The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20 00:00:00

THE CRISIS IN THE EAST.
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(Reuter's Telegrams_.) _

- Nrscu, Feb. 12.
The camp here is composed of 38,000 regular
troops, 10,000 of whom will march to Vrania to-
morrow. Telephonic communication has been estab-
lished for (Alicia messages between Nisch and Bel-
grade.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 12.
The Itussian Government has not yet given its
assent to the Turco-Bulgarian agreement. Sir E.
Thornton will leave London for Constantinople on
the 17th inst.

BELGRADE, Feb. 12, Evening.
Several changes are contemplated in the staff of
the Commander-in-Chief, and it is intended also to
appoint well-tried military leaders to the command
of the troops. It is stated that no orders for the
demobilisation of the Servian Army will be issued
ntil peace has been concluded. Count lihevenhueller
left here to-day for Vienna.

Feb. 13th.

King Milan has signed a -Ukase promoting
100 captains and 400 first and second lieu-
tenants. The date of the publication of this decree
has not yet been fixed. A Cabinet Council was held
here to-day, the subjects of discussion being the
tobacco monopoly, and the settlement of accounts
with the Comntoir d'Escompte. Prince Ypsilanti,
Greek Minister to Austria, who was exoected here to-
day from Vienna, on a mission from his Government
to negotiate for the conclusion of an alliance between
Servia and Greece, has been unable to undertake the
journey in consequence of illness. The first class of
the Reserve, who were ordered to join the colours
by the Royal Decree of the Bth inst., are now under
arms.

Feb. 14th.

At a Cabinet Council held yesterday, M. Garachanine
made a commuuication to his colleagues concerning
the pourparlers between himself and M. Persiani, the
Russian Minister, in reference to the establishment of
improved relations between Servia and Russia. Count
Ithevenhueller, the Austrian Minister, has, it is stated,
been summoned to Vienna in connection with this
matter. The Progressist and Radical leaders are
negotiating for common action upon internal ques-
tions.

BUCHAREST, Feb. 14.
The first article of the Treaty which was adopted
at the fourth sitting of the Delegates on the 11th
inst., provides for a definite declaration of peace
between Servia and Bulgaria. At yesterday's con-
ference, when the second article, concerning the
delimitation of the frontier came on for discussion,
M. Mijatovics, the Servian delegate, is stated to
have invited Madjid Pasha and M. Gueshoff to
make their proposals in writing, whereupon the
Ottoman and Bulgarian delegates requested to be
allowed to refer to Constantinople to obtain the
adhesion of the Porto to certain modifications
hich they have made in the original draft of the
treaty. Madjid Pasha at once despatched to his
Government a telegram in cypher, to which he ex-
pects a reply to-day. It is improbable, however, that
the formal sittings of the Peace Conference will be
resumed before the 17th inst. ; and in ceitain politi-
cal circles this delay is regarded as a bad sign. M.
Mijatovics, however, views the step taken by Madjid
Pasha and M. Gueshoff as a proof of their desire to
come to a speedy settlement without losing time
in useless discussions. An active exchange of des-
patches is proceeding between this capital and
Belgrade. _ .

ATHENS, Feb. 14.

Placards have been posted throughout the city
to-day expressng the determination to maintain
the national honour, or take vengeance should the
Greek Government show a disposition to give way to
the Powers. The placards are signed, "The Execu-
tive Centre."

ROME, Feb. 14.

The Popolo Romano to-day states that, according
to intelligence received by the Italian Foreign-office
yesterday, matters in the East are rapidly advancing
towards a pacific settlement, the Servian Govern-
ment having relinquished its intention of calling out
the second class of the Reserve, and Bulgaria no
longer insisting upon a war indemnity.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 15.
Sir William White has received a telegram from
Lord Rosebery reiterating his assurance that the
policy pursued by Lord Salisbury in regard to the
Balkan States will be upheld by him, and requesting
Sir William to remain at Constantinople for a few
days after the arrival of Sir Edward Thornton, in
order that he may have the opportunity of placing
the new Ambassador in full possession of all the
details of the affairs now occupying the Embassy._

.BEixat.iDE, Feb. )5.

M. Garashanin, as leader of the Progressist party,
and the Radical leaders have decided in principal
upon a fusion of the two parties. A conference of
the Radical party, at which forty-two notables from
all parts of the country will attend, will be held at
Nish on the 17th inst., in order to discuss the subject.
Should the projected fusion be approved a similar
conference of the Progressist party will be convened
in this city. Experiments with the new French
Debauge cannon are taking place at Paratshin to-day
in presence of King Milan.

