Daily Republican., 1885-10-03
Ambitious KingIets.
THE DREAM OF a RESTORED
EM PIRE.
THE FAIL OF KHARTOUM.

LONDON, Oct. 2.-The latest compli.
cations in the Balkan troubles come
from the rival ambitions Of Greece and
6ervia. The latter power makes no
con cealment of ber intention to extend
her borders Southwark If there Is to be
a general scramble for territory or an
other revision Of the map of the Penin-
sula. She has display ed a feverish
energy In war preparations, and this has
provoked tho jealousy Of Greece.
The Constantinople represen tatives Of
the powers are urging the Porte to re-.
inforce its frontiers on the North and
West, so as to check incipent risings
and prevent them from developing into
serious warfare. The new Turkish
Cabinet officials are willing enough to
strengthen the frontier defenses of the
Empire, but they find themselves al
most power less in the face of the large
demands and very insufficient means.
The greatest interest now attaches to
the attitude of Russia and Austria in
the present crisis.
The British Foreign Office is in a
state OF great activity. Within the
past two days Lord Salisbury has had
frequent and prolonged interviews with
Count Munster, M. Waddington and
M usurus Pacba, tho am mbassadors re-.
lspectively of Germany, France and
Turkey. This fact incre ases the belief
| that the concert Of action between the
powers, which can alone prevent q
war, is as yet unarranged.
The meeting of the Servian Skupt.
selma yesterday has resulted in Servia
ldemandiug an extension OF territory.
The popuiae9 are clamoring for the
IaDnexation of Macedonia. The Gov
eminent opposes project of the Depu
ties to proclaim King Milan King OF
| Macedonia,
III. de Giera, Russian foreign minis
ter, demands that the powers assent to
armed intervention by Russia II the
Servians enter Macedonia. He will
receive the Bulgarian deputation to se-
cure the Cars recogr ition of the union
with Roumelia
TIE King of Roumania has declared
that he has not formed An alliance with
either Greece OF Servis, and that Rou.
| mania only SEEKS a neutral position In
| the event OF the Roumeliap question
resulting in war.
THE LIBERALS UNITED.
LONDON, Oct. 2.-Mr. Cham berlain
addressed Liberal meeting at Brad
! ford last evening In the course of h is
speech he dwelt at considerable length
upon tie attitude of the House of Lords
| in onstructiDR legislation and refusing
70 give their assent TO measures passed
| in the House of Commons. Upon the
general principals of the necessity of
doing away with this obstruction. Mr.
Chamberlain declared that the Liberals
of all shades of opinion were united.
When, however, it was pr lposed to
ma ne definite time for efiectiny this
, refor1l, or WLti tha question of expe-
oiency OF permitting the popular Guam
Der OF Parliament to take The peers In
hand was mooted, then the Liberals
! were at once split up into nu nerous
and conflicting camps. Some we're in
favor of the most radical measures,
Others were content to await for the
slow progress of events 10 furnish a
solution TO the problem.
Further resistance on the part of the
Peers to the will of the people, as ex-
pressed by the House of Commons.
I'D no6 be tolerated Such a course.
DIR. Cham berlain believed, would re-
suit in the Speaker of the House of
Commons being made virtual dicta.
tor, clothst with powers ample enough
TO enable him to deal effsctually with
all classes of obstruction.
THE FALL OF KHARTOUM.
LONDON, Oct.2- The war office to day
issued the reporG Of Colonel Kitchener
| on the fall of Khartoum. He a1tributes
| the disaster to the starved condition of
; the t.oops and the deseriion of their
posts by the native contingent. The
Arabs, the Colonel says, entered the
city by Boori Gate, which was not
defended. Hs acquits Fsraz OF the
charge oftreachery, which has frequent.
ly been made against him.