, 1875-01-25
E2gementR. It Is nov announced that the affair
Aaa been anicabIY aettled.
THE TuRc Rco-MoNTENEcRtN DIFFICULTY.
AnMY M1FHME,;Td.

THE TuRc Rco-MoNTENECRtN DIFFICULTY.
AnMY MovEMEH7d
y1exxA, Jan. 23.-Tho Montenegrin Govern
mcnt has ordered ita subjects abroad to return
homo. Twelve thousand tEoopa bayo bcen Or
dere1 to tho frontier.
THE TnDuHLE ALLAYED,
VIENNA, jan. M.-The Mb1ltencgrin difficulty
negro arc to DO tried ut Co.tigno. The evidence
OF Turkish witnsaaeB In rho case will Lo taken It
tho frontier town OF BpuHh.
How THE TnouNLEB AnoBE-THK AssApITB proy
MoNTESEaA1ss IN ALnASfA-MlL1TAnx cApACr-
TIEs or THE TWO POWERS.
Fran the hete Tork TrsbMne.
Tho direct catlHe of tho presout troubles be-
tween Montenegro and Turkey IL tho fanaticiam
81 tho l,Mks on iho Montonesrin frontier. In
tenegrns, who were CLristinils woro murderod
by large body Of TURKS at rdogoritza. in rho
1urkiel Province OF Albania. Commissioners
Wero appointed BY both countries to Investigate
did not satisfy tho Montencgnus. aud soon
Prince Nicholas l., lIospadar Of Mon
tcnegro, nlado Representations to the
huasian Ambassador At Constantinople, III
otder. to secure the favorable Intervention Of
lsussia and other European Powers. IAo do
malIds Of Montenegro weza sustained by ueyera|
Of tito European Powers, ~ that the porko ar
rested several Of tho tuurdorera aud thoy were
condemned TO death: The Porte during all tho
HuUst4uCHt HtEultnktouh hupNGH q UIAHQk1kiOn tn
delay action. Even after resolution to punish
tue tnurdcrera with the utn,oet severity had been
expressed the Portu persisted in an apparent uu-
willingness to give full satlsfaction. lilo public
sentiment IN Montenegro. which at frat waa
strong against tho perpetrators Of tho outrages,
was excited to q still greater degtee BY ths
policy Of Turkey. Tho greatest Influence u,on
tic 1lontenecrins IN favor of hostilities VAS ex-
ctod BY tho report. current few days
ago. TINT Turkey had demanded lie o1-
t&dition Of tho survivors Of ths ~ band md
nsaailcd by tho Turks, before ahe would allow
the execution Of tho naurdcrers Tho tcIegra,ns
plhlishea yesterday morning left reason to hope
that a Peaceful settlement would bo n1.de
through the resignation Of tho Turkish Minister
nf Foreign Affairs and the appointment Of sue
ceBsor willing to adopt policy Of Cancellation.
The Montenegrlns hare for many years re-
gardod tho Turks with bitler ernnity, and tho
Purto during all that time las boap endeayorj,lg
to extend its sovereignty over tho Princip,lity,
In 1858 omer Pas.a made snch extensive prop
hratious for subtngating Montenegro that ho
WAS near succeeding entirely. wlleu peace was
restored by tho intervention OF Austria.
timo. The effort Of Montenegro to obtain
nn acknowledgment of her iudependnnce
By tho European Powers in 1857 failed Finally
tho position Of the Principally became 10 crit
cai that the princo. III 1862, agrced to treaty by
which tho sovereignty Of the Porte wAs reaog-
nized. In tho principahty there are nbout 20 t,GO
per6ons capable Of beaiing afms. md. a.thougl
there IL no standing army Of apy account, tic
people ars snfhciently expert in tho use OF nr1uB
to giyo tho TuIkH great deal OF trouble. The
nlnuntaius Of Montenegro are we'll adapted for
defensive purposes, aud the inhabitants are OF
that hardy character which gives promise OF
stubborn resistance to Invasion.
Turkey, with a population OF 81, 600, 900, is Of
courHe much more powerful than the nountsn-
GERS whom Hho is determined to Hubdue. Still,
Rile Is badly prepared for war. Her finances arc
III g crippsed condition, aud her national credit
il greatly impaired Since 1854 she Las incurred
public dobt Of s7Bo, LOCO, QUO a largo portion
OF which was raiscd by the Halo Of bonds at dis
counts ranging from &c to 81 per cent below par
Her revenue amounts to about so0, 000. 900 and
ts seldom In exccss of tho expenditure. Official
corruption is general, and tho administration in
lilo distant provinces is lax. Tho military fo1ces
have been reorgauized since 1871, and hayo
totsl stsongttl Of 459,3Go The standiug army
numbers $1,000. but Gun be promptly raised IL
2to,000. This branch Of tho military service ia
IN q far state Of efficiency, and III largely pro-
yided with rifles aud artillery uf modefn invcn-
tiou. Iu the eren: Of the war leading to hoBtit-
ties on lasgor sca1e Turkey has an efficient
navy, composed or Abont 20 iroa-clads aul 10
steamers at her command.