The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-17
LATEST WAR SCARE.
Complications that are Exciting
the People Of Europe,
1T MAY NOT BE A HUGE JOKE
This Time, but n RcalIty--,stanlcy
Again Heard From-.Mr. Glad,
stone VtcIopsly Attacked.
Other Foreign News,

LONDON, June 16,-Russia has shown
an usually pronounced desire to gobblO
up the little Balkan States which act as
a buffer between Austria, Turkey aud
Russia, and hence the row, TheserViap
regents, instead OF looking after the in,
terests Of their nominal master, King
Alexander, Mllan's little son, have been
openly coquetting with their real mas
ter, the Russian bear, and listening
fayorably to Russian proposals for q
military convention, A military con-
vention in this case would mean military
annexation Of Seryia by Russia, the con,
troll Of Servian troops by the Car, the
elevation to the Seryian throne OF Kara
georgevich or the Prince Of Montenegro,
the deposition OF the Abenevitch dynas.
try and q very uncomfortable state OF
things Tor others whose interests de-
mand seryia's independence,
cAusR OF THE TROUBLE.
Austria Is the chief Of these, and tho
alarmists are predicting that she will
have to pick a row with Russia directly,
or march into Seryia aud thrash that lit.
tie nation until she shall promise to re,
main nuetral and independent. tits, of
course, no trick at all to prove how a
little sCrimmage down In the Balkan
peninsula must set all Europe blazing,
The demonstration has been made so Of
ten that 1t Is now as simple as the rule !
three,
Austria alone can't stand her ground
against Russia, 80 Italy and Germany, as
members Of the triple alliance, must
turn in and help Austria. Franco see.
ing Germany in trouble, would vigorous
ly remember 1870 and her missing terri
tory, and we should see big and little
continental powers at 1t, hammer and
tongs.
The British lion is meanwhile borrow
ing leaf from the back OF his friend,
the jackal, and prowllng about waiting
to pick the bones Of the vanquished.
Beside this Balkan trouble there are
Others. Germany Is bullying little
Switzerland because she won't give up
Socialists and other troublesome CharaG-
ters TO be put away where they can't
worry Bismarck. Russia, for wonder,
agrees with Germany, and abuses Swift
zerland also because OF her protection 10
the Nihllists, and the poor little hilly re.
public Is 80 worried one would think 1t
would feet inclined to retire TO the top
OF Mont Blanc and pull up the ladder,
TIE GHAn's WARNING.
The Shah, too, has had his lesson.
After being fed and pampered in Russia
he was dismissed with stern warning
TO be careful about showing too great
TO England, which seems to
have made him thoughtful. That other
semi.civilized high mightiness, thepoor,
sublime Turk, always comes in for lis
share OF anything unpleasant. Now he
is being worried and bullied, too, be-
cause he has not discharged his obliga.
ions toward Armenia, and tho fact that
he 10 bankrupt and in trouble with his
wives has stirred up no pity in the re.
lentless Russian, 4a
With all these complications on; and
big armies everywhere waiting to fight,
1t seems as though the explosion ought
TO come somewhere soon, but somehow
or other these things calm down, and
perhaps this one will too. Tho most
serious feature Is the tremendous effect
which this scare has upon European
bourses, an effect such as has not been
produced by any Of the many recent
scares.
All the markets Of Europe are effected.
Stocks are freely sold, and prices arc
rapidly shrinking. This proves that the
money men OF Europe, who possess
large percentage Of Europe's brain, be.
lieve trouble is coming, and that afterall
the false cries Of "woif," the animal Is
here nj last.