Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-29
OUR CABLE LETTER.

LONDON, MARCH D. lneIe is
marked lull In the war scare. In fact,
among the very sober minded. there
IL no war scare at all. Some Of the
most fiery jingoes even are beginning
TO ask themselves what grounds they
have had for all the alarm Of the
past week. The first announce
ment OF the queens calling out the
army reserve and the militia almost
created panic. 1t aroused the ma
tional pugnacity thoroughly. II
made every fighting Englishman
ready 10 fight right away. Their
pugnacity is still up, but there is
growing belief that It 10 up for moth
Ing. Their blood-thirst Is being
siaked with
THE COLDEST KIND OF WATER.
Amer putting eveTyb, dy In fever
heat OF excitement by spTingipg with
out notice the call for the reserves, the
ministry are now apparently attempt
ing to minimize the import OF her
mAjesty's messags by delaying to state
what number OF the militia
and reserves will be accepted and put
under arms. Every effort has been
made 10 draw the government out on
this point, but 30 far without success.
But the ministers have allowed re-
ports TO be circulated to the effect that
no more than 5000 men are
wanted. These reports have come
from such good authority and have
been 10 prrsistently circulated that IL is
now generally believed that 30 far, to
use an American expression,
THE THING HAS PErERED OUT"
Twenty-Five Thousand men are Just
about enough 10 ill the vacancies in
the muster rolls caused by the
recent drafts for Egyptian
and the Mediterranean stations.
Some people think there never was
any danger of an actual conflict with
Russia, and that the government was
only trying to obtain glory and credit
with the people for having intlmidated
Russia by all act which was ad-
mitted to be enormously msgni.
fled In the popular conception, but
which was really matter OF course
and practically Insignificant. Prenaier
Gladstone has replied to tho most
pressing requests for information as to
the true import OF the queens sum.
mons by saying: 1.-THE government
has decided to postpone all state.
ments upon that subject un.
til after Easter" This reply
was accompanied by n statement
that the government hoped they
would be able during the interval "a
reach some arrangement with Russia,
Taken either IA statesmanship or
humbug, the premier's evasion must be
considered
CLEVER PIECE or WORK
Of Its kind. Lists of all the men
available for service In the army oI
reserves aud the militia have
been called for. The dock-yard
departments have been officially. mott
fled to hold themselves In readiness K
supply extra stores for the military
and naval service. The Army aud
Navy Gazette blames the Miuol
agency for fomenting war New,
rumors.. IL charges then
with having circulated "yarna'
about the alleged hurried calling ou
Of chips, In which stories very often
the ships were actually ON duty a
foreign stations.
IRELAND PREPARING TO AID RUSSIA
The military gariisons OF lrelanc
will be maintained In full strength anC
may be increased from the reserves
The agents of Irish organic atoms hay,
approached the Russian embassy IL
Paris with offers of assistance In cas-,
war occurs between Russia and En-
gland. These agents propose To for
ment u rising In Ireland while Eu
gland Is engaged In Afghanistan anC
to tit out privateeis In America {,
prey upon British commerce. All they
ask Is, that Russia shalt furnish thu
Irish allies the means to carry on
their part OF the bargain, and they
oiier To work "a cheaply as possible.
TURKEY SEEKING AN ALLIANCE.
The over urts OF Turkey for an al
lance with Russia are still under con
sideretion. Diplomatic advices from
Athens and Constantinople concur Ii
the confederation of the trutl
OF the report that secret nego
tiations have been for some tim
In progress with Austria, Greece an,
Russia for new territorial arrangemen
with Turkey. Under this, Russi
IL TO obtain the annexation OF Eas
Roumelia, to Bulgaria, with an exten
sion of the principally of the II AZ
to Rlumelia and the Aegean sea
Greece 10 10 get that part OF Macedoni
with frontier line drawn along tn
Becos aud Helioon rivers to the moutl
OF the latter In the the Gulf of Salon
lea; Austria Ia 10 obtain new frontie
from the plains of Kossova to tn
western side Of the mouth OF the Orvel
los, along the river Strigmon to tn
Aegean sea, the center OF the Austrian
territory, Ia be the port OF Balonics
Russia also asKs 10 be accorded tn
right TO occupy the ports on the Blac
sea, &C the entrance to the Bosphorul
The knowledge OF the fact that thes
negotiations are pending has In
creased the chances in favor {
the contamination OF an angie
Turkish alliances. The "peace.a al
any-price" members Of the common
are circulating a petition 10 Prcmie
Gladstone, urging him to secure Oh
submisslon OF the Afghan dispute /
arbitration, The petition is not gel
ting any names except those Of th
extreme Radicals.
AN1LO-RUssIAN