The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-27
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
The following items of news appeared in oul
Second Edition Of Sunday1
BIaIne's Decl,n alton IL Final.

Second Edition OF Sundayl
BIaIne's Defamation Il Final.
New YORK. Feb. 25.-To-Dorrow's World will
contain three-columu interview with Mr.
Blaine which has been cabled from Florencs by
4. G. Crawford, for some time the Worlds CORE
spondent In Washington, and now in Europe.
Mr.. BIaine in the course of a long conversation,
distinctly asserted that under no circumstances
whatever would he allow his name to be used
In connection with the next presidential nomi-
nation. He insists the sincerity of his with
drawal, and asserts that he had made ND ms
mind thereto long ago. He considers. first, that
any man whose name has been associated with
defeat in presidential campaign owes
1t TO his party not to allow him him
he is unequal to facing the fatigues, worry and
excitement of another canvass all the more as
he would feel himself bound to work as hard as
on previous occasions. Mrs. Blaine and the
other members of his family are most emphatlc
in their approval of his withdrawal, which is
tefnitive, and neither hasty nor recent in its
decision. Mr.. Blaine will not return from
Europe until June. and not until after the he
publican convention. He declines to express
himself on the subject of the Republican candl.
dates in the field. but asserts that
he did not retire in favor of any
particular one of them. He is convinced
OF Republican victory, basing his conviction IN
Blaine was asked the direct question whether he
would, under any circumstances. permit his
name to be used again as candidate, he replea
In the most emphatic negative, but then addeo;
II do not wish to make any new afirmatlons
upon the subject. have said all that wish to
say upon this subject in thatletter. That letter.
hand affair. 1t was the result of much
elaboration and careful thought You
will remember that l told You IN
Paris. last December, that had no intention
of being candidate again. aud that had prac-
tcally made up my mind to forbid the use of my
name in the approaching convention. l hold"
no right to be candidate again. A man who
has once been the candidate of hiss party and
defeated owes it to his party to withdraw and
not be a candidate second time. More than
this. there Is another plain reason fer my with
drawal. could not go through the burden and
fatigue OF another presidential canvass-such a
ono as the canvass of the last campaign. To
accept nomination and do less than before
would be impossible"
Mr.. Crawford thus concludes his dispatch:
Toward the close of my last call / asked Mr..
Blaine when he expected to return to America.
He said that he expected to reach New York
about the last of June. He expects to spend the
late spring in London. He has not yet deter
mined upon his movements After leaving
Florence he will probably go straight to Eng
land from Italy. He said. with an air of frank
ness not to be mistaken: You have idea what
a relief it is to me to think that am now out OF
the canvass, and that when come back to New
York in the summer, shall not be going
back there to face reception after reception, and
to enter into the turmoil and excitement of a
political canvass l can now come back quietly.
after the convention has once decided the result
and enjoy my own life in my own way. free,
hope, from further criticism or comment"
Diplomacy First, War Afterward.
copyright, 1885, by the New York Associated Pressl
BERLIN, Feb. 25-The skill of the players in
the game of diplomacy now proceeding before
the eyes OF Europe makes its successive devel-
opments in the highest degree interesting; but
everybody recognizes the fact that the ultimate
issue is war; whatever temporary advantage
diplomatic trckery may achieve The Bismarck
Kalnoky combination may sQon entrap Russia
into false position, from which only submis-
Wi h11p,il iafi bAr
unless she prefers war with incomplete prepara-
tions. or the Cars advisers may manage to
postpone the final crisis until they deem
that fitting moment to strike has come
In playing this waiting game Russia has
scored the first success Prince Bsmarck's
formal invitation to the Gar to demand the
garia concealed beneath it's apparent frankness
a pit-fall for Russian diplomates. If the Gar
had interpreted the invitation to mean that Rus
STA was free to restore her status in Bulgaria by
force 3 crisis would have been precipitated and
Russia would have been drawn into the fighting
allies trap. This has bsen averted, and pro-
ceds the tragedy of war. There will be much
wearisoms yearning about collective notes. diff
fersnces amongst the powers for the deposition
Of Prince Ferdinand, concessions by Russia. ad
hesions by Austria and so forth. but amid them
all. the situation will remain unchanged.
to the n th
powers decide to declare that the
order of things in Bulgaria is not quite in ac-
cordance with the Berlin treaty. but the result
will be nil. Prince Ferdinand will not succumb
till he is ousted by force The central powers
will accept no Russian candidate nor any settle
ment the Gar can propose. Meanwhile Russia
has taken advantage of the delay to complete
the negotiations for French alliance to extend
the mobilization of her forces, which is now
practically progressing, and to set troops in
line of battle with her immense resources rsor-
ganzed since the discovery of the defects in the
transportation and commissarat departments
Regarding the Russo French alliance, it is re-
al +frf ffrn aft aIxyax n,f.-
Mr.. FloQuet has written a letter to a high st.
Petersburg official affirming the desire of the
Republican ma ority 20 obtain perfect entente
cordials with Russia. The letter was shown to
the Gar, and elected instructions to Baron Won
Mohrenheim. the Russian ambassador at Paris,
to negotiate treaty if NJ. Floquet's representa-
ticns accurate.
The offices az Berlin and Vienna find
great obstacles in the way of obtaining accurate
information regarding the dlsplacements of the
Russian troops. The bulk of reliable advices
show undated internal activity in Russia. d.
rected TO the massing of a second line of troops
behind the frontier army.
To-nights National Zeitune supplies the
latest Bulgarian rnmors ia a dispatch from
Sofia, to the effect that if the concerted powers
declare Prince Fe-dinand's rule Bulgaria
illegal, demand that he abdicate the Prince will
relinquish his power but will remain in Bull
garia TO await the result of election. expect
ing to be returned to the throne.
Bulgaria win Fight.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
LONDON. Feb 25-The continental press
teens with comment upon Russia's attitude
toward Bulgaria. which the Vienna newspapers
regard as an undisguised mediation the ire
sponsible portion of the Bulgarian people to be-
gin campaign of conspiracy, with the object
of organized rebellion against the present doubt
fully legal government Pursuing this line of
argument the most influential journals of the
Austrian capital assert that the clumsy appeal
to tho people of Bulgaria to precipitate an insur
rect1on conveyed by the Russian statement of
the situation, Will fail miserably to impress
any honest Bulgarian. and can possibly
affect only the worthless men who
will espouse any cause for gain, and actuated by
the same motives. desert it at any moment to
take advantage OF more promising cause Fri |
tation caused by what is regarded as Austria's |
stubborness is increasing in ST. Petersburg |