Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-13
Napa and Lake Railroad
Coal In Napa County.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE REcoRD-usVoN. !
FRONTIER ARMIES.
Russia's peace" Force that is Disturb
ing Europe.

Russia's Peace" Force that is Disturb
ing Europe.
LONDON, February 12th.-Next to the i'll
ness of the Crown Prince of Germany, the
question of moment is whether Russia will
still persist in her policy of Russian su-
premacy in Bulgaria in spite of the risks
which 1t involves of a breach with Austria,
and consequently with Germany. The an
swer is that Russia continues to increase
her army on the western frontier, and un-
1doubtedly contemplates war either with
Austria or Germany. or with BOTH A
movement of Russian troops more exten-
sive than would be needed for purposes of
defense can hardly be interpreted otherwise
than as menace.
The present "peace garrison of the
frontier provinces of Warsaw, wilma and
kletf numbers 1886, 400 men and 715 field
guns. On the same frontiers the Germans
have 102, 600 men and $50 guns, and Aus
TRANS only $4,000 men and ITO guns On
the frontier strips of Germany and Russia
the Russians have $4,000 men, %, 500
horses and $50 guns; as against $1,000 men,
l5,OOO horses and $50 guns on the German
side
The official figures for the Austrian
frontier show still greater superiority in
favor of Russia. These figures are given
OAils " ouOW tDdI Tue ScIlOuS SlIeuSIUen-
ing of the Russian frontier forces must be
regarded by her western neighbors as pre-
hminary to war with one or both of them,
which neither of them has at present cause
TO begin. The Russian Government ad-
mlts that army corps are being moved to
the west, ano that the movement began
some time ago and has not yet ended.
MOVEMENT OF RoUMANIAN TROOPS
Important movements OF Roumanian
troops have taken place as a measure of
safety, consequent on the. .massing of Rus
sian troops on the Roumanian frontier,
and the Turks are hurrying the work of
fortifying Adrianople. The massing of
Russian troops in Bessarabia can indicate
nothing but an intention to attack either
Roumania or Bulgaria. in well-informed
quarters the opinion prevails that the open-
ing of spring will see either Russia on the
march to assert her rights in Bulgaria, or
Prince Bismarck hint to Prince Ferdinand
that his abdication of the Bulgarian throne
is necessary in the interests of peace.
STRANGE "PEACE" MOVEMENTS.
BERLIN, February 12th.-The Car held q
grand council last night, at which every
leading General was present. The Russian
War Office now permits treer mention of
the movements of the troops. The latest
Warsaw dispatches state that there have
arrived at that city four regiments of Cir
cassian cavalry en- route for the Pinezow
and Keilee districts. At Michalowitz, near
the Galician frontier, immense barracks
have been raised, and an order from ST.
Petersburg directs the execution of the
plans for the mobilization of part of the
field artillery.
On the Austrian side there IS an increase
in the number of recruits and officers for
the Landwehr. Large purchases of Krupp
guns have been made, and enormous war
contracts for provisions and munitions of
war have been executed
On the German side. the most significant
feature is the extension OF strategic rail-
wavS on the frontier.