Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
ALL EUROPE ON A CRATER
WAR APT TO BURST FORTH AT
ANY MOMENT.


Allied Against England, France aud
Italv-Gurkey a somewhat DOu btful
Factor in tho soales-The Question for
the Conference.
LONDON, Oct. 24.-Matters abroad
have become exceedingly interest
ing, The situation in the Bal
kan states is critical and is ongag-
ing the attention OF all the European
statesmen. A majority of them fear that
unless a speedy settlement of the embrog-
li0raised by Prince Alexander be effected
the great powers will be drawn into a
dangerous clash by their conflicting In
terests. Dispatches to-day from Vienna
and Constantinople are significant and
somewhat contradictory. From the Aus
trlan capital comes statement that all
doubts as to the action of the signatory
powers to the treaty OF Berlin respecting
the ROumelian difficulty have been re-
moved by toe speech OF Emperor Francis
Joseph to-day, at meeting of the Dele
cations.
POWERS OF THE BODY.
This body is Parliament composed OF
100 members, half OF whom are chosen by
Austria and the other half by Hungary.
| The jurisdiction of the Delegations is
! limited to foreign affairs and war. the
Emperor, in addressing the Delegations,
said: "The foreign relations of Austria
are Of the most friendly nature. The re-
cent meeting of the Emperors at Krem-
sier clearly indicated to the unprejudiced
man that the active and trustful rela-
| tions Of Russia, Germany and Austria
still continue, which is very important
! fact at this juncture for the peace Of
| Europe. The powers who join us will
maintain the legal status of the Balkan
I
| Berlin and San StetanO. as the basis for
securing peace in the future.
CLAIMS OF UNANIMITY.
"The unanimity of the powers on this
point is an important guarantee of the
success of peaceful solution of the ROu-
melian question, The signers of the
! treaty of Berlin seek 10 restore the status
| quo which was unexpectedly violated by
| the ROumelian rising, endangering the
| peace and welfare of the people Of the
| whole Balkan peninsula. Europe evi-
| denced her respect for the treaties OF San
| Steiano aud Berlin by the confidence
| independent political existence. Aus
tria's first care is to maintain peace
| among the nations OF the East and pro-
| tect the interests Of her monarchy. BOs-
MIA and HERZEGOVINA make steady prog
ress in an industrial and economic sense.
and are able to pay their own admins
| tratiOn."
A TRIPLE ALLIANCE MEANT.
! II the Emperor's speech means any,
thing. it means that Germany, Austria
and Russia are united in a determination
to secure the deposition of Prince Alex
ander, and complete the restoration OF
that state of affairs which existed in the
! Balkan states before the eXaltatiOn of the
| Prince.
| Dispatches received this evening from
| COnstantinople indicate that England will
take a decided stand against the position
announced tor Germany, Russia and Aus.
triR by En- perOr Francis Joseph's positive
utterances. The powers accepted the
| POrte's invitation to attend a conference
today at the Turkish capital upon the
Balkan question, and their representatives
were all upon the ground.
ENGLAND'S MOTION.
1t is tonight stated that the representa-
tive OF England was instructed by his
! government to make a motion in the con-
ference IN favor of maintaining the
union of Bulgaria and Roumelia effected
under Prince Alexander; and il is fur
Their stated that the repTeseu tatiYes OF
France and Italy have been instructed by
their governments to support England's
motion. II this motion was made the
| conference is divided, and Germany, Aus
tria and Russia are arrayed against
| England, France and Italy. IT is not
worth while TO conjecture how Turkey,
the power chiefly concerned, will stand.
BRITISH INFLUENCE WITH THE PORTE.
1t is strongly suspected that England
| possesses such relations with the Porte as
to compel il eventually 10 side against
Russia, and if that is accom- plished the
difficulty would seem to be settled, but
the way matters stand at present is that
in a conference called by Turkey to take
steps to settle a powerful revolution
against her authority, three empires OF
Europe are arranged against England,
France, aud Italy, the former trumvirate
insisting upon formal return OF the re-
belliOus states to their former allegiance
TO the Porte as the preliminary basis for
discussion and settlement OF the question,
and the latter trumYirate insisting upon
the acceptance Of accomplished facts.
FULL or DANGER,
To say the least OF it the situation is one
full OF dangerous elements. la the mean
time the situation In the Balkans grows
hourly more serious and turbulent. Be-
tween Belgrade, the capital Of Seryia
aud the great entrepOt Of trade between
Austria and Turkey, and Nissa, 1870 miles
distant in SerVia, railway traffic is al
ready entirely suspended. The Orient
Express Company, OF Vienna, announces
that It is compelled 10 cease the issue OF
through tickets beyond Pesth, Hungary.
Press correspondents have been forced 10
leave Nissa, and they report that the
army contractors In that country are
working night and day making uniforms.
Every soldier Is being supplied with a
pair Of heavy marching boots. Sixteen
thousand SerVian soldiers are already
massed on the frontier ready to cross at
moments notice.
KING MILAN's NOTE.
King Milan, the servian ruler, IN a note
TO Italy explaining the military move
ments 10 his kingdom, declares, however,
that it IL his intention TO scrupulously
adhere 10 the terms Of the treaty Of Berlin
and await the result Of the Consthntinople
conferences.
FRANCE TO ENTER THE CONFERENCE.
PARIS, Oct. 24.-France has agreed 10
enter the Balkan conference with certain
reservations.
sERYIA INVADING BULGARIA.
SOFIA, Oct. 24.-rhe Servians are in
vading Bulgaria, advancing by way Of
Rlissura. They crjssed the frontier at
O'Clock tonight. A force OF Bulgarians
is advancing 10 aaeet them.
Landholdings in Mexico.
Cry or MEXICO. Oct. 2f.--rhe goy-