New-York tribune., 1872-08-08


that the sol distant cattle timber merchant CONNER
oal traveller pedder priest can be taxed Win 'ne
oaense in question. Great oare must he used not W
a mistake and in n case where susl'cion 10 0'''
ing yet no direct and absolute PROOF can DO R'e' o
authorities conAne themselves to eleeting the ohehder
from Austrian territory.
It's only three months ago that person was rou d"
ro,ohero for distributing money with the object OF
creating disturbances In district in the north OIL Bone
mia and I'm some others in Gahca, ana also LOT meas
uring roads and bridges, and making rough pans VI
places of racgca Importance on the frontiers OF theSe
provinces He had been travelling about the country
nursuIn This occupation more or less openly under the
nrecuso he wished TO purchase timber and was meas
rng the roads TO Judge the expense OF removing the
,mher when cut down Although numberless oireum-
stances showed his pretenses were hssumeu' anu
that he must be, as was supposed, one Oh tDese
pnssian agents no criminal charge could be laid
IN bis door and his removal beyond the froniier
was all tho authorities could accomplish Foreigners
are ant 10 regard the old and ofrepeated cry OF Rus
alan agent" with the suspicion as the proverOlai
cry of "wolf and there is no doubt the former hke
the latter has sometimes been abused or recessy USED
when there hes been ground for 1t. But that tne
Danubian provinces some parts OF Turkey ana porohS
OF Austria and Hungary constantly visited oy men
who perform such roles as have described VINO are III
the nay Of Russia and distribute for their own ehu7
funds supplied by the Russian Government canuo' 20
proof OF II.
Twas saying them that Austrians generally are wen
aware of the existence OF such agent, travelling some ol
one object some for another; and also that one "a t
aims ia 10 work on tho beliefs and feelings OF the o0
populations inbabitinG portions OF Austria anu 'no
neirbboring countries This they have known Tor many
years but il is only very lately that they nave Doen
aware oe the existence in Russia, OF society when mas
this specal object in yew aud which the head ONCE
as it were, OF these agents, ana tho enol puio'" wa
trolling branch Offices and societies soattercu e'oi'
where about the Slayonhabited countries No" t""'
the plot has been discovered proofs OF ITS existence "o
seen ON every side the only marvel Is that 1t has not
been suspected before. AS appears from some suA'e
ments Lid before this Government the society IN queS
tor has for Ifs object the classification" OF all Slave
countries There organs OF tho press whose ie'uns
idea is the formation OF great slave Empire WIN
Russia at its head, in other words the requiAoh ny
Russia OF all Sayeinhabted countries. AS no society
can be formed Russia without the sanction OF GoNerh
nent and IA the Government could not without being
called to account by the other Powers give open sup
mort or sanction TO society founded for the purpose
which the members OF this organization have in view
tho ostensble and public, but not real aims OF the
society wero said he purely literary ana DeleV9en
that IS it proposed to spread the knowledge OF
the Russian literature and language and to assist uS
tressed Slavonic persons In nonhnsshh countries
Among it's members and forming part OF the Executive
Imperia family and other persons in high stations It's
headquarters st. Petersburg, but II has branches N
Odessa. Moscow, and Warsaw.
In furhorance OF Its objects the society has established
no less than ~ Foreign Centcrs," all OF them In cor
respondence (some openly, others secretly either with
the head Office Of its branches OF Moscow, Odessa
or warsaw These Foreign Centers take the shapo-ac-
cordng the country in which they are situated ana the
degree of sympathy with which the societys abors are
regarded I'm the locayeither OF clubs readngrooms,
lodgings. small coeehouses In each there IS
responsible and duly accredited Head" through whom
the eocetys travelling agents receive supplies or these
"a "AUtres" II within the Austrian frontier In Bo
hemia Transylvana. Croatia, Dalmata. and one In VI
ennai itself Opinions are divided TO how much I'M
portance should attached TO this widespread Pan
Slavic mission or rather to the this Govern
ment should take now the discovery has been made and
chat the necessary proofs s hand for there only
one opinion the amount Of mischief which the so
cety already worked IN the unsettled Slave Prov
inces OF Austria
This then Is one Of the facts the discovery OF which,
said had caused sensation here the other s the
knowledge that the Minister Of War; Baron Kiiln sup
ported by both the CsLelthan and Trans Lothian Minis
tries Is TO ask the delegations Immediately ON their
meeting in the latter part OF August for credit 10 cover
point the Gacan frontier and Of fOrtying the cities
OF CracOw and Lemberg. The amount o1 the cIedlt
Baron huhh rs 20 hppN Ior - Nulousy TStlIaa',t al
from Sl7,5OO000 to $3.50 20 From what learn be-
supplemented, u necessary, by an adaltiQnai s3,VVo
That there Do no doubt as TO the truth OF thl the
report vouched for Dy the fact that the Minister OF
Finances A. actually negotiating with n Syndicate
of English bankers the terms which the money Is to
engineers have been employed in surveying the ground
in order TO form an estimate of the amount OF money
that will be required 20 build the fOrfCatOns. have
also In private and rather curious manner assured my
sell that the me Ge IN 70 PS SSSSu to know
the amount which certain mddlemen, whose sig
natures are reGute TO the completion OF the transac-
inu re n IN IN. [ n.
tinkgeid-in oDer words, the sum with which they are
tra in squarng" officials would make handsome reNe-
1t certain therefore that for some reason yet uu-
known, this Government las determined ON strongly
fortfyiDg Gallca against the possibility OF Russian at
tack and the sum spent this purpose wen
the extent OF the projected fortifcatOns To ind
cate that the Ministers must have serious grounds for
Their application. 1t is almost certain the Delegations
will grant the credit required seeing the two Govern
ments are agreed In demanding It, Rumors OF Russian
preparations OF Russian purchase Of and ammuni
ton, OF Russian hostile intentions, have been
enough of late here among all classes Of people, and
Slavic society, its organization, and its manner OF
setting 10 work-for have only briefly men
toned the chief points which have come 10 light
happening just at the moment that it became known
this Government was preparing 10 foruiy the frontier
most exposed to Russian attack has caused sensation
here. Until lately has generally been supposed that
the Emperor Franz Josephs visit TO Berlin would be un-
deraken purely from motives OF courtesy In return for
the visit tue Gor1nan Emperor made here last year. Few
cance, and the few who did attach some such meaning
TO it supposed that the subject for discussion would bed
rome tue election OF present huccch5Or
Austria Of the four countries which claims the right
of veto in the case Of Cardinal obnoxious TO her being
elected. This right has believe. been used this
tury but in the present state OF church affairs IL may be
considered certain that Austria well France Italy,
and Spain, viii exercise the right II they see nt IL Is
supposed here by few persons nat Bismarck is anxious
10 make the interests OF Austria and Germany identical
In this matter and thus indirectly through Austria pre-
vent the election OF any Pope specially ininlcal TO
Germany The Hungarian papers declare the approach
ing meeting the Emperors Is arranged solely 10 further
the ends OF much-spOkenOf triple alliance austria,
Germany and Italy, the chief object Of which viii be TO
hold Russia check They add that the round or visits
between the members of three reignng families viii be
completed by the meeting of Victor Emanuel and this
Emperor next September.