The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-31

wAsuxeroS, May 80, 1874
His Highness the Grand vizlcr has just addressed
the following telegram to the Turkish Minister hero
.In presence OF the unanimous will OF all the people
Abdul Axix Khan has been dethroned to-day and His
Majesty Sultan Murad heir presumptive 70 the i'm.
peral throne, has been proclaimed Emperor Of
Turkey"
WHAT THE TURKISH MINISTER IN WARRINGTON
sAxs-AH ASTONISHING AND UNLOCKED
FOB HvENr"-THE INFLUENCING CAUSES
WHAT NAY ENsuE.
WASHINGTON, Nay go 1915
In conversation with Aristarchi Boy, the Turkish
Minister this evening he remarked that tho abdcaon
OF Sultan Abdul-Aziz and the proclamation Of his
nephew, Mohammed Murad, his successor was an
astonishing and unlocked for He is as yet with
out full information having received only very measre
dispatches from home and he does not pretend TO &C
count for the suddcnncss Of the change but supposes
It TO have been at the demand Of the poo
pie who required the sword Of authority to
be passed from Atdul-Azz to Mohammed Aurad
The now ruler no speaks Of man Of thirty six
years. educated at according to the
tom Of Turks, but with ideas broadened and mind
informed by frequent travel In England Franco and
Germany. He Is . man OF amiabe disposition, an &C
compished musician and has cultivated the friendship
OF worthy persons
The Minister did not say what were the influences
which brought about the sudden elevation OF the new
Sultan. nor did he know what would DO the effect
upon European politics OF his accession. He
had reason TO believe that tho new ruler
would be by his amiabs character and his familiarity
with European ideas and society, able TO master she
present situation and establish himself wise and
prudent ruler in Turkey Beyond this he could say
nothing except that hts country is TO his surprise and
chagrin greatly misrsprescnted in the journals Of the
United States and he remarked that correspondents in
Europe, and notably American Of distinction at
Vienna, whose name he declined to give, had done
much to cause wrong understanding Of the situation
Of Turkey In this country.
TURKISH MOVEMENT AGAINST THE INsURGENTs-
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO RELIEVE x1csIc.
0AoCsA, May ~Vs Aoso
Intelligence from slsvonc sources states that the
Turkish General Mukhtar Paeha, has LEFT Mosar, and
gone toward Gatchko on what Is supposed TO be
other attempt to relieve Nicsic
The insurgents are concentrating In the Duga Pass
BLOODY BATTLxs IN BOSNIA.
LONDON, Nay 80. 1875.
special despatch to the Telegraph from Paris says
the insurgents have attacked and burned Bihacs in
Bosnia, killing $50 Turka
At second encounter in tho neighborhood the
Turks were defeated, leaving 40 dead on tho fold
sxRvIASs MOVING UNDER RUSSIAN DIRECTIONS
A Pesth telegram reports that the servan Prime
Minister, Ristcs in accordance with the advice OF
General Ignatie has decided that tho sorvans will
cross the River Drina on ST. Johns Day.
THE RULE OF THE CRESCENT.
THE YLow AND xBB OF IsLAMIsM-FRoM
COLONY TO AN EMPIRE-A LONG LINE OF
suLTANs OF THE HOUSE OF orTIMAN.
The Ottoman Empire in Europe had It's origin in the
conquest OF Gallipo in 1851 by the warlike Soliman
the son OF the Kaf Orkhan who then foot
ing European territory by the seizure Of the key to
the capital OF tho Byzantine Empire. This
followed by OF attacks along tho shores OF the
Hellespont which resulted in the establishment Of
Turkish colonies the gradual OF tho Otto
man power In 1861 the Sultan,
AxURAr ruE coxouERoH,
took Adrianop.e, then the largest fortified city In
tho Empire OF tho East. and established thcro his
second Official residence From this centre OF opera
tons the Sultan pushed Bis conoucsts until no had sub
duei large territory peoped BY the Slavic races who
however combined in revolt against his sway, and
were with great slaughter IN 1868 Tho Prince
serva however, prepared Tor grand effort to throw
on tho Turkish yoke and met Amurat the plain OF
Kassova where, after desperate struggle, the Ser
vans were defeated. But the victory tho Sultan
his life, for during the battle, tho chronclers
relate, o noble Scrvian named Milosch penetrated
10 the sultan under tho prctence OF making
hdensia communication, aud stabbed him with
dagger.
his TO the throne. established colonies In
scrvia, and in 1900 began general Europe,
in which he forced tho Greek Emperor to JOIN
him by furnishing troops 10 tho Ottoman army; but
thai prince having abandoned hun hc turned all his
forccs the empire OF the Greeks, and bcscgcd Con-
stantinople during years. but without capturing
the city. However, the direct OF the war was
the annexation Of wallacha the Porte the occu-
patton Of the territory OF Bosnia up tho Hungarian
frontier At this stage OF Turkish aggression Europe
coacsced against the Conqucror, ana the chivalry OF
France, Germany and Bavaria, with tho Knights St.
John, arraycd themselves under Sieismund King of
Hungary, against the otlomans; but al the battle OF
Ncopolis fought September, 1896, the allied army
was cut TO pieces, and the again triumph
ant over Tho rage OF the Sultan great
on learning that his loss amounted to go 900 men that
he Immediately ordered the slaughter OF 900 prison
crs who fell into his hands at NicopoIs TINS terrible
butchery was executed all but few prominent cap
,ivcs, whom he compelled to ransom themselves with
immense sums Thus great victory added the Ottoman
prestige In Europe and Asia, nIns the former with
fear and the latter with enthusiasm Tor the Of
Islam The Turks now attacked the country along the
River Save and invaded Siyria which they penetrated
as far US Pettau, completely destroying that town.
Coussur siuoplo being st the centre OF Greek power