The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-12

dololato county could no longer give
thOm. They AFRO ugriCulturiala, lnasonsi
carpenters, servants, aud there arc not
q low Oi q higher position In lilo, some
OF whom have become officers IN the
bulgarian army. These ara tho men
who huvo boon streaming across tho
frontier II is they, and not the Bull
garians, who arc taking part in tho
present Macedonian rising, which seems
Tor tho moment crushed.
Bulgaria rs u slutO has no Immediate
or direct political interest In tho over
throw Of Turkish mlsTnl0 Ia Macedonia,
ShO knows that Hh1 will not DO allowed
to annex western RuumOllR;. Austria
bars tho way, Austria has never taken
her eyes of Salnnica, and no forecast OF
the Macedonian future Ia worth any
thing which does not take accouRt Of
AuSIria's longing for q seaport on tho
Aegean sea. Macedonia meantime IL
enduring many OF tho horrors OF armed
revolt and OF the worst horrors OF an
armed struggle against tho Turk, with
little hope OF success, save in u turn Of
eyauts shO CRunot conlrol, Europe
must eventually Interfere, but Europe
has at present more than enough on
hand In Armenia.
Tho Armenian question Is chronic,
AT lust II 10 becoming acute, Europe
was for q long time skOptical about out
RACES and oppression In Armenia, They
were urged on public attention by jour
mails without authority, aud In that som
saliOnnl form which In EurOIO makes
little impression upon tho public indg'
menh Inquiries, official and other
wise, conducted In more sober spirit,
az last convinced Europe, and especial.
" England, which under the treaty oil
Berlin has special mandate and mis-
sion for tho protection oil Armenia, 1t
is now some months since tho European
commission sOnt to inquire into tho
condition Of things in Ammonia report
cd, lta report was catalogue OF h0r'
rOrs. Demands ware mada upon tho
sultan Tor redress and reform, France
aud Russia joining in these demands
with England, but leaving TO England
the first place, which, undor tho treaty,
belonged to her.
The sultan first refused to accele,
then no said no would like further in
formation, then promised certain re-
forms, then withdrew his promise,
then under advice OF now grand vizieT
agreed to carry out such recommended
tons rs did not conflict with Turkish
law. Instantly, upon receipt OF this
answer, Sir Philip Carrie, British ain
bRssador at ConstRnEinoplo, sent his
dragoman TO tho porto with an official
copy OF the proposed reforms, and tho
request that the grand ViEicr would put
mark against such OF them rs in his
opinion were contrary to Turkish law
The viEies declined. lie had no au'
thority.
Meantime tho general election in
England had occurred. Lord Salisbury,
who Is foreign minister as we'll Rs prime
minister, was known to have the nation
at his back. The sultan once more
changed his MUD, and promised in a
general way that there should DO Il
change OF administration in Armenia,
But tho change was still to leave Ar.
m0nia under absolute control OF Turk.
ish authorities. and that European
supervision which alono could insure
peace and order and humanity was still
denied.
England and tho continent have had
a rather quiet week. There il anxiety
In France about Madagascar, aud EVIL.
IDENTIFY somo doubt whether Goneral
Duchene will iorca or ind his way to
AntAuRrivo before tho practicable sea.
son ends. There is angry criticism, and
apparently just criticism, on the French
war Office for its inadequate prepare.
tions. Details OF disease aud death arc
finding their way home in private lot
ters, rigid as are the restrictions upon
letter writing, whether public or prl.
vnte.
THE FRENCH ARE ANGRY.
Tho French, OF coursO, arc casting