The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-13

be found to concur in Russa's convictions.
The North German Gazette goes into the sub
jet at length. It says the conflict still exists
Prince Bismarcks speech relieved the minds OF
the people from fear of an immediate
for while rms the 0ny
treasured regarding the imminence of war.
official and Diplomatic circles ara not The sim
doubted. but though his projections are not sus-
pected. 1t is known that Influences around him.
which he appears to be unable to resist, con-
finue to work in the direction Of war. His pres
ent position recalls an incident that occurred on
the eve of the Russo-Turkish conflict in 1851
In the archives of the Foreign Office at Vienna
genau. then Austrian minister to Russia.
to Count Andrassy, dated April To- 1887,
stating that on the previous night the
Gar. in the course of long conversation.
nent that he entertained no. idea OF war, and
that he did not wish nor intend 70 attack Tur-
key. Within week after this declaration
Russia opened the campaign. CROSSED the Pruth,
and invaded Armenia The present Gear has
even less control of affairs than his father had.
Sinovieff. director of the Asiatic department of
the Foreign Office. NJ Sinovieff is prominen
Pan-Slavisr, old friend of the late NJ. Katkof
and the inheritor of Katkoffs ideas. Subjected
through personal Influences the war tendency
of majority of the Council of the Empire. and
to the anti-German policy of . majority Of the
Ministry. it is impossible for the Gear to retrace
his steps, which are leading to . collision with
the allied powers. Nor do the Berlin and Vienna
governments expect him to do so, despite their
destinations efforts toward Cancellation.
A semi-official communication is published
in the Political Correspondence, OF Vienna,
briefly summing up and calculating Prince Bis
marcks speech. Gays he had neither threaten
ing nor an appeasing object. The appearance OF
the treaty and Prince Bismarcks comments
thereon were intended for future historical ref
erencs. Should breach of the peace eventually
arise. the entire burden. well as the terrible
responsibility, will fall exclusively upon Russia.
Military activity continues in full swing on
every side. The Gear held grand council to-
night. at which every leading general was pres
ent. The Russian War Office permits freer mon
stance, Warsaw dispatches of to-day stateethat
there have arrived at that city four regiments
of Crcassian cavalry, en- route for the PinczeH
and Kielce districts. AT Michaelowitz, near the
Galician frontier, immense barracks have been
raised. An order from ST. Petersburg directs
the execution of the plans for the mobilization
of part of the field artillery.
the mum Der of recruits and officers for the land
wehr. Large purchases of Krupp guns have
been made and enormous war contracts for pro-
visions and munitions of war have oeen exc
cuted For the time being, snow blockade on
the railway lines in Galicia has put stop to the
transit of troops. and provisions ara accumu-
lating at the depots
On the German side, the most significant
feature is the extension of the strategic rail
zette estimates the cost of this work at 100 000,
900 marks. while other estimates make 1t reach
$50 000 900 m arks The Berlin Post states thai
there is feverish activity at SDandau, where tn e
men in the government foundries are compelled
to work over time.