Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-24
on TINE VERGE or wAR
A Ticklish State es A6sirs Along the rr,s~s
add German Froutier.

ON the VERGE or WAk.
A rcklish stat. os A9ssr. Alons IN. rr,.ss
and German Froatier.
LoxpoS, August N.--A dispatch from Berlin
says that the arrival Of the kaiser has been fol-
lowed with unusual activity in the war ofbcs.
aud by orders 10 strengthen the eArrisons ia
Alsace-Lorraine and al along the eAssern from
tier. The kaiser 10 said. on semi-oficiAl author
ity. to be Of opinion that France Ia in frame
Of mind that might lead at any moment 70 var,
that the people OF France have been 90 stirred
MP by the evidence of Russian sympathy and
friendship that they are likely st any moment
to insult Germany in way that would Of neces-
sity be followed by war. The French sentineis
on the Alsace frontier have OF late become
very arrogant in their treatment Of Germans
who cross the line. and refuse sometimes even
70 look at passports, driving the Germans back
at the point Of the bayonet A similar dirposi-
uon has displayed itself recently among French
customs officers and all the conduct Of the
French points TO n willingness 20 provoke .
crisis by the maltreatment OF German eubiects-
As for the kaiser. il is said, he would sooner
land.a he feels that he has nothing 90 hope for
from n liberal cabinet
THE AUSTRIAN MILITARY NASEuvKRa
In Austria the military maneuvers are 70
begin at Gill next Saturday aud last until
September 2. The German kaiser will be prcs-
ent. and the Austrian kaiser will entertain
Kaiser william and the kings Of Saxouy and
Ro1msnia at the chateau Of Baron widmann.
The Hungarian infantry and artillery win
maneuyer from September Il 20 September
Is. and later there will be cavalry maneuvers.
The Ausirians keep keen observation Of the
military movements OF Russia, which now has .
vast force Of infantry and i've divisions OF rifles
in addition to numerous frontier guards. de-
signed Tor the invasion Of eastern 9aiisis, aud
10 interfere with Austrian mobilization In the
event OF war. Austria is not in financial con-
dition to rival the military preparations of
Russia, but the army is 20 be Increased ss far
as the revenues will permit
THe SOUTHERN RUSSIAN pEAsANTs
The symptoms of disturbance among the
peasaniry Of southern Russia are increasing. and
bands Of them are proving the woods, living
on fruits and what game they can capture.
Large numbers Of the peasantry have, il 10
\ said, persisted from want and by the bayonets
of the soldiery, who have been hunting down
instructions. or the insurgents who remain
| alive number have made their way into Ash
attic Turkey. and will be found. in the event Of
war. fighting on the side Of Russia's enemies.
] Inc Russian government 10 making great ef-
forts TO send help TO the suffering people Of the
Cral provinces The stories from those prov
inces are frighful and surpass the suferings
in other parts Of Russia. The inhabitants are
without a tincture of socialism. but they have
made q stern demand on the land owners for
some rebate FOR the present year. on the ground
| that the unusually bad harvests made IL next 20
| Impossible for the tenants TO pay.
HARVEST OF DEATH.
Health reports in Russia are usually imper-
feet but they show that the bad harvests have
already caused an alarming increase Of infant
mortality. IL Is suggested by the medical au-
thorities in Moscow that the increase Is not TO
\ be accounted for wholly through accidental
causes, and that many parents get rid Of their
children at periods of hardship by methods
| that suspicious. Nothing has been done
about the matter in the way OF Judicial investi-
CATION, the authorities being actively engaged
In the relief Of the suffering provinces.
THE FRENCH NAVAL SQUADRON.
Many Of the officers of the French naval
squadron, now at Portsmouth, rode up TO Lon
don today TO visit the naval exhibition. This
evening the men Of the feet will be enter
| tanned at the Portsmouth Hall, to which they
will probably be accompanied by several OH
GERS Of the squAlron.
WELSH NINE EXPLOSION.
| LONDON, August PA dispatch from Swan
sea. Wales, says that an explosion occurred ia
mine pit near Merthyr-Tydvil this morning.
So far two bodies have been recovered and il 10
feared that many more are buried beneath the
debris.
THE cZARrNA ON FRANCES SIDE
COLOGNE, August ga dispatch 10 the
Cologne Gazette from St. Petersburg states that
the czarina has influenced the car in the direc-
! tion of forming friendly relations with France,
and that Baron Won Nohrenheim, the Russian
ambassador at Paris, has obtained from ths
| French government an assurance that in the
event Of Germany being defeated by France
and Russia, schleswig will be returned 70
Russia
GERMANY PREPARED roR THE STORM.
BERLIN, August 24-The Krsza Z<Sfuns
promises series Of articles on the Russo
French entente and the feverish excitement
prevailing in France, and declares that il sess
1 the coming Of a storm, which, however. Ger
many is fully prepared to meet.
WRECKS ON THE SPANISH COAST.
MADRID, August A.-From all along the
Spanish coast come reports Of gales and hurri-
canes. Many vessels have been wrecked ON the
| north coast aud heavy damage has been done.