, 1877-02-01
The Prospect Of Immediate War
Now Entirely DispeIIed.
specul,tions Concerning the Hostile
Preparations Making in Rus.
sia and Turkey.
Turkey Demanding Nrntcria
Guarantees of Scryia's
loyalty.
The German Press Growling savagsly at
tho fpuoh People.


HCBtAH TALK.
ST, PETERsRuRG, JAN 3t.-Tho Color saye:
"So sensible Russian can desire a renewal OF
the 2crrlan war. Tic advance Ut tho Turks to
Belgrade would disturb tho friendly relations
between tho Powers which now constitute tho
only t,asls upon whl'lI an influence can protita-
big be brought to bar upon Turkey. II, on tho
other hand, seryia obtains peace on satisfactory
cou.litlons, tic taskusnlertaken by tho Powers
ef q sGttl1ng the llalnltes will be considerably
MAsrE.Iy INACTIVITY.
LONDON, Feb. Is a. ma Berlin dispatch
to the Iintes says: Alter much hesitation Rus-
ia sccns to hare 1trlAcd upol, peculiar plan.
Ilic Frcsc.t state Il things, Which ia neither
Lcarc nor war, Is to bo Indefinitely prolonged.
!sttssia docs not cart 70 encounter troops
tn their present cot,lItou, nor does size wish to
abandon the campaign altogether. She trusts
ef,c TIN support tiiu strain of
PROLONGED MOBILIZATION
better than Turkey. She will, therefore, krep
rr.ty fr toG' r 4; ~ III ts ,d t"n'ef tHs ..r sen %
Russia's cxannfc It Is expected that before
many months tho people will demand pence at
any price, because of Thy consequent financial
collapse. II, l,owcyer, Turkey in desperation
Russians arr sufficiently confident OF the result,
rs they would then
Ile = Kgssians, n order to acknowledgements
~ AHshGtt h1A puoAul1 tsuss tuu HTNtH1 II not
immediately ut a later Stage. It Is not likely
tslnr will attempt to crots the Danubo until
nlInIslicd hy delay. With vIcw,
TO these contingencies the Russian army Is RON
ttminl|y being increased, white ull the southern
furtrcs,es nrc Ee!nE tlac ready for defense. 1t
Is 'ce:1lsc q! tIlcsc circumstances that Turkey
thinks u necessary 10 nsk scrva for guarantees
nsaln5t participation In possible resumption Of
1lustt1ittGs.h
FINANCIAL.
The Slcnna correspondent Of tho Ii,ats re-
ports That Russia has natc fresh hut l,,lsucccss-
ful attempts to nt.c lnnn IN Amsterdam unl
t'crIr,any, atnl will hc obliged to hive recourse
to m increase of hcr floating debt md an
Issue of Treasury bonds. Russia IL cfn- H.
1loy!ng her tiinc well. War preparations ure
continued with cncray, anil on a 'lnrgcr fcalc
than bnforc. Nothing has been done hitherto
which would Indicate Tint tho beginning Of war
ia rtry close At land, but the preparations leave
no tl.,ubt of determination to follow up the
hithcrtu a,ltl
THE FEvERlst1 ACTIVITY IN AIMING
may b taken IA tncrahiy atire sign that Rus
sin will nut speak until sic Ia quite prepared ior
any contingency which may fullDw.
THE GUARANTEES.
The Tin,es' Belgrade dispatch supports
the klea that Turkey. requires mate
appeals to Western Cabinets to support Lcr In
refusing The demands VI Turkey. Tho Seryians
arc exceedingly AnxiuliS IT, srctIro tue eup21rt
of Western Europe, rs tflo conclusion Ut peare
with Turkey would cnuEe Il rupture With Ser
vL's synpath!zcss tn ltnssia.
tfispatcl from Vienna tn the Da3V 7rltyrayh
reports that England n,al Austria hayo utlvisc,l
the Porto not y Insist upon s,iarantccs, as
Scrvsa's exhaustion Ia sufficient picdcc of
vuod conduct.