New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08

ship OF Russia To-day all the Norwegian
| statesmen and political leaders look to st.
Petersburg for support and inspiration. ana
are just firmly determined to associate them
selves with the cause Of Russia, should the lat
ter find herself involved in war with Germany,
as Sweden is resolved to ally herself with En-
peror William. Indeed it Is pretty well known
al st. Petersburg that the very first move taken
by King Oscar against Russia in the direction
Of closing the entrance of the Baltic or Of in
vadng the i-defended Grand -duchy Of Fin
land. would be followed by revolution at
Chrstiania. the proclamation of a Norwegian
republic under the protection Of Russia, and in
all likelihood, the declaration by Norway of
against Sweden. This is what NJ Zinovieh
has achieved during his stay at Stockholm and
Christiania. and it is probable that he has car
ried away with him thence some sort of a secret
conv entiOn between his Government and the
Norwegian leaders, to constitute the counter
part Of King Oscars treaty with Emperor Will
lam.
NELIDOFFS FAILURE IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
That Znovieff should now be appointed to
Constantinople shows that the Car is thor
oughly dissatisfied with the course pursued
there by NJ. de Nedoff that he does not relish
the manner in which the Russian Ambassador.
along with his colleagues, has been rendered
ridiculous by the Sultan and made the laughing
stock of the world, civilized and uncvzed
and, above all. that he is resolved upon the
establishment of a policy on the Bospor )uS,
which, i'm view of the antecedents of ZinOvien
only he one of action. 1t is probable that
henceforth shall hear precious little about
that thoroughly discredited thing ycept the
Concert of Europe"
But ii will be just as well to keep a close
watch upon Constaninope. For before lonG
Turkey and its ruler will either be reduced to
the most abject and subservient vassalage to the
Car. or else popular disturbances will take
place in various portions of the Ottoman Empire,
possibly resulting in the deposition Of the Sui
tan. and in any OF sufficient gravity to rem
der excusable a Russian invasion of Turkish
territory on the pretext OF humanity. That
something of this kind is on the cards is appar-
ent from the immense quantity OF Russian arms
ordnance and ammunition that is being shipped
all the time from Russia to Servia and Monte
negro while -'rnce Ferdinand of Bulgaria has
just placed colossal order for war material Of
the same kind in France and in Germany Nor
should mention be omitted Of the purely strategic
railroad which the Russian Government is quiet
ly constructing from its southern province OF
Bessarabia through Ser@ia to Montenegro
touching at Cettinje, and having its terminus at
the Montenegrin port of Antcvar, on the Adri-
attic.
OF course it is just possible though hardly
probable. that Zinovief may prove a failure at
and disappointment to his
sovereign. For, strangely enough. StambOul
has proved the graveyard to the reputation of
many an eminent Russian diplomat 1t the
stupidity of Prince Menchikoff in
the early fiftes at Constantinope that involved
his country in what is known as the Crimean
War from the effects of which it has scarcely
yet even recovered. crushing was the defeat
which it sustained. He succeeded by the
late Prince Lobanoff, who was indiscreet enough |
to elope with the wife of the French Charge |
d Affares, adding injury to insult by subsequent
" plugging his unfortunate colleague with pis |
fol bullet in a duel at Nice. This made neces
sary the withdrawal into private life of the
Prince who emerged thercfrom only after the |
death of his enchantress many years after"ard |
Next to Lebanon came General Ignatiefi. who
after the unsatisfactory result of the RUSSIAN |
of 1877. was compelled to retire from
office a thoroughly dsgraced and discredted
man. At ConstantinOplc where Nerac!ty IS the
exception and mendaciy the rule. he earned fer
himself even among the Orientals the nickname
Of the Father Of Lies" Asked by the late
car at a court ball one evening in bantering
way how he had come to win for himself : ich a
sobriquet Ignatef clever enough To Ie-
spond with a profound bow, in the service Of
Your Most Gracious Majesty"
HOW HE FELL.
After Ignateff came Nelidof. who has now
in turn been superseded. and who leaves Con-
stantinople with a loss of every vestge Of pres