Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-22
Austria Uneasy at Movements in
Russian Poland.
NEARLY A BLOCK IN BOSTON BURNED.
Rudini Likely to Go the Way Of
Crispi.
MILLS HAS A CLEAR FIELD.
Austria is Seriously Disturbed by the Miiisssy
Movements In Russian Poland.

Movements In Russian Poland.
VIENNA March 22.-Ihe Austrian govern
ment 10 greatly disturbed by the attitude OF the
military men in Russian Poland. Gen. Gourko.
acting, II Is presumed, under Or
ders from St Petersburg, appears
70 be making preparations for hoe
tilities against some power. whether Austria or
Germany is not apparent The defenses Of
Warsaw are being strengthened and house.
holders have been notified OF the num-
ber Of soldiers that each house will
have 20 accommodate in the event OF Q
Russian army taking up quarters an the city.
Persons whose loyalty Is questioned are ex-
PEELED from Warsaw and other Polish cities
and and some some are dePSr'ed to sibsri.
been reinforced and fortified camps have
been established at convenient points for
a sudden movement in the direction OF either
Prussia or Austria. Large bodies Of troops are
IN continual motion, and altogether the situs-
tion is calculated TO stimulate anxiety both at
Vienna and Berlin.
Gen. Gourko returned short time ago from
personal conference with the car and
preparations have been increased since he came
back to his command. Ii is said that in the event
OF European war the Russian infantry could
use the old Berdan rifles with smokeless pow
der, as the magazine rifles aow being manu-
factured in France will not be ready for another
year at the very earliest great deal of war
parts OF the Russian empire. which is particu-
larry directed against Germany.
The Russian military maneuvers during the
present year wall be on a gigantic scale. The
forces engaged will consist of the guards and
the nrst army corps from ST.
Ifetersburg, the grenadier corps and
| the thirteenth army corps from Moscow,
| the ninth and tenth army corps from Chark Of
and the eleventh and twelfth army corps
| fro1 hief. The troops from the two
mentioned districts viii form, under the
command OF Gen. Obrutschof chief
of the Russian headquarters staff, the
eastern army. while the remaining half will
constitute the western army, under Gen. Ora
gonlrof. To each army will be added four
cavalry divisions, making grand total of 2oO,-
| 600 Of all ranks.
An important experiment designed TO test
| the power OF endurance possessed by the Rus
sian infantry soldier in campaigning work
4 during a period of intense cold has lately
| been made in district near the western
| frontier OF Russia Ii was desired to
| discover under what degree of cold troops could
| camp out in tents, and for this purpose eight
infantrymen were chosen at random. The
snow, which lay deep on the ground,
was levelled over a certain area, a tent
| pitched and Its interior covered with
| mats, on which were laid fifty-six pounds
| OF straw. The men, accoutred in heavy gray
coats and Wellington boots. lay down TO rest
| using their kuapsacks as pillows. at o o'clock in
| the evening. Outside the thermometer, pro-
| tected from the wind blasts. then indicated 81
| degrees Of frost, Fahrenheit An officer re-
mainec outside all night making observations.
AT O'Clock the temperature inside the tent
| was seventeen degrees above zero and outside
at zero. Toward morning the therlpometer
gradually fell without and within, and
at O'Clock marked four degrees
below zero. Until 8 O'Clock the
men slept quite comfortably, but toward 4.
when the frost became intense, sleep Was
impossible. The soldiers left their tent and
ran about in the open air to prevent themselves
| from freezing to death.
| The Russian ambassador is said to have given
| assurances to Austria that there is no hostile
intent on the part of Russia in the extraordinary
military movements in Poland; but the Austrian
\ government is not, for that reason coasing to
| take vigorous precautions against u sudden at
| tack. Gen. krieghammer, at Cracow has been
ordered TO maintain increased vigilance. and
| the troops throughout Galicia have been placed
in a condition for immediate service.