Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-02

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The Preparations In England-shippins
Arms to India-The Regular and Militia
Reserves Called Out for Permanent Ser
| vice-Excitement in England-The War
| Spirit Rampant.
| BRINGING OUT THE DOGS OF WAR.
| LONDON, March 26-Activc war prepa-
rations throughout England continue, and
not since the days of the Grimea has the
| excitement been so great. The belief mas
| rapidly grown within the past few days
| that war with Russia is unavoidable, ana
| the war feveris now strong upon the peo-
| pie. The activity at the arsenals ana
| dock yards is almost unprecedented.
Large forces of men are employed both
day and night filling heavy orders already
sent in by both War and Admiralty
| Offices.
This morning the officers OF the
| Ordnance Department at Chatham re-
ceived imperative orders to ship immedi-
ately to Bombay, all the Martini-Henry
| rifles in store in that department. Al
ready the Government arsenals are taxed
| to their utmost, and so urgent are some
| of the orders that contracts have been
made with private firms.
At the dock yards vessels are being
| fitted for instant departure, some OF them
not having been placed under sailing Or
| ders before for years. Among those which
are being rapidly fitted out for sea are the
| men-of-war Mercury, Devastation, Colos-
| sus and Bacchante, and the troop ship
| Orontes.
| THE RESERVES AND MILITIA CALLED OUT.
LONDON, March ga Royal message
| has just been read in both Houses OF
| Parliament calling out both the regu.
| lar army and the militia reserves for per-
manent service. This news has greatly
| intensified the excitement throughout
| England, which is now at fever heat.
| The announcement of the absolute rup-
ture between England and Russia is
! looked for at any moment.
THE LION RAMPANT.
LONDON, March 26.-In accordance,
with the Royal message read in both
houses OF Parliament, orders have been
issued by the War Office calling out the
| reserves of both regulars and militia.
Regiments that have not been called on
for active service at any time during the
| past ten years have been summarily or
dered to prepare for Immediate departure
for foreign service.
The streets of London this morning are
dotted with excited groups discussing the
situa ion. The verdict is almost general
that formal declaration of war can not
be much longer delayed. At all the news
paper offices and news centerS great
throngs are anXiousiy awaiting the latest
Information in regard to the doings of the
Ministry and Parliament. Some of the
Journals have issued extras which are
bought with avid ity. Many admirers of
the lingo policy are paradng the streets
shouting for war and singing war songs.
The war spirit is rampant.
THE SITUATION ON AFGHANIsTAN.
LONDON, March 26 (evening) The ex-
element increases hourly, and people
seem to have gone mad over the prospect
of conflict between England and Rus
STA. Fresh orders are constantly being
sent out to military and naval centers for
the immediate dispatch of munitions of
war to India. An order has been given
fer 5,0O0,000 cartridges to be immedi-
ately packed for shipment to Bombay.
Relations between the two countries are
momentarily becoming more strained,
while Afghanistan advices are anything
out encouraging.
A dispatch just received from
Bombay states that the Russian forces on
the Afghan border are becoming very
aggressive, and it is with great difficulty
a conflict between them and Afghan
tribes is averted. 1t is reported that
two members OF the party accompanying
Sir Peter Lumsden as English commits
sioners, have been killed by the Rus
SLAMS.
IMPORTANT DISPATCHES. I
LONDON, March 27.--Just as yester-
days Cabinet Council had adjourned, a
special messenger arrived in haste from
the War Office, bringing further dis
patches. After Mr.. Gladstone had
glanced over the papers, he summoned
his colleagues to another conference,
which lasted several hours. The nature
of the additional Information cln only
be conjeclured, but from the cirsum-
stances there is no doubt that it was con-
sidered unusually important.
WHY THE RESERVES WERE CALLED OUT.
LONDON, March Pit is believed that
Earl Dufferin threatened to resign the
Viceroyshp of India unless the Govern
ment honored his requistion for 5000
men from England, and that this accounts
for the sudden calling out of the reserves.