The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-04-01
WILL IT BE WAR =?
oreen Victoria Calls Out the Re
serves and All England Rings
with Preparations for Combat
Hinge quantities Of Supplies and Mu
mtions Ordered All things Need
full are Being Made Ready.

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clouds are gathering thicker and
thicker and the people are now look
inc for the bursting of the storm at
,nv moment. All England has
h.en reused to a wild pitch Of excite
n.nt This was still further in
r,eased tins afternoon when the
,ueen sent a message to the house OF
commons calling out the reserve and
the militia tor permanent service.
In accordance with the message the
war department at once issued an
order calling out the army reserve,
amounting to $4,000 soldiers and the
militia OF 10000 men.
She has therefore thought It right
to communicate to the house of COM
mons that she is about to cause the
reserve torces and such proportion
of the militia as might be deemed
necessary to be called ont for per
nanent service.
THE QUEENS MESSAGE.
The queens message calling out
the reserves and militia is a, fol-
lows:
.sThe present state of public af-
falrs and the extent of the demand
On her maicstv's military forces for
the protection OF the interests OF the
empire, having constituted in the
opion of her majesty cause OF great
emergency, her majesty has deemed
it proper to provide additional
means fo- the military :ervIce.
A special cabinet council was held
this afternoon at Windsor Castle by
command OF the queen. Just as the
ministers were leaving the castle
messenger arrived from the foreign
office bringing dispatches tor Lord
Granville from SIR Edward Thorn
ton, the British minister to Russia,
and Lord Duferin, the viceroy of
India. The ministers returned to
the castle and second council was
held.
WAR MUNITIONS ORDERED.
HrJ,rc l,a.,> h.n,, ..,k Cbatb ,,,,
to supply Immediately 100000
cartridges, and to ship to India all
the Martini Henry rifles available.
The government IS ALSO placing
large orders tor rifles and ammuni-
ton with private manufacturers.
Orders for thousands of rifles and
revolvers have been sent to Birming-
nam with orders to ship the arms 10
Bombay as rapidly as they are COM
pleted. The factories Birmingham
are working dav and night.
Orders have likewise been sent 10
the armones throughout the king
dom to return Immediately TO the
tower OF London, all the Martini
Henry rifles which they have III stock
IN order that they may be inspected
and dispatched to India. Fourteen
thousand rifles are now al Ports
mouth to be forwarded 10 India to
morrow.
At Aldershot orders have been
issued providing for raising 1900
troops for India. One battery of
horse artillery proceeds from Wool
wlch To India immediately.
Tho government OF Buymah i
sending 900 ca,nels 70 be employ
cd In the transport service on the
frontier OF Atshan,stan.
WAR VESSELS PUT INTO SHAPE
Orders have been received at
Portsmouth directing that the COM
pos'te slosp "Cormorant" be made
ready for SEA. The meu-oi-w.sr
Mercury. ,.Coio>>u>" and ''Bo>-
eha'e' are also being rapidly PIE
pared faf >c7,
\ wild run1or was sfloat this St
sernoon tina, Satue Russi.a troops
nad attacked portion Of Sir Peter
Lo'hSden,s PARTY and killed two oF