Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-23
WAR RUMORS ABROAD
Significant Acts and What is Thought
of Them.
WORKING IN MRS. MAVERICKS BEHALF
Harestide Festivities Begun at
Minneapolis.
DECLINE OF PoLYGAMY.
WAR TALK ABROAD.
Steady Movement Of the Russian Troops
westward-Current Gossip.

westwsrd-Current Gossip.
LONDON, Sept 2S.-The N,7rs correspondent
at Odessa reported a steady movement of Rus
sian troops westward. lie says,
Temporary barrack acco mmodations have been
provided in all military centers between hero
and Warsaw. IL is not known. however. where
the troops will concentrate.
The military officials are reticent and the
local press is forbidden TO allude TO the matter.
The movements directed by Gen. Nlsdi-
mirof kiefi and by Gen. Gourk at Warsaw, two
Of the ablest tacticians in the army.
The admiralty has ordered that all the
larger vessels of the Russian Steam Navigation
and Trading Companies, as well the yolun-
teer feet be equipped with powerful dayits,
like men-of-war. These preparations have
given rise 20 many war rumors.
The NdnddTus Odessa correspondent says
thai the Russian government has ordered
twenty-eight engines and 5S5 carriages for
ransportation purposes ON the Warsaw line.
Ihe Berlin hrHz Zst'tu.g, IN a warning arti
Gle on the westward movements OF Russian
troops, says: The cavalry depots on the Ger
man frontier are three times as strong as
formerly and new depots are being forwarded.
Such measures speak tor themselves Twelve
strikes and riots are reported on the siberian
railway, the workmen revolving on account Of
bad and inadequate food. The public symps-
thlze with the wOrkmen and demand that in
spoctors be appointed to protect the men from
the rapaclty OF the contractors.
A Paris dispatch SAYS that the warlike utter
ances OF the Grand Duke Of Baden have pro-
duced very little effect there. the French being
already convinced that the kaiser and his con-
ndants are for war whenever they can find q
preteNt The Paris papers express thorough
satisfaction with the condition Of the French
army and ats ability 20 cope with any foe
Gen. Mirkovitch. who is IN command OF the
fifteenth army corps at Warsaw and is in
charge OF the Russian army maneuyers in
Poland. has issued an order for the immediate
arrest of any person endeavoring to witness
the maneuvers without passport from him
self, and he is said to he under special instruc-
uons % keep out all foreigners and newspaper
correspondents. The behavior of Russian
troops under the lire of smokeless powder,
about which much curiosity is felt in
military circles, is. therefore not likely
TO be known. The Russian government Is
stralning every nerve to keep the army suffi-
clently supplied with food and thereby prevent
discomfort among the troops Ii is said that
the garrison at hhartoff was half rations
during ten days of the month owing to fail
ure OF the supply department to do its duty.
The Responsible officers were degraded in rank.
The Paris I"aps pays n tribute of sincere
praise 10 the authors of what il terms the
peace producing" decree regarding the
Alsace-Lorraine passport regulations The
Temps says: Germany thus testihes 20 the
fact that the regroupIng Of the powers does
not constitute an element of perturbation in
Europe No reason exists for not greeting
with JOY measure Rffording such real relief
IN the relations Of two great govsrnments"
La AdtaOn says: The maneuyor speeches of
Preside mt Carnot and NJ. De Freycinet gave
such prominence to the genuine pacific spirit
actuatlng France that Germany understood
that she also must make some concession in
favor of peace"
La Ltb,rte expresses the hope that the pass
port decree may be meant 10 lessen the effect
OF the kaisers speech u Erfurt.
Ihe report that Spain contemplates Joining
Russia and France in their entente against the
rest of the world is semi-officially denied at
Madrid
BERLIN, Sept 23.-ln this city the alleged
speech Of the Grand Duke Of Baden, i'm which,
according to the DIR AtUU,In Ciecie Of Psris.
he expressed tine belief that the time was near
when Germany must again unsheath the
sword in defense of her Independence
against an enemy who has not learned
prudence by bloody defeat" IN
discredited. Ii Is said that the grand dukes
only recent public utterance. 20 far as known,
is that in which he expressed his satisfaction
TO the citizens of Saar-Louis in Rhenish
Prussia. that Germans were always united
when the emperor and the empire are in quss-
tion