The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25
HAND Means fight.
BY His Recent Levy OF Taxes
to Pay for Arms.
WILL BE HIS DEATH STRUGGLE.
Little Doubt but That All the rurou~.r
Powers, With One Exception. rasor
the Deposition Of Sultan uzr.sssf-
other Massaeres cf Christians Daily
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London. Oct. 24--The receipt % dis
patches from Ccustantinople announcing
the imposition og POLL taxes OF five
piastres per head and the levying OF other
taxes IN order 10 arm the MasSnfmans.
have caused the situation there tn assume
a very grave aspect. and have increased
the anxiety felt here In regard 20 the out
come OF the Eastern inabgag.so.
The Speaker. in discussing the matter
says The new war tax is a sign that
the sultan means to fight. possibly after
carrying out the fresh n2assacres Of CHRIS
tians which are daily expected. The Sick
Man. We trust. is nearing his death strug-
gle. There IS little doubt in the public
mind that an arrangement for joint Ed
Fopean action exists, and at present IL Is
only resisted by one power
The Speaker 5 well informed CONSTANT
nepie correspondent. however. doubts ths
existence OF such an Arrangement. 4
later dispatch from Constsntinople says
that extra precautions were taken yester-
but no outbreak had occurred al the time
the message was fiied.
Sir Henry Elliott, who was British am
bassador 10 Turkey from 1857 to 1877. and
whose life has been spent in the dipio-
matte service Of Great Britain. In an in-
teresting letter iust published says: The
present state OF Turkey greatly resembles
what 1t was Immediately before the depo-
sition OF Abdul Azi=. when there existed.
as Row, widespread discomfort. arising
from the banefui influence of the palace
Continuing. Sir Henry Elliott urges that
support be given 10 the reform party in
Turkey, ''as the whole EMPIRE he as
serts. ''needs change OF administration.
and the sultan is more afraid of the young
Turks than he is Of the powers"
Indications generally point to the Egyp-
tian question as being the hinge OF the
situation. and there is a renewal of its
discussion in the British and foreign press.
II is announced that all the sovereigus
and chiefs OF state have been invited TO
Visit London and attend the fetes which
are being organized for the celebration OF
the sixtieth anniversary OF the opening OF
the queens reign. and IL is stated that
Emperor William and the car have al
ready accepted invitations.
The Daily Mail, which Is printing a
Series OF interesting letters from America
devotes several columns this week TO CHI
cago. which II describes as the queer, nd
gutter-snipe OF cities; the cynosure and
cesspool OF the world. the most beautiful
and the most squalid: widely aud gencr-
ously planned streets OF twenty miles.
where IL liz unsafe TO walk Mt night: whore
women ride straddlewtse and miiIionasres
dine at midday; the chosen scat OF public
spirit and municipal Doodle"
Jerome X. Jerone's paper. Today which
is notoriogisly hostile 10 everything Amer
lean, has vicious attack this week or
american bicycles. denouncing them as
"urter trash"
The money market, the wheat msrke.
and the campaign in the Unitct
states continue TO interest the buStness
community, and from the utteranees 9t
the inspired press IL would seem that there
IS more truth than the German press VIII
admit in the stores told OF approchs-
meni between Great Britain. Russia ana
France.
The United States Ambassador. Thcrn,s
r. Bayard. wtso has been visiting the Ear
or Leven. at Glenferness, - said 70 be
much pleased at she fact that he has shot
a royal stag. which is considered a great
advance over his performance while grouse
shooting in 1896, when, * Is alleged. ne ac-
cldentaliy shot man who was beating
Up the binds.
The last work which the late Archbishop
of Canterbury WIS engaged upon vas the
preparation OF an answer. 10 the bull OF
Pope Leo XIII, on the Anglican orders,
IN which Or. Benson said:
The possttveress OF the assertion NAV
stil. have effect with some who mistoox
the kinillHess or a parsonage FOR the ihas-
ing of the frozen church policy 70 which
ne IS committed"
The 5je primate den.oi the pope's con-
tension and asaert-l that Rome has not
an accurate knowledge OF England con-
corning the Anglican or-iers. and declared
fhat the heIll moves al English church
men not - be decided BY prutens.an os
unity and by assertions. hut TO draw cices
together Ia faith. In nrmness and forbear-
anre."
The showing made by the Kennel Club
n ths Crystal Palace this week was the
II rge~t on record. There were 2.%s7 entries
on quality % The highest order. 4 novelty
IN the exhibits was Pekin spsn.eis. whieA
we're en- sale from 81 20 ss0. IN the collie
classes the cels5ra Ted dog Southport. val
ued az Ea@9. won an the leading
F~szes Cise-ee T. Sins wou The caam-
ps0nEaip tn The bulldog class. gata his dog
Barney Barna1o-
TIE strange case ~ Mr.. ard Mrs. Wal
ter \. Castle, of san Francisco. EflI
- Ises much corc uacnt. and the acton oS
Magistrate Newton ia fixing their bail az
SO. 10 is accepted as the courts belief n
tae!r ga.is. Whether tbs Is 30 or not. ii
is rer. r.arkaale fact tEsf an EuSlisa
similar offense. was Immediately haiiei IN
only slaoo sae is Mrs. VI. a Scofse. lady
~ The Manor Of Saiop. near Shrewsbury.
AMI charged on Wednesday lasi win steal
!ng dve aiate3 csH5lezIEc<s from a hotel
Az the Gwenty-irst annual exhibition of
the British Dairy Farmers Association
at IsIingEon during the past week. there
were over 7.0do entries. 4 special effort
was made by the Isari OF Powis % Induce
the British dairymen 20 initiate eonfl-
mental methods Three model dalFles.
swiss. EtaNAn ard French. were shown
Ia operation beside ! British dairy. Tners
we're 1G5 butfer-raakIng contests and ths
largest show o. cheese ever made here.
Sketch says that Dir. Gladstone -
about 10 become a cyealst. Hss ntt.e
sgraudcasld, Dorothy Drew. rl6ez wei. and
H Is explained that her learning 10 ride
has 20 fascinated the veteran Statesman
thAt he is determined 20 entoy himself
II ina same manner.
The Empress Frederick IS 20 visit ths
queen az Windsor IN the Ens1dls og No
xeuber. and w4ll stay n England a
rnonta before going 10 BsrIin for the win
ter.