The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-30
WAR IN THE ORIENT.
A Large Force of Servian Troop
Invade Bulgaria.
The Possibility of a War Betweel
Russia and Austria,

A dispatch from Sofia states that 9Th
Servians are invading Bulgaria, advancing
by way of Klissura They crossed the from
tier at 0 o'clock tonight. A force OF Bull
garians is advancing to meet them. The
Servians had been preparing for the inva
sion for some time. Between Belgrade tn
capitol of Servia and the great entire
pot of the trade between Aus
tria and Turkey, AMI Nissa, 15d
miles distant, in Servia, railwa1
traffic has been for some days entirely sus
pended. The Orient Express company o
Vienna, announced that it was compelled t
cease the issue Of through tickets beyond
Pesth Hungary. Press correspondents wer
forced to leave Nissa and they reported tina
army contractors in that country hav{
been working night and day making uni |
forms. Every soldier had been sup|
piled with a pair of heavy marching boots
and sixteen thousand had been massed on tn !
frontier ready to cross at a ent's notic{
The whole Servian cavalry force has alsd
been ordered to proceed to the frontier with
sabres sharpenel. 1t is the prevalent opin|
ion that the government has hitherto hesitat
ed to adopt active measures i'll Difference II
essure from the powers The public |
clamorouS for war;
A London dispatch says: "The news tina |
the Seryian army had passed the Bulgarian
frontier furnished almost the sole topic Of
discussion in the political clubs tonight
.1uch anxiety is expressed, and it is felt tina !
great war is possibly impending betweerI
Russia and Austria. 1t is considered hardly
credible that Austria would have al
lowed King Milan to move without
reckoning the chances, and with |
out being prepared to sustain his movementI
An attack on Bulgaria at this time can hav{
but one object-that of charging ServiaiI
territory ut the expense of Bulgaria. IL thJ
attack succeeds, the most fertile section 81
Western Bulgaria will be added to ServiaI
This will rob Bulgaria, insult Russia, and
cripple Turkey at one blow. 1t is LEI
lieved that Turkey will be too wary I'd
interfere just now, because she has
invited the powers to a conference about thu
general situation and she would much ratheI
have the hardsLips and costs of war imposed
upon them than upon herself. If the 'clas3
OF resembling arms is swept by northern
breeze to the doors Of the council chamber, II
may lead to a more hasty settlement of thI
question in order to locaiiZe the war.
But it is very doubtful if Russia will conf
sent to any sp1ilation vi Bulgaria by Austria'I
protege, anu thus Russia and Austria ma n
again lid themselves face to face III quart
rel which can only be settled 10y the sword
Altogether the outlook for peace is discourage
ing and the General situation is gloomy.
France Is tn only one of the sgnatOrj
powers which still hesitates to join the Conf
stantinople conf,re NJ. de Freycinet hal
been seeking allies to balk the ambitious de|
sign, uron 'runis which Italy is supposed II
entertain. Thus far lie Ina, failed to obtaid
pledges on this subject from amy of thu
powers, and the general opinion is thai
Egyptian and African questions should ID
rigIdy excluded from the conference
The attitude of England is ioreshadowed
by the action of the cabinet council last Fri
al N.,f, rl. t.TI
posed that the English representative
should he instructed to support Princ|
Alexander and Bulgarian unity as muc1
as possible, but to acquiesce in the do
cision reached by majority of the corI
ference his proposal was debated at som|
length and finally adopted. 1t indicates
Iurposa on the part OF tine present govern
ment t. steer clear of Eastern comp!icatianj
and is in line with the waiting policy which
has been indicated bv Bismarck"