The New York herald., 1875-09-20
THE REBELLION IN TURKEY
SpsculatiOns and Spasms Of the
Stock Exchange.
AWKWARD ASPECT OF EVENTS.
The Khedive Of Egypt Offers
Help to the Porte.
ATTITUDE OF GERMANY.
ATTITUDE OF GERMANY.
Project for a South Sclavonic
Empire.
POLICY OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY.

the real friends OF turkey who are
TURKISH BoNDHoLDERs.
She does to have any other; but perhaps il
tho whole truth known, she toerably we'll pro-
tected by the honester part of them. How far, how
ever, the present revolt in the Herzegovina may
Stock Exchange speculation from first last ques
ton which must be appreciated In their way by the
discerning This much is certain, that if Turkey keeps
possession of her Christian provinces and the present
business should be settled satisfactorily which
there is grave yet doubt that it will
be, an enormous sum of money will have been gained
by speculations in Turkish and Austrian securities
The Turkish national debt is not large though there
so much talk about it, and if the integrity of the Otto
man Empire is preserved, it could bear debt at
least ten times heavy But, nevertheless, Turkish
securities offered prices which would pro-
duce from twelve to fifteen per cent and should her
credit rise again the buyers of bonds at that figure will
have done very lucrative business though not better
than is to be done in English railway shares just
now The fact is, however that stock jobbers
days have become very powerful class; they will not
be content with small gains and it may be noticed that
every autumn when politicians and Parliament men
everywhere taking their holiday, some sudden riot
is made in remote part Of the world by which good
deal of money may be made.
Thus in the present instance the best Uniformed states
in Europe of opinion that there very
little in the Herzegovina business; yet it has been
adroty complicated and fomented that the
intelligence received, from trustworthy sources,
when eliminated and sifted from the incredible
rubbish Of rumors serious look 1t is reported
from Belgrade that the Turks have for straegca
sons fire to all the woods along the Bosnian from
tier The destruction of property thus occasoned
only be estimated at millions Of dollars but the
hardly be blamed from a military point Of
view, because the rebel bands fight but under
~toIto s,ht
prses of conveys of provisions They shoot at small
detachments of Turkish troops from trees and hiding
places and then run away That is the only style of
warfare which they comprehend, and thus, but thus
only few dozen robbers may become dangerous TO
regular troops the French " franc tireurs " to
the Germans in the late European
From Constantinople also it is teegraphed that all
the bockhouscs the Montenegrin frontier the
hands of the insurgents and that whole batalons
OF Turkish troops the south ofthe Herzegovina
rounded by the insurgents Again, it is said trust
worthy authority that there Is great excitement In
Armenia 1t is all about taxes. Turkey pressed by
her bondholders has been obliged to put the
her taxpayers while the Christian population of the
Empire have been told in hundred ways that If they
do not wish TO pay government dues they need do
TO- and that If they make noise enough they will be
empted from all future payments least for awhile
Moreover some very nasty appears to have been
received by the Turkish authorities from Mostar the
principal town OF the Herzegovina; and this is sup
posed to be of such explosive character that the
Porte dares not make it public; at all events it is kept
Large renforcements OF Turk sh troops, how
ever, have been hurriedly sent to Trebenje and to
Solatz
Meantime the Czar has commanded Prince Milan to
preserve a strict neutrality and, the estates Of his
alIianced wife Miss Keshko) situated Russian
soil the Prince will certainly obey orders Russia has,
however, suggested for time past the formation
of Bosnia and the Herzegovina into
INDEPENDENT PRIscIPALITIEs;
but Austria has resoutely answered that rather
allow the realization of scheme threatening the in
tegrity of her territory. she would herself
these provinces Some time ago Germany settled tho
difficulty thus created,
MEDIATOR.
l was talking this morning with member of the
Austrian government but | could not induce him to
take serious view OF the revolt told him my news
aud asked him whether the Ministry had received
Trajectory information. ''0h yes," he said lighting
cigar "it is all We shall interfere If
can possibly avoid it, though have been obliged
concentrate considerable body of troops the from
tier Russia equally indisposed to NEEDLE just now,
but she has done ikewise and these facts coming
the Of the special correspondents of newspapers
supply the matter for alarming kilograms. But the
this time by the Turks The revolt in Bosnia sup
pressed last Thursday, and of any
quence. considerable number of Servans have, how
ever crossed the Drina, and
rowing ABOUT PLUNDERNG EXCURSIONS.
They have not gained any military successes and
whenever they in sight Of Turkish troops they
take to their heels with great sw1ftness and energy
Telegraphic communication between Constantinople
and Banjauka which was interrupted has been re-
a.
dlned yesterday, has fear Of the result He was
very frank and said that the kilograms from CONSTANT
nople might be relied upon, for the Ministers Of tho
Porte we're anxious that the bondhoders should see
their danger If the nsurrection further supported
He said also that the Khedive Of Egypt had offered to
send a contingent Of troops to put down the revolu
ton"
This statement represents the general opinion Of
Austrian Official persons very fairly and, indeed there
IS still doubt that the Turks would be able to do
their business successfully If left TO themselves
Every day, however makes it more difficult for them
20 act with energy of the threatened nterven
ton of the great Powers Three empires, two king
doms and republic have asserted their rights to inter
fere in the internal government of Turk ey and there
fore the Porte is placed on
HORNS or A DILEMMA
II is OF extreme Importance the hand, that the
Turks should act quickly, because single victory
the part OF the insurgents no matter how might have
been gained would induce the Servans to break from
the feeble hold OF Prince Milan, who is not strong
minded young man. and who has very limited in
fuence his subjects Moreover the arst news Of
such would encourage Bosnia to rise again,
and half Croatia might burst from the control
of Austria very suddenly. But the other hand, 10
the Turks resort TO prompt and measures the
Northern Powers may that their efforts to insure
poaceabc settlement OF the trouble have been treated
with dsrespect Finally any delay in suppressng the
revolt win reduce the Mohammcdan chiefs Of the Herze.
govnia TO absolute ruin and despair. Their corn and
cattle win be all carried away by
BANDs OF PREDATORY THIEVES,
mostly foreigners famine will set in with the winter
The usual foods which occur in the rainy will