The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-17
BADLY MIXED.
The War News Varies De-
cidedly According to
the Source.
Russia and England Pirate OF
Peace, but Continue the
War Preparations.
The Prince of Wales "Hissed"
at Kiilarney-The Cork
Riot Ridiculed.
Items of News From all Parts
of the world served UP by
the Examiner.
WAR NEWS AT LONDON.
Does Alexander Really Mean Thi.

poth AtthuuueF hchttb "ea" . nv
London, April l6.-Thc Telegraph |
publishes a dispatch from Vienna
which states that DE Giers has tcle-
graphed Baron DeStae', at London,
as follows: II am charged by the
cars personal command to request
you to inform the English govern
ment that in the cars opinion war
would be most deplorable to both
countries, also to say that the car
firmly hopes that prompt and simple
arrangements of the present difficult
ties may be established DeStaal
tclegraphed De Giers in reply that
the English government gladly &C.
epted his communication.
PERSIA ON ENGLAND's SIDE.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Constautinopie says the Shah of
Persia has offered to let Euglsrd have
$4,000 troops in the event of war with
Russia.
II is reported that Ayoub Khan,
before his arrest, sent to General
komaroT plans of the defences Of
lIerat.
midas NEW RESERVE CORPS.
The government proposes TO create
a volunteer reserve corps IN India OF
10000 natives.
SOME ONE IIFD.
Mr.. Chas. Marvin, the writer and
lecturer on Central Asia, writes that
no has learned semi POLITICALLY that the
Russian telegraph system is In fun
working order from Oskabad to
Merry. The latter place is Gen. Kom-
aroii7s base of operations aud is at all
times connected with his headquar-
ters IN the field by swift courier
service and therefore, Marvin says,
Gen. DomaroT can send or receive
u essages to or from st. Petersburg
within twonty-four hours.
ALARMING WAR RUMoRs.
The st. Petersburg correspondent
of the Times says: Charming ru-
mors are circulating and there is a
strong impression that further con-
llicts will soon be reported from the
Afghan frontier as it is thought un-
likely that the Afghans win allow
their recent defeat to pass without
seeking revenge" lie con
|
cret eff her intention OF
invading Afghanistau If the Afghans
compel her to do so. The general
opinion here is that England is COM
Uniting herself to dangerous policy
in forming au alliance with the ameei
without securing absolute control
An order has been sent to Cronstadi
to get ready in fortnight forty war
ships, Including the torpedo boats
Two divisions are about to leave
Odessa for the Caucasus to take thu
places of those removed to the Trans
Caspian territory.
THIS LOOKS OMNIBUS OF WAR.
The Post has reason to believe tn
I. government has received unsatitfaC
tory dispatches from St. Petersburg
/ in which Russia insists on maintain
: Jug the positions which she has a
: ready occupied, and intimates that W
, less England holds herself responsible
for the acquiescense of the ameer
\ these advances. General komaro
\ will advance and seize lierat. Th
4 Post also hears that the Aighans {
4 Peniedeh were surprised by the recei
i attack and that a ruthless massacl
5. followed.
l. MORE Pr ACE MAKERS oRDi 10 OF
u The iron armor-plated war sh
T. shannon, a nine-gun vessel, now C
= gagged in the coast guard service
Greenwich, has been ordered TO Port
mouth to be prepared for active sc
vice. The Shannon Is 5,3sO TONS Du
s. den.
- GRANVILLE Will NOT ANsw% Z.
n. Earl GranNil lille, being asked this
as ternoon If il was true, as report'
at that the government have agreed
,et give up Penjedeh TO the Russial
said: al must really decline TO a
Wer all these unauthorized 6nd alwt
=, inaccurate reports"
lie In replying 10 the Marquis OF Sal
an bury, In the house OF lords this AFT
Ite noon. Granville said that the COVE
ne ment had not yet received from
us Peter Lumsden 81 answer TO their
W. quest for u report upon the CORE
ere ness of General Komaroif's story
ur- the Peniedeh affair. Earl Gran\
hrs added that he did not believe Rui
no had vet received any reply from u
the eral komaroif to the cars request
zen further explanation OF the reas
,ot which indr ced him to attack the
tue ghans, but Sir Edward Thorn
70 British ambassador at ST. Petersbl
'ith had telegraphed that IL was ur,il
es- Russia would receive General X
arolIs reply for some days yet.
inn PREMIER GLADSTONE DENIES.
Mr.. Gladstone, in the house of {