The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-20

- 49,, 5isss % cssaplsss Preparations
Alreo.oy - froEreeos
p~,rsS. Jan. IA ca'r,. which odic'a
"a dIpiomat;c circles know 60 b do
~cer<iv.' prevails Cor thu moment The
re- Austrian and Russian governmsnss
AVE unchanged Assurances o. peace -
cirations. 20 which eooocy attaches
w,lightest Importance. The only actna.
change in the Situation tending sownro
peace Il the active resumption OF neEo'
~fiations between Count kalnoxy. ~
Austrian Foreign Minister. a fr'nce
Lebanon. the Russian ambassador o.
Viecna Ter the settlement u the balance
a. ,ower m the Balkan peninsula. This
m~iiicates the crisis and removes the dans
ger II war. a. least Tor b present but y
| Aces not modify any Of the essential q =
f-erences between the two governments.
The negotiations arc exrected ~
both sides 20 end In On exact d efnition OF
the respective demands, such ~ hereto
fore has not existed and from whlch may
~ obtained a valid excuse for war. Ac-
cordinr 20 q semi.oficial dispatch, re-
ce;xed from Vienna last night, Prince
Lohanoff has opened the diplomatic cam'
pairn by proposing q the first step 70
vard An entente the removal OF FRINGE
Ferdinand from the throne Of Bulgaria
under I Joint mandate Of the Powers. the
election Of . new prince by . =
sobra ME. and the resppointment o. Russ
sian officers TO tbs Bulgarian army Inc
proposal specifies that the new prince
must he : mcmb.r II tho orthodox Greek
rhnrch. and the Sobranjo 90 elected as 20
enab,e Russia 70 recognize il as being
legally constituted.
In the meantime the Foreign Office here
holds aloof from the negotiations, which
are recognized as feelers by Russia TO-
wards other demands. The Cxar's minis
,ers already know that Count kalnokv
viii not admit that the Berlin treaty gives
Russia any special right 10 Interfere In
Bulr aria They know, also. that u II I'M
possib,e 70 obtain from the Powers q joint
mandate. Bafned on these points, Rus
sia will next raise Q new question on AUS
TRAN retention Of Bosnia and Herzego'
VIVA. These provinces were occupied
under q purely temporary title, but are
now practically annexed. Austria will
be calird D o 20 evacuate thcm. AMI IL Is
probable that the question Of their future
Administration will b referred to con.
ference OF che Powers- An ostensibls
casus belli. il Is anticipated. will arlss
over Austria's refusal to divide the Bal
kama
The lines OF St. Petersburg diplomacy
tend to = protracted exchange OF Jews,
thus assisting the plans OF the Russian
s~trategists, who are IN willing 90 FISK war
~p--ss~S - cornlete ber preusrations II
p,----~r "a I 49, hand. Put the al.
1a.s-. -,sh;, 49, tmneriaI family are in.
1890. ~ -~eakress Of the Emperor
! ~~e5w5tw n fhe anti Bis.
.r,< ;.G-srrs. combine 70 en-
49, "a 1900 the development OF the
|, r---.- ~ci,c~ ociv 80 determination
. ~ a.-s- -. 49, c~recinitate 4 var. II
|. 49, T-s-cr~ ~ovsrrmenf n too timid "a
80 shc-t ths nerotisfions and de.
---s 49, ~-ssor for Ire coucentra'
~. - Rn.sian troops on the
~~-u~ p-ssis rsp esIect hsr tim.
, -vrrfure Meanwhile. despit,
-~-,cm~;si ...ur.nces 10 the contrary
80 ,rsr.rations progress on eitheI
! "a 49, w.rssw arsenal Il workias
asv ana night. Az Kovno more ex
s~~.~th~o~kse ana detached FOR Is ar
being constructed, and the defensss Of
q ivan -Gorvsl are being armed wit
heavy guns. Cracow papers report thu
. ire RuSsians are erecting . bridge ut th'
junction Of the San with the vistula. and
are forming there also : cavalry camp
. Ihev n 80 report that four thousand am
. bulance beds were distributed last weel
among the stations on tho vistula line
that q military intelligence bureau M
! been established ut Piotrokof. and IN
' valuablex. pictures and art treasures 4
the imperial residences In Poland are be
: ing removed to the interior 9
: Russia Another strong column
I Of troops has been concent ras
ed IN the Lubin district. Another divisio
< Of cavalry has left K~ischenef, and
division Of grenadiers has gone froE
4 Ri4s. Both divisions are bound for r
: land. The total force Of Russians In Il
q warsaw. wilma and Kief districts, @
cordiug to . military estimate. reachs
n $4,000 men md 70 guns The caviar
Il regiments stationed Immediately on q
Il frontier are being supplied with ratioi
On the same scale ~ during On sctu
campaign. The cost TO the Russian xrea
ury - also equal 20 the whr CO.. ~,
thing points 70 ne c1nc'uson w.s.,
cser means e enso1co ~
diplomacy, ~ war.
The attitude Of England n the
hostilities will Be one OF friendly 2
~ itv. This fact y known 20 the berl
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