Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-28
WAR IN THE
ENGLAND Preparing Quarters and Ac-
GOVERNMENTS for the Army
= Of Reserves.
A Financial Crisis Imminent In Ru,sis
America Completely Drained
Of ALI Der Canned Beef.
An Immense Fosca Collecting In India
"A Council Of War 10 be
Hold In punjusb.
highlands Ul.imstum Has Been For
wArdsd 70 Ct. Petersburg and
Speedy Reply Demanded.
The Ameer Of Afghanistan and the
Princes Of punjuah Welcome
Lord Duferin.
ANoLo.RussrAS.
nerat Tho rolst Of oon,sn,lon.

Horat the toint Of Contention
PARIS, March a7,--Capt, Abknon,
the governor of Merv, who induced
the khan Of Merv and other chiefs to
petition Ru.sia for annexation, Ia an
Interview to-day said, "Russia should
seize Herat before England gets n
chance 10 fortify H. Rusaia will never
have a better chance OF securing uerat
than nc PRESENT.
Preparing 20 kquip tho New Army
Great preparations are making At
Alderahot for tho reception Of the
army OF reserve forces and militia,
called out by the queen'e message.
Quarters are ready in Chatham for "a
large force, The greAtest acti witty pre-
walls In the ordinance department In
hastening the armament OF vessels
ordered for Immediate service. Extra
hands are employed All the avail.
able quarters nj Chelsea have been
made ready for occupation. IL " re
ported that the umvnl forces will be at
once called out for service. The gov
ernment has given contracts for
l00 900 uniforms.
Preparing Quarters for tho Reserves.
The queen Will start for the Alx
Bains, In Southern France, Monday.
The queen's message yesterday call
Ing out the reserves and militia for
permanent service has been received
by the country with great enthusiasm
The enthusiasm IL especially marked
at the various military stations
throughout the Kingdom. Every
where active efforts are being exerted
10 get the barracks ready for the re-.
serves and To ha We arms and accOutre.
ments nj hand 10 equip them. There
are Immense stores OF arms Mt the Lon
don tower ready TO be- distributed
when required. The war feeling IL
strong among the reserves, and many
had already Joined the guards before
the orders summoning them 10 service
were received.
A Comm ereial Crlsis In Moscow.
VIENNA, March ~ --Dispatches
from Moscow show commercial crisis
In that city, within the past thirty
days five Of the largest tea and sugar
| importing houses have failed. Their
liabilities aggregate 10 900 0O0 roubles.
over $40, 10000 The government and
private bankers are concerning meas
ures TO avert the spreading failures
and panic.
II IL reported that Russia has char
tered steamers 10 transport troops
across the Caspian sea.
| Trying ca Avert % Crisis.
Sr. PETERSBURG, March n, The
failure Of ScaraDanga d Co, mer-
chants OF London, With branch house
at 1t. Petersburg and Raeeofi, has
created great sensation In financial
circles. The minister OF finance har
sent the governor OF the State bank
10 Moscow 10 confer with the bankers
Of that city. The purpose OF the con
ference Ia 70 devise means OF avoiding
the financial CRISIS which IL believed
imminent.
Immense orders for American Casnea
Meats.
CHICAGO, Ill, March 1.-THE Arr
mour Packing company yesterday re-.
celved another cable order from the
British war department for 5000 adj
Gitional cases Of canned beef rep esent-
Ing about $50 900 pounds, and another
proposal WAS received for 10000 add
tlonnl cases, which, however, could
not be iilsd within tha time limited.
Tho statement Ia made that the orders
already In hand have dIvtsted all the
establishments in ths country engaged
In this particular industry Of their
available STOCK.
Indian Troops Preparing for Service.
ALLAHABAD, HINDoosTAE, March
"a. sixty Thousand troops have been
equipped and made ready for service
at any moment. The Talahs Of tscinde
and HolkAr met Earl Dufierln to-day
and in an Informal and cordial man
Der placed their armies nj his disposal.
Assembling for a Council Of War.
RAwUIPINDEE, PURguAB, March
q. The Acknowledgements OF Pun
luab and the commander.in-chief %
the Bombay army have arrived here.
! The commanders OF Indla and Madras
will arrive 20 night Numerous Pun
| Iuab chiefs have also arrived. l94rl
Dunerin 10 expected tomorrow, Toe
duke and DUCHESS Of Cennaught are
coming. Inr anieer Ut AfghanlstAn u
expected on the 8D.hinst.
An oatbreab Of Asiatie thoisra.
IOSI,oH. March 27.- An outbTehk