The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-30

LONDON STOCKS.

now "a Is 10. Russian securities, ~.
l:3O p. m.-Consols ~ l5'lB.
2p. m.-Consols 9iJs for both accounts.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg re-
colvtd here this afternoon state chat tho
ear has issued an imperial uAase,
sanotionlng tho raising ola large force
uf Turkomau militia by Gen. komaroif.
A ST.. Petersburg dispatch % the
Standard says negotiations continue
betwoon tho Russian and tho British
The trpntier quest on
presents no serious difficulty, but the
Pauii.h affair dstains the meeting of
tho boundary commission. Russia,
SAWS the dis1atOh, Is willing 20 code
~ ne1r go return Tor PeniGeh. That
the boundary commits
sion could probably arrange Tor tho
withdrawal ct both Ruasilu and Afghan
troops from ths disputed scoue. ihiH
solution Of rhp existing troubles, D.
isAssoytod, however, wac, only pQi-ipi'
N ENGLAND iUregos5 her claims Tor sat- De-
Arl ou from Ru sia Tor Jhu teulten iu-
decentralization. continue, tho d4--
patch, Russia VIII non pive.
TuAr ENPIustlH.
Tha explosion a. the admiralty Us 5iill
"a uiYstuIy and Assistant Secretary
Swaiusou's W al is a perfect blank ln
regard Do tho occurrence.
ABOUT COMMANDEEs.
10 is stated that Governor II. Or6u
berg has been chosen o. take commend
OF Tha proposed Tlucomm volunteer
force. Con. BHrOuCti mas also been SUM
mOuGd from Nlsbriunr.orul tO assume
command go CrOn4t8Jt. Tho govern
ment is having thousands OF whito
head tUruDdUes manufactured Tor the
protection Of Der northern coast. IN
GNlaurdnlry credit Of Z5,JGlcUO
rub.Ds for the navy is about TO be
granted.
ARMED CGUIsEGs ISCi;EA ED.
The government b0s decided 20 In
crease tho number OF armed cruisers 10
~ aud has chartered the steamers Cop
tic snd Alaska, aud the Pacific c1mpa-
uy's steamer, Britannia. dispstcn
from rirpul, dated April 20, says; Per-
sisteut Statements ara made here that
Russian forces are coming from the
Caspian TO the Afghan frontier. Tho
present situation is critical. only q
very firm British support viii restore
the confidence Of the Afghans The
Afghan troops engaged in Penjdeh hayo
nearly all dispersed.
THE CABINET
The cabinet sat three aud one-heit
hours this afternoon. lt is understood
the Afghan situation has not improved.
INDIA INSTEAD OF sUAKNL
British transports at Woolwich have
been ordered 10 load, until otherwise in
structed, all their war stores for India
instead OF Suakim. The government
hss ordered the immediate construction
of 40 gunboats. In addition TO The char
ter of steamers already announced, the
government has also chartered the
steamer Energia, which will 90 con-
yerted into an armed cruiser.
OMNIBUS oMENs.
Tonight the situation appears very
serious. 1t looks as if Russia desires
war and MS il England will bs compelled
to accept the challenge to fight. Ever
many of tho superstitiou5 folks point to
tho "omens." Ono of these omens
is thus alluded TO by a
a study. The only time last fall that
Mr.. Gladstone made himself conspicu-
ous socially, was wh.n no appeared Ia a
theatre box on the night the news came
about Gord0n's death. Tho Ju&taposi-
ZION o f pleasure and catastrophe on that
occasion symbolized fate knocking over
the end OF the b itish prestige in Africa.
Thursday morning The premier invited
an American actor to banquet
WIN MN db DiodAlasJ @AN
while tho meal was in progress,
dyuamiters tried to destroy tho admi-
rally building. This WAS reyelry con
Joined with devastation, aud 1t signl-
lied destiny eniOiniDg the foil OF Eng
land ON the sea-"
The common people Of England, that
is, those who read or gossip at the
'"pubs" and know what is going on
seem 10 believe that there will be var
but they are not enthusiastic oyer 1t.
THE PAPERS, THE PEOPLE AND THE
The papers do not represent the mass
OF the English people. There is not,
daily in London which has any ciroula
tion among the "miluons." A glance
viii show these gfeaL papers a45 lSsusl
for the British politician and the trader
Their shape contains the news OF interes
TO the herd" Now, this herd is Tho
crowd that is going to do the lighting
IL any is TO be done, and If you -
will find where the least jingoism II
g eel i@ "th ie' herd; TO figh
All you have to do is to make il behev'
England has bsen insulted. But yol
could hardly get "the herdn to furnist
recruit to fight for such a thing as is a
present in DISPUTE between England ant
Russia, in Asia, IL "the herd" knew
really what it were about.
MR.. GLADSTONE,
more than any pre.Lier, is develop
ment of the British populace. His ha'
probably not a single affinity with any
thing aristocrat or nearly
diplomatic. All his sympathie;
are essentially with the people
"tho herd" He does not believe in wal
unless it is necessary. He does MOI
think that diplomatic insult, for in
stance, or mere brush against pres
iige is cause for war. His enemies
even go so far as to say that Mr.. Glad
stone would have allowed the Sou
dan to slip away rather thar
fight for it but for Gordon, and that he
does not consider the retention OF In
dia worth the cost OF war with Russia
| Gladstone has given no sign Of wha
he thinks about the presen
situation, except to indicate that h'
prefers to not fight, IL he can avoid "
| If he decides to fight, he will fight hare
and fight to via, and the whole Englisf
cause they know that h'
values soldiers life higher thar
does any other statesman in Europe
and that when he appeals to the sworc
1t is the last appeal or an Englishman
Almost limitless In resources, it is thi
characteristic of the British premier
coupled with his supreme reticence du
ring the past few days, which make
tloaghtful men believe
| WAR Is IMMINENT.
| 1t is everywhere taken for granted
THAT Russia's expected reply TO TN
English remonstrsnce concerning Gen
| Komarot1's account OF his conduct
| Per deh will he at least eva5iye. II l
! thought the car will try to justli.
| Komaroif's conduct and establish II
rectitade from the very text oil vi
! Peter Lumsaen's account OF lhe con
duct of the Atghaa@.
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