The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-05
new NATION BORN
Bulgaria Has Hoisted the Stand
ard of independence.
The Peace Of Europe Is Totter-
ing to a Fall.
is READY FOR A FIGHT
Her Army Is in Fine Condition
for War.
Turkey Will Ask the Powers
What to Do About 1t.

Sonas Bulgaria, Oct. 5.-Bulgaria, a
tributary principality under the suze-
raintys of the sultan of Turey, today
proclaimed her independence of Tur-
key.
Th1s action was taken at Tiernovo
py Prince Ferdinand. who was eIecte
prince OF Bulgaria in 1887. The Bull
garlan cabinet was present with the
prince. having met him yesterday at
the frontier and journeyed with him to
Tiernovo. The party reached Tiernov,
last evening
Tlernovo is the ancient capital of the
kingdom of Bulgaria and it was there
In the olden days that the kings of
Bulgaria were crowned.
Austria Is Blamed.
Constantinople, Oct 5.-Turkey is
| convinced that Austria, backed by
Germany, encouraged Bulgaria to de-
clare her independence in order to
strike blow at the Kaimil ministry
and compromise the new constitution
1t is not known what steps Turkey
VIII take, but the impression prevails
that European conference will be
held to consider the whole question.
Adv1ces obtained in an authorita-
tive quarter of Sofia are to the effect
that only some of the powers sup
ported the British proposal for the
settlement of the railroad question.
This want of unanimity among the
powers encourages Bulgaria to persist
in her present attitude.
Varna and other Bulgarian towns
are placarded today with declarations
that the moment has now arrived to
proclaim independence as otherwise
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of Berlin, will demand the restitution
of eastern Rumelia.
France to Mediate.
Paris, Oct. 5.-France has decided
to enact the role of mediator with the
object of preventing war between Tur-
key and Bulgaria.
Foreign Minister Pichon already had
begun a series of conferences with the
diplomatic representatives of the pow
ers with the idea of reaching an un-
derstanding, the purpose of which
should be the maintenance Of peace
when the official news of Prince F'erdi-
nands proclamation at Tiernova ar
rived
The foreign minister conferred this
morning with NJ. Iswolsky, the Russian
minister of foreign affairs, and Naoum
Pacha, the Turkish ambassador. This
afternoon he will meet the Austro-
Hungarian, British and American am
| diplomatic agent, M. Stancioff.
Germany Favors Peace.
Berlin, Oct. 5.-News was received
at the foreign office last night that
Turkey had been informed that Bui-
garia was determined to proclaim her
| independence at Tiernovo today.
The Associated Press is authorized -
state that Germany associates herself
with the mediatory proposals submit
ted by Great Britain to the Turkish
and Bulgarian governments. 1t is rec
| ognized officially that the Bulgarian
proclamation gravely complicates the
situation, but until the attitude Of the
sultan is known the German govern
ment is unable to foresee it's course OF
action, except that in no event VIII
Germany bring pressure to bear at
Constantinople to influence the deci-
sions of the porte.
| Should the Turkish government seek
the advice of the powers regarding the
advisability of asserting her supremacy
over Bulgaria by military force, Ger
many would not be able to advise the
| porte to go to war The Turkish army
| is not prepared, the Bulgarian is ready.
| The Austro-Hungary ambassador to
| Germany has arrived here with an au-
| tograph letter from Emperor Francis
Joseph to Emperor William. This COM
munication probably relates to the oc-
cupied provinces of Bosnia and Her
zogOvina.
| Emperor William is now shooting at
Rominten, whittier the ambassador
proceeds.
Mobilizing Troops.
! Paris. Oct. 5.-The Bulgarian situa-
ton is considered most grave. The
proclamation of the independence OF
| bulgaria actually has been made and
| If nrobably would be useless to at
tempt to induce Prince Ferdinand to
| withdraw it.
It is known that the Bulgarian
cavalry already is mobilizing on the
| frontier and Prince Ferdinand is de-
| termined to stick to his guns.
On the other hand it probably
would be equally difficult to persuade
Turkey to accept Bulgaria's act, while
| the sympathies of the powers are In
favor of the maintenance of the
| integrity of European Turkey under
| a regime of liberty
The Diplomatic representatives of
| the powers generally believe that war
would spell ruin to the new con-
stitutional rule in Turkey and that
| fhe Sultan would use war as pretext
for withdrawing the constitution.
| This would be a repetition of his
| course in 1875, when he withdrew this
| same constitution prior to the out
| break of the Russo-Turkish war.
Letter for King Edward.
London. Oct. 5.-Count Memsdorff,
| the AuStrO-HunBafld dinpdsSduOr 10
Great Britain, went down to Balmoral
today to present to King Edward a
conv of an autograph letter and ex-
nlaining the necessity Of altering the
| political status of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
Hits American Stocks.
London, Oct. 5.-The stock ex-
change was thrown into a flutter this
morning by the proclamation of the
| Independence of Bulgaria and the
action taken by Austria-Hungary with
regard to the political status of the
provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Conso1s fell SIS and foreign bonds
| about 1 point, due principally to Con-