Year: 1875




ago Belgrade was hled with bands Of armed men, run
ming 70 and fro in the Streets singing the national
songs and crying ''Down with the Turksn War
Beemed imminent Rumors that the hated Moham-
medans had already committed numerous atrocities of
the old type on the Servan border frequent The
new Ministry expected to bring men and munitions
Mt once 70 bear upon the quandam tyrans very
memory is disIiked at Belgrade, and TO crush them
The consus themselves admit that looked very grave
dor time, and that they ancied the govern
ment despite the immense pressure which had been
brought to bear upon it by diplomatic agents. likely to
yield to the enreaties of the people what said the
masses they still say 'ss Europe and its peace to
usS Why do other Powers interfere with us in the
dulalment Of duties our oppressed brethren
We must come 10 their aid later;
why not now2" And at the moment Prince Milan de
Jvered his thronereden his address on the occasion
OF the opening Of the Skuptschna or national legisla-
ture, there was not peasant in his goody little king
dom who was not angry with him for not moving his
people at once to war.


To-day all is changed The servian 'fncident, as
French reporter would say, sis closed The warlike
fury has settled into calm although altogether
voluntary acquiesence in the OF the government
which argues continued peace far open effort is
concerned or recruiting for volunteers 60
over the border and in among the Bosnian mountains,
where good fight be kept up against fearful odds,
will be continued MISUNDERSTANDING for many
months TO come


BOSNIAN CHIEF


saw to-day in the OF Belgrade and evidently
surrounded bya highly sympathetic crowd person
who styled Of the heads Of the Bosnian insur
rection. He was dressed in handsomely embroidered
uniform combining OF the characteristic features
fthe dress of the Bosnian rayas with the loose tunc
she baggy trousers and the great red clinture Of
tho servians He carried small arsenal full
of weapons in his belt and paraded without the slightest
fear OF any hindrance to his designs which evil
IDENTIFY connected with expedition TO the frontier
Still the fervor for gone The War Minister
Some two or three weeks ago that the Servian army
could not be ready to take the field against enemy
under six weeks This nettIed the enthusiastic young
officers all the more because 1t publicly acknow
edged and they sent the worthy but War
Minister some pettcoats indication of their estimate
of his abilities But they have found that he told the
truth that the forces could not be gotten together
hastily, and that Serva is all respects far better pre-
pared for defensive than for offensive warfare The
fact too that the nsurgent forces disappearing in
all directions in Bosnia and Herzegovina from anything
like active and successful combat with the Turks has
cooled the Servian ardor The intelligent opinion
here to-day that which acknowledges that the strug
gle with the Turks De long and cautiously CON
Quoted; that it demands much money, more prepare
ton and more men than at present be summoned
and that Servia perhaps help cause OF
her oppressed brethren by carefully bidng her time
but learning to possess her soul in patience and al
lowing her national feeling enervesce too violently


TURKISH PATH


The main obstacle in the way of long absteution
from hostes, from civil difficulties Of grave
ture here in Serva lies the fact that Turks never
keep their promises and that notwithstanding their
declaration that they have intention OF disturbing
Eeryia will be sure To do somethfnp IN nropnota
bad feeling, possibly to lead to immediate rupture
Only this morning received at the palace here
that a battalion OF Turks, stationed the Servian
frontier for purposes Of observation has INDUCED
Lhe pleasing pasme or burning two three villages
and killing inoGensve villagers Time doubtless
hung heavy the hands of the Eyams and BushiBa
zouks and they took q flying trip for forage and an
afternoons amusement without much reference to what
the world viii say in criticism of their conduct When
charged with the the Turkish government will deny
It, thus endeavoring up murder and rapine by
means OF ialsehood Persons high in authority here
have assured that II Turkish depredatons continue
aud succeeded by Servian retaliation the govern
ment will have to plunge boldly into retire.
Tho following remark has been very common here dur
ing the last few days:-"Either with the Turk
the people will be cutting each others throats in the
streetsn In other words the present government If
it refuses ultra measures will become unpopular
that the Kara George dynasty will revive and make
great efforts 70 reestablsh itself 1t is certain that the
government now in power has been placed in the
cruel embarrassments by recent events.


WHAT WILL sERvIA DO


sNo war WIN be declared said an ex. member OF the
Princes Cabinet to-day; 'nonc can be declared
unless the Turks provoke by aggression There are
perhaps 1000 Servian volunteers in Bosnia;
of them will be captured and will have to suffer for
their generosity; others Will regain servia and will
await new opportunity The Skuptschna although
it has been deberatng for days with closed DOORS
has been able prevent from hearing its
tone is peaceful and may begin TO prepare
ourselves for internal troubles without further ref
erence to immediate war with any foreign Power
But we should have had far formidable sup
port in or fight with the Turks than is generally
supposed Aside from own willing and able forces
we should have had with many 90 900 30 600
good soldiers from those districts OF Austria adjacent
20 serva districts which have for long term Of years
been under military law and where the inhabitants are
all accustomed to the use OF arms and have been in
battles.n


VIEWS coSsuLs.


The foreign consus here generally better informed
than any else all admit that had Servia as soon
the nsurrccon broke out in her sister provinces
allowed and even encouraged, her volunteers TO aid
the insurgents ID occupy ng certain mountain passes
and bad then gwen other efficient aid in keeping the
Turk away from the Of action and from massng
his forces there there might have beenl some chance
for sudden move which would have accomplished all
1ha required without open declaration OF for
long time yet But now the Turks present in
large numbers On the seryian frontier: behind the
forces which they have slowly laborously and clum-
silly got together others coming up; and a war
might be very dangerous for servia unless aided
from without The consuls all believe that peace
vi DO maintained, while they manifest
pcef that such policy Is in harmony with the real
wishes or but few people IN the whole country In the
anterior OF servia the population busiy engaged
s herdng swine and in gathering the almost miracu
1ous crop OF grapes which Pomona has this year b.
slowed upon It that II thinks but little the rayah and
mis- troubles beyond the border But II would be soon