Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-21
BEAR CROWLS.
Russia May Intervene in Fa.
vor Of Beers.
WARL|kE SIGNS IN EAST
England is Sending Her Best
Warships to China.

London, March 2l.-The correspondent
of New York paper has sent his jour-
nal the following:
Serious alarm is felt here over the
Anglo Russian crisis. The new battle
ship Goliath and the new cruiser Argo'
naut, with the destroyers Otter and ia
nus and the sloop Rosario, have been Or
dercd into commission to sail forthwith
to China.
SIN spite Of all diplomatic denials and
eyasions, the general belief is that the
situation in the east is serious in the ex'
IRENE, and the unprecedented naval prep
arations of the past six months tend to
confirm this fear.
Every warship in the British navy
that is fit for sea is now in war trim.
Leaves of absence for all officers have
been recalled, and the navy is now ready
in every particular for instant war;"
The Goliath is one of the most formula
able warships in the world and is type
of the most advanced battleships recently
added to the British navy. She registers
1850 tons and has speed of lSA
knots, with an armament consisting OF
four IL inch guns, twelve G inch quick
frers, eighteen IL Founders and 20 small
er guns. She carries crew Of 700. The
Argonaut is first class cruiser of II 900
tons and speed of 20.75 knots. Her
armament consists of sixteen 6 inch
quick frers, fourteen II Founders and IA
smaller guns. Her crew numbers ST..
Will Russia interviewer
A Berlin dispatch dated March 20 says:
Intense excitement was aroused here
tnI, in nGn nj
Anzeiger of an apparently inspired mes
sage frem st. Petersburg correspondent
stating that Russia is about 10 intervene
in the Boer war in response to the appeal
from Presidents Kruger and Steyn.
1.-The dispatch says that the Russian
minister for foreign affairs has prepared
a communique which will be published
within a day or two.
1.-THE document has been drawn up
with the knowledge and consent of
France and Germany. 1t has received
the full approval OF the czar.
'The communique, the correspondent
declares, is directed with due precaution
against England. Its tone is very seri.
Gus. A council was held by the car on
Sunday. Count Muriavieff, NJ. de Witte
and General Kuropatkin attended it."
In the house Of commons the parla.
nentary secretary Of the war office, Mr..
George Wyndham, said the secretary of |
state for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph |
was about to issue proc
amation on the subject of the alleged |
hreats of the Beers to destroy Johannes
,urg and as to what the Beers may ex.
,ect in the event Of wanton destruction
# British property
Colonial Rebels Yield.
General Kitchener has entered Prieska,
ape Colony, without opposition, the in
urgents laying down their arms, which
merely confirms the previous reports of
heir willingness to submit Generals
Roberts and Butler are still inactive,
ending developments at the theater of
var.
Considerable interest is attached to the
ate of Johannesburg. Commenting on
he reported consultation between Secre.
ary Hay and the German ambassador
t Washington, DR.. Won Holleben, re.
arding urging both belligerents to leave
alone, The Pail Mall Ga
atte says:
This time DR.. Leyds has. as we may
ithout improperly assume, put about
lie tale to the effect that the German
AMBASSADOR at Washington and the
mercan consul at Pretoria are concoct-
y little scheme Of German interven-
on. That is really glorious yarn and
he which shows to what desperate
rats the enemies of this country are re-
iced. just imagine government which
is formally declined all outside inter-
'ntion permitting Germany to dictate
g course of Lord Roberts march to
fetoria! The German foreign Office
lows better than to invite the snub it
ould infallibly receive il it ventured to
hisper so preposterous proposal in
owning street."
\ Cape Town dispatch says that the
'ers have blown up the bridges north
Bloemfontein. including those at Win.
rs and. Kroonstadt, and are now re.
ating to the north.