Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-04
A BULGARIAN CIRCULAR.
ALEXANDER TELLS WHY HE
SHOULD NOT BE COERCED.


He Agrees Not to Influence ROumelia
Against the Porte-Ths Rejection of
King Milan's Terms Believed to Make
alResumptlOn of HOstilitios Certain.
LONDON, Dec. 3.--The Bulgarian gov
ernment has sent another circular letter
TO the powers. 1t points out that Servia
first declared war; that after reverses
Bulgarian valor forced the Servlans to
retire to their own territory; that despite
the armistice agreed to, the Servians con-
tinued hostilities against Widdin, and
that it was owing to threats
made by the Austrian Minister at Bel
grade that Alexander agreed to the armis-
tice and invited Servia 10 appoint dele
gates to arrange matters. 1t asks the
powers to appreciate the fact that the
Bulgarans, when victorious, exercised
moderation at the risk Of enabling the
Servians to recover their strength. Mean
while. Bulgaria awaits Servia's counter
proposals. Prince Alexander gives as
surance that he will not try to influence
the Roumelians against the Porte's dele
gates, but he asks the powers 10 persuade
the Porte to deter action until after the
conclusion OF peace with Servia.
The IeleqrdDbS correspondent at st.
Petersburg, says it is stated In court cir
cles that two or three army corps are con-
centrating in the South of Russia, and
that their eventual goal is Bulgaria.
Austria is preparing $4,000 men.
MORE FIGHTING ALMOST INEVITABLE.
NIssA, Dec. 3.--An order has been
issued by the government appointing Col.
HOvatovitch cOmmander-in-chief of the
Servian armies. In official circles IL Is
thought that a resumption of hOstilities is
certain, owing to Prince Alexander's re-
fusal of the terms proposed by Servia. 1t
is stated that lighting has already been
resumed.
PHILIPPoPOLIs IRAsCIBLE.
PHILIPPoPoLIs, Dec. 3.-The Turkish
delegates have arrived in this city. A
meeting Of the citizens was held. The
Bishop urged them to repudiate the pro-
posal to restore status quo ante. A Rus
sian agent was present and said that the
delegates had preceded the European
commission, and that the Sultan's special
commissioner was coming TO re-
organize the organic statutes.
He warned his hearers that
il the commissioner was not received,
Turkish troops would enter the country,
and that Russia would refuse assistance
to the ROumeians. The meeting, how
ever, declined to accept the commission,
or TO treat on the matter OF restoring
status quo ante.
RUssIA's AGENT wITHDRAws.
The Russian agent then withdrew
from the meeting. The meeting after
wards sent to the various foreign COnsuls
a copy of resolution, which in su bstance
was as follows: That the Turkish dele
gates he requested to postpone the object
of their mission and depart for their
homes; that the citizens OF PhilippopOlis
only acknowledge Sophia, the capital Of
Bulgaria, as the seat OF government; that
the army of Eastern ROumelia and the
educated classes being absent at the seat
of war, the citizens are unable to treat on
such an important subject to the
province, and having sent 10000 men to
war, they cannot listen to proposal for
the restoration OF status quo ante.
Dispatches from Sofia say that depu-
tatiOn Of officers from all the R0umelian
companies encamped at Prot, headed by
Col. NiKolaef, was given an audience by
Prince Alexander to-day They declared
that the ROumelians had freely shed their
blood in the defense OF Bulgaria. and they
would never consent to the separation Of
ROumelia and Bulgaria, Prince Alexan-
der replying, asserted that he was ready
at all times to defend the union.
SALISBURY BLAMED.
ST.. PETERSBURG. Dec. 3.-The Journal
de 50. Petersburg, commenting on the
speech Of Lord Salisbury, the British Pre-
mier. Mt the recent banquet IT, london to
Count Won Munster, ,gthe retiring German
minister, said: lord Salisbury, in his
reference to the assimilation Of the Brit
ish policy to that Of Germany. strained at
the reality. The German policy the
fOUr0OL saws stie "A correct and pacific
one, tending TO prevent complications.
Lord Salisbury forgot that the blood now
flowing in the Slav countries was owing
10 his obstruction policy which rendered
the Balkan conference abortive."
GREECE RETALIATEs.
ATHENS, Dec. 3.--M. Delyannis, the
Greek Prime Minister, has met the expul-
sion Of NJ. SygOmalas, the Greek Consul
at Crete, with an order for an expulsion
of all the Ottoman COnsuls from Greece.