Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-29
TaE WAR CI0Tn


EcsAiAS ErLE NKAss DEsPoZrEE
RAwAL-PTxLH. March She Niz.n
OF kaEal-PIndi writes cones ruine ID.
Threatened invasion Of India thai the
people consider that Russian rals Daans
dosposisu, corruption Of Justice. tvrau-
Dy and oppression. Russia NAV intro
d1ee elTll1z AtiDn in khiva and Bokhara.
o1t N India her rule means retrsgres
sion.
TIE skTAL REsxEvE
LOSDos, March ss.-At Portsmooth
All the selpa belonging 10 the first naval
reserve, including fsur irouciads. with
All the guBooats AID torpedo boats.
nave been ordered into immediate read
inszs 10 BE- placed in commission.
COMMITS on A RUSSIAN ORGAN.
bECssEIs, March 81 YorS. the
knsslan organ here, publishes the fol-
lowing significant commentary noon
the present state Of the Afghan dis
/ pute The people Of Russia regard
the whole q1arrel with sang frssd, and
I with no trace of irritation. This - ow-
/ ing 20 their conviction Of the absurd.
Z ity OF the idea of any var between
/ Russia and kHgiznd resulting from the
Z Afghan IGbEoglio. and the impossible
ny en their part Of reg ardiDg seriously
/ tue variike demonstrations being made
by England IN India" IL Word also
prints letter. dated at 81. Petersburg
on March I'd. IN which the writer, whs
u referred 20 as good authority. says
the present Russian military movement
- nothing bat precautionary measure,
dictated by the most elementary pFin-
ciples Of national prudence.
THEORIES AND sPEcULArToSs.
BosDos. March 2s.-There is a mark
| ed lull in the war scare. In fact, in ths
very sober minded there il no war scare
at all. Some fiery JinRoes are begin
ming 70 ask themselves shat grounds
they have had for causing all the alarm
of the past week. The first announce
ment Of the Queen summons calling
cot the army reserves and the militia |
almost created panic. IL aroused the |
national puRnacity thoroughly. II
made every fighting EnRlishman ready |
10 fight right away. The pnguacity 10 |
still up, but there 10 groEinR belief |
that il is up for nothing. The blsod |
thirst IL being slaked with the coolest |
kind Of water. After pumpinR every
body into fever beat Of exctement by |
sprlpging, without notice, call for the /
reserves. the Ministry have now appa-
rently attempted to minimize the result |
Of Her Msissty's message by delaying |
70 state What number of militia and re
serves will be selected aud put under |
arms Every effort - made 10 draw /
the Government out on this point, but. |
30 far, without success. The ministers
have ailowed reports 70 be circulated to
the effect that no more than 1900 mea
are wanted. These reports originated /
from such good authority, and have
been so peFsistently circulated, that
they are now generally believed, and 30
far. TO use an Amer Mn expression.
" The thing has petered OUT Twenty
i've thousand men would be Just enough
to NIL the vacancies in the muster rolls
caused by the recent drafts for the
Egyptian und Mediterranean stations.
Some people think there never was
any danger of an actual conflict with
Russia and that the government 10 even
trying to obtain glory and credit with /
she people for having intimidated Rus
STA by a measure which was admitted /
to be enormously maenified In the pop
nIar conception, bat which was really 1
matter of course and insignificant /
Gladstone has replied to the most
pressing requests for information as 10 |
the true import of thu Queens sum
mons by saying that the government has
decided TO postosne all statements upon 4
that subject until after Easter. This /
reply, accompanied by the statement
that the government hoped to be able /
during the interval 10 reach some ar
rangement with Russia, Is taken either |
as statesmanship or humbug. The |
Premier's evasion must be considered a /
clever piece of work of its kind.
Lists of all the men available for ser
vice IN the army. reserves and militia, /
have been called for, and the dockyard |
departments have been notified 70 hold |
themselves IN readiness TO supply extra |
stores for the military and naval service. /
The Array aad Macy Gasstts blames |
the ministerial news agency for TO- |
u1entinR var rumors. 10 charges them /
With having circulated yarns about tbs |
alleged hurried calling out Of ships, In |
which stories ships, very often naturally |
on duty IN foreign stations, have figured /
as being ordesed out.
The military earfisons of Ireland will /
be maintained ia full strength and may |
be decreased from the reserves. Agents 4
ct Irish organizations have approached /
the Russian Embassy in Paris with of
feFs OF assistance ia case war occurs be
tween Russia and England. Thsse
agents propose to foment q rising in
Ireland while England IL engaged ia /
AfghanistAn. and TO at cot privsreers in
America TO Prey upou British com
merce. All they ask Is that Russia shall
furnish her allies With the means to
carry out their part Of the bargain.
and they oder 10 work a. cheaply "a
possible.
The oyeFtures 10 Turkey for an ALI
ance With Russia are still under COZ
sideration. Diplomatic advices from
Athens and Constantinople report that
sscret negotiations have been for some
time In progress with Austria, Greece
and Russia for new territorial arrange
msnts with TUrkey. Under this. Russia
IL 90 obtain the annexation OF East
Roumelia TO Bulgaria, with the extern
slon OF the Prineipality OF East Rou-
melia 10 the Esean Sea; Greece to get
that part of MacedoniA With frontier
line across the Secos and Haleacton
rivers 90 the mouth of the latter in the
Gulf Of Salonica; Austria 10 obtain a
new frontier nom the Plains Of Kss-
sova - the western side of Moant
Ore1llOs, along the river Strymon 10 the
Egaan Sea. the center of the Austrian
territory 10 be the port OF Salonica.
Russia also asks to be accorded the
right 90 occupy the forts on the Black
Sea AZ the enhance 10 the Bosphoras
Tbs knowledge Of the fact thai these
negotiations are pending has increased
the chances in favor Of the cousumma
ton % an Anglo turkish alliance.
The peace at any price" members
Of the Commons are circulating q reti-
tion 10 GlAdstans urging him 10 secure
the Submission of tia Afghan dispute
10 arbitration The petition 10 rot get
tine any names exs@pt those Of extreme
Radicals.
REwARn.-Nsxt week Messrs. Taylor
4 Barns. insurance agents will ODER q
reward Of $500 for the appreher sion and
conviction Of the person or ., sltvho
SET ne 10 the Hotel 0rieII,l on the
morning Of March i9tA- conipa-
MES represented By shese gentlemen /
authorized this action, and AessFs. /
Tsyl0r 4 Barns will endeaveg 10 have
the city offer Q similar reward - a. 10 /
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