The herald., 1897-05-30
Ready to Sit on the Anxious
Seat
TURKS PLAY A DOUBLE GAME
WHILE GERMANY OFFERS Sc
CRET SYMPATHY
The Redmond Incident-Jubilee Pro-
gram Still in State Of Chaos.
English Gossip
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, May 29.-(Copyright, 1877
The negotiations at Constantinople have
entered upon the anxious stage, owing
to doubts as to the real intentions of the
sultan, whether he means to resume the
war or not A spirit Of conciliation is
shown at the Yildiz kiosk toward the
ambassadors, but the Turkish govern
ment is playing double game and is
melting public opinion secretly to op-
pose the abandonment of Thessaly. The
sultan affects to be greatly afraid of the
Islamic party and the attitude Of the
grand vizier.
The sultan's show Of resistance to the
powers is generally attributed to Ger
man backing, but it is also rumored that
negotiations between Turkey and Rus
sia have been proceeding this month
relative to the eventual administration
by Ruseia OF a portion of Asia Minor,
including Rizeh, in the southeast corner
y of the Black sea, and the territory up the
Joruk river.
Germanys attitude throughout the
crisis has brought forth another dennn-
ciation from Mr.. Gladstone, who, writ
ing to Mr.. Poultney Bigelow, with ref
erence to the latter's history of the
German struggle for liberty, says:
1.-THE union and consolidation of Ger
many was great work, favorable, we
all hope. to the peace of Europe.
"There remains, however, something
more to be desired, namely, that the
government may cease to misrepresent
the nation by basing its foreign policy
upon support of tyranny and contempt
of humanity and Justice"
No confirmation has yet been received
of the news contained in a dispatch
from Constantinople to the Morning
Post Of this city, saying the embassies
there have received word from their re-
spective ministers at Athens that the
position of the Greek royal family is so
critical that the king is practically bar
ricaded in his palace and is maxim G
preparations to leave Athens in order to
escape the fury of the populace. Ad-
vices received here from Athens say
however, that elaborate measures have
been taken to preserve order. Beside
the redoubled police and gendarmes a
civil guard has been recruited from the
most trusted citizens. Consequently,
with the presence of the foreign war;
ships at Phalerum, it is not thought
that any revolutionary movement in
Athens could succeed.
IRISH POLITICS
The suspension of John Redmond
Parnellite leader in the house of COM
mons, on Friday last for week and his
companions in misfortune, William Red
mond, member for West Glare, and
william Field, member from the ST.
Patrick's division of Dublin, who were
removed from the house by the ser
geant-at-arms for being grossly disor-
derly in calling attention, in committee,
to the overtaxation of Ireland, which
was also John Redmond's crime, can
resume their seats on Monday. The
Conservative newspapers ridicule the
scene, claiming it was a put-up job, and
merely piece of theatricals presented
Sin order to dish the DflloniteS," the
Conservative explanation being that
Mr.. Redmond heard the Dillonites had
adopted a manifesto setting forth theil
reasons for not taking part in the
queens jubilee, whereupon the Parnell-
ites determined upon this scheme to get
suspended and those favorable to them
to pose as martyrs and take the wind
out of Dillon's saile.
REID'S RECEPTION
The news that Mr.. Whitelaw Reid,
proprietor of the New York Tribune, Is
coming here as a special envoy of the
United States upon the occasion of the
queens jubilee is received with satisfac-
tion on all sides. A larger delegation,
as was intended, would have been en-
barrassing, as her majesty had intima-
ted that she could personally receive
only one special envoy from each coun-
try.
MINISTER'S BANQUET
The Marquis Of Salisbury gave full
dress banquet to the Ambassadors and
Ministers Plenipotentiary at his resi-
dence, 20 Arlington street, on Wednesday
last, in honor of the Queens birthday.
The Prince Of Wales was among those
present. The banquet was followed by
reception at the Foreign Office, to
which more than 5000 invitations were is
eued. 1t was one Of the most brilliant
functions of the season, and is generally
regarded as launching the long list Of
festivities which will be in full swing un-
til after the jubilee. The display ar dia-
monds was really magnificent, and tie
briliiancy of the scene was heightened
by the fact that all the men were either
uniformed or dressed in court dress.
Colonel John Hay, the United States
Ambassador, accompanied by Mrs. Hay,
was among the members of the diplo-
matte corps present.
JUBILEE PROGRAM
The jubilee preparations at present
are in state of more or less chaos. The
Queen has not yet finally approved any
OF the program. But sightseers' stands
are going up a every possible place, frcm
the Easements to above the roofs Many
of the seats are only 20 inches wide. and
are on the faces of steep buildings II is
estimated that 100000 seats now line
the route, but their sale is not lively
and prices are falling, as the arriving
Americans are not eager to buy at top
prices.
A genuine fire scare prevails on ac-
count of the himsy stands erected ev-
erywhere. An expert, who was connect
ed with the Fire Department for twenty
years, has written letter to the news
papers, pointing out the danger from
fire, and especially to the priceless treas
ures in the National Gallery which is
now surrounded by huge pine struc-