The sun., 1900-03-21
| ANGL0-RUSS|AN CRISIS.
4 Latter Nation May Now
Intervene in the Boer
War.
SHIPS FOR CHINA
;{st5 That Some Powerful Fight
j Xiii chimes Have Been Orr
\ {1ered Into Commission to
SAIL for the East
at Once.

I.ondon, March 20-aThe correspondent |
I'll New York paper has sent his jour
,4l the following:
rSerious alarm is felt mere over tne
4si4lo- Russian crisis. The new Dattie-
s34ir Goliath and the new cruiser Arso-
4aut with the destroyers Otter ana ia
a414 and the sloop Rosario, have been or
a1aed into commission to sail forthwith
III N'hinn.
ssJ n spite of all diplomatic denials and
ls<$asions, the general belief Is that the
.ifisation in the east is serious in the eA-
txfsple and the unprecedented naval prep
f4fat ations OF the past six months tend 10
cunflln this fear
AI.lyery warship in the British navy
41tAt is fit for sea is now in war trlin.
T.;st,yes of absence for all officers nave
l3ven recalled, and the navy is now ready
iA every particular for instant war.
The Goliath Is one Of the most formida-
ss4,lp warships in the world and is type
Ill he most advanced battleships recently
yfjse ed to the British navy. She registers
1o,g5O tons and has speed OF 1874
l:..nts. with an armament consisting OF
fam II inch guns, twelve 6 inch quick
3Erers, eighteen II Founders and ~ small
ss,,. guns. She carries crew of 100. Inc
Y 4 Argonout is n first class cruiser OF ii l,Oou
stans and A speed of 20.I5 knots. Hei
h 4 ,:n,ament consists of sixteen g incl
onick firers. fourteen IL Founders and Il
smaller guns. Her crew numbers 6H.
VIII Russia Intervene:
ia Berlin dispatch dated March 20 says
SsNs.Intense excitement was aroused her'
4a5ay by the publication in the Loka
HAnzeiger of an apparently inspired mes
sage from ST. Petersburg corfespohoeh
stating that Russia is about 10 interyen
id the Boer war in response to the appea
from Presidents Kruger and Steyn'
1.-THE dispatch says that the hussla
minister for foreign affairs has prepare
communique which Will be pupiisiie
within day or two.
W..The document has been drawn u
With the knowledge and consent
Nance and Germany. 1t has receive
lhe full approval of the czar.
~The communicate. the correspohaei
5eclares, is directed with due precautlt
lgainst England. Its tone IS very SCI
yus. A council was held by the car
Sunday. Count MuriavieH, NJ: dc WI
ind General Kuropatkin attended IT, :.
III the house Of commons the parli
nentary secretary of the war ONCE "
] George Wyndham, said the secretary
state for the colonies, MI. josel
: Ehamberlain, was about to issue pt'
Iamation on the subject Of the aileg
fhreats Of the Beers to destroy Johahh'
b,irg and as to what the Boers may .
pect in the event of wanton destfuctl
of British property.
.@ Colonial Rebels Yield.
p General Kitchener has entered l'ries
fone Colony, without opposition, the
s,,rgents LAYING down their arms, Wh
merely confirms the previous reports
/ their willingness to submit Gehei
/ I}oberts and Butler are still lnactl
pfnding developments at the theatef
| kWar.
! ktonsiderable interest is attached TO
&fate of Johannesburg. Commenting
= 4he reported consultation between SCI
tary Hay and the German embassa
III Washington, DIR. Won Holleben,
: garling urging both belligerents to lie
4 Johannesburg alone, The Pail Mall
mtte says:
Il "Tbis time DIR. Lcyds has, as we !
xxithout improperly assume, put al
:, Yhe tale to the effect that the Gerl
: x.mbassador at Washington and
american consul at Pretoria are conc
ing little scheme of German inter
ton. That is really glorious yarn
one which shows' to what despe
straits the enemies of this country are
duced. Just imagine government W
has formally declined all outside Il
vention permitting Germany to die
flie course of Lord Roberts marcl
# Pretorial The German foreign Q
Knows better than to invite the snt
d would nfallibly receive if it venture
whisper so preposterous propose
s Downing stree"
IA Cape, Town dispatch says that
5. Beers have blown up the bridges u
ST Bloemfontein, including those at
5 burg and Kroonstadt, and are nov
Heating to the north
new .zspland's Loyalty.
:. A3SyfFlingtoil. New Zealand, March