The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
Collective Note of the Powers
Against Turkish Atrocities
in Crete.
MACEDoNIANs PLAN a REVOLT
InsurrectioniSts in Committee at Sofia
Decide to Make a Demand
for Autonomy.

BERLIN, GERMANY, June 14.-Under an
arrangement with the other ambassadors
to the Porte Baron Saurma Won Jeltsch
the German Embassador at Constantine
pie, obtained an audience with the Sultan
or Friday last and read to his Majesty a
note warning Turkey against the certainty
OF loosing the goodwill of the powers by
permitting the continuance of atrocities in
Crete. Subsequently the Austrian En-
bassador, Baron de Calice, obtained an
interview with the Sultan and emphasized
the views which had been expressed by
the German En- bassador. The Berlin pa
pers on Sunday published report that
the powers had sent collective note to
the Porte which probably had reference
to the less formal communication read TO
the Sultan by Baron Saurma Won Jeltsch
on Friday.
The separate interview with the Sultan
by Baron de Calice was due to the fact
that he was obliged to make special rep
reservations bearing upon the interests of
Austria which are involved in the Mace
donian question, which is becoming acute.
The Macedonian committee, which is
sitting in Sofia, Bulgaria, has decided to
make demand for the autonomy of Mace
donia and is practically conspiring TO
bring about an insurrection. 1t is there
fore believed here that Austria has asked
the Sultan to consent to the occupation of
Macedonia By Austrian troops in the
event of an uprising there.
In connection with this belief it may be
noted that NJ. de Kallay, Austrian Minis
ter of Finance, in speaking upon the Aus
trian budget in the Reichsrath on Friday,
claimed that Austria-Hungary had be-
come Balkan power since the empire had
acquired Bosnia and therefore had right
to interfere in the Balkan peninsula.
NJ. de Kallay, in the course of his re-
marks, limited at, without openly men
tioning them, the plans which had been
discussed at st. Petersburg for a confed-
GRAFTON of the Balkan States under Rus
sia's protectorate, and said that in connec-
ton Herewith the Prince of Montenegro
and the King of Servia were expected to
hold a conference with Prince Ferdinand
of Bulgaria at Sofia at the end of the
present month.
The physical ailments of the Sultan are
among the factors which are causing the
present diplomatic ferment, and the rep
resentations of the German ambassador
to Turkey are aimed at immediate and
practical action in Crete, to assist the
Kaiser's policy in keeping peace with
Europe. simultaneously with this move
on the part of Germany, Russia has urged
the Bulgarian Government to put stop
at any cost to the armed bands raised by
the Macedonians crossing the frontier, and
has also asked the Greek Government to
prohibit the sending of men and NUM-
tions of war into Crete.
Another scandal which has long been
the talk of society has now become public
property. The eminent painter, Franz Won
Lenbach, has brought a suit for divorce
from his wife, who was the Countess Won
Moltke, accusing her OF infideIity. In order
that Won Lenbach may be enabled to
marry again he has left the Catholic
church, which does not recognize divorce,
and it is his intention to wed the Countess
Won Hornstein when he secures his decree
of separation Frau Won Len bach also ex-
poets to be married again as soon as the
decree of divorce is made absolute to DR..
Schweninger, who is Prince BIsmarck's
physician.
The Hamburger Nachrichten announces
that Prince Bismarck will henceforth de-
cline to receive any large deputations of
visitors, owing to the fatigue which such
receptions involve. According to this an
nouncement the ex-Chancellor will only
see limited number of visitors, who will
be favored with a noon luncheon,