Huntsville gazette., 1885-08-01
FOREIGN NEWS.

NO SeSSat1On In thN Preparations Tor WaI
The Tories Developing Wonderful Ac.
tivity-English Sympathy With America
-Germany's Aggressive Policy-A Mu-
tual Friend.
LONDON, July 26.-tsIn peace prepare
for war;" is still the motto defining the
situation. A formal truce Is at last def
nitely declared. A secret understanding,
which may be violated at the first con.
venient opportunity, has been effected on
the basis Of the "pour parlers" cabled in
this correspondence a fortnight back.
All the positions held by Russia are re-
tanned. There Is to be no forward move
ment in any direction by Afghans or Rus
SLAMS, The statu quo is to be main.
tanned until the boundary reports have
been duly considered by their respective
governments and further exchange of
views based upon the conclusions there
upon arrived at, has taken place. This
gives Russia an advantageous starting
point for the next move. She commands
the two passes and main roads
east and west to Herat, and behind q
curtain stretching across the country
from point to point is rapidly forming
extensive camps, bringing up men and
supplies and completing railway and
telegraphic communications between
headquarters and the front Neverthe-
less, the Car still proposes, and General
Konaroff disposes, and no one can pre-
tend to say what the accidents of an hour
or the insolence of the Ameer's troops,
or the necessity of securing the saf 'ty Of
the Russian posts under suddenly arising
emergencies may not bring forth. En-
gland and the Ameer are not less ener-
getic on the south side of the new Rus
sian frontier that Komaruff is on tho
north.
THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT.
Lord Churchill has developed spirit
Of fiery activity which Is fairly setting
the Indian Department in blaze. With
untirng industry Churchill has devoted
every spare moment to detailed exam
ination of the dispatches and reports OF
the Indian Government relating to Rus
sia and the Aneer. The former Secre-
taries of Ministers under Conservative
administrations were called upon to
furnish an exhaustive precis of Official
documents and pc "sonal knowledge OF all
that had transpired during Gladstone's
term of office. One of the first fruits of
this was the discovery of serious defects
in the administrative machinery OF the
Indian ONE and enormous abuses in the
military departments. Important men,
oianda urgently aft fecting the efficiency,
mobility and strengt of the Indian army
were found to have been pigeon-holed for
years and unacted on, and urgent dis
patches recommending reform systemati-
caly neglected. Considerable pro9ress
has already been made in the investi "a
ton set on foot by Lori Churchill. The
Indian Government has received the
sanction of the Home Government to
take immediate measures facilitating
rapid mobilization on war footing and
effecting radical changes in the internal
administration of the Indian armies,
which the experiences of the past ten
years in Afghanistan and Egypt have
shown to be necessary. The expendt-
ture of large sums for supplies has been
sanctioned, and the Indian government is
now manufacturing and accumulating
vast quantities OF arms and food IN all
the military districts Of The Northwest;
and eff citing the concentration Of troops,
the formation of additional railway, tele-
graph, medical, transport and commits
sariat services on scale com nensurate
with declarations OF the Marquis of Sails
bury, that the defense of India must be
placed beyond the possibility of an
unsuccessful re sistance to attack.
SORROW FOR GENERAL GRANT.
Public sympathy for Americas be-
reavement in the death OF General Grant
is greater than have ever observed 1t
for any distinguished man not OF English
birth. 1t is surprising how many houses
bear mourning symbols, especially in the
West end, where it would naturally be
supposed the deceased hero was least
known. The London public admire
Grant as great representative Amcri-
can, true type of American manlincss,
dignity, courage, fortitude aud steadfast-
ness His patience in the time OF suffer-
ing, his unfinching endurance
in the sore hour Of distress, his
simplicity in the day of prosperity and
his heroism in the face OF danger are
qualities which commend themselves to
the hearts of this people. The universal
feeling is one OF respectful and tender
sympathy for the Nation and family, and
relief at so peaceful an end OF long Pc
riod of illness. Numerous proposals
have been made with view TO the adop-
ton OF some meJuOu VI pcIPceuosho ehc
memory of the departed soldier, and
marking the friendly National feeling
debating the move, and decision VIII
probably be arrived at tomorrow.
GERMAN AGGREsslvENEss.
Considerable uneasiness has been cre-
ated in Government circles by reports
that Germany is endeavoring to geS
foothold in the China seas end Is nego-
tiating with the Coreans for The possess
sion of the Island of Quelpaert. to the
south of the Corean Peninsula and Port
Hamilton. 1t was reported few days
ago that the Island Of Queipaert had been
occupied by the Russians, but the rumor
is denied to-day. When the Russian war
scare was at its height, England STA
toned three war vessels at Port Hamil-
ton and virtually occupied the place. IL
was said that Corea had consented 10 lts
occupation by England. 1t Is now salo
that German influ nee, which at present
is paramount in Corea. has been 81 WORE
for some time to secure the possession
by Germany of both Port Hamilton anu
the island of Quelpaert.
BISMARCK AS MUTUAL FRIEND.