New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-21
LIFE IN FOREIGN LANDS.
w,p AND CIVIL COMMOTION.

rrpKFY SENDING AN ARMY to "iih"0
TORY FROM GREEcE-THE IRISH LAND BILL
pussIAS ARMY IN CENTRAL ASIA.
The Turkish Government is making ac.iVo
rrenarations to defend with an army the ci-
r,tory claimed by Greece. The European
Powers have not yet determined 10 dlspa'cn
n fleet into the Mediterranean to force uihey
IN surrender the territory. Opposition W 'ho
hill providing for compensation TO evic'eo
tenants in Ireland 1t is announceu' VIII oe
continued by the Conservative party III the
uorOa of Commons. The Russian army, un-
dor General Skobeleff. is preparing for an at
tock upon the Tekke-TurcOmans
TI,RKEY ARMING AGAINST GREECE.
r,nr1su TROOPS POURING INTO THE BORDER
pRoyrNcE-AITTUDE OF THE EUROPEAN
POWERS.
LONDON. Tuesday. July 20, 1880
, a;s,atch from Constantinople to The TimeSsays:
"Fxtensiye preparations are making In case of war
,r,tb Greece Troops, artillery and ammunition are
being sent to Salonica, Volo and Prevesa. Orders
have been telegraphed to the provinces that re-
cnits shall be collected and forwarded to the sew
aldepots with all available speed. The Albanians
sre being encouraged to prepare for resistance ana
are being supplied with arms and ammunition. All
This entails expenditure, which the hopelessly
bonkrupt Government can ill afford but the Mill
lister of Finance finds himself for the moment. In
comparatively easy circumstances, for he receives
daily the proceeds of the sheep tax, which TINS year
amounts to f1 100000. fifth of which has been
given to Galatia bankers on account and 1t Is
assured that s2O0, 900 will be left IN the provinces
for pressing wants. If this calculation is correct,
the Government Will have over -ooo,ooo lor hili-
tary preparations"
fo ;mpa al
that can be said at present with anything like GER
tointy is that to the military demonstration of the
Greeks, backed merely by the moral support OF
Europe the Turks will never yield They are fairly
convinced that they can easily repel any regular
Greek force and it is thought that the Albanian
Bash Bazourks can easily destroy the irregular
forces"
The Vienna correspondent of The Daily Telegraph
saws am able to state positively that no formal
propositions for o naval engagement III turkish
waters has vet been made. Tho Powers have merely
been sounded on the subject Austria and Germany
are willing to participate in such demonstrations
A dispatch from Berlin to The Times says: " 1t is
stated ON good authority that several German
officers of the general staff who ready to go TO
Coustantinople to reorganize the military institu-
tions of Turkey will leave the German service, bat
will be allowed to resume their present rank after
performing their task in Turkey. The affair will be
arranged quite privately, so that the German Gov
ernlnent will take no responsibility whatever"
A dispatch to The Times from Berlin says: The
Ieuz Zeitung declares that the reports of vigorous
measures proposed by the Powers against the Porte.
and OF an agreement for JOINT naval demOnstra-
ton in Turkish waters, are mere brag and idle
gossip" u ,, ,
A dspatch from st. Petersburg to The Daily
Standard saws: The Queen of Greece has gone to
Copenhagen. where the King of Greece Will meet
her. The Kings visit to this capital Is announced
for political reasons"
A St. Petersburg dispatch to The Times says:
The Russian Government has given an order for
the construction of four torpcdo-boas in England"
A dispatch to The Times from Vienna saws: - he dhe
ALBANIAN League has resolved to employ 10000
riastTes of its revenue for the fortifcaton of Met
sova, l25OOO piastres for the tortiticatlon OF
Prevesa and $4,000 piastres for the forthcation OF
Alta.
In the House of Lords this evening Earl Gran
VILE Foreign Secretary. replying TO question.
said that the application of the Porte for German
officers TO assist in the reorganization OF Turkish
finances was made five months ago, and that the
German Government had assured England that
Germany cordially acts with the European concert.