New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-09
TURKEY NOT FOR FERDINAND
DENYING HIS AUTHORITY IN BULGARIA.
AUSTRIA DESERVING HiM-TnE QUEENS REGRET
FOR GORDON-MANUsCRIPTs AT sTRATFORD.
IBY CABLE rRIBUHEi


espurioht 1888 Bv The Ee,e- York Tribune
LONDON, March s.-A telegram from the Porte
to NJ. Stamboulof proclaiming Prince Ferdinand
as Of rightfal authority, has
startled Europe 1t is is certain that
the Porte had resolved last week to decline Russias
request to put pressure on Prince Ferdinand to CO.
The reversal of this decision OH Sunday is due TO
influences which as yet matters of conjecture.
Count Herbert Bismarcks trip to London Is sup
posed TO have something to do with it. England,
Austria and Italy all stood aloof and oil declined
to join with Germany and France in supporting
Russia's request Count Herbert, now hear, told
Lord Salisbury that the Russian campaign WAS
only entered upon a natural sequel to Prince
Bismarcl,s offer in his recent speech Of diplo-
matte aid to purely diplomatic effort by Russia TO
yindicate her rights in Bulgaria under the Treaty
of Berlin Nothing will come OF it, said Count
Herbert; Russia will have made one more false
move She has no rights under the Berlin treaty.
save those common to all the Powers She can
not, and Turkey will not, send soldiers into bui-
garia Why not let the Porte address to Prince
Ferdinand some message such as that OF last
Augusta Such are the arguments supposed TO
have had weight with Lord Salisbury But the
Turkish telegram is now thought likely to have
more effect than was anticipated vienna us
patches read as if Austria were abandoning him.
No decision is announced from Sophia whether
Prince Ferdinand means to go or stay, or whether
NJ Stamboulof the abcst and bodest OF the Bu-
parian leaders, believes the Prince can be kept
on the throne.
The Queens letters to Miss Gordon have pro-
auced veritabh sensation. Beyond doubt they con
vcy or were meant TO convey, censurc on MIR. Glad-
stone for his long refusal to send relief to General
Gordon. The Queen has chosen her own tine FOR
disclosing to the public the fact-wcll known 10
many at the time-that she frequently and con
stantly pressed those who sent him to save him
What Her Majesty says of the stain left on Eng
land is but an echo of General Gordons own
words, that the conduct of the Ministry had
brought OH them indclible disgrace. Mr.. Glad
stones friends to-day would shift part oil the
responsibility for the delay Lord Wolseiey.
They may if they persevere, provoke the publica-
ton Of scmc of Lord Wolscley's letters written at
the time. ] know of one in which he sald that
he had been on his knee to the Government Tor
months, praying them to start an expedition pe-
fore it was too late
The new rules Of procedure of the House OF
Commons are now complete and have become
standing rules The attempt 70 establish small
Scotch and Welsh Parliaments within Parliament
failed The Ministers thought they saw III these
proposals the germ of Home Rule for Sco'iahd
aud Wales and resisted all entreaties based on
arguments for q more convenient dispatch ol
business.
Mr. Wilfrid Bunts release from Kimainham Is
briefly clronclcd and suffered TO plss without n
word of comment by the Gladstonian organ, winch
hcro-worshipped him while he was candidate Tor
Deptford. Irishmcn showed themselves more Crate
full. The Irish Members welcomed him at the
prison gates a branch of the National League
thanked him, and Archbishop Crokc called on
him in Dublin.
No.h is yet known respecting the contents
of the manuscripts just found in the Stratford-on-
Avon Guildhall. They number thousands, ana
wcrc discovered in q chamber long locked. The
librarian of the Shakespeare House is examining
them. Experts think it more than probable that
they contain something about Shakespeare.
c. W. S.