St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-04
CLEAR WARNING TO EUROPE
Gear Alexander Issues a Political Man
ifesto Of Importance.
IT CAUSES UNEASINESS.
Germany Will Prepare for War, and the
Other Powers Will Follow
Suit.
Special Cable to the Globe.

Special Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, Nov. 3.-"The cZar at Sc
bastopol'' has, quite naturally. pro-
duced very disquieting effect in Eu-
rope, especially as it has since trans
pired that his majesty distributed pri-
vately preckase, or order of the day,
at first to the higher officers present and
then to the minor officials, which has a
very significant meaning. Translated
from the Russian, the order is as fol-
lows:
'"rhlrty years or more ago the Black sea
fleet while gaining a glorious victory. sacri-
feed itself tor the good of Russia, and trans
ferred it's spirit to the mounds and hills Of
SebastoIol. To-day the feet has arisen anew
to the delight of the long offended father
land. Ny will and thoughts are directed to-
wards the peaceful development of the na-
Gonal welfare, but circumstances may render
difficult the accomplishment of my wishes,
and
COMPEL ME TO TAKE UP ARMS
for the defense and dignity of the state. You
will stand by me in uphOlding that dignity
with the same devotion and firmness that
your predecessors displayed in the response
to the call of my grandfather and which
struck their contemporaries with astonish-
ment. On the waters which witnessed their
brilliant deeds, l confide to you the safety,
the honor and the tranquility ct Russia.
There can be no mistaklng the import
of this manifesto in this delicate state
of Eastern politics, 1t is clear warn
ing to Europe, and especially to Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria and King Milan
of Seryia. There is now rather un-
easy feeling in Odessa and in Sebasto-
pol in consequence of large commisSar-
lat and other preparations. "DO not
be surprised" said Well-infOrmed dip
lOmat to-day, "if one of these days Rus
sia ships her troops across from Sc
bastopol or the Caucasus to Varna and
BuIgaS in the numerous boats of the
Russian Steam Navigation company.
And who will stop her? She might not
feel justified in waiting for the compile
tiOn of the remainder of her new
arlnOred fleet, as some experts already
pronounce it strong enough at present
for formidable undertaking." 1t was
fOreseen in st. Petersburg that the en-
peror's visit to the Crimea
WOULD BE NO ORDINARY EVENT,
as every kind of preparation was being
made to give special interest, and,
according to some people, to make
political demonstration of the Oc-
casiOn. In all probability the note
struck in the imperial order of the day
and already taken up by the Moscow
town authorities, will be followed by
the ZemstYoS municipalities, SlavO-
philes, and other bodies all over the en-
pire, unless the necessary check is
given in time to stop their warlike
ardor, All this goes like machinery in
Russia. AS soon as hint is uttered
from the throne, there is an unlimited
number of loyal addresses rejecting the
given key note, ready to be sent to st.
Petersburg. At such times there seems
to be an inexhaustible supply of elo-
qence and activity pent up in what
Carlyle called .'the great dumb
people," only waiting for an Oppor-
tunity of this kind to find a vent.
The effect i'm Berlin of the reports
from Sebastopol respecting the strength
of the Russian Black sea feet is indi-
Gated by the official announcement that
in the coming session the diet will be
asked to vote a sum of $4,000, 900 for
the building of nine or ten new IRON
clads and a dozen ironclad gunbOatS.
To allay the fears that such an an
nOuncement would have on the public
the statement is made that the project
aims not at the immediate future but at
period, only few years distant, when
the great ship canal joining the Baltic
and the lower Elbe shall have been
completed. This work will make it
possible for Germany to concentrate
her whole feet at any time either in the
North sea or in the Baltic. 1t is learned
that orders have already been issued for
the rapid construction OF this large iron
feet without waiting for parliament to
undoubtedly do with very little criti-