, 1876-10-18

md the sols prospcct T1tpEN has OF carrying
the State Is by rolling up tremendous ma
jority in tho metropolis.
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
Unfcss oil signs aro deceptive, the myste-
ries Of European diplomacy aro 30 far clear-
ell up that We mny to largo extent forecast
the future of the groat conflict which has
grown ont OF tho smnll Horzegovinian re-
volt. It is evident enough now that for
long time Russia had no intention of letting
tho revolt Of tho few mounta!neers Of Herze-
gosina grow into the present general scla-
vorio rebellion, and that eho was not an
original pnrty to any schome for tho disrup- |
ton Of the Turkish Empire. When tho serv-
ians, only last June, declared against tho |
Porte, Russia was displeasod and sharply re-
proved the Pdnca MILAN. Very few Rus
slams entered tile servian sorvico, and these
wero mainly advonturots like TonEaHATEFF.
II was not until after the Turkish monsters
had rayaged Bulgarin with fire and sword,
burned. peacefut villages, massacred thou
sands of helpless women and children,
and left every district through which
they passed howling desert, that
The sctavonio heart Of Russia took
fire. Then tho Solavonlo societies bo-
6an to increase and strengthen, and tho gym.
pathies Of the Russian people rcachea ont to
Bervia, with it's million and llnlf Of people
contending with tho powerful Turkish EN-
piro. Meanwhile tho samo atrocities pro-
duced tho sa1no elect in England In arousing
tho popular sontimont agailst Turkey, not
withstanding tho Indifference Of the Tory
Government. Noithor Franco nor Germany
manifested any disposition to take decided
attitude Tho opportunity for Russian d.
plomacy Ind come, and itat once commenced
to manifest itself in Its usual why, by not
agreeing to my proposition Of which 1t
seemed to 10 in favor. It appeared to bo In
fnvor Of truce and pence, but it studiously
! avoided ngzeeing to any conclusion or accept
| ing my terms. II rejected the first Turkish
proposition for IN armistice Of six weeks be-
cause it was too short, and It now objects to
| the Turkish proposition for M ar1nistico Of
sir months because 1t Is too long. While
seeming to favor the English and Austrian
propositions, It has agreed to neither.
It is clearly apparent now TINT the Rus
l
time, md they have succeeded Tho time
Inns been won improved The lido OF Rus-
sim volunteers pouring over tho borders into
servia has grown larger and larger eVory day,
and now II has suddenly become apparent
to Englnnd TINT Russia hns destroyed oil
prospects Of peace Its troops are in seryla
by thousands. It's soldiers Rro massing in
Caucasia. Its absentoes have been called
home. A war-loan OF three hundred million
roubles has been issued. AL Europe Is
in fover. The English conso1s arc in n
furry. Tho London Times ia Justify calling
upon Germany to stop Rusaian aggresslons.
Tho Pal MaA Gazttts reproaches tho TINES
for its whining. The National Gaz<tso Of
Berlin, B1sMAnck's organ, uotiaea " the
rhundcrer that Germany will not pull En-.
gland'a chestnuts out Of the fire, md the
Norst- German Gaze41 reminda It that 1t Il
ignoring. tho alliance Of the three Powers
Rou1nania, province three times rs strong
Z ag scrvia, is mobiliziug its armies, and
Greece is placing itself upon war-footlng
| Neither Of these countries would have taker
this step were not Kueaia behind thou
whispering that tho tuna had como. Rus
sim emiRsaries are in Vienna working II
keep Austria out Of tho struggle with th'
tempting offer Of Bosnia and Herzegovina
An alliance Of Austria, England, and Turks,
would make a powerful resistance, but will
} Austria neutral, Russia has nothing to fea
from England
: It is furthermore apparent that the rea
combatanta in this war will bo Russia mi
! tie Solaves on the ono side, Turkey witt
. English help on the other. There is moth
7 ing yet to indicate that Austria will take M
t part; on the other hand, semi-oficial advice
' announce Austrian neutrality. From th
t worry outset Of the negotiations 1t has mad
= no secret OF tho doaire to obtain Bosnia an
Herzegovina when the partition Of th
!. plunder is made, and this Russia ha
t already promised. Italy Inns declare
T. its neutrality. France and Germany offse
Q each other, II Franco allies itself with Rul
II ain, Germany will naturally join with Ell
u gland. Il Germany should join with Ell
4 gland, Franco would 60 over to Russia ali
O feed fat It's old grudge with Germany. It
's morally certain II Russia aud Turkey COZ
l. to blows that France aud Germany will pr
% servo neutrality and let thom fight It GU
1t The only Power, therefore, Russia has
ss fear Is England, but, even in case Englau
7, should come 10 the aid Of the Turks, Russ
\. has one great advantage In the certain know
g. cdgo that the war would not be popular vii
III the English people, and that no enthusiast
d war-spirit, like that of 1858, would
70 aroused. In tho war Of tho C1imen,
70 English people had not heard Of Turlil