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DIR. ANGELL ACCEPTED.
THE SULTAN INDUCED TO WITHDRAW
HIS OBJECTIONS
CONVINCED BIZ SECRETARY SHERMAN AND NH
TERRELL. THAT HIS PREJUDICE AGAINST
THE MINISTER WAS BASED on
MIsINFoRMATION.
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MISfNFORMATION.
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Washington, June 1.-The Sultan OF Turkey has
withdrawn his objection 10 the appointment OF
James B. Angel as Envoy Extraordinary ana
Minister Plenpotentary Of the United States AZ
Constantnople Official word to this erect was
to-day received by cable by Secretary Sherman.
Minister Terrell sent the Information. IL "as
said in these dispatches last Friday that the
Sultan regarded Dr. Angel as persona non grata.
and the objection raised against the newly ap-
pointed Minister was briefly stated IT was also
said that officials at the State Department were
inclined to the belief that when the facts in the
case were set before the Sultan he would with
draw his objections.
Since the receipt Of the first news that the SUI
tan did not look favorably upon Dr. Anglers Sc
lection the State Department has been In COM
munication with Mustapha Bey. the Turkish
Minister at Washington. and with Minister Ter
rell AS President Mckinley appointed Dr. An
CELL only after much deliberation and on account
Of his signal fitness for the post at Cons.ah'"o-
ple. he was particularly desirous that the can
collation. of the nomination should not DC '"a"e
necessary While every country mas the uhqueS
toned right to refuse TO receive IL Mihis'e' ~
credited by another country, ana whiie II - va,
usual for the country appointing the Miii''' "
nro,os, against any objection which Is raised'
Dr Angelps case is an exceptional one. IT Is ono
IN which objection was offered. not upon tac's'
but upon erroneous information. and secretary
Sherman felt warranted under the CIRCUMSTANCES
IN onening a correspondence with the Iurkisn
Government AS stated he communicates WIZ"
Mustapha Bey and Minister Terrell
The correspondence has developed the iac' 'h~'
the Sultan objected to DR.. Anglers coh"e -
Constantsnople chiefly on the ground that lie was
q member Of the Congregational Nhute''' ~
ister Terrell has informed secretary '"e
that the Sultan had been ac ;lsed tha' '''.' a
nomination was Jesuitical in character anu .""'
nv ANGEL would be overzealous in spreading
the doctrine Of his Church among Maho',e
That the CONGREGATIONAL Church is sect such
as the Sultan seemed to "elieve IL 10 pe 10 % 40"
fron, rho fact that Secretary Sherman, without
nrotest or argument such as Secretary h'y"''
employed in attempting to persuade ths s,d uot
.r;n, Covernment to accept Mr. Neiey, uiu nv'
dalav in having the truth presented " .iIc 10.
isb Government. The fact that Dr. Ahseii W os o.
- r,oroher of the Congregational Church Was ~ ~
d a a,t iIier,to 7, vas important however that the
sultan should learn that the ChurCn maH asSer.
secret order or one whose OBJECTS uih iuorina
TALLY from those or other |hi'
tions in this country. , h,, Secretary
Minister Terrell was instructed Wy -, and
sherman TO put the facts before tne oui'a, go
-. assnre him in a polite way that 'ie .ts
C,otas would not accredt to Turkey 90,
o'resantative who would be objectionapIe ioi
any such reason. Mr.. Terrell careiu.s n ;ataiii-
any te ,ns,ructions and conveyed the lnten-
ou. a hat the congregational Church was mere
" lyon one Of many worthy religious r anre had
OF ts s.or'ent IN educational and religious mat,
neen r number Of years there was no s 1000
teas o ,o' ubv he should not be accepted as M"'S-
ter to Turkey. ,<,o,iop Unmarried by
u Terrell it became apparent to tne Susdv sIv
that he had been msinformsd he ,o,sG aeGod cabied
withdrew his objections and a. to.dav DR.. An
ne a had arranged to start for , the
se Saturday but the Ns W'n Mans
Turkish Government made cnrmss peason for delay
.ss Doctor win probably sail next SATURDAY