Daily Republican., 1885-09-24
|SuItan's Protest.
IN CONsTAEI1NO
PLEA RISING FEARED IN
MACEDONfA.
THE BERLIN TREATY.

LONDON, Sept. 23.-Tho fort6 mas ID
sued circula to the signatory lowers
o # the treaty of Berlin, protesting that
the conduct OF Prince Alexander Of
Bulgaria, in relation to the rising In
Ron u ella, is violation Of the stipula
tions of the treaty Of Berlin, and de-
claring that the Sultan has resolved on
efficient action to carry out the rights
of the Porte contained In article 16 Of
the treaty, which provides that In
event of the internal or external
security Of the Eastern Roumeiia being
threatened, the Porte, after notifying
tho Powers Of the exigen-
c los that require 1t, may send Ottoman
troops into the province.
Prince Alexander has issued circu.
lar to the powers, in which he announces
tho union of Eastern Roumelia and
Bulgaria. He says he has accepted q
popular election in no hostile spirit to
Turkey. He recognizes the Sultan 3
suxerainty, and holds himself responsi.
ble for the public security. He asks
the powers to intervene IN order thst
tho union may be recognized. Prince
Alexander has also sent q respectful
detpatch TO the Sultan OF Turkey, ask
ing him to recognize the union.
The Russian Government has inform
ed Prince Alexander that only the sign.
atory powers to the treaty Of Berlin are
mpetent to settle the question OF 90
vereiRnty over Roumelia.
TEE QUESTION IN CoNsTAETINoPLE.
At Constantinople there is great
excitement over the situation. Several
battalions of troops have been ordered
to concentrate on the Roumelian from.
tier. The Cabinet is divided on the
question Of sending o force to Roumelis.
Some of the ministers are In favor of
ironclads with troops to
MDfgnas, q seaport in Eastern Roume-
liA, and of hurrying forward other
divisions by way of Adrianople
and Macedonia. Other cabinet minis.
ters think that the signers Of the Berlin
treaty should send their reply to the
Sultan's circular before any decisive
steps are taken.
The am bassadors Of the treaty powers
have all been in audience with the Sui.
tan. The English Ambassador is
auxiously awaiting Lord Salisbury q
Instructions. 1t ia believed that the
Roumeian events will facilitate the
accomplishment of Sir Henry Drum
mond VOLTS mission. Sir Henry is
confident that his negotiations will
reach speedy and satisfactory conc lu-
sion. Count Nelidoff, the Russian
minister, has assured his colleagues
that Russia is innocent of any partcipa
tion In the Roumelian movement. The
Turks, however, are convinced that
this is an answer to Sir Henry Drum
mond VOLTS mission, which Russia
iuterprets as the forerunner of an Anglo
Turkish alliance.
1t is rumored that Russia and Cor
| many have notified the Porte that the
Roumelian Is a European and not q
Turkish question, and counselled the
Sultan to merely protest and TO abstain
from taking military measures for the
recovery of Roumelia.
| A semi official statement Is made in
| Berlin that the powers will not look
calmly on the breaking OF the Treaty OF
| Berlin, bat will side with Turkey, and
| il Russia opposes them she will be
| isolated. Only after the Bulgarians
have been restored to common sense can
the powers decide what shall be done for
Bulgarian unity.
A RISING IMMINENT IN MACEDONIA.
The excitement in Macedonia
ID increasing and grave events are
| feared. The Porte Ia embarrassed for
funds to transport troops. Turkish yes
sells have been forbidden to enter the
Gulf of Booghas.
| The Roumelians are tearing up the
railways on the frontier and fortifying
the roadways. They cut the telegraph
lines and endeavored to blow up a
bridge over the Martha river, but
were prevented by the timely arrival OF
q body of Turkish troops with whom
they had a a slight skirmish.
The com missioners for the delimita-
tion of the frontier of Montenegro have
suddenly demanded the extension OF
the frontier al certain points. Crete
is again in revolt against Turkey and
Servia has resolved to sustain by force
Of arms her claim to Northern Mace.
donia and her troops have been ordered
10 the frontier.
THE LONDON GRAIN TRADE.
LONDON, Sept. 23,-Ata meeting OF
the Grain Trade Association in Lon.
don to day, resolutions were passed de-
bouncing the deficiency in the out-turns
Of Californian, Australian and other
white wheats. 1t is believed that car
goes average from to per cent under
the stated quantity. 1t was also re-
solved that cargoes ought to be sold on
the basis of the quantity delivered.
Resolution were also passed req quest1ng
the Grain Trade Association 10 issue
contract forms to that effect.
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New styles on Hand.
Ferd Carson, the merchant tailor, has
Iraraivad a0yna 0f the DaWaat and lAtpRI