Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-05

give prsctical assurances OF pesce or abide
og an eaIly war, and judging By sll that
is known of his character and tae r7injs'
terisl IL huences now dominating him t6a
Car will not yield.
Count Schouvalof, the Russian smbss-
sador to Germany, is in 81. Petershnrs
attending annual court. He will retnrS
to Berlin to morrow and Will see Prince
J Bismarck before the meeting Of the
! Reichstsg on Monday.
/ The debste on the military bill will 10
brief, unless the professisls and soct1l
mslcontents insist upon talking. All the
| crest parties hsve agreed to mark tha
seriousness Of the situation By diisuosinE
OF Inc measure without delay. The report
OF PIince BismsICk's conference with the
leaders OF the government groups
WAS not accurate, but the Chancellor has
seen them separately during the week and
hss given them convincing information OF
the necessity that no parliamentary check
be placed upon the passage of the measure,
AdTices from St. Petersburg tonight
seek to minimize the importance of the
reconciliation between the CzSE and NJ.
Floquet, and representing thst the ex-
Charge Of cOurtesies between M. FIcquet
and Baron Won Mohrenheim, the Russian
Ambassador St Paris, was not Of high
political significance, spd that II. PlcQuet
has outlived the "Yive Is Pologue "
mistske. His present attitude justihes
! the approaches Of Baron Won Mohren.
helm. II the Flcquet Incident had been
a mere exchange Of courtesies the Berlin
chancellor would not have needed it.
rs true significance, as learned through
the GerLsn Embassy st Paris, is that
Baron Won mohrenheim is negoiistiug an
alliance, under President CArnoi's assent,
with the leaders of the French Radicals,
who are likely to form a lasting wsr
cabinet. NM. Floquet, DeFrey-
cinet, BEisson snd Flourens, hsve
been sounded on the subject.
II MOhreDheim succeeds in convincing
the French leaders in favor Of an alliance,
the Tirard ministry will be replaced by q
DeFreycinet-Bo ulanger Cabinet within
two months. Germany will be exposed
to sn attack from France when Russia
reads the summer treaty, which has not
yet appeared IN the Russian Press.
Moscow papers to-day are pessimistic
in tone. They predict that the negoti.-
tions with Austria will not result in the
interest of Russia.
TIE Kreulz Zeiiuug records fresh army
movements on the frontier. The hard,
dry weather favoTs the marching of men
and horses, and the transportation OF
war materials and the concentra-
ton OF troops along the line OF
the Nisman Is actively progressing.
The fort works at Kovono ere completed.
Twelve forls connected By earthWorks
will protect the concentration Of force
If
Krt utz ZsituDg, to operate against Prussia.
Russia continues its negotiations for
t"entY-tbree million loan in Paris aud
Amsic rdam, and is reported to be on the
eve Of success. The higa terms offered,
backed by t',e recommendations Of the
French govern. mt, are inducements for
the bankers TO venture. The BariDgs
have placed fifteen million roubles worth
OF N,CholaI Railway bonds on
behalf Of the Russian treG. uSer. They
represent sums advanced by the treasury
to the railroads, and nominallY re..'-ed.
rhey are now placed to the Barings,im %
issue them in London at i
per cent. German investors retain
Russian securities with great tenacity.
The selling on the Bourse to-day, which
was Of Z purely speculative character,
sent them down to /. The buying OF
Russian securities for investment has en-
tirely ceased, American railway securities
Of the best kinds taking their places.
a dispatch received from st Petersburg
to night asserts that the French loan pro-
posals submitted to the CZir were so er-
ronaous that they were declined. On the
other hand reports have been received at
Frankfort that the loan of 10000 900
roubles has actually been concluded by
Russia from French parties at nominal
interest.
The reception by the Rsichstsg Of the
quir quennisl session bill ensures its
ultimate success by g smsll msioritv.
Herr Won Botticher declared in the
course Of debate that the soVGIEment
not having taken the initiative in pro-
motirg the project would take 3
neutral position. The Centre party,
progreesists and socialists, will
certainly oppose the measure, but
as the government groups are solid for
its support, the bill will become law. A
similar proposal WAS brought forward to-
day In the Lower House Of the Prussian
Legislature, where its passage By large
majority will be secured.