Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15
WAR FEELING IN EUROPE.
All the Powers are Nervous at the Con-
dition of Things.

London Special to New York Times
All at once, with scarcely word Of warning,
England finds herself holding councils of war,
nervously hurrying troops to ports Of embarka-
ton and keeping the military factories at
Woolwich and Enfield at work by night Osten-
sibly this new connection has been stirred up
by the advance of some five thousand dervishes
down the Nile toward wady Halfa According
to the official story tho Connaught Rangers,
who were playing cricket at Aldershot on
Thursday when they got summons for instant
preparation and who sailed from Davenport to-
day, are going to Malta to replace the Black
Watch, who proceed up the Nile with the other
regiments
But there is something more serious in the
air than brush with the Soudanese. Daily
councils of war are being held here. and the
utmost haste is used to get the other regiments
IN condition for foreign service. There is
more widespread activity and vastly greater
haste than when England was preparing for
Wolseley's grand expedition to Khartoum, and
1t Is ridiculous to assume that all this furry is
occasloned by the advent of few thousand
half-shaved, thlrst-consumed barbarians above
the second cataract in Upper Egypt. Just what
this something else is is not at the moment ap-
parent, but it is tolerably safe betting that the
Connaught rangers will see the Straits of the
Dardanelles before they do the minarets of
Alexandria.
Perhaps there is clue to this sudden fuster
here in the rumors which are exciting Vienna
to-day. These are to the effect that Servia is
again going to attack Bulgaria, the pretext APP
parently being Prince Ferdinand's alleged in
tention to assume the title OF king of Bulgaria
next month. Nothing substantial is known of
this here, but the Servian regency yesterday
ordered $4,000 rifles distributed promptly
among the peasantry belonging to the third re-
serve. The measure is officially described as
intended to suppress brigandage, but Vienna
laughs at this as pretense and believes firmly
that an attack on Bulgaria under Russian aus
pices is intended instead simultaneously
there come reports of fresh arrivals of Russian
troops OH the Posen border, authoritative an
nouncements that the car will not visit Ger
many at all this year and news of increasing
disorders in Crete. Out of these things will
come new war scare.
While young William is Illuminating under
the shadows of the Norwegian mountains his
two chief lieutenants are making Berlin hum
with energy and noise of their deep personal
quarrel. The Bismarcks are anxious to keep
out Of war as long as they can. Count Valdez
see. who is Won Moltkes successor as chief of
staff is the visible head of the aggressive party,
which wants to force the fighting. There is a
wordy wrangle proceeding in the Berlin papers,
and, indeed, the leading German journal gem
orally, between these opposing factions but
thus far there Is little in it to help to guess
the relative strength of the combatants. The
Nsmarckian dynasty is by no means firm On
its legs as it was during tue lifetime of the old
kaiser. but it has still great resources at its
command at court and has powerful CONNER
cial and financial backing. It's struggle to hold
Its own against the new generation of sword
clankers who surround the young emperor will
at least be vehemently waged.