Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1885 — ON THE TENTED FIELD. [ARTICLE]

ON THE TENTED FIELD.

England Makes a Call on Russia— The Czar’s Troops Moving < Forward.

[By Cable from London.]

The atmosphere is quivering with rumors from Russia and from the Soudan. One succeeds the other with rapidity, and there is a feeling of insecurity everywhere which is creating a nervous feeling in commercial circles that is alarming. At a meeting of the Cabinet this afternoon it was resolved to firmly demand of Russia that she com* mence forthwith the work of delimiting the Afghan frontier, in accordance with the understanding under which Sir Peter Lumsden and the British surveying party passed so many months in the Ameer’s dominion. It has been indefinitely ascertained that the Porte has asked Prince Bismarck for his advice concerning the advisability of an alliance between Turkey and Russia against England. Lord Granville, Minister for Foreign Affairs, had special interviews today with both Mumrus Pasha, the Turkish Minister, and Fehmi Pasha, the special envoy of the Turkish Government to England. The Earl of Kimberly, British Secretary of State for India, in the House of Commons this evening, in answer to a question, stated that he had, on behalf of the Government, informed a deputation that the Government had decided to annex Upper Burmah to the Queen’s Indian Empire. He added that her Majesty's Indian affairs at present rendered it necessary for the Government to exercise great prudence ,in engaging in any enterprise beyond the frontiers of India. Earl Dufferin, the present Indian Viceroy, has been instructed to endeavor to improve the british relations with the Burmese. Alarm is intensified by the suspicion that a secret treaty between the Porte and the Czar has already been signed. It was rumored that the Turkish representatives made exorbitant demands, but that Earl Granville felt constrained to seemingly acquiesce. And so well-informed people had been led to hope that for the present, at least, Turkey had been drawn away from Russia. Although the latest rumors create excitement and indignation, they occasion little surprise. The treachery of the Sultan was not unexpected. He has long desired to divert the attention of his subjects from the scandalous extravagance of his court That could be successfully accomplished by a foreign war. War appears to be inevitable. The assurances of the Ministers that peace will probably be maintained are not considered of much value. Indeed, their practices belie their professions. They have given huge orders for supplies and munitions of war, and this shows that preparations are being rapidly pushed forward for a great conflict. All officers belonging to the British Indian army who are now in Europe on furlough have been ordered to immediately rejoin their respective regiments. Dispatches received at Vienna state that 20,000 Russian troops are on their way from the Caucasus district to the Afghan frontier. The Boston Herald prints the following private cable dispatch, received from a reliable source: “There is great excitement in London. It is reported that 20,000 militia have been called out. Rumors are thick that Russia has rejected English proposals.”