The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-18
FOREIGN NOTES.


gress Of affairs In the East for 1t IL reported from
Malta that the British Mediterranean squadron Will
shortly come into Turkish waters. One irOnclad Is
said to have arrived In Besika Bay, where she lies at
anchor.
Among the natural wonders of New South Wales
the Jenoan Caves, formerly known as the Fish
River Caves, hold n prominent place, and Intending
visitors will be glad to hear that not only have they
been rendered more accessible, hut also that ar
raLgeinents are being made for illuminating them
by the electric light. SO that the interior may be seen
to greater advantage AMI the stalactites be pre-.
served from discoloralion caused by Inc smoke OF
the various candles now used waterfall near the
caves viii be used for the motive power required Tor
the elecirc-light apparatus Two new caverls
of the caves, but they have not yet been July eX-
p!ored.
The annexation OF King Thebaws domlnons to
the British Empire is said to have been decided on
at conference at tho India once In London
Wednesday last. More causes than one contribute
to this determination. The trade OF Upper Burmah
is valuable, and even II It were OF trhng Importance
1t is not desirable tnat II should e open to the In
triguesof FrenchmeD, ambitious OF the credit oil add
liz in AMMAN and Tonqnin. What is Of more import
Is the fact that the protected line OF railway con
Meeting in the interest Of British commerce india
with China, must traverse Upper Burnah. France
In selling Tonqun closed long line OF chinese
frontier to British enterprise, and II Thebaw were
permitted TO place ulTnSclt uHueT
the only feasible land route remaining open would
be sealed. Hence the serious view taken by Earl
Dufferln Of Thebaws c0nscaton OF certain RATS OF
teak belonging to English traders
Apparently the Bulgarian revolt Is about as en-
barrassing to Russia as II Is to the other powers.
Evidently the Cars government does not yet sec
its way clearly, or the Moscow Gazette OF October
would hardly have attacked England as the active
cause Of the recent events Ia the Balkan Peninsula
England hopes united Bulgaria Will form bull.
wark against the Russian advance toward the south
s as Ashans%n her ms
taken, Prince Alexander may be a Russo.phobist,
but the Bulgarian people are not likely to forge'
on tho gratitude, then, OF the Bulgarian people M
KatkoG reckons bring this latest English: Austrian
intrigue TO shame. He concludes oy asking the
Times how long II will he before Prince Alexander
In exile will enjoy his prlncedom but as"a pleasan
memory"
That Russia was 0verreached in her RoumeliaI
Intrgues is Indicated by the following history OF the
revolution. which the Vienna correspondent Of The
London Times vouches for as coming from trust
worthy sources "The revolution had been thoroughly
planned by the Pansavlst Committees, acting undel
Olical Russian cOgnizance, and was 10 have taker
place next year. But II was to have been preceded
by some street or palace revolution ut Sofia, which
would have overthrow Prince Alexander In favo
OF Prince Nicholas Of Montenegro, or OF the latter
sonin-law, Peter KarageOrgcvics. The outbreak
| Sofia would have been the signal for another II
Servia, and King Milan, having been swept from hi
throne, Panslavlst cry would have been raised fol
the union OF Bulgaria. Eastern Roumella Old Servia
| and Macedonia under one sceptrc-that OF Pete
Karageorgcvlcs. When NJ. Ristlcs went to st
Petersburg last spring 1t was made clear that he wal
| favorable TO this combination. The mistake OF tn.
Into e9 rens On
old sentiments OF animosty which he used to cherlsl
toward Prince Alexander while no was living IL
has become very friendly with the Prince, and
whether cut OF sincere deyoton toward n.
because ;sr he say the way Sng max
| vealed the Russian conspiracy to the Prince, bu
| persuaded the leading conspirators to precpitat
The movement and to execute 1t In Prince Alexan
der's favor. Prince Alexander was aware OF tn
conspiracy before he went to London Tor ~
brothers marriage and IN London acting under rs
sufficient TO enable him 10 purchase the cooperation
OF certain intrguers whose loyalty was open TO doubt
tain military arrangements should DO made, unknown
to the War Minister at Sofia, the Russian Primo
cantacdzene. Prince Alexander, however, did no
Know the date OF the proposed movement. ina
purpOsely kept from him, 30 that when At Pilse
he could not tell the Emperor OF Austria that h
II appears, nevertheless that he did candldy inform
the Emperor Of Austria that the state OF affair
then existing In Eastern Roumella coul
Alexander's visit to NJ. do G,era Mt Franzenbad wa
undenably piece OF comedy, intended both to ul IN
Russians Into false security and ~ the same tim
to make the mass OF Panslavlsts In bulgaria bellcv
that Prince Alexander was aching In accord Wit
Russia. In fact, Prince Alexander foled conspirac
by stratagcm, and when the revolution broke out
took Russia completely by surprise. AT preset
Prince Alexander holds all the threads Of the Rui
sian Intrigue In his hands. II IL possible that Q
eventual arrangement between bulgaria and IN
Porte, and also with Russia, will BIO much facilitate
by the circumstance that tho Prince now has II
his power 10 publish some awkward revelations q
to tho operations Of Russian agitat0rs In the Ba
kans-opcratlons directed In the most unmistakab
manner against King Milan and King Charles
Roumanla, AZ well as against tho Prince himself"