Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
A Change Of Front.
rho Turkish Ministry Decides
10 Accord Autonomy to
Eastern ROumelia.
Profound Surprise in the Faro
pean Capitals at the Action
of the Porte.

LONDON Dec, Dine Startling anu
..t,IIv unexpected intelligence has
H so.,, received at Downing street to-
TO- that at a council of the Turkish
u Joy it was decided to accord
anionomy to Eastern Roumelia. The
a,Itan attended the council and ap-
,royed the decision arrived at, which
P os of once communicated to the
,,owers. and pourparlers took place to-
8ov in London, Berlin, 81. Peters
5nro. Vienna, Paris, Rome, and Con
stantinople, to discuss this sudden
change in the situation.
The porte further decided to abolish
the commission appointed TO e istern
pornelia to restore the Turkish ad-
ministration pending the appointment
If new Turkish governor. A new
commission is decreed, the functions
If which are to establish and declare
he autonomy of Eastern R)umelia
and proceed with the delimitations of
the new state.
The Roumelists are greatly excited
At the turn affairs are taking, and de-
nounce the new decree as sevlce to
facilitate the re entry of Turkish
troops into the province and the re
establishment OF Turkish supremacy.
The porte has decided to secure the
safety OF the commission by sufficient
military force, and the frontier is
bristling with troops of all arms and
warlke preparations strangely at
variance with the peaceful intentions
proclaimed. 1t is understood that the
porte is acting under the advice of the
marquis of Salisbury.
The sultan has notified Prince AL
exander that he has sent commits
sion 10 Prot to confer with him and
4 assist him to arrange an honorable
peace with King Milan. The COM
mission has left Constantinople.
The porte will regard renewal of
hOstilites before the arrival of the
imperial commission as an act of con-
tumacy, and will take measures to in
sure obedience.
THE SEAT OF WAR.
CoNsTANTINoPLD, Dec 5.-The Sui
tan has issued manifesto TO the in
habitants of Eastern Roumelia, stat
ing that the commission will rule
there until new governor is appoint
ed. Troops and military stores are
being pushed to the frontier.
The porte gave notice to the Balkan
conference TO day of impending mill
tary action ON the part of TurKy in
Eastern Roumelia. a council of
Turkish generals was held, and they
advised a permanent occupation of
the Balkans by Turkey, fearing thai
Russia would absorb Bulgaria and
Austria would do the same thing with
Servia
TROOPS IN EASTERN ROUMELIA.
The Turkish troops are entering
Eastern R1umelia near the Bulgarian
frontier. The troops are wearing the
Bulgarian hcadgear instead of the fez
RUSSIA AND BULGARIA,
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. g. The
Journal de St Petersburg, referring
TO the imperial order published yes
terday, praising the prowess of Bull
garia says:
Russia has never ceased to sympathtze with the
Bulgarian people, It is impossible, however, to
forget those who de ;eived the expectations of
Russia, ignored her consuls preclpttated frat
fClQA war, unperu0d BulgaridS doStlnteS. ana
assumed heavy responsibility.
The unofficial newspapers state that
the imperial order strikingly proves
that moral bonds still knit Russ and
Bulgaria.
The Svet military organ) recon-
mends that a commission be appointed
to investigate the charges against the
Bulgarian government filed at the
foreign Office.
The Novoe Vremya says
The imperial order confirming the ties Of friend
sllp between Russia and Bulgaria must terminate
4 lne differences from which Rlssia's rivals were
inclined TO make capital.
ItconcIudes by hoping that this step
OF the car will be rigidly understood
and appreciated in Bulgaria, London
and Vienna.
PTRoT's FATE.
BELGRADE, Dec. 5.-Rumors are
current here that the BuIgarians have
4 sacked and burned Prot.
PROPOSALS REJECTED.
Inc BulgarlAns have refused the
proposals OF the Ssryians to withdraw
4 the armies TO their respective territor-
Feb. /.
ERECTING FORTIFICATIONs.
The Servians are actively erecting
1oruhcations between Prot and Ms
4 sa.
A COUNCIL OF WAR.
LONDON, Dec. dispatches from
NlsS report that a council OF war was
4elo here to-day. King Milan, Col.
naryatovitch, and the Austrian gen
sral' Albert, were present. 1t is re
parted that Gen. Albert insisted upon
.le oerviaus maintaining a defensive
p's'Ion until I hey are strongly re-
.a.orced in case the war shall be re-
MILITARY ACTIVITY.
austrian transports CT all kinds are
gong to the fro.t, and feverish feel