The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-20
WAR HORRORS IN PEACE
TERRIBLE SUFFERING AMONG THE
RUSSIAN TROOPS.

Typhus Fover Raging Owing to Insult
flcient Food and Shelter-Austria's
Soldiery Suffering in a Lesser Degree
Peace or War Must BE Decided
on Speedily.
BERLIN, Jan. 19.--The report that Prince
Bismarck has said that Germany would
enjoy peace for the next three years is
semi-otiicially contradicted
The military bill as amended passed its
first reading in the Reichstag committee to-
day. The committee reserved the right to
formulate several proposals on the second
reading of the bill
After the return to Berlin of Count
Schouvalof, the Russian Ambassador, ne
gotiations will he resumed for settlement
Of the Bulgarian question. 1t is reported
that Prince Bismarck and Count kal-
noky agree to oppose the dispatch of a
Russian commission TO Sofia, and that they
rather support the nomination Of regency
under which the election of new Prince
could be effected. The Emperor of Austrias
desire to depose Prince Ferdinand has been
increased by the speech made by Prince
Ferdinand to his officers ON New Years
day i'll which he defied the efforts to dis
lodge him.
ON THE FRONTIER
Advices from the frontier report further
arrivals of Russian troops One in
fantry division has arrived at Doubno and
another at Rovno. The work of fortifying
Doubno goes on without cessation. The
condition of the Russia:i troops on the Ga
llcian frontier is growing worse.
at Camp Czentoschan. The shelter
is so miserable that there have been many
deaths from frost and general hrlvation.
The Warsaw CommisSarlat Is hastily for
warding provisions. A special sanitary
corps started yesterday for Czentoschan.
The sutferngs of the troops are so great
that, in the opinion Of Berlin military
circles, 1t will be impossible for them to re-
main encamped two months
WILL HASTEN TEE DECISION.
Their condition, it is believed, must
hasten the decision of the Gar, as the
troops must either be given active work or
be withdrawn from the frontier. The Aus
trians also suffer, being badly housed, but
their commiSsariat is good and the medical
staff vigilant In view of the hardship sui-
fered by the Austrian troops and the sick
ness prevailing among the Russians, the
Vienna war office has decided not TO increase
the forces on the frontier at present.
The court carnival fetes, which are usu-
ally held at the royal castle, will be held
this year in tho imperial palace. There
will be no levee. The presentations to the
Emperor and Empress will be made during
the fetes at the palace. Gen. Won
Schweinitz, the German Ambassador to
Russia, and Prince Bismarck will come TO
Berlin TO attend the carnival.
ARRESTED ON a sPY's CHARGE.
The arrest of Karl Streisguth, of Stras-
burg to-day, was due to a confession made
by Dietz, the spy recently arrested, TO the
effect that Streisguth had received money
from the French government for revealing
the instructions given to the Alsatian rail
way authorities with reference to the o Ne
ration of the lines in the event of the mob-
lization of the German forces. The police
are searching houses in Strasburg and seiz-
ing all compromising paper.
Polish land owners are in despair over the
rapid depreciation in the value of their
estates. They complain that the govern
ment avoids buying the army supplies in
Poland, preferring to buy elsewhere at en-
banced prices