Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-05

NIT to that body certain diplomatic cor
rcspondcpce. "Once a Government
determines to publish important docu-
ments. he said. "matters should have
gone 80 far that nothing but war is likely
TO be the outcome Of the situation. "
BY light of this memorable statement
the immense significance OF the publ
cation treaty at the present crisis Will be
seen. 1t IS a step which precedes an
ultimatum.
WILL NOT WAIT.
If Russia continues to push forward
masses OF troops. menacing the strategic
points on the frontiers, and If the pend
ing negotiations for m offensive and de-
fensive alliance with France should sue
coed, the central Powers will not wait
the convenience Of the French and Rus
sian Governments to declare war. The
crisis, therefore, nears climax. Bis
marck, in his speech in the ReichstaG on
Monday, may place a peaceful lnferpre-
tation upon the motives OF the pubhca-
ton of the treaty, but nothing he can
say is expected to lessen the strain OF the
situation. The Gar must give practical
assurances Of peace or abide by an early
war. and Judging by all that IS known OF
his character and the ministerial inilu-
ences now dominating him, the Gar will
not yield.
THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR.
Count Schouvalof, the Russian Am
bassador TO Germany, is in st. Peters
burg attending the annual court. He will
return to Berlin tomorrow, and will see
Bismarck before the meeting OF the
Reichstag on Monday.
The debate on the military bill will be
brief unless Progressist and Socialistic
malcontcnts insist upon talking All the
great parties have agreed to mark their
sense of the situation by disposin9 Of
the measure without delay.
The report of Bismarcks conference
with the leaders of Government groups
was not accurate, but the Chancellor has
seen them separately during the week
and given them convincing information
of the necessity that no parliamentary
check be placed upon the passage OF the
measure.
RUSSIA AND FRANCE.
Advices from st. Petersburg seek to
minimize the importance OF the recon
ciliation between the Gar and Flouquet
by representing that the exchange OF
courtesies between Flouquet and Baron
Won Mohrenheim, Russian Ambassador
at Paris, was not of high political sig
nificance, and that Flouquet has out
lived the tire Ia POiogHc mistake
His present attitude justifies the APP
proachcs of Baron Won Mohrenheim.
if the Flouquet incident had been a
mere exchange OF courtesies the Berlin
Chancellerie would not have heededit Its
true significance. as learned through the
German Embassy at Paris, is that Baron
Won Mohrenheim is negotiating an al
lance under President Carnot's assent
with the leaders of the French Radicals,
who are likely to form lasting war
Cabinet. Flouquet, de Freycinet, Brls-
san. and Flourens have been sounded on
the subject. If Mohrenheim succeeds IN
convincing the French leaders III favor
of an alliance the Tirard Ministry will
be replaced by a Freycinet-Boulanger
Cabinet within two months.
Moscow papers to-day are pessimistic
in tone. They predict that negotiations
with Austria will not result in the inte-
rest of Russia.
FRESH ARMY MOVEMENTS.
The Krcuz Zcihmq records fresh army
movements on the frontier. Hard, dry
frost fayors the marching of men and
horses and the transportation Of war
material. and the concentration Of troops
along the line of the Niemi is actively
progressing. The fort works at KovnO
are completed. Twelve forts, connected
by earth-works, viii protect the cOncen-
tration of force OF 25O. 600 men design
ed. according to the KreUS Zeitung, to
operate against East Prussia.
THE RUSSIAN LOAN.
Russia continues its negotiations for a
twenty three million loan in Paris and
Amsterdam, and is reported to be on the
eve OF success. The high terms offered
by recommendation of French Govern
ment are inducements to bankers to
venture. The Earrings have placed fiji
teen million roubles worth of Nicolai
railway bonds on behalf of the Rus
sian treasury. They represent the sums
advanced 10y the treasury to the railway
and nominally repaid. They arc now
pledged to the Earrings, who issue them IN
London at per cent. German inves-
tors retain the Russian securities with
great tenacity.
A dispatch received from st. Peters
burg tonight asserts that the French
loan proposals submitted to the Gar
we're so onerous that they we're declined.
On the other hand reports have been re-
ceived at Frankfort that loan OF AGO.
900. 600 roubles has actually been con-
Guided by Russia from French parties at
a nominal rate of interest.
THE QUINoUIENNIAL BILL.
The reception by the Reichstag OF the
ouinauiennial-sessio bill insures its ulti-
mate success by small majority. Herr
Won Baltticker declared In the course Of
debate that the Government not having
taken the initiative Ia promoting the
project would keep n neutral position.
The Central party, Progressists. and
Socialists will oppose the measure, but
as the Government groups are solid IN
its support it will become law. A SINH
lar proposal was brought forward to-day
in the lower house of the Prussian Land
tag, where its passage by large MAORI
ty will be secured.
THE HAUPT-sCHRoEDER INCIDENT
has led the Government at Zurich to
reprimand Chief-of-Police Fischer for
supplying Herr Bebel with information
10 the effect that those men were spies in
the employ of the German Government
Fischer will be removed to some other
section. The Foreign Office has raised
more important question as q result OF
this incident in regard to the refugee
inc of Socialists in Switzerland. Count
Herbert Bismarck has opened COM
munication with Italy and Austria on the
abuse of the asylum which Switzerland
accorded to reyolutionists.