The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-30
Something Definite May Be Ex-
pected From Constantinople
Within "A Hours.
Sultan Still Refuses to Issue Fir.
mans For Passage of Extra
Boats.
English Ambassador Placed in an
Embarrassing Position How
1t Happened.

CONSTANTlNOPLE,V via soma, NOV. oU.-
The political situation remains critical
and the crisis may be expected within
the ensuing "a hours.
The sultan, who is once more
thoroughly under the influence of the
palace party, led by Izzet Bey, still de.
clines to grant the firmans applied for
by the representatives Of Great Britain,
Russia, Italy and Austria, for the pas.
sage of extra guard ships through the
straits of the Dardanelles This is the
more extraordinary, as on Tuesday last
the Turkish minister for foreign affairs
personally assured Sir Phillip Currie
that the porte had determined to grant
Immediately the permission. as re.
quested.
Ruled BY the Palace Party.
1t would thus seem that while the
Turkish ministers are apparently in ia
vor Of granting the firmans, the palace
party, priests, chamberlains and others.
who are the real advisors of Abdul
Hamid, are opposed to it as calculated
to lower the dignity of the sultan.
Meantime, the mussulmans are growing
uneasy looking upon the threatened
event Of the extra guardships as moth.
ing less than warning and warlike
demonstration before Constantinople
This is dangerous feature of the affair
and is adding to the anxiety felt on all
sides. In spite Of the threatened storm,
however. the sultan persists in his re-
fusal to issue firmans and has again
made evasive reply to the British EN-.
bassador's representatives ON the sub
ject. But Sir Philip Currie. assured
by Tewfik Pasha that frmans would be
forthcoming, promptly telegraphed to
the admiral in command Of the British
Mediterranean squadron, instructing
him to despatch a gunboat to the Oar.
danelles, to be used in the Bosphorus,
as an extra guardship at the disposal of
the British embassy.
The Dryad on tho Way.
AS result, the twin screw torpedo
boat Dryad has been dispatched to the
Dardanelles and is expected to arrive
there during the day. The failure of
the porte to grant permission to pass
the straits places Sir Phillip Currie in
the embarrassing position of either or.
dering the ship back or to insist that
she be allowed to pass, and backing up
the order by force, if necessary.
The sultan is excited about the mat
ter and it is known that an unpleasant
interview between himself and Tewfik
Pasha was held at the palace. The sui.
tan finally prevailed OIL Tewfik Pasha
to go to Sir Phillip and endeavor to in.
duce him to order back the Dryad. This
Sir Phillip refused to do, but later, at
the solicitation of Said Pasha, agreed tC
await instructions from Salisbury on
the subject.
The little news received here from
Asiatic, Turkey, only tends to make the
situation look blacker. Hurrying OF
troops to Syria and& Palestine continues
and there is no doubt that the rebellion:
Druses will have to submit to heavy
! reconing with the Turks for their up.
| rising.
The flames of holy war, alway!
| smouldering amosg the Mussulmans
are being dangerously famed, and may
at any time burst forth into confa
grafton which will compel all Europe t,
take a hand i'll saving the lives ant
property of many thousands of almos
helpless Christians. A stray shot, ;
sharp blow may explode the powde
magazine with which the weak minded
Abdul Hamid has been toying so long.