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Show WAR CLOUDS IN EUROPE HUE BAPiDLV DISAPPEARING Settlement of the Turko-Bulgarlan Difficulties Involves Recognition of Bulgaria. St. Petersburg. The Turko-Bulgar-tan deadlock over the amount of money to be paid Turkey by Bulgaria because of the Bulgarian declaration ot Independence is practically broken 2nd the war cloud in southeastern Europe has been dissipated by the acceptance ac-ceptance of a plan proposed by Russia, Rus-sia, which reconciles in a novel manner man-ner the Turkish claim of $24,000,000 end the Bulgarian oJer of 116,400,000. This plan is based on the Indemnity el 51, COO, 000 a yet-r, vhich, in accordance accord-ance with the Berlin treaty of 1888, Turkey is to pay Russia for 100 years. These payments bear no Interest. The Russian proposal is to remit them until un-til the Turkish claim against Bulgaria is satisfied. Russia will collect instead in-stead $16,400,000 from Bulgaria in similar sim-ilar installments. These payments will bear interest and the amount of this Interest will recoup Russia. Bulgaria has formally assented to this proposal and the Russian government govern-ment has assurances that the plan is satisfactory to the Turkish government. govern-ment. The settlement of the Turko-Bulgar-ian difficulties it is said in well informed in-formed circles, involves the recognition recogni-tion of Bulgaria, whose proclamation of independence precipitated the crisis. |