The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-09-10


Rastern Europe standing IN the Verge o
II Orestest war NJ the Century - tn
Result ~ Russian Intrigue and Enorts
for Acknowledgement England. Turkey
Austrin. bulgaria. sersis aud isounasnis
watching the Movements 81 tho Russ
NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-The London cor
rcsponaent Of the New York Times cabled
:ast night As followss "To'nisht learn
details Of what tho world Is llkely 70
learn. much 10 it, excited Interest, with.
m 4 few DAYS. The conclusion that my
informant draws from II all u that the
greatest war 81 the century u close At
hand. The facts come 10 part from o
gentleman who dined at Jugenheim with
Battcnberg's father Saturday night, and
IN part from diplomat temporarily here
Tor purposes Of consultation. First q
al. the secret Of the Franzensbac
interview, about which not
guess mas been made by a single journal
81 Europe. Il that NJ. de Giers urged
Prince bismarck earnestly 10 prevent Al
exander's return TO Bulgaria. Bismarck
declined TO commit himself, took the
matter ad refcrandum, and shortened the
Interview almost abruptly. A great
amount Of telcgtaphing between Berlin,
vienna. London, Rome and Constants
NOBLE ensued. far more than the little
Frnnzcnshad Office ever dreamed Of
before. Whether NJ. DE Giers got IN an
swer before his unexpected and hasty de-
nat,ure Is not known, but the result was
| that Prince Alexander was not restrained
, from going 70 Bulgaria. Mr. LascelIes,
| the British Consul General, who was
| spending his vacation here. started post
| haste for Sofia the same night TO repre-
! sent English interests In the trying
| time now at hand. This Is hint that
Sir william White, who ought never 70
have been removed from Constantinopic,
will 90 there next week as temporary
aid 70 the slow Sir Edward Thornton.
| Mr.. Lascelles hastens, as does Prince
Alexander, to forcstall the fre-eater,
Dolgoruki. who Is reported 70 oe on the
way 10 Sofia. He will be received coolIy,
with strict courtesy; not nffronted, not
recognized; but there Is a doubt whether
he will really 20 10 Sofia. Instead. Sc
cret information here Is that he Is
likely to 30 10 Athens and thence 70
Macedonia. II Is known that Russian
gold has been going In great quantities
through Greece 10 foment an uprising IN
Macedonia, which Is expected daily.
learn that 1t Is believed 10 be certain thai
the pressure Of Germany, Austria ant
England has gained Turkey over once
more. and that the Porte VIII authorize
I Alexander as a tributary Prince 10 cnte
Macedonia. subdue II, and Incorporate J
J | as a part OF his dominions held under IN
Porte. with the view 81 an eventual king
] | dom Of Bulgaria. Against this plan Is sc
the certainty that Russia Will attempt =
occupy Bulgaria. when she VIII pc resist
ed by Austria, Turkey. Rcumania, Bulsa
, | ria and Seryia. This will enable Ger
, many 10 hold aloof, keep France IN aw
| and satisfy The Kaiser, whose scruple
have long delayed "A collision bctwee
: the Teuton aud Muscovite. My inform
Q ant laws great stress upon the strengt
!. and sufiicicncy Of these scruplcs, nut he
: lieves that the Kaiser, In wrath a. th
!. piratical indi.nity offered 10 Prince Ale,
: ander. has consented TO let the Aus
! TRANS and Turks undertake the task
4 chastisement. In the short, heated
!. diplomatic work coming, Englan
+ Is believed 10 be ready
4 assume the lead, ana II
felt far more probable than u was
. Saturday that eventually she VIII take
/. hand In the fight. II Is delicate thin
\. to predict such vast collision. wou'
4 not dream Of doing II on my own poo
Il responsibility, but Il Is serious "a
4 that the most trusted men in the Englis
II foreign service believe tonight that vi
= Is inevitable. Two correspondents
i. London papers start for Bulgaria to-mo
. row.