Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-15
WAR CLOUDS THICKENING
TURKEY BOUND TO PREVENT
DISNIENIBE BERMENT.

as Being How to Prevent Austria and
Russia from FightinG--A Conspiracy
Discovered in the Palace at COnstanti-
nOp'e and Frustrated.
LONDON, Oct. 14.-The hopes enter
tanned last night of a peaceful settlement
Of the ROumelian question have been
shattered this morning by the receipt Of
dispatch from Constantinople stating
that the conference has formally declared
that the Porte has disavowed the Bulgaro-
Roumelian union. Further news is
awaited with considerable anxiety.
The Standard this morning said; "The
situation in the East has become more
clouded within the last foriy-eight hours.
The problem could he dealt with effectual-
! ly il the Triple Alliance were united as it
| pretends TO be.
BIsMARCK's PROBLEM.
"The problem now for Prince Bismarck
Is how to settle the pending difficulties 81
! as to prevent Russia and Austria from
/ lighting. Ii the latter agree to insist upon
! the status qltO or TO force Servia to agree
TO il, Greece will be satisfied aud Prince
! Bismarck will concur. But there appears
/ to be little chance that they will agree.
1t is not for England to act as principal
in the miserable dispute which 10 only Of
/ secondary interest, though she might cor
| daily assist If Germany ana Austria
make the request"
TURKEYS DETERMINATION
! CoNsTANTINOPLE, Aug. 14--Great ac-
! tivity prevails in military circles through.
out Turkey. Troops are being hastily
armed and equipped for immediate ser
vice. The sultan has determined
70 fight against the further
/ a 1Ggrn 1,
| bodies OF troops are being rapidly
concentrated on the frontier at strategic
| noints within easy striking distances Of
! Bulgaria and Greece and Servia. Troops.
/ horses and Il Id guns are being dispatched
70 the front night and day. The Muslems
are enthusiastic, and are volunteering in
/ large numbers. A conspiracy has been
discovered in the Palace, which has led
to the exile Of Said Pasha, eX-Grand Vi
! zier.
THE PORTE IN A DILEMMA.
The Porte is awaiting the final reply Of
| the powers before taking decisive action.
| A portion Of the Cabinet recommends rec
! Ognition of the Bulgarian union, and the
| other members are Of the opinion that
| Greece and Servia will remain tranquil II
| the union should not be recognized. The
military party, viewing the silence of the
| powers as a sign that they are not
agreed as to what course
to pursue, urge that Bulgaria
be invaded, that the great Balkans be oc-
cupied, that the, Bulgarian town OF Wild
din be given to Servia in order to weaken
Bulgaria and cOnciliate Servia, and that
the districts Of Harmanlie, Haskeni and
! POmak be seized as a war indemnify.
| The Sultan hesitates between these diver
gent counsels leaning rather to policy
| of concihatiOn.
WAR PREPARATIONG.
Meanwhile military preparations are
J unabated. Krupp has been urged to has
/ ten the delivery Of guns, payment for
which has been guaranteed. Every
! thing indicates an early invasion OF Bul.
! garia. In leading Turkish circles the
! opinion is expressed that majority Of
! the powers are inclined to refuse to rec
/ ognize the Bulgarian union as they con-
/ slider that that course would be least dan
lerOus % European peace. The Marquis
| de NOailles, the French Ambassador. and
| Herr Won RadOwitz, the German Ambas-
sadOr, express astOnishmeut that the
| Turkish government did not send troops
I 10 Eastern ROumelia AT the beginning Of
the trouble. TIE other foreign ministers
are less Outspoken.
GREEcE's EXPLANATION.
The Greek cOnsuls in Turkey have been
| instructed 20 maintain friendly relations
with the Porte. NJ. Condourltte, the
/ Greek Minister, has explained to the
! powers the reasons for Greece's recent
1 war preparations. The powers have
1 agreed on the terms OF the memorandum
| TO Turkey and Bulgaria for a settlement
OF the Roumelian question.
THE CONFERENCE.
| Count COrti, the Italian ambassador.
| presided at the ROumelian conference to-
/ day. The ambassadors sent their re-
| spective dragOmen TO inform the Porte
they bad agreed 20 condemn the violation
Of the Berlin treaty by the union Of ROu-
melia and Bulgaria aud that they ap-
proved the pacific attitude OF the Porte.
MILAN DECIDES TO GO TO WAR.
LONDON, oct. 14.--It is reported that
King Milan OF Seryia has informed the
powers that he must either 90 TO war or
abdicate and that he has decided 10 60 20
war. He has prepared a manifesto % his
army which IL is expected will be issued
tomorrow.
CAUSE OF MoURAD's EXILE.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 14.-Advices 10
the NODOc HfeDlyd from ConstantinOple,
supplied from the Russian embassy there.
say that the Sultan bas ordered ex-Sultan
n urad into exile In Arabia. MOurad,
who has been restored 10 SANITY, joined
! w a plol ~ itkdlu but tuIVuSs ANb uoCLDI
attending him Informed the government,
after warning the le ders OF the plot 20
desist from their scheme.
ALExANDBR's YACHT LOAD.
LONDON, oct. 10, A. M.--Prince Alex
andtr's Yacht has arrived az Rustchuk
with 100000 silver i've franc pieces, aud
1900. 900 cartridges from Russia. The
Rus,chuk arsenal Is making 10000 Berdan
cartridges daily.
AUSTRIAN ACTIVITY.
PARIS, oct 14.--A report has reached
the foreign office here that Austria is pre-
pairing to dispatch 10000 troops 20 Bosnia
and HerzROvinia.
ALEXANDER AT SOFIA.
VIENNA, oct. 14.--It Is reported that
Prince Alexander, fearing an invasion Of
Bulgaria by Serylan troops, has hurried
20 Sofia.
Toe P0litic0t Correspondence says that
the 81. Petersburg N0Bosh has been sus-
pended for publishing an "a ticlo In favor
Of Bulgaria.
Germany's ambassador at London.
BERLIN, Oct. 14.--COunt Won Hatzfedt
has been gazetted as German Ambassa-
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