The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-12-05
Turkish Ruler Informed by Rus
sia That She Will Not
Back Him
49, q
Nor Do Anything to Thwart the
Determination of the
Powers
That Order Must Be Restored.
1t Evidently Took Him by
Surprise.

CoNsrANTINoPLB. via Sofia, Bulgaria,
Dec. 5.-Ths eastern questionIs passing
through a period Of rumors. set adrtft
~ ballon d'sssai to test the temper In
which this or that movement would be
received BY the powers. Thus, few
days ago. story was floated to the
effect that Great Britain had proposed
the dismemberment Of Turkey to Rus.
sia. and that the latter had refused to
take part in such partitioning of the
Ottoman empire. Soon after this story
had been digested it was denied from q
number Of sources.
Said to Have Appealed to the Gar.
Then it was reported that Russia,
after the sultan had made q direct ap-
peal to the czar, had consented to waive
his demands for an extra guardship in
the Bosphorus and that this had been
one Of the causes of Great Britain with
drawing the Dryad from the entrance
of the Dardanelles after the sultan had
refused to issue permit for her to pass
in.
Lastly, after Mondays meeting Of
the ambassadors, it was rumored that
Sir Philip Currie, the British ambassa-
dor, had notified the porte that Great
Britain gave the sultan until Saturday
next, in which to issue the irmans de-
manded, and that if they were not
forthcoming by that time, an extra
British guardship would pass the
or ifo xr,sfh 20 ocio
This could not be confirmed, but Sir
Philip Currie undoubtedly seems to
have made some important commune
cation, the nature of which is not
known to Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish
minister for foreign affairs.
The sultan has all along believed and
the palace coterie has been apparently
equally convinced that Russia would
not act in accord with Great Britain,
and that therefore Russia, France and
even Germany might be counted upon
if it came to a decisive crisis to oppose
any active interference 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 po-
lite smiles of incredulity.
1t stirs Up she Sultan.
1t has became known, 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 car or his advisers in
anything in any way tending to thwart
the determination of the powers to have
order restored throughout the Turkish
empire and measures taken for the pro.
lection of the lives and property of all
the Christian subjects to the sultan
This news has cast a dismal spell over
the Yildiz Kiosk, and the ministers
have been in almost constant attend
ance upon the sultan ever since.
Have Heard From ZeitouD.
ITO the relief of the diplomatic corp:
from Zeitoun. These advices, which
are from Turkish sources, state tha
the Turkish delegates sent by the com
anander Of the Turkish forces at Marasl
to treat with the insurgents for the sur
render of Zeitoun were halted outside
Zeitoun by an Armenian outpost, Th'
message of which the Turks wer,
bearers was then conveyed to the Arme
nian commander, but the delegate
were not allowed to pass the outpost
and were not admitted to Zeitoun. Tn
delegates, however, were informed tina
the 400 captured Turkish soldiers VIII
were said to have been fraternized witt
the Armenians, had been released, witt
the exception Of nine soldiers, who ar
alleged by the Turks to have beel
murdered" 1t is believed that the,
We're killed during the fighting whicl
preceded the surrender Of the Turkis
battalion.
Are Almost Ready to Advance.
1t is understood that the concentra
ton of troops at Marash is about com
pleted, and the advance upon Zeitour
which is only Is miles from Marasl
may be expected at any time. The ger
eral opinion expressed here is that tn
Armenians of Zeitoun will be shown n
mercy, in spite Of the promises of moo
Grafton in dealing with the insurgent.
made by the Turkish government aft4
representations on the subject had bee
made by the representatives of til
powers.
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