The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-05
A FRIENDLESS RULER.
The Sultan Makes Futile Efforts to
Secure Backer.
HF WAS GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER.
he Bnilded on Sand When Looking
for Russias Aid.
HF WAS GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER
THE AWFUL REIGN OF TERROR
Turkish Barbarity Feared by Christians
at Ziioun Preparing TO Defend
Their Lives.

Constantinople. December g. via SOFIA,
Bulgaria, December i-tCopyrlghted, 1890
by the Associated Press 1.-The Eastern
question is passing through a period OF
rumors set adritt as baliou d'cssi,t to test
the temper In which this or that move
mcut would be received by the powers
Thus few days ago n story was fioated
to tho effect that Great Britain had pro
posed the dismembermcnt of Turkey TO
Russia and that the latter had refused to
take part IN such "A parttioning of the
Ottoman empire. Soon after this etory
had been digested, IL was denied frt,m a
number OF sources. Then IL was reported
that Russia, after the sultan had made
q direct appeal to tho ear. had consented
TO waive her demands for an extra guard
ship IN the Bosphorus, and that this mas
been one OF the causes OF Great Britain
withdrawing the Dryad from the entrance
of the Darrlanelles after the sultan had
refused TO issue q permit for her 10 pass
in
Lastly. yesterday, after the meeting or
the ambassadors, ii was rumored that
Sir Phillip Curiic, the British ambassa-
dor. had notified the porte that Great
Britain gavo the sultan until Saturday
next in which to issue the firmans de-
manded. and that II they were not forth
coming by that time an extra British
Ruardship would pass the straits without
the sultans permission. This report was
coupled with the statement that Italy IN
dorsod the action of Great Britain in the
matter. Some color was given to Il by
the Unprecedented activity IN the italian
arsenals ana by the fact that the rumor
was current at Rome. Berlin. Paris and
this city, but diligent Inquiry made among
the diplomatic corps and IN Turkish gov.
eminent circles las failed to obtain uon-
firmatlon OF the report. But Sir Philip
Currle undoubtedly seems to have some
important communication, the nature OF
which Is not known to Tewfik Pasha,
the Turkish minister OF foreign atenirs,
1t was intimated IN these dispatches
however, that this was an era % sue
priteS, hnd II was limited that another pnc
is in st1rc. This like all the other fore
casts of the situation made from here TO
the Associated Press, turns out TO he cor
rect. The sultan has all along believed
and the palace cotcric has hcun nppar-
entity equally convinced that Russia was
not in accord with Great Britain, and
that therefore Russia, France and even
Germany might Ne counted ON, Il 1t came
TO decisive crisis, TO oppose any dctiva
lnteerfer,Snce on the part of Great Britain
In the Turkish empire,
In fact, this belief was almost general
In the political world and ali assertions
to the contrary Were received with polite
today, however, To the surprise OF the
skeptics. that Russia IL really in accord
with the powers and that the sultan need
not look for sympathy from thu ear OF
his advisers in anything In any way tend
ing Ia thwart the determination of the
powers to have order restored throughout
the Turkish empire, ana measures taken
for the protection OF the lives and prop
erty OF all the Christian subjects TO the
sultan.
tho yldlz kiosk and the ministers have
been IN almost constant attendance upon
the sultan ever since. The details OF the
developing of this little surprise are as
follows:
When Great Britain thraatcnnd to force
the passage of the Dardnnclles, II the
ilrmaus for the passage Of the extra
guard ships were not granted. the sultan
appealed personally to the governments
of Russia, Austria Germany aud France |
begging them not to press their demands
and calling their attention To- the efforts
bis government was making to restore or.
der and prevent further outbreaks and |
dwelling strongly upon the danger OF an
uprising of the Mussulmans throughout
the empire II he were subjected 70 such |
a slight. holding that the mere fact Of |
sending the additional warships 10 the !
Bosphorus would be an intimntion that |
he was not considered By the powers TO |
be capable OF maintaining order IN MS
own dominlons.
In no case did the sultan meet with |
success. Prince lsobanon Positively, the |
Russian minister for foreign affairs, re- |
piled at first that he would sound the |
cabinets of France, Germany anu Aus !
tria on the subject. It being apparently /
concluded that Il was useless TO again I
question Great Britain or italy. The Itus- /
stan foreign minister did 50. hut recoiv- |
ing nothing but uniayorable replies nc /
later informed the Turkish ambassador I
at ST. Petersburg that he could see no /
reason 70 separate himself from tbs |
course followed by the other powers IN /
IN tho IaHtprp plpatiUu
The Austrian minister for foreign az |
fairs, Count GOluchowsky, was even moro 1
explicit Than Prince Lobanou Rosiivaky, |
for he gave the Turkish ambassador 81 |
Vienna TO understand clearly TINT a com !
piotc understanding existed amoug inc |
powers and that SuTkpy should not per /
sist in her present d.latory policy regard |
ius the demands OF he powers for extra |
guarGship0 nor IN pushing the WORK or r.
venting further outbreaks. Ine icply, OF
vi. Benhclot. the French minister lor toi-
olpn affairs. was almost ideniichi WIN I
that OF Prince Lebanon Rostiyshy. /
FINALLY through Prince floheniQhe Gnu /
Freihnrr Marchal Won Blcherstein, Gnu |
pcror William gave The Turkisn i,nlhIh-
wes iirWly told that the power were ph-
douhiediy acting In their best Interests
Empire in any demands upon the porte, |
snd the ambassador VAS warned that the
sultan could not expect the support o.
~ inpathy OF Germany In any continued |
oppGsit.on TO the will OF the powers.
Thus apparently, the sultan was SHOWN |
that he has no longer hacker IN urope,
but the question OF admitting the extra
puardshlns Is Eth unsettled ana TINS
wotld sIll leave open tho question wheth- |
ef or not Great Britain has given the sui
tan Until Saturday IN which 10 issue the
frmsns.
10 The relief OF the diplomatic corps. at
least news has nj last Eecn Tesaived from
Z!t0un. These adylccs, which are IRON |
Turkish sources, state that the IurklFb |
dclcgaies sent hy the commander Of the |
Turkish forces at Marasn 10 treat with |
tho Insurgents FOR Tie surrender OF D. |
toun were halted outside Iitoun by an |
Armenian outpost. rho message Of which
the Turks were hearers was then con-
Ieycd TO tho Armenian commander, Tut
the Delegates were not allowed 70 pass
the oufposts ana were not admitted TO
Xitoun. The delegates, however. were IN
formed that tho 900 captured rursssh goi-
dicrs, who were said to have frateruiaed
with the Arinenians, had been released
with the execution OF nine soldiers VINO