The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-27
RUSSIAN TROOPS IN MOTION.


On the German and Austrian Frontiers
Fresh Gossip About Bismarck.
LONDON. March 26.-The latest dispatches
about the Austria-G German commercial
trouble is to the effect that the last difficult
ties have been removed by Germany con-
senting to q reduction of the duties of Aus
tro- Hungarian cereals and timber.
BERLIN, March 26.-The bourse was dis
turbed today by rumors of movements Of
Russian troops on the Austrian and Ger
man frontiers. Odessa telegrams say
such movements are contemplated during
of convicts and lahorers are proceeding
westward to push on strategic railroads
Bismarck has gone to Altoona, the head
quarters of the Ninth Army corps, upon q
visit to Waldersee in return for the visit
recently paid by the general to Bismarck
This has given fresh life to the old rumors
and given birth to a number of new re-
ports, among the old ones one being that
the emperor and his distinguished subject
are upon the eve of reconciliation. Among
the new ones is that the ex-chancellor
may, upon certain conditions, return some
of the letters wanted by the emperor.
The Austro-German negotiations for 4
commercial treaty were concluded at .
conference Wednesday last The correct
terms Of the treaty are agreed upon.
PARIS. March 26.-After carefully con-
sidering the matter, the French cabinet
has come to decision that Prince Louis
Napoleon, second son of the late Prince
Napoleon, does not come under the cate
CORY of pretenders to the throne of France.
and therefore he does not come under the
law prescribing the banishment from
France Of all pretenders.
The Marquis de Villeneuve has sent the
Figaro a report of an interview which he
says took place in 1866 between the late
Prince Napoleon and Prince Bismarck.
which that paper published today. In
this interview, it is asserted, Bismarck
proposed close alliance, offensive and
defensive, between Prussia and France.
which would make these two powers the
dominating influence in Euxbpe. The
combined powers, according to Prince
Bismarek's plan, should proceed against
Russia to drive the Slavs back to the
steppes from which they came. Prussia
should absorb the whole of Germany. and
France should make Belgium part of her
empire. Then the great allies should
undertake to weaken the power of Great
Britain by depriving her of her colonies.
and should endeavor to reduce Italv
Spain and the Scandinavian countries fo
the roll of satellites to themselves. This
brilliant proposition, the Marquis de Vile
neuve says, was laid before the Emperor
Napoleon by Prince Napoleon, but the
emperor refused even to discuss il.
At the Elysee palace today Baron le
Mohrenheim, Russian ambassador here.
formally presented President Carnot with
the grand Gordon of the order of st.
Andrew, the imperial decoration which
the car by decree recently conferred
upon the president of the French repuhl;c
as token. it is supposed, of the conclu-
sion of the offensive and defensive alliance
entered into between Russia and France
as an Offset to the dreibund. The occasion
was marked by much display. during
which the Russian ambassador also pre-
sented. on behalf of the czar, military
honors to the cabinet ministers and to .
number of other prominent officials.