The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-21
BRUINS DANDER RISES
AND HE SEEMS INCLINED TO FORCE
MATTERS SLIGHTLY.
Another FURRY in London Over Reports
That Russia Is Growing Inclined to
Do the 'Crowding'-Glad-
stone and Granville
Say Little.

LONDON, April 2l.-There has been con-
tinuous exchange Of dispatches between Earl
Granville and De Giers since Saturday. II |
is apparent that the breach is widening.
The cabinet met Monday to consider the
contents of a number of important dis
patches received from Lord Dufferin.
In the lords Granville being asked if the
government had received the report of the
English officials on that of Gen Komaroff,
of the affair on the Kushk river, stated that
a dispatch had just bean received
from Sir Peter Lumsden, the British
commissioner, and while he thought
it ill-timed and injudicious to go
into the details Of the dispatch, he
would state that it fatty contradicted the
report of Gen, Komaroff in nearly every
essential point Lord Granville further
stated that he expected moro detailed dis
patches from Sir Peter, and if these came to
hand he promised to make complete state
ment of the affair Immediately
Mr.. Gladstone, in the house of commons
made the following statement: The gov
ernment on Friday received dispatch
from Sir Peter Lumsden but this tele-
gram was not an answer to
our inquiries and instructions
dispatched to him on the 10th
inst 1t will be necessary to await that
answer before we can make any statement
The telegram received from Sir Peter
Lumsden on Friday tended to confirm his
previous statements, which certainly APP
parently confcted with Gen. Komaroff's
statements
The situation of the Russo-Afghan
question has again become very serious,
| owing to Russia increasing her demands to
such an extent that it will be impossible for
| England TO accept them. M. de Giers, the
| Russian premier, who is evidently determined
| to profit by his recent success in negotiating
with the English foreign Office, has appar
emily decided not to yield single iota to
Earl Granville. 1t is now feared that Rus
sia has overstepped the bounds of British
| forbearance, as it is asserted on high au-
thority that England will never succumb to
these latter demands Of the Russian premier.
| A large number of important dispatches
passed between the English and Russian
foreign offices on Saturday and Sunday. All
the members of the cabinet remained in
London, on Sunday, awaiting reply from
Russia to the latest from Earl Granville.
Dispatches from Cronstadt stata that the
pare for war instantly, and that thirty two
Russian men-of war have hoisted their flags
and put to sea.
When it was learned that Gladstone had
asked for a credit of 5000, 900 pounds sterl-
ing-2, ,000, 600 pounds sterling in excess OF
what he had announced he would ask
financial circles became greatly disturbed,
Consols dropped precipitately from % II ID
I..A-
quotations This is as sensational
a drop as has been made any time during
these disturbances The air was filled with
alarming rumors1 One member Of the Rus
sian legation was quoted as saying that there
has been very serious interruption of tn,
peace negotiations, and that war was nov
much more probable than peace.
To an agent of the Central News agency
the following statement of the situation ha
been made by gentleman connected will
the foreign office: There has been an inter
ruption to the peace negotiations with Russia
but there is likely to lie many suci
Interruptions, and yet the negotiations MAJ
all the while be proceeding with considera
BILE speed. Spectators and Others, after th
first panic which followed the rumor of com
plications, apparently began to take thi
/ view of the situation. Consols recovered t
Q6 4l6
The markets. all closed feverish and dul
after a very light business for the day.
A dispatch from Varna says: Notwith
standing the peaceful tendencies reporte,
from St Petersburg and London, the aspec
of the situation, viewed from CONSTANT
nople, still points to war. Russia assuredl,
means to touch the utmost limit Of Britis
forbearance before she will consent t
conclude any arrangements for avoid
ing war. A very shrewd Rus
sian merchant, who has extensiv
dealings in southern Russia, remarked: I'd
you think We have moved $50 900 men t.
the shore Of the Caspian to obtain merely
strip of deserts Don't put faith in new:
paper reports. We mean war, unless Eng
land timidly grants all we have wanted
As for Komarof, the governmen
will never recall him" The merchan
further said that the authorities q
Odessa had received instructions {
stop the expectation of cattle that were il
tended to proceed beyond Constantinoplt
Shipmasters arriving from Russian ports a
speak of the immensity of military prepare
tions and of the III feeling against England
The porte still hesitates to show its hand q
to neutrality The official press evidentl
= under instructions, speaks guardedly
Nevertheless, the notes Of certain Europea
powers respecting the passage of the Da
danelles remain unanswered.
The English government has decide
to station a number of armed me
chantmen ct the South African cap
at Bombay, at Sydney, and els
whore, as provisional means of defen.
for British interests in those quarters I'll
admiral of the British fleet in Chinese wate
has left for Point Hamilton island, near Il
Corean archipelago. The admiralty hi
purchased four torpedo boats from Il
Chilian navy and is negotiatir
for the purchase of more. These torped
boats will Immediately be dispatched
Vancouver's island. The work Of fortifyiI
Singapore will be begun at once. The gr
works of Sir William Armstrong have bet
given large number Of new war order
Among them is an order for seventy sma
field pieces and another for 400 Nordenfelt
guns. 1t is announced from Gibraltar tina
because of the reports that Russis
ironclads are moving In that direction, ii
British gunboat Grappler has been ordere
to cruise up and down the straits OF Gibrs
tar each night. The instructions receive
by the naval authorities at Portsmouth i
,, dicate the immediate commissioning of
j. powerful feet and other warlike prepar,
tions Thirteen gunboats are to be put
commission, and the torpedo fiotilla al
ironclads are to be held ready for urgel
service
Buddensick and Franck, Shoddy Builder
% New YoRK, April 2l.-Buddensick al
Franck, the contractors who built the hous
in Sixty second street, which collapsed, we
arraigned Monday to plead to the indie
ment of manslaug hter..in the second degre
Council for both requested an adjournme
:, for one day, which was granted.
Slaughtered Himself in siaughte