Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31

protect the merchant flag Of Montene
gro the latter adopting the Dalmatian
maritime code.
Article XVIII. Prescribes for Mon
tenegro the same provisions as article
XII, except that the Turko- Montene-
grin commission continues three years
Article xxx. The Montenegrint
shall evacuate within twenty days the
territory beyond the new limits Of the
principality.
Article Xxx. Montenegro shallbear
q share Of the Turkish public debt pro
portionate to her new territory.
Article XXI. The independence Of
Servia is recognized on the conditions
prescribed in the following article.
Article XXXII is repetition OF ar
ticle V.
Article X4XIII., laying down the
new frontier of Servia, is missing.
Articles XXXIV and XXXV pro
vide that the present commercial rela-
tions, etc., Of the principality with for
eign countries shall continue in force
until new arrangements are made.
Articles XXXVI and XXXVII make
the same provisions for Mussulman
property, private and public, as article
XVIII.
Article XXXVlIl. The ServiaDs
shall be allowed fifteen days to evacu-
ate territory not in the new limits.
Article XXXIX. The tribute TO Ser
via shall be capitalized, the rate of cap
italization to be arranged by the pow
ers with the Porte. Servia shall bear
share Of the Turkish public debt pro-
portionately to the territory she ac-
quires.
Article XII. The independence of
Roumania is fixed on the conditions in
the following article.
Article XII. is a repetition of arti-
Gle ", relating to religious liberty.
Article XIII. Roumania gives back
to Russia that part Of Bessarabia taken
under the treaty of Paris.
Article KILL. Roumania receives
the Dobrudja; also the territory south
as far as a line starting east of Silistria,
and joining the Black sea south of
Wangalia.
Article Xiv. The lines of boun.
Diary and water division shall be fixed
by European commission and the
Danube commission respectively.
Articles XIV, XLVI. and XLVII.
annftnna hn o.al rnIa
tions of Roumania in force until new
arrangements are made.
Article XLVIII. The tribute shall
be capitalized at rate arranged by
the powers and the Porte.
Article XIX. Roumania super
sedes the Porte in all obligations re-
lating to public works in that princi.
pality.
Article l.. The Notifications on the
Danube from the iron gates to its
mouth shall be raised. No ships of
war shall navigate the Danube down.
wards from the iron gates. Guard
ships of the powers at the mouths of
the river may, however, ascend to
Galatz.
Article LII. The commission of the
Danube, in which Roumanla and Ser
via shall be represented, is maintained.
1t will exercise its powers henceforth |
as far as Galatz with complete inde-
pendence of territorial authority, and
all arrangements relative to its rights
are confirmed.
Articles LII. and LII. contain fur
ther regulations in regard to the Dan.
ube commission.
Article LIV. The work Of removal
Of distractions which the iron gates
and the cataracts cause to the naviga-
tion of the Danube is entrusted to Aus
ire Hungary.
Article LV. The Porte engages to
apply in Crete the plan of government
OF 1868. Analogous regulations adapt
ed to local requirements shall be intro
duced into other parts of Turkey.
Special commissions of the Porte in
which the native element shall be
largely represented, shall elaborate the
details of these plans. The Porto be-
fore promulgating these acts shall take
the advice Of the European commits
sion for Eastern Roumclia.
Article LVI. In case an agreement
relative to the rectifcation OF the from
tier provided by protocol 13, between
the Porte and Greece should not be
realized. the powers are ready To offer
their good services to Turkey and
Greece.
Article LvII. The Porte having ex.
pressed willingness TO maintain tho
of religious liberty and give
Il the widest sphere. the CONTRACTING
parties take cognizance of this sponta,
neous declaration. In every mart of
the empire difference OF religion sbould
not be motive of unfitness in any.
thing relating TO civil and political
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