Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-28
1ELEGRAPHlC.
TURKISH SITUATION.
ghs Sultan Swings Over 10 the
Policy Of Russia.
uE IS NOW BETWEEN Two FIRES
Rr, The Peace Negotiations Have As
sumod an Aspect More Favor.
able 10 Greece.

LONDON, May 2S.-The correspond
ont Of the Standard at Constantinopie
s,vs, The immediate encourage OF the
sultan favors restoring Tpesaaiy to
Greecs. The Turkish foreign minister
has spoken on tho subject in con-
c,Iistory tone TO the Auslrt- Hungarian
embsssador, asking only little delay
An order that public excitement may
subslde.
ON the other hand, the whole tfhoial
and religious world, including the
sheil 81 islam, denounces the idea OF
rsstoratioD, while every military
measure points to retention. Even
tnose who had supposed that the su :
tan WINS manufacturing the excitenen
IN order 10 exact better terms from tue
uowers arc beg inning to think he mas
,,one too lar and l0st control OF the
sltuatiOn.
Ruasie does not conceal her extreme
irritation at the German policy, which
n so openly aud pefsistentiy directed
against Russia tnat many Turks et-
c1se Germany OF deliberately plotting
10 produce rupture between the Two
countries.
The CORRESPONDENT OF the Times At
Atheps snyt: The dispatches WIN Oh
the government has received from
representatives OF Greece abroad all
indicate that the speace negotiations
have taken a turn more favorable to
Greece. Turkeys proposal to occupy
IbesshIy no longer receives consider-
atiop, owing 80 Englsnd's attitude,
while the proposal to abolish the capi.
tulation in the case OF Greek citizens
In Turkey 10 rejected and the sug-
rested extrauition treaty 10 apparcEt.
ly set aside.
The rowers have fixed Ga. 000, 900 las
the highest limit of indemnify, and
will allow only such strategic altera-
tiou Of the frontier as will not ira MS
fer the subjects OF any Inhabited dis
,rict to Turkish rule. Germsny's
demand for an international control
of Greek finances has not been favor
ably received, as the government
homes to raise loan abroad on the
guarantee OF England, Russia and
France, at low interest, to pay their
Indemnify, conceding certain reveD-
ues, but not accepting the principle OF
foreign control.
BERLIN, May 27.-Aocordipg to q
dispatch to the Frankfort Zsitung
from Costantinople, Count Muravieff,
the Russian foreign minister, told the
Turkish ambassador at 81. Petersburg
that Turkey must JenOunce her ini-
possible claim to annex ThesssIy. He
added that in his opinion the claim
had only been advanced to prolo ng
the negotiations or rs pretext for r-
newiug the war, which Europe would
on no account permit. This statement
O, impressed the sultan that he has
been making special sfforts to restore
friendly relations with England, and
TO this end ordered the whole palace
encourage to attend the garden party
given at the English embassy In honor
OF the queens birthday.
MOVEMENT OF THE TROOPS.
LoNDoNMsy 27.-The oorrespor-
dent OF the Times at Salo uica, tele-
Graphing Wednesday, ssys: 1 have
just arrived here, after passing through
Larisss, Elatsonu anu Dorovitoh.
There is N steady forward movement
Of reinfOrcements all along the roads.
The force under EJhem Pasha's COM
manu- must now te ciuso ou TWO nun
ured thousu nd men.
A dispatch to the Times from Cor
stRntinople sayt: The attitude OF the
grand vizier is the subject OF much
comment. He was regarded as merely
the Instrument OF the euitan, but he
now shows unexpected vig1r as nm q, :
vooste OF an txaciing policy towaro
Greece. The reply OF the Porte deli,-
cred this evening (Thursday) confirms
the report that 1t would not discuss the
conditions OF peace.
THE PORTE CONSENTS TO NEGOTIATE.
LONDON, May 27.-The Daily Msips
correspondent at Constanunople says:
The Porte has replied to the note OF
the powers AMI consents to negotiate
for peace, provided the Greek COM