Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-21
ORIENTAL EXCITAnILITY.
All the Beiligereuts Eager for War But
No One Dares Deal a Blow.

All the beluEereuts Eager Tor war nut
No One Dares Deal a Blow.
LONDON, Oct. 20.-M. Christltcb, the
Servlan Minister, in his letter to Mr..
Gladstone yesterday, said that ne hoped
the solution Of the Roumelian question
would include plan for the reservation
OF the balance OF power in the East, and
a union Of Servia, Bulgaria and Greece
against foreign invasion.
ENGLAND's REMoNsTRANCE.
Lord Salisbury has informed the Porte
| that England will send an energetic re-
mOnstrance to SerVia and Greece against
| their formidable armaments and advise
/ them to keep quiet.
The Government OF ROumania has for
bidden he expectation OF horses from that
country to Bulgaria.
Russian officers at Odessa are now re-
fused aye-of-absence.
WAR WELL. NIGH INEVITABLE.
PHILPPoPoLIs, Oct 20-M. Lascelles,
the British agent and Consul General for
Bulgaria, has left this city for Sofia. The
| LsiOn is increasing, aud war with Ser
via is well-nigh inevitable. Bulgaria has
done her utmost to avert such a catas-
trophe.
Prince Alexander has summoned the
whole of the national militia of Bulgaria
and Eastern R0umelia for immediate SER
vice In defense of the country.
sERvIAN TROOPS FALL BACK.
The Servian troops nearest the town OF
/ Widdin having assumed a menaclng atti-
tude Prince Alexander made a formal
protest In regard to the matter. King
Milan was further urged by Austria not
70 begin hostilities. and the ServiRn troops
were accordingly withdrawn distance Of
10 miles.
ALEXANDER SUBMISSIVE.
CoNsTANTINoPLE Oct. 1S.--The Bul-
garian diplomatic agent here has
notified the Porte that Prince Alex
ander submits entirely 10 the decision OF
| the conference. Troops aud war mate
rial continue TO leave PhillippOpolis and
| Rustchuk for the Servian frontier.
At meeting of the volunteer squad.
rons at Rustchuk IL was decided that
they would make any sacrifices to repel
! Servia.
CRETE DISCREET.
| ATHENS, Oct. 20.-The council of Can
/ dia. the largest city IN Crete, has voted in
favor of union with Greece, but the popu-
lace refuse to revolt against the Turkish
government before Greece declares war.
The Greeks are wild with enthusiasm.
Thirty thousand men Of the reserves have
been enrolled during tho past i've days.
and thousands are arriving from all parts
OF Greece, including PelopOnnesus and
the islands in the Egean sea. The people
| are clam0ring for war.
The government Of Greece in replying
to the latest remembrance Of the powers
in regard to the war preparations OF
Greece, says that a Bulgaro-ROuihelian
union would expose great and non-Bul.
! gari0n population In Bulgaria TO com
plete annihilaiion, and it is therefore i'm
possible for Greece 10 remain passive
when her vital interests are threatened.
RUSSIA READY FOR THE FRAY.
PARIS. Oct. 20.-A telegram from 81.
/ Petersburg this evening says that Russia
has made preparations to land 10000
/ troops in Varna, seaport town Of Bull
| garia, In "a hours in case of need.
GERMANY SURPRISED.
| BERLIN, Oct 20.-The North German
| Gazetts refers with surprise TO the report
| that Lord Salisbury insists that the Bull
| garian union be maintained.