The evening times., 1896-06-15
CALL HALT ON THE SULTAN
German Ambassador Warns
Him Regarding Atrocities.
BEHALF OF THE POWERS
His Majesty Is Told He VIII Ger
taInIy Lose the Good VIII of the
Powers IL the Horrors Continue.
Collective Note Said to Have Been
Sent by the Dreibund.

Berlin, June 15.-Under an arrangement
with the oller Ambassadors To the Porte,
Baron Saurma Won Jeltsch, the German
ambassador ut Constantinople, obtained
an audience with the sultan on Friday last
and read to his majesty n note. warning
Turkey against the certainty OF losint. fhs
good will of the powers by permitting
the continuance OF atrocities in Crete.
Subsequently the Austrian ambassador.
Baron ne Caiice, obtained an interview
with the sultan and emphasized the views
which had been expressed by the German
ambassador.
The Berlin newspapers on Saturday pub
a collective note u the porte which probably
had reference to the lie IS formal coinmuni
cation read 10 the saltan by Baron
Saurma Won Jeltsch on Friday. The
separate interview with the sultan by.
Baron de Calico was due 10 The fact that
he was obliged To make special repre-
sentaiions bearing upon The interests ot
Austria, which are involved i'll the Mace
donian question. which is feccming acute.
The Macedonian committee, which is
sitting iu Sofia, Bulgar ia, has decided
10 make a demand Tor TIE AUTONOMY or
Macedonia and are practically conspiring
to bring about an insurrection. 1t is there
fore believed here that Austria has asked
the sultan to consent to the occupation OF
Macedonia by Austrian troops in the
event or an uprising there.
A BALKAN POWER
In connection with this belief it may be
noted that NJ. de Galaxy, Austrian minister
of finance, in speaking upon the Austrian
budget in the ReiChrath on Friday claimed
that Austria Hungary had become BalkaY
power since the empire had acqu ired
Bosnia, and therefore had a right to in
terfere in the Balkan Peninsula.
NJ. de Galaxy, Ill the course OF his remarks,
limited at, without openly mentioning thein.
plans which had been discussed AT st.
Petersburg for confederation OF the
Balkan states under Russia's protectorate
and said that in connection Herewith the
Prince of Montenegro and the King OF
Servia were expected To hold a conference
with Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria at
Sofia at the end of the present month.
The physical ailments OF the Sultan
are among The factors which are CAUSING
the present diplomatic ferment. and tie
representations oil the German ambassador
TO Turkey are aimed at immediate pra ctical
action N Crete. assisting the kaiser $
policy OF keeping tile peace of Europe.
RUSSIA SPEAKS UP.
simultaneously with this move on the
part of Germany, Russia has urged the
Bulgarian government to put a stop at
any cost TO the armed bands RAISED by
the Macedonian committee crossing the
frontier, and has also asked the Greek
government TO prohibit the sending of men
and munitions OF war from Greece into
Crete.
Further inquiry as to the nature and
| who has of late been pre- nIinently men
toned as the probable successor of Prince
yon Hohe niche in the imperial chancelerie.
has elected the statement from those who
are III q position to know that he is suffer
| ing from nothing me re- serious than gout.
Another scandal which has long been
| the talk of society has now become pubic
property. The eminent German painter
Franz Won Lcnbach. has brought a suit
| for divorce from his Wife. who was the
| Countess Won Moltke, accusing her of
| infidclity. In order that Won Lenba ch
may be enabled 10 marry again lie has
left the Catholic Church. which does 10,
| recognize divorce. and il is his intention
| to wed the Countess Won Hornstc;n wheJ
| he secures his decree of separation.
Frau Won Lcnhacii also expects To he
married again as soon as the decree ui
divorce IS made absolute to Dr. Sclweninger,
who is Prince Bismarck's physician
Prince Isenbcrg- Birstein. who married
Miss Lewis. an American heiress is being
sued IN Berlin court for 100. 400 marks
by the agents who negotiated the match
between himself and Miss Lewis.