The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-06
Russia Has the Sick Man
Firmly by the Throat.
STORM BREWING IN BALKANS.
Rising in Any of the Ottoman Prov
inces Will Bring q Big War.
Germany Abandons Prince Ferdinand
Explorer wissmanny An Opium Fiend
French Prohibitory Tariff on Amer
ican Farm Products.


copyrighted, 1890. There are growing
signs of an impending storm in the
Balkans. The situation is so grave that
the holiday vacations of leading officials of
the foreign Office have been stopped. A
momentous change appears to have oc-
CURED in Germany's policy in the Balkans.
Instead of pursuing the sentimental diplo-
macy of Prince Bismarck, the emperor has
directed Herr Radowitz to take the initia-
tive in advising the Porte to meet the con-
tending claims of Bulgaria and Russia.
Instructed through Chancellor Caprivi,
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 Rus
sian war indemnity.
The emperor's scheme of settlement, ac-
cording to the accepted report in diplo-
matte circles, involves displacing Prince
Ferdinand and the substitution of Prince
Karl, of Sweden, as ruler of Bulgaria in his
stead, also arrangement of the Russian in
demnity by capitalation of the amount
through the international council of adj
ministration which now controls Turkish
loans. The scheme seems to have re-
ceived impetus from Emperor Williams
conference with Prince Oscar at Christiania.
Though the financial proposals have not
been formally communicated to Russia,
DE Giers, Russian prime minister, has re-
ceived an intimation of their nature, with
the expression that they were not satis-
factory to Russia, he stating that Russia
did not want to be concerned in rearrang-
ing the Turkish debt and preferred to hold
the Porte directly to its engagements. His
response means that Russia will not let go
her grip on Turkeys neck, given by the
war debt.
general explosion in the Balkans may
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 concessions to
Bulgaria would require similar concessions
to the Greek and Servian nationalities.
The Servian note also declares that the alb
sence of law and order in Macedonis ex-
poses Servians to continuous outrage, and
demands an instant remedy. A rising in
Bulgaria is likely at any moment to give
the signal for general ccnhagration.
General Nicolaieff, Major Panitza's
brother-in-law, is among the most popular
officers in the Bulgarian army, and is in
Macedonja watching q chance to start q
revolution.
The renouncing of Prince Bismarck's
visit to England is due to the altered as
pect of foreign affairs. He will 60 to his
estate at Schoenhausen and thence to Cas-
tein, where Count Kalnoky, the Austro-
Hungarian prime minister, will also re-
cruit his health. After his recovery, the
Hamburger Nachrichten says, Bismarck will
enter the reichstas. If he is driven to OPP
pose the government. he would prefer to
represent National Liberal constituency,
he now being more in sympathy with that
party than with the Conservatives.
Despite opposition IN the English parlia-
ment, the Anglo-German agreement rela-
tive to African territory is considered abso-
Iutely safe. The German ambassador at
London has the assurance of Lord Sails
bury that the government is causing its
supporters to know that it will stand or
fall by the compact, and has secured
normal majority. French reports of
secret clause in the treaty committing En-
gland to naval Intervention in the North
sea and Baltic in favor of Germany in the
event of war are incorrect, although an
entente exists amounting to a concentrated
policy against France and Russia.
The Reich's Anseigey announces removal
of the prohibition against the importation
of Danish pork and bacon sides. The re-
moval of these restrictions will afford
grounds for renewal of Minister Phelps
communications concerning American
trade.
1t is reported that the inability of Major
Wissmann to return to Africa is due to the
morphine habit. which he contracted dur
ing his long service in the Dark Continent.
He suffered from insomnia to such an ex-
tent that he was obliged to resort to mar
cotics.
Two thousand persons attended fete
in the winter gardens of the Central hotel
tonight in honor of the visiting American
ritiemen.