SULTAN MUST YIELD. EUROPE TO REDUCE THE OTTOMAN RULER TO VASSALAGE. KUSHH, Franco ami tinglei-d Will lit Onco Compel Abdul tlninkl 11 to Adopt nod ical lit'iortoi Under the Jolnt Super ▼talon of TliesH l owers. Lo? DOS, Doc. o.—Tho New York Sun's correspondent seiuls tho following to Lis pup:'r: Tho deadlock which has boon tho foul est reproach to modern civilization a.id to m the humanity of the ge is broken at last. So also is that eont inptiblo tiling which the world has known Luring tho past year as tho concert of Europe. In the place of both, for they Loth mean tho same thing, there has boon <roatcil a new ami living potentiality, which, while it will not un dertake to nveiifco tho innocent blood al ready shed, will speedily strip tho guilty of all further power of outrage and massa V e - The Turk is to be coerced. The sultan is to lx> red need in fact, if not actually in name, to vassalage His fate will be maJo known to him probably before tho end of \ tho present week. Russia, Franco ami Great Britain have decreed it. Should he r sist or fail to bow at onco to the inevitable, then tho com bined fleets cT those three powers will en force thoir behest. Such, in br ! f, is tho infinitely weloome news which will bring relief and a sense of restored self respect to the whole Chris tian world. It is rot olliciully annoumcd yet. It may even be discredited in certain quarters for u fe.v hours as premature. Nevertheless I am prepared to ailirm it without reservation. It was not until yc-terday that tho full consummation was touched. Russia, France and < rout Britain arrived at a sub stantial agreement on a plan of action last week. There r maim d tho necessity of got ti";r the consent of tho other three powers which were signatories of the Berlin eon \oution. Italy ai.d Germany agreed with out much demur. Austria hesitated long, aiul it wis not until after yesterday's emergency cabinet council in London, which discussed and approved tho wbolc plan, that the Vus.rian embassador no;l --flwl Lord {Salisbury of tho ratJror unwlll ing ns v'Ut of his government that the Russian, French and British beets shall force the Dardanelles, if necessary, in tho tixocuilon of tho now policy. Tin* I'r(il)!<>ui Solvi'd, It is impossible ; t this moment to fur nlsli thoexxt details of the solution of the \ l'u-ki h pioblem which has been agreed 1 upon. It may, however, be partially de fined in a negative way. It provides noth ing so radical as a division of the Turkish ( :. ir.\ Su<m a project has not been for a it- r .• t considered. Jhe integrity of Tur key will he substantially maintained. 1 ii i i . OJS . : the r.ow policy hn\*e prac tically been dictated iry Russia. It came about finally that the linglish and other lop: escalations brought home to tho czar's government a veal Ration of the fact that i: c policy of inaction for which it is c hief ly v .-poiifci.tla, in the face of iheacemulut ing honors :' Turkish misrule, had ho coiuo intol ruble. h.vt n French influence h s been i( r some lio.e strongly in favor of soino form of intervention. Rus.-h eventually yie'ued in principle, but the d ;-ens i n of ways and means has occupied nearly three months. 'i here ;,rv. two or three versions,in dip loma tie circles of the policy at last decided upon. This is one: 'That Russia shall occupy tho north ► cade! no rjier Joimccl by tho Bosporus and the Black sen a;.d extending to a point about half way down tho Bosporus; tin t ('>: sinntinepK' and the Dardanelles shall be ph.f • under European protection, but shall remain under tho rule of the sultan, the f< i\s at tho Dardanelles being dismantled and the j a -.-ago becoming en tirely free. No iui'lher change is suggest i il in regard to tho integrity of tho Turk 'isli empire." r i l-.la includes als > European super vision of SOT O i f tI:o sultan's appoint ments. But I believe this assumpt ion of virtual Russian domination is somewhat too sweeping. Rome such plan as that is said t > Lave boon advocated by Hi. Nelid olV, the Russian embassador at Constanti n ji'.o, v.ho, since the death of M. Loban oJ, is the ablest man in the service of the cv.ur witli r 1 ; :.vd to tho eastern question, tho M.dua Vivendi. Two thin; s maybe confidently assumed regarding tho modus vivendl, or whatever tho now iif.reoment between tho powers may l>o te.inod. First, that substantial guarante- of g id government for all tho i in 'iUrkey hall I e ] rovided; second, that 'l a i i shall letain her practical mas tery (f tho situation in tho sultan's do main. 1 ho terms of agreement, about which I have positive information, do not seem to indicate an intention to summon any new conference <f the powers for the revision of the Bo:lin convention. Russia, Franco nr.d 1* liyhind have simply agreed to com -1 vl tho sultan to adopt radical reforms un der joint supervision of the powers, and tlu v have asked and obtained the consent of i he ■ hor tJ powers tot he sending "I the fleets of the new triumvirate through the straits if necessary to enforce their de mand.