The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-04-16
Chance. for War Increased .

mCHI VI I4C 1I4uO04bAOos SOhoOAo "AAO-A
closed Saturday night at 951S, opened
this q. m. ct 80, and 1t this hour are still
lower, ct 94A for both accounts. This
Is the lowest point touched In many
years. Russian securities are quoted at
s2A.
WHAT WILL TURKEY DO?
CoNsrANTINoPLK, April 13.-The At
CHAN news has greatly excited all
classes. Two days ago war was looked
upon Is certain and the idea prevailed
among natives and foreigners that Rus
sia might make a dash for the Bos-
porus and at ANY moment the British
feet might appear in the Dardanells.
Nothing much is talked about but the
prospects OF the Anglo.Turkish
alliances, The Sultan hesitates
to adopt any positively compromising
attitude being unwilling to fearlessly
trust England without some proof of
the realty of British friendship, before in
curing the enmitV of Russia. The
press agents consequently received in
structions to spread the idea in foreign
Journals thst Turkey will preserve neu-
trality in case of war. Nevertheless
your correspondent Is assured from q
strong quarter that Turkey will JOIN
England should war occur, being COM
PEELED to do SO by force of circumstances.
Gen. Ksmaroff's raid not being followed
by an English declaration of war
the present opinion among foreign
diplomatists is that matters may be ar
ranged for the present with usual Glad
stone timiditY, but all think that the
struggle can only be deferred. The
Turkish feeling generally is in favor of
an alliance with England. The Turkish
army and navy are longing for.
war. Indeed, Turkish officers and
men of either service are burning
TO repay Russia for the sufferlngs pro-
duced by the last struggle. The Circas-
sian officers are particularly excited at
the prospect of another campaign on
the Armenia frontier. There is talk
about the recapture of Batuma, at which
place the Russians are very busy. A
shipmsster just arrived from there re-
ports the continuous arrival of
artillery stores and the construc-
ton of new redoubts. Speak
ing generally the average Turkish
idea is that without an alliance with
England they are lost, yet SO rudely
shaken has their faith been in England
on account of the Egyptian business that
they cannot bring themselves to credit
the English government with any good
intentions on their behalf.
THE ENGLISH CABINET.
l o. m.-The cabinet meeting, sum-
mons for which were issued yesterday, is
now IN progress. Nothing is known
positively in regard to the character of
the deliberations, but the great war ques-
ton Is believed 20 be absorbing the at
tention Of the ministers, and the result OF
the council Is awaited with great eager
ness.
HosTILITIEs AT TONQUIN CEA sED.
A dispatch from Hanoi says: The
Chinese forces in Tonquin have received
orders to cease hOstllities.
ASKED TO REPORT.
Instructions have been telegraphed to
Sir Peter Lumsdon to transmit to Lon
don as quickly as possible his report and
that of Capt. Yates of the conflict of the
Kushk river. At various military and
naval stations preparations for war con-
tinue to be vigorously made.
Gladstone in the house OF commnns
this afternoon stated that the government
upon receipt from Russia OF Gen. KAN
raofrs explanation Of the Penjdeh Incl
dent had telegrsphed to Sir Peter Lums-
| den for Information as to the
correctness of the Russian COM
mander's Justification of his conduct in
attacking the Afghans. Gladstone also
announced that the government had re-
celVed full report of the communlca-
lions which had passed between Earl
| NACCAOy Vi 4AAAeSS oAA
Abdurraheman Khan, ameer OF Afghan
stan, in Councils recently held between
them at Rawal Pindi. The communica-
tions to the premier, he added, were
entirely satisfactory to that government.
| Explaining the delay of the government
| in reaching g final decision with Rus
STA, Gladstone said that the reports of
Russian officers who took part in the
Penjdeh battle and those of English Of
hcers who Witnessed the engagement,
| differed so materially in substance and
effect that the government felt obliged to
/ make an independent inquiry, this was
proceeding now, and the government
was doing everything in its power to-
wards ascertaIning the facts.
Gladstone also stated IN the commons
that Gen Ksmaroff's reports of the recent
battle between the Russians and Afghans
had been teIegraphed to Sir Peter Lums-
den, but no reply had as yet been re-
ceived from the British commissioner.
Russia had, the premier admitted, failed
to answer the material parts of England's
communication sent on the day of the
receipt of the news of the battle.
ANOTHER BATTLE RUMoRED.
| Earl Salisbury, leader of the conserva-
tive peers in the house OF lords. this
evening asked the government II they
had learned of the report that there was
another engagement between the Rus
SLAMS and Afghans on the Afghan from
tier yesterday, and If the government
knew whether the report was true or not.
Earle Granville, foreign minister, : an
swered for the government that they had
nothing to acd TO the official statement
made by Gladstone in the house Of CON-
mons.
| Sir Peter Lumsdon has occupied q
strong position at Tirapul. He is be-
Iieved now to be able to prevent the
Russians from attempting sudden at
tempt II the direction Of Herat.
KAkARoFF's STATEMENT.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 13.-The OH.
cial Messenger to-day published turth-
er communication from General KsmRr-
off regarding the recent battle between
the Russians and the Afghans on the
Kushk river. He asserts in this tele-
gram that the menacing attitude OF the
Afghans in advancing 30 closely TO his
lines and occupying several available
positions together with refusal OF the
Afghan commander to pay epy attention
70 his protests made him expect that the
Afghans contemplated night attack on
his lines.
DUBLIN EXCITEMENT.
DUBLIN, April ia scene Of excite
ment attended the departure of the
Prince and Princess Of Wales to-day, fol
the south of Ireland. On their route Il
the KinRsbridge railroad station as then
royal highnesses passed Dublin CITY
Hall an immense crowd assembled abou
. the place to witness the departure o.
the royal visitors. Lord Mayor
Jno. O'Conner, happened to drive
past the city hall few moments before
the royal carriage appeared. A CROWD
] recognized him and Kissed him savagely
. O'Conner ct this few into violent pas
sion, but his display of ire only made
, his enemies more demonstrative in theil
. was unable TO Withstand the storm any
longer and stopped his carriage anC
mounting the City hall steps, called FOL
cheers for Mr.. Parneli. The Response
was not great and did not indicate tina
Mr.. O'Conner had any great number o
! eympathizers In the assemblage. HI
then addressed the gathering ana toll
them they would be sorry for HAVING
hissed him. He said he would telegraph
! Mr.. Parnen ct Cork and ct Mallow Al
I account Of what had occurred in Dublin
and they would ses what the resul
would be. Soon after this the Primo
and Princess of Wales were driven pas
the City hall On their way 70 the Esil
, road station. They were greeted wit
: tumuIt1ous and prolonged cheering.
a FRENCH MINISTER'S.
- PARIS, April 13.-The French minis
ters at London, St. Petersburg, BeTli
!, and Vienna, have been ordered TO T.
q main ct their posts during the Afgha
= THE RACES.