Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26
The New Eastern Question.

SEAT OF THE DISTURBANCE IN THE ORIENT
From the N Y. World.
The crea ion of the Principally of Bulgaria
and the Province of East Roumelia by the
treaty of Berlin, signed July I3, 1878, was a
temporary settlement of the long-agitating
eastern question, following the peace between
Russia and Turkey, and the excitement and
alarm throughout Europe, and especially in
Austria and England, over the threatened adj
vance of the Russian lines towards CONSTANT
nople and the shores of the Sea of Marmora.
The powers participating in the treaty were
Germany, Great Britain, Russia, Austria.
in session one month. The treaty made Bull
garia an autonomous and tributary principaI-
ity under the suzerainity of the sultan, but it
must have Christian government and a
national militia. The reigning prince could
be elected by the people, confirmed by the
accordanee herewith AlesandeT SON In
Alexander of HeSse, in the German army in
1870 and in the Russian army in 1877, then
prince by the constituent assembly April 20.
1873 and assumed the government June %
with palace at Sophia maintained at public
expense and an annual allowance OF 1920, OOO
The boundary commission appointed by the
congress gave Bulgaria a territory Of 24,36O
square miles. BY the census of SS1 the pOpu-
latdon was 1876, 1OI, mostly agriculturists, and
40 per cent OF them belonging to the Greek
church; In August, 1881, the principally was
divided into fourteen administrative districts
Inc principallty has paid an annual tribute to
Turkey, but since its establishment il has been
"uiiiHisteieu virtually as u Russian depend
ency. 1t has several thriving towns, short tele-
graph lines, and a railway from Rustchuk 14O
miles 10 the port OF Narna, on the Black Sea.
Eastern ROumelia, by the Berlin treaty. was
70 remain under the direct political and mill
tary authority of the Sultan, under conditions
o %, administrative autonomy and to have
CHRISTIAN governor general, the last Of whom
was ms tailed July 3, 1854, and upset Septem.
Der ~, 1855. The area OF the province ia
5000 square miles, and by the official returns
oi 1854 the population Is S5O,OOO. of which
number oI3, 300 are Bugarians and only ia
700 Turks. The chief occupation of the people
Is agriculture, which is in very backward
condiilon III exports some corn, wine and
WOODEN goods and is the only country which
now extensively produces altar of roses.
but since 1879 constant agitation for the
incorporation OF Eastern Roumelia with Bull
garia has been actively kept up by mass-meet-
ings ana other means, both in the province and
the princ1pallty, the much lighter taxes in Bull
garla furnishing the strongest motive for the
Fast koumeilans. The union now seems to be
stance OF the Sultan break it.
A RANCH BESIEGKD BY APACHEs Dis
patches received at Denver yesterday reported
That COckrells ranch, in the Mogolion range
New Mexico, was surrounded by Indians The
settlers nave taken refuge at the ranch, and
were prepared TO meet tue attack. No further
oepfeOaeiOns are reported. Major Dickey's
company VI I'D infantry il within eighteen
mfes OF the ranch. and no anxiety il felt for
Tue Tue safety Oh adjacent settlements. News has
JUST oeen received that ON Saturday last w. r..
raspberry, rancher, was killed by . band of
Apac0es In Graham county, Arizona.
MARY ANDKRss1 ACCIDESTALLYSrABsH HER.
sELf.-Mary Anderson appeared in Dublin last
nIsas - June. In the stabbfng scene she aect-
dentalIy inflicted q slight wound on her bosom.
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