Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-30
EUR0PES RUMORSOF WAR
AUSTRIA CONVINCED THAT RUS
STA Is BENT ON 4 FIGHT.

100000 of the Cars Troops Reported
Ordered to Kieff-Germany Advises
Switzerland to Prepare to Defend
Herself Against IuvRsiOn-Prince Bis
marck's New Military transportation
Scheme.
VIENNA. Dec. 29.-Tne Vienna press is
becoming convinced that Russia is deter
mined ON war. Reports of increased Rus
sian armaments are continually coming
to hand from various sources. The latest
intelligence of this kind is to the effect
that 100000 Russian troops have been or
dered to mass in Kietf, and that the occu-
pants OF 10000 houses have received off,
cial notification that soldiers will soon be
billeted in them.
The Neue Freie Presse plainly hints
that the best thing Austria can do is TO
submit to Russia's wishes in order to
avoid conflict.
The Tagblatt and other papers bitterly
deplore the fact that "Austria is COM
PEELED to abandon her Balkan programme
because she has been lett in the lurch by
Prince Bismarck, who has made peace
with Russia"
FRANCE DECLARED PEACEABLE.
who is visiting Vienna to attend his
brothers. wedding, has been interviewed
respecting the possibility OF war between
France and Germany. Among other
things Nj. Clemenceau said: "There can
be no war between France and Germany
unless Germany makes the first attempt,
because every responsible Frenchman is
determined that France shall offer no
provocation. Even If Russia and Ger
xolo .I-sG At a nDs,,
passive. 1t would require gross provOca
tion indeed to rouse France to war. OF
course France will refuse TO disarm. 1t
must be admitted that France has been
coquetting with Russia, but this was in
tended merely to frighten Germany"
GERMANY's SUSPICION.
BERLIN, Dec. 29.-The North German
Gazette considers Gen. Boulanger's con-
sent to a reduction of the supplementary
credit for the French military department
for the present financial year as intended
to strengthen the position ofthe opponents
of an increase of tue German army.
A TRANSPORTATION SCHEME.
The Cologne Gazette explains that
the rumor that active preparations
were being made to mobilize the
Bavarian army arose from the fact that
new scheme torthe transportation of troops
by railway to the north and south OF Ger
many is about to be tried. The Gazette
says that the experiment with troop
trains will soon be made just as if cam
paign had opened. The Amberg arms
factory nas completed an order for re-
peating rifles for the Bavarian regiments
in Alsace.
SWITZERLAND FOREwARNED.
Itis emi-oficially denied that any note
has been sent to the Swiss government ad-
vising that precautions be taken to de-
fend the frontiers in the event of war.
The uSase of Gar Nicholas has been
revived in Poland, which cOmpeis resi-
dent German-Jews to hold certificates as
merchants of the first guild. This edict
is now applied to workmen and apprenti-
ces. The certificates cost 700 roubles, a
sum which few are able to pay, aud the
result will be wholesale eXpulsions.
RoUMANIA ON THE FENCE.
BUCHAREST, Dec. 29.-Roumania will
not Join the Central European alliance,
but will preserve armed neutrality until
an opportunity offers to make the best
alliance If serious Bulgarian complica-
tions arise.
IDDEsLEIGH RECEIVES THE ENJOYS.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-Lord Iddesleigh to.
day unofficially received the Bulgarian
deputation.
Gadban Effendi, special envoy from
Turkey to Bulgaria, has been recalled IT,
Constantinople.
Lord Iddesleigh has invited the Bulga-
rian deputation to spend the day with him
tomorrow at Pynes, his country seat IN
Exeter. The delegates are highly salts
fed with their reception here. They ex-
press their belief that their mission to the
powers will prove fruitful.
The delegates told Lord Iddesleigh
that Prince Bismarck advised them to
accept Prince Nicholas OF Min9relia but
that they refused to co so. Lord Iddes-
leigh assured the del gates that English
men sympathized with the Bulgarians
but he refrained from giving a definite
opinion upon the point.
BIG GUNS FOR VICTORIA.
MONTREAL, Dec. 29.-The Canadian
Pacific railway has been notified by the
Imperial government that twelve eighty
ton guns Tor che defense of Victoria, b.
c., are now being constructed az Wool
wfch arsenal, and that they Will be ready
for shipment and transportation over the
road in April next. The drawings for the
special cars requisite for their conveyance
have been sent, and the cars are now
being built by the company. 1t is said
that large consignments OF war material
will arrive In the same ship which bring
the guns.