The sun., 1896-10-25
Short Poeu.
Bryan and Sc wall
Are In the Cruel.
WAsHING1oN WILL MISS HIM.
Tho Vnique DiPiomatst Who Has Repre-.
sonted tho Sultan In the Capital.

The Unique DiPiomatist Who Has Repre-.
sented tho Sultan In the Capital.
From the Baltimore Sun.
WARRINGTON. Oct. 2O.-A unique character
will disappear from Washington official life
when tho Turkish Minister, Mavroyeni Bey,
returns 10 tho home of the Sultaa and leaves
the Legation hero In charge OF his successor.
Mustapha rahsln Bey. Society will miss the
old Minister, but tho State Department win
welcome the change. For six years no great
event has been considered complete here with
,ut the presence of the Bey, and while the Min
rter never entertained. possibly because he
was q bachelor and did not have suitable quar-
ters, he was invited to all tho leading affairs,
and was beau Of much rcpute. Mavroyent
was not Turk. however as was generally sup
posed. but. like most OF the Sultan's diplomatic
offcers, was born and bred In Greece, his ale
glance 10 Turkey having been accomplished
Later In life.
AS a minister he has baen o mos: dismal fail
ure, but as a society diplomat ho has been
far greater SUCCESS than any Of his pr sdeces-
sors. The officials OF the State Department had
little confid snce In him, and preferred 10 treat
whenever possible directly with I'll Porte than
with It's representative in Washington. Nav
[oyeni mas beon most enerRelc IN behalf or
his Government recently. probably with tho
hope that he might secure an extension of his
te. m ot duty III America. lie did not wish 70
renounce the pleasure OF Wash ingL, MS gay
life and 40 home. where he may have 10 retire
from onic'al circles, But tho Sultan wished u
moro determined Representative in this city,
Que who could do more to make tho relations
between turkey and the Administration moro
agreeable.
AS Turkish Minister to Washington. Nav
roI eni mas lived In an unpretentious house In
the fashionable section OF this city, and dur
lnR the gay season II ID quite certain that he
never ulhed Ut his Legation. He WAS asked to
more dinner parties than any diplomat in Wash
inXtoh. ana was invariably conspicuous fg-
ure at soCta events. In she summer he became
famous at Bar Harbor Tor the ella borate enter
tAnments lie would provide in retuI Il for some
OF tho Lospitalitles extended 10 HIM during
The wlLter season. These parties were unique
and characteristic OF tho Minister.
some OF the Minister'S communications to tho
state Department have not been treated with
the consideration that would have been ac-
corded them had tn " come from Turkeys
former represen tativs. He made more trouble
than all other diplomats in Washington com
blned, ana In his desire To De alert Overstepped
upon several occasions tho holnds OF discreet
ness aud injured his cOuntry's interests moro
thu he advanced them. The state Depart
ment. however, excused hs many weaknesses
For the nAst six months the Minister has
been in dire fear that the | nj cd States was
going TO send u big heet OF war ships 10 Con-
staElinople and blow the town on he earth.
He has regarded every order 10 warship di-
rectiEg her passage TO Europe as an snront
10 Lhe sultan. and even when . ship was bent
or the most peaceful mission tho Minister has
interpreted its oven enls as hostile 10 Tur-
key. In this respect he has been most Jealous
OF his cou1try'S welfare. In others he has
utterly failed.