The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-15

sultan Mas Asked Ms Nfntseava - Co..
Glade aNe~r"tiAttsas rsr Fssee 1t once
,prc,ii cttai. pe,pafches to TIE Sun
LrvDov. July 1.-THE STANDARD has received
,l,satt:h. datet Coaatantinopls, July IL. say
IN hes sue Porto has agreed to reduce the war
fnt,nl . demanded from Greece from
..ua0N - s6,OCO.oo0, at the same time
-scll ,as hat this is the extreme limit Of con-
,e-si.l sac viii make.
The tssDatch Adds that lt Is reported thai the
Gran! v-5ier had . long and stormy interview
win ". Seliduf. the Russian Ambassador. In
va.rl 10 latter insisted that the Turks must
svic.ls. Thessaly. To this the Grand vizisr
r-1iet that Turkey would comply with the de-
nrnl when Russia evacuated Enrs and Batoum.
Al1tler despatch to the Standard, dated
ves,trlLg. says that Ministerial councils were
hrIt "a sunday and Monday. the result Of which
was ons report stiSmatfzing the concert OF
ihe powers IS n league Of the Cross against the
Crescent. The Sultan answered this report
W Aa following rais:
an convinced that the efforts Of the powers
az irectet entirely TO the maintenance OF
peace. 1t . the plain duty Of Turkey, whose
sentiments are likewise pacific. to put an end
10 rle present. Abnormal situation I eonse-
qr,ens4y command my Ministers TO nnd the
necessary means for concluding the nesutia-
IONS. il p~ossihie. and TO sign the prsliminariss
by Thursday
Tho correspondent. while admitting that the
tr4ts may hs another ruse. maintains that his
repurt IS lccurnts.
The Standard. IN an editorial that 10 appa-
rant.y officially prompted. conveys the idsa THAI
tho meeting OF the Cabinet Tomorrow viii aim
70 arrive as a deftnite decision regarding the
coercion OF Turkey. It further seems Co suggest
that 4 scheme is Afoot by which Great Britain
-, pr,autt uiIl annfr fnr,.m ep -. i1rr,r,,, r.
pirs. thu other powers consent1ng. The paper
says:
"rhe aversion Of this country TO anything ap-
preaching war Is well known. but public optn-
!un. while deprecnting anything Ike isolated
action. would doubtless entirely approve Of our
acting vigorously IN conjunction with other DOW
srs. Even II some Of the powers held back. thu
Sultan would think seriously before he went To
war with any two oc them. and most ot AL those
two. una Of which would easily employ force on
The sea and the other on land The moment the
order was given Co the ships and Regiments TO
move the uevotiaEtnns would b brought 70 an
end"
The Athens correspondent of the Telegraph
says that the powers are considering \
scheme by which Rusaia- AuBtria, and Great
Britain viii cuOpperata To coercs Tur.
Key. The correspondents says he learna
from . hiRh authority that ID IL proposed that
Russia shall blockade tho Boaphnrus and Great
Britain the Dardnnsiles, while Austria shall
seize the railroad to Salonica. France viii &C
cuDy SMYRNA IL necessary.
The Government has received no news az .hs
reported encounter 1t Gambia, Crste. between
Bashi-Baaouks and British troops. wherein. the
report said. sixteen Of the British and many
Turks were killed.
CoSsrASrrSoPLE. July 1A-I5 liz the lntsnrior
sf the Sultan ID present swords Of honor TO Ed
hem Pasha and other officers who cummandsc
the victorious Turkish troops in Thsasaly. Tbs
swords will bear the inscription: In the nam.
OF God the mercitul."
VIENNA July l4-Emperor Francis JOSEPH
mas Expressed condolences that the sultan wi
yield Co the demands OF the powers.