The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-25
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him on his weekly drives upon the occa
sion of the Selamlik, when the Sultal
himself a sallow, scared, miserabl look
ing figure, sat facing the horses with hi
grizzled, resolute looking old marsha
opposite him. In his position of place
Marshal. Osman Pasha had to seal every
dish served to the Sultan and never lief
the grounds of the palace without imper
ial permission.
Saad Eddin Pasha, who is to succeed
Ahmed Hafiz Pasha, in command OF
the Turkish army at Janina, is the gen
eral the Sultan sent to Crete in Decem
Der 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 ii
! the demand was refused, the Sultan
yielded and Saad Eddin was recalled.
! The cabinet council at the Yildis Kiosk
yesterday discussed the enrolment Of vol
inteers and decided, as the treaty OF
Berlin forbids the use Of irregulars, that
all volunteers must wear the Turkish un-
! form and serve under regular officers
appointed by the government. Out of
10000 Albanian volunteers, one half
have accepted these conditions, and the
others who refused have been sent home.
An official report gives the entire num-
Der of Turkish troops under arms as be-
ing $4,000 whereof 900 are in Euro
pcan Turkey.
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 excessive. The
OF 4 still
runs high The Greek government has
rejected Russia offer to protect the
Greek orthodoxes in Turkey, Russia $
eagerness to do so having caused doubts
as to her motives and the government
of Greece has now begged Great Britain
to protect the orthodoXes.
it is understood that in a message
which. the King is preparing he will in
yite all Greeks throughout the world to
make sacrifices of money as well as
blood.
The rumor in Athens to-day that the
Greek warships were preparing to make
dash through the Dardanelles caused
much interest in military naval circles.
1t was pointed out that the lombard
ment of small ports on the Albanian and
Macedonian coasts does not require pow
erful iron-clads such as the Psara, Hy-
dra and Spetzai, and these may try to run
the gauntlet of the Turkish ships and
ports in the straights. If only two of
them succeed in getting through, the eff
feet of their appearance in the BosphOrus
would be incalculable. 1t is quite GER
tain that with their present armament
the Turkish warships would be power
less against them
The Greek army at present is suffering
from lack of medical supplies. The
chloroform is already exhausted and
nurses, medicines, clinical thermometers,
lint and surgical appliances are needed.
The attitude of the various Balkan
states is closely watched in political cir
Giles. Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, is
playing his own game and is determined
to profit to the utmost by Turkeys
stress, apparently needless of advice even
from Russia.
The Servian minister at Paris, in an in
terview, describes Servia's attitude as
being one of strict neutrality. He added:
Bulgaria is in the same position as
ourselves. She is more persistent; but
there is no danger of trouble as it is in
the interest Of the Porte to grant what
we ask"
The Servian minister did not think
the war would last long. He said the
Greeks must not reckon upon a rising
in Macedonia.
According to advices from Rome, rela-
tons between the Holy See and Turkey
are entirely suspended. The whole in
terest of the Vatican is directed towards
inducing the powers to end Turkish rule
in Europe, with the view of great re-
vival 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 program OF the imperial
visits is regarded in official circles as a
solid guarantee of the localzation of the
war and as a safeguard of peace.
The reception accorded to Col. John
Hay. the new United States ambassador
to the court of ST., James, has been most
cordial ON all sides
The newspapers have been most eu-
Iogist:c and it is emphatically case of
10 Roi Est Mort, Vive lie Roi.'
There have been many illusions TO Col.
Hays dignified reticence, compared with
the volubility of his predecessor, Mr..
Bayard.
The Daily News, after the warmest
praise of Col. Hay, says:
1T would be useless to deny that he
comes at a rather critical moment. a
year ago Great Britain and the United
States were on the brink of war and the
reception of the arbitration treaty has
been bitter disappointment to Amer
ica's vest friends in England. Col. Hay,
Of course. cannot influence the Senate,
but he will doubtless inform Secretary
Sherman how strong is Englands wish
for its speedy ratification.
The Daily Mail says:
There is something undignifed in the
gushing manner we welcome every gem
tleman the President is good enough to
send. Does Col Hay speak the truth
when he talks about the 'affectionate
greeting of millions Of our kindred across
the sea-
1--WE all know our kindred are any
thing but alfectionate and If Col. hay
a