Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-01
The Three Empires Arrayed Against
England, France and Italy on
the Balkan Question,
The Constantinople Conference Car
Only End by Throwing the Whole
Burden on Turkey.
servia Trying to Provoke an Outbreaks
The Irish Cause Attracts Respect
full Attention.
ArlAiRs aRowiNG SERIOUS.

AFFAIRS GROWING SERIOUS.
VIA Mackay ,Bennett Cable TO the Gazette.
LONDON, Oct. 81 ,---One hundred and
eighty thousand Turkish troops
are now IN the field occupying strategic
positions on the three threatened
andth force is said to consist
exclusively ofetilcicnt troops with modern
arms of precision, aud TO exceed the
entire available field strength Of the cone
bined forces OF the prlncipallties, The
demonstrations OF Athens were
answered to-day by orders for fresh
CONCENTRATION or TURKISH TROOPS
on the Greek frontier. The reinforce
ments coming south from Albania are
ordered TO Artia ON the west coast of
the frontier line, and troops are embark
ing at Salonica for the same point.
Another division is forming
on the northeastern frontier
To-day's dispatches from Sophia indicate
that Servia Is forcing events and pro-
voking the commencement of hostilities
by the Bulgarlans. Prince Alexandcr's
troops are holding the roads and prevent
ing inroads by Servian irregulars, Bel-
grade kilograms say that evidence has
been discovered proving concluslvely that
RUSSIA is PROMPTING BULGARIA
and controlling the movements of the
Bulgarian army. This evidence will
probably be submitted to the German,
Austrian, English and French rep
reSentatiycs AZ the Seryian capital.
GREECE AND HER POVERTY.
The kingdom of Greece has been
obliged to carry economy TO the point OF
largely reducing the number of officials
employed on the state STATS and Is now
meditating ON the cNpeoience II reducing
all tie state salaries > per cent and OF
deducting a similar amount from all pay
meuts due from the public treasury, the
reduction TO be maintained during the
mobilization Of the army
AIDING THE pULGAMANs.
A st, Petersburg commission of chari-
ty has sent 5000 winter oyercoats 90 the
bulgarian troops engaged in the present
uprising againsNrurkey. The prevailing
opinion among European statesmen is that
the conference of the powers convened at
Constantnoah vt the porte's request TO
decide upon the best mode of adjusting
the Balkan trouble, viii end in a complete
failure. This is deemed inevitable be-
cause of the division among the
parties 20 che conference. England,
France and Italy will, IL is thought, stand
the accomplished fact OF the union OF
Bulgaria and Room-Elee under Prince
Alexander Russia, Germany and Aus
tria will insist on the restoration OF
TIE STATUS ANTE.
When the sultan first called the con-
ference the three empires declared their
intention of insisting upon the rcstora-
tion of the statu quo ante, but since
England, France and Italy have joined
hands on the question, the empires have
arranged their diplomatic utteranoe and
now say they will insist restoration of the
statu quo ante as a preliminary basis Tor
argument. That Is, they
WILL not DISCUSS THE QUESTION
mt the conference unless the condition
existing in the Balkan states
lust previous to the recent
union of oom-Elee with Bulgaria is first
agreed to as Il basis of argument. This
may he taken as u back-down. 1t amounts
TO this; Russia, Germany and Austria
will decline TO discdss the situation upon
the only basis acceptable TO England,
France and Italy, while these three pow
ers will not discuss 1t on the basis de-
manded by the empires. Hence, If the
conference adjourns barren, the whole
question will pc
RELOCATED TO TURKEY,
which tried TO escape IL by throwing II
upon the conference. Turkey will not
know which way to turn, for If she tries
to depose Prince Alexander and dlsunitc
Bulgaria and Room-Elee she will be act
ing contrary to the declared policy OF
England and her two partners, while, II
she allows the union to continue, she
will be opposing the wishes Of Russia
and her sister empire. II Turkey remains
inactive no foresight can discern the i'm
portance of the outcome of the continu'
ance of Prince Alexander's soyer.
eighty. The chances are that
Turkey will remain active and allow the
Balkan mine TO continue being
CHARGED WITH POLITICAL DYNAMITE
until the explosion is rendered inevitable
! Dispatches from Constantlnople state
very positively that Prime Minister Sails
! bury has instructed the English repre-
sentative at the conference 10 insist for
England upon the continuance OF the
union OF Bulgaria and Room-Elee under
! Prince Alexander. The dispatches also
state that the French delegate has
received Identical Instructions from his
government with those sent to the English
delegate on all The main appoints OF the con
troycrsy, and that Russia has ordered heI
delegate to oppose the Bulgarian union
and to insist upon the deposition OF
Prince Alexander.
The latest advlces from ConstantinoplC
aver that Turkey, with the aid Of German
officers, is doing her utmost to improve
the condition Of her army, aud that Ger
man officials are advising the sultan IL
his civil affairs.
/ PARNEGI's TRIUMPHANT HoME-Bu LERs.
/ The Home-ruie party has already helt
one-hali Of its county conventions in Ire
| land. In every one Of these Mr.. PaTncl''
/ dominance was not even contested. tn,
result OF the conventions has therefor,
been that thirty-eight Parncilite candi
/ dates for parliamentary seats have beer
nominated 10 receive the Home-rule vote
and in every case the nomination
was made without a single di