-'. Orders have already been given to the British, Russian and French squadrons in tho Levant, to assemble at tho entrance to the Dardanelles and to tho Russian Black sea tUet to prepare to enter the Bosporus • in the eveni of tho sultan's failure to yield immediate obedience to tho formal de mands. These demands are in the lmnds of M. NclidofT, who ii.is left St. l'etorsburg for Constantinople. He will consult with the French and British embassadors there on his arrival, and they will make a joint I representation to tho sultan with the least f possible delay. What the response will bo is a matter of pure conjecture. If Abdul Humid is in a sane mood, it Is to bo ex pected he will . uhmit with the best grace possible. If ot, then there may be a final tr gedy at Constantinople, which could not fail to compel a more radical and per manent soil lenient of the eastern question than ia contemplated by the present agree ment. The risk is a very real one, and there is no doubt that it has been taken into care ful consideration undi r the terms of tho new arrangement. Tho contingency has been provided against, but how has not yet been made known. ' • Ito-truetive Flro In Montreal. AIOXTKKAL, Dec. I) —Tho Barren block, j a four story stone building extending ! from 1(10 to KM St. James street, was de stroyed by lire a out h o'clock last night. j Tlmlo-s will boabout $175,000, with insur- i ance cfWront 4" 100,000. The building was j an ofll< o4Mit**ind was occupied-by-some ► law and com men ial agency firms. Prac tically no damage was done to any of the I purroundlng buildings. I If"! T1 TIT , Work and |l; . 1 - J f MllPVWnrr 5 """ I SUM ROCHESTER LADIES' FINE SHOES iuliuf Tf 111 11S Mrs. J. MATHERS J 8 l E a GK nt. " \V [ ! - J *1 Boys' axicl YcuAs' \\ ' IT Home - Me Grata and Kangaroo Calf Shoes. I I ° m I j^^ // 1 ] "Mart'for MEN 3 A "° BOYI FCITS Al, ° OVtRS " AIL *" * description. V // Than Ten Years. //g Toys Abundance! s Y^l °^ il | w.!T I) MERKT'S™?™ WM L. keipblUT! 1 m j*! xi • m an r I ■—— M -M. M Centre Street , Above Mam. ri , / f ' , \\ ES Sp - V f n ?=. tl8 year. Two C// ~ Kvorythlng l.„|„.ble for the children'. .tockl„g s , and a great many h Leading Jeweler (EstablLshcd 1882.) M \s Zft ' containing the latest and /i things which will Interest the older peopl. For the little ones wo have ' H Centre Street ... At M • □ ■ handsomest f products of the Toy- CO// Toys and Tree Ornaments H „ , . _. • • \\ nuiker S art. // of every klnd-nll of tliem handsome end pleasing, many of them useful and [j nCflflqiliirtCrS lOf DidlllOlKlS, WfttClieS. CIOCItS \\ T , , ._|, B i I lasting. I rices to suit tho times. For young men we have &U W \\ The Largest Doll In Freelaed /! pi cj Ho , der Smoking Sets M ' D JEWELRY OF ALL KU'DS. \\ given nwny freo-ono chunco on every Kio purchuse. x 4 & \ \ - /|\l un(l otli'.r things, which make pleasing holiday gifts. For the older people. ' j. This spaeo will contain an a jj T) lA X) CJ Fl/ATJFf TT IN O mont on Monday from Jas. J. Swoc- >1 XV U\j IV IXiJ "" Vy V/ U IW X\ j noy, denier in Gents' Furnishings. HjM J7 Vt \ In the Grand Rush of Gift-Giving Wff \vV , Do not forget the old folks or your married friends. Santa Claus will Jif ' Y\ \ take good care of the children, while the duty devolves upon you to 1 I \\ \ remember your parents and aged relatives. Make this a Happy New II A r-.,. il \ Year for your father or mother, or perhaps an old friend, by present- I A - RUDEWICK, l\ V n S them with a big soft Rocker or a modern Couch. Thev will be I „ , II Uif pleased and will bless you. We are carrying an extra large stock this I Hoborton, I K p ?i'V season and will guarantee every purchaser a bargain. S I will have something to say about hoii- j I >S , —, — l -1 —I- - . . i 1 day bargains next issue, f f XfW - -H- -A T I_b3 H i:R'_L'- A I December 14. if J \ MWrHKurill "1 I .Tift -J l\ fl / f/ lili 'will have something to say | | UK 11 about Hardware Novelties I llfl j ' ▼° ■ i*j*r ll 'ln ■■ U'LiU in this space next issue. bh'llVl jjsgst r ——— 1 —ZZT~ —— —— —pi t \ if if I US' TFIWF'P' Closing out entire stock V \ MS iW X I\#| I l 1-4 VJ of Clothing, Gents' Fur \ \ Mitl If V X nishing Goods, Boots S\ \ Jm II F ________ _ and Shoes. We are go \l Lffll 1 ■" ing out of business. A JMM 111 IM ?n eat opportunity to buy gifts in Hankerchiefs, Gloves. s -Mufflers, etc. Everything sold below wholesale cost. j - iiiminiriii ' ■. i f Auction Sale Every Saturday Night.
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