The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-21
England.
THE sTooK MARKET.

THE STOCK MARKET.
LONDON, April 2O.-l2:3O p. m.-Con-
soils opened at 065s for both accounts
and soon advanced to 96A. Russian
securities opened at SS..
1880 p. m.-Consols, 90 lilo.
4p. m.-Consols 96l4.
There is now considerable excitement
on the exchange. Consols have fallen
q in the last half hour and are now 96
for both accounts.
RUSSIA SHOWS A poLD FRONT.
The reply OF M. de Giers, the Russian |
foreign minister, TO Granville's demand |
| for an explanation of Gen. komaroiPs |
attack upon the Afghans on the Kushk |
river, was received at the foreign. office
on last Saturday and considered in the
cabinet council to-day. The reply says
Gen. Komaroff's dispatches, copies of
which have been forwarded to the Brit
ish government, sufficiently explain
the Pendjeh incident and 1t is therefore
needless to supplement- them. M. de Giers
in his turn, complains strongly of what
hhe calls, "excessiye numbers of Gen.
Sir Peter Lumsden's escort" He says
his display of British force on Afghan
territory, together with the military
demonstration at Rawal Pindi, and
Earl Dufferin's language, encouraged
the Alghans to provoke "A Russian at
tack, by leading them to believe that
they could rely upon British passports.
M. de Giers does not express the slight
est regret for Gen. Komaroh's action
and even suggests that Gen. Komaron
would have neglected his duty II he had
| tailed to attack the Afghans.
The situation OF the Russo-Aighan
question has agaiu become very serious,
owing to Russia increasing her demands
to such an extent that it will be impos-
sible for England to accept such
!. terms. M. dc diers, the Russian pre-
mier, who is evidently determined tC
profit by his recent successes in nego
tiating with the English foreign Office
has apparently decided not TO yield {
singleiot 10 Earl Granville. 1t Is now
feared Russia has overstepped the
bounds of British forbearance, as 1t II
asserted on high authority that EnglanC
demands of the Russian premier
A large number OF important dispatches
Il passed between English and Russian
foreign officers on Saturday and on Sun
1 day. All the members of the cabine
n remained In London ON Sunday, await
ing reply from Russia TO the lates
from Earl Granville.
There has been continuous ex
change of dispatches between Ear
Granville and do Giers since Saturday
II is apparent that the breach is widen
ing.
GRANVILLE ON LUMsDEN's REPORT.
$50 p. m,-Earl Granville, the Britis
i foreign minister, stated this afternoo
G in the house of lords that the govern
- ment had received dispatch from 81
Peter Lumsden, the contents of whic
the government was not prepared
n make public any further than to stat
M that 1t contained contradiction Of th
account of the Penjdeh incident, 4
given by Gen, Komaroff. The govern
! ment is expecting further telegram
y from Sir Peter Lumsden, and until the
were received the government woui
not DO prepared to make any furth'
n statement.
" ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
l0 The Standard in an editorial tn
morning says IL hopes England w
support the khedive In his controver,
with France concerning the suppressi,
Of the Bosphore Egyptian. If England
lows accession TO Frances demand
| the withdrawal Of the decree of supprt
| sion and punishment of officials w
| executed the decroe,th Standard thin
/ IL will make q serious mistake. II
NJ Bosphore Egyptian was justly 81
pressed, says the Standard, and ifit
allowed to resume It's audacious care
England will confess more flagrant
than ever that In Egypt she has undo
taken = task which she has neither
ability 10 execute nor tho courage 10
linquish.
SPECIAL MESSENGER,
A special messenger from Sir Edwl
Thornton, the British ambassador
st. Petersburg, has arrived here w
dispatches reporting the result OF co
munication with De Giers, the Russi
rn minister, with reference 10 the Afgh
! y, frontier.
NOT AN ENORMOUS NUMBER.
- The Blue Book puts the effect
" strength OF the British regular arr
at $4,000 men; that of the
serves at 1900; that OF militia at 1854
and that OF the volunteers at 2l5,0O0.
n No WAR PROBABLE,
The Pail Mali Gazette states this
ternoon that despite all prevail
alarming rumors, it is In position
| say that the differences between Il
Q land and Russia are in fair way
ward settlement.
- Gladstone, in the house this aitern
Z - made the following statement: ~
lis, government on Friday received a
patch from Sir Peter Lumsden, but
telegram was not an answer 10 our
y m quiries and instructions dispatched
await that answer before we can IN
a statement. The telegram recel
from Sir Petor un Friday tended TO
- ilrm his previous statement, which
- tainly apparently contllcted with
~ Komaroil's statement.
GLADSTONE ON ENGLAND's FRENCH
RUSSIAN TROUBLES.
Lord Randolph Churchill, Conse
tive, asked Mr.. Gladstone how far I
ND land was complicated and how respC
Few BILE Ia the suppression OF the Fr,
newspaper, the Bosphore Egyptian
Cairo.
Gladstone replied that Egypt had
acted alone In the matter In suppres
-. the paper, and admitted that Eng
~ WAS not In posi- tlon TO dlsclaim a
~, sponsibility for the action. Mr..
IN stone gave notice that the GOVERN
would introduce the expected m'