The Osceola times., 1888-05-26
THE CALM IN EUROPE.

,nd Automatic circles know to oe de-
ceptive, prevails for the moment ihe
The Austrian and Russian governments
have exchanged assurances OF peace as
pirations, to which nobody attacbes the
slightest Importance. The only actuai
change in the situation tending to"aiu
peace is the active resumption OF hego-
iiations between Count KalnoSy, the
Austrian Foreign Minister ana frlhcs
I,obaneff,- the Russian nmbassauor ht
Vienna, for the settlement OF the halance
of rower in the Balkan peninsula MS
mitigates the crisis and removes the dan-
ger of war, at least for the present. put ~
does not modify any Of the essential dif-
ferences between the two governments
| The negotiations are expected py
| both sides to end in an exact definition OF
| the respective demands, such as hereto
| fore has not existed and from when may
| be obta ned a val i'll excuse for war. Ac-
cording to -oliicial disratch, re-
| csiyed from Visnna last night, Prince
LobanoG has opened ths diplomatic cam
| paign by proposing as the hrst step TO-
| ward an entente the removal OF frince
Ferdinand from the throne OF Bul gsrla
under q joint mandate Of the Powers, the
election of new prince by new
| Sobra ME, and the reappolntment OF rus
sian officers to tn. Bulgarian army. The
proposal specifics that the new prince
must be member Of the orthodox Greek
| Church, and the Sobranje so elected as to
| enable Russia TO recognize IT as being
legally constituted.
In the meantime the Foreign Office here
holds eloof from the negotiations, which
are recognized as feelers by Russia to-
wards other demands. The Cars minis
| ters already know that Count Kainoky
will not admit that the Berlin treaty gives
Russia any special right to Interfere in
Bulgaria. They know, also, that 1t is I'M
possible to obtain from the Powersa a joint
mandate. BafIled on these points, Rus
sia will next raise u new question on Aus
trian retention of Bosnia and Herzego'
| vina. These provinces were occupied
under purely temporary title, but are
now practically annexed. Austria will
be called upon to evacuate them, and 1t Is
probable that the question of their future
administration will be referred 10 con =
ference of the Powers. An ostensible
casus belli. it is anticipated, will arise
over Austria's refusal to divide the Bal
kans.
The lines Of st. Petersburg diplomacy
tend to protracted exchange of views,
thus assisting the plans Of the Russian
strategists, who are unwilling to risk war
until the summer. No time would he given
TO Russia to complete her preparations II
Bismarck had free hand. But the di-
visions within the imperial family are in
creasing; the weakness of the Emperor
and the renewed activity of the anti Bis
marcknn court Influences combine to en-
feeble and retard the development Of the
German policy. Only the determination
of Austria can now precipitate war. II
the Kalnoky government is too 'imid to
cut short the negotiations and de-
mand the reason for the concontra
tion OF Russian troops on the
frontier, Russia can select her time
for rupture. Meanwhile, despite
semi-ofllciel assurances to the contrary
war preparations progress on either
side. The Warsaw arsenal is working
day and night. At Kovno more ex'
tensive earthworks and detached forts are
being constructed, and the defenses OF
of Ivan .Gorvel are being armed will
heavy guns. Cracow papers report tha
the Russians are erecting bridge at tbs
junction Of the San with the Vistula, and
are forming there also cavalry camp
They al so report that -four thousand am
bulance beds were distributed last wael
among the stations on tho Vistula line
that military intelligence bureau has
been established at Piotrokof, and the
valuables, pictures and art treasures il
the imperial residences in Poland are be
ing removed TO the interior oi
Russia. Another strong column
d.
ed in the Lubin district. Another division
of cavalry has left Kischenef, and {
division Of grenadier. has gone from
Riga. Both divisions are bound for Po
land. Tho total force OF Russians in the
Warsaw, wilma and Hier districts, ac'
cording to military estimate reaches
5000 mon and 720 guns. The cavalry
regiments stationed Immediately on the
frontier are being supplied with rstion'
ON the same scale rs during an actua
campaign. The cost TO the Russian treas
ury is also equal to the war cost. Every
thing points to the conclusion that the
Car means to enforce his terms, II not by
diplomacy, by war.
The attitude Of England in the event OF
hostilities will be one of friendly neutral.
ity. This fact is kaown to the Berlir
Foreign Office. No overtures have ever
been made by the German Government
for England's corporation in the tri Il
alliance. The Cologne GGzehe's artici,
urging tho advantage 70 En- gland of
joining the alliance was without oilicia
inspiration. What official inspirat ION
reaches Berlin on the position Of En- gland
is derived from London and 81. Peters
burg. The Gar has obtained
the assurance that England has
not joined the alliance Tue Mos
COW Gazette emphasizes the wisdom
Of England absta ming from any soalitior
with the Central European Powers. II
SAYS that she should rather conciliat'
Russia, in order 10 remain in peaceful
possession OF India. A Pansavist organ
seeks to show that Lord Salisbury
friendly neutrality is associated with sym
pathy for BismarcGs policy, and SAYS thai
une evolution of events may soon convert
this sympathy into active co-opcratiol
with the alliance.
THE DEFENSE OF INDIA.
LONDON, Jan. 9.-The Marajah OF Nv
sore, desiring to share IN the dsfcnse of
India, has placed his entire military re-
sources at the disposal of the Viceroy,
Lord Dufferin. Large bodies of Thibetans
are entering Sikkim, and to prevent
further movement Of this kind it is ex'
pected that the Indian Government viii
be compelled to make an immed ate dis
play of military force on the frontier.
THE MURDER OF ARCHIE M'Nsn.L
LONDON, Jan. 9.-The physicians who
examined the body Of Archibald McNeli,
the reporter for the sportsman who was
found dead on the Boulogno sands, agree
that he was beaten with brass kuuckles
to ins nsensibilitv, robbed and drowned.