The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-03-28
Lion and Bear.

PABis, March 27.-Captain Abknoff,
governor of AerV, who induced the
Kahn of Merv and ether chiefs to petit
ton Russia for annexation, in an inter
view to-day said: "Russia should sieze
Herat before England gets an cpportu-
nifty to fortify it. Russia will never
have better chance of securing Herat
than at present"
LONDON, March 27.-Great prepare
tons are being made at AldershOt for
the reception of the army reserve forces
and the militia called out by the Queens
message. Quarters are ready al Chat
ham for large force. The greatest
activity in the ordnance department in
Fastening the armament of vessels
ordered for immediate service Extra
hands are employed. All available
quarters at Chelsea have been made
ready for occupation.
1t is reported that the naval reserves
will be Immediately called out. Gov
eminent has given orders for 100, 600
uniforms.
LONDON, March 27.-The Queen will
start for AK Les Baines on Monday.
The Queens message, yesterday, calling
out the reserves and militia for pernan-
ent service, has been received by the
country with the greatest enthusiasm,
which is especially marked at various
military stations throughout the king
dom. Everywhere active efforts are
being exerted to get barracks ready for
the reserves and have arms and ac-
coutrements at hand to equip them.
Immense stores of arms at the tower
are ready to be distributed when re-
quired. The war feeling is strong
among the reserves, and many had
already joined the guards before orders
summoning them to the service were re-
ceived.
The Globe says that proposal par
taking of the nature of an "ultimatum
was telegraphed b. government to St.
Petersburg yesterday. 1t requested at
the same time that the Russian govern
ment should send an answer that would
reach Downing street not later than
Monday next.
The Globe also declares that Granville,
on the 18th instant, proposed to Russia
| that both Russians and Afghans should
withdraw from that portion of the ter
ritory at present, subject to dispute,
and remain outside it during the con-
tinuance of the negotiations then in
progress at London. To this proposal
Russia sent no reply, until last Wednes-
day. She refused to accede to Eng
lands proposition on the ground that
the withdrawal of her troops would be
source of humiliation to Russia.
After this answer was received the
Cabinet decided to embody the reserves
and militia, and send the ultimatum al
ready referred to. In the event of war
% 900 militia will be assigned to garri-
son duty in Ireland, and that numbe
of regulars be released for active SER
vice.
Active preparations are making to get
all the available cruisers and iron-clads
into service as soon as possible
1t is known that the destination
of these vessels is the Baltic
Sea and Black Sea, the entrance
to the latter. however, being con-
ditioned on the assent of Turkey. Mem
bers of the Third Royal Fusilers and
Fifth Rife brigade, both militia organi-
cations, are responding largely to the
Queens call for volunteers to serve with
the regulars
In the House of Lords this evening
Granville, replying to the Marquis of
Salisbury, said, there was nothing indi-
eating a tendency to finch on the part
of government regarding the Afghan
question. Government was firmly adj
herring to the policy agreed upon by
both the great political parties, while at
the same time they were availing them
selves of every means to arrive at sat
isfactory solution of the difficulty. He
was unable to fix date when the nego-
tiations would be concluded. Russia is
now considering England's dispatch.
England considered Russia was bound
by the recent agreement. In the mean
time the Amer of Afghanistan in
structed his chiefs to observe neutrality