The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-19

face indications warrant the statement
taat the prospect is one of peace, The
only description of tho actual situation
ehloh can be given as Utterly accurate
y contained in the statements: THE
sltuation is practically uuchanged." or
course such statement is rather
oraoular, but SO is the situation. For no
one outside of the cabinet seems 10
know Just what II is, IL may be set
down as absolutely true that the rise
ana fall OF The war talk during 10 days
past has been largely due to the specu-
iatlVe money interests in
making sales or purchase. Never
m the history of modern
times has such vast amount OF money
peen interested in the change OF public
opinion OF single nation. The enor-
nous sums invested out and out by Ber-
in, Vienna, Paris and London capital
lsts IN Russian securities and British
cohsols have compelled vast and
powerful interest TO maintain and
spread good news, The owners of the
millions OF idle money in London and
III the continental bourses seeking in
Vestment constitute, on the other hand,
an equally powerful class whose inter.
est it is to break values by securing and
circulating bad news. This struggle
10 retain against this battle to
sell has been largely responsible for
most OF the war news given to the pub.
| nc during the past fortnight. VERY lit
tle news has originated in any form
from either the Russian or the English
governments.
Ihe Russian generals are good and
ambitious for fame, but no one sup
poses they are market spectators.
England never had ministry
purer than the present cabinet, IL IL
not only above suspicion but out of aus.
plclon's roach. In Paris and Berlin
speoulators hold large amounts OF Egvp.
lan stock. These holders lear that a
crash would eusue In al these stocks if
England should be compelled to evacu-
ate Egypt in order TO streng then her
iorees lighting Russia. Russia has boon
making the strongest possible efforts 10
maintain her financial credit ia Europe.
She mas recently announced that the
new TAX on coupons will be
collected from the Russian holders only.
ltls not yet known what the result has
been OF the efforts of the Russian GOV.
ernment TO negotiate loan with Roth.
schilds, ltis believed, however that the
hothsehilds have declined Russia's terms
uen. NonNoViski, the Russian minister
OF war; is suffering from i'll health aud
ueslres To retire. Gen. OberouchtofT is
named as has successor. Gen, Vou
NoViskl belongs to the peace party IN
ST. Petersburg. IL is N / generally
peneYed that he ls really i'll. ltissus
peeted that if he retires it will be il
deierence to the war party, which seemi
70 be seIting control of Russia's policy
ten. OberOutcho1f is thoroughly N
sympathy with the war party, aud hi
assumption of control of the war olfic,
would undoubtedly be indicative of th,
adoption OF a warlike policy by th,
car The government has decided I,
station number of armed
merchantmen at the South Africa
cape, at Bombay, Sydney and elsewhere
as a provisional means of defense TO
British interests in case of an Anglo
Russian war. The British admiralt,
mas Deen IN successful negotiation wltl
Cnili lor the purpose of buying part O
Tue Chlilan navy. -Four second-clas
torpedo boats have been bought. Or
uors nave been Issued for the immedi
ate dispatch OF torpedo boats To Va
Couver's Island, for use in the north pa
; clic ocean in case of an emergency, Tn
work of fortifymg singapore wi
DC commenced at onca On
, hundred and twenty trus
: worthy Malays will be 'inytruote
III torpedo secrets and practice. Th
. government has decided TO put A Alto
' Tor the present to all volunteer retif,
ments among army officers. Member
OF the indian volunteer force have bee
3 requested To enlist. They have bee
SIMPLY requested 10 muster thej
names with the government. Tho wa
ulhce Is engaged in the work of proyid
ing for each member OF this force Ma,
TIM rifle, so rounds Of ammunition. th
necessary personal accoutramenls AN
extra allowance of . rupeos towar,
the purchase of uniforms. The gul
Workso Sir William Armstrong hav
heen given largo number of now wa
- orders. Among these ia AN or
der Tor 20 small field niec
! and another for 400 Nordenfelt luns
The bill TO enable the Britisl
Australasian colonies 10 federate, whIcl
was introduced last Thursday in tb,
mousse OF lords, by the Earl o
DERBY, minister for the col
onies, contains clauses deolarator,
OIL tho doctrine of state rights in Ii
enact that any ono colony shall hay
power to withdraw from the federation
at its own discretion at any time,withou
consulting the other members of IN,
federation. Tle other clause empow
ers the legislature Of any colony In tn,
federation TO override the past decision
of the federal council. 1t is believed
that every one of the Australasian col
onles, except perhaps that of New
South Wales, win oppose the adoptioI
OF either OF these clauses.
IL Is reported that new form of set
tlement OF the Mexican debt is PROPOSED
on the basis ofthe redemption of the olC
debt in full, with the exception of tn,
overdue coupons.