The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-27
The SITUATION In EUROPE.
NO DISCORD AMONG THE POW
ERSOVER THE EASTERN WAR.
Pitiable Situation Of the Sultan of Turkey.
Discomfort at Athens Over the King not
Going to the Front-Greek Warships to
Run the Gauntlet of the DOrdOnellis.
Relations Between the Vatican and Con-
stantinople Broken OT-Bulgaria Res
tive.


Relations Between the Vatican and Con-
stantinople Broken Of-Bulgaria Res
tive.
(Copyrighted by the Associated Press)
London April 24.-The last few days
have developed a dramatic situation.
The sudden removal of Edhem Pasha,
the Turkish -in-chief and
the fact that he has been replaced by
Osman Pasha, the hero Of Plevna, has
caused great surprise, in view Of the
glowing accounts which the cOrre-
spondents in the field sent of Edhem
Pasha's brilliantly conceived plan Of
campaign, which we.s represented as
working like machine and which gave
the world the impression that Turkey
had found in him second Won MOltke.
1t is stated, now that Edhem Pasha is
in disgrace; that he has had little pre-
ViOus experience in warfare; that he
is a treature Of IZzet Bey and that he
fell when that favOrite Of the sultan
went down.
1t Is also stated that the sultan has
hitherto been afraid to send his best
generals, such as Achmet, Fuad and
Reschid Pasha, to the front, they
being, instead, kept in the most remote
provinces. No remarkable develop
ment, however, is expected from the
appointment of Osman Pasha to COM
mand the Turkish forces operating
against the Greeks in Thessaly, as, a
part from the dangers of swapping
horses at the present critical juncture,
Osman Pasha will be hampered by the
Sultan'S jealous determine ton to direct
the military operations from the Yil-
dizkiOsk. The great value Of Osman
Pashas presence at the front is his
dreaded his popularity, although he
used it as a protection by always hav-
ing Osman Pasha accompany him on
his weekly drives upon the occasion of
the Selamlik, when the sultan, himself
a sallOw, scared, miserable looking fig
ure, sat facing the horses with his griZ-
zled, resolute looking old marshal oppo-
site him. In his position of palace
marshal, Osman Pasha had to seal
every dish served to the sultan and
never left the grounds of the palace
without imperial permission.
Saad Eddin Pasha, who is to succeed
Ahmed Hifiz Pasha in command of the
Turkish army at Janina, is the general
the sultan sent to Crete in December
last to carry out the reforms there in
accordance with the sultan's ideas.
The ambassadors, however, demanded
Saad Eddin's recall and after a threat
from the powers of serious measures
yielded and. Saad Eddin was recalled.
The cabinet council at Yildizkiosk
yesterday discussed the enrolment Of
volunteers and decided, as the treaty
of Berlin fOrbids the use Of irregulars,
that the volunteers must wear the
Turkish uniform and serve under reg
ular officers appointed by the govern
ment. Out Of 10000 Albanian vOlun-
teers, One-half have accepted these
conditions and the others, who refused,
have been sent here. An official report
gives the entire number of Turkish
troops under arms as being 357 900,
whereof 217,000 are in European Tur-
key.
From Athens it is stated that discon-
tent exists there at the fact that King
George has not yet started for the
front. His reserve is considered ex-
cessive. The feeling at Athens against
Russia still runs high. The Greek gov
ernment has rejected RusSia's offer to
protect the Greek orthodox in Turkey,
RuSSia'S eagerneSS to do so having
caused doubts as to her motives and
the government Of Greece has now beg
ged Great Britain to protect the ortho-
dOX.
Tt is understood that in a message
which the king is preparing, he Will in
vite all Greeks throughout the world
to make sacrifices of money as we'll as
blood.
The rumor in Athens today that the
Greek warships were preparing to make
a dash through the DardaneIles caus-
ed much interest in military naval cir
cleS. 1t was pointed out that the DOm-
bardment of small ports on the AL
banian and Macedonian coasts does
not require powerful ironclads such as
the Psara, Hydra and SpetZai and these
may try to run the gauntlet af the
Turkish ships and ports in the straits.
If only two of them succeed in getting
through. the effect of their appearance
in the Rosphorus would be incalcula-
bic. 1t is quite certain that with their
present armament the Turkish war
ships would be powerless against
them.
The Greek army al present is suffer-
ing from lack of medical supplies.
The chloroform is already exhausted
and nurses. medicines, clinical ther-
mometers, lint and surgical appliances
are needed.
Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria. is
playing his own game and is deter
mined to profit to the utmost by Tur-
keys stress. apparently needless of ad-
vice even from Russia.
The Servian minister at Paris. in an
interview, describes Servia's attitude
as being one of strict neutrality. He
added: Bulgaria is in the same po-
sition as ourselves. She is more in
sistent: but, there is no danger of trou-
BILE, as 1T is in the interest of the porte
to grant what We ask" The Servar
minister did not think the war would
last long. He said the Greeks must
not reckon upon rising in Macedonia.
According to advlces from Rome. re-
lations between the holy see and Tur-
key are entirely suspended. The whole
interest of the vatican is directed to-
wards inducing the powers to end
Turkish rule in Europe, with the view
of great revival and reorganization
of the Christian eastern churches.
A telegram from st. Petersburg says
the fact that the war has not produced
discord among the powers and has not
modified the programme of the impe-
rial visits is regarded in official cir
cles as a solid guarantee of the locali-
zation of the war and as a safeguard
of peace.
General Miles to Visit the Seat of War.
Washington. April 2.-Generai Miles
hoe hoop oofif;o6 Of the DraSidont'S an