The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-30

London, May 29.-The negotiations at
Constantinople have entered upon the
anxious stage. owing to doubts as to
/ the real intentions of the sultan.
whether he means TO resume the war
or not. A spirit of Cancellation is
shown at the Yildiz Kiosk toward the
ambassadors, but the Turkish govern
ment is playing a double game. and is
/ melting public opinion secretly to OPP
pose the abandonment of Thessaly.
The sultan affects to be greatly afraid
of the Islanlic party and the attitude
of the grand vizier. as shown by the
report which ne presented TO the sui
tan on Saturday last, urging that the
crowd or Islam was fully determined
to retain Thessaly, and rendering his
resignation in case Abdul Hamid diff
fered with these ideas. has strength
ened the suspicion that the sultan is
prepared TO plead that Islamic pressure
! is the reason for not yielding TO the
powers. Advices from Thessaly show
that agents of the Turkish government
have been calling upon the Thessalian
MussuImans and Spanish Hebrews to
protest against the evacuation OF
Thessaly and that the few Greeks who
have not fed dare not refuse TO join in
the movement. The Turkish news
paper. Sabahuy. which only publishes
what is endorsed by the Turkish gov
eminent, oongratulates the Inhabitants
of Thessaly upon t3der alleged decision
in favor Of Turkish rule and points out
the blessings CT the Ottoman regime
to the Christians, who, is is claimed,
Will benefit bv lower taxes and ex-
emption from military service.
The sultan's SHOW of resistance TO
the powers is generally attributed to
mored that negotiations between
Turkey and Russia have been proceed
ing this month relative to the adj
ministration by Russia of a portion of
Asia Minor. including Rich. in the
southeast corner Of the Black sea, and
the territory up the Joruk river
Gernany's attitude throughout the
crisis has brought forth another denun-
citation from Mr.. Gladstone who, writ
ing to Mr.. PoulJney Bigelow with ref
erence to the latter's history of the
German struggle for liberty, says:
The union and consolidation of Ger
many was great work favorable we
all hope. to the peace Of Europe.
There remains, however, something
more to be desired, namely. that the
government may cease to misreDresent
the nation by basing its foreign policy
upon support Of tyranny and contempt
of humanity and justice
No .conhScatlon mas yet been received !
of the news contained in a dispatch
from Constantinople to the Morning
Post OF this city. saying the embassies
there have received word from their
respective ministers at Athens, that the
position of the Greek royal family is SO
critical that the king is practically {
barricaded in his palace and is making
preparations to leave Athens in order (
TO escape the fury of the poDulace. Adj /
vices received here from Athens, say. /
however. that elaborate measures have /
been taken to preserve order. Beside i
the redoubled police and gen d'armes, /
q civil guard has been recruited from .
the most trusted citizens. Consequently
with the presence of the foreign war /
ships at Phalrum, il is not thought that /.
any revolutionary movement in Athens !
could succeed. In the provinces. how I
ever. q very bad condition of affairs /
exists. The criminals who were re- /
leased from the Thessalian prisons on Z
the eve of the Turkish occupation. have /
formed themselves into bands and are
piliaging right and left. The efforts
made 20 cope with than have so Tar
proved fruitless-