, 1885-10-07


Macedonia " but the attempt failed.
Meanwhile the Turkish authorities
dispersed the bands OF Bulgarian
volunteers who, led by Celebrated
Cossacks," invaded Macedonia Ma.
cedonian Servians and Macedonian
Greeks answering the Bulgarian de.
monstralions with their own counter
demonstrations. The only result Of
the Macedonian agitation started by
the Pansaivists was 10 embitter sill
mora the already bitter feelings ex-
listing between Bulgaria and ServIa,
and 10 make at present perfectly
ridiculous every thought OF Il Balkan
federation.
Still, Russia, at least az represented by
her official and non official agents in the
Balkan peninsula, is far from giving her
game mp. In the early summer OF this
year NJ. RisticS, the leader of the Servian
Panslavists and of the opposition to the
present Government of Servia, was f9ted
in st Petersbul G and Moscow, received in
private audience by the Car, and deco.
rated with one Of the highest Russian
orders. Since his return from Russia NJ.
1ClSiICS Has CDliIlIlClICtA a. OiC GtbII-
paign against King Milan's policy Of friend.
ship with Austria. His journal openly de-
clared "that, Russia being the natural
chief of the Slavonic family, Servia ought
to follow her lead and thet, Austria being
'the hereditary enemy Of the ServianS,'
whoaOever is a friend of Austria is an
enemy to Servia, and must he opposed by
all means" Everybody in Servia under
stands NJ. Ristic's articles as denouncing
King Milan as an enemy of Servla, in cOr-
sequence of his friendship with Austria
and everybody remarks upon the bOldneSs
of Nj. RiSticS in connection with his late
private audience with the Car.
And there is another grave fact TO be
noticed. There is plenty of waste land
between Scodra Lake and the seabOard
which Montenegro acquired from Turkey
in virtue of the Berlin Treaty. Yet the
Prince Of Montenegro this summer sent
thousands of MOntpnegrin families to set
tie in Bulgaria near the SerVian frontier.
Two months ago the POlittsche COrrespOn.
den2 of Vienna published a correspondence
from Sofia, in which it was stated that the
MOnteneglin settlers openly declare that
the object Of their coming WAS to help the
cause of Peter karagpOrgevich, "w hlcl il
the cause Of PanSlaviSm." And now we
hear that lrigandS, mostly in bands of 10
to ID men, begin to infest several districts
of Servia, and that mOST Of them are Mon
tenegrins. Only Il few days ago the papers
published LewS OF the assassination Of u
deputy of the Serviau National Assembly,
Il man who was known for his devotion To
King Milan and the present foreign policy
OF Seryia. 1t was added that he was
killed by q band Of II men mostly dressed
in Montenegrin costume.
There can be no doubt about the mean
ing of all thiS-at least there is no doubt
about it in Servia. There everyone will
tell YOU that the rrstlessness of the cOun-
try is due to the underground war which
Russia is waging against Servia and its
King: and the motives for such hostility
are plainly understood. One is permanent
and traditional RuSSia'S determination
not to permit the consolidation of any new
independent Slavonic State. The other is
of a special and actual nature-the attempt
of King Milan to emancipate Servla from
Russia and to bring her into friendly rela-
lions with Austria and Germany. Only
three months ago General Gourko's official
journal Of Warsaw, in a special leader,
reminded King Milan that no one who dis
pleased Russia remained unpublished. Will
Russian generals in high and responsible
positions be allowed to hold such language
after the meeting at Kremsier as they
were allowed to hold after the meeting at
Skiernievice? Aud will the avOwed pro