The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-07
Copyright, 1885, by the United Associated


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Berlin, Sept 6-The conferences which
have taken place between the Gar and
the Emperor and their accompanying
Russian and German diplomats. which
at first We're alleged to be devoid OF
anything more important than mere
ceremonial conversations are now re-
ported to have taken the character of
initiating new concert of the powers
which is to have Il bearing of the ut
most Importance upon the future events
in Turkey. II is not known definitely
who originated the proposal but it il.
however, matter of positive knowledge
in Berlin that Prince Hohenlohe, the
Imperial Chancellor and Count Won
Osten- -Sacken. the Russian ambassador
to Germany. are discussing a plan the
purpose of which is to place the Sultan
under the tutelage of the ambassadors
of the powers in COnstantinople. who
will he empowered to control the Sui
tan'S selection of ministers and also his
appointments of provisional governors.
The settlement of the troubles in Crete
upon the basis of European supervis-
ion appears to have been the key note
of this scheme, which at least would
maintain the nominal integrity of Tur-
key and for a time enable the powers
to escape being dragged into Il Eu
ropean war over the division of the
spoils of the Ottoman empire. Practi-
cally the foreign ambassadors are al
ready treating Turkey as a government
existing wholly upon Sufferance, but
they do not take the responsibilities
.l.:x tod ,,.ith l,.
situation. Only the bare proposals have
been heard of outside of the circle which
is formulating the scheme. but the plan
is doubtless full of difficulties in the way
nf its working smoothly. One thing
however. Is certain. and that Is that
both the encourage of the Kaiser and
that of the Car are convinced that they
can no longer rest content upon mere
diplomatic remonstrances To the Porte
and it is well understood that family
influences upon the Gar at Copen-
hagen and similar influences upon the
Kaiser at Balmoral have become insist
ent beyond precedent in favor of an ef-
fective stnppaEe of horrors in Turkey
and these influences II is believed may
have been the most potent of all in de-
course which 1t is now proposed to pur-
sue.
Diplomatic adviccs received from
Constantinople are such as To cauS:
Wen grounded fears here that very
much worse things than have already
occurred in Constantinople may hap
pen in that city before the ambasSa-
dors are able to arrange for armed in-
terv"nton to suppress disorders, that
the sullan's palace clique. learning
that the sultan's reign is about t.
cease, may organize Il massacre upon
Il very much larger scale than hereto
fore and which will involve many 9TH
er persons than Armcnians as It's VIC
Tins.
CAUSE OF DISCONTENT.
The report that the British, French
aud Italian warships in Turkish wat
.rrS have been reinforced. while the
German warships have not have eX-
cited widespread feeling of discon-
tent which is being freely expressed
in the newspapers regardless of their
political bias Despite the activity of
the other powers in augmenting their
naval strength i'm Turkish waters the
admiralty of Germany have up to this
time taken no steps to increase the
strength and number of the German
war vessels there. but now. apparent
ly goadcd by the ntterances of the
press into doing something. they have
now ordered the training ship Chefs
enau to Smyrna. and the gunboat Er-
satZ to replace the old and worn out
I la fnp
These measures are extremely poor
indeed little better than none at all if
Germany is to figure in the interven-
ton of the powers In front of Con-
stantinope
The fetes at Breslau in honor of the
Gar and CZarina bear "A close resem-
blance to all of the preceding demon
strations of the kind. The streets of
the town are thronged with people
who cheer in season and out and per-
sistently press upon the long lines of
troops which occupy the border of the
streets to keep the crowd from imped-
ing the progress of the imperial visit
ors as they pass. The heat yesterday
and today was intense and served to
increase the general discomfort of the
people. 1t was originally intended that
the Car and Czarina with their suites
should occupy the royal castle. but the
Emperor's court marshal. who has in
charge the arrangements. found that
the castle would be too small for both
Of the imperial visitors and their at
tendants, so the new house of the
Silesian Landtag. in course of erection,
was hurriedly ordered to be completed
within the three weeks remaining prior
to the reception of the CZar Accord
ingly a force of eight hundred work
men We're employed night and day i'm
getting the building and its approach
es in passably fit condition and it
was only on Friday, the day before the
Cars arrival, that they ceased work.
A representative of the United Asso-
ciated Presses who was permitted to in
spect the interior of the building on Fri
day found dominant sense of newness
everywhere and the raw odors of new
wood. paint, etc, pervaded the place.
Still. the imperial apartments were gor-
geous with tapestries, pictures, etc.
which had been transferred to the build
ing from the royal palaces of Prussia
and presented a beautiful spectacle
The grand reception room which was
constructed within the central hall. was
adorned with statuary and tropical
plants.
THE CZAR'S GOODNESS.
The few words spoken by the car in
responding to the emperor's toast at the
banquet last evening are regarded in