The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-04-21


Kischonoff next week, the prosent
headquarters Of the Army of tho
Pruth. His arrival there will proba-
bly, be marked by tho formal decla-
ration Of war. Of course q fow
days remain for peace to nuttcr her
wings before dropping to tho
earth, but there is no indication of
any heavenly airs to favor her
pinions. Russia, before taking tho
field, must observe several formali-
ties. She must must address o note
to tho Powers, recall her embassy
from Const&ntinoplo and her consuls
from all parts of tho Turkish En-
pire, and put Russian subjects in
Turkey under tho protection of
other embassies. This will sound
the general tocsin of war, and tho
other powers will bo dragged in
speedily.
Austria is resolved, if necessity
demands, to localizo tho war by tho
armed occupation of Bosnia, in tho
north of Turkey. To that end
Kaiser Francis Joseph has ordered
tho mobilization of five army corps.
Parliament in England is discuss
ing the probabilities Of war, and tho
opposition aro making bittor attacks
upon the administration for it's con-
duct through the whole cxtcnt of
the complication. Franco at first
hoped to remain neutral, but it is
now feared that in spite Of all hcr
desires to the contrary, she will be
drawn into tho vast war conflict
which is now preparing on the Eu-
ropean stage, tho curtain of which,
in the nervous language of Victor
Hugo, is "trembling before it's rise"
Germany has not spoken, but she
cannot afford to havo 80 powerful O.
ncighbor near ut hand. Tho bolief
is that Bismarck will be hostile to
Russia.
WHY TURKEY IS NOT AFRAID.
Tho defiant attitude Of Turkey is
explained in private letters from
Constantinople. Tho Ottomans are
rendered confident by assurances
that Poland, the Crimea, tho Cau-
casus, Persia and even India will
furnish moral and material aid
against Russia in the course of the
impending war.
With roforonce to what guarantee
Russia must have before dreaming
of Isucess in war against Turkey, O
correspondent from Pera says -
"Respecting war, opinion is divided.
That Russia will.ovcr be so rash rs to
attack Turkey without being sure of
the neutrality of Austria and Gorma~
ny seems to many impossible.
Neither is it clear, especially after
Prince Bismarck's resumption of
Office, how Russia can evor havo O.
firm reliance on that neutrality. On
the othor hand, no ono supposos
that Turkey will begin hostilitios, SO
we ore at q deadlock Bofore tho
middle OF the end of May those in
whose hands arc for this moment
the destinios of mankind-tho Gar
and Prince Bismarck-can mako up
their minds. In orrde to occupy
the Danube Russia must reckon with
Germany. Tho way to CONSTANTLY
nople lies through Berlin. The
present position is that if wal breaks
out tho result must be the extension
of the Russian empire to the Dan.
ubc, tho Bosphorus, tho Taurus
Mountains and the Euphratos, and
tho amalgamation of $100,000,000
men of tho Sclavic nation. Can
Germany or any European state
look on and acquiesce in such o
consunmation e. -.....
Count Won Moltko in recent con-
versation at the Reichstag strongly
doubted that tho Russians would
gain on easy victory in the event of
war, and ne gave great praise to the
efficiency Of the Turkish soldiers.
It is but natural that the entire
financial systom of Europe is oxporis
encing severe panic, and that oil
government securities aroa rapidly
falling. It is much loss difficult to
see tho way into the struggle than
tho way out. Undor tho prcscnt"
magnificent system to which tho
science of war has boon brought,
and with all tho improved appliances
for destroying lifo. It can bo
soon that IL general war now would
be ono of tho most horrible calami"
ties that could possibly visit tho
world. And yct it seems inevitable.