The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-26
The Gar has u Conference with On,
Of His Generals,
AND sTARTsQ QUICK FOR MOSCOW.
England Equally Energetio-Franoe soy.
ersHor Relations VITA Egypt anti
Ready to shoot--A Newsy
European Budget Omens.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
England.
LONDON STOCKS.

Ehslhuus
LONDON STOCKS.
LoSDoN, April 25.--l2:SO pa m.-Con-
soils opened at 95Is, for both money and
accounts, at noon, fell to 9iJG, and are
now 94 70 l6. Russian securities, Sc.
l:SO p. m.-Consols 94 l5-l6.
Up. =. Consols 9iJS for both accounts.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg re-
ceived here this afternoon state that the
czar has issued an imperial ukase,
sanctioning the raising of large force
of Turkoman militia by Gen. Konaroff.
A st. Petersburg dispatch to the
Standard says negotiations continue
between the Russian and the British
governments. The trsntier question
presents no serious difficulty, but the
Penjdeh affair detains the meeting of
the boundary commission. Russia,
says the dispatch, Is willing to cede
Hulficar In return for Pepjdeh. That
accomplished, the boundary commits
sion could probably arrange for the
withdrawal of both Russian and Afghan
troops from the disputed scene. This
solution of the existing troubles, IL
IL asserted, however, was only possible
II England foregoes her claims for salts
faction from Russia for the Penjdeh in
dissatisfaction, continues the dis
patch, Russia will non give.
THAT EXPLOSION.
The explosion at the admiralty is still
a mystery and Assistant Secretary
Swainson's mind is q perfect blank in
regard to the occurrence.
ABOUT COMMANDERS.
IL Ia atQtad that GnVarnOr II Oran
berg has been chosen 10 take command
} OF the proposed Turcoman volunteer
force. Gen. Baronoff has also been sum.
moned from Nishninargorod to assume
command at Cronstadt. The govern.
ment is having thousands OF white
head torpedoos manufactured for the
protection OF her northern coast. Al
extraordinary credit OF 100000
rubles for the navy Is about TO b
granted.
ARMED CRUISERS INCREASED.
The government has decided TO in
crease the number OF armed cruisers +
20 and has chartered the steamers Cor
tic and Alaska, and the Pacific comps
ny's steamer, Britannia. A dispatc
from Tirpul, dated April 20, says: PEI
1 sistent statements are made here tha
y Russian forces are coming from tn
? Caspian to the Afghan frontier. TIL
present situation is critical. Only
!. very firm British support will restor
: the confidence Of the Afghans. TIL
q Afghan troops engaged in Penjdeh hay
/ nearly all dispersed.
n THE GARNET.
The cabinet sat three aud one-hal
\ hours this afternoon. IL Is understoo
= the Afghan situation has not improved
y INDIA INSTEAD OF sUAKIM.
n British transports at Woolwich hav
= been ordered 10 load, until otherwise IL
a structed, all their war stores for Indi
a instead OF Suakim. The governmeI
y has ordered the immediate construotio
y of 40 gunboats. In addition to the chal
ter Of steamers already announced, III
n government has also chartered I'll
- steamer Energia, which will be col
yerted into an armed cruiser.
N oMINoUs oMENs
"A Tonight the situation appears veT
"a serious. II looks as If Russia desir,
!. war and as II England will be compelle
A. to accept the challenge TO fight. Eve
many of the superstitious folks point
,r the "omens." One of these omeI
4 Is thus alluded 10 by
,a person who makes such thin
re q study. The only time last fall th
Mr.. Gladstone made himself consplcl
GUS socially, was when he appeared In
theatre box on the night the news can
about Gordon's death. The juxtapoi
rt tion of pleasure and catastrophe on tn
on occasion symbolized fate mocking ov
the end OF the British prestige In AiriC
-, Thursday morning the premier invit
with him at breakfast, al
80. while the meal was In progrel
dynamiters tried TO destroy tho adm
rally building. This was revelry co
Ar Joined with devastation, and II sigr
lied destiny enioining the fall Of En-
So land on the sea,n
r- The common people Of England, th
Is, those who read or gossip at 3
'm "pubs" and know what Is going o
seem to believe that there win bo wi
nc but they are not enthusiastic over 1t.
VI THE rArERs, THE People AND I'll
he The papers do not represent the ms
Of tho English people. There Is not
sh daily In London which has any clrcu
tion among the millions" A glan
~ will show these great papers are issu
nr for the British politician and the trad
NJ Their shape contains the news of inter
ai- TO the herd" Now, this herd Is |
crowd that Is going to do tho fight
on II any is 20 be done, and If you
= among the people who compose IL, y
10 will and where the least jingoism
- England Is. II is easy
or get "tho herd" TO hi
All you have TO do is TO make IL belle
er- England has been insulted. But y
h'i could hardly get "the herdn 10 furnl
recruit TO fight for such thing as Is
present In DISPUTE between England a
Russia, in Asia, II "the herd" KIN
l. really what II we're about.
,av MR.. GLADSTONE,
more than any prea.ier, 10 a deyel,
Jay ment of the British populace. He
probably not single affinity with al
,ek thing aristooratlo or nea
no diplomatic. All his sympath
Ion are essentially with the poopl
gin "tho herd" He does not believe In v
unless II is necessary. He does
ON think that diplomatic insult, for
at stance, or q nero brush against pi
op- iige Is cause for war. His enem
even 20 no far as 10 say that Mr.. Gl
but stone would have allowed the S
will dan TO slip away rather u
} 10 fight for II but Ter Gordon, aud that
does not consider the retention of
dia worth the cost OF war with Rus
Gladstone has given no Sign OF W
he thinks about the pres
Il situation, except 10 indicate that
this yrefers TO not fight, N he can avoid
lIth II no decides 10 hght, he will fight h
- aud fight 10 win, and the whole Eng
'oc- people will be with him,
'his cause thoy know that
Che values soldiers life higher /
the does any other statesman In Eur
sus- and that when he appeals 10 the sv
'nly II In the last appeal oil an Englishn