RUssIA'S WAR PREPARATIONS.
In defiance Of her treaty stipulation 8
with England, Turkey and other pow
ers, Russia is strongly fortifyin2 Ba-
toum, on the eastern coast of the Black
Sea. The place Is now flooded with guns
and munitions of war, and large corps
of infantry and calvary guards the rail-
way from Poti, on the coast, to Tiflis,
the capital of Trans Caucasia.
Tis railway is of great value in trans.
lporting troops from the Black Sea to
the Caspian, on the way from European
Russia to Afghanistan. There is great
activity at the Russian army and Navy
departments. A new iron clad will
lsoon be launched ut Abo. The Council
sof the Empire at st. Petersburg have
decided to refuse to exempt certain
loans from taxation.
Finland has protested against the is.
sue Of letters of marque. Should war
take place between England and Rus
sia, Finland is apprehensive of serious
damage along her coasts by the fleets of
England should these letters of marque
be issued.
| The stock market showed an improve.
mept in the early part of the afternoon,
but there was q relapse at the close.
Operators are undecided how to act in
| the present uncertain condition.