The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-12
SAID PASHA AND THE SULTAN.
THE EX-GRAND VIZIER NOT TO BE
ALLOWED TO LEAVE TURKEY.


tan n Note Expressing the Hope
That said Pasha Would Not he
Harmed.
Constantinople, Dec. 1.-THE porte has
granted exequaturs to Maj. Williams and
Maj. Bulman. the newly appointed British
vice consuls at Van and Sivas, and also
to the British vice consul at Harpoot.
The vice consuls will start for their
posts Immediately.
In the appeal made to the sultan by NJ.
Nelidorff. the Russian ambassador in the
name of the czar, he strongly advised the
sultan to concede the demands for ex-
1 ira guardships in order to avoid magnify
ing the matter. as ne assured the sultan
the demand would be persisted in by the
/ powers.
| The negotiations for a government loan
| of 100000, secured by the revenues or
/ the Turkish tobacco regie. have fallen
! through.
! 1t is learned that Said Pasha, in reply
| to the sultan's demand that he leave the
| BRUSH embassy and return to his home,
SAID that he was willing to live in any
! place outside of Turkey that the sultan
might appoint and would also pledge him
! set to keep entirely aloof from politics
I being in view OF the circuns tunces, ex-
! treInely anxious TO leave the country with
/ his family. To this the sultan replied that
| ne was unwilling that Said Pasha should
put himself outside Of his (the sultan -
I power, as he was the custodian of too
/ many secrets.
The result is that Said received the as
/ sent OF the Sultan to his living anywhere
/ within the empire, together with the inn
/ perial assurance that his majesty would
not compel him to hold Office, and upon
/ this assurance Said returned to his home.
Upon leaving the British embassy Said
/ left letter addressed to Sir Philip Cur
! RE, the British ambassador, thanking him
ION nd fu1RF 4-
| Philip wrote a letter to the sultan express
sing the hope that Said Pasha would not
/ be harmed.
/ Placards denouncing the sultan were
| posted on the morning of Dec. 10 in all
| the principal mosques and at the gate
of the Yildiz palace the sultan's residence.
After the decision of the porte, TO issue
an trade permitting the passage of extra
/ guardships through the straits of the Dar-
meeting at which they decided that the
| presentation of an ultimatum to the porte
| was needless, inasmuch as the nrmans
! demanded had been granted.
An Armenian messenger employed in
| the British postofice was arrested at the
| Yildiz palace by detectives to-day and
| conveyed to the central police station,
! where he was examined and released.
London, Dec lit is learned at the
| admiralty that the dispatch boat Cicat-
rice sailed on the 10th TO join the squadron
at Salonioa. The Dryad is expected to
arrive on the morning of the 18th.
| A dispatch from Constantinople dated
| Dec II says that Said Pasha's return to
| his residence was contrary to the public
! expectance He drove thither in the car
| riage of Sir Philip Currie, the British am
| bassador, accompanied by the dragoman
| of the British embassy. On the same eve
| ming the secret police who had been sta
toned around the embassy were with
| drawn.
Said Pasha, in his letter to Sir Philip
Currie, dwelt upon his forty-three years
of public service, including five vizierates,
| and said that now that his health was
| exhausted he was unable TO bear the bur-
| dens of the post that the sultan wished
him to assume. His majesty had after
! wards offered him special appointment
in the palace to direct important affairs
| of state Unhappily, his health did not
! allow him to do this. His purpose in go
ing to the embassy was to escape the en-
| barrassments and thereafter to leave the
country. Said Pasha intended to pass
| one night at the embassy, in which belief
| he wrote Immediately to the grand vizier
| expressing the hope that his request
| would be favorably regarded. On the
same evening, however, the sultan sent
| his messenger and informed Said
| that his majesty continued to hold his
former grand vizier in high favor, and had
! entire confidence in his fidelity. on the
| following day the sultan gave similar as
! surances to the other embassies express
| ing a desire that Said should not leave the
| country. While grateful to his majesty,
| Said was compelled to consider the intol-
| cradle intrigues of the palace and conse-
| quently felt bound to reiterate his request
| to leave Turkey. Despite this, the sultan
| on thirteen occasions sent his chamber
/ lains and his secretary to reassure Said
| of his majeSty's wish that he abandon his
intention. The sultan, moreover, gave no
| written assurances. For these reasons
Said remained FIVE days at the embassy,
| despite his intention to remain only one
night. But on the other hand, his request
had not met with favorable reply, while
he felt obliged to attest his appreciation
of the sentiments and assurances of his
sovereign. His letter was an expression
of gratitude to Sir Philip Currie and his
wife Throughout the communications
with the palace, Said Pasha had full
! liberty of action.
The Standard tomorrow will print a
Constantinople dispatch, saying that the
porte is absolutely deserted and that the
ministers are living day and night in the
1 palace, where confusion reignS supreme.
The Chronicle tomorrow will print a
Constantinople dispatch saying it is re-
ported that the sultan swore on the
Koran TO protect Said Pasha's life and
liberty. He also presented to Said Pasha
a large sum of money and granted him
a pension of 1866 monthly. The sultan
seems to have had fit of generosity
toward suspects. He sent Kiamil Pasha
| formerly grand viZier, a rosary worth
e. 900 and increased his stipend 5000
The Times tomorrow will print a dis
| patch from it's Constantinople correspond
ent saying that Said Pasha's return
to his home was due to the pressure
brought to bear by Tashin Effendi, the
/ sultan's first secretary, and Tewfik Pasha,
| The correspondent adds that it would be
vain to predict sequel to the episode.
A Constantinople dispatch which the
Daily Telegraph will publish tomorrow
says that it is generally felt that Said
has stultifed himself by leaving the en-
/ bassy.
The Chronicles correspondent snys that
some regard Said as playing a very deep
game and that these perhaps are better
| informed than those who believe that
ne has acted foolishly
A ConstantinOple dispatch. that the
| Times will print tomorrow, will say that
| the French dispatch boat the Faucon, is
| due to arrive there on Dec. 13, and that the
| second dispatch boats of the other powers
| will arrive singly later
| Dispatches from Urumi Yah, under date
| of Dec TO- say IL is now certain that the
| Hammadeh cavalry destroyed POO vii
| lagos in the vilayet of Van, and that 50,-
900 homeless Armenlans are hocldng TO
| the city of Van According to these dis
/ patches. the government is doing nothing
| TO Prevent outrages upon the Armenans.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED.