The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-22
The SULTAN YIELDS AT LAST
He Sanctions the Frontier Settlement
Proposed by The Powers.
The INDEMNITY STILL IN ABEYANCE.
Abdul H3mid's Delay Was Due To- the Fact
That lie Supposed Germany Was at
Variance with the Other Powers,
and Would Back BimUp.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 1.-The Sui
tan has issued an trade sanctioning the
settlement Of the frontier question I'm ac-
cordance with the wishes OF the Powers.
The original demand submitted June
2sth. WAS for all the northern portion OF
Thessaly down to the river Pencios and
TO appoint approximately twelve kilo-
meters beyond the line Of Pencios (Sal-
ambria) I'm the Dirst District Of Larissa.
As the salambria is in Mount Dchobimi,
a western peak Of the Khassias and ex-
tends across the whole OF Thessaly east
ward 10 the gulf OF Saionica, concession
OF THIS demand would have meant am inn
pOrtant increase in ottoman territory.
This proposal. tho Powers have uuitcdiy
refused to consider Tor moment as
practicable.
TERMS or THE POWERS.
In reply they informed the Turkish
government that an which Turkey could
hope Tor was rcctllcation OF the cx-
isting mountain frontier for strategcuc
purposes only. and the European military
attaches submitted Il line drawn just
south of the kharsia mountains. which
includes one or two small villages iuhab-
tied hy Greeks. intimatius To- the Tur-
kish government that in It's acceptance Of
this line the Greek Inhabitants affected
would Doe transferred NJ the expense Of
the Greek government and under the pro-
lection OF the Powers to Greek territory
beyond the line On July 5th. In reply
20 the note of the ambassadors contain
ing This proposal a special council of the
Turkish Ministers drafted q mazbatas,
stating that the Porte could not consider
"any other line north OF the Pencios, the
natural boundary"
This attitude of the Porte was firmly
maintained for a week until Baron Sau-
rma Won Jeitsch the German Ambassador
received precise instructions from the
German Foreign Office 10 insist upon the
stragetic frontier line proposed by the
military attaches Their uncOmpr0mis-
ing attitude was evidently the result of
misConception on the part OF the Sultan
who had been led 10 believe from sundry
small differences of opinion on matters
Of sccOndry importance that Germany
was not iu agreement with the other
Powers.
On learning from the quarter where he
had hoped to find support for Ills protcn-
sions. that there WAS no alternative but
TO accept the decisions of the six cooper
atiye Powers. he appealed zuccessively 90
the German and 10 the Hungarian
Emperors. receiving I'm each case the def
mite assurance that the stratcgetic from
tier line was the maximum OF territory
that Turkey could hope 90 obtain.
THE FINAL SUBMISSION.
The Sultan still hagsled explaining the
delay as the result of the demands o.
the priestly and military parties I'm Turk
ey: and IL was not until the Russian gov
..fss. ff. h. .r
suggesting that steps should bee taken for
expediting the conclusion Of peace. that
the Turkish government began TO give
way. Tho final submission WAS not made
until the Amba assadOrs on Monday broke
off the negotiations and referred the
whole matter TO their respective govern
moDts with % view of applying coercicve
measures and informed the Porte that
amy subsequent decisions at which it
might arrive must De communicated I'm
writing instead OF orally as heretofore.
The question Of indemnity still remains
10 be settled. The Ambassadors appear
% have assumed that the capital sum
would reach four millions OF pounds.
Turkish. which is however highly prob
lcmaticaL Financiers in London Paris.
and Vienna consider that the Ambassa-
doris arc inclined 90 Doe somewhat too gem
erOus
The four pariers may drag on for some
time yet II IS regarded as certain. how
ever that a definite understanding be-
tween the Powers and the Porte on all
questions connected with the peace neg0-
tiations will eventually be reached and
that the ottoman troops Will he with
drawn from Thessaly before the rainy
season sets IN IN October.
The Suitans trade appears 10 accent the
frontier line fixed hy the military attaches
OF the powers with reservations. which
probably mean that there will be further
DELAYS.
BERLIN. July 2i-EmperOr William
has invited tho Sultan 10 send Turkish
officers 10 witness the German military
manOeuVres.