The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-25
WAR INEVITABLE
Is the Feeling Manifested in Rus
Sla.
Russians Pushing Forward Their De-
fences
France and Russia Concerting
Against England.

LONDON, April 24.-The Daily News states
that negotiations with Russia are not yet hope
less, though the only chancs of settlement lies
in Russia's acceptance of q frontier apparently
inconsistent with her recent aggression.
The Admiralty has ordered a number of gun
boats OF nav type to be built as rapidly as
possible. Tne vessels will be armed with light
shell guns for the purpose of destroying torpe-
do boats. They will be capable of steaming
one thousand miles without recoaling.
ST. PETERSBURG, April A.--Many English
residents are preparing to leave: The Russian
government has not yet replied to England's
latest dispatches, but will probably do SO
shortly and in such manner as will forcs q de-
cision either for peace or war.
The painful suspense over the Afghan from
tier dispute has pazalyzed business at Odessa
The huge granaries are almost empty. The
inhabitants arc opposed to war, but fear that
it is inevitable.
VIENNA, April PA despatch from Odessa
to the Correspondence Politigue, says that
22,000 troops will be Immediately despatched
to reinforce Gen. Komaroff. The despatch al
SO says that other levies are under orders, and
that the Russian army in Turkestan will num-
Der 10000 men in a few weeks.
Detaohments of engineers are engaged in
blasting passage through the ice to allow the
iron-claG Peter-the- Great to go from Cronstadt
to Svendborg. The Russian staff hes appoint
ed a committee to supervise the transportation
Oh troops anu stores. Inr06 new m6n-0t-War
have been launched on the Black Sea.
The Russian port OF Vladivostock, on the
sea of Japan, has been closed by the sinking
OF torpedoes in the ship channels.
LONDON, April 4.-A Shanghai despatch
states that the Russians are pushing forward
their defenees on the Pacific coast.
In the House of Commons this afternoon,
Mr.. Gladstone announced that the French
| Consul General left Cairo today. This break
| ing off of the official relations between France
and Egypt is entirely unexpected.
PARIS, April 24.-The Suez Canal commis-
son today agreed that no foFtifoations shall be-
| erected along the canal.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 24-The naval au-
| thoritieH are pt fever heat over the reported
presence of British iron-olad at VladivOS-
| took, Russian port on the sea Of Japan.
CAIRO, April 24.-Diplomatic relations be
| tveen Egypt and France have not been broken
| The French charge d'affairs, however, has
been instructed to go to Alexandria tomorrow
| morning, and if Egypt fails to make satis'
| factory reply he will leave Alexandria tomor-
| row evening. In the event of final breaking
| off OF diplomatic relations the interests OF
| France will be confided to the Russian consul
| ate, French transports, with 4 0O0 troops on
| board are now in the Suez canal, and have
| been ordered to remain there for the present
| The opinion is expressed here that France and
Russia are concerning against England.
LONDON, April 24.-Earl Granville has tele.
| graphed instructions to Sir Evelyn Barring, the
| British minister to Egypt to support NabaI
l Fa5ha to the utmost extremity Ia his refusal tC
make apologies or reparation for the suppress
sion of the lie Bosphore-E -Egyptien."