The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-24
AN INCREDIBLE STORY.
{ Turkey Has Abandoned Her Old
Ally. Enmlaul or Russia

III
u 1dOu. Jan. "A dispatch TO the Pail
Gazette from Constanunopie. dated
- srday. says an offensive ana defeasi re
a1ty nee has been concluded between Rus
SO .Dd Turkey. The Pail Mail Gazette
- spoSdent adds that the treaty was
~ j at Constant,nople and the rstifisa-
- we're exchanged at ST. Petersburg be
~ a Aarei Pasha and the czar. The sas.s
~ treaty is declared to be on the lines
- III Unkiarskell agreement OF 1855, by
wh,I Turkey agreed, in the event Of
EusF going 10 war. 10 close the Darda-
nsuE 70 warships OF all nations This
- was soon abandoned, owing 70 the
- al Of the powers 10 recognize 1t. the
pauV Mall Gazette correspondent also says
- the French ambassador, Nj. Camsson,
cn1A n rred with the sultan yesterday. nnd
,batI II IS probable that France win 0e in-
e,,Sy 1 in the new alliance.
~ Pail Mall Gazette says; We re-
II the news as true. and as result of
~ reaty the Dardanslies is a southern
II OF Russia, and Turkey Is Rus
vassaI. We presume the British gov
~ nj will protest against the treaty for
an Is worth The information ts plainly
- IN very gravest importance The nrEt
alton reached Us four days ago. buI
Il itheId il until the arrival of strong
II nation, which We received this morn
III This brings Russia into the Aedlter-
~ a a
- strengthening our fleet ia those
The political effect NHl be far
r. Ii means that Turkey has real
er own impotence against disorders
N rom within and without. and has de-
10 throw herself for safety into the
- 4 Russia. She is now Russia 5 vas
"a Russia is entitled to dlspatch
aI' VI 10 any part OF the sultans domin-
ION, ais Of the foreign Office sad they
-, 10 information regarding the state
n elegraphed to the Pail Mall Gazette
- II 0nstantinople.
iiDlh S,, Russian embassy here deny having
Owledge Of the existence OF a Russ1-
Sr,,s,,iif a treaty on the basis Indicated by
-" - i Mall Gazette.
- ton is called in well-nformed CIR
the fact that while the present time
,picious for Russia 10 provide arsci-
- 10 n favor OF Great Britain joining
Il ibund, il must be remembered that
lHe Great Britain completed a similar
- - with Turkey when she secured the
uea'S u Cyprus Such a treaty between
r,le md Turkey. II is added. might open
N9a Il o the solutlOn of The Armenian
"aS as under it Russia could Occupy
Anatoii gton CITY. Jan. 23.-The Associ-
s. dispatch giving the details Of
a. reported TO have been Eerte cfei
s"e Russia and Turkey was circulated
Dor OF the senate today and read
oi 1He I oressions OF general interest, ts-
"4'H hy the members OF the committee
- 81 relations.
oi Aoi Davis expressed the sentiments
seIA tiority OF the committee when he
oI II II true this is the most important
ic event which has occurred IN the
ulpio.n y years T. means that Russia can
pas q, sr armies across the Turkish bor-
iAipNc rah r~aafW would result IN the inn
deTs. settlement OF the Armenian ques-
neEa' II France has also entered .nto
uoh. nee as aupearS probable the e.
the ain l5 he that the fleets OF those two
sun - would virtually control the Medi-
couhu n. and that means more than any
ferrahe now foresee II also means that
one ta will have something 70 do beside
Ens "a Uncle Sam
bullying - Morgan. Lodge and Cullom read
Senat p v-tth avid.ty, and all remarked
the rep vast IMPORTANCE OF the news II
upon rrove TO be true Mr.. Lodge
Il snouN coalition between Russia and
SAID ~ such as that Indicated, would
turkey u England would have hsr han3s
mean lsiness on her own continent with
fuH OF I fering in American affairs.
OUT iht villas. who while not a member
Senat'S arnuyfttee on foreign relations.
OF the sat interest in foreign questions.
axes that n leoKed a. II Russia had
remark l-cea8ei in getting a foothold On
a. last terrarean and was on the eve OF
the Me- a1nexirg Turkey 70 her aon n
v.rtual confessed that his sympathies
ions. ,,s been With Russia IN THIS strGs-
had alW
gle -a,-h ambassador was seen. but
The II ,ad no news on the subject and
said ne f- was disinclined 10 credit the
appareIG Gszerte's sta-emeEf, cther di-
an - said they wrr" also without NJ" :