New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-29
THE SULTAN OBJECTS.
MINISTER ANGEL PERSONA NON
GRATA IN CONsTANTINOPLE
THE PREJUDICE AGAINST HIM SAID 70 BE BASED
ON HIS CONNECTION WITH MISSIONARY
SOCIETIES WHICH OPPOSE THE
MAHOMETAN RELIGION

ON HIS CONNECTION WITH MISSIONARY
SOCIETIES WHICH OPPOSE THE
MAHoMETAN RELIGION
tBY TELEGRAPH 20 THE rRTBuyzl
Washington. May 2S.-The Sultan Of Turkey
objects to receiving James p. Angel as Envoy
EH'raoronary and Ministe: Plenipo.entiary OF
the United States in Constantinop.e Though
as rule Government is not bound 70 state the
reasons for considering Minister persona non
gra'a. the objections to Professor Angel are said
10 be based upon his connection with missionary
societies In this country. Indeed. I, IS UNDER
stood that Moustapka Bey, the Turkish Minister
here In formally lodging the protest Of the Sub
lime Porte against the reception Of Professor
Angell with the Secretary Of State. sa!d that the
objections OF the Sultan were based upon Minis
yer AngelPs membership IN a Christian order
whose animosities against the Mahometan re-
usion are extreme" 1t Is not known which ''or.
DER Moustapha Bey referred TO- Professor An.
geil Is undoubtedly Christian. but so far a.
anybody here has been able to ascertain no ba.
never belonged to an order" whose object Is TO
display animosity against the Mahometan re.
helon. II Is likely that In Constan,nople. or DOS.
siDiy In the mind Of the Turkish Minister here
come confusion exists as to the true nature Of
the work Of the missionary societies In which
Professor Angel has at all times and for many
years past exhibited lively and altogether hu.
name interest.
PROFESSOR Angel Is In town now, and has been
at the White House in consultation with the
PRESIDENT Presumably an attempt will be made
10 remove the unfavorabe impression created in
the mind Of the Sultan and his advisers by the
selection Of Minister Angel. and TO convince
MIN that' though a friend OF missionaries the
appointee OF President Mckinley is a clever and
experienced diplomat a man OF affairs and q
gentleman. II the attempt to remove this pretu.
dice against Minister Angel should prove unsuc.
cessful, there Is no remedy for him. and he will
be compelled to swell the list Of those whom
foreign Governments for one reason or another.
have declared to be persona non grate.
THE KELLEY CASE RECALLED.
The only attempt of this Government to foist
upon another an unacceptable person was made
by President Cleveland in 1885. when he nomi.
mated Mr.. Kelley, Of Virginia, as Minister to the
Court OF Vienna. Mrs Kelley was Jewess, and
the Austrian Government pointed out to Secre-
tary Bayard that that fact would seriously In
terfere with Mr. Kelley's usefulness as a Min.
lister. President Cleveland was intent upon
forcing Mr.. Kelley upon Vienna. Here is what
he said In his first annual message as to the rs.
suits Of this policy:
Question has arisen with the Government Of Aus
nad % the 5de9 S OF Cone the
situtiona. prerogatives appointed an estimable cit
r G5 at s PFV e OF aus
tria- Hungary invited this Government 10 take cog
tlons against the personal acceptabiiity OF Mr.
Kelley. the appointed Envoy asking thar. in view
reasons advanced were such as could not be acqui:
esced in without violation OF my oath Of office and
ay nS0vsd o Inn Of IN fe0r Of =, & foreign
ecutve and uS requred M such "a an appcatn Of
ltgious test as a qualification for Office under the
teal disfranchisement OF large class OF our cit!-
zens and the abandonment of q, vital principle in
meni finally decided not 70 receive Mr Kelley as
man has since resigned his commission, leaving tho
post vacant have made no new nomination. and
in care of the Secretary of Legation. acting
Charge d'Affaires ad Interim.
7 Not satisfied with this rebuff, Mr. Cleveland
attempted to dump Mr.. Kelley in Rome as the
representative of the United States at the Quiri.
nal. The Italian Government objected to Mr..
Kelley, not on the ground that his wife was
Jewess, but because he was the author OF
pamphlet, I'm Vinculis," which savagely at
tackled the Italian Government for having de-
prved the Holy Father Of his temporal do
minions. 1t objected to him on the further ground
that reghboring and friendly Government
had rejected him for reasons which, 1t must be
presumed. were no less conclusive in the case
Of the Court In Rome than they had been in that
of Vienna. Kelley. after taking header, az IL
were, into Continental Europe and disappearing
from sight for nearly year, turned up In
Cairo one Of the members OF the Interne.
tonal Tribunal
The most recent case in which a Government
refused to receive a Minister appointed by the
President is that OF ex-senator H. w Blair OF
New Hampshire He mad been nominated by
President Harrison to be Minister to China.
The Chinese Government refused to receive
him, on the ground of some sDoeches delivered
by him in the United States Senate, which IL
considered to have been hostile and offensive.
The Administration had no redress, and. though
Mr. Blair had reached San Francisco on his
way to China, he was compelled to return and
another man was appointed in his place.
The whole attitude Of the Government and
that. indeed Of every other civilized Govern.
ment in regard to this matter is summed I'D in
note from Secretary Frelinghuysen to Mr..
Morgan. under date Of December 80. 1854 1T
must be borne In mind" says the Secretary.
that an Envoy is a person we'll as the abb
stract repres sentative Of his Government and
that II is the prerogative Of every Government
to require that those with whom 1t deals be
PERSONA grate, and to decide the question for
itself This Government has on several oc-
casions availed itself Of this personal right.
without thereoy being supposed 10 reflect upon
the representative character OF the person him.
self. and still less upon the collective repre-.
sentative character of his associates"
PRICES OF CALIFORNIA WINES CUT.
San Francisco, May 2s.-The California Wine Az.
sociation has cut the price of California wines for
New-Orleans to % cents gallon free on board AZ
this city. which will In all probability serIousiv
affect the market Similar cuts have been an.
nounced in New-York and other Eastern markets
and the selling price TO merchants has been re-.
duced This Is considered TO be blow 10 the pro.
ducers. who are just recovering from long period
OF low prices, but 1t is held by those Interested
that the WinemakerS' Corporation Will be able 10
meet this cut and bring the threatened war to
end
WESTERN DESPERATE CAUGHT.
Flagstaff. Ariz, May 2s.-'Jim' Parker the train
robber and murderer who escaped from Jail several