The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-21
WIKt-WURKERS!
Dispatches Flying Swiftly
Between London a I'd
st. Petersburg
Russia Grows More Arrogant
increases Her Demauds-
Her Fleet saiisl
Turkey will Close the straits
Against all Ships Of War
Powers NO,iGedi
THAT Egyptian Newspaper Is
DIETING johnny BuIi into
Trouble
FROM LONDON.


RussIA's INCREASING DEMANDS.
London, April 2O.-'rhc situation of
the Russo-Afghan question has again
become very serious owing to Russia
increasing her demands TO such an
extent that IL viii be impossible for
England TO accept such terms. Nj.
DeGicrs, Russian premier, who Is evil
denly determined to profit by his re-
cent Successes in negotiating with the
English foreign office, has apparently
decided not to yield single iota to
Earl Granville. II is now feared that
Russia has over-stcppod the bounds
of British fOrbcarancc AS il
is asserted on high authority that
England win never succumb TO these
latter demands of the Russian pre-
inicr. A large number of important
dispatches passed between the Eng
fish aud Russian foreign offices on
Saturday aud on Sunday. All mem
bers OF the cabinet remained in Lon
don Sunday awaiting reply from
Eussia to the latest dispatch from
Ec-' Granville.
THE RUSSIAN FLEET.
Dispatches from Cronstadt state
that the Russian fleet. there has been
ordered to prepare for war instantly,
and thirty-two Russian men of war
have hoisted their flags and put to
sea
THE BREACH WIDENING.
There has been II continual ex-
change OF dispatches between Earl
Granville aud DcGiers since Satur-
day, and il is apparent that the breach
is widening.
TIE STOCK GAMBLERS TALE.
SD. m-Thcrc is now considerable
excitement on the exchanges. Con-
soils have fallen 3-4c in the last half
hour, and are now soc for both ac-
counts.
1890 p. m.-Consols opened Mt go 5-Sc
10 Ii accounts, and soon advanced
to 90 3-4c. Russian securities opened
at SSc.
1850 u. m.-Consols, 96 ll-l6c.
4p. m.-Consols, SO lac.
8 p. m.-Paris advices state that the
three per cent. rcntes which opened
this morning at IS francs and 60 CEN
times for account, declined to n francs
and o. l-2 centimes. The fall is due
to rumors on the bourse that rup-
ture had occurred IN the negotiations
between England and Russia for
peaceful, settlement OF the Afghan
question.
SIR PETERS STORY.
Earl Granville stated this afternoon
in the house of lords that the govern
ment has received dispatch from Sir
Peter Lumsden, the contents of which
the government was not prepared to
make public further than to state that
IL contained contradiction of the ac-
count of the penjdeh incident Ms given
by Gen. komaroti. The government
was expecting further kilograms from
Sir Peter, aud until they were re-
ccived would not be prepared to make
any further statement.
fOIToR AGAINST Ed TOR.
The Standard in au editorial this
morning says it hopes England VIII
support the khedive in his controversy
with France concerning the suppress
sion of the Bosphore Egyptian. j
England allows accession to Frances
demand for the withdrawal of the de-
cree of suppression and the punish
ment of the officials who executed The
decree, the Standard says, 1t think
II will make serious mistake
.'The Bosphore Egyptian was just!
suppressed says the Standard, "ant
If il be allowed to resume its auda
cious career England viii comics
more ilagranGlv than ever that II
Egypt she has undertaken tasl
which she has neither ability TO exc
cute or courage to relinquish."
MESSENGER FROM RUSSIA.
A special messenger from Sir Ed
ward Thornton, British embassado
at St. Petersburg, has arrived her
with dispatches reporting the resu
of his communication with DeGicI
the Russian minister in reference t
the Afghan frontier question.
RUSSIAN sCHEMEs.
A project is openly discussed !
Russia TO continue the Caspian 81
y abad railway to Sarakhs, ucrata Can
I dihar and the Indus river. Some 81
the object is 20 have a railway rou
from Russia to India and military me
areor opinion that when 1t siinishcd
Sarakhs, which will be three yea
- hence, Russia will attack India
A GERMAN CoLoHIS'. sCHFMEs.
Ne A dispatch from Berlin TO the Sta
Of lard says that Germany is preparil
rs series ofcnOrnous colonial entC
priscs, the agnitude of which W
surprise the world. The acquisiti
of the Kingdom of Zaneibar ny &c
or many the dispatch says is certain
IL be accomplished sooner or later.
Hn JOHN BuIIls ARMY.
Tnc Blue Book puts the effect