Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-09-16
HERZEGOVINA.

patcne6 almost ually ny tho htian
cable relative 10 the instruction in this
province. Herzegovina is a very small
territory, not any more than hall as large
as Lincoln County, and wonder is often
expressed why SO much Importance Is
o;vsn 10 the revolt in the cable dis
matches. But il has the good or bad
fortune to be within the circle of several
Influences which makes all political
movements in that quarter of the great
est importance. The famous balance
Of power" problem is in danger Of being
disturbed by the recent occurrences in
this province. The Turkish Porte has |
long been known as the "sick man Of
Europe" The present instruction. be-
sides the political issues, has a religious |
aspect. The population Of Herzegovina |
may be set down in round numbers at
200, 900. or these two-thirds are Chris
tians, the rest Mohammedans and Jews.
The Christians are revolving against the
odious system of taxation adopted by the
Turkish satraps, against the political
form OF government imposed upon them,
and against the prosecutions to which
they are subjected. A recent increase In
the already erorbitant system OF taxation
Is the immediate reason for tho outbreak,
which has long been gathering strength
and but waiting for favorable
opportunity TO attempt to throw
off the hated yoke OF the Ottoman.
The province of Bosnia, in which Here
govina is situated, Ia surrounded on two
sides by the Austrian frontier and
bounded on the south by Montenegro.
Here lives similarly discontinued and
warlike population ready for revolt. On
the east is Servia, made up Of nearly the
same political and religious elements
subject to similar abuses. The Christian
inhabitants Of this portion Of the Turk
ish Empire are all more or less subject
to Turkish domination and are in COM
mon oppressed by enormous taxes. The
foothold that the Turk obtained in
Europe over four hundred years ago has
been constantly growing weaker, till to-
day he holds his territory by sufferance
The present state OF affairs can't last
long. Turkey in Europe must eventu.
ally go to pieces and the Ottoman retire
to Asia. When this happens the ques-
ton among the great European powers
is "wbat will become OF the Euro
pean provinces ?" 1t is favorite
maxim among Old World diplomats thai
the "balance Of power must be pre-
served. Austria and. Russia are neigh
bors, unfriendly and grasping. Russi'
has had her eye on the "sick mans
possessions for many years. An at
tempt on her part to seize the territor.
of the decoyed Porte would call forth
growl from England and a menace
from Austria. An attempt to secur
possession on the part of Aus
, tria would insure menace fror
Bismarck in the name of the Germa
Empire and immediate hostile action o
the part OF Russia. The religious aspee
Of the question renders continuous an
a united effort at revolt extremely probt
A BILE, the political issues tend to make I'll
q struggle long md bitter; both combir
v to give the revolt in this province mo
Ia momentous importance. Should the il
"a surrection spread and common cau'
IS be made of the matter unity Of effort wi
= overthrow the Turkish power in Europ
4 and he will have to recross the Bo
, phorus. The country now in his posse
: sion in Europe is wasted by incomp
ic tence of government, the inhabitants el
n feebled and enervated by national pra
IA tees, the revenues Of the country ire
4. ular and the entire nation hangs like q
n over ripe orange, ready to drop from II
ps bough at the first agitating bree2
liz These are some Of the causes that lei
ne Importance TO the revolt in the Bosnii
Is, mountains and craggy businesses of He
he zegovina. IT'S the old cause of t
on Cross against the Crescent, the crisis
1t. at hand, Constantinople and Bosphor
leg are the keys to the Black Sea and t
he dominion OF Southern Europe and tim
IA. have changed around since twenty yes
I'd ago when France and England combin
m and fought the Russians in the Grim
,st that Turkey might retain their posse
- sion. The effects are far-reaching a
CO. momentous, embracing AZ they do
H. entire remodelng of the map of EuroI