Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-23
BULGARIA STILL DEFIANT
MEETING OF TIRE SOBRANJE
NOT YET POSTPONED.

800 Deputies Demand that the NJ Meetiug
BE Held at the Appointed Time, and
the Regency Consents to Bow tO Their
Wishes - Europe's Attention Being
Turned to ADglO- Egyptian Affairs.
SOPHIA, Oct. 22.-Gadban EtfendPs note
to tue Bulgarian Ministry, notifying it
OF the understanding between Turkey
and Russia, was written to NJ. Stsmbu-
lof in the torn of personal advice, aud
was not an official declaration. Gadban
EtfendPs mission as special envoy for the
Porte is declared TO be to endeavor to re-
concile Runsis and Bulgaria. The Bull
garian Minister OF War has gone to
Tirnova, the former capital of Bulgaria.
to make arrangements for affording COM
plete military protection to the Sobranje
during its forthcoming sessions. The
court martial has fixed the beginning OF
November for the trial of the officers un-
der arrest for completely in the deposition
of Prince Alexander.
The Regency has received from 800 OF
the Deputies to the Great Sobranje ex-
pvesstons of desire to have the election
0f Prince to succeed Prince Alexander
concluded not later than the second slt-
ting OF the Sobranje. All these Deputies
declare that the country requires the
| spee6lest possible settlement OF the ques-
| tion. The Regency consents to carry out
| the wishes of the 800 Deputies.
Fhe government in reply to Gadban
EtfeadPs note from the Grand ViHier, ask
ing postponement Of the meeting OF the
Sohranje In order to allow Russia and the
Porte time to negotiate for the choice of a
ruler OF Bulgaria, says that the reason
given for the desired delay cannot be re-
garded as sufficient unless the time
within which the ruler viii be chosen be
stated.
SUMMONED FOR WEDNESDAY.
PHILIPPoPoLIs, Oct. 22.-The Deputies
to the Bulgarian SObranje living here
have been summoned TO assemble at Tir-
nova ON Wednesday next.
RUSSIAN MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Got. 22.-News con-
tinues to arrive from reliable sources of
extensive transport and military prepa-
rations in the Black sea ana other south
ern depOts. Furloughs have been stopped
and the reserves are retained under Or
ders.
Newspapers here generally express re-
gret that LIE Journal de st. Petersburg
was not more explicit than 1t was yes ter
day IN its explanation of the fall in Rus
sian securities and the nervousness on
the Bourse. The journal, it will be re-
msmbered, declared that there was moth
ing in the condition of the Bulgarian
question to cause decline. La Novosti
says the article would have been more
tranquilizing If the journal had offered
sure guarantees of a peaceful solution OF
the crisis.
THE NEW DEAL.
not . sa a
that Russia has agreed not to occupy Bull
CARA, and that Austria and Germany
agreed to declare the newly elected So
branje illegal, to compel the Regency to
resign and force Bulgaria TO submit to
Russia.
1t is believed that M. Waddington, the
French AMBASSADOR to England, demands
that Great Britain fix a definite date for
her evacuation OF Egypt.
The Emperor OF Austria will soon visit
the King of Italy at Florence.
FRANCES OPPOSITION TO ENGLAND.
PARIS, Oct. 22.-La journal des Debats
censures the British for their financial
policy In Egypt, which, 1t says, has been
contrived with a view to avert European
| Intervention in the finances OF the coun-
try. England will never succeed, the
paper maintains, In Withdrawing Egyp-
! tian affairs from Just control of those in
teEested, and adds: England remains
| in Egypt as long as she possibly can.
hoping that trouble ia Europe, which che
seeks 10 provoke, win allow her TO estab-
lish herself permanently in the country.
England imagines that France will resign
herself TO an act OF appropriation, render
ing England mistress OF the route to the
French colonies and sovereign Of the
Mediterranean. Great people sometimes
eharish great illueIOnaV
GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
BERLIN, Oct. 22.-The National Ga
zette says the real object of the recent in.
terview mad by the Russian Ambassador
witn Prince Bismarck was to negotiate
concerning customs duties and CONNER.
cial relations between Russia and Ger
many.