The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-02
England Orders Her Torpedo Vessels in I'M
mediate Readiness for Sea Duty-Turkey
Fastening Her Preparations for War.
Rumor that MIR. Gladstone May Possibly
Withdraw His Irish Land Scheme.
Additional Fighting Between Belgian Troops
and Rioters-A Number of People Wound
cd, but Nobody Killed-Cable Notes.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.
The Situation Growing Serious-War Prep
arations by the Prospective Belligerents.
LONDON, April 1-Aftere the Cabinet council
had adjourned this afternoon the Ministers were
hastily summoned to another meeting. held in
Mr. Gladstones room in the House Of Commons
This second meeting was said to have been
called because of the receipt of serious news
from Bulgaria and Greece. The second meeting
lasted over two hours The government regards
the situation in the East as very serious
Orders have been received at Devonport to
have all the torpedo vessels there in readiness
for sea at the shortest notice.
The Pail Mall Gazette, summing up the situa-
ton in Eastern Europe, says "Prince Alexan-
der, Of Bulgaria, is obstinate and the govern
ment of Greece is likewise; the Turks are unde-
cided, and the powers are uneasy" The Gazette
says that the fact that II. Ristics, the Russo
phile, has taken Office in Servia BODIES i'll for
Bulgaria.
The steel torpedo ram Polyphemus is fitting
out hastily at Devonport Sne has been ordered
to proceed 20 Suda bay. The outlook, the Ga
zette says is stormy all around.
In the House of Lords, the Earl of Rosebery,
Foreign Minister, stated that he understood that
Russia had arranged to give orders forthwith. if
they had not already been given directing the
return of the Russian feet to Suda bay. The
feet had left Suda bay for the purpose of re-
victualing only, and Russia had given England
the most cordial assurance concerning her course
in the Greek trouble.
A Constantinople telegram says: "War is re-
garded here as inevitable. The Turks are hast
ening to complete the last preparations necessary
for the sailing Of the feet. The situation on the
Eastern Roumelian question remains unchanged,
Prince and Czar being both inAexible. The
Porte is ready to acquiesce in the views of Ell
ther provided peace can be secured thereby, but
fears to take any initiative, foreseeing complica
tions as result in either case. The Russians
are working very hard to win the Turks over to
their side, and all pressure respecting payment of
arresgs on the war indemnity is aten end. Strong
hintS save been even given to make things
pleasant. if Turkey behaves well in the present
crisis towards Russia. AS an earnest of the
same, the Russians have announced their inten-
ton Of recalling the special agent sent to collect
the indemnity. Russia has officially informed
the Porte that she has retired from the naval
demonstration at Suda bay.'
Prince Alexander refuses absolutely to submit
to the powers, as demanded by Russia, the ques-
ton whether his title to Governor of Eastern
Roumelia is for life as he claims, or, as Russia
contends for the term of five years. The Bull
garian papers applaud tie attitude of the Prince.
They allude to it in a defiant way, and summon
10 not fhxuifh feha ink hoi 10
grieved." 'Now or never" those papers ex-
claim, 'es the time for Russia to decide her atti
tude towards Prince Alexander" Prince Alex
ander has sent dispatch to the Porte, saying
that he is unable to assstin establishing form
of government in Roumel;a which would afford
no guarantee of tranquility, which would leave
the door open to perpetual foreign interference
and which would fail to satisfy the legitimate
wishes of the Roumelians.
The journal de St. Petersburg speaking of
the Bulgarian difficulty says that as Russia has
sacrificed much in Bulgarias interests she has a
right to expect Bulgaria to listen to her. cal
exander,' the Journal says, has endangered the
peace aud raised difficult question. He, him
self, is not strong enough to remove this diii-
Guilty, and should submit to those who can."
The naval officials of Greece continue to make
private trials of the Nordenfeldt submarine
torpedo boat Yesterday torpedo boat, with
four men on board, was submerged for six hours
and to-day it descended to depth of thirty five
feet.
1t is reported that Russia has notified the
powers of her intention to occupy Bulgaria in the
event of Prince Alexanders final refusal to ac-
cept the governorship Of Roumelia for fve years
only
A dispatch from st. Petersburg to the London
News says the Russian government has definitely
decided to occupy Bulgaria within few weeks
unless Prince Alexander submits to the wishes
of Russia
The eApress Elizabeth, the largest transport
in the Austrian naval service. and six torpedo
boats, have been ordered to reinforce the Aus.
trian feet in Greek waters.