The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Eastern Roumea To-Day attracts more than
usual attention. The Bulgarian districts south
of the Balkans were constituted by the Treaty.
of Berlin an autonomous province OF Turkey,
having Christian GoVemOI-GeneTal, nominated
10y the Porte aud confirm by tile agreement OF
| lie Powers for the Term OF five years. BY the
revolution Of September II, 1885, tile Govern
ment was OyeThrOwn, The Goyernor-G General eX-
PEELED and The union with Bulgaria proclaimed.
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria was invited by the
revolutionary leaders 10 accept the government
of the province, and his acceptance of the task
led 10 The Servo Bulgarian War, in which King
Milan received vigorous clubbing. When
Gadban Efendi the Turkish Commissioner TO
Bulgaria. became convinced that the personal
union oil the two Bulgarias was inevitable, he re-
TUNED to Constantinope bearing proposals from
Prince Alexander, who asked to be appointed
Governor OF Eastern ROumelia for the statutory
tenn of five years. Gadban Effend returned to
Prince Alexander with The assurance that The
Porte would sanction the union, provided it
could be accomplished without impaIring the
sovereign rights of the Sultan. The agreement
su BIS quently concluded included a defensive
all lance between Turkey and Bulgaria, and pre-
vidCd that the GOYelnOr-GeneFal OF Eastern
Roumelia should receive his appointment for
The first period Of five years. subject to the ap-
prov5l OF The sgnaJOry Powers, but that tor fll-
tUTs terms the nomination OF the Porte should
be sufficient. Tie question then assumed an
important place in European diplomacy, Rus
sia's proposal that tie Governor G eneralship
should be for five years and that denomination
should proceed from the Porte aud receive The
approval OF all the Powers being finally accepted
OH April ., 1856. 1t Is now believed that 1ur-
key is willing TO appoint Prince Ferdinand, and
thus formally recognize the fact that the two
Bugarias have practically become one; but Rus
STA, it is expected viii object 10 The recognition
Of his pEetentlons, claiming That the original
f.fr-Fs. IL Ia
Prince Alexander, and that the GovernorGen-
eralshp is not al appendage of the post of
Prince of Bulgaria.
Several Improvements i'll ordnance are now
attracting the attention Of artillery experts.
The segmentai-tube wire gun is a novelty. 1t is
a tube Of longitudinal steel segments wound
with wire and iDcased In Jacket 10 protect the
wire from small proieeliles. The wire is wound
under a tension of hity tons to the square inch.
The guns can be built In one-thiid OF the time
required to build other big guns, and can be put
together in any steel works IN the country. Tie
recent test at Fort Wadsworth de manStTated
that such guns can stand an extraordinary pow
der pressure. a fife n-inch gun, 1t is claimed
would throw shot fifteen miles, and with such
force at short distance rs to pierce a phenom-
eDally thick target of wrought iron. Another
novelty attracting attention is rapId-fire six
FOUNDER made Tor the Government, capable OF
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least i've miles. The piOJectle Is coue-shaped,
made of hardened steel, and great is Its velOc.
iIy when fired from the gun that il VIII perfO:ate
sx-inch steel plate al one mile without flatten-
ing or otherwise damaging itself. Although the
weighs S4S pounds, ii is skiilfuily
mounted that he metest touch OF finger sets ii
revolving about its axis, while the firing is eff
fecied by means of a trigger no larger than that
OF an ordinary revolver. The weapon can be
landed so rapidly that six-p0und projeclle
can be sent toward the north and another sent
toward the south long before the first shot has
reached its destination. OF course, European
experts are now deeply interested In the sub
marine gun recently tried in The waters of Lake
Como the preliminary experiments having been
pronounced very successful.
The rerOrt OF Consul f. l.. Baker at Buenos
Ayies on the situation in the Argentine Republic
during the past year, just published by the State
Department, presents a dark feature of affairs.
Not only has tie country been struggling in the
throes Of commercial depression and financial
ruin" says the Consul, ''bnt it has endured the
national scandal of political revolution and civil
bioodsLed. 10 calm the excitement of the people
the President undertook al first 10 call The sitIa-
ton a crisis OF PROCESS but IN view OF the dis
tress and generalization which have character
lied bofh foreign and domestic trade, OF the
colossal fortunes which lave ciumbed under the
consuming curse of fatal financial nsmanaee-
ment and OF the sad straits TO which the Govern.
ment itself has been reduced 10 meet the service
Of the public debt, the year has certainly been
one of Hmiliating reverses. Lands uBSaleabe at
any Price, national banks Quilted and left With
out Il cent in their strong boxes. stock eompan.
les with fraudulent entries In their recO DIS and
without anything 10 show for The preensions
they set up, merchants unable 10 meet their La
bi!Ites in bank. notes protested and extensions
granted, The general business at 4 standsll, the
banks hesilaling 10 discount and nobody able to
say whom ii Is safe to trust. such is the picture
which the country presents to-day" The pros
poets apparently could not be glOOmier but as
lie country possesses so many natural elements
OF wealth Consul ker believes the clouds dark
ening The picture must, when their fury is spent,
give place once more to brighter days.
That Newfoundland Is in no humor 10 Join the
Canadian Confederation may be gathered from
the fact that the Government by proclamation
prohibits the Issuance of bait licenses to the Do
minion fishing vessels. licenses only being
granted 10 Newfoundland aud American vessels.
With The ports OF Newfoundland thrown open 10
American fishing fleets Yankee shippers can
afford 10 laugh at the Blue Noses. The harbors o (
Nova Scotia may be more convenient and may
offer better facilities for transhppug eargoes.
bat Newfoundland ports Will answer all practical
purposes. Our fishermen Will be Hospitality re-
ceived there, while in the ports OF Nova Scotia
they wodid De subjected 10 espionage ana down
right incivilities.
Italy has about all she can do just now to
weather the financial breakers at home, and
cannot afford TO devote TOO much attention to
foreign complications.
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