The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
SULTAN AGREES.
He is Willing to Restore Thes-
sally to Greece
But All the Other Turks Are
Opposed to It.
CAN'T MANAGE THEM
Is Now Trying to COnciliate
England.
Edhem Pasha's Army is Being
Reinforced All the While.
CAN'T MANAGE THEM

London, May 28.-The correspondent
of the Standard at ConstantinopIe says:
The immediate encourage of the sultan
favors restoring Thessaly to Greece. The
Turkish foreign minister has spoken on
the subject in a conciliatory tone to the
Baron Di Calico, the Austro-H Hungarian
ambassador, asking only little delay
in order that public excitement may
Subside.
On the other hand the whole official
and religious world, including the
Sheik- Ul-Isla am, denOunces the idea of
restoration; While every military meas
ure points to retention. Even those
who had supposed that the sultan was
manufacturing the excitement in order
to exact better terms from the powers
far and lost control OF the situation.
Russia does not conceal her extreme
irritation at the German policy, which
is SO openly and persiStently directed
against Russia that many Turks accuse
Germany of deliberately plotting to
produce a rupture between the two
countries.
Berlin, May 28-According to a dis
patch to the Frankfort Zeitung, from
COnstantinOple, Count Muravief, the
Russian foreign minister, told the
Turkish ambassador at st. Petersburg
that Turkey must renOunce her inpOS-
stble claim to annex Thessaly. He ad-
ded that in his opinion, the claim had
only been advanced to prOlOng the ne
the war, which Europe would on no ac-
count permit. This statement so i'm
pressed the sultan that he has been
making special efforts to restore friend
~ 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.
London, May 2S.-The correspondent,
of the Times at SalOnika, says:
4 have just arrived here after pass
a ll1C
rOVitch, en- route there is a steady for
ward movement of reinfOrcements along
all the roads. The force under Edhem
Pasha's command must now be close on
zoo, 600 men,"
a dispatch to the Times from Con-
StantinOple says:
The attitude of the grand vizier is
the subject of much comment. He was
regarded as merely the Obedient instru-
ment of the sultan; but he now shows
unexpected vigor as an advocate of an
exacting policy toward Greece. The re-
ply of the Porte delivered confirms the
report that it would not discuss the
conditions of peace"
The correspondent of the Times at
Athens says:
The dispatches which the government
has received from representatives of
Greece abroad all indicate that peace
negotiations have taken a turn more
faVOra bic to Greece. Turkeys proposal
to occupy Thessaly no longer receives
any consideration, owing to England's
ott4tuue, WINE the proposal TO abolish
the capitulatiOns in the case of Greek
subjects in Turkey is rejected and the
suggested extradition treaty is appar-
emily set aside.
The powers have fixed six million
pounds as the highest limit of indem-
nifty and will allow only such a STRAIT
egic alteration of the frontier as will
not involve the subsection of any inhab-
tied district to Turkish rule. Ger
many's demand for an international
control of Greek finances has not been
favOrably received as the government
hopes to raise a loan abroad. ON the
France, at low interest, to paw the in
demnity cOnceding certain revenues but
not accepting the principle of foreign
control.