The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-12-27
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They Pay Eszasui Indemnit,
Claim Of $4,000.
THE RESULT OF 4 STRONG pressure
Turkey, howeves. Refuses to Agree to the
Claim Of the United States and Ad.
ministration Officials Give Up.


Washington, Dec. 20.-A message
from United States Consul Gummeri.
at Tangler. informs the state depart.
ment that the Moorish government had
settled the claim of the United States
foi $4,000 indemnity ON account of
the murder OF Marcus Eszagui, q nat
nralized American citizen, in Morocco
last spring.
Eszagui was of French birth, but the
tact that he was naturalized and an
American citizen relieved the Frencl
government from the necessity of join
ing in the demand for indemnity. The
Moorish governments pleaded AZ a
OASIS Tor Its first declination to pay the
fact that the man was killed. not by
Moorish officers. but in q fight with
the rabble. The claim for indemnity.
however. was based on the failure of
tne Moorish governments to make any
enort to arrest or punish the prepetra-
tors OF the murder. The navy depart.
ment, at the instance of the state de.
partment, was making al lrangements to
send naval vessel to Morocco to give
moral support to the demands Of the
American consul for settlement.
The president today appointed John
q. A. Leishman, now minister to Swift.
serland, to be minister to Turkey. 1t
Is recalled that when Minister Strauss
came back to the United States and
resigned in disgust at his inability to
close up the Turkish claims, the i'm.
preston was semi-0fi cially given that
no minister would be named to succeed
him until the Turkish government had
met our demands. After waiting q
long time, the Turkish government
itself was obliged to take notice of the
diplomatic manifestation o: the dis.
pleasure Of the United States, evi.
denced by the absence of Mr.. Strauss
from Constantinople. Therefore, it
caused the announcement to be made
that it had terminated the ministerial
Office OF Ali Ferrouh Bey, the minister
resident here. But to prevent the
issue from becoming too acute, it at
the same time named Shekih Bey ss
minister to Washington. But Shekib
thus far has not left Constantinople,
and Ali Ferrough Bey remains in
Washington. although, rs he frankly
states. he is nothing more than q
charge d'affaires for the moment. 1t
is expected that Shekib Bey now will
come to Washington. or that the for.
mer minister will be recommissioned.
which in either case might be taken
ss sign that settlement had been
reached of the mission claims, under
the purchase Of warship. or in come
other unofficial manner.
Turkey Will Not Pay.
New York. Dec. 20.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Payment of the missionary claims
pending against Turkey is no longer
expected by the administration. AL
though the sultan entertained tn, Off.
GERS Of the Kentucky in truly royal
style, he did not let the presence Of the
battleship have any effect upon his
pocketbook. and still belds the 500, 900
which American missionaries assert is
the value of personal and missionary
property destroyed six years ago. The
belief of the administration is that
Turkey will not settle the claims aris-
ing out Of the reported purpose of
Great Britain to press the missionary
claims of her subjects against the sub
lime porte. 1t is stated that it an.
other nation begins to press its claims,
the sultan will probably decline to set
tie those OF the United States.