Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-30

London, Jan. 2G.--The most startling
political news of the week was the an
nouncement Thursday in a CONSTANT
nople dispatch to the PAN Mall Gazette
that an offensive and defensive ALI
ance had been formed between Russia
and Turkey. True or untrue the story
aroused the kcenest discussion
throughout Great Britain and the con
tinent. Late specials from different
European capitals contain admissions
which lend color to the report. Tur-
keys terrible financial plight, it Is be
lIeyed, may have driven the sultan into
the arms Of Russia, and official ana
semi official denials of the accuracy of
the rumors which are always forth
coming are regarded with considerable
suspicion, especially as the Pail Mall
Gazette has been proved to have been
correctly informed in the case of sew
eral previous statements of great i'm
portance. Moreover, the information
contained I'm the Constantinople dis
patch to the Gazette IL now confirmed
from an excellent source, n letter from
a reliable correspondent at Constant
nople, in which the writer declares
that the Russo-Turkish treaty Is an
actual fact although IT does not exist
on paper. The correspondent adds:
Russia Is absolute master Of the sit
uation and II Is believed here that the
enormous backsheesh sent by the sui
tan TO the car, valued ut $4,000 and
including one OF the most famous Jew
els In the imperial collection, marked
the secret treaty Of alliance by which
Russia guarantees the integrity of the
Ottoman empire and agrees to assist
In the restoration Of order In Kurdislan
and also In the defense of the Oar
dnnelleB. The outcome of tho Arme
nnn difficulty has been the triumph OF
Russia and the humiliation of Great
Britain"
English newspapers generally accept
this view Of tho defeat OF British
diplomacy. The Chronicle, almost
alone, views the situation with COM
placency aud tht ks 1t should lead to
complete entente between Russia
and Grent Britain on the whole Aslatic
question, including Egypt
This development OF the eastern
question has aroused great interest AS
to the intentions of the United States
and the feeling Ii expressed that the
United States Will soon prove Il po-
tent factor In the Lev ant. Tho 40
bates IN congress upon this subject arc
eagerly followed and commented upon
here. Regarding the action Of the
United States senate Friday, whca
Calls resolution demanding, either by
peaceful negotiation OF force Of arms,
that Armenian atrocities be stopped,
was defeated without division, and
when the foreign relations resolution
was passed unanimously, appealing to
the rescue of the Almonians, :ho West
minister Gazette says: "All will
probably be dismissed by Europe rs
but cbulitions Of jefferson blowing
off steam TO n sympathetic gallery.
But In view Of the movements OF the
fleet, the stir III arscnalS and the or
gani2ed agitation in the great cities
'hh Wv iIlihllil'lll IlbbthblilAl Nli''A ~
Turk may any day XIII an American
missionary these uticranCos and Fri
days speeches cannot he too lightly
dismissed. We need hardly say that
any action Of the American govern
mont regarding Turkey will be warm
~ welcomed by those who most re-
sentcd the action taken at Washington
concerning British Guiana,
The outlook here regarding the
speedy settlement OF The dispute be-
tween Great Britain and NtncZu ,la re
EardiuE the boundaries of British ,;ui-
ana IL now regarded az moro hopeful
but, whether Tia" settlement be arrived
at with Venezuela direct or by means
OF arbitration still seems to he undo
Cldcd, although nobody anticipates any
further serious trouble In connection
With the dispute
london. Jan. 26 The Turkish en-
hassy hats Published an official denial
Of the PAN Mall Gaactte's account Of
the treaty between Turkey and Russia,
The representatives Of the ottoman
empire in England says that the report
II absolutely nGoudcd