Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-26
TURKEYS NEW MINISTER.
sunset" Cox Talks About Turkish
Diplomats.

From the Balin,o-e 4 merican.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-"What do YOU
thInk oil tna new Turkish minister, Nav
ryeni bey:' asked the Americans repre-
sentative oil Hon. 5. S. Cox to-day.
You refer to Mavryeni Boy who is now
Milling a diplomatic post in Spainp'
Eyes, sir.'
HE is man who is not only liked for
himself and his skillful diplomacy and
elegant courtesy, but he is u son OF May
ryeni Pacha."
Gan you tell me more about him ~
asked the representative, noticing that
the late minister to Turkey was in a COM
munlcatIve mood.
"CerLainly. His father is the present
head physician at the palace of Yildez,
ana mas charge oftwelva other physicians,
VINO look after the Sultan aud his family.
KNOW ais rather very well, and am in
correspondence with him constantly.
HIS latner was educated in medicine in
Vienna, although he is a Greek by de-
scent. He belongs TO the class of notable
and scholarly Greeks who for several
hundred years served the Turkish sultan
ana the Ottoman empire. They are
known as Farniote Greeks. or blue bloods,
from which many of the best soldiers and
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been drawn. They have always been
noted as being faithful and scholarly, and
accomplished in all the arts OF diplo-
macv.D
HOW do you regard the appointments
VI look on it as new phase OF the
pleasant relations between Turkey and
this country. The first Turkish Minister
to this country was Blacque Bey. He
was OF French descent, born in smyrna
he married an American, New York
lady, and has beautiful American
dau shter. of whom he is quite proud, as
OF American nativity. Blacque Bey is
now the Project or Mayor of Pera, which
10 tho European Or Levantine city oppo-
site Constantinople, where the Ambassa-
doris and Europeans live. The next
Turkish Minister after him 10 this
country was Arlstarchi Bey. He is,
as his name signifies, Greek.
his family is of aristocratic lineage,
and celebrated for their service both
90 the Sultan and renowned scholarship
IN the East. The late minister to this
country was Tewfik Pasha. he is man
OF modest means and demeanor, and was
not appreciated as fully as his merits de-
served because of his lack of forward
ness. but in Turkey he is known as a
brave soldier and as one of the best math-
IA bhO LIS OOOh vi
m lthematics is the text book in all the
Turkish schools. The gentleman who is
now acting as charge d'affaires for the
Turkish empire In America is Rustene
Efendi. He has admirably filed the po-
sition since Tewtik Pasha left our
country, He has the same name
as the present and eminent Turk
ish Minister at London and is rising
man in diplomatic affairs. Rustene Eff
fendi, the Minister to Great Britain from
Turkey, is known to many Americans as
formerly Governor OF the Lebanon when
it was required by treaty that the Gov
ernor of the Christian portion of the Otto
man empire should be himself Chris
tiar. Rustene Pacha is OF Italian decent,
ard was nobleman of Italy before ne
became associated with Turkish states
manship. The Minister who has already
been heralded will meet with a warm re-
ception in this country from his schol-
arly, diplomatic and gentlemanly quail
fiaR