Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-04-03
A WAR CLOUD.
War or No War is the Question Now Ag.
itating Many Minds Across
the Water.
Recent Negotiations Between France
and Russia Are Now Viewed
With Alarm.
Spain and the United States of America
Will Shortly Have CONNER
cial Treaty.

A special telegram to the New York
associated press, dated the 28thin inst,
says that semi-official organs are ad-
vised to ignore the renewed war alarm
and not to notice reports comingfrom
various sources which Indicate early
aggressive action on the part OF France
and Russia. Persons high in official
circles refuse to say more than that
the intentions OF Russia to abandon
her attitude OF reserve has been for
some time known to the chiefs of the
dreibund, and that nothing can hap
pen for which they are unprepared.
The recent indiscreet prediction of
Sig. Crispi, ex-Italian premier. that
war was certain to occur during the
current year has elected from the ofh-
cial papers at Vienna comment to
the effect that Sig. Crispi is no longer
in the secret OF great events, and has
become incompetent to prophesy, and
what he says ought not to disturb the
tranquility OF Europe. This sort OF
| denial, however, Is not reassurlng, as
the fallen statesman is known to pos
sess still ample information regarding
everything relating to both the politi-
cal and military powers of Europe.
The Cologne Gazette asserts that it is
the intention of the czar to initiate
and develop an offensive policy on the
old lines by claiming supremacy.
1t is believed IN Bulgaria that the
murder OF NJ. Baltcheti, Bulgaria min
lister of finance, is the opening OF q
game OF secret intrigue, preceding
open conflict. The conferring by Pres.
ident Carnot OF the grand cross of the
Legion OF Honor upon Baron de Mon
renheim, the Russian ambassador at
Paris, is merely q part OF the general
etfusion OF alliance and OF the endear-
ments exchanged between France and
Russia.
The czar has decorated M. Briois,
military attache Of the French lega-
ton, personally presenting him with
an order set with brilliants and also
giving him rare malachite vase and
q portrait of himself and czarina. NJ
Briois will shortly return to Paris.
He is fully conversant with Russia's
projects for the mobilization OF her
forces, and upon his return to Paris
some scheme for simultaneous action
will be agreed upon by the French
war Office. 1t is for this reason that
the czar has conferred upon him dis.
| tinction never before accorded q mill
| tary attache
According to the Cologne Gazette,
Mai, Moulina, who succeeds M. Briois
as French military attache, will con-
tinue to arrange details for the mobil-
lzation. In an interview, had with
Gen. Obroutcheu by q representative
Of the Reichbote, the general declared
that the unceaslng rapidity of the
Russian preparation will enable the
czar, before the close of the present
year, to abandon his present attitude
OF peace and
TO FORCE ANY ISSUE
which he may deem necessary to OBJ
tain his ends. Under the headline,
''The Strategic March of Russia West
ward" the Reichsbote details the con-
centrating movements OF the Russian
troops cantonned in the Poland, Pado-
lie and Volhynia provinces, which now
form one vast camp, and to which
constant arrivals are drawn from the
battalions OF the reserve. Meantime
the public anxiety is not great. Off
cial watchfulness has been thoroughly
rearoused. but has not as yet created
a strained interest among the people.
The Vienna press, like that OF Ger
many, maintains unusual reserve,
| while the statesmen on whom rests
the fate OF the dreibund continue to
affect to believe that no crisis is i'm
| minent.
| A government bill, which is now in
course of preparation for submission ,
to the landtag, dealing with the Guelph |
fund, will bring into publicity the hid
den history OF Prince Bismarck's dis
posal OF large sums. 1.-THE Freisinnige
i party get a chance the whole secret OF
the payments to the press and police
by Price Bismarck's agents, if they
were drawn from the fund, will become
a matter OF public account. The Lib
eral papers are already trying to trace
the payments. The Potsdamer Cor
respondent affirms that Herr Kruger,
| chief of Prince Bismarcks secret po-
lice, received 100000 marks from the
fund. No one suggests that the prince
used the money for other than politi-
cal purposes, but the organ OF Herr
| Richter, the Liberal leader, demands |
that the ex-chancellor be held respon-
sible and be compelled to make resti-
tuition for the $4,000 marks given
DR.. Won Boetticher and for other pay
ments drawn from the fund.
The Freisinnige Zeitung urges that a.
civil process be issued against Prince
Bismarck. The candidate of the Frein-
nige party for the reichstag in Geeste-
munde' 1., finding no nc support, has with
Bismarck and the Socialists
candidate. Nobody doubts that
the prince will receive great
majority. The warmth of his re-
ception at Altoona and the ex-
tent OF the preparations throughout
the country for the celebration OF the
10th anniversary of his birth, prove
/ THE uNABATED POPULARITY
OF the prince. The committee have
arranged for torcnlieht procession,
IN which over 5000 OF the ex-chancel-
lor's adherents desireto appear. The
Society of German Industrials will
present the prince with silver table
service of immense value designed by
the artist Heyden. The subscription
for this was SO copious as to enable
the committee to purchase land ad-
journing Friedrichsruhe, which will be
added to the princes domain. With
growing doubts as to the emperor's
callow wisdom being a poor substi-
tute for the ex.chancellor's genius and
experience, the national sentiment re-
awakens toward him.
The Emperor will 60 to Stettin In q
few days TO inspect the warships now
being built there. Thence his majesty