The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-22
THE WAR CLOUD.
Turkey Seems Resolved to Fight-A Peace.
tut Solution of the Bulgarian Anair Seems
Improbable.

Turkey Seems Resolved to FIght-A Peace
tut Solution of the Bulgarian Affair seems
Improbable.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, October 15.-Great ac-
siviry prevails throughout Turkey. Troops
are being hastily armed and equipped for
! service. The Sultan has determined to
Eight against the further dismemberment Of
Turkey and large bodies Of troops are being
| rapidly concentrated on the frontier at
strategic points within easy striking dis.
sances Of Bulgaria, Greece and Servia
Troops, horses and field guns are being dis
patched to the front night and day. The
Moslems are enthusiastic and are volunteer
ing in large numbers. The Greek Consuls
in Turkey have been instructed to maintain
friendly relations with the Porte. The
Greece Minister has explained to the powers
the reasons for Greece's war preparations.
The powers have agreed on the terres Of q
memorandum to Turkey and Bulgaria for
the settlement of the Roumeiian question.
The Porte is awaiting the final reply OF the
Powers, before taking decisive action. 4
portion of the Cabinet recommend the
recognition of the Bulgarian union. Others
are of the opinion that Greece and Servia
will remain tranquil, if the union is not
recognized. The military party viewing
the silence of the Powers as a sign that
they are unagreed as to what course to
pursue urge that Bulgaria be invaded; that
the great Balkans be occupied; that the
Bulgarian town of Wddin be given to Servis
in order to weaken Bulgaria and cOnciliate
Seryia; and that the district of Hermanli,
Hoskin and Pwak be seized as a war in
demnity. The Sultan hesitates between
these divergent councils, leaning rather to
policy of Cancellation. Meanwhile the mill
tary preparations are undated. Krupp
has been urged 20 hasten the delivery of
guns, payment for which has been guar
anteed. Everything indicates an early in
vasion of Bulgaria. In leading Turkish
circles, the opinion is expressed that the
majority of the Powers are inclined to
refuse to recognize the Bulgarian union.
as they consider that that course would
be the least dangerous to European
peace. The Marquis De NoailleS, the
French ambassador, and Herr Won RADIO
witt, the German ambassador, express
establishment that the Turkish Government
did not send troops to Eastern ROumelia at
the beginning of the trouble. The other
foreign Ministers are less OutspOken. Count
Corti, the Italian ambassador, presided at
the ROumelian conference to-day. The
ambassadors sent their respective drago-
mans to inform the Porte that they had
agreed to condemn the violation of the Ber-
lin treaty by the unioa of Rounelia and
Bulgaria, and that they approved the pa
cific attitude of the Porte. Sir Ii. d.
Wolff, the special British envoy to Turkey
and Egypt is about to leave COnstantinOp!e
with six Turkish delegates to open an in
quiry at Cairo. They will aim at military,
civil and financial reforms. 1t is rumOred
that Turkey and Greece have concluded
secret treaty against Servia and Bulgaria
LONDON, October 15.-The hopes enter
tanned Tuesday night of peaceful settle
ment of the ROumelan question have been
shattered by the receipt of dispatch from
COnstantinOple stating that the conference
has formally declared that the Porte has
disavOwed the BulgarO-ROumei Union.
Further news is awaited with considerable
anxiety. 1t is reported that King Milan, OF
Servia, has informed the powers that he
must either go to war or abdcate his
throne, and that he has decided to 20 to
war. He has prepared a manifesto to his
army, which it it expected will be issued
Tomorrow