The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-26
THE cross AND CRESCENT.
Interesting Points Bear
ing Om the Coming
European Conflict.
A Gigantic War COEasid-
cred Almost EneV-
liable.
Public Sentiment in the Russian
Empire.
as Represented by a Russian
OEcer now IN Rev z ork.

New YosK, April 18.-A reporter
yesterday had an interview with one of
the chief officers of the Russian feet
lying in our waters, and obtained some
very important information relative to
the threatened Russo Turkish war.
1--WE will have war" nervonsly re-
Piled the intelligent officer, 'but, under
stand mo we'll, am gTeaking to you as a
Russian, not as on officer, and l only re-
Hect the views hear AID see around me
every day on orr man-of>war, and as
had them in letters from my friends at
homo. War war to the bitter end, until
the MussuImnns cease to be
POWER N CIVILIZED EURcrE,
is not only a policy of Russia, but Ger
tainly of Germany, and would be Of
England, if the latter's interest dill not
control its sent;ments And neither is
this the outgrowth of the failuTe of the
conferences recently held. or Of the
protocols recently onnulIej; but ever
ainca 1870, during the Franco-German
war, leading statesmen Of Europe have
had their eyes opened that the Eastern
question bad to be sattIed, and could be
settled only by the reconstruction Of the
entire map of Europe.
Ever since 1870, the Russian army
has been recognized under the old sys-
ten. Russian soldiery has bean taken
exclusively from tho Lowest class Of peas
autry by complicated plan of forced
service. But all this is changed now.
Wonderful progress has been made iu
military reform bv Russia during the
past ten years Our officers now are all
alen of eharact,r II and education, and Te
have an excellent system Of reserve In
this connection ought to mention to
you name which you VIII oil hear fre-
qucntly, the moment
ACTIVE OPERATIONS BEGIN.
1t is General Milutin, the great organizer
Of the Russian armies, His genius is
something remarkable, and the whole
world will admire him within fe"
weeks after war has been declared. lie
il is who has made the immense Russian
force of forty >three thousand officers and
one million three hundred and fifty
thousand men into one compact orgeniza-
ton, and while General Tottleben, Gen
eral Kau fman and General BogourIaw
SKY will have important commands, they
will all be under the orders Of BIiIutin.
who IS the Moltke Of the modern Russian
army. Even the Grand Duke Michael
and Grand Duke Nicholas will be under
his orders tbs moment the army has
taken the field, and you will see during
the coming struggle the entire fore, OF
infantry, cavalry. artillery and engineers
move with a precision that viii astonish
the Germans and Ger tainly the Eng
lish.'
why the English" queried the repre-
sentative.
DWELL" was the reply, "becauss we re
gard them a. our national enemies.
They have Inundated us in the Grin: can
war It is tho pride of cadets at our
military schools to acouaint themselves
| thoroughly with the geographical fsa
lures of England, ani now no ensign ez-
lists IN our army but he can trace the
course Of
TBE sMALLEsT RI.ERs - EsGLAED.
| General Milutin now has the best ma
terial at his command, it being seven
years since the new system Of selecting
25 per cent of all Russian youths an
nuslly 10 serve for fftseu years was first
instituted, and they are all excellent sol
diers now, having had splendid practice
during the past seven years, and that,
too. with the best Of arms. a great deal
: Of weight is attached 10 conclusions or
lived as By General IgualiT, as he is Only