The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-21
EUR0PES WAR RUMORS.
TURKEY NOW TRAINS WITH THE
TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Integrity of Turkish Tsrritory Guar

antssd - Turkish Troops to CO.
Operate With Austria in servia and
Bulgaria in Case of War-Germany
Trying to Win Back the Swiss.
Copyrighted 1899 by Netv York Assooiatef Press
BERLIN, July 20-The long pending ne
gotiatlons with the porte aiming at the ad-
heslon of Turkey to the triple-alliance have
nnally resulted In an entente under which
the Dreibund guarantees to maintain the
integrity Of Turkish territory in accordance
with the treaty of Berlin. The question
concerning Crete is reserved, Prince
Bismarck promising to influence Greece
not to interfere, provided further
autonomy is conceded the Creteans. 1t is
stipulated that the Turkish troops shall CO
operate with Austria in Servia and Bull
sarla in the event of war with Russia. The
sultan received Count Radoitz, the German
ambassador, on Wednesday, and arranged
Tor reception Of Emperor William, who's
visit to CoIstantinople depended upon the
portes conclusion OF ar entente The nego-
tiations were accelerated by the gravity of
the situation IN Servia.
DECIDEDLY WARLIKE
day debated whether the time had como for
military intervention by Austria. The war
minister reported the arming Of the Ser
| wan reserves en- masse and the distribution
Of $4,000 rifles and abundant munitions
furnished by Russia and France, they
debitlnS the Servian treasury under easy
conditions Of deferred payment. Russian
officers, be SAID, were engaged in inspecting
the Tortresses, barracks and depots in Ser
via. Inc minister advocated immediate
| action. Everything was ready to march
! two army corps into Servia. The council
decided e. wait until Count Kalnoky in
! huenced the re-appearance of King Milan
IN Belgrade The partisanS Of King Milan
are eager for civil war 70 crush tho Rus
slams. Ii it occurs King Milan will inv oke
Austrian assistance, and thus give Count
kalaoky ground To interfere.
MUST CONVIyCE THE SULTAN.
The Kreue Zeituag, referring to the
arrangement with the porte for Turkish
adhesion 70 the triple alliance, SAYS: "Tae
sultan must, above all, be thoroughly con.
WINGED that the league will not violate the
integrity Of Turkey but recoguiz9 her as a
state entirely independent within her Dor
derSn
The Festher Lloyd doubts the value of
Turkeys adhesion, but predicts that when
the decisive hour sCrikes, the porte. finding
the question Of its very existence Involved,
viii CO operate with the powers desiring TO
preserve Turkey.
GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND.
The interview at the foreign Office
between Count Herbert Bismarck and N.
Roth, the Swiss minister, was amicable.
Count Herbert intimared that the German
reply to the Swiss note, though denouncing
the existing treaty settlement, would invite
| early negotiations for a new treaty. Tho
tenor Of the reply would be 50 friendly that
! Count Herbert WAS confident that the Swiss
government would consider the hostile
phase ot the dispute closed.
NOT INTENDED As REPRIsALs.
Referring to the alleged frontier re-
| prSa,s, Count Herbert explained that the
! measures were not taken in a spirit OF
Tancor, but purely as a preventative against
the entry Of socialist documents into Ger
| many. The zeal Of the officials had misaD-
piled their instructions. If the measures
hampered tho business of the COM
luunes they would be corrected. Mr..
| Roth sent a note of tho interview
to Berne. which seems to have melted strict
surveillance Of refugees. The secretary of
| justice aud police went to Hurica Thursday
! ana submitted number Of German social
! lists to Interrogation, and obtained pledges
| that while residents Of Switzerland they
| would relouuce all propaganda com
! promising the country. The same pledge
| Will be demanded of every refugee sheltered
| in Switzerlaud
The turAverien of Munich will give
| hearty welcome t. the s %isS gymnasts to
! marx their good will Southern German
! opinion is strong against Prince Bismarck's
| hostility to Switzerland. The cheek to MS
diplomacy IS rejoiced over.
LAST YEARS VISIT TO RUSSIA
It is a year this week since the emperor's
! kTr,r, =, 4. gn
| papers SeiZ9 the occasion of the anniversary
/ TO criticse the conduct of the czar in his
! discourteous delay in returning the visit.
! The Cologne Gazette deplores in the name
| OF peace the cZar's obstiERcy in refusing TO
explain even by single word of Diplomatic
! excuse why he has not responded to the ap-
| proaches Of the emperor who honored him
| by his first visit beyond his en- pire, although
! not an ally. The Gazette declares that Rus
| so-French arrangements for mutual action
| in war are near completion. Col Brios,
| the French military attacAe at st. Peters
| burg, has received the cross Of commander
of the Legion OF Honor in recognition of
his services associated with the Russian
war office.
ITALIAN ASSISTANCE FOR GERMANY.
A statement of the semi-official Courier
| Of WdrSdlO is REPRODUCED here without
| comment, to the effect that in the event of
I
| marching via Bremen will join the Ger
| mans at Metz. Austria will provide trans
| portation for the Italian troops through the
Tyrol
SOCIALISTS TAKE HEART.
The socialists have taken heart over tn o
Halberstadt election Tor member of the
Reichstag. The seat was held by the nation
alists and conservatives against the protests
of the national-liberals. the ieature of the
contest was the large socialist gains, the
candidates Of that party receiving 5000
votes The conservative candidate re-
ceved $500, the nationalhberal 4,600, and
the progressist 1, ,0C0.
The experience at Helberstadt will lead
| to cessation of the quarrels of the govern
ment groups. The Cartel party already
view with disquiet the coming elections.
The government is certain to prolong the
session to the extreme limit, obtaining be-
fore dissolving stringent repressiYe meas
ures agains5 the socialists.
NAVAL SERVICE CORRUPTION.
The public uneasiness concerning the cor
ruption in the naval service has been in-
creased by the arrest Of the chief engineer
of naval construction at Kiel. The police
arrested him in a restaurant at Kiel and
brought him to Berlin on a charge Of ac-
cepting bribes from contractors.
STRIKE OF THE BAKERS.
The strike Of bakers in Berlin continues,
The government has placed at the service