The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-04
The Decision Of R1ssi2 for War or Poies Ex-
ptctsd DuriUg January.
Ausiri', Hungary snd Germany Inclined to
Prefer Winter Campaign.
the Officials Believe That the Present Ten
zion Will R.sultin War.
The Preparations Made The Crown
Princes Condition. and the Regency
The Forged Documents Published.

,1sS7. by the New York Associated
Press. The year closes without
the relations between Russia anC
the sllied powers showing any symptom!
Of amelioration. The situation has becoms
ore Of the greatest perplexity, which moth
ing less than some authoritive deliveranct
from the Car or the Kaiser can clear up
IL the New Years Imperial reception:
paes over unmarked by explicit declara
tions giving assurances of peace il will bt
held as certain that diplomacy has failed
to check the progress toward on open
rupture.
The Cologne Gazette has a vague an.
nouncement that mutual ex plantations viii
soon be made which promise 10 avert al
dsr ser of war, but reliable advices from
81, Petersburg deny that there is the slight
est chence in the tension Of affairs.
NO NEW INDICATIONS oFPEAcE.
General Won Schweinitz, the German
ambassador to Russia, has had frequent
interviews with NJ De Giers, Russian Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs, one result of which
hes been an arrangement for the publica-
ton OF the forged documents, but judging
from the tenor OF an article published ia
tie North German Gazette, the interviews
have left the situation unimproved. Some
thing is hoped to result from the prospec.
! tive mission OF Herr Won Kallav Austrian
| Minister Of Finance to st. Petersburg. His
visit apresrs to be dependent upon the
Cars reception Of the proposals trans.
mitted through Prince Lubanoff, Russian
ambassador to Austria, for the revision of
| the treaty of Berlin,
| The Russian press concur in declaring
that If these proposals imply the definite
absorption OF Bosnia into Austria, Russia
Will never consent.
WHEN DECISION Is EXPECTED.
No decisive diplomatic issue is expected
before The middle OF January. After that
events will develop win electric rapidly.
he concentration OF Russian troops IN
Poland appears to be suspended. The
country lies deep in snow and ice. The
roads are blocked and railway traffic is re.
tarded. Galicla is in a similar condition.
Ii an order were given tomorrow for the
mobilization Of the Austrian troops 1t
would De impossible to execute it except
with in a email radius Of Vienus, but a few
weeks hence when the snow storm hos
abatsd and the surface of the couu-
try is settled into its winters
hardness, military operations could
be EARLY effected. It is the opinion of
military authorities that Austria and Ger
many will agree upon winter as the bsst
time for campaign in Poland, and that If
war must be 1t should either commence IN
February or be deferred until June. While
the movement OF troops in Poland are
Bessarabia, and this fact leads to the belief
that Russia either distrustS R0umanian nsu.
trality or has other plans than a campaign
10 Gaiicia. The forces row massed along
the Bender and Odessa lines are estimated
AZ s.. COO men. The stations are crowded
with troops and artillery transports.
Several corps in southern Russia are a.
ready fully modified and echeloned along
the Pruth and Dniestsr rivers and the raul
ways conVeEging to Roumania. =
The Black Sea fleet is being hurrieIty
equipped for active service. Four gunboats
have been sent to the KilIa arm of the
Danube, and numerous hotillas of vessels
designed for river service are being concen-
trated at Odessa. The formidable extent
OF these preparations give rise to the sus-
picions that the Car contsmplates sud-
den descent upon Bulgaria while acting
on the defensive toward Gslicis.
THE EXPECTED ANNOUNCEMENT.
Reports emanating from Paris attribute
to the Gar the intention to announce
peace or war on the Russian New Years
day, and war is predicted as Russia's choice.
In discussing the issues the Russian press
confidently assumes the defeat of the Aus
TRANS.
Gregor De Wolan, recently Russian Con-
sui at Pesth, publishes brochure under
the permission OF the St Petersburg Gem
sor, predicting that Hungary Will become
q Russian province. A map shows Hun
gary as part of Russia, all the towns haV-
ing Slavonic names. The pamphlet,
which is quoted by the Hungarian press,
increases the eagerness for the fnsl arbl-
trament Of war. NJ. Lobanoff. in an lAter-
view with CouHt Kalnoky to-day, repeated
his pacific declarations. H9 stated that
aggressive designes were foreign TO Russia's
policy, but no specific importance is a.
tached to these assurances while the mill
tary position remains unchanged.
THE FORGED DOCUMENTS
The text Of the forged documents APP
pears IN to-nigbts Reichsalzettger. NJ.
VloDigale, Assistant Secretary in the Rus
sian Foreign Office, brought them to Ber-
lin and examined them in conf unction
with Count Herbert Rismark. He returned
TO GatschIn on Sunday and reported to the
Car the result OF the inspection. The
Gers assent to the publication of the
documents was obtained by pressure from
Nj. De Giers and General Won SchweIaitz
The ReiehsaU Zeiger prints four letters,
three of which purport to have been
written by Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria,
to the Countess of Flanders, sister OF King
Carroll of Roumanis. The first OF these
three letters is dated August 81. In il
Prince Ferdinand says he would not have
gone so far if he had not received the
most satisfactory information from Berlin
through a note written by Prince Reuss,
German Ambassador at Vienns, explain
ing the secret views of Prince Bismarck.
Prince Ferdinand inclosed this note to
the Countess aud begged her to induce
King Carroll to use his influence at St.
Petersburg.
The second document is forged letter
10 Prince Reuss stating that Prince
FerdiDand's taking possession of
the Bulgarian throne was question OF
personal initiative, TO which the German
Government cannot for the time being give
Official support II was not, however, to
be concluded that the German Government
would not give unofficial announcement
TO Prince Ferdinand's enterprise. How.
ever unfavorable or hostile, says the letter,
the acts of Germany in the meanWhlle
may appear, the sentiments secretly
cherished by her may one day be made
apparent.
The third document is a letter from
Prince Ferdinand to the Countess OF FIan-
ders under date Of September 16. He says
that in spite of the open war that Germany
is urging against him, he receives sssur-
ances every few days from German agents
that Bismarck's policy may change openly,
in the most favorable manner, Germany's
attitude depending upon the issue of a
grave question with Russia.
In fourth letter, Ferdinand informs the
Countess that, according to communica-
ton he has received from Berlin, the fate
of Bulgaria has been discussed at meetings
between Bismarck, Kalnoky and Crispi,
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