St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-15
WAR TO BE DECLARED.
King Milan of servia Gives Notice 10 tba
Powers that He Will Commence
Hostilities.
Re Finds he Must Either Abdicate His
Throne or Stand His Chances
in Battle.
turkey and Greece Conclude Secret
Treaty Against Servia and
Bulgaria.
trouble Brewing in British Burmah
liking Thebaw Inclined to be
Arrogant.
Hope VANISHING

Hope Vanishing.
LONDON, Oct. 15.-The hopes entertained
iast night OF peaceful settlement of the
Roumelian question have been shattered
this morning by the receipt of disnatch
from Constantinople that the conference
mas dlsavoWed the Bulgaria-Roumelia
union.
WILL GO TO WAR.
1t is reported that King Milan of Servia
has Informed the powers that he mnst
either go to war or abdicate his throne. and
that he has decided to go to war. He has
prepared manifesto to his army which II
is expected, will be issued tomorrow.
1t is reported that Prince Alexander. fear
ing an invasion of Bulgaria by Seryian
troops, has hurried to Sofia. The Political
correspondence says that the ST. Petersburg
Novost has been suspended for publish
ing an article in favor of Bulgaria.
Prlnce Alexander's yacht has arrived at
kustchuk with 700,0 silver five franc
pieces and II, 900, 600 cartridges from Rus
sla. The Rustchuk arsenal is making
90, 600 Borden cartridges daily. A report
has reached the foreign Office here that
Austria is preparing to dispatch 10000
troops to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 14.-Great ac-
tlvity prevails in military circles throughout
Turkey. Troops are being hastily armed
and equipped for immediate service. The
| sultan has determined to fight against fur
ther dismemberment of Turkey, and large
bodies OF troops are being rapidly concen-
trated ON the frontier at strategic points.
within easy striking distances of Bulgaria.
Greece and Servia. Troops, horses and
field guns are being dispatched to the front
night and day. The Moslems are enthusi-
astic and volunteering in large numbers. A
conspiracy has been discovered at the pal
ace, which has led to the exile of Said
Pasha, the ex-grand viZier.
ONLY WAITING.
The porte is awaiting the final reply of
the powers before taking decisive action.
A 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 Bulga-
ria town of Widdin be given to Seryia in
order to weaken Bulgaria and con-
ciliate Servia, and that the districts
of Hermanli, Haslini and Pomak
be seized as war indemnity.
The sultan hesitates between these diver
gent counselS, leaning rather to policy of
conciliation. Meanwhile the military
preparations are unabated. Krupp has
been urged to hasten the delivery of guns.
payment for which has been guaranteed.
Everything Indicates an early invasion
of Bulgaria In leading Turkish cir
cles the opinion is expressed that the
majority of the powers are inclined to re-
fuse TO recognize the Bulgarian union, as
they consider that course would be the least
dangerous to European peace. The MARQUIS
DE Neville, the French ambassa-
dor, expressed astonishment that
the Turkish government did
not send troops to Eastern RoumeIia at the
beginning of the trouble. The other for
eign ministers are less outspoken. The
Greek consuls in Turkey have been in
structed to maintain friendly relations
with the porte. The Greek miniser
has explained to the powers the
reasons for Greece's recent war
preparation. The powers have
agreed ON the terms of a memorandum
to Turkey and Bulgaria for the settlement
of the Roumelian question. 1t is rumored
that Turkey and Greece have concluded a
secret treaty against Servia and Bulgaria.
Count Corti the Italian ambas-
sador. presided at the Roumelian
conference to-day. The ambassadors sent
their respective dragomans to inform the
porte that they had agreed to condemn the
violation of the Berlin treaty by the union
of Roumelia and Bulgaria, and that
they approved the pacific attitude
of the porte. The sultan has
ordered ex-Sultan Monrad into exile in
Arabia. Monrad, who has been restored
to sanity, joined in plot to regain the
throne. The doctor attending him in
formed the government after warning the
leaders of the plot to desist from their
| scheme