Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-28
UNION IN THE BALKANS.
BULGARIA'S PREMIER SAYS
RUSSIA KNEW WHAT WAS UP.

Fruitlesa Efforts To Nip the Movements
in the Bud-TurIsey RIassing Troops
Against Eastern RoumelIA-BuIgarIam
Troops Fire on SsrVian Customs OF.
fieials.
PETERSBURG, Oct. 27.-The Nosoa
Fren1DO publishes an interview which ita
correspondent at Philippopolis had with
karayelof, the Bulgarian Premier. Kara~
Veloh denied that Bulgaria had any
agreement with England or Austria before
the Roumelian revolution respecting the
union of Bulgaria and Roumelia, but that
they acted on their own responsibility in
taking the initiative In bringing about
the union. 'If there was any
lnstigator in the matter" said the Bull
garian Premier, ''it was Russia. whose
consul General At PhilippopOlis first agi-
tated union and helped start newspaper
at PhtlippopOls devoted to the cause OF
union with Bulgarian money. When
entered the Ministry, believing the game
dangerous, stopped the subsidy Of the
Bulgarian government to the newspaper
and forbade meetings Of the unionists IN
Bulgaria.
RUSSIA NOTIFIED.
Karavelof reaffirmed the statement
that Prince Alexander had notified Russia.
VI Nub iubbhtAoi OA ANouNnbllh 10 uuihe MlLfk
Bulgaria, and that ROumelia was willing
TO continue Turkish suzerainty, BUT
would not cede an inch Of territory. In
conclusion, the Bulgarian Premier said
III Turkey declares war we alone ara
able to raid Macedonia IN three days. A.
European war is none of our business,
and we are not alarmed at the armament
OF Greece, as her army is far from being
terrible"
NO FAITH IN THE CONFERENCE.
The N0Uoe Vremyq. and the Moscow
Gazette, In editorials ~to-day, state that
they are skeptical Of the benefit OF a con-
ference Of the powers on the ROumeliam
question, and fear that it will injure Rus
sian interests. Russia has notified the
foreign banks Of the probable withdrawal
OF her deposits. The Russian press cons
slider this step a political one.
TURKEY MAssING TROOPS.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 27.-The Porte
continues massing troops at points avail
able for offensive operations in EASTERN
Roumelia, in the event OF extreme meas
ures being resorted 10.
dispatch from Smyrna today says
that 2b,OOO men OF the reserves have gone
to SalOnca. The Bulgarian diulomatio
agent, Jak0tgherow, has informed the
Porte that the SerYlans invaded Bulgaria
on Saturday last but afterwards with~
drew.
sERvIAN OFFICIALS FIRED ON.
BELGRADE, Oct. H.-Reports from the
/ frontier say that the Bulgarian regulars
I fired upon the SerYian customs officials at
! Negotina ahd RadujeYac, and the officials
| Withdrew from their posts pending orders.
| but afterward reOoeupied them.
| The latest communication from the
\ powers to the SerVian government prom
ised that the status quo ante IN Roumelia
would be restored, and demand that the
oeryian army be demObilized.
The Servian government has replied to
the collective note Of the powers refusing
to disarm the Servian troops until the
equilibrium In the Balkans has been re-
stored. The government is angry becauss
the Balkan conference is 10 be held at
Constantinople instead Of at Vienna OK
Pesth
GREECE's NAVAL RESERVE.
ATHENS, Oct. 27.-The government has
summoned for active service all the mem-
bers OF the naval reserve between the
ages OF p and rs years. The Christian
deputies and mobiles OF Crete have sent .
patriotic memorial TO King George.
BULGARIAN CONCESSION.
VIENNA, Oct. 27.-M. NachOvich, thu
| Bulgarian agent here, In an interview to-
day stated that che Bulgarian government
was willing to cede some villages TO Ser
via II the union OfBulgaria and Roumeliaa
might thereby be procured.
RUSSIA RECOGNIZING ALEXANDER.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-A dispatch from St.
Petersburg states that the Gar has agreed
10 the proposition to make Prince Alex
ander Governor Of Eastern RoumelIa on
certain conditions.