THE EASTERN CRISIS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1545, 26 August 1886, Page 1

THE EASTERN CRISIS.

Constantinople, Aug. 23. Prince Alexander of Bulgaria was taken pri-imer yesterday at Widdin while holding a review of troops, 11is deposition has since been proclaimed, and atitnporarv Government has been formed hy M. M. Yankoff Karaveloff. President of the Council of Ministers', who authorised lua arrest and deposition. When seised, the Prince resigned quickly and without; resistance. No bloodshed occurred. *Be has since been escorted -ut of the Country. The affair created a

great sensation in Sofiv >h'‘ Bulgarian capital, and masses of people' their bended knees, publiclyjtijploml the good will of the Czar of ItnWia. The Russian agent at Sofia assured the populace of the good feeling of ; his Majesty towards Bulgaria. Aug. 24. Prince Alexander of Bulgaria is being removed lo Bucharest, the capita!..of Uomnaijs. Symptoms of a revujsipn of feeling in favor of' the deposed Prince re beiug manifested hy the Bulgarian army. St. Petersburg, Aug, : 23. . The .newspaper Novosli to-day, refer ‘ ring lo the Bulgarian crisis, statesi' b probable ’Russia will pursue the cours-, of direct intervention, with 'the view pi the establishment of a, new regime in Bulgaria. j London, Ang. 23. f lhe Times, this morning in a leading article on the coup tf etat tn‘ Bulgarin; ssys.it regards the deposition of Pfinc' - Alexander as a. triumph- rj Russian diplomacy, and a reverse to the English. : Augg,24. " There is a suspicion prevalent that Austria and Germany are privy to the revolution. Turkry is taking vigorous military measures. Berlin, Aug, 23. • The semi-official Berlin, post, an organ

of Prince Bismarck, in an article to-; day, t xpresses the : opinion that the depnsitirn of Prince Alexander solves the situation of Eastern Europe, which' had become *ne of danger. Austria. and- Turkey-,- it states, acquiesce in the Prince’s deposition. The, Post further 1 that the event frustrates. l England’s: hope 'that ; th< solution of the'Eastern question would; be secured by a duel between Austria and Russia, 1 and without sacrifice oh her part.