Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-06

Growing Signs of an Impending Conflict
in the Balkans.
Copyright, 1890, by New York Associated Press |
BERLIN, July 5th.-There are growing
signs of an impending storm in the
Balkans. The situation is so grave that
the holding of vacations of the leading
officials of the Foreign Office have been
stopped. A momentous change appears to
have occurred in Germany's Balkans
Instead of pursuing the sentimental di-
plomacy of Prince Bismarck, the Emperor
has decided to have Herr Radowitz take
the initiative in advising the Porte how to
| meet the contending claims of Bulgaria
and Russia.
Instructed through Chancellor Capriyi,
Radowitz has promised the Porte an early
solution of the Bulgarian trouble in har-
mony with the Berlin treaty. and also that
an endeavor will be made to meet the
Russian war indemnity.
The Emperor's scheme of settlement, &C
| cording to accepted reports in diplomatic
| circles, involves the displacing Of Prince
Ferdinand and the substitution of Prince
Karl of Sweden as ruler of Belgium in his
stead. and also an arrangement of the
Russian indemnity by capitalizing the
| amount through the internal council of
administration which now controls the
Turkish loans. The scheme seems to
have received impetus from Emperor
Williams conference with Prince Oscar at
| Christiana
Though the financial proposals have not
been formally communicated to Russia, it
is already reported that De Giers, the Rus
sian Prime Minister, has received an init
| nation of their nature, with the expression
that they were not satisfactory to Russia,
| he stating that Russia did not want to be
concerned in rearranging the Turkish debt,
| and preferred to hold the Porte directly to
his engagements. His response means
| that Russia will not let go of her grip on
the Turkish neck given by the War De-
| partment.
A general explosion in the Balkens may
J occur before the Powers have time to con-
slider Emperor Williams proposals Greece
and Servia have added to the general i'm
| broglio by each presenting notes to the
Porte to the effect that any concession to
Bulgaria would require similar concessions
to the Greek and Servian nationalities.
The Servian note also declares the abb
| sence oflaw and order in Macedonia, which
exposes the Servians to a continuous out
| rage, and demands an instant remedy. A
rising in Bulgaria is likely at any moment
| to give signal for a general conflict.
Colonel Nicolaieff, Major Panitzas' broth.
erin law, who is among the most popular
| officers in the Bulgarian army, is in Mace
donna, watching chance to start a revolt.
The renouncing of Prince Bismarck's
visit to England is due to the altered as
pect of foreign affairs. He will go to his
estates at SchOnhausen and thence to Gas
| TEN, where Count Kalnoky. the Austro-
Hungary Prime Minister, will also recruit
his health. After recovery. the Hamburg
Nachrichten says, Bismarck will not enter
the Reichstag. If he is driven to oppose
| the Government he would prefer to repre-
sent a National Liberal constituency, he
being more in sympathy with that party
than with the Conservatives.
Despite the opposition in the English
Parliament, the Anglo German agreement
| relative to African territory is considered
here absolutely safe. The German EN-
| bassador at London has the assurance of
Lord Salisbury that the Government is
causing its supporters to know that it will
stand or fall by the compact
The French reports of secret clause in
the treaty committing England to naval.
Intervention in the North Sea and Baltic
Sea in favor of Germany in the event of
war are incorrect, although an entente e1-
lists amounting TO the concerted policy
against France and Russia.
The Reichsanziger announces the removal
of prohibition against the importation of
Danish pork and bacon sides. The removal
of these restrictions will afford grounds for
a renewal of Minister Phelps communica-
tons concerning the American trade.