The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-22
SULTAN GIVES UP AT LAST.
NO DoUBT NOW THAT HE MAS
YIELDED TO THE POWERS.
He Accepts tho Strategic Frontier. but, II II
Said, Makes some slight Rcservatons-Hs
Will Probably DO Much wrigElinE stIl
Threats Against His Life Reach Hin.

Said, Makes some slight Rcscrvations-Hs
Will Probably do Much wrigEIinE stil
Threats Against His Life Reach Hin.
Special Cable Despatch to TIE Sun.
LONDON. July GA despatch to tho Central
News from Constantinople says that Tewnk
Pasha, the Foreign Minister, to-day communi
Gated to Baron Won Calico, the Austrian Ambas-
sador. an Trade issued by the Sultan authoriH-
ing the Porte to accept the frontier agreed upon
by the military attaches OF the foreign embas-
sizes.
Other dispatches from Constantinoplo confirm
the report that the Sultan has finally conceded
the demands OF the powers In regard to . strats-
gic frontier. His excuse all along has been that
the opposition of the Grand vizier and tho war
party prevented him from acquiescing In the
wishes OF the powers.
Now that this In overcome, the peace negotia-
lions should logically continue smoothly until
the final terms are settled. Nevertheless, nobody
believes that they will.
There Is too good reason to believe that every
debatablo detail connected with the evacuation
OF Thessaly and the settlement Of the Cretan
question will be contested with tho same OBJ
stinacy and obstruction as has characterized the
negotiations hitherto.
The familiar contention that II Is the fnviola-
BILE principle of Islam not to abandon territory
conquered by the sword. is being again empha-
sized, ana it would not be surprising to learn
shortly that Abdul Hamid. fearing to arouse the
Mussulman spirit, Is unable to order the retreat
Of the victorious army.
Stories are already industriously circulated Of
threats against his Maiesty's life, tho latest
having been found in an open letter on a desk
in his study. The letter concludes:
you shall not withdraw from Thessaly,
leaving the bones and tombs OF our Moslem
forefathers to unbelievers.'
C~osTASTISoPLE. July 21-The Sultan has
abandoned his territorial pretensions and agreed
to accept the strategic frontier delimited by the
military attaches of the embassies. There is not
the least doubt that this change in his atti-
tude was the direct result Of the action of the
Ambassadors in suspending tho peace neGo-
~tiations. Tho Ambassadors held a meet
ing on Monday. and not receiving. as
they had demanded, q written acceptance
of the frontier as traced by the attaches,
they despatched an Identical telegram to their
Governments declaring that the conclusion Of
peace would be indefinitely retarded unless the
powers made a demonstration showing their de-
clsion to adopt coercive measures.
While the Ambassadors were in session, tho
Sultan became frightened and sent YussufB ey to
beg them to do nothing precipitately. A fewd days
patience. he said, would set everything straight.
iuSSuA oc!' euu'C, ehiiihs' anu
exercised his Establishments in vain. He had
been so frequently used for similar missions
that the Ambassadors had lost the simple faith
they once reposed in him, and they therefore
courteously dismissed him.
The Sultan then ordered his Ministers to pre-
pare a mazbata recommending him to accept
the frontier rs agreed upon by tho attaches.
His Majesty even then delayed to give effect to
his acceptance by an trade as long as possible.
but the document was promulgated this morn
ing.
The text of the irade is not yet obtainable,
but it is said that it docs not accept the
proposed frontier unconditionally, but intro
duces som reservations.