Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-05
ALONE
The Sultan Faces All
Europe.
THE POWERS WILL STAND ny
THEIR AGREEMENT.
ENGLAND SUSTAINED
ouAnosnIps OF THE NATIONS ARE
TO lie SENT TunouGH THE
DAnDANELLEs.
Russia Bns Decided 10 Remain with
the other Nations Against
The sultan.
ENGLAND SUSTAINED

Constantinopio. Dec. D.. via SOMA.
Dec copyrighted, 1896, by the AS
ISOLATED Press)--ft was intimated in
these dispatches yesterday that this
was an era OK surprise ana 1t was hint
ed that one was in store. The sultan
has all along believed and the palace
coteric has been apparently convinced
that Russia would not act IN accord
auce with Great Britain and therefore
Russia. France and even Germany
might be counted on. II It came to a
decisive crisis, 10 oppose any active
interference on tho part OF Great Brit
ain In the Turkish empire. In fact,
this belief was almost general Ia the
political world and all assertions to
the contrary were received with polite
today, however. to the surprise OF the
skeptlcs, that Russia Is really In ac-
cord with the powers and that the sui
tan need look for no sympathy from the
ear or his advisers In anything in
anyway tending to thwart the demon
atratlon OF the powers against the
Turkish empire, and measures for the
protection OF lives and property of all
the Christian subjects to the sultan.
This news has cast dismal spell over
the flldizklosk. and the ministers have
been In almost constant attendance
upon the sultan ever since.
When Great Britain threatened to
force tho passage OF the Dardnnellee
II the hrmHna tor the passage In OF The
extra guardship was not granted. the
sultan appealed personally to the gov
ernments OF Russia, Austria, Germany
and France, begging them not to iress
their demands, calling their attention
to the e1ort his government was maxi
Ing to restore order and prevent fur
Their outbreaks, and dwelling strongly
upon the danger Of an uprising OF the
Musselmen throughout the npire IL
he were subjected TO such a slight. In
timatlng that the mere fact OF send
Ing the additional war ships to the
Bosphorus would be an intimation that
he was not capable of maintain
Ing order In his own dominion In no
case did the sultan get encouragement
The minister for foreign affairs Mt St
Petersburg replied that he would sound
the cabinets of Germany France and
Austria on the subject, II being appar-
entity concluded that II was useless
again 70 question Great Britain and
Italy. He did 30, but received moth
ing but unfavorable replies, and later
Informed the Turkish Ambassador at
st. Petersburg that he could see no
reason to separate himself from the
course followed by the other powers
In regard TO the Eastern question.
The sultan was shown that he had
no longer hacker In Europe, but the
question OF admitting tho extra guard
ships Is stlll unsettled. and this would
stu leave. open the question whether
Great Britain has or has not given
the sultan until Saturday In which TO
Issue the nrmAns.
To the relief OF the diplomatic corps
at the East. word has at last been re-
ceived from Zeitoun. These adyicss
which are from Turkish sources, state
that the Turkish delegates scnt Jy
the commander Of the Turkish fNrccs
| at Maraah to treat with the iasur-
| gents for the surrender OF Heitou " ere
halted outside OF zeltoun by an Ar
menian outpost The messtgc OF witch
they were bearers was then eonvc yed
to the Armenian commander, ,ut the
delegates were not allowed 10 pass
the outposts and were not admitted 10
Zeitoun. They were, how aver, in
| formed that 400 Turkish soldiers sap
tured. who were said to have frater-
nized with the Armeninns, have oecn
| released. with the exception Of nine
soldiers who are alleged by the Turks
TO have been murdered" II Is be-
/ llevGd that they were killed during the
/ fight which preceded the surrender OF
the Turkish garrison.
II " understood that the conccntra-
/ tion Of troops at Marash Is about com
pleted and the advance upon Zeltoun.
| which IS only 10 milcs from Murash.
may be expected at any time.
| The general opinion IA expressed
| here Is that the Armenlans Of zeitoun
/ VIII he shown no mercy, In spite OF
the promises OF moderation In leailng
| with tho insurgents made by the Turk
!gh government