The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-09
7HE TURKISH Crisis J
Little Improvement Expected from
the Present Ministry. ss
THE SYSTEM NEEDS AEroanIse

Ono Sultan as HAD %. Another. ana Nothing
bat Complete Change I'm Methods WIN
Bring Order Out Of choas in the Dis
surbed Country.
CoNsrANrIHorLE, Nov. 9.--There Is no
change for the better in the political sit
uation here unless 1t rests In the fact that
the Ottoman bank has advanced the Turk
tsh government tho sum Of 81 500, 600,
which win enable the new minister Of
finance, Sabri Pasha, to provide for the
most pressing needs of tho government.
The latter, 1t would seem, consists In 1T
ting out the army reserves Just called Out
In the porte's attempt to mako some show
OF trying to restore order In Armenia; but
there are so many other demands upon
the Turkish Treasury at the present mo
ment that the money Just advanced would
not go long way, even II 1t was all placed
TO legitimate uses which Is not likely to
DO the case. In the best informed circles
here the situation is regarded as decidedly
critical, and important developments are
expected within short time.
The ambassadors of the powers do not
regard tho new Turkish ministry with
favor. 1t Is not expected to last long, and
1t Is not thought that 1t will be able to do
anything worth mentioning towards clear
ing the political atmosphere.
The rumors Of palace conspiracies which
have boon In circulation for months past
continue to be bruited about. The name
of the deposed Sultan Mohnmmed Murad,
removed from the throne because he was
alleged to be suffering from idiocy, is
once more mentioned as being a likely
candidate for the throne. There are many
people who believe that the deposed sultan
is quite as sane as the present ruler OF the
Ottoman empire, Abdul Medjid.
Then, Of course, the name of the heir
apparent, Mohammed Reshad, is heard
mentioned as likely to shortly succeed
his uncle, tho present sultan, but that re-
port has been in circulation for months
past. In fact, 1t was said some time ago
that the present sultan Ind offered to re-
sign in his favor, but, 1t is added, the rep
resentatives Of the powers did not look
upon this as likely to prove any solution
to the complicated situation, and the mat
ter was allowed to drop. The difficulty
does not rest in Individuals; one sultan is
about as bad or good as another; 1t is the
system of the government in the Turkish
empire which is to blame for ali the
trouble, and until there Is decided change
In this direction there will be no improve
ment in the condition Of tho Armenians
or Of the Turks.
The appointment Of the ex-grand vizier,
Kamil Pasha decidedly well meaning
man. as vail of Aleppo, is regarded here as
being only another way of sending him
into exile. He may not be actually exiled,
but he will not be allowed to return from
Aleppo until it suits the porte. He is
charged with many things, but tho sum
and substance of it seems to be that he has
been made scapegoat for the sins and
lack of energy of Others. The sultan had
to do something, so he changed his grand
vizier and turned over his cabinet. He
may have gained some time by SO doing,
but that seems to be about all
In addition to the exile of Kiamil Pasha
to Aloppo, it is reported that a number of
high personages have been exiled to Ana
tolia but 1t is difficult to get at the truth
In such matters, as people reported lex
He'd sometimes find their way to the bot
tom Of the Bosphorus
The Turkish troops are being concen-
trated at Marash for an advance on Zeit-
oun 80 soon as the military preparations
are completed.
Further private reports received hero
from Diarbekir estimate tho number of
Armenian victims of the recent massa-
ores there at 5000. 1t is believed that this
number is In excess of the actual total of
those killed, but there seems to be no
doubt that the victims are numbered by
thousands.