Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
Is Now the Status of the Eastern
DYNASTY WEAKENED
Copyrighted. 1897, by the Associated
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 London, May 22.LThe Greco-Turkish trouble is now fairly entered upon its diplomatic bargaining stage, and the ne- godations are exped.ed to last for some time. Many importan. differences have to be settled, and the sultan of Turkey may be counted upon to drag the affair along as much as possible, with view of bringing out The latent jealousies of the powers His prompt compliance with the czars request to arrange for an arm istce is not attributed entirely to his de- sire to please the czar, but it is looked upon as stroke of diplomacy. ir- ended to incfte the. resentment of some other powers, ard thus weaken the concert. Thus far everything terGs to show me powela remain in entire agreemen. on the question. A European conference Is dis cuss ed, but 1t is not thought likely to take place until the prellminaries of peaca are arranged. Then the ambassadors at ConStan.fnople, with delegates of Turkey and Greece, may meet to settle upon the treaty of peace. There is strong feeling in favor of international control of tho Greek finances with which .he payment of the indemnity to Turkey and the in-. tersst on the Greek debt is declared to be impossible.
 The Greeks insist that if an indemnity lnpOSSQ upon tfltIl 'HtIe W Ill DS d BS4l- eral compromise, and serious internation- al troubles will occur. They estimate the damage done Thessaly at 2O,000,000 drachmas, and they say anosher 10,OO0,000 dTachmas will be needed to supply the peasants with food and tools. Moreover, they add, the revenue will be greatly re- duced owing to the immense damage done to cultivation throughout; the coun- try due to the absence of thousands of workers.
 This years budget will probably leave a deficit of 60,000,000 drachmas. The Greek statements, however, are now re- eeived with certain skep;icism. It is pointed out that by the admission of the Greeks themselves 70 per cent. of E'he n- terest of the debt which they have not paid has bene set aside In order to have money for the war, and that consequently Greece is certainly inca position to con- tinue paying 30 per cent interest and probably considerably more If her finan- ces are placed under interna tional con- trol
 Advices from the scenes of recent fight ing mention the possibility of serious epidemic of diseases when the heat in- efeaSes, owing to the purifying car- casse5 and horses left rotting in every ditch.
 The popular feeling at Athens against tha royal family of Greece does not dmin- Ssh. The stories of ''excessive prudence' of Grown Prince Constantine at the front have done much to weaken the dynasty. The correspondent of Eclaire, of Paris, at Atilsnis, says:
 'The people are intensely violent, utter ances are heard against the royalties am1 groups hola loud discussions in the streets. On the boat from S.ilida to Athens I heard a popular pcst al claim insulting verses against the king and not one or the 300 passengers, including of ficers lifted a voice in defense of him.
 Much interest has been arous.h by the publication of an advertisement offering $500 reward for the return of an emerald and d.amonl1 bracelet with a Spanish court of arms and medallion os Dom Carlos inscribed on the obverse s'drl It is supposed to have been lost in Days theater and great secrecy was at first dis played about the matter. It now trans pires that a party of distinguished Span iallds arrived recently in Londoa to wit ness the jubilee celebra tion, one of the members eff the parity is & handsome lady 27 years eff age, who from girlhoGi has been a favcrite ard constant visitor at tlais homr Of Don Carlos She missed the bracelet after a visit to Daly's thea ter on Monday. A great hubb'lb was ra sed and the theater was searched. The lsdy was reluctant to can in the services of the pclio1. es sh:l sdmitteIj she was afraid of the scandsl which might follow. as the bracelet was given her by a would-be king, end if it were known she had brought 1t to Engearid several eminent eersons would get into serious trouble. Thia r'enf of the ladv Is still concealed, but 1t Is evident she Is on terms of close intin'aHv with Don Carlos.
 Sir Robert Peel is to be married to a daughter of Baron Griffiied of Switzer- laTJd on June 8.