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Show TELEGRAPHIC H url 1 lie I'reparntlous lu og-laud. og-laud. Chicago, 18. Tbe Times' London: Though parliament bas closed for the Enater holidays with the expressed hope that tbe eituatioo was more peaceful, private diepatches received by the guvernment to niylit are of a disturbing character aud the queet has called a special council Ot minis tern at Osborne castle. Friday is the taat day for the re-Berves re-Berves to come id, but they are I flocking to the standard daily in Itiryer numbers than was eipectcd. Preparations for wur continue with undemonstrative intensity. If the delay is advantageous to the Russians, the Eogliub ure taking advantage aleo to collect an army. She will not rely on the navy for ofTenie alone. The contingent of 200,000 troops from ndia baa been ordered to It is now known that the Duke of Edinburgh was relieved of bis command com-mand of the Sultan because he permitted per-mitted the Russian o Hi cere to inspect bis ships and plane for resisting torpedo tor-pedo attacks. Several leading journals are discussing dis-cussing the question of privateariug, and it ia believed at the council this day it will be discussed with the view of asking tbe Russian government for an explanation in a semi official way. Tbe English slock market is a good barometer of peace oi war. Prices are falling. A prominent financier, being interviewed, says the only consolation con-solation is that the present tern-ion cannot last. To day, on tbe stock exchange, there was a belief in wur. |