BucrannsT, Feb. 15.
The Peace delegates held a formal sitting to-day,
and adopted the Second Article of the proposed Treaty
of Peace.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb:
.15.

The Russian Government has not yet replied to
the Note of the Porte regarding the agreement
between Turkey and Bulgaria on the Roumelian
Question. The concentration of Turkish troops at
'Vranja continues. M. Tsanoff, Bulgarian Minister
for Foreign Affairs, has expressed to the Sultan the
thanks of Prince Alexander for his Majesty's settle-
ment of the Roumelian Question, Protracted nego-
tiations, in which M. Tsanoff represents Bulgaria,
are being carried on with reference to the details of
the Turco-Bulgarian Convention.
CANDIA Feb. 15.

Her Majesty's torpedo ship Heela and three
torpedo boats have arrived at Suda Bay. The island
continues tranquil.

(From the Times Correspondents.)
VIENNA, Feb. 16.
The voting of a second article in the Servo-Bul-
garian treaty of peace yesterday brings satisfactory
evidence that the negotiators are trying to make some
progress with their work, although the article voted
has no great importance. bladjid Pasha has received
instructions to proceed with the negotiations without
waiting for the approval of the draft treaty by the
Porte, and I hear from Bucharest that the British
Chargé d' Affaires, Mr. Sanderson, who sees M.
Mijatovics daily, is instant in his recommendations
that a peace should be quickly signed. It is reported
that Prince Ouroussoff, the Russian Minister, is
equally urgent. For all this it seems to be the
opinion at Bucharest that although there will be no
renewal of war, yet it will be very difficult for the
Commissioners to make peace without referring some
points to arbitration. As nobody seems to know,
however, what these troublesome points are, it may
be surmised that a great deal of the despondency
prevalent arises from the obstacles which hindered
the beginning of the negotiations. The news of
continuing armaments in Bulgaria and Servia
helps also to keep the nerves of the public
on the stretch. There are telegraphic agencies
at Belgrade and Sofia which make a prac-
tice of reporting every change of garrison by re-
giments and every arrival of recruits in barracks as
" important movements of troops." It is bad enough
that the influence of the Powers, and particularly of
Austria, should not have prevailed upon King Milan
to demobilise his army before the conclusion of peace,
for so long as the Servian regiments are kept on a
war footing, the Bulgarians must go on arming, but
there appears to be considerable exaggeration in
the reports of Servian war pieparations. A great
show of military activity can be made by simply
filling up the gaps caused in the different regiments
by tile last war and in issuing rifles of new pattern.
The decree of the Bulgarian Government recall-
ing all officers on leave and all soldiers between 18
and 40 years to their respective regiments was issued
last week under the impression of the warlike news
which was then coming from Servia. The Greek
Government has ()Herod every cavalry regiment to
be increased by a squadron and every artillery regi-
ment by a battery. The terms on which the new
Greek loan of 35,000,000dr.-are to be issued, how-
ever, prove the desperate state of Greek finances, and
show how difficult it will be to continue the arma-
ments much longer. The scrip of the loan is
to be issued at 52f. for 100 f. nominal value. The
BElmi-official Fremdenblatt, discussing Russia's ob-
jections to the Turco - Bulgarian Convention
points out that the clause relating to military co-
operation is really a guarantee of peace. None of
the other Powers, it says, have objected to the clause.
The paper concludes an article in favour of the Con-
vention as it stands with these words: "To remove
the Russian objections the simplest course would be
to strike out the clause which has given most
offence."

BUCHAREST, Feb. 16.

The second article in the peace treaty which was to
have been discussed yesterday related to frontier lines
of demarcation. M. Mijatovics, however, having
refused to discuss this question at present, the third
article concerning amnesty was taken first and voted.
There is no sitting to-day. M. Gueshoff will, it is
feared, make considerable opposition to the Servian
prpposals about frontier demarcation. Great prepa-
rations are being made at Philippopolis for the recep-
tion of Prince Alexander on Friday. A meeting of
Consuls has been held at the house of the British
Consul to decide how the Prince should be received
by the Consular body. It was determined that the
Consuls should go and pay their respects to his High-
ness separately. The Austrian steamship Carl
Ludwig has just brought 1000 Bulgarians with a
great quantity of provisions from Loin ralanka to

SATURDAY, FEB. 20, 1886.