The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-25

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ton.
The sudden removal of Edhem Pasha,
the Turkish ommander-in-chi 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the fact that he has been replaced by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 correspond
ents in the field sent out of Edhem Pa
sha's brilliantly conceived plan of cam
paign, which was reported as working
like a machine. and which gave the
world the impression that Turkey had
found in him a second Won Moltke.
IS IN DISGRACE.
1t is said now that Edhem Pasha is
in disgrace; that he has had little pre-
vious experience in warfare; that he
is a creature of Izzet Bev, and he fell
when that favorlte 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 development,
| however, is expected from the appoint
ment of Osman Pasha to command the
| Turkish forces operating against the
!
dangers of swapping horses at the
present critical juncture, Osman Pasha
has been hamDered by the sultan's
| jealous determination to direct the
military operations from the Yf1diz
palace. The great value of Osman Pa
sha's presence at the front is his pop
ularity with the army.
WAS A PRISONER.
Osman Pasha has virtually been
prisoner in the YildiZ Kiosk. The sui
tan dreaded his popularity, although he
used it as a protection, always having
Osman Pasha accompany him on his
weekly drives upon the occasion OF the
Selamlik. when the sultan himself.
sailow. scared, misunderstanding figure,
sat facing the horses, with his grizzled,
resolute- looking old marshal opposite
him. In his position in the palace. as
marshal. Osman Pasha had to seal
every dispatch served the sultan, and
never left the grounds of the palace
without imperial permission. said Ed
din Pasha. who is to succeed Ahmed
Hiiz Pasha in command of the Turkish
army at Janina. is the general the sui
tan sent to Crete in December last TO
carry out the reforms there IN accord
ance with the sultan's ideas.
The ambassadors, however, demanded
Said Eddin's recall. and after threat
from the powers of serious measures
if the demand was refused, the sultan
Welded and Said Eddin was recalled.
NEWS Is MEAGRE.
Advices from ConstantinOple say that
the war news in Turkish newspapers
is very meagre. and altogether fails To
give an idea of the Greeks stubborn
resistance of the Turkish loss, which
must be considerable. The Turkish
authorities are equally reticent, ana
the foreign embassies are destitute OF
impartial news, and Will be so until
The military attaches arrive at the
seat of operations. The cabinet council
al the YildiZ Kiosk yesterday discussed
the enrolment of volunteers. and de-
cided that as the treaty of Berlin Tor
bids the use of irregulars, all the vol
unteers must wear the Turkish uni
form and serve under regular ofhcers
appointed by the government Out OF
% 600 Albanian volunteers, one-half
have accepted these conditions and the
others. who refused. have been sent
home. An official report gives the en-
tire number % Turkish troops under
arms as being 357 600, of which 2lIOOO
are in European Turkey
From Athens. il is said that discoa-
tent exists there from the fact that
King George has not vet started for
excessive.
FEELING AGAINST RUSSIA.
The feeling at Athens against Russia
still runs high. The Greek government |
has rejected Russia's offer to project
the orthodox Greeks in Turkey, Rus
sia's eagerness to do so having caused !
doubts as to her motives, and the gov I,
eminent of Greece has now begged /
Great Britain to protect the orthodox. /
II is understood that in a message |
which the king is preparing he VIII 7
invite all Greeks throughout the world 4
TO make sacrifices of money as we'll as ]
blood.
The runor in Athens today that the I
Greek warshiDs were preparing TO
make a dash through the Dardanelles
caused much interest in military and /
naval circles It is pointed out that /
the hombardment of small ports on
the Albanian and Macedonian coasts
does not require powerful ironclads,
such as the Psara, Hydra and Spot
Zia. and these may try to run the
gauntlet of the turkish SHIPS ana IoIlS
in the straits.
If only two of them succeed in get
ting through, the effect of their aD-
nearance in the BosDhoruS would be
It is quite certain that
with their present armament the Turk
ish warShipS would De poWeriesS
against them.
The Greek army at present is suffer-
ing from lack of medical supplies. The
is already exhausted and
nurses. medicines. clinical thermome-
tiers. lint, and surgical appliances are
needed
THE BALKAN STATES.
The attitude of the various Balkan
states is closely watched in political
circles Prince Ferdinand of Bulga ia
is playing his own game. and is de-
termined to profit TO the utmost hv
Turkish stress. apparently needless of
advice even from Russia.
The Servian minister at Paris in an
interview describes Servia's attitude
is being one of strict neutrality. He
added. Bulgaria is in the same posi-
ion as ourselves
She is more independent but there is
10 danger of trouble as it is in the
interest of the porte to grant what we
lsk"
The Servian minister did not think
he war would last long. He said the
Greeks must not reckon upon a rising
n Macedonia.
According to advices from Rome. re-
atoms between the holy see and Tur-
Key are entirely suspended
POSITION OF THE VATICAN.
The whole interest of the vatican is