The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-02 00:00:00

Mr. Temple, chief reporter Glasgow Mail; Baillie
Shaw. Dr. Wilson, who was at first very ill, but
afterwards recovered and attended to the injured. A
Lady, whose name has not been ascertained.

THE EASTERN CRISIS.
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RUSSIAN ULTIMATUM TO BULGARIA.
SOFIA, September 25.
It is asserted on good authority that General
Kaulbars is the bearer of an ultimatum to the Bul-
garian Government, comprising three points, namely,
(1) The immediate raising of the state of siege ; (2)
all persons implicated in the coup de Oat to be imme-
diately released; (3) the adjournment sine die of the
convocation of the great Sobranje. General Kaulbars
will moreover declare that by the acceptance of these
conditions alone can the good relations with Russia be
established, for which a desire was expressed by the
Chamber, in its address to the Czar and its reply to the
speech of the Regents. It is expected that should the '
Bulgarian Government refuse to comply with these de-
mands, General Kaulbars will, after a short stay,
leave Sofia. With regard to the approaching election
of a new Prince, it is asserted that in consequence
of the friendly attitude of Roumania during the
recent occurrences in the principality, the Gi eat
Sobranje will elect the King of Roumania as Prince
of Bulgaria, such a step being agreeable to King
Milan as calculated to realise the hopes of establish-
ing a Balkan confederation. In the event of King
Charla not being acceptect as Prince by the Powers,
it is considered possible that Aleko Pacha will be
chosen, and that should his election alio be dis-
approved, the choice of the Great Sobranje would fall
upon one of the Orleans Princes or other candidates,
and that as a final resort General Ignatieff might be
elected. The proposed candidature of the King of
Roumania will, it is stated, be notified in a Rustchuk
paper. The state of siege will be raised on October
2nd, so as to permit of the elections taking place.
VIENNA, September 25,
It is stated on good authority that Lord Iddes-
Leigh is endeavouring to bring about a close reap-
proachment between Servia, Bulgaria, Greece, and
Turkey, and hopes that Austria will be favourably
disposed towards such a combination. It is believed
that the urgent neceasity of providing for their self-
preservation against a common invader renders an
alliance of these States possible, though serious diffi-
culty is apprehended in inducing Greece to join.
BELGRADE, September 25.
The supplementary elections to the Skupschtina
were to-day fixed for the Ist proximo. It is under-.
stood that no alteration will be made in the relations
between S3rvia and Bulgaria until the return of King
Milan from Gleickenberg, The Bulgarian Govern-
ment is most anxious to re-establish friendly relations,
but Servia will, it is believed, only give her consent
under certain conditions.

SOFIA, Sept, 27.
The reason assigned by the Bulgarian Government
for not giving publicity to the Czar's telegram, tie-
ferred to by General Kaulbars on his arrival here on
Saturday, is that M. de Nekliudoff objected to its
publication.
It is stated on good authority that the Bulgarian
Government will resist the demand of General Kaul-
bars, and that tho utmost concession will probably be
that at the conclusion of the judicial inquiry, the
persons 'implicated in the coup d'etat will simply be
banished.
The meeting of the Great Sobranye has been fixed
for the 24th prox.

EVENING.

General Kaulbare yesterday visited all the Ministers
and the Regents, and spoke to them respecting the
postponement of the elections. All answered that it
was impossible to defer them, as the date had been
fixed. Although the Russian agent has as yet adopted
no authoritative tone, it is believed, from the speech he
made to the Zankoff party, making direct accusations
against the Ministry, that he must possess precise in-
structions as to his whole line of conduct. It is under-
stood that although the Government are willing to
adopt a conciliatory policy, they will make no conces-
sion contrary to the constitution and the interests of
the country, and that if General Kaulbars should re-
new the demands expressed in his speech, or
make other demands which accord with Bulgarian
interests, they will ask him to formulate them in a
Note, to which the answer will be sent stating their
objections. The strength of M. Zankoff's party in the
Great Sobranye is estimated at not more than 80
members:
The Servain Government on Saturday last sent a
note to M. Rangabe, the Greek agent at Sofia, who is
also acting for Servia, for comnlunication to M.
Natchevitch, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to reply to
the latter's request that the Servian Government should
accept Dr. Stransky as Bulgarian agent in Belgrade.
The note says that Servia, being animated by the same
desire as Bulgaria to see friendly:relations established
between the two nations, and such a wish having also
been expressed by King Milan in his telegram to
Prince Alexander, the Servian Government will be
happy to receive Dr. Stransky on a special mission,
the object of which will be to establish a basis for the
future good relations and friendship between Bul-
garia and Servia. Much satisfaction is expressed in
Bulgarian official circles that the question of the mis-
sion of Dr. Stransky was settled before the arrival of
General Kaulbars.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 27.
A semi-official contradiction is given to the state-
ment circulated abroad that the object of M. Stourdza's
mission to Vienna and Beilin was to pave the way for
a confederation of the Balkan States under the leader-
ship of the King of Roumania. The statement that
M. Stourdza has been assured that Germany and
Austria would not consent to a Russian occupation of
Bulgaria is equally declared to be unfounded.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 27....

Gadban Effendi has arrived from Sofia, but will
only remain here for a few days. It is stated that
he will receive fresh instruction:: from the Porte re.
garding the attitude to be observed by him towards
'h. Bulgarian Council of Regency.