, 1885-03-29
"PETERED OUT"
After Putting Everybody in a
State Of Excitement
The War Scare in England
Suddenly Subsidies.
Almost a Panic Created for No
Purpose.
The Scare Over.

The Scare Over.
LONDON, March 2S.-There is
marked lull in the war scare. In fact
among the very sober minded, there is NJ
war scare at all. Some of the most fer,
jingoes are beginning to ask themselve'
what ground they have had for causing
all the alarm of the past week. The frs
announcement of the queens summons,
calling out the army reserves and militia
almost created a panic. 1t aroused the
national pugnacity thoroughly; it made
every fighting Englishman ready to fight
right away. The ~pugnacity is still up,
but there is a growing belief hat it is up
for nothing. The bloodthirst is being
Stacked with the coolest kind of water.
Alter putting everybody in a fever heat
of excitement by springing, without any
notice, the call for reserves, the ministry
now arc apparently attempting to mini
mize the import of her majesty's message
by delaying to state what number of
militia and reserves Will be selected and
put under arms. Every effort has been
made to draw the government out on this
point, but so far without success. But
the ministers have allowed reports to be
circulated TO the effect hat no more than
$4,000 men were wanted. These re-
ports have emanated from such good
authority. and been so persistently
circulated, they are now generally be-
Eeved, and so far, to use an American ex-
preston, the thing has petered out "
Twenty-Five thousand men are just about
enough to fill the vacancies in the muster
rolls caused by recent drafts for Egyptian
and Mediterranean stations. Some peo-
pie think there never was any danger of
an actual conflict with Russia, andl that
the government is even trying to obtain
glory and credit with the people for having
intimidated Russia by an act which was
admitted to be enormously magnifed in
the popular conception, but which was
really a matter of course and practically
insignificant. .
Gladstone has replied to most pressing
requests for information as to the true
import of the queens summons, by saying
the government decided to postpone all
statements upon hat subject until after
Easter. This reply was accompanied by
the statement that the government hoped
it would be able, during the interval to
reach some arrangement with Russia.
Taken either as craftsmanship or hum
bug, the premier's evasion must be con-
sidered a clever piece of work of its kind.
Lists of all men available for service in the
army reserves and militia have been
called for. The dock yard departments
have been officially notified to hold them
selves in readiness to supply extra stores
for military and naval service. The Army
and Nary Gazette blames minor news
agencies for fomenting war rumors. 1t
charges them with having circulated
yarns about the alleged hurried calling
of ships, in which stories vary, after ships
actually on duty at foreign stations have
figured as being ordered to outfit. The
military garrisons in ireland are to be
maintained in full strength, and may be
increased from the reserves. Agents OF
Irish organizations have approached the
Russian embassy in Paris with offers Of
assistance in case war occurs between Rus
STA and England. These agents propose
10 ioment a rising in Ireland while Eng
land is engaged in Afghanistan, and to fl
out privateers in America to prey upon
British commerce. All they ask is Rus
STA shall furnish Irish allies with tn,
means to carry out their part of the bar
gain, and they offer to work as cheaply al
possible. Overtures to Turkey for an ALI
ance with Russia is still under considera
ton. Diplomatic adyices from AthenI
and Constantinople concur in corroborat
ing the truth of the report.
Secret negotiations have been for soml
time in progress with Austria, Greece ant
Russia for n new territorial arrangement
with Turkey. Under this, Russia is t.
obtain annexation from East Roumelia t.
Bulgaria. with an extension Of principalit,
east to Roumelia and the Aegean sea
Greece is to get that part Of Macedoni
with the frontier line across the Secos an
Haleacton rivers, to the moutl
of the latter in the gulf O
Salonica Austria is to obtain a no,
frontier from the plains Of Kossov
to the western side Of Mount Orsullos
along the river Strymon to the Aegean sea
The centre of the Austrian territory is t
be part of Salonica. Russia also asks t
be accorded the right to occupy forts oil
the Black sea, at the entrance to the Bos
phorus. knowledge of the fact ofthese ne
gotiations pending, has increased tn
chances in favor Of the contamination of
Anglo Turkish alliance. 'Peace-at-any
price" members of commons are eli
c~ulating a petition to Gladstone, urgin
him to a submission in the Afghan dispui
to an arbitration. The petition is nc
> getting any names except those..of extrem
Radicals.
From Russian Sources.
BRUSSELS, March 2S.=Le Nord, ii