Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-07
THE BULGARIAN QUEsTI0S.
Russia and Turkey Making Extensive
Preparations for War.

by Telegraph.l
CoNsrAETINoPIE, September '6h.-It is
rumored that in accordance with advice
given by the friendly powers, Turkey is
making military preparations on the Ash
attic frontier. 1t is also said that orders
have been given to supply the army in
Erzeroum and along the border with addi-
tional guns stores and munitions. This
activity is due to movements on the part Of
Russia, which is supposed to be making
efforts to gauge the military and naval
artist has been seen making sketches of the
forts outside of Constantinople, and it is
thought he was an agent Of Russia. Ii is
learned that large contracts have been
made on Russian account for coal for
Odessa and that contract has been made
to supply 10000 tons of metal plates OF
twelye-inch thickness and With steel fac
ing for Russian arseDals on the Black Sea.
SOFIA, September 6,h-Belore Alexan-
der announced his intention to quit the
throne, he received a telegram from Bis
marck recommending that lie ahdicate in
order to save Bulgaria.
BELGRADE, September 6th.-Dispatches
from Semhk say King Milan, OF Servia,
who, with his Prime Minister, was on his
way TO Gluckenburg, has, on account of the
gravity of the situation created in the
Balkan States by Alexauder's abdication,
abandoned his contempt tied journey and
arranged TO return to Belgrade The Bull
garian contest, it is feared, will have crit
ical effect il Servia.
LONDON, September 6th.-The Times of
to-day says: A regency committee, COM
posed with or without Russian par;isans,
can only hasten the day when the people of
Bulgaria, wearied and dispirited, will
abandon their dreams of autonomy and
welcome Russian domination as the only
means of escaping anarchy The date of
entry of Russian troops into Bulgaria is an
unimportant detail. Ali that has been
effected by the union OF Roumelia and
Bulgaria is the enlargement Of q slice of
the Turkish Empire which Russia secures
by the operation. The German and AUS
trian indifference probably springs from d
consciousness OF their inability to prevent
the Russian advance. The central powers
may be making the bes. of the unpleasant
and unavoidable circumstances, but they
cannot pretend that the course OF events is
precisely such as they would prescribe were
they masters OF the situation.
New YORK, September 6th.-The Maa
and Express London special says The Bull
garian complication is the most important
matter row before Europe, and is exciting
increasing interest with every day of un-
certainty. Prince Alexanders abdication
of the throne is having a very depressing
effect on the European stock exchange to
day, and the graYest results are universally
feared. A serious continental war would
not surprise any one. There is much in
the behavior of Russia TO indicate that this
is her practical object, in addition TO the
hatred in which Alexander is held by the
Imperial family. The Cars enmity to-
ward the Prince is due in o great measure
to the influence of the Czarina. whose an
tipathy for him equals the great liking en-
tertained by the present Cars mother for
this unfavorable nephew The former
Czarina left Prince Alexander legacy of
two millions, to be surrendered to him at
her death. II is stated that Alexander re-
ceiYed only the interest On his legacy from
time to time, and that the principal, which
rightly belongs to him, has never yet been
paid over. Among the rumOrs which have
been set afloat to account for the Princes
unexpected decision to abdicate. it is stated
that in Z long interview with the Russian
Consul at Lemferg, the Consul persuaded
Prince Alexander that by submitting ab-
sOlutely 10 the plans of Russia he could be
restored completely 10 the Cars favor
Overcome, as he was, by nervous prOstra-
ton and eager to find the nearest way out
of his difficulty and out of the perple1ity
into which the affairs of Bulgaria had
fallen, Alexander trusted this assuranceim-
plicitly and assented to place himself thus
in the Cars hands.
BERLIN, September 6th.-Prince Alex
ander will tomorrow proclaim his abdica-
ton. The Russian CoDsulates in Bulgaria
are distributing for signature petitions TO
the Gar, favoring the election of the Prince
of Oldenburg Us successor TO Prince Alex
ander
PEsTH, September 6th.-The Pesther L1oyd
(ofticial), speaking on the question of who
shall rule Bulgaria, says that Austria, if
Obliged to fight Russia, will have to fight
alone. Germany, it says, would rather re-
nounce the Austrian alliance than go TO
war with Russia.
SOFIA, September 6th-M N. Stambu-
loft and Radoslavoff appeared at the Rus
sian Consulate of this city to-day, and in
the name of the Government demanded,
first, the name of the candidate for the
Bulgarian throne whom Russia favors
second, formal promise that Russia will
not occupy Bulgaria; third, that the present
Constitution be maintained, the freedom of
Bulgaria respected, and the country allowed
to manage its own affairs; and, fourth, that
if Russia sends General to Bulgaria, he
must act merely as Minister of War, and
organize the army under Bulgarian, and
not under Russian, officers. These de-
mauds have been telegraphed to St. Peters
burg, and an answer is awaited.