Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-05
WARS SMOOTH FRONT.
LEADING EDITORS SKEPTICALI
OF THE PEACE TALK.

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India Seriously Disappointed with the
Governments COurse--A Suspension of
the Charterlng of Ships--Lord Chur-
chill Makes Bitter Attack on the G Gov-
ernment in the House of Commons.
LONDON, May AT st. Petersburg
though no definite news of an agreement
between England and Russia has been
received, the war cloud seems suddenly
to have dissolved. The news that Eng
land has not annexed Port Hamilton in
the Japan sea gives feeling of relief.
The British Admiralty has issued or
ders stopping further charter of ships of
small capacity that were intended to be
used for the transportation of troops.
This order is regarded as foreshadowing
the stopPage of all war preparations.
The dam at Karabund, 10 miles north
Of Sarakhs, mas burst, flooding the coun-
try for, miles round about. The Russians
are making strenuous efforts to repair the
dam and the damage done.
STILL ORDERING STORES.
The government continues to give out
large orders for stores of all kinds. The
Admiralty is surveying additional steam
ers with view of freighting or purchas-
ing them. ThOueh Russian papers are
not so outspoken as they formerly were,
probably, in consequence OF their govern
ments hints, it is well known that Russia
is making strenuous efforts to increase
her armament. The Indian banks have
given notice that they will not advance
money against shipments unless vessels
are insured at war risSs.
The Indian government is enforcing
rigid economy in all the departments to
meet the expenses of war preparations.
In order to avoid the levying of fresh
taxes, which would be likely to disturb
the native locality, it is reported that the
Afghans of Badakshan have asked to be
annexed to Russia, and negotiations to-
ward that object are proceeding through
the Ameer OF Bokhara and the govern
ment OF Turkestan.
PEACE BY NO MEANS CERTAIN.
Many continental papers are still skep-
tical Of a peaceful issue Of the dispute.
The PeStheF LIOyd, of Pesth, SAYS that a
trifling mishap on the Afghan frontier
may annihilate the hopes of peace.
The Dedtcbe Ze(tlng Of Berlin says that
Russian diplomacy is not as yet any,
where near the end of it's articles and
tricks. Russia may again and again put
difficulty in the way of settlement, and
perhaps at last openly declare that she
Will make a concession in the boundary
question.
The Standard in referring to the Queens
return says that everything has been
done to drag the nation into slumber,
philters and rhetoric and adulatiOn
having been cOpIOusly applied to stupify
its conscience. Parliament participates
in the sleep as it has participated also in
the draugbt, but the Crown does not share
in the general abasement, and is, per-
baps, watching for the restored sObriety
nd mi az hn
INDIA's DISSATISFACTION.
At Calcutta the public are dissatisfied
with England's concession to Russia, and
fears are generally expressed now that
the English attitude may have already
endangered the safety of the party COM
posing Sir Peter Lumsden's surveying
commission. Preparations for war on a
large scale still continue in India.
TIE BOLAN RAILWAY.
The construction of a railway through
lolan pass 0b the way to Quetta is pro-
crossing rapidly. 1t is calculated that
the grlding. BRIDGING and cutting will
have suiii ii.ieuty advanced by the end Of
June TO allow troops to march over the
road bed
Admiral Seymour, who bombarded
Alexandria during the war against
hrahi Phsha, commands the fleet COM
posed OF the Atlantic steamships Oregon,
Umbria, Alaska and Arizona. The Ore
gon has been made the Admraps flagship.
FULL ACCEPTANCE.
LONDON, May ), A. M.-The DdilB
NearS says that the government considers
that Russia's dispatch Of Saturday is
full and final acceptance of Earl Gran
ville's proposals. The YelcS, in an edto-
rial, SAYS: "The government must con-
tinue to be ready for the worst even while
they bellave the worst is not to Gomez