Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-29
And Causing Considerable Elk
citement Among our Ca
madam Friends. !.
Johnny Balls Troops Accom-
plishing Nothing in
Egypt,
Except as Targets for Disease in that
Torrid Desert, and to Experience the
Terrible Kamsin Winds.
Latest News Regarding the Anglo
Russian Boundary Dispute, Franco.
Chinese War, Etc.
Other Items of Public Import Gathered
From our Dispatches from all
Parts of the Globe

From our Dispatches from all
Parts of the Globe
England.
LONDON. March 2s.-At Portsmouth al
the ships belonging to the first naval reseve
including four iron-clads, with all the
gun boats and torpedo boats, have been or
dered into immediate readiness to be placed
ia commission.
There 10 marked lull in the war scare.
In fact among the very sober minded there
is no war scare at all. Some Of the most
fiery jingoes even are beginning to ask them
selves Whist grounds they have for causing
all the alarm Of the past week. The first
announcement of the queens summons CALI
ing out the army reserves and
militia almost created panic
1t aroused the national pugnacity
thoroughly. 1t made every fighting English
man ready to fight right away. Pugnacity
is still up, but there is growing belief that
it is up for nothing. Bloodshirst is being
Stacked with the colde,t kind Of water, and
alter putting everybody in a fever heat Of
excitement by springing without notice the
call for reserves,t the ministers are now appar-
emily attempting to minimize the import of
her majesty's message by delaying to state
what number OF militia and reserves
would be accepted and put under arms.
Every effort is made to draw the government
out on this point, but so far without sue
cess, but the ministers have allowed reports
to be circulated to the effect that not more
than 5000 men are wanted. These reports
have emanated from such good authority
and been SO persistently circulated that they
are now generally believed, and so far. to
use an American expression, 'the thing has
petered out" Twenty-Five thousand men
just about enough to gil the vacancies in
the muster rolls caused BY the recent details
for Egyptian and Mediterranean stations.
Some people think there never was
any danger of natural conflict with
Russia, and that the government was even
trying to obtain glory and credit with the
people for having intimidated Russia by an
act which was admitted to be an enormously
magnided one in popular conception, but
which was really matter of course, and
practically Insignificant. Gladstone has re-
piled to the most pressing requests for infor-
nation as to the import of the queens sum-
mons BY saying the government has de-
cidcd TO postpone all statements upon that |
subject until after Easter. This reply was
by the statement that |
the government hoped it would be
able, during the interval, to reach
some arrangement with Russia. Taken
either rs craftsmanship or humbug premi-
er's evasion, it must be considered q clever
piece Of work of its kind. Lists of all the
available men for service in the army of re-
serves and militia have been called for The
dock yard departments have been officially
notified 10 hold themselves in readiness TO
supply extra stores for military and naval
service.
The army and Navy Gazette blames the
minor news agencies for fermenting war
culated yarns" about the alleged
hurried calling of the shsps,
in which stories very Of
len ships often on duty at foreign stations
have figured ms being ordered 10 outfit
The military garrIsons Of Ireland will be
in full strength, and may be in
creased from the reserves. Agents of Irish
have approached the Russian
embassy in Paris with offers of assistance
IN case var occgrs between Russia and
England. These SCENTS propose TO ferment
. rising in Ireland. while England is engaged
q Afghanistan. and to fit out privatecrs in
America 10 prey upon British commerce, and
I'll they ask Is that Russia shall furnish the
irish allies with the means to carry out their
,hesply as possible. +
The overtures Of Turkey for an alliance
with RUSSIA are still under consideration.
Diplomatic sd,ices from Athens and Con-
tantinople concur in corroborating the
ruth of the report that secret negotiation.
have been for some time in progress with
Austria, Greece and Russia for q new terri
orial arrangement with Turkey. aud under
his obtaining the annexation Of East
somclis to Bulgaria with The
'xtension of the principally east ,
o Romelia. the Aegean Sea.
Sreecs TO get that part Of Macedonia with /,
he frontier line along the Seccs and Hale |,
lcteon rivers TO the mouth of the latter in !
he Cult of Salon,ca, Austria 10 obtain new .
rontier from the plains of Kossonsto on the !
western side 10 South 0rvellos along the !,
liver Stryman To the Aegean Sea, the centre /,
u the Austrian territory to be part OF Sal
onica. Russia also asks 10 be accorded the ,
ight TO occupy the ports on the Black Sea
{ the entrance Of the Boephorus. Knowl-
dge of the fact that these negotiations are
ending has increased the chances in favor {
I consummation Of the Anglo-Turkish
lliance and peace at any price, "
Members OF commons ere circulating a q
etition to Gladstone urging him 10 secure {
he submission of the Afghsnissan dispute I
D arbitration. The petition is not getting
nv names except Of extreme radicals. 4
General Graham te!egraphs from Suskim
hat be expects to have completed to-mar-
ov sul6cicnt water stores to enable his
rmy 70 advance 10 Tansoi He saws he has
rdercd al the available means from the :
sven war ships anchored in the Red Sea, :
" Suakim garrison duty in town, 20 that :
Re whole regular force at Suakim could be /.
sed In the adyancec against Osman Diema. :
The censorship over al the kilograms sent
'om Saakim to the pres has been made re- !
entity much stricter than ever.
Cablegrams received from Suez. betveen =
'hich place and SuAkim there is rood conn :
chow that Gen. Gr.ham i
'akine very little progress in his expedition :
Hefoer. After the much-hernlded sd. 8
snce. 10 make which two weeks have heeo
and several hundred lives lost
. camp 10 to-day just two miles nearer :,
erbef than is Suakim. The camp il con-
erted with Suakim BY ,rsmv.v.
otbing Is yet done in The
~ Of constructing the projected Berbrr :,