, 1888-02-12
FOREIGN FACTS.
The War Feeling Still Preva-
lent in Europe.
Russian Military Activity I'm
abated.
Condition Of the Prince AT
tempt to Kill an Officer.


copyrighted, 1858, by N. Y. Associated Press.
BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE peace illusion
with which Bismarck's speech invested
the situation has passed away. 1t Is be-
ginning to be realized that there was moth
ing really pacific in the speech beyond
leaving the car the alternative of peace
or war, while pointing out the road along
which Russia can retreat if the car feels
himself safe In retreating. The North
German Gazette goes into the subject at
length. 1t says the conflict still exists
and is undiminished in intensity, although
Prince Bismarck's speech relieved the
minds of the people from the fear of an
immediate conflict. This is only partially
correct, for while the public is somewhat
treasured regarding the .imminence of
war, official and diplomatic circles are not.
The sincerity of the cars desire for
peace is not doubted, but it is known
that the influences around him, which he
appears to be unable to resist, continue
to work in the direction of war. The
car is now guided largely by the advice
OF VI. Sinevireff, director of the Asiatic
department of the foreign office. NJ.
Slnevlreff, Is a prominent Panslavist, an
DID friend of the late NJ. Katkoff, and an
inheritor of Katkoff's ideas subjected
through the personal influence to the war
tendency of a majority of the council of
the empire and to the anti German policy
OF the majority of the ministry. 1t is
impossible for the car to retract his
steps, which are leading to a collision
with the allied powers. Nor does the
Berlin and Vienna governments expect
him to do so.
Despite their ostentatious efforts toward
Cancellation, military activity continues in
full swing on every side. The car held a
grand council tonight at which every
leading general was present. The Rus
sian war office now permits freer mention
OF the movements of troops. Warsaw
dispatches of o.day state that there have
arrived in hat city four regiments of
Circassian cavalry en- route for the Pine
zeff and Kielce districts. At Michalo-
WITT, near the GalIclan 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. 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 contracts for
provisions and munitions of war have
been executed. For the German side the
most significant feature is the extension
OF strategic railways on the frontier.
Or. Bengmann's visit to San Reno is
expressly for the purpose of reporting to
the emperor on the latest phase in the
case. Meanwhile the German doctors
who have been consulted since the first
indication of the malady continue to hold
the opinion hat the disease is cancer asso-
ciated with perichondritis.
This has been a memorable week in the
reiehstag. Bismarck's triumph On the
military bill had results beyond that meas
ure il weakening the spirit of opposition
and In adding to the cohesion of the gov
ernment groups on other questions. The
only check the government has sustained
has been on the socialist bill.
An attempt has been made to a~ssassi-
nate Police Commissary Stempel. sta
toned at Molsheim. Herr Stempel, while
passing through Urmatt, was fired at
twice. The first shot pierced his cloak
without touching his body and the second
struck him in the right knee.