The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-15
THE CAR SILENT.
He Fails to Make a Political Talk.
A Very Poor Excuse Given for His
Not Making a Speech.
He Refralns from Giving Gen. Won
Schweintz an Audience.
This is an Intimation that the War
Party Triumphs.
The Cars Action in Choosing u Mill
tary Fete Before Which to Make
His Declaration Increasing the
Feeling of Disquiet.

Press,
BERLIN, Jan. IA scmi.ollicial state.
mcnt is issued from st. Petersburg tonight
with reference 10 the failure of the Car 10
make a speech at his New Year reception.
The assertion is made that the Car hasn't
been in the habit OF making any political
statement on that occasion. This is only
partly true. Both the late and present
Car have been wont TO make a short adj
dress Of a semi conversational character TO
the diplomatic circles.
Yesterday evening the Car RETAINED
from conveHing with Gen. Won Schwci-
nitz, the German ambassador. and Count
Won Misunderstanding, the Austrian
representative, At one period of the
reception the Russian generals and min
listers grouped themselves around the Car.
expecting nm important uttcmncc. llis
majesty, after whispering q few minutes
with NJ. De Gicrs, turned To the others
and formally offered the congratulations of
the season. Then he singled out Minister
Wishncgrdski, NJ. pobicdonostcH and
Secretary OF state Ostruvski for Il private
talk. The incident IL considered an init.
nation that the war party triumphs.
Among the list ol honurs conferred, Pam
SlaNisls alone arr favored. The list
OF decorations leaves the impression in
Berlin and Vienna official ciwles that the
Car Is hopclcSsly under command OF tho
aggressive. The Moscow Gd.dte tonight
says that On the nineteenth day after tho
Epiphany RUSSIAN stylcl, the Car will
preside ut grand military ictc, when he
will declare his policy. The Cars action
in choosing military ictc as the occasion
ON which Ia make this declaration has in-
creased the feeling oi disquiet. In the
meantime the frontier movements con-
tinuc. Division after division OF cav
airy pour westward in Nolyhinia.
Trains loaded with artillery ammnnitions
occupy the railroads and ordinary traffic il
suspended. At ficlI, Odessa, the author
tiles an buying up provisions aud forage,
aud along the line ui the Nistula, between
DCmblin and DcmhrCVo, host OF laboron
ate engaged In constructing rcdoubis. The
! Warsaw police have issued orders chat al
! AuririanH who have not permits 10 reside
IN Poland must quit Russian territory To-
! day. All Polish officers are bcingrcmo,ed
| nom the ifoniicr regiments aud sent 10
! take commands Ia the interior
On the Austrian side the movements arc
kept q profound scent, but Il Is impossible
! Ia conceal the act that there il AN active
! passage 1T troops from Pnscn to the SIZE.
scan frontier The iinst clear exposition II
the situation Of affairs ~ hoped Tor rom
Herr Tisn, Hungarian prime minister. in
his reply 10 the Interpolation Of Herr
llcliy The temper ol the majority ui
the members oi The Hungarian parlia.
mcnl u arlcntly Nar-likc. Unless Premier
llska's explanation shows that the forces
on the frontier OF Galicia arc ample Ia ~
pei amy invasion, Deputy lrccscn threat.
ems Ia move a vote ui crnsurc Tie
Vienna lloLr Iiiiug, the military orunn.
states that Russia has force uf lD1.UJ
cavalry on the frontier. ~ organized Us
to net independently II tho Infantry,
which j. rady g. penetrate into
baliCiu NJ u moments notice Ia
impede the mobilization Ut Austrian troops.
This statement ochoys what the war de-.
parmcnt NJ Berlin has been pressing upon
the attention 81 the Austrian department
with good effect. The Austrian war office
IL nov confident that them are sufficient
fopcs In Central lcmbcrg and Ia Pr,nmysl
and GzcrnowiH Ia an,st llic Russian act.
vance.