The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-27
THE EASTERN WAR CLOUD.
ALARM ON ACCOUNT OF sERvI1'S
MILITARY PREPA ATIONS.

Everything Prepared for tho Beginning Of n
Campaien-Tbe Rumored Massacres In
Buigaria-Austria to Maintain Neutrality.
LONDON, June 28-In the House of Lords,
this evening, Lord Derby, In reply to a question
by Lord De Le War;. said undoubtedly Affairs
were critical In Servia. in the sense that great
military preparations were making. The militia
reserve had been called out aud everything pre-
pared for the immediate commencement OF a
campaign. whether It was Servis's intention to
make war was beyond his province to answer.
OF course, II was open to those who made the
preparations to say whether the unsettled state
OF their surroundings justified such measures
for tho purpose Of defence. This was all tho in-
formation he could give.
Mr.. Foster, In accordance with the notice he
had given on Saturday last, asked Mr.. Disraeli
whether he could give any information as to the
truth Of the statement published In the Dudu
Netos's ConstantnopleI letter Of the cruelties OF
the Turks In Bulgaria. Mr.. DsrAeli said the
Government had no Information justifyins those
statements. AT the commencement OF the
troubles In Bulgaria outrages we're com mitted
and villages burned bv Bashi-Bazouks and Cir
cassians regardless OF race OF relig gion, and the
war was conducted with great ferooity. ..Atthat
time there were no regular troops In Buls ria
Themselves. Sir Henry George Elliot, the Ens-
iish Ambass dor at Constantinople, was In.
structed in NAV Iast to call the attention Of the
Turkish Government to the state OF affairs, and
he induced Turkey to send troops into bulgaria.
when the troubles speedily ceased.
DIFFERENCES IN THE BRITISH CABINET.
| The Liverpool Posts London correspondents
| says he hears from a trustworthy source that
serious differences exist In the G binet on the
| Eastern question, and intimates that the pres-
ent policy Is MI Dlsraeli's and not Lord.Derbys.
The correspondent says: The reason Why such
| Lament on the policy OF the Government on
this question v that a debate would make man
prove very prejaG fetal to the Government. Lord
| DERBY and Sir Stafford Northcote, ChaDcel-
% the Prems,r. Mr.. Hunt; First "I Lord ord Of % the %d
| mi atty, and the Marquis OF salisbury, Sec
retary Of State for India. on the other,
| are widely at variance on the extremely serious
| point OF the amount OF support to be awarded
| Turkey ny England In the event OF crisis.
| Every one Is hoping for the beet, but nobody's
| ewes can be closed TO the alarming resemblance
the present situation bears TO that Immediately
preceding the .Crmean war. IL we do not this
time drift into hostilities, It certainly will not
be owing 70 unity and energy Ia the cause of
| proper to state that the Post Is n Jealous LbeI al
| Journal.
sERvIAs wARLIKE ATTITUDE.
| A despatch from Belgrade to the Reuter- Tee-
gram Company states that warlike rumors con-
| tinue, but thev are not authenticated. The
| rumors appear TO be based on the announcement
| of the departure OF the field telegraph, post and
medical stan for the frontier.
A special despatch from Berlin TO the Pdu
| Mall Gdzette saws Austria Ia taking pr ecautions
| for the maintenance Of strict neutrality in the
| event OF q conflict between Servia and Turkey.
| Il Is announced. on appa emily good authority.
that Monienegro will not participate In Servi. 3
| movement. On the contrary, Prince Milan's as
| sumption OF the leadership OF the slavonian re-
volt Is reported to have excited the Jealousy Of
| the Prince Of Montenegro. Rouna ana continues
| strictly neutral.
| Paris new spapers say that the Powers are again
| exercising pressure at Belgrade to induce Servia
| to abandon its warlike attitude.
| Intelligence received at TX gusa from SlavOnic
| sources says that the Herzeeovinisn chiefs will
assemble at II Rnani on the 9th OF July to agree
with Montenegro about their operations IN case
Sefvia begins hostiiiies against turkey.
NiENNA, June ~ Tho Political Correspondence
| (newspap~D reports that all the resolutions
view of the outbreak uf war are now benz cur
red out. The salaries Of all civil fnnctionurlcs
have been reduced and the ma Juiity II the mo n
I'm the civil service have been cr'fted into the
army. Gen. Zach com nunds the army on the
Western Morlya river.
The army 81 the Drina. which IA the most nu-
merous, Il at NinkoalmpicO, whare prepara-
tons are being made for tue crossing Of the
river. The Turks, however, are IN great force at
THIS point. The southern army under Gen.
Ichermayen confronts the Turkish camp at
Nitsch.
LONDON. June eT.-A despatch to the stand
ard, dated Constanttnople. June p. and received
Porte expects Stfyia to take immediate action.
Abdul KERN Pasha. commander. .in-chief Of the
Turkish forces, has been ordered to proceed to
Nitsche and prepare for immediate hostilites.
In spite of rumOrS to the contrary no scheme
for the benefit Of the holders OF Turkish bonds
exists. The Government Is exclusively occu-
pied with political affairs. Moreover, II has nc
supplied from the treasure lett By the leto Sui
| tan.