The herald., 1896-10-25
The Turkish Situation Grows
More Grave
THE SULTAN MEANS FIGHT
After the Massacre Of a Few More
Christians
Preparations for the Celebration Of the
Sixtieth Anniversary Of Victoria's
Reign-Chicago Complimented.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
LONDON, Oct 24.-(Copyright, 1895,
The receipt of dispatches from Con-
stantinople announcing that the impo-
sition of poll taxes of five piastres pei
head and the levying of other taxes In
order to arm the Mussulmans has caus-
ed the situation there to assume grave
aspect, and increased the anxiety felt
here regarding the outcome of the east
ern imbrogio.
The Speaker, in discussing the matter,
says: 1.-THE new war tax is sign that
the sultan means to fight. possibly after
carrying out the fresh massacres OF
Christians which are daily expected.
The sick man, we trust, is nearing his
death struggle. There is little doubt
ir. the public mind that an arrangement
for joint European action exists, and al
present it is only resisted by one power"
The Speakers well informed Constan-
tinople correspondent, however, doubts
the existence of such an arrangement.
A later dispatch from Constantinople
says that extra precautions were taken
yesterday against fresh Armenian
outbreak, but no outbreak had occurred
at the time the message was filed.
Sir Henry Elliott, who was British
ambassador to Turkey from 1867 to 1871,
and whose life has been spent in the di-
plomatic service of Great Britain, in an
interesting bill just published says:
1.-THE present state of Turkey greatly
resembles what it was Immediately be-
1f a,,I nj VII, =,
there existed, as now, wide spread dis
content, arising from the baneful infiu-
ence of the palace"
Continuing, Sir Henry Elliott urges
that support be Eiven to the reform par
ty in Turkey, "as the whole empire"
he asserts, needs change of admin
istration, and the sultan Is more afraid
of the young Turks than the powers"
Indications generally point to the
Egyptian question as being the hinge
of the situation, and there is renewal
of it sdiscussion in the British and for
eign press.
1t Is announced that all the sovereigns
and chiefs of the state have been invited
to visit London and attend the fetes
which are being organized for the cele-
bration of the sixtieth anniversary of
the opening of the queens reign, and it
is stated that Emperor William and the
czar have already accepted invitations.
Walter M. Castle has engaged Sir
Frank Lockwood, @. c., as counsel for
his wife, in addition to Sir Edward
Clarke O. c., formerly solicitor general.
The Daily Mail, which is printing a
series of interesting letters from Amer
lea, devotes several columns this week
to Chicago, which it describes as "the
queen and guttersnipe Of cities; the cy-
nosure and cesspool Of the world; the
most beautiful and the most squalid;
widely and generously planned streets
of twenty miles, where 1t is unsafe to
walk at night; where women ride strad-
dlewise, and millionaires dine at mid
day; the chosen seat Of public spirit and
municipal DOODLE"
]. K. Jeromes paper today, which is
notoriously hostile to everything Amer
lean, has vicious attack on American
bicycles, denounceing them as utter
trash"