Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-30
CAR AND SULTAN.
Report Of an Alliance Between
Them Having Been Concluded.
VIEWS EXPRESSED At WASH NOTION.
A General Opinion That II the Alliance Has
hssn Made It VIII Provoke the
Gravest C0nsequenc-s-Ths
Report Denied.

Souetantin0pie says Indt an Intensive
and defensive alliance has been con-
cluded between Russia and Turkey.
The treaty was signed at Constantine
pie and the Publications were ex-
changed at st. Petersburg between
Aarej Pasha and the Car The basis
OF the treaty is declared to be on the
lines of the agreement Of 1888. by
which Turkey agreed In the event of
Russia going to war to close the OAR
daDelles to warsl.ips Of all nations.
The Constantinople correspondent
OF the Pail Mall Gazette, commenting
upon the treaty, says that it must soon
be abandoned, owing to the refusal of
the powers to recognize it. He also
says thut the French ambassador, NJ.
Cambon. conferred with the sultan and
that it is probable that France will be
included in the new alliance.
Commenting on its dispatch from
Constantinople, the Gazette said edi-
torially: "We regard the news as
true and the result of the treaty is
that the Dardanelles is the southern
outpost of Russia and Turkey is Rus.
sia's vassal. We presume the British
government will protest against the
treaty for all 1t is worth. The infor-
mutton Is p'a'niy Vi .no very srasesO
importance. Inc nrs' 'nei'ia,'oh
reached Us ionr Gays ago onl we WIFI
neld IL until the ARRIVAL OF stroh" con
hfmatlon, wnlch we rece'Vea '',is
morning ms brings Russia INTO 'ne
Mediterranean WIN veh'ea"ce' anu
may necesslta'e as'rehgtnenlhs OF our
Meet IN those waters folitcai'y the
effect VIII be lar greater lle treaty
means That turkey mas realized her
own impotence against aisorucr ootn
from witnln ana from without anu
mas DECIDED 70 throw nersell lor sa'e'y
in'o 'ne arms OF nuss'" one 10 now
husslas vassal ana RUSSIA Is enel'ieu
10 dispatch troops 10 any paru OF the
sultan's commons.
VIEWS EXPRESSED AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON Jan 24-lhe d'spatch
giving the details OF the treaty report
eu 10 nave oeeh perleclen oeV"ee''
Russia and turkey were circulated on
tine iioor OF Inc senate yesterday "h',
was read win expressions Oh general
interest, especially oy the members Oh
the committee on foreign re'at'olis'
Senator DAVIS expressed the seh'i'
ments OF MAJORITY OF the co"miltee
when he sad: III true' tn's Is 'he
most important alpio'haCc even -
which mas occurred IN the past ~
years. IL means t'la' RUSSIA can moVe
her armies across .ne iurN's" porue''
such treaty womb result III 'he I'M
mediate settlement Oh Ihe Armenian
question ana II france hasaiso entered
INTO the ailiahce' as appears pro'"o'e,
the result would ne tnat tne Meet Oh
those TWO countries "ou'o virtually
control the Meai'erraheai' anu '"a'
means more thah anyone ca" ,uresee'
IL also means 'na' nng,ana WIN nave
somelh'hg touo pes'ues o"'iN'"s oncie
sam
senators Mofaah' Loaee anu Oul'on,
read inc repor. w''n av'ul'y' anu ~.
remarked upon lne VasS ''po''ance VI
.ue ne"'' ;, ~ aa,' ., p'",o . W. ~
true, MI Lo"se s'iu' r""v " ooa',''o"
between RUSSIA a"o iur"ey' s"e'' 10
mat ina'ca'eu' IL wouio mean ~, ,'"e =
England wou'u ''a'o nei MINUS ~. .., v.
BUSINESS OH ner OWL, con''le,u "''''ou'
interfering IN American anaits,
i"e o'sp"'o" was 's" ~, WV" e'.~'