The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-11
EUROPE.
The Sultan Had Rather Abdicate
than Yield.
ENGLAND ANXIOUS TO SIEzE TURK
ISH CUSTOM HOUSES.

LONDON, Oct. 9.-The Pail Mall Gazette I'M
derstands that the proposed naval operations
in the Egean Sea, by which it is hoped to ex-
ert an effective pressure on the Sultan, are
approved by all the powers The execution of
the decision of European concert will be in
trusted to the fleets OF at least three of the
powers, who will act as manufactures of Eu-
rope.
A Paris despatch to the Times says: 1t is
expected that the new proposals OF England
regarding the course to be adopted by the
powers in the settlement of the Eastern ques-
ton willnot be considered by the French Cab
met until the return of President Grevy next
week. The Times says as long as the Euro
pean concert lasts we may feel comparatively
free from anxiety, and Tor the present there
are no signs of giving way.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct The Sultan has
declared that he had rather abdicate than
Weld to the wishes of the powers. He has
had protracted interview with Hobart Pasha
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. o. The report that the
English Cabinet requested Prince Labancff,
Russian ambassador to London, to ask his gov
eminent what it intended to do with regard to
Montenegro Greece and Armenia, is untrue.
The English Cabinet has made no more spec
ial representations to Russia than 10 the other
powers.
New York, Oct 1O.-The Worlds cable
special says it is now understood that the Brit
ish government will not recede from its posi-
matter what the other powers may do. The
next step taken by her, probably, will be to
take measures for the seizing OF tho custom
houses of the Turkish empire, in the hope of
reducing the Sultan to financial extremities
and exciting a revolt among the Turkish peo-
pie and the army. Some arrangement might
then be made to meet portion of the CLAIMS
of the creditors of Turkey throughout Europe.
In anticipation of such action there has been
increased purchases, yesterday and today, of
oh hon dc ic holin no.,
was selected as ambassador to Constantinop,e
in view of some such contingency. The idea
is thatif the interest on the Turkish bonds
should be paid again the public opinion of
France, as well as England, would be won
| over to the vigorous measures now contem-
| plated. These measures include the deposit
| ton of the Sultan and establishment Of a
| prince to be chosen by the great powers. Some
| of the cabinets are said to favor an immediate
| advance on ConStantinople, but France is I'M
willing to go to such extremity, and there are
| grave doubts in some quarters as to the good
| faith of Russia. Russia, in fact, is believed in
| some quarters 10 have secretly inspired the
defiant note recently sent by the Sultan's gov
eminent in reply to the summons concerning
| Dulcgno There are those who fear that
when England is brought to an open rupture
| with the Sultan the other powers will desert
| her and leave her TO pursue her own policy
alone. Gladstone's idea is believed to be that
| Turkey can be coerced without cost or any
| risk OF war by the blockade OF her ports and
| the sequestration Of her revenues. The Spec
tator and other papers today express prefer.
ence for an immediate advance on Constanti
nople.
/ DR.. Parsons Murderers.
| CoNsTANTINGPLE, Oct. 10.-One CT the muir
derers of DR.. Parsons, the American mission
| airy, has been sentenced to death and two
others sentenced to Is years penal servitude,
- Foreign Notes,
Reports from the fishing grounds on the
Newfoundland coast are not very favorable
but arrivals from Labrador state that the fish
cry is successful there.
A Paris despatch says that no syndicate ha
been formed for the promotion of the Panama
Canal scheme.
The Prussian Parliament will meet Nov. %
for the onsderation of Bismarck's Economi
cal scheme. Bismarck and the Emperor arr
expected at Berlin on the 21st of next month