The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-02
OLD JOHN BULL.
Is Not Asleep, but is Watch
Ing Every Point of Van.
tage Ground.
Tie Has n sharp Eye Nn the
Hattie and Mny Make Il
Warm for "RussiasEye."
The Bear GROWS Cautious and
Is Inclined 10 Take 10 the
Arbitration Tree.
The Russian Cruisers Excite
Enrianh's G.lonin. md They
ENGLISH NEWS NOTES.


the Lion IL NOT Astccp-Engtuhu
uiIi he There when The IsalI
Opcus-w Watching The straits.
AN OCEAN sToRM--ANOTHER STEAMER
RETURNS DISABLED TO PORT.
London, May /. The British
steamer, Norscman, which left Liver
erpool April 25th, for Boston, has re-
turned TO port. She experienced
stormy weather during which the
third officer was drowned, and the
captain had his ribs injured. The
vessel also lost her main and mizZen
masts aud had her decks swept.
NEW RUSSIAN oARRIsoNs.
London, May l.-ltussian military
authorities have established perma-
nent garrisons at Krosnovostok, AS
kabad aud Chikisliar.
WHY NOT BEFORE, If DONE WORK.
Paris, May 1.-The Suez canal COM
mission, composed of representatives
OF the powers. and appointed to hN
the status of the canal In the event OF
war, will be Dissolved Immediately
upon declaration Of war between
England and Russia.
THEY CAN LAND AN ARMY WHERE
NEEDED.
London, May 1.-The admiralty has
sent orders TO the navy yards to pre-.
pare for the transp rtation of several
thousand troops, and has chartered the
steamers Vancouver, Oregon, City of
Oxford, Denonis, Bolivar, Egypt,
Erin and the Egyptian Monarch, each
\ of which Is capable of carrying sew.
cral thousand troops. The govern
ment will also charter other steamers.
THE REGULAR ARBITRATION DIS
PATCH.
London, May There is slight
relaxation in the tension of the rela-
tons of Russia and England. Russia
appears TO be disposed to entertain
Englaud's latest proposals to submit
to the arbitration of one OF the
crowned heads of Europe the ques-
ton whether the convention of March
18th was broken by Russia. II is be-
lieved the king of Denmark will be
| selected as arbitrator, in the event of
mediation being accepted.
ENGLAND PREPARES FOR EMERGEN-
CIEs.
London, May 1.-Two steamships OF
the Peninsula and Oriental line now
building at Glasgow, have been pur-
chased by the government to be con
yerted into cruisers. The govern
ment has also purchased three very
fast ocean steamers to keep the Brit
ish coaling stations supplied.
AN ENGLISH HoLIDAY-THE BANK oil
ENGLAND's SETTLING DAY.
London, May To-day is tn
regular semi-annual settling day o
the Bank of England, aud therefore
a holiday both at the bank and on tn
stock exchange.
THAT BLARsT SD BRITISH WAR sHi
AGAIN.
Fortress Monroe, Va, May It'll
British steamer Garnet sailed thi
morning at o'clock, aud is suppose
to have gone to New York.
> JOHN BULL WATCHING TURKEY LA,
4 ING ToRPEDoEs.
J, Odessa, May Ian English man-o
= war has anchored at the entrance I
!. the Dardanelles. 1t is presumed 81
s is watching the laing of torpedoes.
o SPHERICAL MISSIONARIES.
~ Plymouth, Eng, May 1.-The En-
- fish iron-clads, destined for the III
tic, have been ordered to take Oh
double supply of shell.
mERAT's CITIZENS PREFER A SIEGE
So RUSSIAN OCCUPANCY.
r. London, May l.---Advices receiv
r here state that deputation of the
0; habitants of Iierat waited upon
ST governor recently and desired him
Is, inform the aIneer that the peo
lc " ould rather suffer the hardship o.
W long siege than surrender to Rus
TERRIBLE, If TRUE---AN OCH
STEAMER LOST.
London, May 1.-The Royal II
We steamship Hnmber, which left n
MS York Thursday, April IS, has
an been heard from, and is believed t'
III lost.
ia MORE TAFPY FOR AFGHAN's AMI
London, May 1.-AbdurahaI
Khan, ameer of Afghanistan has /
nm. gazetted Knight Grand CommaI
Nc OF the order of he Star of Italy.
80 A Lloyd's telegram from st. Pei
teJ burg to-day states that the Rus
~ w. government has forbidden the G
fer of ships into the port of Cronstad
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE woRI
Melbourne, Australia. May l.
ma. cessant exertions are being mat
/ place the colony of Victoria in a
! of of security against the attack
hey Russian cruisers in case OF
Df Popular enthusiasm IN the matter
n l.. u Ill