The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-11
A SULTAN'S SCHEME,
Its Defeat Led to the Dismissal Of
His Ministers.
TREA0HERY IN HIS CABINET

The Turkish Ruler lad Intended
to Resume Sovereignty Over Egypt,
but the Plot Leaked Out Through
His Chief Advisers-A Greatly Per.
picked Sovereign.
LONDON. Sept. 11.--A Berlin dispatch
says that the utterances of M. De
Freycinet, the French minister of war,
in favor of peace, are not regarded as of
much weight in Germany, owing to the
fact that the attitude of the French
people remains so resolutely hostile, and
that Of Russia is virtually aggressive.
1t is not believed, however, that war
will begin on the Franco Prussian
frontier, but that the drama will be
opened at Constantinople. The news
from that point has for several days
overcome in interest anything heard
from France, and the opinion is openly
expressed that collision will shortly
take place between the British and tie
porte unless the sultan chooses to yield
TO England's demands Ii he deiies Lord
salisbury he may expect to see the
russians, under pretext of assisting
him, promptly occupy Constantinople,
aud II he does give in to the British
then the Russians become his enemies.
The Sultan's Defeated Scheme.
The sultan is said to be- most per-
picked over tho situation and angry at
the dismissed ministers, whom he ac-
cnses ii having got him into the di-
lemma. The latest story of their dis
missal is that the Grand Vizisr Kiamil,
and minister of war permitted to | ak
"a T1lnr fhof tisa gt,ft Inl en,
for the overthrow of the Khedive TeW-
fix and the resumption of sovereignty
over Egypt. The sultan had long been
urged by Russia and France to put an
end to British occupation in Egypt, and
his own inclinations were decidedly in
the same direction. 1t is said on au-
thority that plot had been formed to
seize Towfik and convey him to Con-
stantinople rs q prisoner, where his
father, Ismail, Is now held in virtual
captivity, then to appoint a new khedive
by firnan direct from the porte, and
demand that the British at once recog-
nize his authority, which would be sus-
tanned by the landing of Turkish troops
at Alexandria. 1t was believed that
the British would not, under such cir
cumstances, care to enter into open hos
tllities with the sultan as suzerain of
Egypt.
Suspects His Personal Advisers.
The plot was believed to be, pro-
found secret, confined to the sultan, to
Nizier Kiamil and the minister OF war,
but somehow the British became aware
of it, and the sudden appearance of
British fleet at Alexandria In July was
in consequence of the discovery, and a
notice was given both to the Egyptians
and Turkey tnat any interference with
Tewfik would be followed by another
bombardment. This put an end to the
scheme, much to the chagrin of the sui
tan, who has ever since been deter
mined upon change of ministers, al
though he deferred tine blow, appar-
emily in hopes that he would be able to
detect the British agent, if any, in his
cabinet. 1t is rumored at Constantine
pie that since the dismissal of the mlilis-
ters very cruel means have been used to
wiring information from them and from
their servants, and that some of the
latter have been subjected to torture
and even death,