Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-02

asking for appointments In the active
army in case of war with Russia.
Many of the applicants express
their willingness to go a step or two
below their present rank in the volun-
teers for the sake of seeing actual serv-
ice. More than 500 of these applica-
tions are already on file. They are
docketed according to the rank of the
officers, and the earlier applicants In
each rank will have the first chance
to stop bullets.
RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS.
The Russians are keeping their
very secret. Contracts
have been made with ship-owners to
GARY troops across the Caspian sea.
The Russian railroad across Turkestan,
from Kizil-Arvat to Askabad, is al
most finished. The section to Merv
will be at once begun. Russia is also
working hard to raise money in Ger
many.
SEVERE OK RUSSIA.
RAwALPINDI, March 2S.-The Nizam
of Rawalpindi writes concerning the
threatened Russian Invasion: I'm
dian people consider that Russian rule
means despotism, corruption of jus
tice, tyranny and oppression. Rus
STA may introduce civilization into
Khiva and Bokhara, but 10 India her
rule means retrogresslon,"
NO REASON FOR WAR.
BRUSSELS, March 2S.-Le Nord the
Russian organ here, published sig
niicant commentary upon the present
state of the Afghan dispute in the
course of which 1t says: 1.-The people
of Russia regard the whole quarrel
with sang frold and with no trace of
irritation. This is owing to their con-
viction of obsurdity of the idea of any
war between Russia and England re-
sultlng from the Afghan embroglio
and the impossibility on their part re-
garding seriously the warlike demon
STATIONS being made by England in
India.
LIE Nord follows up this utterance
by printing letter dated at st. Peters
burg, March %, in which a writer,
who is referred to as good authority,
says: 1.-THE present Russian military
is nothing but a precau
tionary measure. dictated by the most
principles of national pru-
dence."
WAR FEELING ABATING.
LONDoN. March 20-There is a
marked lull in the war scare. liz
fact, among the more sober mind
o1 lao,o
at all. Some Of the most fiery
iingoes are beginning to ask them
selves what ground they have had for
causing the alarm of the past week.
The first announcement of the queens
summons calling out the army re-
serves and militia, almost created a
panic and aroused national pugnacity
thoroughly. It made every lighting
Englishman ready to fight right away.
The pugnaoity is still up, but there is
a growing belief that it is up for roth
ing. The blood thirst is being slaked
with the coolest kind of water.
LONDON, Marck 26.-The Army and
NavyGazettee blames the minor news
agencies for fomenting war rumors.
It charges them with having cITculat-
ed yarns" about alleged hurried call
ing of ships in, which stories very
often ships actually on duty at foreign
stations, have figured as being ordered
outfit. The military garrlsons IN Ire
land will be maintained IN full
strength and may be increased from
the reserves. The agents of the Irish
have approached the
embassy in Paris with official
assistance In case war occur between
Russia and England. These agents
propose to foment a rising Ia Ireland
while England is engaged in Afg 'lnls
ton and to fit out privations In Amer
lea to prey upon the British COM
merce. All they ask is that Russia
shall furnish the Irish allies with
means to carry ont their part OF the
bargain, and they offer the work as
as possible.
TURKEYS ALLIANCE.
LONDON, March 28.-Overthres TO
Turkeys for alliance with Russia Is
still under consideration. Diplomatic
advices from Athens and Constantine
pie concur in corroborating the truth
OF RO6 report OIL StCftb dCSO1InCioAi0
have beeu for some time IN progress
with Austria, Greece and Russia for
a new territorial arrangement with
Turkey, and under this Russia IS to
obtain the annexation Of East Roume-
liza to Bulgaria, with an extension OF
principally east to Roumelia
ard the Kgean Sea: Greece
to get that part Of Macedonia with
the frontier line along the Deeos and
Haleactor rivers to the mouth OF the
latter in the Gulf of Salonica. Aus
tria is to obtain a new frontier from
the plains of K0ssava to the western
side of Mt Oreullo, along the river
Slrymon to the Agean sea. The cen
ter of the Austrian territory to be
part of Salonica, and Russia
also asks to be accorded the
right to occupy the forts on the
Black sea at the entrance to the Bos-
phorus.
SOUDAN WAR.
SrARTx March % -RumOr prevails