New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-14
TIE poR1Es PROPOSED NOTE 10 FRANCE
PROGRESS OF THE FTF0nTs TO sErrLE TuE
CHADOURNE DIFFICULTY.


CHADOURNE DIFFICULTY.
sofia jan 13-The Porte has communicated to the
Dulsaran Government The term, OF tie note VIII % D. g.
ororo>cd ,hon he submitted 10 Frahcc TO lfn- about
settlement of the Claiborne Incident Eulsnria ob
jcctod p certain expressions cu1iIcd IN the u"te ana
ncro,at 6ns are uOw actively proceeding between 'hc
Porte and Bulgaria IN the enc n'or l. Arrange ti'
d.fi,ults.
Th. dispatch Indicate, thot the fIanco-Eulcarlan
conflict bid, fair to have peaceful olItpn. Turacy
hcine the suzcinn Of the Balkan Principally, Is cN
crci.nc her right N preparing and DISCUSSING 0ic
Diplomatic note which /, destined to put an end ID"
the MT difficulty between the Governments at Iailf
and sofia stll the existence Of tlat difficulty seems
10 have Influenced somewhat the attitude "f the Porte
concerning the succession to the khcdivh thT'i" d"
Egypt 1t must be borne in mind, however that. whcn
the French and Rus sian Amha-sador, WIcd on The
sultan In regard to the confirmation Of Prince Ab'n''
they merely wanted to register once more dlomtilc
protest against the confirmation of Brush occHf"u"
In Egypt. They knew that the sultan could hardly
act otherwise than he has acted In the first
place. when he caused the resignation Of
I,inal Iacha and the accession Of Tc"hk ~
Khcdivc he had bound hin- cif t. ccog'1/c
as the legitimate heir of the Egyptian throne thc son
Of any Khcdyc though the Koran law provides that
the succession must always 20 10 the eldest living
relative Of the dead sovereign. Tie sultan coud not
therefore justify hi, opposition t. the Ic''Fhu ~ "l
Prince Abfs by any motive relating to gu, ,5tlHn 81
person. In the second place. IN Tgald - iH'ci
ma iOnal policy Abdul iIamd had no reason u dl~
satisfy England and the Triple Alanc' Whose ut-
matum was carried 20 hn by Baron I,ado"ltH lie
might have hc~atcd and denied recognizing the new
khcdvc or he might have ordered Regency 10
govern Egypt, If he had been convinced OF the 'A'l
Of real and practical alliance between Ii''h'c
and Russia Eut Russia satisfied Will support
ng France in her Bulgarian conflict in Il pcrinh'ioy
manner, though fully admitting thc right 0 fI'h' l"
claim IN apOlDg; for VI. ChaiOufHc's cNp1'l'h Ih'
lack Of an effective demonstration OF the Franco
Eus.ian moral "cmtontc7 must have had great lnhu
encc upon the imid mnd Of Abdul llamd. lie Only
wants 10 remain at peace with all the Powers ana on
December - he had caused 10 be published III thc
Con.tantnOpe papers Il semi Official note, ah'"crh2
indirectly he European organs. whch had ac'u9'u ''
Porte Of inclinng 10 the side Of Russia ana France
In that note the sultan took even To ich'hl inc
lowers that there no political signihcahcc III his
recent granting Of decorations OF cDuse inc names
Of the persons who received these distinctions "ef' not
given but everybody knew that the persons hohoI,d d
Cabinet.
The Egyptian question will not at once d'tufD 'he
ease of the Sultan, and he must feel happy thdl the
bulgarian affair is 10 be treated diplomacay iof 'hc
Drcsent But the latter may rise again at any diy ;
Stamboulon has thrown into Jail Mr., haihNsi"i
whose husband, an eX Prime Minister of fH-"Ili j.
already Imprisoned. The courageous woman ~ sum
ONLY Of having signed petition to the, DP'''.,lc
Corps at SOFIA asking ts intervention ~ ldNW =" 'no
political prisoners who tortured By Mr siam
bOGlON.