The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-16
THEY TURN THE TABLES.
Reports That Russia Now Demands
Explanations From England
FOR AIDING THE AFGHAaisrANs.
The Cabinet Meets and IL Is Sale Fa.
vOrs a BaCk-DOWn
BY CEDlNG PENJDEH TO RUSSIA.
The Important Figure Turkey Cuts In
the Dispute, and How the sultan
Feels His Greatness and His
Power .G.to Dictate.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES,


LONDON, April l5.--ll:30 a. m.--There
is better feeling in the stock market
this morning. Consols opened 959s, adj
vanced 10 0516. Foreign funds firm,
Russian securities, S3A.
1880 p. m.--Consols have declined to
053s. This is n above the closing figures
OF last night. Russian securities ad-
Yanced TO 81.
Up. m.-Consols for both accounts are
now 80 7-l6.
2;3Op. m.-Consols 957s, for both ac-
counts.
4p. m,-Consols, 95 1916.
SECURITIES VERY PEACEFUL.
The stock market closed buoyant ut
above the best quotations of the day.
The fortnight settlement has been con-
cluded without the occurrence of fail
ures. Consols and Russians were very
firm at the close,
A Paris dispatch says the French
bourse closed firm, owing TO the better
political outlook, although one failure
was announced, which will cause others
to be heavy losers.
THE TABLES TURNED.
GladstOne's apparent hesitation over
the kushB river affairs has embodied
Russia and skeis now taking her turn in
demanding explanations and with
drawals. The report Is confirmed that
dc Giers has demanded an explanation
OF the presence of Capt. Yates, of Gen.
Lumsden's staff, at the Kushk river
battle and OF the part he is said TO have
taken IN provoking that engagement
| Special dispatche from ST. Petersburg
even assert that Russia has demanded
the recall of Gen. Lumsden himself,
on the ground of his pronounced sym.
pathy with the Aighans in their hos
tility toward Russia, but this statement
is doubtful.
The government is.
STILL wRANGLINd WITH TURKEY
over the terms of the proposed Anglo
Turkish alliance. Long interviews be-
tween Earl Granville and Musurus
Pasha, the Turkish minister, and Fehmi
Pasha, tho sultan's special envoy, are of
daily occurrence. The sultan is coy and
is c0quetting with both England aud
Russia. He probably never felt his i'm.
portance in European politics so keenly
as at this moment. When Gladstone
| formerly described him 1t was as "un.
speAkable." The Turk is bidding for
his favor against the Russians who
whipped him in 1877. The Russians are
making tempting ovcrtures to Turkey,
HATING THE HOOK
with provinces on her northern bound.
ary, the possession which would tend
to consolidate and perpetuate the Turk
ish empire in Europe. The solicitude
of both England and Russia for Turkish
friendship is, of course, caused by the
latters control of the Dardanelles,
which command the entrance TO the
Black Sea. There ~, however, this i'm.
portaut difference between the suitors
for Turkeys favor: England could
force the straits and Russia could not.
No ordinary vessels of either navy
could pass the Dardanelles, castles,
forts and batteries which line the straits
from the Egean Sea TO tho Sea of Mar
mora, but the forts could be silenced by
two or three of the British monster
turret ships, such as the Invincible,
tho Devastation, the Terror, the Alex
andria or the Hercules. Then, these
floating steel forts could be stationed at
either end of the straits 10 protect the
English and exclude the Russian yes-
sells. These facts are as well known TO
the sultan as to the British admiralty,
and II Is firmly believed here that his
friendship will eventually bo given TO
the side carrying the heaviest guns.
The cabinet council assembled at 2p.
m. and Is now being held. Nothing is
known as to the subject under discus
sion, but IL is believed to be with refer
| onCe 10 the AnglO.Russian difficulty.
A HORROR FEARED.
IL Is feared that the steamer Magneta,
| belonging TO the Eastern Extension
Telegraph company, has been lost In the
| Boy of Biscay. She had large staff of
| telegraph officials on board.
RECRUITING FOR THE NAVY.
Recruiting for the British navy con
tinu6s with great activity. The adml-
rally have invited navy pensioners to
volunteer.
AUSTRALIA ACTIVE,
Active preparations for war are at
present making in all the Australian
colonies.
SORT OF An ENGLIsIG nACKDOwN.
In tho cabinet consultation to-day the
Anglo Russian situation, IL Is said, was
represented to he as follows: Englsnd
and Russia have agreed upon basis Of
delimintation OF the Afghan frontier
subject to satisfactory explanation by
Russia of the recent attack on the
Afghans. According TO this scheme II
is said that Penjdeh will be ueded 20
Russia, provided the ameer consents.
WHAT THE PENSIONERS CAN DEPEND ON.
KINGSTON, ONT, April l5.--The i'm
perial pensioners, on being paid Today,
were warned that In the event of war
between England and Russia all under
80 years Of age might be called on to
service. Tho veterans received the
news with great satisfaction.