The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-29
A Marked Subsistence of War Feeling in Eng
land-Rumor that Osman Digna Desires
to Surrender to Graham.
Signs Of Unrest and Dissatisfaction
Among the Masses in France.
A Movement to Overthrow the Government
Of Honduras, and Array That Country
1gainst the Ambitious Barrios.
THE WAR SCARE.
A Decided Abatement of the Military Fever
in England.

a Decided Abatement OF the Military Fever
in England.
LONDON, March 28-Le Nord, the Russian Or
gan at Brussels, publishes significant COM
mentary upon the present state of the
Afghan dispute, in the course Of which
it says: 1.-The people of Russia regard
the whole quarrel with sang froid, and with no
trace of irritation. This is owing to their
conviction of the absurdity of the idea of any
between Russia and England resulting from
the Afghan imbroglio. and the impossibility
their part Of regarding seriously the warlike
demonstrations being made by England in In
dia"
ance by printing letter, dated st.
Petersburg March %, in which the
writer, who is referred to as good authority,
says: 'The present Russian military move
ment is nothing but a precautionary measure,
dictated by the most elementary principles of
national prudence"
There is a marked lull in the war scare at Lon
don. In fact, among the very sober minded
there is no war scare at all. Some of
the most fiery jingoes are even beginning
to ask themselves what grounds they
have had for causing all the alarm of the past
week. The first announcement Of the Queens
summons calling out the army reserves and the
militia almost created panic, and aroused the
national pugnacity thoroughly. It made
every fighting Englishman ready to fight right
away. Their pugnacity is still up, but there is
growing belief that it is up for nothing The
blood thirst is being slaked with the coolest
kind Of water. After putting everybody
in fever heat of excitement by
springing. without notice, call for the reserves,
the Ministry is now apparently attempting to
minimize the import of her Majestys message
militia and reserves will be accepted
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
the effect that no more than $4,000
men will be wanted. These reports
have emanated from such good authority, and
been so persistently circulated, that it is now
preston, the thing has petered OUT Twenty
five thousand men are just about enough to fill
the vacancies in the muster-r rolls caused by
the recent drafts for the Egyptian and Mediter-
was any danger of actual conflict with
Russia, and that the government is
even trying to obtain glory and
credit with the people for having
intimidated Russia by an act which was admit
ted to be enormously magnifed in popular con-
ception, but which was really matter of course
and practically Insignificant
M Gladstone has replied to the most press
ing requests for information as to the true i'm
port of the Queens summons by
saying that the government has
decided to postpone all statements
upon that subject until after Easter This re-
ply was accompanied by statement that the
government hoped that it would be able during
hn into TO arrnr1 cypyn ont with
Russia
Taken either as craftsmanship or humbue, the
Premiers' evasion must be considered clever
pieee of work of the kin,:.
army reserves and the militia have been called
for The dock-yard departments have been of
ficially notified to hold themselves in readiness
to supply extra stores for military and naval
service.
The Army and Navy Gazette blames the
minor news agencies for fomenting war rumors.
It charges them with having circulated yarns"
about the alleged hurried calling of ships, in
which stories, very often ships actually on duty
at foreign stations have figured as being or
dered for outfit The military garrisons in Ire
land will be maintained in full strength, and
may be increased from the reserves.
Agents of the Irish organizations have ap-
preached the Russian embassy in Paris with
offers of assistance In case war occurs between
Russia and England. These agents propose to
f0ment rising in Ireland while England is en-
gagged In Afghanistan, and to fit out privateers
In America to prey upon the British commerce.
AL they ask is that Russia shall furnish their
irish allies with means to carry out their part
of the bargain, and they offer to work as cheaply
as possible.
The overtures of Turkey for an alliance with
Russia are still under consideration. Diplomatic
advices from Athens and Constantinople
concur in corroborating the truth of the
report that secret negotiations have
been for some time in progress
with Austria, Greece and Russia, for a new ter
ritorial arrangement with Turkey. Under this
Russia is to obtain the annexation Of East
Roumelia to Bulgaria, with an extension of the
principality east to Roumelia on the Egean
sea. Greece is to get that part of Macedonia
with frontier line along the Secos and Hale
acton rivers to the mouth Of the latter, in the
Gulf Of Salonica Austria is to obtain a new
frontier. from the plains of Kassava to the west
srn side of the mouth of the Orvellos,
Qlong the river Strymon to the
Egean sea; the slice of the Austrian
territory is to be part of Salonica Russia, also,
asks to be accorded the right to occupy ports on
the Black sea at the entrance to the Bosphorus.
The knowledge of the fact that these negotia-
tons are pending has increased the chances in
favor of a contamination OF an Anglo Turkish
alliance.
The ''peaceatany price" members of the
Commons are circulating petition to Gladstone
urging him to secure submission of the Afghan
dispute to arbitration. The petition is not get