The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-06 00:00:00

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

BELGRADE, Feb. 27.

Zia Bey, the Turkish Minister to Servia, to-day
made a communication on behalf of the Porto to M.
Garashanine regarding the peace negotiations. The
Premier replied that the Servian Government could
make no statement regarding the Porte's communica-
tion until the Great Powers had notified their opinion
on the Servian peace proposals. M. Mijatovich has
received instructions from his Government with
regard to the Turkish draft treaty, but the communi-
cation is not of a definite character. The delegates
hope to receive the Servian reply to-morrow, when a
formal sitting of the Peace Conference will be held.
It is stated that the Servian Government has con-
cluded a contract for the supply of 15,000 grenades,
and has also ordered through the Red Cross Society
bandages and other surgical appliances to the value
of 80,000 francs.
PEE. 28.

King Milan will proceed to Nisch on the 3rd
prox., in order to inspect the troops in com-
pany with General Horvatovics. Count Khevenhueller,
the Austrian Minister, is expected to arrive here on
the 2nd prox. Two immense special trains left here
to-day for Nisch with a large body of well-drilled
Reservists. All the officials of the Commissariat and
other military departments have been ordered to go
to Nisch.

SOFIA. Feb. 22.
•
- The -Servan —Giiiiiniikent has mit accepted the
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Bulgarian draft of the treaty of peace, and insists on
adhering to its own wording. It is rumoured that in
view of this fact and of the expiration of the armistice,
which ends to-morrow, all the Roumeliot troops have
been ordered to leave for Sofia, where the Prince
is expected to-morrow on his way to the frontier.
PHILIPPOPOLIS, Feb. 27

The Minister of War has revoked yesterday's order
suspending the exportation of cereals. Moreover,
recruiting has been stopped, and the order given for
some regiments to start for the frontier has been
rescinded. Prince Alexander has decided to remain
here until peace hi concluded. The news of the sig-
nature of the treaty is expected shortly.

BUCHAREST, March 1.

In political circles here the present situation con.
tinues to be regarded as unfavourable, owing to the
silence of the Servian Government, and the intelli-
gence from Sofia that the Roumelian troops have
been ordered to move towards the Bulgarian frontier.
No fresh instructions have yet been received by M.
Mijatovich, as the Servian Government persists in
rejecting the draft proposed by the Ottoman and
Bulgarian delegates on account of the words "rela-
tions of friendship," which it desires to eliminate. In
some quarters a fresh wording is spoken of, which
would be less vague in terms than the Servian,
while less precise than the Turco-Bulgarian draft
concerning the resumption of diplomatic relations.
It is not expected that the Conference will meet
to-day.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 1.

M. Tsanoff, the Bulgarian delegate, continues to
have frequent interviews with Kiainil Pasha. A more
hopeful impression is beginning to prevail with regard
to the ultimate sanction of the Turco-Bulgarian agree-
ment, the Russian Government having displayed a
more conciliatory disposition in the matter of late.
The Porte has sent final instructions to Madjid Pasha
to sign the Treaty of Peace. An official denial is
given to the report recently published by several
European journals, according to which Turkey had
proposed to cede the administration of Crete to
England in return for a loan of £6,000,000 guaran-
teed by that country.
VIENNA March 1.
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The following telegram from Belgrade is published
by the Political Correspondence: The Turkish
Minister has proposed the subjoined one-clause treaty
of peace : "Peace between Servia and Bulgaria is re-
stored from the date of the signature of the present
treaty. The ratifications will be exchanged in
Bucharest within 14 days, and, if possible, earlier."
M. Garashanin has given his assent to this wording,
and has sent instructions accordingly to M. Mijato-
vich, besides informing the representatives of the
Powers of the fact.
BELGRADE, March 2.

In pursuance of a compromise agreed upon at
eight o'clock yesterday evening between M. Gara-
shanin and Zia Bey, the Turkish Minister, M.
Mijatovics has been instructed by the Servian Govern-
ment to sign the treaty of peace to-day. The single
article of the treaty as it now stands simply declares
that peace between Servia and Bulgaria has been
signed this day, and that the reifications will be ex-
. changed at Bucharest within a fortnight.
BUCHAREST, March 2.
M. Mijatovics received a telegram this morning
from M. Garashanin, informing him of the Servian
Government's acceptance of the fresh Article pro-
posed by Turkey. Madjid Pasha and M. Gueshoff
have likewise received formal notification from their
respective Governments. that the signature of the
Treaty may now be proceeded with. Another meeting
this Peace Conference was held to-day. The dele-
gates were agreed upon all questions under discussion.
Tile Treaty of Peace will be signed this evening or to-
morrow morning at the latest.
Pinnirrorows, March 1.

_
Prince Alexander, accompsnied by M. Karaveloff
and Gsdban EEYeudi, left her efor Sofia early this
morning by special train.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 2.
Negotiations continue between Russia and the
Powers upon the Rou melian Quegtion, and are expected
to he concluded this week.