The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-05
AFFAIRS AT COHsrAHTIHOpLE
All Kinds Of Rumors Afloat
About the Powers.
Firat That EnCland had Proposed a Dis.
membsrmens of Turkey and That Rus
sis Protested-Ehep That tho Latter
Was Backing tho Sultan Now That
Russia Is In Accord with England
The Sultan Scared.

Copyrighted, 1895, by the Associated Press.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 4.-The East
ern question Is passing through q period
OF rumors, set adrift to test the temper
In which this or that movement would
be recsived by the powers. Thus. a
few days ago, g story was hossed to the
effect that Great Britain had proposed
the Acknowledgement OF Turkey to Russia
ana that the latter had refused to take
part In such q partitioning Of the OF
tomsn empire. Soon sitter this story
had been digested it was denied from a
number OF sources. Then 1t was re-
ported that Russia, after the sultan had
made q direct appeal to the car, had
consented to waive her demands for an
extra guardship in tho Bosphorus and
ehat this had been one of the causes of
Great Britain Withdrawing the D.yad
from the entrance Of the Dardanelles
after the sultan had refused to issue q
permit for her to pass in.
Lastly, yesterday afternoon 1t WAS re-.
ported that Sir Philip Currle, the British
ambassador. had given the sultan until
Saturday in which to issue the frman,
and II not forthcoming by that time an
extra British guariship would pass the
straits without the sultsn's permission.
Some color was given to it by the un-
p~recedented activity in the Italian ar
senals, n by the fact that the rumor
was current at Rome, Berlin, Paris and
other cities. But inquiries among the
diplomatic corps and in Turkish govern
mont circles, failed to obtain q CONFIRM
alton of the report. Sir Philip Currie
undoubtedly must have made some inn
portant communication, the nature OF
which Is not known, to Tewhk Pasha,
the Turkish minister for foreign affairs.
The sultan has all along believed and
the palace has been apparently equally
convinced tina Russia would not act in
accord with Great Britain and therefore
Russia, France and even Germany
might be counted upon, IL 1t came 10 u
decisive crisis. to oppose any active in
reference upon the part of Great
Britain in the Turkish empire. In fact,
this belief WAS almost general In the
political world and all assertions to the
contrary were received with polite
smiles of ~inoredulity.
1t became known to-day, however, to
the surprise of the skeptics, that Russia
Is really In accord with the powers, and
that the sultan need look for no sympa-
thy from the czsr or HIS advisers in
49, "NJ s0hoAhS v VIZ Ob6Tulluhs lOH
OF the powers to have order restored
throughout the Turkish empire, ana
measures AIKEN for the protection OF the,
lives and property Of all the Christian
suojecs Is of the sultan. This news has.
cast o dismal spell over the Ylldiz
Kiosk and the ministers have been in
almost constant attendance upon the
sultan ever since. Thus, apparently,
the sultan was shown that he no longer
has a hacker in Europe. bat the CUES
ton OF admitting the extra guardships
Is still unsettled and this would still,
leave open the question whether Great
Britain has or has not given the sultan
until Saturday in which to issue the
drmans.
To the relief of the diplomatic CORPS.
at least, news has at last beer received
from Zsitoun. The advices which come
from Turkish sources state that the
Turkish delegates sent by the COM
mander OF the Turkish forces at Marash
10 treat with the insurgents for the
surrender OF Ieitoun were halted out
eide Ieitoun by the Armenian outpost.
b message OF which the Turkish were
bearers was then conveyed to the Ar.
menian commander, but the delegates
were not allowed to pass the ousposts
and were not admitted to Zaitoun.
q delegates, however, were iu-
Termed that 400 captured Turkish sol-
diers who were said to have fraternizsd
with the Armenisns had boon released,
with the exception OF nine soldiers who
are alleged by the Turss to have been
'"quartered." 1t Ia believed they were
killed during the fight that preceded
the surrender Of the Turkish battalion.
II Ia understood that the concentration
OF troops OF Marlsh lie about to be COM
pleted, and an ad vancs upon Zsitoun,
which is twenty five miles from Marssh,
may be expected ct any time. The
general opiuion expressed here Ia h .
the Armenians Of Zsitoun will be shown
no mercy.
The Daily Telegraph has q dispatch
from Constantinople. which will be
published tomorrow and which reports
that the powers have presented An
ultimatum to the porte, threatening to
force the passage OF the Oardsnelles
unless hrmans are issued within
seventy two hours. permitting the pas
sage OF the second guardships.
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ports show Rnvnl Rskip1 pouSar on.